Jason Statham Archives

Ghosts of Mars (2001)

Rating: ★★

Aug 26, 2001Resurrected Spirits on Mars

John Carpenter returns to cinema screens amid the 2000-1 spate of Mars movies. Despite promise, this ends up being not much more than his early film Assault on Precinct 13 relocated on Mars

Director: John Carpenter

Actors: Ice Cube, Natasha Henstridge, Jason Statham, Joanna Cassidy, …

Category: Science Fiction

26 August 200126 October 2025 by Roog

The One (2001)

Rating: ★★

Nov 2, 2001Alternative Universe Hopping Action

Promising idea of an alternate world-hopping film from James Wong, this spends too much time copying moves from The Matrix and lets most of its possibilities pass by

Director: James Wong

Actors: Jet Li, Delroy Lindo, Carla Gugino, Jason Statham, …

Category: Science Fiction

2 November 200116 December 2021 by Roog

In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale (2007)

Rating: ★★½

May 24, 2009Epic Fantasy Adventure/Videogame Adaptation

Another of Uwe Boll’s videogame adaptations and one of his better. Boll is seeking to emulate the 00s epic fantasy fad and succeeds with some great action choreography from Ching Siu-Tung

Director: Uwe Boll

Actors: Jason Statham, Burt Reynolds, Ray Liotta, Matthew Lillard, …

Category: Fantasy

24 May 200917 April 2026 by Roog

Death Race (2008)

Rating: ★★

Nov 22, 2008Future Prison/Gladiatorial Road Races

Paul W.S. Anderson's remake of Death Race 2000 strips the satire from the original and turns it into a modern action movie - a to-the-death car chase film set in a near-future prison

Director: Paul W.S. Anderson

Actors: Jason Statham, Joan Allen, Ian McShane, Tyrese Gibson, …

Category: Science Fiction

22 November 200817 January 2026 by Roog

13 (2010)

Rating: ★★

Jan 12, 2011Russian Roulette Gambling

The English-language remake of the Georgian 13 Tzameti about underground Russian Roulette gambling. This has an impressive cast line-up but lacks the stark tension of the original

Director: Gela Babluani

Actors: Sam Riley, Jason Statham, Ray Winstone, Mickey Rourke, …

Category: Horror

12 January 201118 July 2021 by Roog

Gnomeo & Juliet (2011)

Rating: ★★

Jan 29, 2011Animation/Shakespeare with Talking Garden Gnomes

Surely the most outlandish film premise ever slung together for an animated film – a version of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet conducted between talking garden gnomes in rival backyards

Director: Kelly Asbury

Actors: Michael Caine, Patrick Stewart, Jim Cummings, Maggie Smith, …

Category: Fantasy

29 January 20119 September 2025 by Roog

The Meg (2018)

Rating: ★★★

Jan 18, 2019Giant Prehistoric Killer Shark

Big budget about a giant prehistoric killer shark film. This is like a Sharknado film with its sense of its own risibility perfectly under cap, played seriously and mounted as a series of spectacular shark attack sequences

Director: Jon Turteltaub

Actors: Jason Statham, Li Bingbing, Rainn Wilson, Winston Chao, …

Category: Science Fiction

18 January 20192 September 2023 by Roog

Fast & Furious 9 (2021)

Rating: ★

Jul 29, 2024Action Film

The Fast and the Furious series has escalated from films about illegal street racing to essentially superhero films involving ridiculous stunt work that defies the laws of physics. This takes the characters into orbit

Director: Justin Lin

Actors: Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris Ludacris Bridges, …

Category: Science Fiction

29 July 202413 November 2025 by Roog

Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (2023)

Rating: ★★★

Apr 22, 2023Spy/Action Film

Guy Ricthie makes a spy action film that doesn’t take itself too seriously and is far more absurdly entertaining than anything you expect it to be. Hugh Grant steals the day as the super-villain of the show

Director: Guy Ritchie

Actors: Jason Statham, Aubrey Plaza, Cary Elwes, Hugh Grant, …

Category: Science Fiction

22 April 202313 July 2026 by Roog

Meg 2: The Trench (2023)

Rating: ★★★

Sep 2, 2023Giant Prehistoric Killer Sharks

The sequel to the Jason Statham starring killer shark film, bigger and more over the top than before. The surprise is seeing cult director Ben Wheatley turning to making a big, dumb film

Director: Ben Wheatley

Actors: Jason Statham, Wu Jing, Sophia Cai, Cliff Curtis, …

Category: Science Fiction

2 September 202323 April 2026 by Roog