Are you looking for the best Michelle Rodriguez movies to watch this weekend? Mayte Michelle Rodriguez is an American actress and screenwriter. Rodriguez began her career in 2000, playing a troubled boxer in the independent sports drama film Girlfight (2000), where she won the Independent Spirit Award and Gotham Award for Best Debut Performance.
Rodriguez then began starring as Letty Ortiz in the Fast & Furious franchise and portrayed Rain Ocampo in the Resident Evil franchise. She appeared in the crime thriller S.W.A.T. (2003), and later starred in James Cameron’s science fiction epic Avatar (2009) and in the action film Battle: Los Angeles (2011).
Michelle Rodriguez Facts
Birth Name: Mayte Michelle Rodriguez
Birth Date: 12 July 1978
Profession: Actress, Screenwriter
Birth Place: San Antonio, Texas, United States
Birth Sign: Cancer
First Movie: Girlfight (2000)
Best Movie: Avatar (2009)
Worst Movie: Milton’s Secret (2016)
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1. Avatar (2009)
IMDb: 7.8/10
Director: James Cameron
Starring: Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Sam Worthington, Laz Alonso
Avatar is a 2009 epic science fiction film directed, written, co-produced and co-edited by James Cameron. It is set in the mid-22nd century when humans are colonizing Pandora, a lush habitable moon of a gas giant in the Alpha Centauri star system, in order to mine the valuable mineral unobtanium.
The expansion of the mining colony threatens the continued existence of a local tribe of Na’vi – a humanoid species indigenous to Pandora. The film’s title refers to a genetically engineered Na’vi body operated from the brain of a remotely located human that is used to interact with the natives of Pandora.
2. The Assignment (2016)
IMDb: 4.7/10
Director: Walter Hill
Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Tony Shalhoub, Anthony LaPaglia, Caitlin Gerard
The Assignment is an action crime thriller film directed by Walter Hill and co-written by Hill and Denis Hamill. After Frank, a hitman, finds out that he has undergone a reassignment surgery and is turned a woman, he embarks on a mission in search of the doctor who is responsible for his new identity.
3. Furious Seven (2015)
IMDb: 7.1/10
Director: James Wan
Starring: Paul Walker, Vin Diesel, Gal Gadot, Ronda Rousey, Dwayne Johnson
Furious 7 is a 2015 American action film directed by James Wan and written by Chris Morgan. Dominic and his family are caught in a quagmire when Shaw’s brother seeks bloody revenge. They must not only deal with their enemy but also save a crucial programme from falling into the wrong hands.
4. Fast & Furious 6 (2013)
IMDb: 7/10
Director: Justin Lin
Starring: Gina Carano, Paul Walker, Gal Gadot, Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson
Fast & Furious 6 is a 2013 American action film directed by Justin Lin and written by Chris Morgan. Hobbs is tasked with catching a team of mercenary drivers who manage to evade him every time. However, he enlists the help of Dominic and his team in exchange for full pardons for their past crimes.
5. Widows (2018)
IMDb: 6.8/10
Director: Steve McQueen
Starring: Elizabeth Debicki, Viola Davis, Liam Neeson, Jon Bernthal, Colin Farrell
Widows is a 2018 neo-noir heist thriller film directed by Steve McQueen from a screenplay by Gillian Flynn and McQueen, based upon the 1983 British television series of the same name.
The plot follows four Chicago women who attempt to steal $5,000,000 from the home of a prominent local politician in order to pay back a crime boss from whom $2,000,000 was stolen by the women’s husbands before they were killed in a botched getaway attempt.
6. The Fast and the Furious (2001)
IMDb: 6.8/10
Director: Rob Cohen, Mel City
Starring: Paul Walker, Vin Diesel, Jordana Brewster, Rick Yune
The first film was released in 2001, which began the original tetralogy of films focused on illegal street racing and culminated in the film Fast & Furious (2009). A spate of high-speed robberies in LA brings street racer Dominic Toretto and his crew under the LAPD scanner. FBI agent Brian goes undercover and befriends Toretto in a bid to investigate the matter.
7. Resident Evil (2002)
IMDb: 6.6/10
Director: Paul W.S. Anderson
Starring: Milla Jovovich, Heike Makatsch, Ryan McCluskey, Oscar Pearce
Resident Evil is a 2002 action horror film written and directed by Paul W. S. Anderson. A virus turns hundreds of humans and animals at a genetic research facility into flesh-eating zombies. In response, an elite military unit tries to take them down before it is too late.
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8. The Fate of the Furious (2017)
IMDb: 6.6/10
Director: F. Gary Gray
Starring: Charlize Theron, Kurt Russell, Scott Eastwood, Elsa Pataky
The Fate of the Furious is a 2017 American action film directed by F. Gary Gray and written by Chris Morgan. Dom encounters a mysterious woman, Cipher, who gets him involved in the world of terrorism. The crew has to reunite to stop Cipher and save the man who brought them together as a family.
9. Battle in Seattle (2007)
IMDb: 6.6/10
Director: Stuart Townsend
Starring: Martin Henderson, Jennifer Carpenter, Connie Nielsen, Joshua Jackson
Battle in Seattle is a 2007 political action-thriller film written and directed by Stuart Townsend, in his directorial debut. The story is loosely based on the protest activity at the WTO Ministerial Conference of 1999.
Seattle erupts in violence when protestors flooded the streets to voice their disapproval of the high-profile World Trade Organization conference.
10. Control (2004)
IMDb: 6.2/10
Director: Tim Hunter
Starring: Willem Dafoe, Ray Liotta, Stephen Rea, Polly Walker
Control is a 2004 American direct-to-video film directed by Tim Hunter. Lee Ray Oliver, a death row inmate, is given a second chance at life if he agrees to undergo a new chemical treatment used to modify behaviour.
11. S.W.A.T. (2003)
IMDb: 6/10
Director: Clark Johnson
Starring: LL Cool J, Samuel L. Jackson, Page Kennedy, Colin Farrell, Josh Charles
S.W.A.T. is a 2003 American action crime thriller film directed by Clark Johnson and written by David Ayer and David McKenna, with the story credited to Ron Mita and Jim McClain. Produced by Neal H. Moritz, it is based on the 1975 television series of the same name.
A dangerous drug lord offers a 100 million dollar reward to anyone who can free him from prison. However, a team of skilled officers must do everything they can to stop him from escaping.
12. Battle Los Angeles (2011)
IMDb: 5.7/10
Director: Jonathan Liebesman
Starring: Aaron Eckhart, Noel Fisher, Bridget Moynahan, Ne-Yo, Ramon Rodriguez
Battle: Los Angeles is a 2011 American military science-fiction action film directed by Jonathan Liebesman. When once distant UFOs become a terrifying threat attacking Earth, a Marine staff sergeant and his team take it upon themselves to face the enemy and protect what remains of the planet.
