The Best Movies of Michael Bay
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The Best Movies of Michael Bay

Michael Bay breathes new life into storied action-movie staples like car chases and hostage crises. Which of his movies is most thrilling?

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1 The Rock
Great car chases, Sean Connery, and classic shots of San Francisco and Alcatraz make this a can't-miss action flick. 118 340
2 Transformers
Bay's a miracle worker, turning cartoons and plastic toys from the eighties into real-to-life menacing machines ready for battle. 116 372
3 Armageddon
Bay captures the spirit of the pre-millenium (very scared) and brings out the full spectrum of emotions, including laughter and tears. 103 335
4 Bad Boys
The movie that made Will Smith an action star also upped the buddy-comedy genre, with badder attitudes and fun dialogue. 58 300
5 Pearl Harbor
A sappy love story had some critics calling foul, but it's still the most realistic and terrifying movie version of the attack. 25 355
6 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Robots take to new, cooler environments for battle and present quite a contrast, fighting on the pyramids and the Brooklyn Bridge. -7 349
7 The Island
Unjustly mocked, The Island is as good a vision of a futuristic nightmare as any, and Scarlett Johansson is involved. So there. -11 289
8 Bad Boys II
It may rehash the original, but since when are more Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, great music, and cool explosions bad things? -16 290