He could have turned 50. Top 7 movies with Paul Walker

7. Takers

• 2010
• USA
• Action, crime
• Director: John Lussenhop
• Starring: Paul Walker, Hayden Christensen, Matt Dillon, Zoe Saldana, Jay Hernandez
• IMDb Rating: 6.2

Five professional bank robbers, including John Ravey (Paul Walker), go on another job. The heist could be their biggest score ever. The goal is to blow up a collection truck and get $25 million out of it. The plan is well worked out, but it won't be easy to realize it, because detectives Jack Wells (Matt Dillon) and his partner Eddie Hatcher (Jay Hernandez) are breathing down their necks.

The movie was number one at the box office in its first weekend. In total, it grossed nearly $70 million dollars on a budget of $32 million.

6. Hours

• 2013
• USA
• Thriller, Drama
• Director: Eric Heisserer
• Starring: Paul Walker, Genesis Rodriguez, Nancy Nave, Shane Jacobsen, Natalia Safran
• IMDb Rating: 6.4

New Orleans, 2005. Nolan Hayes' (Paul Walker) daughter Nolan Hayes has been placed in an incubator after a premature birth in which her mother died. Complicating the situation is the fact that the hospital is in the epicenter of Hurricane Katrina. Because of the power outage, Nolan has to run a battery-powered generator every three minutes to save the baby. Without any help, he fights for his daughter's life alone.

The movie is based on real events related to Hurricane Katrina, which hit the United States in late August 2005. This work was one of the last for Paul Walker. He died a few days before the release of the tape in theaters.

5. Joy Ride

• 2001
• USA
• Detective, thriller, action movie
• Directed by: John Dahl
• Starring: Steve Zahn, Paul Walker, Lily Sobieski, Jessica Bowman, Stuart Stone, Matthew Kimbrough
• IMDb Rating: 6.6

Students Lewis Thomas (Paul Walker) and Wenna (Lili Sobieski) decide to go home for the vacations by car. Along the way, they need to pick up their brother Lewis Fuller (Steve Zahn), who is always getting into trouble. This trip is no exception either. On the radio station, Fuller banters with a trucker nicknamed "Rusty Nail" (Matthew Kimbro), who turns out to be a real psychopath.

The movie received high reviews from audiences and critics, on Rotten Tomatoes "Nothing Trip" has 74% positive reviews based on 114 reviews.

4. The Fast and the Furious

• 2001
• USA, Germany
• Crime, action, thriller
• Directed by: Rob Cohen
• Starring: Paul Walker, Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Matt Schulze
• IMDb Rating: 6.8

Police officer Brian O'Connor (Paul Walker) infiltrates a gang of notorious Los Angeles street racers to investigate a series of robberies of vans carrying electronics. Over time, he falls in love with the sister of the ringleader of the racers, Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel), and gains the respect of all the gang members. So when Toretto and his crew are threatened, the cop is faced with a difficult choice.

It was the role of Brian O'Conner that brought Paul Walker worldwide fame. He died during the filming of the seventh part of "Fast and Furious". In one of the episodes instead of the actor played his brother Caleb.

"I love revisiting this movie. The movie is already 12 years old, but I watch it like it's the first time. Cars, racing, these emotions, excitement, euphoria. Only at once I remember that Paul is no longer there, a bright memory for him, he was a talented actor, and his friendship with Vin Diesel for years remained," - fb1313417.

3. Eight Below

• 2006
• USA
• Drama, Adventure, Family
• Directed by: Frank Marshall
• Starring: Paul Walker, Bruce Greenwood, Moon Bloodgood, Wendy Crewson, Jason Biggs
• IMDb Rating: 7.3

A scientific expedition consisting of Jerry Shepard (Paul Walker), his best friend Cooper (Jason Biggs), goes in search of a meteorite in Antarctica. Due to a violent storm, they have to evacuate the station and abandon the dogs. They planned to return for the animals the next day, but this proves impossible. Eight sled huskies are left alone in the icy wilderness waiting for human help.

The movie is a remake of the Japanese film "Antarctic Story" directed by Koreyoshi Kurahara. It was based on the true story of huskies left behind at a Japanese Antarctic station.

"A movie worth watching for everyone. Throughout the entire expanse I was very worried about the dogs, but they turned out to be smart and strong. And how surprised I was that in the grief of dogs for each other, between humans is not always such a connection,"- Avgustina15.

2. Running Scared

• 2006
• USA, Germany
• Crime, drama, thriller, action movie
• Directed by: Wayne Kramer
• Starring: Paul Walker, Vera Farmiga, Cameron Bright, Alex Neuberger, Chazz Palminteri
• IMDb Rating: 7.3

Small-time gangster Joey (Paul Walker) is under suspicion by the police after killing several cops. To cover his tracks, he needs to find the gun that killed the cops and dispose of it,. However, the gun is stolen from the crime scene by a neighborhood kid. Joey has to catch the thief and at the same time not to get caught by the cops.

In some episodes of the movie Paul Walker was replaced by his brother Caleb. He also starred in episodes of the movie "Fast and Furious 7" after the death of the actor.

1. I Am Paul Walker

• 2018
• USA
• Documentary, Biography
• Directed by: Adrian Buitenhuis
• Starring: Paul Walker, Caleb Walker, Oakley Lehman, Cody Walker, Eric McArthur
• IMDb Rating: 7.5

This is a documentary about Paul Walker. The film features interviews of those who knew the actor intimately and interacted closely with him in life and in his profession. Also in the movie a lot of family photo archives and details about Walker's hobbies: surfing, car racing, employment in non-profit humanitarian projects.

A year before the film's release, director Adrian Buitenhuis made the documentary "I Am Heath Ledger," about the life, career and death of actor Heath Ledger ("The Dark Knight," "The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus").