How does every Gerard Butler Action Movie rank beside each other, including Plane? Butler originally trained to become a lawyer before a change of heart saw him pursue acting inside. Oddly, his breakthrough role came as the titular bloodsucker in Dracula 2000 - which is the most painfully 2000s horror movie ever made. He always seemed on the cusp of stardom without fully tipping over. That changed in a big way thanks to Zack Snyder's 300 in 2007, where his mega turn as King Leonidas instantly propelled him to the A-list.

Over the years, Butler has made everything from tender dramas like Dear Frankie to rom-coms with P.S. I Love You or even animation with Watchmen horror spinoff Tales of the Black Freighter. However, action has become Butler's stock-in-trade, be it fantasy blockbusters or gritty cop thrillers. The star had cornered the market in terms of fronting modestly budget, R-rated action flicks with unique hooks - as Plane itself proves. He has more action outings on the way too, including Night Has Fallen and Den Of Thieves 2. Here's how Gerard Butler's Action Movies rank beside each other.

14. Gods Of Egypt (2016)


Director Alex Proyas was behind two of the '90s biggest cult hits The Crow and Dark City. At his best, he was able to merge his unique style with rich themes, but sadly, Gods Of Egypt found him at his worst. While it boasts inventive visuals and creatures, it's a tedious, weirdly dull mash-up of Egyptian deities and mythology with a fantasy blockbuster. Butler brings a full plate of ham as the villain Set and it features a solid cast, but where Gods Of Egypt should be a goofy guilty pleasure, it's just an utter bore.

13. Geostorm (2017)


A disaster film in the vein of Roland Emmerich flicks, Geostorm finds Butler as the designer of a series of weather-controlling satellites. Naturally, these satellites are hacked and Butler and his bland brother (played by Jim Sturgess) team up to find out what's gone wrong. Like Gods Of Egypt, Geostorm was more proof that Butler doesn't really belong in PG-13 blockbusters. Despite a fun hook, Geostorm lacks memorable setpieces or even the b-movie thrills of disaster epics like The Day After Tomorrow. The cast is also largely wasted, and Geostorm proved to be a financial dud.

12. London Has Fallen (2016)


The second outing in Butler's Has Fallen movie series, London Has Fallen saw hero Banning trying to keep the President/his best bro Asher (Aaron Eckhart) safe during a terrorist attack. The sequel suffers from some poor CG for a major release, in addition to over-edited action sequences, weak villains and an overall lack of polish. It does boast one cool setpiece with its "one shot" shootout on the streets of London while Butler gets some fun one-liners, but London Has Fallen is easily the low point of the saga.

11. Gamer (2009)


Gamer is almost an impressive example of how a film with a great concept can be totally squandered. The movie stars Butler as a human avatar for a gamer (Logan Lerman) who will be freed from his real-life deathmatch game after 30 matches. Gamer has all the ingredients to be an action gem like co-helmers Neveldine and Taylor's Crank, but the humor is too broad and crass, while Gamer - which Butler felt was "genius" - the action is so badly cut together it's almost headache-inducing. Outside of Michael C. Hall's delightful turn as the bad guy and his bizarre dance scene in the finale, Gamer is very skippable.