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The "250 key movies" rated and reviewed in the book Action! The Action Movie A-Z (1997) by Marshall Julius.

Author's ratings:
1-14 *****, 15-22 ****½, 23-51 ****, 52-92: ***½, 93-140: ***, 141-182: **½, 183-211 **, 212-226 *½, 227-244 *, 245-250 ½

"Vengeful cops and car chases, lunatic villains and martial arts masters, male-bonding, gun fights and super secret agents, swords and sorcerers, wartime Nazi-bashing, boys' own adventures, casual destruction and general death-defiance... this is what we want to see, and if you feel the same way, "Action!" is for you, a fan's guide to the wackiest genre of 'em all, with 250 key movies rated and reviewed" -Introduction

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  1. 1 +4

    The Adventures of Robin Hood

    1938, in 17 top lists Check
  2. 24 -20

    Adventures of Don Juan

    1948, in 1 top list Check
  3. 67 +44

    Ivanhoe

    1952, in 2 top lists Check
  4. 73 +78

    North West Frontier

    1959 — a.k.a. Flame Over India, in 1 top list Check
  5. 151 -80

    Dr. No

    1962, in 7 top lists Check
  6. 63 +32

    From Russia with Love

    1963, in 4 top lists Check
  7. 35 +64

    Goldfinger

    1964, in 15 top lists Check
  8. 210 +18

    Thunderball

    1965, in 4 top lists Check
  9. 164 -6

    Our Man Flint

    1966, in 2 top lists Check
  10. 140 +109

    You Only Live Twice

    1967, in 2 top lists Check
  11. 92 +154

    Where Eagles Dare

    1968, in 7 top lists Check
  12. 113 +43

    On Her Majesty's Secret Service

    1969, in 3 top lists Check
  13. 32 +32

    Diamonds Are Forever

    1971, in 2 top lists Check
  14. 38 +89

    Live and Let Die

    1973, in 2 top lists Check
  15. 86 +139

    The Three Musketeers

    1973, in 2 top lists Check
  16. 175 -41

    The Man with the Golden Gun

    1974, in 1 top list Check
  17. 146 -113

    Breaker! Breaker!

    1977, in 1 top list Check
  18. 21 +186

    The Spy Who Loved Me

    1977, in 4 top lists Check
  19. 12 +196

    Star Wars

    1977, in 40 top lists Check
  20. 180 +61

    Warlords of Atlantis

    1978 — a.k.a. Warlords of the Deep, in 1 top list Check
  21. 135 +112

    The Wild Geese

    1978, in 1 top list Check
  22. 154 -73

    Escape to Athena

    1979, in 1 top list Check
  23. 39 +91

    Mad Max

    1979, in 13 top lists Check
  24. 221 -79

    Moonraker

    1979, in 3 top lists Check
  25. 95 -78

    Battle Beyond the Stars

    1980, in 2 top lists Check
  26. 34 +53

    Flash Gordon

    1980, in 5 top lists Check
  27. 45 +153

    Shogun Assassin

    1980, in 2 top lists Check
  28. 20 +56

    Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

    1980, in 25 top lists Check
  29. 183 -100

    An Eye for an Eye

    1981, in 1 top list Check
  30. 104 -15

    For Your Eyes Only

    1981, in 2 top lists Check
  31. 8 +123

    Mad Max 2

    1981 — a.k.a. The Road Warrior, in 14 top lists Check
  32. 9 +163

    Raiders of the Lost Ark

    1981 — a.k.a. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, in 29 top lists Check
  33. 81 -63

    The Beastmaster

    1982, in 3 top lists Check
  34. 57 -10

    Conan the Barbarian

    1982, in 4 top lists Check
  35. 195 -104

    Forced Vengeance

    1982, in 1 top list Check
  36. 216 -171

    The Soldier

    1982, in 1 top list Check
  37. 111 +35

    Never Say Never Again

    1983, in 2 top lists Check
  38. 112 +42

    Octopussy

    1983, in 2 top lists Check
  39. 19 +164

    Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi

    1983, in 18 top lists Check
  40. 150 -102

    Conan the Destroyer

    1984, in 2 top lists Check
  41. 17 +91

    Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

    1984, in 11 top lists Check
  42. 110 +29

    Missing in Action

    1984, in 1 top list Check
  43. 44 +147

    Romancing the Stone

    1984, in 4 top lists Check
  44. 26 -18

    American Ninja

    1985, in 1 top list Check
  45. 2 +44

    Commando

    1985, in 2 top lists Check
  46. 155 -67

    Flesh+Blood

    1985, in 2 top lists Check
  47. 174 -62

    The Jewel of the Nile

    1985, in 2 top lists Check
  48. 249 -131

    King Solomon's Mines

    1985, in 1 top list Check
  49. 217 -85

    Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome

    1985, in 1 top list Check
  50. 116 +57

    Rambo: First Blood Part II

    1985, in 4 top lists Check
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