IMDb's Action Top 50
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Action films usually include high energy, big-budget physical stunts and chases, possibly with rescues, battles, fights, escapes, destructive crises, non-stop motion, spectacular rhythm and pacing, and adventurous, often two-dimensional 'good-guy' heroes battling 'bad guys' - all designed for pure audience escapism. Includes the James Bond 'fantasy' spy/espionage series, martial arts films, and so-called 'blaxploitation' films. A major sub-genre is the disaster film.
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The Dark Knight
2008, in 23 top lists Check -
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Inception
2010, in 17 top lists Check -
3 +1
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
1980, in 23 top lists Check -
4 -1
The Matrix
1999, in 27 top lists Check -
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Star Wars
1977 — a.k.a. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, in 36 top lists Check -
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Shichinin no samurai
1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 33 top lists Check -
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Avengers: Endgame
2019, in 8 top lists Check -
8 +1
Avengers: Infinity War
2018, in 10 top lists Check -
9 +1
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1991, in 21 top lists Check -
10 -2
Gladiator
2000, in 23 top lists Check -
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Léon
1994 — a.k.a. Léon: The Professional, in 21 top lists Check -
12 +1
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
2018, in 9 top lists Check -
13 -1
The Dark Knight Rises
2012, in 9 top lists Check -
14 +1
Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981, in 26 top lists Check -
15 -1
Oldeuboi
2003 — a.k.a. Oldboy, in 28 top lists Check -
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Aliens
1986, in 20 top lists Check -
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Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
1983, in 16 top lists Check -
18 +1
Die Hard
1988, in 16 top lists Check -
19 -1
Batman Begins
2005, in 11 top lists Check -
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V for Vendetta
2005, in 9 top lists Check -
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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
1989, in 13 top lists Check -
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Ran
1985, in 23 top lists Check -
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Yôjinbô
1961 — a.k.a. Yojimbo, in 18 top lists Check -
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Shin seiki Evangelion Gekijô-ban: Air/Magokoro...
1997 — a.k.a. Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion, in 8 top lists Check -
25 +1
Sherlock Jr.
1924, in 23 top lists Check -
26 -1
White Heat
1949, in 17 top lists Check -
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Sholay
1975 — a.k.a. Embers, in 13 top lists Check -
28 +1
Blade Runner
1982, in 31 top lists Check -
29 -1
Mad Max: Fury Road
2015, in 17 top lists Check -
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Logan
2017, in 8 top lists Check -
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Jurassic Park
1993, in 23 top lists Check -
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Kill Bill: Vol. 1
2003, in 16 top lists Check -
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Salinui chueok
2003 — a.k.a. Memories of Murder, in 13 top lists Check -
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How to Train Your Dragon
2010, in 12 top lists Check -
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Akira
1988, in 21 top lists Check -
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Tropa de Elite
2007 — a.k.a. Elite Squad, in 5 top lists Check -
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The General
1926, in 31 top lists Check -
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Tsubaki Sanjûrô
1962 — a.k.a. Sanjuro, in 7 top lists Check -
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Taegukgi hwinalrimyeo
2004 — a.k.a. Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War, in 6 top lists Check -
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Safety Last!
1923, in 16 top lists Check -
41 +1
Blade Runner 2049
2017, in 10 top lists Check -
42 -1
Guardians of the Galaxy
2014, in 7 top lists Check -
43 +3
Deadpool
2016, in 5 top lists Check -
44 +3
The Revenant
2015, in 14 top lists Check -
45 -2
The Terminator
1984, in 21 top lists Check -
46 -2
The Avengers
2012, in 7 top lists Check -
47 -2
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the...
2003, in 11 top lists Check -
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Casino Royale
2006, in 7 top lists Check -
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The Incredibles
2004, in 12 top lists Check -
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Kill Bill: Vol. 2
2004, in 8 top lists Check
Last updated on Dec 5, 2019; source