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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. 118 +68

    Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

    1991, in 3 top lists Check
  2. 22 +228

    Zulu

    1964, in 8 top lists Check
  3. 135 +112

    The Wild Geese

    1978, in 1 top list Check
  4. 73 +78

    North West Frontier

    1959 — a.k.a. Flame Over India, in 1 top list Check
  5. 64 +37

    Lat sau san taam

    1992 — a.k.a. Hard Boiled, in 12 top lists Check
  6. 155 -67

    Flesh+Blood

    1985, in 2 top lists Check
  7. 182 +66

    Willow

    1988, in 2 top lists Check
  8. 207 -147

    The Delta Force

    1986, in 1 top list Check
  9. 60 +12

    Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story

    1993, in 1 top list Check
  10. 163 -15

    No Escape

    1994, in 1 top list Check
  11. 61 +18

    Eraser

    1996, in 3 top lists Check
  12. 78 +99

    Red Dawn

    1984, in 3 top lists Check
  13. 84 +33

    Dip huet seung hung

    1989 — a.k.a. The Killer, in 16 top lists Check
  14. 121 +74

    Runaway Train

    1985, in 2 top lists Check
  15. 240 -27

    Sudden Death

    1995, in 1 top list Check
  16. 137 +96

    Toy Soldiers

    1991, in 1 top list Check
  17. 100 -51

    Convoy

    1978, in 1 top list Check
  18. 103 -33

    Double Impact

    1991, in 1 top list Check
  19. 18 +104

    Léon

    1994 — a.k.a. Léon: The Professional, in 23 top lists Check
  20. 134 +71

    The Specialist

    1994, in 1 top list Check
  21. 28 +3

    Blue Thunder

    1983, in 1 top list Check
  22. 131 -34

    The Gauntlet

    1977, in 2 top lists Check
  23. 142 -140

    Lionheart

    1990 — a.k.a. Leon, in 1 top list Check
  24. 161 -32

    Lone Wolf McQuade

    1983, in 1 top list Check
  25. 67 +44

    Ivanhoe

    1952, in 2 top lists Check
  26. 62 +24

    Jing wu men

    1972 — a.k.a. Fist of Fury, in 8 top lists Check
  27. 167 +15

    Renegades

    1989, in 1 top list Check
  28. 168 +21

    RoboCop 3

    1993, in 1 top list Check
  29. 243 -44

    The Shooter

    1995 — a.k.a. Hidden Assassin, in 1 top list Check
  30. 176 -23

    The Octagon

    1980, in 1 top list Check
  31. 5 +73

    Enter the Dragon

    1973, in 14 top lists Check
  32. 145 -126

    Best of the Best II

    1993, in 1 top list Check
  33. 231 -199

    Braddock: Missing in Action III

    1988, in 1 top list Check
  34. 149 -105

    Code of Silence

    1985, in 1 top list Check
  35. 110 +29

    Missing in Action

    1984, in 1 top list Check
  36. 91 +154

    Wedlock

    1991 — a.k.a. Deadlock, in 1 top list Check
  37. 220 -80

    Missing in Action 2: The Beginning

    1985, in 1 top list Check
  38. 55 -33

    Tang shan da xiong

    1971 — a.k.a. The Big Boss, in 4 top lists Check
  39. 143 -142

    Above the Law

    1988, in 1 top list Check
  40. 223 -66

    Only the Strong

    1993 — a.k.a. Street Fighters, in 1 top list Check
  41. 124 +79

    Sniper

    1993, in 1 top list Check
  42. 72 +75

    New Jack City

    1991, in 3 top lists Check
  43. 158 -55

    Hard to Kill

    1990, in 1 top list Check
  44. 179 +51

    Timebomb

    1991, in 1 top list Check
  45. 42 +133

    Rapid Fire

    1992, in 1 top list Check
  46. 54 -34

    Ying hung boon sik

    1986 — a.k.a. A Better Tomorrow, in 10 top lists Check
  47. 236 -84

    Nowhere to Run

    1993, in 1 top list Check
  48. 245 -218

    Black Eagle

    1988, in 1 top list Check
  49. 246 -210

    Bulletproof

    1987, in 1 top list Check
  50. 192 -135

    Death Wish

    1974, in 3 top lists Check
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