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

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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. 31 +32

    Desperado

    1995, in 2 top lists Check
  2. 150 -102

    Conan the Destroyer

    1984, in 2 top lists Check
  3. 128 +92

    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

    1990, in 3 top lists Check
  4. 43 +142

    Road House

    1989, in 3 top lists Check
  5. 102 -35

    Die Hard: With a Vengeance

    1995 — a.k.a. Die Hard with a Vengeance, in 4 top lists Check
  6. 82 -32

    The Crow

    1994, in 4 top lists Check
  7. 8 +123

    Mad Max 2

    1981 — a.k.a. The Road Warrior, in 14 top lists Check
  8. 10 +177

    RoboCop

    1987, in 15 top lists Check
  9. 15 +27

    Cliffhanger

    1993, in 3 top lists Check
  10. 139 +104

    Waterworld

    1995, in 3 top lists Check
  11. 184 -168

    Batman Returns

    1992, in 8 top lists Check
  12. 17 +91

    Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

    1984, in 11 top lists Check
  13. 133 +57

    The Rock

    1996, in 5 top lists Check
  14. 94 -79

    Batman Forever

    1995, in 3 top lists Check
  15. 11 +195

    Speed

    1994, in 9 top lists Check
  16. 83 +13

    The Fugitive

    1993, in 8 top lists Check
  17. 138 +98

    True Lies

    1994, in 5 top lists Check
  18. 118 +68

    Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

    1991, in 3 top lists Check
  19. 93 -79

    Batman

    1989, in 9 top lists Check
  20. 53 -42

    Army of Darkness

    1992, in 6 top lists Check
  21. 136 +88

    They Live

    1988, in 7 top lists Check
  22. 153 -78

    El mariachi

    1992, in 4 top lists Check
  23. 6 +79

    First Blood

    1982, in 5 top lists Check
  24. 87 +155

    The Warriors

    1979, in 8 top lists Check
  25. 39 +91

    Mad Max

    1979, in 13 top lists Check
  26. 41 +125

    Predator

    1987, in 9 top lists Check
  27. 14 +208

    The Terminator

    1984, in 24 top lists Check
  28. 3 +62

    Die Hard

    1988, in 21 top lists Check
  29. 65 +42

    Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

    1989, in 16 top lists Check
  30. 19 +164

    Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi

    1983, in 18 top lists Check
  31. 25 -19

    Aliens

    1986, in 24 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. 13 +210

    Terminator 2: Judgment Day

    1991, in 27 top lists Check
  34. 18 +104

    Léon

    1994 — a.k.a. Léon: The Professional, in 23 top lists Check
  35. 12 +196

    Star Wars

    1977, in 40 top lists Check
  36. 20 +56

    Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

    1980, in 25 top lists Check
  37. 147 -112

    1990: I guerrieri del Bronx

    1982 — a.k.a. 1990: The Bronx Warriors, in 1 top list Check
  38. 141 +86

    3 Ninjas

    1992 — a.k.a. 3 Ninja Kids, in 1 top list Check
  39. 23 +70

    48 Hrs.

    1982, in 3 top lists Check
  40. 143 -142

    Above the Law

    1988, in 1 top list Check
  41. 52 -49

    Action Jackson

    1988, in 1 top list Check
  42. 24 -20

    Adventures of Don Juan

    1948, in 1 top list Check
  43. 1 +4

    The Adventures of Robin Hood

    1938, in 17 top lists Check
  44. 227 -220

    American Cyborg: Steel Warrior

    1993, in 1 top list Check
  45. 26 -18

    American Ninja

    1985, in 1 top list Check
  46. 27 -18

    American Ninja 2: The Confrontation

    1987, in 1 top list Check
  47. 228 -216

    Assassins

    1995 — a.k.a. Day of Reckoning, in 1 top list Check
  48. 144 -131

    Bad Boys

    1995, in 2 top lists Check
  49. 95 -78

    Battle Beyond the Stars

    1980, in 2 top lists Check
  50. 81 -63

    The Beastmaster

    1982, in 3 top lists Check
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