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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. 250 -71

    Red Scorpion

    1988, in 1 top list Check
  2. 249 -131

    King Solomon's Mines

    1985, in 1 top list Check
  3. 248 -166

    Excessive Force

    1993, in 1 top list Check
  4. 247 -189

    Death Wish II

    1982, in 1 top list Check
  5. 246 -210

    Bulletproof

    1987, in 1 top list Check
  6. 245 -218

    Black Eagle

    1988, in 1 top list Check
  7. 244 -28

    The Taking of Beverly Hills

    1991, in 1 top list Check
  8. 243 -44

    The Shooter

    1995 — a.k.a. Hidden Assassin, in 1 top list Check
  9. 242 -73

    The Punisher

    1989, in 1 top list Check
  10. 241 -23

    Tank Girl

    1995, in 2 top lists Check
  11. 240 -27

    Sudden Death

    1995, in 1 top list Check
  12. 239 -27

    Striking Distance

    1993, in 1 top list Check
  13. 238 -58

    Red Sonja

    1985, in 2 top lists Check
  14. 237 -82

    On Deadly Ground

    1994, in 1 top list Check
  15. 236 -84

    Nowhere to Run

    1993, in 1 top list Check
  16. 235 -94

    Money Train

    1995, in 1 top list Check
  17. 234 -115

    Last Action Hero

    1993, in 2 top lists Check
  18. 233 -139

    Freejack

    1992, in 1 top list Check
  19. 232 -148

    Fair Game

    1995, in 1 top list Check
  20. 231 -199

    Braddock: Missing in Action III

    1988, in 1 top list Check
  21. 230 -205

    Black Belt Jones

    1974, in 1 top list Check
  22. 228 -216

    Assassins

    1995 — a.k.a. Day of Reckoning, in 1 top list Check
  23. 227 -220

    American Cyborg: Steel Warrior

    1993, in 1 top list Check
  24. 226 -98

    The Living Daylights

    1987, in 1 top list Check
  25. 225 -21

    Laser Mission

    1989 — a.k.a. Soldier of Fortune, in 1 top list Check
  26. 224 -36

    RoboCop 2

    1990, in 1 top list Check
  27. 223 -66

    Only the Strong

    1993 — a.k.a. Street Fighters, in 1 top list Check
  28. 221 -79

    Moonraker

    1979, in 3 top lists Check
  29. 220 -80

    Missing in Action 2: The Beginning

    1985, in 1 top list Check
  30. 219 -81

    Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie

    1995, in 1 top list Check
  31. 218 -81

    Masters of the Universe

    1987, in 1 top list Check
  32. 217 -85

    Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome

    1985, in 1 top list Check
  33. 215 -181

    Broken Arrow

    1996, in 3 top lists Check
  34. 214 -190

    Bird on a Wire

    1990, in 2 top lists Check
  35. 213 +27

    A View to a Kill

    1985, in 1 top list Check
  36. 212 -122

    A Force of One

    1979, in 1 top list Check
  37. 211 +24

    Trespass

    1992 — a.k.a. Looters, in 1 top list Check
  38. 210 +18

    Thunderball

    1965, in 4 top lists Check
  39. 209 -12

    The Shadow

    1994, in 1 top list Check
  40. 208 -38

    The Quest

    1996, in 1 top list Check
  41. 207 -147

    The Delta Force

    1986, in 1 top list Check
  42. 206 -168

    The Chase

    1994, in 1 top list Check
  43. 205 +5

    Street Fighter

    1994, in 1 top list Check
  44. 204 -26

    Red Heat

    1988, in 1 top list Check
  45. 203 -38

    Posse

    1993, in 1 top list Check
  46. 202 -53

    No Retreat No Surrender

    1985 — a.k.a. No Retreat, No Surrender, in 1 top list Check
  47. 201 -56

    Navy Seals

    1990, in 1 top list Check
  48. 200 -64

    Martial Law

    1990, in 1 top list Check
  49. 199 -83

    Kickboxer

    1989, in 1 top list Check
  50. 198 -85

    Joshua Tree

    1993, in 1 top list Check
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