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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. 10 +177

    RoboCop

    1987, in 15 top lists Check
  2. 1 +4

    The Adventures of Robin Hood

    1938, in 17 top lists Check
  3. 18 +104

    Léon

    1994 — a.k.a. Léon: The Professional, in 23 top lists Check
  4. 147 -112

    1990: I guerrieri del Bronx

    1982 — a.k.a. 1990: The Bronx Warriors, in 1 top list Check
  5. 141 +86

    3 Ninjas

    1992 — a.k.a. 3 Ninja Kids, in 1 top list Check
  6. 23 +70

    48 Hrs.

    1982, in 3 top lists Check
  7. 143 -142

    Above the Law

    1988, in 1 top list Check
  8. 52 -49

    Action Jackson

    1988, in 1 top list Check
  9. 24 -20

    Adventures of Don Juan

    1948, in 1 top list Check
  10. 25 -19

    Aliens

    1986, in 24 top lists Check
  11. 227 -220

    American Cyborg: Steel Warrior

    1993, in 1 top list Check
  12. 26 -18

    American Ninja

    1985, in 1 top list Check
  13. 27 -18

    American Ninja 2: The Confrontation

    1987, in 1 top list Check
  14. 53 -42

    Army of Darkness

    1992, in 6 top lists Check
  15. 228 -216

    Assassins

    1995 — a.k.a. Day of Reckoning, in 1 top list Check
  16. 144 -131

    Bad Boys

    1995, in 2 top lists Check
  17. 93 -79

    Batman

    1989, in 9 top lists Check
  18. 94 -79

    Batman Forever

    1995, in 3 top lists Check
  19. 184 -168

    Batman Returns

    1992, in 8 top lists Check
  20. 95 -78

    Battle Beyond the Stars

    1980, in 2 top lists Check
  21. 81 -63

    The Beastmaster

    1982, in 3 top lists Check
  22. 145 -126

    Best of the Best II

    1993, in 1 top list Check
  23. 96 -73

    Big Trouble in Little China

    1986, in 3 top lists Check
  24. 214 -190

    Bird on a Wire

    1990, in 2 top lists Check
  25. 230 -205

    Black Belt Jones

    1974, in 1 top list Check
  26. 245 -218

    Black Eagle

    1988, in 1 top list Check
  27. 98 -70

    Black Rain

    1989, in 2 top lists Check
  28. 56 -27

    Blind Fury

    1989, in 1 top list Check
  29. 99 -69

    Bloodsport

    1988, in 1 top list Check
  30. 28 +3

    Blue Thunder

    1983, in 1 top list Check
  31. 231 -199

    Braddock: Missing in Action III

    1988, in 1 top list Check
  32. 146 -113

    Breaker! Breaker!

    1977, in 1 top list Check
  33. 215 -181

    Broken Arrow

    1996, in 3 top lists Check
  34. 246 -210

    Bulletproof

    1987, in 1 top list Check
  35. 185 -148

    Chain of Command

    1994, in 1 top list Check
  36. 206 -168

    The Chase

    1994, in 1 top list Check
  37. 186 -147

    China O'Brien

    1990, in 1 top list Check
  38. 148 -107

    Cleopatra Jones

    1973, in 1 top list Check
  39. 15 +27

    Cliffhanger

    1993, in 3 top lists Check
  40. 188 -145

    Cobra

    1986, in 1 top list Check
  41. 149 -105

    Code of Silence

    1985, in 1 top list Check
  42. 2 +44

    Commando

    1985, in 2 top lists Check
  43. 57 -10

    Conan the Barbarian

    1982, in 4 top lists Check
  44. 150 -102

    Conan the Destroyer

    1984, in 2 top lists Check
  45. 100 -51

    Convoy

    1978, in 1 top list Check
  46. 82 -32

    The Crow

    1994, in 4 top lists Check
  47. 189 -138

    Cutthroat Island

    1995, in 1 top list Check
  48. 190 -138

    Cyborg

    1989, in 1 top list Check
  49. 173 -120

    The Dead Pool

    1988, in 1 top list Check
  50. 29 +26

    Death Race 2000

    1975, in 4 top lists Check
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