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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. 110 +29

    Missing in Action

    1984, in 1 top list Check
  2. 155 -67

    Flesh+Blood

    1985, in 2 top lists Check
  3. 67 +44

    Ivanhoe

    1952, in 2 top lists Check
  4. 207 -147

    The Delta Force

    1986, in 1 top list Check
  5. 201 -56

    Navy Seals

    1990, in 1 top list Check
  6. 79 +102

    Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins

    1985 — a.k.a. Remo: Unarmed and Dangerous, in 2 top lists Check
  7. 139 +104

    Waterworld

    1995, in 3 top lists Check
  8. 175 -41

    The Man with the Golden Gun

    1974, in 1 top list Check
  9. 178 +48

    The Three Musketeers

    1993, in 1 top list Check
  10. 189 -138

    Cutthroat Island

    1995, in 1 top list Check
  11. 94 -79

    Batman Forever

    1995, in 3 top lists Check
  12. 73 +78

    North West Frontier

    1959 — a.k.a. Flame Over India, in 1 top list Check
  13. 113 +43

    On Her Majesty's Secret Service

    1969, in 3 top lists Check
  14. 146 -113

    Breaker! Breaker!

    1977, in 1 top list Check
  15. 226 -98

    The Living Daylights

    1987, in 1 top list Check
  16. 24 -20

    Adventures of Don Juan

    1948, in 1 top list Check
  17. 112 +42

    Octopussy

    1983, in 2 top lists Check
  18. 150 -102

    Conan the Destroyer

    1984, in 2 top lists Check
  19. 44 +147

    Romancing the Stone

    1984, in 4 top lists Check
  20. 21 +186

    The Spy Who Loved Me

    1977, in 4 top lists Check
  21. 111 +35

    Never Say Never Again

    1983, in 2 top lists Check
  22. 221 -79

    Moonraker

    1979, in 3 top lists Check
  23. 86 +139

    The Three Musketeers

    1973, in 2 top lists Check
  24. 26 -18

    American Ninja

    1985, in 1 top list Check
  25. 157 -59

    GoldenEye

    1995, in 3 top lists Check
  26. 215 -181

    Broken Arrow

    1996, in 3 top lists Check
  27. 121 +74

    Runaway Train

    1985, in 2 top lists Check
  28. 217 -85

    Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome

    1985, in 1 top list Check
  29. 140 +109

    You Only Live Twice

    1967, in 2 top lists Check
  30. 71 +72

    Mortal Kombat

    1995, in 2 top lists Check
  31. 81 -63

    The Beastmaster

    1982, in 3 top lists Check
  32. 63 +32

    From Russia with Love

    1963, in 4 top lists Check
  33. 102 -35

    Die Hard: With a Vengeance

    1995 — a.k.a. Die Hard with a Vengeance, in 4 top lists Check
  34. 210 +18

    Thunderball

    1965, in 4 top lists Check
  35. 128 +92

    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

    1990, in 3 top lists Check
  36. 34 +53

    Flash Gordon

    1980, in 5 top lists Check
  37. 15 +27

    Cliffhanger

    1993, in 3 top lists Check
  38. 38 +89

    Live and Let Die

    1973, in 2 top lists Check
  39. 151 -80

    Dr. No

    1962, in 7 top lists Check
  40. 77 +97

    Rambo III

    1988, in 2 top lists Check
  41. 116 +57

    Rambo: First Blood Part II

    1985, in 4 top lists Check
  42. 36 +69

    Highlander

    1986, in 2 top lists Check
  43. 234 -115

    Last Action Hero

    1993, in 2 top lists Check
  44. 8 +123

    Mad Max 2

    1981 — a.k.a. The Road Warrior, in 14 top lists Check
  45. 35 +64

    Goldfinger

    1964, in 15 top lists Check
  46. 93 -79

    Batman

    1989, in 9 top lists Check
  47. 57 -10

    Conan the Barbarian

    1982, in 4 top lists Check
  48. 39 +91

    Mad Max

    1979, in 13 top lists Check
  49. 2 +44

    Commando

    1985, in 2 top lists Check
  50. 1 +4

    The Adventures of Robin Hood

    1938, in 17 top lists Check
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