Time Out's The 101 Best Action Movies Ever Made

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"They get a bad rap from snobs, but don’t mess with action movies—they’re pumped up, loaded with ammo and in your face like Arnold Schwarzenegger on a bad day. Truth be told, no one can live solely on Woody Allen movies or animation alone. We need explosions periodically. Big ones. Preferably accompanied by catchphrases and squealing electric guitars. With crucial contributions from Hong Kong and France, the genre has a global richness that sneaks up on you like a swarthy henchman with a knife clenched between his teeth. And when we arrived at action’s ’80s movies heyday, when Hollywood stars ruled the roost, our research was euphoric. We’ve polled over 50 experts in the field, from essential directors like Die Hard’s John McTiernan to the actual folks in the line of fire, such as Machete himself, Danny Trejo. Critics and experts have weighed in, too."

The list has 102 titles because Kill Bill was counted as one entry.
List was last updated August 14 2020

Modnote about list order: When Timeout changed the web formatting of the list from its previous pagination the ordering of each group of 10 got reversed. The list here is in it's original correct ordering.
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  1. 40 -7

    Mad Max: Fury Road

    2015, in 23 top lists Check
  2. 62 -9

    John Wick

    2014, in 3 top lists Check
  3. 50 -7

    Mission: Impossible - Fallout

    2018, in 5 top lists
    Check
  4. 38 -3

    Commando

    1985, in 2 top lists Check
  5. 23 +7

    Serbuan maut

    2011 — a.k.a. The Raid: Redemption, in 2 top lists Check
  6. 99 -3

    Romancing the Stone

    1984, in 4 top lists Check
  7. 85 +5

    The Avengers

    2012, in 7 top lists Check
  8. 32 +9

    Point Break

    1991, in 9 top lists Check
  9. 71 -7

    From Russia with Love

    1963, in 4 top lists Check
  10. 75 +5

    Thunderball

    1965, in 4 top lists Check
  11. 34 +5

    Rambo: First Blood Part II

    1985, in 4 top lists Check
  12. 76 +3

    The Rock

    1996, in 5 top lists Check
  13. 45 +3

    True Lies

    1994, in 5 top lists Check
  14. 51 -9

    Kung fu

    2004 — a.k.a. Kung Fu Hustle, in 11 top lists Check
  15. 78 -1

    Ying xiong

    2002 — a.k.a. Hero, in 6 top lists Check
  16. 26 +1

    Lethal Weapon

    1987, in 5 top lists Check
  17. 12 +8

    RoboCop

    1987, in 15 top lists Check
  18. 16 -

    Predator

    1987, in 9 top lists Check
  19. 42 +9

    The Bourne Identity

    2002, in 5 top lists Check
  20. 59 -4

    300

    2006, in 6 top lists Check
  21. 13 +6

    First Blood

    1982, in 5 top lists Check
  22. 73 +9

    Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

    1984, in 11 top lists Check
  23. 41 -9

    The French Connection

    1971, in 23 top lists Check
  24. 46 +1

    Ben-Hur

    1959, in 22 top lists Check
  25. 79 -3

    The Bridge on the River Kwai

    1957, in 32 top lists Check
  26. 5 +1

    Mad Max 2

    1981 — a.k.a. The Road Warrior, in 14 top lists Check
  27. 19 -6

    Face/Off

    1997, in 7 top lists Check
  28. 31 -9

    C'era una volta il West

    1968 — a.k.a. Once Upon a Time in the West, in 28 top lists Check
  29. 80 -5

    Dirty Harry

    1971, in 17 top lists Check
  30. 55 +4

    Spartacus

    1960, in 19 top lists Check
  31. 37 -1

    Wo hu cang long

    2000 — a.k.a. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, in 27 top lists Check
  32. 21 -9

    Kill Bill: Vol. 2

    2004, in 9 top lists Check
  33. 18 -4

    The Terminator

    1984, in 24 top lists Check
  34. 15 +2

    The Bourne Ultimatum

    2007, in 9 top lists Check
  35. 20 -9

    Kill Bill: Vol. 1

    2003, in 18 top lists Check
  36. 29 -5

    Heat

    1995, in 23 top lists Check
  37. 1 +9

    Die Hard

    1988, in 21 top lists Check
  38. 102 -9

    Gladiator

    2000, in 25 top lists Check
  39. 10 -9

    Aliens

    1986, in 24 top lists Check
  40. 3 +5

    Terminator 2: Judgment Day

    1991, in 27 top lists Check
  41. 43 +7

    Léon

    1994 — a.k.a. Léon: The Professional, in 23 top lists Check
  42. 11 +10

    The Matrix

    1999, in 30 top lists Check
  43. 2 +7

    Raiders of the Lost Ark

    1981 — a.k.a. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, in 29 top lists Check
  44. 53 +8

    Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo

    1966 — a.k.a. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, in 28 top lists Check
  45. 69 -3

    Star Wars

    1977, in 40 top lists Check
  46. 82 -9

    The Dark Knight

    2008, in 27 top lists Check
  47. 39 -5

    The Adventures of Robin Hood

    1938, in 17 top lists Check
  48. 58 -2

    Baai ga jai

    1981 — a.k.a. The Prodigal Son, in 3 top lists Check
  49. 92 -9

    Breakdown

    1997, in 1 top list Check
  50. 24 +5

    Bullitt

    1968, in 11 top lists Check
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