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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Face/Off
1997, in 7 top lists Check -
12 +8
RoboCop
1987, in 15 top lists Check -
92 -9
Breakdown
1997, in 1 top list Check -
22 +9
The General
1926, in 33 top lists Check -
35 +3
Oldeuboi
2003 — a.k.a. Oldboy, in 34 top lists Check -
51 -9
Kung fu
2004 — a.k.a. Kung Fu Hustle, in 11 top lists Check -
49 -4
Ip Man
2008, in 4 top lists Check -
81 -7
Raging Bull
1980, in 34 top lists Check -
9 -7
Shichinin no samurai
1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check -
78 -1
Ying xiong
2002 — a.k.a. Hero, in 6 top lists Check -
71 -7
From Russia with Love
1963, in 4 top lists Check -
75 +5
Thunderball
1965, in 4 top lists Check -
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Predator
1987, in 9 top lists Check -
37 -1
Wo hu cang long
2000 — a.k.a. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, in 27 top lists Check -
42 +9
The Bourne Identity
2002, in 5 top lists Check -
73 +9
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
1984, in 11 top lists Check -
59 -4
300
2006, in 6 top lists Check -
21 -9
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
2004, in 9 top lists Check -
18 -4
The Terminator
1984, in 24 top lists Check -
89 -3
Scarface
1983, in 19 top lists Check -
20 -9
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
2003, in 18 top lists Check -
1 +9
Die Hard
1988, in 21 top lists Check -
102 -9
Gladiator
2000, in 25 top lists Check -
10 -9
Aliens
1986, in 24 top lists Check -
3 +5
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1991, in 27 top lists Check -
43 +7
Léon
1994 — a.k.a. Léon: The Professional, in 23 top lists Check -
11 +10
The Matrix
1999, in 30 top lists Check -
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 -
69 -3
Star Wars
1977, in 40 top lists Check -
82 -9
The Dark Knight
2008, in 27 top lists Check -
39 -5
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1938, in 17 top lists Check -
85 +5
The Avengers
2012, in 7 top lists Check -
58 -2
Baai ga jai
1981 — a.k.a. The Prodigal Son, in 3 top lists Check -
46 +1
Ben-Hur
1959, in 22 top lists Check -
15 +2
The Bourne Ultimatum
2007, in 9 top lists Check -
79 -3
The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957, in 32 top lists Check -
24 +5
Bullitt
1968, in 11 top lists Check -
53 +8
Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo
1966 — a.k.a. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, in 28 top lists Check -
31 -9
C'era una volta il West
1968 — a.k.a. Once Upon a Time in the West, in 28 top lists Check -
88 -1
Cheung foh
1999 — a.k.a. The Mission, in 5 top lists Check -
38 -3
Commando
1985, in 2 top lists Check -
44 +5
Dao
1995 — a.k.a. The Blade, in 3 top lists Check -
95 +5
Dip huet gai tau
1990 — a.k.a. Bullet in the Head, in 2 top lists Check -
25 +3
Dip huet seung hung
1989 — a.k.a. The Killer, in 16 top lists Check -
64 +7
The Dirty Dozen
1967, in 8 top lists Check -
80 -5
Dirty Harry
1971, in 17 top lists Check -
60 -6
Dou foh sin
2007 — a.k.a. Flash Point, in 1 top list Check -
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Dung fong tuk ying
1987 — a.k.a. Eastern Condors, in 3 top lists Check -
6 -1
Enter the Dragon
1973, in 14 top lists Check -
54 +6
Fai caan che
1984 — a.k.a. Wheels on Meals, in 3 top lists Check
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