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. 85 +5

    The Avengers

    2012, in 6 top lists Check
  2. 62 -9

    John Wick

    2014, in 3 top lists Check
  3. 55 +4

    Spartacus

    1960, in 19 top lists Check
  4. 11 +10

    The Matrix

    1999, in 30 top lists Check
  5. 5 +1

    Mad Max 2

    1981 — a.k.a. The Road Warrior, in 14 top lists Check
  6. 76 +3

    The Rock

    1996, in 5 top lists Check
  7. 69 -3

    Star Wars

    1977, in 40 top lists Check
  8. 10 -9

    Aliens

    1986, in 24 top lists Check
  9. 87 +1

    Machete

    2010, in 1 top list Check
  10. 29 -5

    Heat

    1995, in 23 top lists Check
  11. 43 +7

    Léon

    1994 — a.k.a. Léon: The Professional, in 23 top lists Check
  12. 15 +2

    The Bourne Ultimatum

    2007, in 9 top lists Check
  13. 42 +9

    The Bourne Identity

    2002, in 5 top lists Check
  14. 74 +7

    Ronin

    1998, in 1 top list Check
  15. 102 -9

    Gladiator

    2000, in 25 top lists Check
  16. 52 +10

    L'arrivée d'un train à La Ciotat

    1896 — a.k.a. The Arrival of a Train, in 13 top lists Check
  17. 13 +6

    First Blood

    1982, in 5 top lists Check
  18. 21 -9

    Kill Bill: Vol. 2

    2004, in 9 top lists Check
  19. 59 -4

    300

    2006, in 6 top lists Check
  20. 26 +1

    Lethal Weapon

    1987, in 5 top lists Check
  21. 73 +9

    Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

    1984, in 11 top lists Check
  22. 20 -9

    Kill Bill: Vol. 1

    2003, in 18 top lists Check
  23. 89 -3

    Scarface

    1983, in 19 top lists Check
  24. 1 +9

    Die Hard

    1988, in 20 top lists Check
  25. 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
  26. 82 -9

    The Dark Knight

    2008, in 27 top lists Check
  27. 53 +8

    Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo

    1966 — a.k.a. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, in 29 top lists Check
  28. 39 -5

    The Adventures of Robin Hood

    1938, in 17 top lists Check
  29. 58 -2

    Baai ga jai

    1981 — a.k.a. The Prodigal Son, in 3 top lists Check
  30. 46 +1

    Ben-Hur

    1959, in 22 top lists Check
  31. 92 -9

    Breakdown

    1997, in 1 top list Check
  32. 79 -3

    The Bridge on the River Kwai

    1957, in 32 top lists Check
  33. 24 +5

    Bullitt

    1968, in 11 top lists Check
  34. 31 -9

    C'era una volta il West

    1968 — a.k.a. Once Upon a Time in the West, in 29 top lists Check
  35. 88 -1

    Cheung foh

    1999 — a.k.a. The Mission, in 5 top lists Check
  36. 38 -3

    Commando

    1985, in 2 top lists Check
  37. 44 +5

    Dao

    1995 — a.k.a. The Blade, in 3 top lists Check
  38. 95 +5

    Dip huet gai tau

    1990 — a.k.a. Bullet in the Head, in 2 top lists Check
  39. 25 +3

    Dip huet seung hung

    1989 — a.k.a. The Killer, in 16 top lists Check
  40. 64 +7

    The Dirty Dozen

    1967, in 8 top lists Check
  41. 80 -5

    Dirty Harry

    1971, in 17 top lists Check
  42. 60 -6

    Dou foh sin

    2007 — a.k.a. Flash Point, in 1 top list Check
  43. 57 -

    Dung fong tuk ying

    1987 — a.k.a. Eastern Condors, in 3 top lists Check
  44. 6 -1

    Enter the Dragon

    1973, in 14 top lists Check
  45. 19 -6

    Face/Off

    1997, in 7 top lists Check
  46. 54 +6

    Fai caan che

    1984 — a.k.a. Wheels on Meals, in 3 top lists Check
  47. 36 +1

    Fei lung mang jeung

    1988 — a.k.a. Dragons Forever, in 3 top lists Check
  48. 86 +3

    Fong Sai Yuk

    1993 — a.k.a. The Legend, in 3 top lists Check
  49. 41 -9

    The French Connection

    1971, in 23 top lists Check
  50. 71 -7

    From Russia with Love

    1963, in 4 top lists Check
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