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. 46 +1

    Ben-Hur

    1959, in 22 top lists Check
  2. 9 -7

    Shichinin no samurai

    1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check
  3. 55 +4

    Spartacus

    1960, in 19 top lists Check
  4. 53 +8

    Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo

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

    Heat

    1995, in 23 top lists Check
  6. 89 -3

    Scarface

    1983, in 19 top lists Check
  7. 31 -9

    C'era una volta il West

    1968 — a.k.a. Once Upon a Time in the West, in 28 top lists Check
  8. 79 -3

    The Bridge on the River Kwai

    1957, in 32 top lists Check
  9. 102 -9

    Gladiator

    2000, in 25 top lists Check
  10. 82 -9

    The Dark Knight

    2008, in 27 top lists Check
  11. 64 +7

    The Dirty Dozen

    1967, in 8 top lists Check
  12. 50 -7

    Mission: Impossible - Fallout

    2018, in 5 top lists
    Check
  13. 8 -5

    The Wild Bunch

    1969, in 25 top lists Check
  14. 85 +5

    The Avengers

    2012, in 7 top lists Check
  15. 96 +3

    Jûsan-nin no shikaku

    2010 — a.k.a. 13 Assassins, in 1 top list Check
  16. 45 +3

    True Lies

    1994, in 5 top lists Check
  17. 19 -6

    Face/Off

    1997, in 7 top lists Check
  18. 10 -9

    Aliens

    1986, in 24 top lists Check
  19. 21 -9

    Kill Bill: Vol. 2

    2004, in 9 top lists Check
  20. 3 +5

    Terminator 2: Judgment Day

    1991, in 27 top lists Check
  21. 95 +5

    Dip huet gai tau

    1990 — a.k.a. Bullet in the Head, in 2 top lists Check
  22. 11 +10

    The Matrix

    1999, in 30 top lists Check
  23. 65 +5

    North by Northwest

    1959, in 30 top lists Check
  24. 76 +3

    The Rock

    1996, in 5 top lists Check
  25. 1 +9

    Die Hard

    1988, in 21 top lists Check
  26. 97 +1

    Miami Vice

    2006, in 4 top lists Check
  27. 61 -9

    Le salaire de la peur

    1953 — a.k.a. The Wages of Fear, in 29 top lists Check
  28. 75 +5

    Thunderball

    1965, in 4 top lists Check
  29. 81 -7

    Raging Bull

    1980, in 34 top lists Check
  30. 4 +3

    Lat sau san taam

    1992 — a.k.a. Hard Boiled, in 12 top lists Check
  31. 90 -5

    The Magnificent Seven

    1960, in 11 top lists Check
  32. 98 -1

    Swiri

    1999 — a.k.a. Shiri, in 3 top lists Check
  33. 32 +9

    Point Break

    1991, in 9 top lists Check
  34. 74 +7

    Ronin

    1998, in 1 top list Check
  35. 84 +7

    The Long Kiss Goodnight

    1996, in 2 top lists Check
  36. 93 +9

    Sorcerer

    1977, in 4 top lists Check
  37. 69 -3

    Star Wars

    1977, in 40 top lists Check
  38. 40 -7

    Mad Max: Fury Road

    2015, in 23 top lists Check
  39. 35 +3

    Oldeuboi

    2003 — a.k.a. Oldboy, in 34 top lists Check
  40. 37 -1

    Wo hu cang long

    2000 — a.k.a. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, in 27 top lists Check
  41. 78 -1

    Ying xiong

    2002 — a.k.a. Hero, in 6 top lists Check
  42. 42 +9

    The Bourne Identity

    2002, in 5 top lists Check
  43. 73 +9

    Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

    1984, in 11 top lists Check
  44. 59 -4

    300

    2006, in 6 top lists Check
  45. 48 -4

    The Professionals

    1966, in 2 top lists Check
  46. 30 -7

    Shao Lin san shi liu fang

    1978 — a.k.a. The 36th Chamber of Shaolin, in 8 top lists Check
  47. 67 +1

    Zatôichi

    2003 — a.k.a. The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi, in 6 top lists Check
  48. 15 +2

    The Bourne Ultimatum

    2007, in 9 top lists Check
  49. 71 -7

    From Russia with Love

    1963, in 4 top lists Check
  50. 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
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