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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Breakdown
1997, in 1 top list Check -
60 -6
Dou foh sin
2007 — a.k.a. Flash Point, in 1 top list Check -
96 +3
Jûsan-nin no shikaku
2010 — a.k.a. 13 Assassins, in 1 top list Check -
87 +1
Machete
2010, in 1 top list Check -
56 +2
Rambo
2008, in 1 top list Check -
74 +7
Ronin
1998, in 1 top list Check -
70 -5
Unleashed
2005, in 1 top list Check -
101 -7
War
2007, in 1 top list Check -
38 -3
Commando
1985, in 2 top lists Check -
95 +5
Dip huet gai tau
1990 — a.k.a. Bullet in the Head, in 2 top lists Check -
91 -7
Hap do Ko Fei
1992 — a.k.a. Full Contact, in 2 top lists Check -
84 +7
The Long Kiss Goodnight
1996, in 2 top lists Check -
17 -2
Ong-bak
2003 — a.k.a. Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior, in 2 top lists Check -
48 -4
The Professionals
1966, in 2 top lists Check -
68 -1
Qun long xi feng
1989 — a.k.a. Pedicab Driver, in 2 top lists Check -
66 +3
Runaway Train
1985, in 2 top lists Check -
23 +7
Serbuan maut
2011 — a.k.a. The Raid: Redemption, in 2 top lists Check -
58 -2
Baai ga jai
1981 — a.k.a. The Prodigal Son, in 3 top lists Check -
44 +5
Dao
1995 — a.k.a. The Blade, in 3 top lists Check -
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Dung fong tuk ying
1987 — a.k.a. Eastern Condors, in 3 top lists Check -
54 +6
Fai caan che
1984 — a.k.a. Wheels on Meals, in 3 top lists Check -
36 +1
Fei lung mang jeung
1988 — a.k.a. Dragons Forever, in 3 top lists Check -
86 +3
Fong Sai Yuk
1993 — a.k.a. The Legend, in 3 top lists Check -
62 -9
John Wick
2014, in 3 top lists Check -
100 -5
Kozure Ôkami: Sanzu no kawa no ubaguruma
1972 — a.k.a. Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx, in 3 top lists Check -
83 +9
Lung hing foo dai
1986 — a.k.a. Armour of God, in 3 top lists Check -
47 -1
Saat po long
2005 — a.k.a. Kill Zone, in 3 top lists Check -
98 -1
Swiri
1999 — a.k.a. Shiri, in 3 top lists Check -
94 +7
Xian si jue
1983 — a.k.a. Duel to the Death, in 3 top lists Check -
71 -7
From Russia with Love
1963, in 4 top lists Check -
27 -1
'A' gai wak
1983 — a.k.a. Project A, in 4 top lists Check -
77 +1
Ging chaat goo si III: Chiu kup ging chaat
1992 — a.k.a. Police Story 3, in 4 top lists Check -
49 -4
Ip Man
2008, in 4 top lists Check -
28 -3
Jui kuen II
1994 — a.k.a. The Legend of Drunken Master, in 4 top lists Check -
97 +1
Miami Vice
2006, in 4 top lists Check -
34 +5
Rambo: First Blood Part II
1985, in 4 top lists Check -
99 -3
Romancing the Stone
1984, in 4 top lists Check -
93 +9
Sorcerer
1977, in 4 top lists Check -
75 +5
Thunderball
1965, in 4 top lists Check -
14 +4
Wong Fei Hung II: Nam yee tung chi keung
1992 — a.k.a. Once Upon a Time in China II, in 4 top lists Check -
42 +9
The Bourne Identity
2002, in 5 top lists Check -
88 -1
Cheung foh
1999 — a.k.a. The Mission, in 5 top lists Check -
13 +6
First Blood
1982, in 5 top lists Check -
26 +1
Lethal Weapon
1987, in 5 top lists Check -
50 -7
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
2018, in 5 top lists -
76 +3
The Rock
1996, in 5 top lists Check -
45 +3
True Lies
1994, in 5 top lists Check -
72 -9
Vanishing Point
1971, in 5 top lists Check -
59 -4
300
2006, in 6 top lists Check -
63 +9
Ging chaat goo si juk jaap
1988 — a.k.a. Police Story 2, in 6 top lists Check
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