AMP's The 40 Best Action/Martial Arts Movies of the Decade (2011-2020)
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Although continuously snubbed by critics and festivals, action movies still retain their popularity among mainstream audiences in particular, while a number of them frequently cross towards the cult category. The golden age of these movies, which parallels the pick of Hong Kong cinema and particularly of companies like Shaw Brothers, Golden Harvest and Milkyway Image, is long since gone. However, excellent productions continue to be released every year, with the scepters having been passed on to the ASEAN countries, particularly after the immense success of “The Raid”, which essentially kick-started a whole trend. At the same time, China/Hong Kong and S. Korea continue to release blockbusters of the category, while Japan always has the anime/manga adaptations, which frequently prove quite successful.
In an effort to select some of the best action/martial arts movies of the decade (2011-2020), we came up with 40 we felt were the ones that truly stand out in terms of quality, impact and sheer entertainment they offered. The order of this list could be different of course and the number much bigger, but our effort was towards presenting great films and not cataloguing all of them, always with a focus on diversity in style, themes, origin, and filmmaker.
NOTE: Two films currently missing:
#14 Geran (Areel Abu Bakar, 2020)
#33 We Will Not Die Tonight (Richard Somes, 2018)
Two extra films as #12 is a trilogy.
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Serbuan maut
2011 — a.k.a. The Raid: Redemption, in 2 top lists Check -
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Gangs of Wasseypur
2012, in 3 top lists Check -
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Ying
2018 — a.k.a. Shadow, in 0 top lists -
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Jallikattu
2019, in 0 top lists -
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Manyeo
2018 — a.k.a. The Witch: Part 1 - The Subversion, in 0 top lists -
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Busanhaeng
2016 — a.k.a. Train to Busan, in 4 top lists Check -
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The Night Comes for Us
2018, in 0 top lists -
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Thong Dee Fun Khao
2017, in 0 top lists -
9 new
Jailbreak
2017, in 0 top lists -
10 new
Headshot
2016, in 0 top lists Check -
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BuyBust
2018, in 0 top lists -
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Rurôni Kenshin: Meiji kenkaku roman tan
2012 — a.k.a. Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins, in 1 top list Check -
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Rurôni Kenshin: Kyôto taika-hen
2014 — a.k.a. Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno, in 0 top lists Check -
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Rurôni Kenshin: Densetsu no saigo-hen
2014 — a.k.a. Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends, in 0 top lists Check -
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Jûsan-nin no shikaku
2010 — a.k.a. 13 Assassins, in 1 top list Check -
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Gantz
2010, in 0 top lists Check -
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Mard Ko Dard Nahin Hota
2018 — a.k.a. The Man Who Feels No Pain, in 0 top lists -
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Kundo: Min-ran-eui si-dae
2014 — a.k.a. Kundo: Age of the Rampant, in 0 top lists Check -
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Mil-jeong
2016 — a.k.a. The Age of Shadows, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Fable
2019, in 0 top lists -
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Yip Man 3
2015 — a.k.a. Ip Man 3, in 0 top lists Check -
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Serbuan maut 2: Berandal
2014 — a.k.a. The Raid 2, in 2 top lists Check -
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Saat po long 2
2015 — a.k.a. Kill Zone 2, in 0 top lists Check -
24 new
Re: Born
2016, in 0 top lists Check -
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Alpha, The Right to Kill
2018, in 0 top lists -
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Choi-jong-byeong-gi hwal
2011 — a.k.a. War of the Arrows, in 0 top lists Check -
27 new
Mugen no jûnin
2017 — a.k.a. Blade of the Immortal, in 0 top lists Check -
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Aknyeo
2017 — a.k.a. The Villainess, in 1 top list -
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Xiu chun dao
2014 — a.k.a. Brotherhood of Blades, in 0 top lists Check -
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Ying xiong ben se 2018
2018 — a.k.a. A Better Tomorrow 2018, in 0 top lists -
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Wira
2019, in 0 top lists -
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Bhavesh Joshi Superhero
2018, in 0 top lists -
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Hong hai xing dong
2018 — a.k.a. Operation Red Sea, in 1 top list -
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Sanyangeui sigan
2020 — a.k.a. Time to Hunt, in 0 top lists -
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Ngai sing
2016 — a.k.a. Call of Heroes, in 0 top lists Check -
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Furie
2019 — a.k.a. Get In, in 0 top lists -
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Maria
2019, in 0 top lists -
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Chang-gwol
2018 — a.k.a. Rampant, in 0 top lists -
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Mulgoe
2018 — a.k.a. Monstrum, in 0 top lists -
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Akinjeon
2019 — a.k.a. The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil, in 0 top lists
Last updated on Apr 26, 2021 by Chilton; source