Empire's The 60 Best Action Movies
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"Action". To some it just means "violence", but the greats of action cinema give us something more, turning shootings, punching and explosions into a spectacular artform. From the taciturn classics of the '70s, through the one-man-army '80s, the mismatched-buddy '90s and on to the superheroic present day, allow Empire to guide you through 60 of our favourites.
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Die Hard
1988, in 21 top lists Check -
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Aliens
1986, in 24 top lists Check -
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Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1991, in 27 top lists Check -
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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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Shichinin no samurai
1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check -
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Predator
1987, in 9 top lists Check -
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The Matrix
1999, in 30 top lists Check -
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The Dark Knight
2008, in 27 top lists Check -
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The Terminator
1984, in 24 top lists Check -
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Mad Max: Fury Road
2015, in 23 top lists Check -
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First Blood
1982, in 5 top lists Check -
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Point Break
1991, in 9 top lists Check -
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The Driver
1978, in 6 top lists Check -
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Lat sau san taam
1992 — a.k.a. Hard Boiled, in 12 top lists Check -
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Casino Royale
2006, in 7 top lists Check -
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Fast Five
2011, in 2 top lists Check -
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Le salaire de la peur
1953 — a.k.a. The Wages of Fear, in 29 top lists Check -
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Serbuan maut
2011 — a.k.a. The Raid: Redemption, in 2 top lists Check -
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Commando
1985, in 2 top lists Check -
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Léon
1994 — a.k.a. Léon: The Professional, in 23 top lists Check -
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Crank
2006, in 0 top lists Check -
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RoboCop
1987, in 15 top lists Check -
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The General
1926, in 33 top lists Check -
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Goldfinger
1964, in 15 top lists Check -
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The Rock
1996, in 5 top lists Check -
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John Wick
2014, in 3 top lists Check -
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Safety Last!
1923, in 16 top lists Check -
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The Adventures of Robin Hood
1938, in 17 top lists Check -
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Ging chaat goo si
1985 — a.k.a. Police Story, in 10 top lists Check -
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The Vikings
1958, in 0 top lists Check -
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Dip huet seung hung
1989 — a.k.a. The Killer, in 16 top lists Check -
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The Bourne Ultimatum
2007, in 9 top lists Check -
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The Wild Bunch
1969, in 25 top lists Check -
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The Crow
1994, in 3 top lists Check -
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Mission: Impossible - Fallout
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Road House
1989, in 3 top lists Check -
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The Fugitive
1993, in 8 top lists Check -
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Wo hu cang long
2000 — a.k.a. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, in 27 top lists Check -
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Kung fu
2004 — a.k.a. Kung Fu Hustle, in 11 top lists Check -
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Ong-bak
2003 — a.k.a. Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior, in 2 top lists Check -
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Hell Drivers
1957, in 2 top lists Check -
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Captain America: Civil War
2016, in 2 top lists Check -
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Haywire
2011, in 0 top lists Check -
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Attack the Block
2011, in 2 top lists Check -
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Face/Off
1997, in 7 top lists Check -
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Brawl in Cell Block 99
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Mad Max 2
1981 — a.k.a. The Road Warrior, in 14 top lists Check -
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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
1984, in 11 top lists Check -
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Upgrade
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Speed
1994, in 9 top lists Check
Last updated on Apr 24, 2020 by Chilton; source