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The "250 key movies" rated and reviewed in the book Action! The Action Movie A-Z (1997) by Marshall Julius.

Author's ratings:
1-14 *****, 15-22 ****½, 23-51 ****, 52-92: ***½, 93-140: ***, 141-182: **½, 183-211 **, 212-226 *½, 227-244 *, 245-250 ½

"Vengeful cops and car chases, lunatic villains and martial arts masters, male-bonding, gun fights and super secret agents, swords and sorcerers, wartime Nazi-bashing, boys' own adventures, casual destruction and general death-defiance... this is what we want to see, and if you feel the same way, "Action!" is for you, a fan's guide to the wackiest genre of 'em all, with 250 key movies rated and reviewed" -Introduction

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  1. 130 -53

    The Enforcer

    1976, in 2 top lists Check
  2. 159 -38

    The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires

    1974 — a.k.a. The Seven Brothers Meet Dracula, in 3 top lists Check
  3. 70 +63

    Magnum Force

    1973, in 2 top lists Check
  4. 241 -23

    Tank Girl

    1995, in 2 top lists Check
  5. 95 -78

    Battle Beyond the Stars

    1980, in 2 top lists Check
  6. 72 +75

    New Jack City

    1991, in 3 top lists Check
  7. 250 -71

    Red Scorpion

    1988, in 1 top list Check
  8. 110 +29

    Missing in Action

    1984, in 1 top list Check
  9. 66 +43

    Invasion U.S.A.

    1985 — a.k.a. Invasion USA, in 1 top list Check
  10. 26 -18

    American Ninja

    1985, in 1 top list Check
  11. 150 -102

    Conan the Destroyer

    1984, in 2 top lists Check
  12. 55 -33

    Tang shan da xiong

    1971 — a.k.a. The Big Boss, in 4 top lists Check
  13. 67 +44

    Ivanhoe

    1952, in 2 top lists Check
  14. 238 -58

    Red Sonja

    1985, in 2 top lists Check
  15. 45 +153

    Shogun Assassin

    1980, in 2 top lists Check
  16. 164 -6

    Our Man Flint

    1966, in 2 top lists Check
  17. 81 -63

    The Beastmaster

    1982, in 3 top lists Check
  18. 194 -125

    Dirty Mary Crazy Larry

    1974, in 2 top lists Check
  19. 129 -119

    Lung hing foo dai

    1986 — a.k.a. Armour of God, in 3 top lists Check
  20. 46 +58

    The Hidden

    1987, in 2 top lists Check
  21. 165 -2

    Ging chaat goo si juk jaap

    1988 — a.k.a. Police Story 2, in 6 top lists Check
  22. 119 +74

    Hung fan kui

    1995 — a.k.a. Rumble in the Bronx, in 3 top lists Check
  23. 193 -134

    Death Wish 3

    1985, in 2 top lists Check
  24. 247 -189

    Death Wish II

    1982, in 1 top list Check
  25. 121 +74

    Runaway Train

    1985, in 2 top lists Check
  26. 192 -135

    Death Wish

    1974, in 3 top lists Check
  27. 54 -34

    Ying hung boon sik

    1986 — a.k.a. A Better Tomorrow, in 10 top lists Check
  28. 242 -73

    The Punisher

    1989, in 1 top list Check
  29. 115 +49

    Ging chaat goo si III: Chiu kup ging chaat

    1992 — a.k.a. Police Story 3, in 4 top lists Check
  30. 34 +53

    Flash Gordon

    1980, in 5 top lists Check
  31. 62 +24

    Jing wu men

    1972 — a.k.a. Fist of Fury, in 8 top lists Check
  32. 89 +145

    Trancers

    1984, in 2 top lists Check
  33. 78 +99

    Red Dawn

    1984, in 3 top lists Check
  34. 29 +26

    Death Race 2000

    1975, in 4 top lists Check
  35. 123 +79

    Smokey and the Bandit

    1977, in 2 top lists Check
  36. 22 +228

    Zulu

    1964, in 8 top lists Check
  37. 64 +37

    Lat sau san taam

    1992 — a.k.a. Hard Boiled, in 12 top lists Check
  38. 32 +32

    Diamonds Are Forever

    1971, in 2 top lists Check
  39. 226 -98

    The Living Daylights

    1987, in 1 top list Check
  40. 239 -27

    Striking Distance

    1993, in 1 top list Check
  41. 16 +58

    Jui kuen

    1978 — a.k.a. Drunken Master, in 9 top lists Check
  42. 189 -138

    Cutthroat Island

    1995, in 1 top list Check
  43. 84 +33

    Dip huet seung hung

    1989 — a.k.a. The Killer, in 16 top lists Check
  44. 131 -34

    The Gauntlet

    1977, in 2 top lists Check
  45. 213 +27

    A View to a Kill

    1985, in 1 top list Check
  46. 191 -135

    Death Warrant

    1990, in 1 top list Check
  47. 236 -84

    Nowhere to Run

    1993, in 1 top list Check
  48. 214 -190

    Bird on a Wire

    1990, in 2 top lists Check
  49. 134 +71

    The Specialist

    1994, in 1 top list Check
  50. 57 -10

    Conan the Barbarian

    1982, in 4 top lists Check
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