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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. 1 +4

    The Adventures of Robin Hood

    1938, in 17 top lists Check
  2. 24 -20

    Adventures of Don Juan

    1948, in 1 top list Check
  3. 151 -80

    Dr. No

    1962, in 7 top lists Check
  4. 63 +32

    From Russia with Love

    1963, in 4 top lists Check
  5. 35 +64

    Goldfinger

    1964, in 15 top lists Check
  6. 210 +18

    Thunderball

    1965, in 4 top lists Check
  7. 164 -6

    Our Man Flint

    1966, in 2 top lists Check
  8. 140 +109

    You Only Live Twice

    1967, in 2 top lists Check
  9. 92 +154

    Where Eagles Dare

    1968, in 7 top lists Check
  10. 113 +43

    On Her Majesty's Secret Service

    1969, in 3 top lists Check
  11. 32 +32

    Diamonds Are Forever

    1971, in 2 top lists Check
  12. 4 +64

    Dirty Harry

    1971, in 17 top lists Check
  13. 55 -33

    Tang shan da xiong

    1971 — a.k.a. The Big Boss, in 4 top lists Check
  14. 62 +24

    Jing wu men

    1972 — a.k.a. Fist of Fury, in 8 top lists Check
  15. 181 +63

    Meng long guo jiang

    1972 — a.k.a. The Way of the Dragon, in 7 top lists Check
  16. 148 -107

    Cleopatra Jones

    1973, in 1 top list Check
  17. 5 +73

    Enter the Dragon

    1973, in 14 top lists Check
  18. 38 +89

    Live and Let Die

    1973, in 2 top lists Check
  19. 70 +63

    Magnum Force

    1973, in 2 top lists Check
  20. 86 +139

    The Three Musketeers

    1973, in 2 top lists Check
  21. 230 -205

    Black Belt Jones

    1974, in 1 top list Check
  22. 159 -38

    The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires

    1974 — a.k.a. The Seven Brothers Meet Dracula, in 3 top lists Check
  23. 175 -41

    The Man with the Golden Gun

    1974, in 1 top list Check
  24. 29 +26

    Death Race 2000

    1975, in 4 top lists Check
  25. 130 -53

    The Enforcer

    1976, in 2 top lists Check
  26. 146 -113

    Breaker! Breaker!

    1977, in 1 top list Check
  27. 131 -34

    The Gauntlet

    1977, in 2 top lists Check
  28. 123 +79

    Smokey and the Bandit

    1977, in 2 top lists Check
  29. 21 +186

    The Spy Who Loved Me

    1977, in 4 top lists Check
  30. 12 +196

    Star Wars

    1977, in 40 top lists Check
  31. 100 -51

    Convoy

    1978, in 1 top list Check
  32. 16 +58

    Jui kuen

    1978 — a.k.a. Drunken Master, in 9 top lists Check
  33. 135 +112

    The Wild Geese

    1978, in 1 top list Check
  34. 154 -73

    Escape to Athena

    1979, in 1 top list Check
  35. 212 -122

    A Force of One

    1979, in 1 top list Check
  36. 39 +91

    Mad Max

    1979, in 13 top lists Check
  37. 221 -79

    Moonraker

    1979, in 3 top lists Check
  38. 87 +155

    The Warriors

    1979, in 8 top lists Check
  39. 95 -78

    Battle Beyond the Stars

    1980, in 2 top lists Check
  40. 34 +53

    Flash Gordon

    1980, in 5 top lists Check
  41. 176 -23

    The Octagon

    1980, in 1 top list Check
  42. 45 +153

    Shogun Assassin

    1980, in 2 top lists Check
  43. 20 +56

    Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

    1980, in 25 top lists Check
  44. 33 +47

    Escape from New York

    1981, in 5 top lists Check
  45. 183 -100

    An Eye for an Eye

    1981, in 1 top list Check
  46. 104 -15

    For Your Eyes Only

    1981, in 2 top lists Check
  47. 8 +123

    Mad Max 2

    1981 — a.k.a. The Road Warrior, in 14 top lists Check
  48. 9 +163

    Raiders of the Lost Ark

    1981 — a.k.a. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, in 29 top lists Check
  49. 147 -112

    1990: I guerrieri del Bronx

    1982 — a.k.a. 1990: The Bronx Warriors, in 1 top list Check
  50. 23 +70

    48 Hrs.

    1982, in 3 top lists Check
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