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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  1. 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
  2. 17 -2

    Ong-bak

    2003 — a.k.a. Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior, in 2 top lists Check
  3. 96 +3

    Jûsan-nin no shikaku

    2010 — a.k.a. 13 Assassins, in 1 top list Check
  4. 51 -9

    Kung fu

    2004 — a.k.a. Kung Fu Hustle, in 11 top lists Check
  5. 4 +3

    Lat sau san taam

    1992 — a.k.a. Hard Boiled, in 12 top lists Check
  6. 52 +10

    L'arrivée d'un train à La Ciotat

    1896 — a.k.a. The Arrival of a Train, in 13 top lists Check
  7. 30 -7

    Shao Lin san shi liu fang

    1978 — a.k.a. The 36th Chamber of Shaolin, in 8 top lists Check
  8. 78 -1

    Ying xiong

    2002 — a.k.a. Hero, in 6 top lists Check
  9. 25 +3

    Dip huet seung hung

    1989 — a.k.a. The Killer, in 16 top lists Check
  10. 23 +7

    Serbuan maut

    2011 — a.k.a. The Raid: Redemption, in 2 top lists Check
  11. 49 -4

    Ip Man

    2008, in 4 top lists Check
  12. 61 -9

    Le salaire de la peur

    1953 — a.k.a. The Wages of Fear, in 29 top lists Check
  13. 6 -1

    Enter the Dragon

    1973, in 14 top lists Check
  14. 35 +3

    Oldeuboi

    2003 — a.k.a. Oldboy, in 34 top lists Check
  15. 48 -4

    The Professionals

    1966, in 2 top lists Check
  16. 66 +3

    Runaway Train

    1985, in 2 top lists Check
  17. 84 +7

    The Long Kiss Goodnight

    1996, in 2 top lists Check
  18. 70 -5

    Unleashed

    2005, in 1 top list Check
  19. 99 -3

    Romancing the Stone

    1984, in 4 top lists Check
  20. 75 +5

    Thunderball

    1965, in 4 top lists Check
  21. 56 +2

    Rambo

    2008, in 1 top list Check
  22. 34 +5

    Rambo: First Blood Part II

    1985, in 4 top lists Check
  23. 74 +7

    Ronin

    1998, in 1 top list Check
  24. 24 +5

    Bullitt

    1968, in 11 top lists Check
  25. 62 -9

    John Wick

    2014, in 3 top lists Check
  26. 38 -3

    Commando

    1985, in 2 top lists Check
  27. 71 -7

    From Russia with Love

    1963, in 4 top lists Check
  28. 64 +7

    The Dirty Dozen

    1967, in 8 top lists Check
  29. 90 -5

    The Magnificent Seven

    1960, in 11 top lists Check
  30. 32 +9

    Point Break

    1991, in 9 top lists Check
  31. 39 -5

    The Adventures of Robin Hood

    1938, in 17 top lists Check
  32. 26 +1

    Lethal Weapon

    1987, in 5 top lists Check
  33. 87 +1

    Machete

    2010, in 1 top list Check
  34. 13 +6

    First Blood

    1982, in 5 top lists Check
  35. 45 +3

    True Lies

    1994, in 5 top lists Check
  36. 8 -5

    The Wild Bunch

    1969, in 25 top lists Check
  37. 80 -5

    Dirty Harry

    1971, in 17 top lists Check
  38. 76 +3

    The Rock

    1996, in 5 top lists Check
  39. 19 -6

    Face/Off

    1997, in 7 top lists Check
  40. 16 -

    Predator

    1987, in 9 top lists Check
  41. 5 +1

    Mad Max 2

    1981 — a.k.a. The Road Warrior, in 14 top lists Check
  42. 55 +4

    Spartacus

    1960, in 19 top lists Check
  43. 12 +8

    RoboCop

    1987, in 15 top lists Check
  44. 73 +9

    Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

    1984, in 11 top lists Check
  45. 59 -4

    300

    2006, in 6 top lists Check
  46. 42 +9

    The Bourne Identity

    2002, in 5 top lists Check
  47. 97 +1

    Miami Vice

    2006, in 4 top lists Check
  48. 21 -9

    Kill Bill: Vol. 2

    2004, in 9 top lists Check
  49. 37 -1

    Wo hu cang long

    2000 — a.k.a. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, in 27 top lists Check
  50. 41 -9

    The French Connection

    1971, in 23 top lists Check
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