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. 67 +1

    Zatôichi

    2003 — a.k.a. The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi, in 6 top lists Check
  2. 78 -1

    Ying xiong

    2002 — a.k.a. Hero, in 6 top lists Check
  3. 33 +7

    Ying hung boon sik

    1986 — a.k.a. A Better Tomorrow, in 10 top lists Check
  4. 94 +7

    Xian si jue

    1983 — a.k.a. Duel to the Death, in 3 top lists Check
  5. 14 +4

    Wong Fei Hung II: Nam yee tung chi keung

    1992 — a.k.a. Once Upon a Time in China II, in 4 top lists Check
  6. 37 -1

    Wo hu cang long

    2000 — a.k.a. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, in 27 top lists Check
  7. 8 -5

    The Wild Bunch

    1969, in 25 top lists Check
  8. 101 -7

    War

    2007, in 1 top list Check
  9. 72 -9

    Vanishing Point

    1971, in 5 top lists Check
  10. 70 -5

    Unleashed

    2005, in 1 top list Check
  11. 45 +3

    True Lies

    1994, in 5 top lists Check
  12. 75 +5

    Thunderball

    1965, in 4 top lists Check
  13. 3 +5

    Terminator 2: Judgment Day

    1991, in 27 top lists Check
  14. 18 -4

    The Terminator

    1984, in 24 top lists Check
  15. 98 -1

    Swiri

    1999 — a.k.a. Shiri, in 3 top lists Check
  16. 69 -3

    Star Wars

    1977, in 40 top lists Check
  17. 55 +4

    Spartacus

    1960, in 19 top lists Check
  18. 93 +9

    Sorcerer

    1977, in 3 top lists Check
  19. 9 -7

    Shichinin no samurai

    1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check
  20. 30 -7

    Shao Lin san shi liu fang

    1978 — a.k.a. The 36th Chamber of Shaolin, in 8 top lists Check
  21. 23 +7

    Serbuan maut

    2011 — a.k.a. The Raid: Redemption, in 2 top lists Check
  22. 89 -3

    Scarface

    1983, in 19 top lists Check
  23. 61 -9

    Le salaire de la peur

    1953 — a.k.a. The Wages of Fear, in 29 top lists Check
  24. 47 -1

    Saat po long

    2005 — a.k.a. Kill Zone, in 3 top lists Check
  25. 66 +3

    Runaway Train

    1985, in 2 top lists Check
  26. 74 +7

    Ronin

    1998, in 1 top list Check
  27. 99 -3

    Romancing the Stone

    1984, in 4 top lists Check
  28. 76 +3

    The Rock

    1996, in 5 top lists Check
  29. 12 +8

    RoboCop

    1987, in 15 top lists Check
  30. 34 +5

    Rambo: First Blood Part II

    1985, in 4 top lists Check
  31. 56 +2

    Rambo

    2008, in 1 top list Check
  32. 2 +7

    Raiders of the Lost Ark

    1981 — a.k.a. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, in 29 top lists Check
  33. 81 -7

    Raging Bull

    1980, in 34 top lists Check
  34. 68 -1

    Qun long xi feng

    1989 — a.k.a. Pedicab Driver, in 2 top lists Check
  35. 48 -4

    The Professionals

    1966, in 2 top lists Check
  36. 16 -

    Predator

    1987, in 9 top lists Check
  37. 32 +9

    Point Break

    1991, in 9 top lists Check
  38. 17 -2

    Ong-bak

    2003 — a.k.a. Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior, in 2 top lists Check
  39. 35 +3

    Oldeuboi

    2003 — a.k.a. Oldboy, in 34 top lists Check
  40. 65 +5

    North by Northwest

    1959, in 30 top lists Check
  41. 50 -7

    Mission: Impossible - Fallout

    2018, in 5 top lists
    Check
  42. 97 +1

    Miami Vice

    2006, in 4 top lists Check
  43. 11 +10

    The Matrix

    1999, in 30 top lists Check
  44. 90 -5

    The Magnificent Seven

    1960, in 11 top lists Check
  45. 40 -7

    Mad Max: Fury Road

    2015, in 23 top lists Check
  46. 5 +1

    Mad Max 2

    1981 — a.k.a. The Road Warrior, in 14 top lists Check
  47. 87 +1

    Machete

    2010, in 1 top list Check
  48. 83 +9

    Lung hing foo dai

    1986 — a.k.a. Armour of God, in 3 top lists Check
  49. 84 +7

    The Long Kiss Goodnight

    1996, in 2 top lists Check
  50. 26 +1

    Lethal Weapon

    1987, in 5 top lists Check
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