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. 94 +7

    Xian si jue

    1983 — a.k.a. Duel to the Death, in 3 top lists Check
  2. 88 -1

    Cheung foh

    1999 — a.k.a. The Mission, in 5 top lists Check
  3. 54 +6

    Fai caan che

    1984 — a.k.a. Wheels on Meals, in 3 top lists Check
  4. 9 -7

    Shichinin no samurai

    1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check
  5. 50 -7

    Mission: Impossible - Fallout

    2018, in 5 top lists
    Check
  6. 97 +1

    Miami Vice

    2006, in 4 top lists Check
  7. 39 -5

    The Adventures of Robin Hood

    1938, in 17 top lists Check
  8. 47 -1

    Saat po long

    2005 — a.k.a. Kill Zone, in 3 top lists Check
  9. 63 +9

    Ging chaat goo si juk jaap

    1988 — a.k.a. Police Story 2, in 6 top lists Check
  10. 62 -9

    John Wick

    2014, in 3 top lists Check
  11. 7 -3

    Ging chaat goo si

    1985 — a.k.a. Police Story, in 10 top lists Check
  12. 72 -9

    Vanishing Point

    1971, in 5 top lists Check
  13. 96 +3

    Jûsan-nin no shikaku

    2010 — a.k.a. 13 Assassins, in 1 top list Check
  14. 83 +9

    Lung hing foo dai

    1986 — a.k.a. Armour of God, in 3 top lists Check
  15. 86 +3

    Fong Sai Yuk

    1993 — a.k.a. The Legend, in 3 top lists Check
  16. 40 -7

    Mad Max: Fury Road

    2015, in 23 top lists Check
  17. 27 -1

    'A' gai wak

    1983 — a.k.a. Project A, in 4 top lists Check
  18. 77 +1

    Ging chaat goo si III: Chiu kup ging chaat

    1992 — a.k.a. Police Story 3, in 4 top lists Check
  19. 78 -1

    Ying xiong

    2002 — a.k.a. Hero, in 6 top lists Check
  20. 61 -9

    Le salaire de la peur

    1953 — a.k.a. The Wages of Fear, in 29 top lists Check
  21. 92 -9

    Breakdown

    1997, in 1 top list Check
  22. 93 +9

    Sorcerer

    1977, in 4 top lists Check
  23. 48 -4

    The Professionals

    1966, in 2 top lists Check
  24. 33 +7

    Ying hung boon sik

    1986 — a.k.a. A Better Tomorrow, in 10 top lists Check
  25. 95 +5

    Dip huet gai tau

    1990 — a.k.a. Bullet in the Head, in 2 top lists Check
  26. 30 -7

    Shao Lin san shi liu fang

    1978 — a.k.a. The 36th Chamber of Shaolin, in 8 top lists Check
  27. 28 -3

    Jui kuen II

    1994 — a.k.a. The Legend of Drunken Master, in 4 top lists Check
  28. 98 -1

    Swiri

    1999 — a.k.a. Shiri, in 3 top lists Check
  29. 66 +3

    Runaway Train

    1985, in 2 top lists Check
  30. 52 +10

    L'arrivée d'un train à La Ciotat

    1896 — a.k.a. The Arrival of a Train, in 13 top lists Check
  31. 23 +7

    Serbuan maut

    2011 — a.k.a. The Raid: Redemption, in 2 top lists Check
  32. 101 -7

    War

    2007, in 1 top list Check
  33. 49 -4

    Ip Man

    2008, in 4 top lists Check
  34. 85 +5

    The Avengers

    2012, in 7 top lists Check
  35. 24 +5

    Bullitt

    1968, in 11 top lists Check
  36. 74 +7

    Ronin

    1998, in 1 top list Check
  37. 99 -3

    Romancing the Stone

    1984, in 4 top lists Check
  38. 17 -2

    Ong-bak

    2003 — a.k.a. Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior, in 2 top lists Check
  39. 64 +7

    The Dirty Dozen

    1967, in 8 top lists Check
  40. 70 -5

    Unleashed

    2005, in 1 top list Check
  41. 75 +5

    Thunderball

    1965, in 4 top lists Check
  42. 56 +2

    Rambo

    2008, in 1 top list Check
  43. 71 -7

    From Russia with Love

    1963, in 4 top lists Check
  44. 87 +1

    Machete

    2010, in 1 top list Check
  45. 38 -3

    Commando

    1985, in 2 top lists Check
  46. 84 +7

    The Long Kiss Goodnight

    1996, in 2 top lists Check
  47. 51 -9

    Kung fu

    2004 — a.k.a. Kung Fu Hustle, in 11 top lists Check
  48. 37 -1

    Wo hu cang long

    2000 — a.k.a. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, in 27 top lists Check
  49. 34 +5

    Rambo: First Blood Part II

    1985, in 4 top lists Check
  50. 45 +3

    True Lies

    1994, in 5 top lists Check
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