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. 52 +10

    L'arrivée d'un train à La Ciotat

    1896 — a.k.a. The Arrival of a Train, in 13 top lists Check
  2. 22 +9

    The General

    1926, in 34 top lists Check
  3. 39 -5

    The Adventures of Robin Hood

    1938, in 17 top lists Check
  4. 61 -9

    Le salaire de la peur

    1953 — a.k.a. The Wages of Fear, in 29 top lists Check
  5. 9 -7

    Shichinin no samurai

    1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check
  6. 79 -3

    The Bridge on the River Kwai

    1957, in 32 top lists Check
  7. 46 +1

    Ben-Hur

    1959, in 22 top lists Check
  8. 65 +5

    North by Northwest

    1959, in 30 top lists Check
  9. 90 -5

    The Magnificent Seven

    1960, in 11 top lists Check
  10. 55 +4

    Spartacus

    1960, in 19 top lists Check
  11. 71 -7

    From Russia with Love

    1963, in 4 top lists Check
  12. 75 +5

    Thunderball

    1965, in 4 top lists Check
  13. 53 +8

    Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo

    1966 — a.k.a. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, in 28 top lists Check
  14. 48 -4

    The Professionals

    1966, in 2 top lists Check
  15. 64 +7

    The Dirty Dozen

    1967, in 8 top lists Check
  16. 24 +5

    Bullitt

    1968, in 11 top lists Check
  17. 31 -9

    C'era una volta il West

    1968 — a.k.a. Once Upon a Time in the West, in 28 top lists Check
  18. 8 -5

    The Wild Bunch

    1969, in 25 top lists Check
  19. 80 -5

    Dirty Harry

    1971, in 17 top lists Check
  20. 41 -9

    The French Connection

    1971, in 23 top lists Check
  21. 72 -9

    Vanishing Point

    1971, in 5 top lists Check
  22. 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
  23. 6 -1

    Enter the Dragon

    1973, in 14 top lists Check
  24. 93 +9

    Sorcerer

    1977, in 4 top lists Check
  25. 69 -3

    Star Wars

    1977, in 40 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. 81 -7

    Raging Bull

    1980, in 34 top lists Check
  28. 58 -2

    Baai ga jai

    1981 — a.k.a. The Prodigal Son, in 3 top lists Check
  29. 5 +1

    Mad Max 2

    1981 — a.k.a. The Road Warrior, in 14 top lists Check
  30. 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
  31. 13 +6

    First Blood

    1982, in 5 top lists Check
  32. 27 -1

    'A' gai wak

    1983 — a.k.a. Project A, in 4 top lists Check
  33. 89 -3

    Scarface

    1983, in 19 top lists Check
  34. 94 +7

    Xian si jue

    1983 — a.k.a. Duel to the Death, in 3 top lists Check
  35. 54 +6

    Fai caan che

    1984 — a.k.a. Wheels on Meals, in 3 top lists Check
  36. 73 +9

    Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

    1984, in 11 top lists Check
  37. 99 -3

    Romancing the Stone

    1984, in 4 top lists Check
  38. 18 -4

    The Terminator

    1984, in 24 top lists Check
  39. 38 -3

    Commando

    1985, in 2 top lists Check
  40. 7 -3

    Ging chaat goo si

    1985 — a.k.a. Police Story, in 10 top lists Check
  41. 34 +5

    Rambo: First Blood Part II

    1985, in 4 top lists Check
  42. 66 +3

    Runaway Train

    1985, in 2 top lists Check
  43. 10 -9

    Aliens

    1986, in 24 top lists Check
  44. 83 +9

    Lung hing foo dai

    1986 — a.k.a. Armour of God, in 3 top lists Check
  45. 33 +7

    Ying hung boon sik

    1986 — a.k.a. A Better Tomorrow, in 10 top lists Check
  46. 57 -

    Dung fong tuk ying

    1987 — a.k.a. Eastern Condors, in 3 top lists Check
  47. 26 +1

    Lethal Weapon

    1987, in 5 top lists Check
  48. 16 -

    Predator

    1987, in 9 top lists Check
  49. 12 +8

    RoboCop

    1987, in 15 top lists Check
  50. 1 +9

    Die Hard

    1988, in 21 top lists Check
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