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100 Greatest Action Movies

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Criteria: These are the Greatest Action Movies chosen for their impact and influence on the action genre, critical acclaim, and popularity.

Last Updated: 2023-05-06
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Greatest Action Movies
 Title - (Year, Director) (Main Actors)
1. Raiders of the Lost Ark
(1981, Steven Spielberg) (Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman)
2. Die Hard
(1988, John McTiernan) (Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman)
3. Goldfinger
(1964, Guy Hamilton) (Sean Connery, Honor Blackman)
4. The Terminator
(1984, James Cameron) (Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton)
5. The Killer
(1989, John Woo) (Chow Yun-Fat, Danny Lee)
6. Enter the Dragon
(1973, Robert Clouse) (Bruce Lee, Kien Shih)
7. The Matrix
(1999, Larry and Andy Wachowski) (Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne)
8. Mad Max: Fury Road
(2015, George Miller) (Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult)
9. Lethal Weapon
(1987, Richard Donner) (Mel Gibson, Danny Glover)
10. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
(2000, Ang Lee) (Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh)
11. The Road Warrior
(1981, George Miller) (Mel Gibson, Bruce Spence)
12. Bullitt
(1968, Peter Yates) (Steve McQueen, Robert Vaughan)
13. From Russia With Love
(1963, Terence Young) (Sean Connery, Daniela Bianchi)
14. Terminator 2: Judgment Day
(1991, James Cameron) (Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton)
15. Skyfall
(2012, Sam Mendes) (Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem, Naomie Harris)
16. Once Upon a Time in China
(1991, Tsui Hark) (Jet Li, Yuen Biao)
17. Hard Boiled
(1992, John Woo) (Chow Yun-Fat, Tony Leung)
18. Predator
(1987, John McTiernan) (Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers)
19. The Bourne Ultimatum
(2007, Paul Greengrass) (Matt Damon, Julia Stiles)
20. Speed
(1994, Jan de Bont) (Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock)
21. The French Connection
(1971, William Friedkin) (Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider)
22. Kill Bill Vol. 1
(2004, Quentin Tarantino) (Uma Thurman, Lucy Liu)
23. Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
(1972, K. Misumi) (Tomisaburo Wakayama)
24. Furious 7
(2015, James Wan) (Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson)
25. Dr. No
(1962, Terence Young) (Sean Connery, Ursula Andress)
26. Mad Max
(1979, George Miller) (Mel Gibson, Joanne Samuel)
27. A Better Tomorrow
(1986, John Woo) (Chow Yun-Fat, Ti Lung)
28. Robocop
(1987, Paul Verhoeven) (Peter Weller, Nancy Allen)
29. The Fugitive
(1993, Andrew Davis) (Harrison Ford, Tommy Lee Jones)
30. Top Gun: Maverick
(2021, Joseph Kosinski) (Tom Cruise, Jennifer Connelly, Miles Teller)
31. The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
(1978, Chia-Liang Liu) (Chia-Hui Liu, Lieh Lo, Chia Yung Liu)
32. The Legend of Drunken Master
(1994, Chia-Liang Liu) (Jackie Chan, Ti Lung)
33. Fist of Fury
(1972, Lo Wei) (Bruce Lee, Nora Miao)
34. Police Story
(1985, Jackie Chan) (Jackie Chan, Brigitte Lin)
35. John Wick
(2014, Chad Stahelski) (Keanu Reeves, Michael Nyqvist, Alfie Allen)
36. Sin City
(2005, Robert Rodriguez, Frank Miller) (Bruce Willis, Jessica Alba)
37. Tokyo Drifter
(1966, Seijun Suzuki) (Tetsuya Watari, Chieko Matsubara)
38. Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
(2015, Christopher McQuarrie) (Tom Cruise)
39. First Blood
(1982, George P. Cosmatos) (Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna)
40. Clear and Present Danger
(1994, Phillip Noyce) (Harrison Ford, Willem Dafoe, Anne Archer)
41. Shaft
(1971, Gordon Parks) (Richard Roundtree, Moses Gunn)
42. Fast Five
(2011, Justin Lin) (Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster)
43. The Warriors
(1978, Walter Hill) (Michael Beck, James Remar)
44. Kill Bill Vol. 2
(2005, Quentin Tarantino) (Uma Thurman, David Carradine)
45. The Raid: Redemption
(2011, Gareth Evans) (Iko Uwais, Ananda George, Ray Sahetapy)
46. Taken
(2008, Pierre Morel) (Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Leland Orser)
47. Midnight Run
(1988, Martin Brest) (Robert De Niro, Charles Grodin)
48. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
(1969, Peter R. Hunt) (George Lazenby, Diana Rigg)
49. Cliffhanger
(1993, Renny Harlin) (Sylvester Stallone, John Lithgow)
50. Face/Off
(1997, John Woo) (John Travolta, Nicolas Cage)
51. The Rock
(1996, Michael Bay) (Sean Connery, Nicolas Cage)
52. La Femme Nikita
(1990, Luc Besson) (Anne Parillaud, Marc Duret)
53. Casino Royale
(2006, Martin Campbell) (Daniel Craig, Eva Green)
54. A Bullet in the Head
(1990, John Woo) (Tony Leung, Jackie Cheung)
55. Mission: Impossible - Fallout
(2018, Christopher McQuarrie) (Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames)
56. The Bourne Identity
(2002, Doug Liman) (Matt Damon, Franka Potente)
57. The Italian Job
(1969, Peter Collinson) (Michael Caine, Noel Coward)
58. The Getaway
(1972, Sam Peckinpah) (Steve McQueen, Ali McGraw)
59. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
(1989, Steven Spielberg) (Harrison Ford, Sean Connery)
60. Once Upon a Time in China II
(Tsui Hark, 1992) (Jet Li, Rosamund Kwan)
61. Ronin
(1998, John Frankenheimer) (Robert De Niro, Jean Reno, Natascha McElhone)
62. Patriot Games
(1992, Phillip Noyce) (Harrison Ford, Sean Bean, Anne Archer)
63. Salt
(2010, hillip Noyce) (Angelina Jolie, Liev Schreiber, Chiwetel Ejiofor)
64. Assault on Precinct 13
(1976, John Carpenter) (Austin Stoker, Darwin Joston)
65. Jack Reacher
(2012, hristopher McQuarrie) (Tom Cruise, Rosamund Pike, Richard Jenkins)
66. Léon (The Professional)
(1994, Luc Besson) (Jean Reno, Gary Oldman)
67. Hanna
(2011, Joe Wright) (Saoirse Ronan, Cate Blanchett, Eric Bana)
68. Desperado
(1995, Robert Rodriguez) (Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek)
69. Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx
(1972, K. Misumi) (Tomisaburo Wakayama)
70. John Wick: Chapter 2
(2017, Chad Stahelski) (Keanu Reeves, Ian McShane)
71. Battle Royale
(2000, Kinji Fukasaku) (Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda)
72. Air Force One
(1997, Wolfgang Petersen) (Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman)
73. The Spy Who Loved Me
(1977, Lewis Gilbert) (Roger Moore, Barbara Bach)
74. Thunderball
(1965, Terence Young) (Sean Connery, Claudine Auger)
75. John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
(2019, Chad Stahelski) (Keanu Reeves, Halle Berry, Ian McShane, Laurence Fishburne)
76. Goldeneye
(1995, Martin Campbell) (Pierce Brosnan, Sean Bean)
77. Lethal Weapon 2
(1989, Richard Donner) (Mel Gibson, Danny Glover)
78. The Fast and the Furious
(2001, Rob Cohen) (Paul Walker, Vin Diesel)
79. True Lies
(1994, James Cameron) (Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis)
80. Versus
(2000, Ryuhei Kitamura) (Tak Sakaguchi, Hideo Sakaki)
81. Ip Man
(2008, Wilson Yip) (Donnie Yen, Simon Yam, Siu-Wong Fan)
82. Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior
(2003, Prachya Pinkaew) (Tony Jaa, Petchtai Wongkamlao)
83. Escape from New York
(1981, John Carpenter) (Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef)
84. Mission: Impossible
(1996, Brian DePalma) (Tom Cruise, Jon Voight)
85. Under Siege
(1992, Andrew Davis) (Steven Seagal, Tommy Lee Jones)
86. Drunken Master
(1978, Yuen Woo-ping) (Jackie Chan, Siu Tien Yuen)
87. The Protector
(2005, Prachya Pinkaew) (Tony Jaa, Nathan Jones, Petchtai Wongkamlao)
88. Rambo: First Blood Part 2
(1985, George P. Cosmatos) (Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna)
89. Top Gun
(1986, Tony Scott) (Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer, Tim Robbins)
90. Hero
(2002, Zhang Yimou) (Jet Li, Tony Leung)
91. Con Air
(1997, Simon West) (Nicolas Cage, John Cusack)
92. El Mariachi
(1992, Robert Rodriguez) (Carlos Gallardo, Consuelo Gómez)
93. Rambo
(2008, Sylvester Stallone) (Sylvester Stallone, Julie Benz, Matthew Marsden)
94. Full Contact
(1993, Ringo Lam) (Chow Yun-Fat, Simon Yam)
95. Die Hard 2: Die Harder
(1990, Renny Harlin) (Bruce Willis, William Sadler)
96. The Bourne Supremacy
(2004, Paul Greengrass) (Matt Damon, Franka Potente)
97. The Transporter
(2002, Louis Leterrier, Corey Yuen) (Jason Statham, Qi Shu, Matt Schulze)
98. The Expendables 2
(2012, Simon West) (Sylvester Stallone, Liam Hemsworth)
99. Escape Plan
(2013, Mikael Håfström) (Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger)
100. Die Hard With a Vengeance
(1995, John McTiernan) (Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson)

Harrison Ford from the action movie Raiders of the Lost Ark
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Bruce Willis from the action movie Die Hard
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Sean Connery as James Bond
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Arnold Schwarzenegger from the action movie Terminator
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Tom Cruise from the action movie Mission Impossible Tom Cruise
Keanu Reeves from the action movie John Wick Chapter 3
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Chow Yun-Fat from the action movie The Killer
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101. Once Upon a Time in Mexico
(2003, Robert Rodriguez) (Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek)
102. No Time to Die
(2021, Cary Joji Fukunaga) (Daniel Craig, Rami Malek, Ana de Armas)
103. Fast & Furious 6
(2013, Justin Lin) (Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson)
104. Machete
(2010, Ethan Maniquis, Robert Rodriguez) (Danny Trejo, Michelle Rodriguez)
105. Atomic Blonde
(2017, David Leitch) (Charlize Theron, James McAvoy, John Goodman)
106. Death Wish
(1974, Michael Winner) (Charles Bronson, Hope Lange, Vincent Gardenia)
107. Commando
(1985, Mark L. Lester) (Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rae Dawn Chong)
108. The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
(2015, Guy Ritchie) (Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander)
109. The Long Kiss Goodnight
(1996, Renny Harlin) (Geena Davis, Samuel L. Jackson)
110. The Mechanic
(2011, Simon West) (Jason Statham, Ben Foster, Donald Sutherland)
111. Diamonds Are Forever
(1971, Guy Hamilton) (Sean Connery, Jill St. John)
112. Nobody
(2021, Ilya Naishuller) (Bob Odenkirk, Connie Nielsen, Christopher Lloyd, Aleksey Serebryakov)
113. The Equalizer
(2014, Antoine Fuqua) (Denzel Washington, Marton Csokas, Chloë)
114. Lady Snowblood
(1973, Toshiyo Fujita) (Meiko Kaji, Toshio Kurosawa)
115. House of Flying Daggers
(2004, Zhang Yimou) (Takeshi Kaneshiro, Andy Lau)
116. Live and Let Die
(1973, Guy Hamilton) (Roger Moore, Jane Seymour)
117. The Sword of Doom
(1966, Kihachi Okamoto) (Tatsuya Nakadai, Yûzô Kayama)
118. Spectre
(2015, Sam Mendes) (Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Léa Seydoux)
119. You Only Live Twice
(1967, Lewis Gilbert) (Sean Connery, Akiko Wakabayashi)
120. Licence to Kill
(1989, John Glen) (Timothy Dalton, Carey Lowell)
121. True Romance
(1993, Tony Scott) (Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette)
122. A Better Tomorrow II
(1987, John Woo) (Chow Yun-Fat, Dean Shek)
123. The Old Guard
(2020, Gina Prince-Bythewood) (Charlize Theron, KiKi Layne, Chiwetel Ejiofor)
124. The Sum of All Fears
(2002, Phil Alden Robinson) (Ben Affleck, Morgan Freeman)
125. Non-Stop
(2014, Jaume Collet-Serra) (Liam Neeson, Julianne Moore, Scoot McNairy)



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