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- Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger (T-800), Linda Hamilton (Sarah Connor), Edward Furlong (John Connor) Run-Time: 2h 16m. Rotten Tomatoes Score: 91%
- Die Hard (1988) Cast: Bruce Willis (John McClane), Alan Rickman (Hans Gruber), Alexander Godunov (Karl) Run-Time: 2h 11m. Rotten Tomatoes Score: 94% Where To Watch: Hulu.
- The Matrix (1999) Cast: Keanu Reeves (Neo), Carrie-Anne Moss (Trinity), Laurence Fishburne (Morpheus) Run-Time: 2h 16m. Rotten Tomatoes Score: 83% Where To Watch: Max.
- Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) Cast: Tom Hardy (Max Rockatansky)), Charlize Theron (Imperator Furiosa), Nicholas Hoult (Nux) Run-Time: 2h. Rotten Tomatoes Score: 97%
- 50 'Coffy'
- 49 'Sorcerer'
- 48 'Goldfinger'
- 47 'North by Northwest'
- 46 'Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One'
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Directed by Jack Hill
Few actors or actresses have ever been quite as cool as Pam Grier, especially when she was at the height of her popularity in the 1970s (though she had a great comeback in the 1990s, partly thanks to Jackie Brown). Of her early films, Coffy and Foxy Brown are likely Grier's most iconic, with the former being the slightly stronger one overall, particularly for those after a satisfying crime/action movie. Coffy sees a nurse taking matters into her own hands when the drugs and crime that surroun...
Directed by William Friedkin
It's always hard to top a film that’s already seen as a classic when it comes to doing a reboot/remake, and William Friedkin therefore had a difficult task ahead of him when it came to making Sorcerer. This 1977 film is a reimagining of The Wages of Fear, which is one of the best movies of the 1950s. Both films are white-knuckle thriller/adventure films, following individuals tasked with transporting highly explosive material across rough terrain. It's hard to say which is better between The...
Directed by Guy Hamilton
Though it feels like the James Bond movies have been around forever, back in 1964, the film series was relatively new. In fact, Goldfinger was only the third of the bunch, but to this date, it’s still usually considered up there as one of the greatest movies featuring 007, and includes perhaps Sean Connery’s greatest single performance in the lead roleout of all of them. Narratively, Goldfingeris typical spy/adventure/action stuff, with the main villain having an ambitious plan that involves...
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Though he made many great movies throughout his time, few Alfred Hitchcock films can strictly be labeled as action movies. Most of the time, Hitchcock was focused on suspense, favoring the build-up to an explosion more than showing the explosion itself, for example. But then came North by Northwest, which was one of his most action-packed efforts and showed the filmmaker was more than capable of tackling that broadest and most wide-appealing of genres. North by Northwest is also a thriller, a...
Directed by Christopher McQuarrie
It’s not the easiest thing in the world to label one of the Mission: Impossible movies as the best, as they all have different things to offer while having generally consistent action and sequences of impressive stunt work. The ever-committed Tom Cruise sought to outdo what had been done in previous installments with 2023’s Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, and the results were largely successful and genuinely thrilling. Like any Mission: Impossible movie, the plot of Dead Reckon...
From classics like 'Die Hard' and 'Aliens' to newer hits like 'John Wick' and 'Mission: Impossible', this list celebrates the best action movies ever made. See the full ranking, with images, summaries, and where to watch each film.
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Nov 26, 2023 · A list of the best action movies ever made, voted on by IGN's biggest action fans. From Captain America to John Wick, from Casino Royale to RRR, these films deliver thrills, spectacle, and legacy.
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- ‘The Man From U.N.C.L.E.’ (2015) You don’t need to be familiar with the original 1960s spy show — the one where Robert Vaughn and David McCallum got into Bond-lite adventures (though to be fair, Ian Fleming was a creative consultant for the series) — to dig Guy Ritchie’s big-screen adaptation, which channels the era’s espionage-a-go-go style while adding a dash of Cold War grit.
- ‘Escape From New York’ (1981) When the President’s plane goes down behind the walls of the nation’s most dangerous, maximum-security penal colony — a.k.a.
- ‘Dead or Alive’ (1999) You might possibly accuse Takashi Miike’s yakuza flick of being a little derivative in the narrative department: A cop (Sho Aikawa) is determined to take down a mobster (Riki Takeuchi) by any means necessary.
- ‘The Rock’ (1996) Welcome…to the Rock. The best Michael Bay movie by a huge margin (all apologies, Armageddon fans) turns Alcatraz into the sight of a hostage situation, with a gung-ho rogue general (Ed Harris) threatening to reduce the Bay Area to rubble.
- 'The Dark Knight' (2008) IMDb Rating: 9.0/10. Nolan’s second installment in the titular trilogy, The Dark Knight, is still among the best live-action portrayals of Batman.
- 'The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King' (2003) IMDb Rating: 9.0/10. Based on J. R. R. Tolkien’s eponymous 1955 novel, director Peter Jackson’s The Return of the King masterfully weaves together the major storylines depicted in the first two movies of the trilogy.
- 'Inception' (2010) IMDb Rating: 8.8/10. Often cited alongside the best sci-fi movies of all time, director Christopher Nolan’s Inception follows a group of professional thieves led by Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio).
- 'The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring' (2001) IMDb Rating: 8.8/10. The film that first transported countless fans to Middle-earth, The Fellowship of the Ring depicts the fantastical story of Frodo, whose fate becomes intertwined with the One Ring.
Jul 14, 2023 · From Die Hard to Kill Bill, from The Spy Who Loved Me to Top Gun: Maverick, Variety ranks the greatest action movies of all time. See the criteria, the reviews and the photos of the films that made the cut.
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Dec 5, 2023 · Discover the ultimate action movie classics. From 'Die Hard' to 'The Matrix,' your adrenaline fix awaits with the 25 greatest action movies of all time.
