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Nov 26, 2023 · You can check out our picks for the top action movies of 2023 below or dive into all IGN movie reviews. John Wick 4 Review - 10/10; Godzilla Minus One Review - 8/10; The Equalizer 3...
- 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%
- '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.
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- 'Casino Royale' (2006) Director: Martin Campbell. The James Bond series is one of the longest-running in cinema history, and it's a vitally important one within the action genre as a whole.
- 'The Bourne Ultimatum' (2007) Director: Paul Greengrass. Beginning with The Bourne Identity in 2002, the series about Jason Bourne - a CIA assassin struggling to recollect his past - proved hugely influential for the action genre.
- 'Avengers: Endgame' (2019) Directors: Anthony and Joe Russo. The impact of Avengers: Endgame is only truly felt when one's seen the majority of the MCU movies that came before it.
- 'RRR' (2022) Director: S.S. Rajamouli. In a year when some people began to express a certain amount of superhero fatigue, RRR stepped up to the plate and showed the world how modern action blockbusters should work.
- The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) James Bond had been in a slump since 1974’s lackluster “The Man With the Golden Gun.” But Roger Moore’s third time as the secret agent ended up being one of 007’s biggest crowd-pleasers, as “You Only Live Twice” director Lewis Gilbert returned to the franchise, pairing the secret agent with Russian counterpart XXX, aka Anya Amasova (Barbara Bach), who was the perfect foil for Moore’s debonair spy.
- Top Gun: Maverick (2022) Tom Cruise had long since established himself as willing guinea pig for any and all death-defying physical stunts when time came to follow up his first blockbuster, “Top Gun” — so why wouldn’t he fly the actual Navy vessels that the characters pilot in “Maverick”?
- The Fugitive (1993) This update of the classic ’60s TV series leaps from the original premise into a game of cat-and-mouse between grumpy old men Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones.
- Vanishing Point (1971) This dusty, greasy classic follows the revved-up adventures of Kowalski (Barry Newman), a delivery driver amped on speed, racing the police and everyone else on the road to get a Dodge Challenger from Colorado to San Francisco in record time.
Aug 11, 2021 · Rolling Stone ranks 50 best action movies ever — from James Bond to John Wick, 'Black Panther' to 'Mad Max: Fury Road.'
Jun 10, 2020 · Judging by the criteria of car chases, ticking time bombs, hand-to-hand combat, vigilante heroes, special effects, and genuinely great storytelling, these are the action movies with the best...
