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Aug 1, 2024 · 39 reranks. Voting Rules. Vote up the action movie characters who walk away from an explosion. There are certain things that make the best movie heroes completely badass — that swagger, that awesome style and most of all, the ability to deliver in a pinch.
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- Ellen Ripley — 'Alien' series (1979 -1997) Though there have been a few on-screen heroines before Ridley Scott's Alien, many believe that the film birthed the female action hero.
- Sarah Connor — 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day' (1991) The Terminator's Sarah Connor, played by Linda Hamilton, has arguably always been a bit ahead of her time (no pun intended), making for the perfect protagonist for the franchise.
- Foxy Brown — 'Foxy Brown' (1974) In the celebrated 1974 blaxploitation film Foxy Brown, a strong vigilante (Pam Grier) takes a job as a high-class escort to exact revenge on the mobsters who murdered her boyfriend.
- The Bride — 'Kill Bill' (2003-2004) In Quentin Tarantino's famed Kill Bill, Uma Thurman steps into the shoes of the iconic unnamed protagonist, who viewers later learn is named Beatrix Kiddo.
Top 50 Male Action Stars over the last 30 years that are usually cast as the main hero of the movie (unless they are iconic villains). There is no official ranking, however, I have tried to place them in the decade when they broke through.
May 19, 2024 · From Luke Skywalker to Ellen Ripley to Superman, this is Collider's ranking of the best movie heroes of all time.
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Jul 22, 2024 · Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman have an epic teamup in "Deadpool & Wolverine," and both characters make our top 50 best action movie heroes list.
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Sep 2, 2013 · The Action Hero: Leaving aside the quality of the actual films the character has appeared in, there are few action heroines of recent years as iconic as Angelina Jolie's denim-shorted ...
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Sep 7, 2023 · The most iconic action heroes in film entertained fans with wild stunts and exciting stories, from Kill Bill's The Bride to Die Hard's John McClane.
