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- 'Seven Samurai' (1954) The Climactic Battle. An epic that’s beyond influential, Seven Samurai is an essentially perfect movie, standing tall 70 years on from release as the gold standard when it comes to making exciting, approachable, and ambitious action cinema.
- 'Kill Bill Vol. 1' (2003) The Showdown at the House of Blue Leaves. One half of an amazing 4+ hour epic about revenge, Kill Bill Vol. 1 is the more action-heavy portion of the two-part action/crime/drama film by Quentin Tarantino.
- 'Police Story' (1985) The Shopping Mall Fight. Jackie Chan has been in so many great movies that more than a few have gone under the radar and feel, in a sense, underrated, especially among English-speaking audiences who know him mainly from his American films.
- 'Mad Max: Fury Road' (2015) Pretty much the whole movie. While Hard Boiled contains an extended action sequence that feels like it takes up one-third of the movie, Mad Max: Fury Road feels like it goes a step further by creating the sensation of a single chase scene across a post-apocalyptic desert stretched to two hours.
- The Bank Heist and Shootout - Heat
- The Border Crossing Scene - Sicario
- The Parkour Chase - Casino Royale
- The Bank Heist - The Dark Knight
- The Computer Hacking Scene - Mission: Impossible
- The Kitchen Fight - Raid 2
- The Train Fight - Spider-Man 2
- The Hallway Scene - Rogue One
- The Gravity-Shifting Hallway Scene - Inception
- The Freeway Chase - The Matrix Reloaded
Heat is about a gang of expert bank robbers, and the whole movie is leading up to the biggest job of their careers. Muroks1200 is quick to point out one of the most intense, thrilling, and realistic action sequences ever, which starts from when they enter the bank and ends after the biggest movie shootout ever. It's part of the reason why it's Mich...
Sicario is full of intense action scenes, whether it's the highway scene or the opening explosion. But Shawtywantarockstarthinks it's the border crossing scene that's one of the best action sequences ever. The Redditor remembers watching it for the second time, saying that it was such a "stressful scene even when I knew the outcome." The border cro...
Now that Daniel Craig's James Bond series is all wrapped up, he has left fans with a ton of huge action sequences, many of which are surprisingly realistic and gadget-less for the 007 franchise. According to Canadiansuperhuman, the best of them is the very first time audiences saw Craig in action, as he jumps between cranes hundreds of feet about t...
Ironically, the opening scene in The Dark Knight owes a lot to the huge bank heist in Heat, as it's clearly influenced by the 1995 crime thriller. Geecuecalls it "one of the best sequences ever." Though the most talked about thing of the scene is the Joker's big reveal, the way it cuts between each of the Joker's minions all doing their part for th...
Now seven films in and with an eighth one just around the corner, there are so many huge action scenes in the Mission: Impossible series. The stunts get bigger with each movie, whether it's the plane jump in Rogue Nation or the helicopter chase in Fallout, but the series came from relatively humble beginnings. Queenw_hipstur reminds users of the sc...
John Wick popularized "gun-fu," the movie fighting style that combines martial arts with expert weaponry skills, and it influenced a whole slew of other similar movies. However, The Raid did it first, and Raid 2turned the intense, brutal fight scenes up to 11. RELATED: The 10 Most Ridiculous Lines Of Dialogue Ever, According To Reddit Reddit user B...
Spider-Man 2, not to be confused with The Amazing Spider-Man 2 or Spider-Man: Far From Home, is known for being the perfect Marvel superhero sequel. It improves on its predecessor in almost every way, especially when it comes to the action scenes. Epraiderrefers to the fight scene that fluidly moves from being on top of the train, to inside the tra...
Where all of the Star Wars movies released since 2015 have heavily relied on fan service, there's actually a lack of it in Rogue One, which is partly why it's largely considered the best of the new movies. However, the biggest piece of fan service possible comes at the very end, and it's the most thrilling and terrifying scene of any Star Warsmovie...
Rogue One isn't the only movie that has an epic action scene in a hallway. It often seems like directors try to outdo each other by making the most exciting hallway scenes possible, as there's even one in the newly released No Time To Die. However, Reasonable_road_7647 doesn't just think the gravity shifting scene in Inception is the best movie hal...
With the release of the fourth movie in the series, The Matrix Resurrections, it's worth looking back at the original trilogy. And though the sequels didn't get the best reception in 2003, The Matrix Reloaded is only "bad" compared to its Matrix predecessor. The narrative might be too convoluted, but some of its action scenes are better than the on...
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- Raiders of the Lost Ark. Indiana Jones is one of the most iconic movie characters of all time (with his whip, hat, uncontrollable fear of snakes, and everlasting bleeding lip); everyone falls in love with Indy the second he is on-screen.
- Casino Royale. There can't be a list of the best action sequences of all time without the world's most famous spy: James Bond. Picking only one scene from this 60-year franchise is truly difficult.
- Mr. & Mrs. Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Smith is a fantastic combination of two of the most beloved movie genres: spy movies and rom-com. Using Angelina Jolie and Bad Pitt's charisma and chemistry in this movie creates some exceptionally dynamic scenes between the couple who want to kill each other - quite literally.
- Avengers: Endgame. Arguably one of the most epic battle scenes of all time, the final fight against Thanos still has the ability to move people even today.
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Feb 6, 2022 · His victory by knockout is a victory of sheer will and determination. Yu Shu Lien Vs. Jen Yu - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) The martial arts sequences made Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon an international hit; the acrobatic, ballet-like fighting style used by the movie’s characters made it stand out.
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Apr 8, 2022 · The greatest action movie scenes of the 21st century, including the Quentin Tarantino movie 'Kill Bill' featuring Uma Thurman, Lucy Liu, Michael Madsen and more.
Sep 16, 2015 · There are hundreds of unforgettable action scenes in the archives of cinema past. To try and specify any small number of them is nearly impossible, maybe even futile, but what’s the fun in not trying? Here you will find 30 great action scenes, separated by category (Chases, Shootouts/Battles, and Fight Scenes).
