
The Best Action Movies Of All Time

50. La Femme Nikita
Instead of prison, convicted felon Nikita is transformed into a skilled spy and assassin under a new identity. | © Gaumont Distribution

49. Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
A seasoned bank robber teams up with a brash young sidekick to reunite his old crew for a bold new heist. | © United Artists

48. Saving Private Ryan
Following the Normandy Landings, a group of U.S. soldiers embarks on a perilous mission to rescue a paratrooper whose brothers were killed in action. | © DreamWorks Pictures

47. RoboCop
In a dystopic and crime-ridden Detroit, a fatally wounded cop is resurrected as a cyborg, battling crime while grappling with fragmented memories of his past. | © Orion Pictures

46. V for Vendetta
In a future British dystopian society, a shadowy freedom fighter "V" seeks to overthrow a tyrannical regime with the aid of a young woman. | © Warner Bros. Pictures

45. The Outlaw Josey Wales
After his family is brutally murdered by Union soldiers, a Missouri farmer named Josey Wales joins a Confederate guerrilla unit, embarking on a bloody and relentless quest for revenge. | © Warner Bros. Pictures

44. Dirty Harry
Police Inspector "Dirty" is assigned to track down the crazed psychopath the Scorpio Killer terrorizing San Francisco in a deadly game of cat and mouse. | © Warner Bros. Pictures

43. Hero
A skilled warrior named Nameless recounts his journey to the King of Qin, detailing his encounters and ultimate defeat of three powerful assassins sent to kill the King. | © Beijing New Picture Film

42. Sin City
An exploration of the dark and miserable Basin City and three of its residents, all of whom are caught up in violent corruption. | © Miramax Films

41. The Warriors
A street gang known as the Warriors must fight its way from the Bronx to its home turf on Coney Island after being falsely accused of the gang leader's murder. | © Paramount Pictures

40. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Blacksmith Will Turner and pirate Jack Sparrow unite to rescue Elizabeth Swann, the governor's daughter and his love, from a cursed crew of undead pirates. | © Disney

39. Heat
A crew of professional thieves faces intense pressure from the LAPD after leaving a critical clue during their latest heist. | © Warner Bros. Pictures

38. Kung Fu Hustle
In 1940s Shanghai, a wannabe gangster gets caught between the notorious Axe Gang and the extraordinary residents of a feisty housing complex. | © Columbia Pictures

37. Wonder Woman
The Amazonian warrior Diana Prince discovers her destiny when a pilot crashes and reveals the horrors of WWI. Leaving her home behind, she embarks on a dangerous mission to the outside world. | © Marvel Studios

36. The Fugitive
Dr. Richard Kimble, falsely accused of murdering his wife, must find the real killer while being the target of a nationwide manhunt led by a seasoned U.S. Marshal. | © Warner Bros. Pictures

35. Braveheart
Scottish hero William Wallace leads a rebellion against England to fight for the freedom of his country from the tyranny of King Edward I. | © 20th Century Fox

34. Predator
A highly trained special forces team is sent on a mission in the Central American jungle, only to find themselves hunted by a technologically advanced predator. | © 20th Century Fox

33. Avengers: Endgame
Following Thanos' snap that wiped out half of all life in the universe, the remaining Avengers must regroup and devise a desperate plan to undo the catastrophic damage and restore balance. | © Marvel Universe

32. Goldfinger
While investigating a gold magnate's smuggling, James Bond uncovers a plot to contaminate the Fort Knox gold reserve. | © United Artists

31. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
While Frodo and Sam edge closer to Mordor with the help of the shifty Gollum, the divided fellowship makes a stand against Sauron's new ally, Saruman, and his hordes of Isengard. | © New Line Cinema

30. A Better Tomorrow
An ex-gangster struggles to mend his relationship with his policeman brother while battling ties to his criminal past. | © Golden Princess Film Production

29. Fist of Fury
In occupied Shanghai, a martial arts prodigy battles a Japanese dojo which seeks the demise of his master's fighting school. | © Golden Harvest

28. Gladiator
A disgraced Roman General sets out to exact vengeance against the corrupt emperor, embarking on a bloody path and challenging the very foundations of Roman power. | © Universal Pictures

27. Fast Five
Dominic Toretto and his crew plan a massive heist in Brazil to earn their freedom while evading a ruthless drug lord and a relentless federal agent. | © Universal Pictures

26. Logan
In a future where mutants are nearly extinct, an ageing Logan, burdened by the weight of his past, seeks to live a quiet life. But when Laura, a mutant child pursued by scientists, comes to him for help, he must get her to safety. | © 20th Century Fox

25. Fearless
This biographical film follows Huo Yuanjia, a revered Chinese martial arts master and the founder of the Jin Wu Sports Federation. | © Edko Films

24. Jurassic Park
On a remote island, a billionaire creates a thrilling theme park populated with genetically resurrected dinosaurs. However, when a catastrophic power failure disrupts the park's security systems, creatures run loose, putting everyone's lives in danger. | © Universal Pictures

23. Mission: Impossible — Fallout
Ethan Hunt, along with his IMF team, sets out to stop the terrorists who plan to detonate three plutonium cores for a simultaneous nuclear attack on different cities. | © Paramount Pictures

22. Rocky
Rocky Balboa, a small-time Philadelphia boxer, gets an unexpected shot at glory when he's chosen to fight the world heavyweight champion. Against all odds, he pushes himself to his limits to prove that even the most unlikely contender can achieve greatness. | © United Artists

21. Casino Royale
James Bond, newly minted with a 007 license, embarks on his first mission to defeat a wealthy international terrorist financier in a high-stakes poker game at the luxurious Casino Royale in Montenegro. | © Columbia Pictures

20. The Bourne Identity
A man with no memory washes ashore, riddled with bullets and carrying a hidden cache of foreign currency. As he races to uncover his true identity, he finds himself hunted by ruthless assassins. | © Universal Pictures

19. Police Story
A Hong Kong cop is framed for murder by a drug lord he's pursuing and must clear his name while dodging danger at every turn. | © Golden Harvest

18. The Dirty Dozen
During World War II, a rebellious U.S. Army Major trains twelve convicted murderers for a deadly mission to assassinate German officers. | © MGM

17. Kill Bill: Volume 1
Awakening from a four-year coma, a former assassin seeks revenge against her former team who betrayed her. | © Miramax Films

16. Léon: The Professional
After her family is murdered, 12-year-old Mathilda is taken in by Léon, a professional hitman, and begins to learn his lethal trade, which creates an unusual bond. | © Disney

15. Oldboy
After being kidnapped and imprisoned for fifteen years, Oh Dae-Su is free and has only five days to find his mysterious captor and find out the motive behind his long imprisonment. | © CJ Entertainment

14. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
A young warrior steals a legendary sword and embarks on a romantic adventure with a mysterious man across ancient China. | © Sony Pictures Classics

13. Raiders of the Lost Ark
Indiana Jones, a renowned archaeologist, embarks on a perilous quest to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis could obtain the extraordinary powers of this relic. | © Paramount Pictures

12. Aliens
Decades after her surviving the Nostromo incident, Ellen Ripley is drawn back into the fight when she is sent to investigate the disappearance of a colony on a distant moon, only to discover a deadly new breed of the alien. | © 20th Century Fox

11. Inception
A skilled chief who uses dream-sharing technology to steal corporate secrets is tasked with an impossible mission to plant an idea into the mind of a powerful CEO. However, his troubled past threatens to doom the project. | © Warner Bros. Pictures

10. Black Panther
After the death of his father, T'Challa, the newly crowned king of the technologically advanced and isolated nation of Wakanda, must confront a challenger from his country's past. | © Marvel Studios

9. Hard Boiled
In a gritty crime drama, a tough-as-nails Hong Kong cop teams up with an undercover agent to shut down a ruthless mobster's criminal empire. | © Milestone Pictures

8. Enter the Dragon
A skilled martial artist enters a deadly tournament on a fortified island to spy on a rogue monk turned opium lord. | © Warner Bros. Pictures

7. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Three bounty hunters, the honorable, the ruthless, and the cunning form an uneasy alliance in a race to find a fortune in gold buried in a remote cemetery during the chaos of the American Civil War. | © United Artists

6. The Matrix
The world of computer hacker Neo shatters when he discovers the shocking truth: reality is a computer-generated illusion controlled by malevolent machines. | © Warner Bros. Pictures

5. Mad Max: Fury Road
In a post-apocalyptic wasteland, Imperator Furiosa leads a group of women on a daring escape from a warlord. They must fight their way across the desert, battling against overwhelming odds to reach freedom. | © Warner Bros. Pictures

4. John Wick
A retired hitman John Wick returns to action again to seek revenge after a brutal attack leaves him without his beloved dog. | © Summit Entertainment

3. Terminator 2: Judgment Day
A cyborg, similar to the one who failed to kill Sarah Connor, now returns to protect her son John from an even more advanced killer robot intent on his destruction. | © Columbia Pictures

2. Die Hard
A New York City police officer fights terrorists holding hostages to save his estranged wife and several other people during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles. | © 20th Century Fox

1. The Dark Knight
Batman, alongside Commissioner Gordon and Harvey Dent, confronts the chaotic supremacy of the Joker, who wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham. | © Warner Bros. Pictures
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