IMDb's Action Top 50

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Action films usually include high energy, big-budget physical stunts and chases, possibly with rescues, battles, fights, escapes, destructive crises, non-stop motion, spectacular rhythm and pacing, and adventurous, often two-dimensional 'good-guy' heroes battling 'bad guys' - all designed for pure audience escapism. Includes the James Bond 'fantasy' spy/espionage series, martial arts films, and so-called 'blaxploitation' films. A major sub-genre is the disaster film.

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  1. 1 new

    Avatar: The Last Airbender

    2005, in 5 top lists Check
  2. 2 new

    Game of Thrones

    2011, in 3 top lists Check
  3. 3 -2

    The Dark Knight

    2008, in 27 top lists Check
  4. 4 -2

    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

    2003, in 29 top lists Check
  5. 5 -2

    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    2001, in 31 top lists Check
  6. 6 new

    Kaubôi bibappu

    1998 — a.k.a. Cowboy Bebop, in 6 top lists Check
  7. 7 -3

    Inception

    2010, in 21 top lists Check
  8. 8 -3

    The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

    2002, in 26 top lists Check
  9. 9 new

    Dragon Ball Z

    1989, in 5 top lists Check
  10. 10 new

    Star Trek: The Next Generation

    1987, in 4 top lists Check
  11. 11 new

    Battlestar Galactica

    2004, in 3 top lists Check
  12. 12 -5

    The Matrix

    1999, in 30 top lists Check
  13. 13 new

    Rome

    2005, in 3 top lists Check
  14. 14 -6

    Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

    1980, in 25 top lists Check
  15. 15 -9

    Dune: Part Two

    2024, in 8 top lists
    Check
  16. 16 new

    Archer

    2009, in 3 top lists Check
  17. 17 -7

    Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

    2023, in 9 top lists
    Check
  18. 18 -9

    Star Wars

    1977, in 40 top lists Check
  19. 19 new

    Daredevil

    2015, in 3 top lists Check
  20. 20 -9

    Terminator 2: Judgment Day

    1991, in 27 top lists Check
  21. 21 -9

    Shichinin no samurai

    1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check
  22. 22 -9

    Seppuku

    1962 — a.k.a. Hara-Kiri, in 16 top lists Check
  23. 23 new

    Spartacus: Blood and Sand

    2010 — a.k.a. Spartacus, in 4 top lists Check
  24. 24 -10

    Gladiator

    2000, in 25 top lists Check
  25. 25 -10

    Léon

    1994 — a.k.a. Léon: The Professional, in 23 top lists Check
  26. 26 new

    Spartacus: Gods of the Arena

    2011, in 5 top lists Check
  27. 27 new

    Battlestar Galactica

    2003, in 3 top lists Check
  28. 28 -12

    Avengers: Endgame

    2019, in 8 top lists Check
  29. 29 new

    24

    2001, in 2 top lists Check
  30. 30 -13

    Aliens

    1986, in 24 top lists Check
  31. 31 -13

    The Dark Knight Rises

    2012, in 7 top lists Check
  32. 32 -13

    Avengers: Infinity War

    2018, in 8 top lists Check
  33. 33 -13

    Raiders of the Lost Ark

    1981 — a.k.a. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, in 29 top lists Check
  34. 34 -13

    Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

    2018, in 21 top lists Check
  35. 35 new

    Prison Break

    2005, in 1 top list Check
  36. 36 new

    Buffy the Vampire Slayer

    1997, in 4 top lists Check
  37. 37 -14

    Heat

    1995, in 23 top lists Check
  38. 38 -14

    Oldeuboi

    2003 — a.k.a. Oldboy, in 34 top lists Check
  39. 39 new

    The Pacific

    2010, in 4 top lists Check
  40. 40 -18

    Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi

    1983, in 18 top lists Check
  41. 41 -16

    North by Northwest

    1959, in 30 top lists Check
  42. 42 -16

    Mononoke-hime

    1997 — a.k.a. Princess Mononoke, in 18 top lists Check
  43. 43 -16

    Dangal

    2016, in 6 top lists Check
  44. 44 new

    Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2

    2013, in 3 top lists Check
  45. 45 -17

    Top Gun: Maverick

    2022, in 7 top lists Check
  46. 46 -16

    Jurassic Park

    1993, in 22 top lists Check
  47. 47 -18

    Spider-Man: No Way Home

    2021, in 8 top lists
    Check
  48. 48 -17

    Kill Bill: Vol. 1

    2003, in 18 top lists Check
  49. 49 new

    Chuck

    2007, in 1 top list Check
  50. 50 -16

    1917

    2019, in 13 top lists
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