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The "250 key movies" rated and reviewed in the book Action! The Action Movie A-Z (1997) by Marshall Julius.

Author's ratings:
1-14 *****, 15-22 ****½, 23-51 ****, 52-92: ***½, 93-140: ***, 141-182: **½, 183-211 **, 212-226 *½, 227-244 *, 245-250 ½

"Vengeful cops and car chases, lunatic villains and martial arts masters, male-bonding, gun fights and super secret agents, swords and sorcerers, wartime Nazi-bashing, boys' own adventures, casual destruction and general death-defiance... this is what we want to see, and if you feel the same way, "Action!" is for you, a fan's guide to the wackiest genre of 'em all, with 250 key movies rated and reviewed" -Introduction

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  1. 42 +133

    Rapid Fire

    1992, in 1 top list Check
  2. 170 +39

    Stone Cold

    1991, in 1 top list Check
  3. 27 -18

    American Ninja 2: The Confrontation

    1987, in 1 top list Check
  4. 244 -28

    The Taking of Beverly Hills

    1991, in 1 top list Check
  5. 245 -218

    Black Eagle

    1988, in 1 top list Check
  6. 117 +67

    Ricochet

    1991, in 1 top list Check
  7. 246 -210

    Bulletproof

    1987, in 1 top list Check
  8. 26 -18

    American Ninja

    1985, in 1 top list Check
  9. 145 -126

    Best of the Best II

    1993, in 1 top list Check
  10. 149 -105

    Code of Silence

    1985, in 1 top list Check
  11. 172 +47

    If Looks Could Kill

    1991 — a.k.a. Teen Agent, in 1 top list Check
  12. 169 +32

    Sidekicks

    1992, in 1 top list Check
  13. 161 -32

    Lone Wolf McQuade

    1983, in 1 top list Check
  14. 143 -142

    Above the Law

    1988, in 1 top list Check
  15. 166 +10

    Raw Deal

    1986, in 1 top list Check
  16. 103 -33

    Double Impact

    1991, in 1 top list Check
  17. 216 -171

    The Soldier

    1982, in 1 top list Check
  18. 67 +44

    Ivanhoe

    1952, in 2 top lists Check
  19. 60 +12

    Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story

    1993, in 1 top list Check
  20. 208 -38

    The Quest

    1996, in 1 top list Check
  21. 200 -64

    Martial Law

    1990, in 1 top list Check
  22. 109 +26

    Marked for Death

    1990, in 1 top list Check
  23. 58 +3

    Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection

    1990 — a.k.a. Delta Force 2: Operation Stranglehold, in 1 top list Check
  24. 191 -135

    Death Warrant

    1990, in 1 top list Check
  25. 73 +78

    North West Frontier

    1959 — a.k.a. Flame Over India, in 1 top list Check
  26. 185 -148

    Chain of Command

    1994, in 1 top list Check
  27. 180 +61

    Warlords of Atlantis

    1978 — a.k.a. Warlords of the Deep, in 1 top list Check
  28. 163 -15

    No Escape

    1994, in 1 top list Check
  29. 148 -107

    Cleopatra Jones

    1973, in 1 top list Check
  30. 28 +3

    Blue Thunder

    1983, in 1 top list Check
  31. 125 +89

    Sudden Impact

    1983, in 2 top lists Check
  32. 176 -23

    The Octagon

    1980, in 1 top list Check
  33. 203 -38

    Posse

    1993, in 1 top list Check
  34. 179 +51

    Timebomb

    1991, in 1 top list Check
  35. 120 +74

    Runaway

    1984, in 1 top list Check
  36. 72 +75

    New Jack City

    1991, in 3 top lists Check
  37. 107 +8

    Judgment Night

    1993, in 1 top list Check
  38. 158 -55

    Hard to Kill

    1990, in 1 top list Check
  39. 142 -140

    Lionheart

    1990 — a.k.a. Leon, in 1 top list Check
  40. 220 -80

    Missing in Action 2: The Beginning

    1985, in 1 top list Check
  41. 105 -5

    Gunmen

    1993, in 1 top list Check
  42. 171 +40

    Street Knight

    1993, in 1 top list Check
  43. 129 -119

    Lung hing foo dai

    1986 — a.k.a. Armour of God, in 3 top lists Check
  44. 88 +141

    Lo foo chut gang

    1988 — a.k.a. Tiger on Beat, in 2 top lists Check
  45. 141 +86

    3 Ninjas

    1992 — a.k.a. 3 Ninja Kids, in 1 top list Check
  46. 243 -44

    The Shooter

    1995 — a.k.a. Hidden Assassin, in 1 top list Check
  47. 91 +154

    Wedlock

    1991 — a.k.a. Deadlock, in 1 top list Check
  48. 134 +71

    The Specialist

    1994, in 1 top list Check
  49. 97 -71

    Hak mau

    1991 — a.k.a. Black Cat, in 1 top list Check
  50. 229 -208

    Miao tan shuang long

    1989, in 1 top list Check
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