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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. 176 -23

    The Octagon

    1980, in 1 top list Check
  2. 149 -105

    Code of Silence

    1985, in 1 top list Check
  3. 222 -72

    No Retreat, No Surrender 2: Raging Thunder

    1987 — a.k.a. No Retreat, No Surrender 2, in 1 top list Check
  4. 126 +89

    Surviving the Game

    1994, in 1 top list Check
  5. 105 -5

    Gunmen

    1993, in 1 top list Check
  6. 170 +39

    Stone Cold

    1991, in 1 top list Check
  7. 117 +67

    Ricochet

    1991, in 1 top list Check
  8. 147 -112

    1990: I guerrieri del Bronx

    1982 — a.k.a. 1990: The Bronx Warriors, in 1 top list Check
  9. 216 -171

    The Soldier

    1982, in 1 top list Check
  10. 246 -210

    Bulletproof

    1987, in 1 top list Check
  11. 223 -66

    Only the Strong

    1993 — a.k.a. Street Fighters, in 1 top list Check
  12. 107 +8

    Judgment Night

    1993, in 1 top list Check
  13. 212 -122

    A Force of One

    1979, in 1 top list Check
  14. 124 +79

    Sniper

    1993, in 1 top list Check
  15. 229 -208

    Miao tan shuang long

    1989, in 1 top list Check
  16. 58 +3

    Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection

    1990 — a.k.a. Delta Force 2: Operation Stranglehold, in 1 top list Check
  17. 91 +154

    Wedlock

    1991 — a.k.a. Deadlock, in 1 top list Check
  18. 52 -49

    Action Jackson

    1988, in 1 top list Check
  19. 42 +133

    Rapid Fire

    1992, in 1 top list Check
  20. 66 +43

    Invasion U.S.A.

    1985 — a.k.a. Invasion USA, in 1 top list Check
  21. 211 +24

    Trespass

    1992 — a.k.a. Looters, in 1 top list Check
  22. 27 -18

    American Ninja 2: The Confrontation

    1987, in 1 top list Check
  23. 207 -147

    The Delta Force

    1986, in 1 top list Check
  24. 209 -12

    The Shadow

    1994, in 1 top list Check
  25. 218 -81

    Masters of the Universe

    1987, in 1 top list Check
  26. 46 +58

    The Hidden

    1987, in 2 top lists Check
  27. 171 +40

    Street Knight

    1993, in 1 top list Check
  28. 198 -85

    Joshua Tree

    1993, in 1 top list Check
  29. 26 -18

    American Ninja

    1985, in 1 top list Check
  30. 137 +96

    Toy Soldiers

    1991, in 1 top list Check
  31. 109 +26

    Marked for Death

    1990, in 1 top list Check
  32. 195 -104

    Forced Vengeance

    1982, in 1 top list Check
  33. 145 -126

    Best of the Best II

    1993, in 1 top list Check
  34. 152 -79

    Drop Zone

    1994, in 1 top list Check
  35. 72 +75

    New Jack City

    1991, in 3 top lists Check
  36. 172 +47

    If Looks Could Kill

    1991 — a.k.a. Teen Agent, in 1 top list Check
  37. 189 -138

    Cutthroat Island

    1995, in 1 top list Check
  38. 132 +36

    The Protector

    1985, in 1 top list Check
  39. 200 -64

    Martial Law

    1990, in 1 top list Check
  40. 245 -218

    Black Eagle

    1988, in 1 top list Check
  41. 191 -135

    Death Warrant

    1990, in 1 top list Check
  42. 206 -168

    The Chase

    1994, in 1 top list Check
  43. 248 -166

    Excessive Force

    1993, in 1 top list Check
  44. 180 +61

    Warlords of Atlantis

    1978 — a.k.a. Warlords of the Deep, in 1 top list Check
  45. 121 +74

    Runaway Train

    1985, in 2 top lists Check
  46. 56 -27

    Blind Fury

    1989, in 1 top list Check
  47. 142 -140

    Lionheart

    1990 — a.k.a. Leon, in 1 top list Check
  48. 24 -20

    Adventures of Don Juan

    1948, in 1 top list Check
  49. 85 +107

    The Rookie

    1990, in 1 top list Check
  50. 235 -94

    Money Train

    1995, in 1 top list Check
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