Time Out's The 101 Best Action Movies Ever Made

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"They get a bad rap from snobs, but don’t mess with action movies—they’re pumped up, loaded with ammo and in your face like Arnold Schwarzenegger on a bad day. Truth be told, no one can live solely on Woody Allen movies or animation alone. We need explosions periodically. Big ones. Preferably accompanied by catchphrases and squealing electric guitars. With crucial contributions from Hong Kong and France, the genre has a global richness that sneaks up on you like a swarthy henchman with a knife clenched between his teeth. And when we arrived at action’s ’80s movies heyday, when Hollywood stars ruled the roost, our research was euphoric. We’ve polled over 50 experts in the field, from essential directors like Die Hard’s John McTiernan to the actual folks in the line of fire, such as Machete himself, Danny Trejo. Critics and experts have weighed in, too."

The list has 102 titles because Kill Bill was counted as one entry.
List was last updated August 14 2020

Modnote about list order: When Timeout changed the web formatting of the list from its previous pagination the ordering of each group of 10 got reversed. The list here is in it's original correct ordering.
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  1. 52 +10

    L'arrivée d'un train à La Ciotat

    1896 — a.k.a. The Arrival of a Train, in 13 top lists Check
  2. 22 +9

    The General

    1926, in 33 top lists Check
  3. 100 -5

    Kozure Ôkami: Sanzu no kawa no ubaguruma

    1972 — a.k.a. Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx, in 3 top lists Check
  4. 88 -1

    Cheung foh

    1999 — a.k.a. The Mission, in 5 top lists Check
  5. 94 +7

    Xian si jue

    1983 — a.k.a. Duel to the Death, in 3 top lists Check
  6. 60 -6

    Dou foh sin

    2007 — a.k.a. Flash Point, in 1 top list Check
  7. 83 +9

    Lung hing foo dai

    1986 — a.k.a. Armour of God, in 3 top lists Check
  8. 38 -3

    Commando

    1985, in 2 top lists Check
  9. 56 +2

    Rambo

    2008, in 1 top list Check
  10. 92 -9

    Breakdown

    1997, in 1 top list Check
  11. 36 +1

    Fei lung mang jeung

    1988 — a.k.a. Dragons Forever, in 3 top lists Check
  12. 13 +6

    First Blood

    1982, in 5 top lists Check
  13. 47 -1

    Saat po long

    2005 — a.k.a. Kill Zone, in 3 top lists Check
  14. 68 -1

    Qun long xi feng

    1989 — a.k.a. Pedicab Driver, in 2 top lists Check
  15. 33 +7

    Ying hung boon sik

    1986 — a.k.a. A Better Tomorrow, in 10 top lists Check
  16. 77 +1

    Ging chaat goo si III: Chiu kup ging chaat

    1992 — a.k.a. Police Story 3, in 4 top lists Check
  17. 5 +1

    Mad Max 2

    1981 — a.k.a. The Road Warrior, in 14 top lists Check
  18. 34 +5

    Rambo: First Blood Part II

    1985, in 4 top lists Check
  19. 57 -

    Dung fong tuk ying

    1987 — a.k.a. Eastern Condors, in 3 top lists Check
  20. 91 -7

    Hap do Ko Fei

    1992 — a.k.a. Full Contact, in 2 top lists Check
  21. 51 -9

    Kung fu

    2004 — a.k.a. Kung Fu Hustle, in 11 top lists Check
  22. 72 -9

    Vanishing Point

    1971, in 5 top lists Check
  23. 58 -2

    Baai ga jai

    1981 — a.k.a. The Prodigal Son, in 3 top lists Check
  24. 54 +6

    Fai caan che

    1984 — a.k.a. Wheels on Meals, in 3 top lists Check
  25. 86 +3

    Fong Sai Yuk

    1993 — a.k.a. The Legend, in 3 top lists Check
  26. 7 -3

    Ging chaat goo si

    1985 — a.k.a. Police Story, in 10 top lists Check
  27. 63 +9

    Ging chaat goo si juk jaap

    1988 — a.k.a. Police Story 2, in 6 top lists Check
  28. 62 -9

    John Wick

    2014, in 3 top lists Check
  29. 23 +7

    Serbuan maut

    2011 — a.k.a. The Raid: Redemption, in 2 top lists Check
  30. 39 -5

    The Adventures of Robin Hood

    1938, in 17 top lists Check
  31. 80 -5

    Dirty Harry

    1971, in 17 top lists Check
  32. 6 -1

    Enter the Dragon

    1973, in 14 top lists Check
  33. 28 -3

    Jui kuen II

    1994 — a.k.a. The Legend of Drunken Master, in 4 top lists Check
  34. 12 +8

    RoboCop

    1987, in 15 top lists Check
  35. 70 -5

    Unleashed

    2005, in 1 top list Check
  36. 101 -7

    War

    2007, in 1 top list Check
  37. 41 -9

    The French Connection

    1971, in 23 top lists Check
  38. 44 +5

    Dao

    1995 — a.k.a. The Blade, in 3 top lists Check
  39. 27 -1

    'A' gai wak

    1983 — a.k.a. Project A, in 4 top lists Check
  40. 87 +1

    Machete

    2010, in 1 top list Check
  41. 17 -2

    Ong-bak

    2003 — a.k.a. Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior, in 2 top lists Check
  42. 49 -4

    Ip Man

    2008, in 3 top lists Check
  43. 99 -3

    Romancing the Stone

    1984, in 4 top lists Check
  44. 16 -

    Predator

    1987, in 9 top lists Check
  45. 18 -4

    The Terminator

    1984, in 24 top lists Check
  46. 26 +1

    Lethal Weapon

    1987, in 5 top lists Check
  47. 43 +7

    Léon

    1994 — a.k.a. Léon: The Professional, in 23 top lists Check
  48. 25 +3

    Dip huet seung hung

    1989 — a.k.a. The Killer, in 16 top lists Check
  49. 20 -9

    Kill Bill: Vol. 1

    2003, in 18 top lists Check
  50. 66 +3

    Runaway Train

    1985, in 2 top lists Check
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