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. 93 +9

    Sorcerer

    1977, in 3 top lists Check
  2. 101 -7

    War

    2007, in 1 top list Check
  3. 74 +7

    Ronin

    1998, in 1 top list Check
  4. 98 -1

    Swiri

    1999 — a.k.a. Shiri, in 3 top lists Check
  5. 57 -

    Dung fong tuk ying

    1987 — a.k.a. Eastern Condors, in 3 top lists Check
  6. 96 +3

    Jûsan-nin no shikaku

    2010 — a.k.a. 13 Assassins, in 1 top list Check
  7. 68 -1

    Qun long xi feng

    1989 — a.k.a. Pedicab Driver, in 2 top lists Check
  8. 50 -7

    Mission: Impossible - Fallout

    2018, in 5 top lists
    Check
  9. 67 +1

    Zatôichi

    2003 — a.k.a. The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi, in 6 top lists Check
  10. 33 +7

    Ying hung boon sik

    1986 — a.k.a. A Better Tomorrow, in 10 top lists Check
  11. 58 -2

    Baai ga jai

    1981 — a.k.a. The Prodigal Son, in 3 top lists Check
  12. 47 -1

    Saat po long

    2005 — a.k.a. Kill Zone, in 3 top lists Check
  13. 86 +3

    Fong Sai Yuk

    1993 — a.k.a. The Legend, in 3 top lists Check
  14. 94 +7

    Xian si jue

    1983 — a.k.a. Duel to the Death, in 3 top lists Check
  15. 62 -9

    John Wick

    2014, in 3 top lists Check
  16. 87 +1

    Machete

    2010, in 1 top list Check
  17. 36 +1

    Fei lung mang jeung

    1988 — a.k.a. Dragons Forever, in 3 top lists Check
  18. 40 -7

    Mad Max: Fury Road

    2015, in 23 top lists Check
  19. 49 -4

    Ip Man

    2008, in 3 top lists Check
  20. 54 +6

    Fai caan che

    1984 — a.k.a. Wheels on Meals, in 3 top lists Check
  21. 27 -1

    'A' gai wak

    1983 — a.k.a. Project A, in 4 top lists Check
  22. 77 +1

    Ging chaat goo si III: Chiu kup ging chaat

    1992 — a.k.a. Police Story 3, in 4 top lists Check
  23. 63 +9

    Ging chaat goo si juk jaap

    1988 — a.k.a. Police Story 2, in 6 top lists Check
  24. 23 +7

    Serbuan maut

    2011 — a.k.a. The Raid: Redemption, in 2 top lists Check
  25. 83 +9

    Lung hing foo dai

    1986 — a.k.a. Armour of God, in 3 top lists Check
  26. 14 +4

    Wong Fei Hung II: Nam yee tung chi keung

    1992 — a.k.a. Once Upon a Time in China II, in 4 top lists Check
  27. 88 -1

    Cheung foh

    1999 — a.k.a. The Mission, in 5 top lists Check
  28. 28 -3

    Jui kuen II

    1994 — a.k.a. The Legend of Drunken Master, in 4 top lists Check
  29. 48 -4

    The Professionals

    1966, in 2 top lists Check
  30. 85 +5

    The Avengers

    2012, in 7 top lists Check
  31. 76 +3

    The Rock

    1996, in 5 top lists Check
  32. 84 +7

    The Long Kiss Goodnight

    1996, in 2 top lists Check
  33. 39 -5

    The Adventures of Robin Hood

    1938, in 17 top lists Check
  34. 46 +1

    Ben-Hur

    1959, in 22 top lists Check
  35. 79 -3

    The Bridge on the River Kwai

    1957, in 32 top lists Check
  36. 53 +8

    Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo

    1966 — a.k.a. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, in 29 top lists Check
  37. 31 -9

    C'era una volta il West

    1968 — a.k.a. Once Upon a Time in the West, in 29 top lists Check
  38. 38 -3

    Commando

    1985, in 2 top lists Check
  39. 1 +9

    Die Hard

    1988, in 21 top lists Check
  40. 64 +7

    The Dirty Dozen

    1967, in 8 top lists Check
  41. 80 -5

    Dirty Harry

    1971, in 17 top lists Check
  42. 6 -1

    Enter the Dragon

    1973, in 14 top lists Check
  43. 13 +6

    First Blood

    1982, in 5 top lists Check
  44. 41 -9

    The French Connection

    1971, in 23 top lists Check
  45. 71 -7

    From Russia with Love

    1963, in 4 top lists Check
  46. 22 +9

    The General

    1926, in 33 top lists Check
  47. 7 -3

    Ging chaat goo si

    1985 — a.k.a. Police Story, in 10 top lists Check
  48. 102 -9

    Gladiator

    2000, in 25 top lists Check
  49. 73 +9

    Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

    1984, in 11 top lists Check
  50. 26 +1

    Lethal Weapon

    1987, in 5 top lists Check
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