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The Top 100 Action Movies of All Time
Global
Ranking |
Movie Title |
Release
Year |
Director |
MPAA
Rating |
Your
Ranking |
| 1 |
Star Wars |
1977 |
George Lucas |
PG |
- |
| 2 |
The Empire Strikes Back |
1980 |
Irvin Kershner |
PG |
- |
| 4 |
Raiders of the Lost Ark |
1981 |
Steven Spielberg |
PG |
- |
| 7 |
Return of the Jedi |
1983 |
Richard Marquand |
PG |
- |
| 11 |
The Dark Knight |
2008 |
Christopher Nolan |
PG13 |
- |
| 21 |
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade |
1989 |
Steven Spielberg |
PG13 |
- |
| 26 |
Seven Samurai |
1954 |
Akira Kurosawa |
NR |
- |
| 27 |
The Matrix |
1999 |
The Wachowskis |
R |
- |
| 30 |
Die Hard |
1988 |
John McTiernan |
R |
- |
| 35 |
Yojimbo |
1961 |
Akira Kurosawa |
NR |
- |
| 45 |
Terminator 2: Judgment Day |
1991 |
James Cameron |
R |
- |
| 50 |
Aliens |
1986 |
James Cameron |
R |
- |
| 56 |
Jurassic Park |
1993 |
Steven Spielberg |
PG13 |
- |
| 75 |
The General |
1926 |
Clyde Bruckman, Buster Keaton |
NR |
- |
| 80 |
The Terminator |
1984 |
James Cameron |
R |
- |
| 82 |
Inception |
2010 |
Christopher Nolan |
PG13 |
- |
| 95 |
Batman Begins |
2005 |
Christopher Nolan |
PG13 |
- |
| 96 |
The Professional |
1994 |
Luc Besson |
R |
- |
| 103 |
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom |
1984 |
Steven Spielberg |
PG |
- |
| 108 |
Throne of Blood |
1957 |
Akira Kurosawa |
NR |
- |
| 130 |
Kill Bill Vol. 1 |
2003 |
Quentin Tarantino |
R |
- |
| 136 |
Gladiator |
2000 |
Ridley Scott |
R |
- |
| 158 |
A Fistful of Dollars |
1964 |
Sergio Leone |
R |
- |
| 165 |
Iron Man |
2008 |
Jon Favreau |
PG13 |
- |
| 168 |
Ran |
1985 |
Akira Kurosawa |
R |
- |
| 205 |
The Wild Bunch |
1969 |
Sam Peckinpah |
R |
- |
| 211 |
The Incredibles |
2004 |
Brad Bird |
PG |
- |
| 213 |
The French Connection |
1971 |
William Friedkin |
R |
- |
| 216 |
Mad Max: Fury Road |
2015 |
George Miller |
R |
- |
| 224 |
Sanjuro |
1962 |
Akira Kurosawa |
PG13 |
- |
| 236 |
Predator |
1987 |
John McTiernan |
R |
- |
| 237 |
Kill Bill Vol. 2 |
2004 |
Quentin Tarantino |
R |
- |
| 240 |
The Bourne Identity |
2002 |
Doug Liman |
PG13 |
- |
| 241 |
The Avengers |
2012 |
Joss Whedon |
PG13 |
- |
| 243 |
Children of Men |
2006 |
Alfonso Cuarón |
R |
- |
| 245 |
Stagecoach |
1939 |
John Ford |
NR |
- |
| 256 |
Heat |
1995 |
Michael Mann |
R |
- |
| 268 |
Batman |
1989 |
Tim Burton |
PG13 |
- |
| 271 |
The Fugitive |
1993 |
Andrew Davis |
PG13 |
- |
| 277 |
Guardians of the Galaxy |
2014 |
James Gunn |
PG13 |
- |
| 282 |
The Fifth Element |
1997 |
Luc Besson |
PG13 |
- |
| 292 |
Avengers: Infinity War |
2018 |
Anthony Russo, Joe Russo |
PG13 |
- |
| 298 |
Platoon |
1986 |
Oliver Stone |
R |
- |
| 303 |
Hot Fuzz |
2007 |
Edgar Wright |
R |
- |
| 313 |
Casino Royale |
2006 |
Martin Campbell |
PG13 |
- |
| 323 |
Star Trek |
2009 |
J.J. Abrams |
PG13 |
- |
| 331 |
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan |
1982 |
Nicholas Meyer |
PG |
- |
| 339 |
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse |
2018 |
Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman |
PG |
- |
| 346 |
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three |
1974 |
Joseph Sargent |
R |
- |
| 365 |
Everything Everywhere All at Once |
2022 |
Dan Kwan, Daniel Scheinert |
R |
- |
| 380 |
Band of Brothers |
2001 |
David Frankel, Mikael Salomon, Tom Hanks, David Leland, Richard Loncraine, David Nutter, Phil Alden Robinson, Tony To |
NR |
- |
| 395 |
Dirty Harry |
1971 |
Don Siegel |
R |
- |
| 398 |
V for Vendetta |
2006 |
James McTeigue |
R |
- |
| 400 |
The Dark Knight Rises |
2012 |
Christopher Nolan |
PG13 |
- |
| 405 |
Logan |
2017 |
James Mangold |
R |
- |
| 408 |
The Road Warrior |
1981 |
George Miller |
R |
- |
| 414 |
Men in Black |
1997 |
Barry Sonnenfeld |
PG13 |
- |
| 421 |
Akira |
1988 |
Katsuhiro Ôtomo |
R |
- |
| 426 |
Captain America: The Winter Soldier |
2014 |
Anthony Russo, Joe Russo |
PG13 |
- |
| 428 |
Avengers: Endgame |
2019 |
Anthony Russo, Joe Russo |
PG13 |
- |
| 429 |
Total Recall |
1990 |
Paul Verhoeven |
R |
- |
| 439 |
Serenity |
2005 |
Joss Whedon |
PG13 |
- |
| 450 |
Sin City |
2005 |
Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino |
R |
- |
| 453 |
All Quiet on the Western Front |
1930 |
Lewis Milestone |
NR |
- |
| 458 |
They Live |
1988 |
John Carpenter |
R |
- |
| 461 |
Goldfinger |
1964 |
Guy Hamilton |
NR |
- |
| 465 |
Enter the Dragon |
1973 |
Robert Clouse |
R |
- |
| 466 |
The Bourne Ultimatum |
2007 |
Paul Greengrass |
PG13 |
- |
| 469 |
The Bourne Supremacy |
2004 |
Paul Greengrass |
PG13 |
- |
| 475 |
Spider-Man |
2002 |
Sam Raimi |
PG13 |
- |
| 488 |
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World |
2010 |
Edgar Wright |
PG13 |
- |
| 497 |
Minority Report |
2002 |
Steven Spielberg |
PG13 |
- |
| 498 |
Big Trouble in Little China |
1986 |
John Carpenter |
PG13 |
- |
| 513 |
The Warriors |
1979 |
Walter Hill |
R |
- |
| 521 |
Captain America: Civil War |
2016 |
Anthony Russo, Joe Russo |
PG13 |
- |
| 524 |
District 9 |
2009 |
Neill Blomkamp |
R |
- |
| 527 |
X-Men |
2000 |
Bryan Singer |
PG13 |
- |
| 528 |
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse |
2023 |
Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson |
NR |
- |
| 532 |
Edge of Tomorrow |
2014 |
Doug Liman |
PG13 |
- |
| 533 |
Hard Boiled |
1992 |
John Woo |
R |
- |
| 534 |
Lethal Weapon |
1987 |
Richard Donner |
R |
- |
| 541 |
Thor: Ragnarok |
2017 |
Taika Waititi |
PG13 |
- |
| 549 |
Die Hard With a Vengeance |
1995 |
John McTiernan |
R |
- |
| 568 |
Midnight Run |
1988 |
Martin Brest |
R |
- |
| 571 |
The Killer |
1989 |
John Woo |
R |
- |
| 599 |
Duel |
1971 |
Steven Spielberg |
PG |
- |
| 601 |
Spider-Man: No Way Home |
2021 |
Jon Watts |
PG13 |
- |
| 602 |
Warrior |
2011 |
Gavin O'Connor |
PG13 |
- |
| 603 |
Escape from New York |
1981 |
John Carpenter |
R |
- |
| 605 |
Forbidden Planet |
1956 |
Fred M. Wilcox |
G |
- |
| 617 |
The Raid |
2011 |
Gareth Evans |
R |
- |
| 630 |
Independence Day |
1996 |
Roland Emmerich |
PG13 |
- |
| 631 |
From Russia with Love |
1963 |
Terence Young |
NR |
- |
| 634 |
Dr. No |
1962 |
Terence Young |
PG |
- |
| 638 |
Watchmen |
2009 |
Zack Snyder |
R |
- |
| 640 |
Battle Royale |
2000 |
Kinji Fukasaku |
NR |
- |
| 643 |
Star Wars: The Force Awakens |
2015 |
J.J. Abrams |
PG13 |
- |
| 648 |
Skyfall |
2012 |
Sam Mendes |
PG13 |
- |
| 655 |
First Blood |
1982 |
Ted Kotcheff |
R |
- |
| 677 |
Baby Driver |
2017 |
Edgar Wright |
R |
- |
