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Best Action Movies

by Abhinav7331 • Created 12 years ago • Modified 9 years ago
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  • Arnold Schwarzenegger in Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

    1. Terminator 2: Judgment Day

    19912h 17mR75Metascore
    8.6 (1.2M)
    A cyborg, identical to the one who failed to kill Sarah Connor, must now protect her ten year old son John from an even more advanced and powerful cyborg.
    DirectorJames CameronStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerLinda HamiltonEdward Furlong
  • Christian Bale in The Dark Knight (2008)

    2. The Dark Knight

    20082h 32mPG-1384Metascore
    9.0 (3M)
    When a menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, Batman, James Gordon and Harvey Dent must work together to put an end to the madness.
    DirectorChristopher NolanStarsChristian BaleHeath LedgerAaron Eckhart
  • Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, and Kenny Baker in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

    3. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope

    19772h 1mPG90Metascore
    8.6 (1.5M)
    Luke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a Wookiee and two droids to save the galaxy from the Empire's world-destroying battle station, while also attempting to rescue Princess Leia from the mysterious Darth Vader.
    DirectorGeorge LucasStarsMark HamillHarrison FordCarrie Fisher
  • Russell Crowe in Gladiator (2000)

    4. Gladiator

    20002h 35mR67Metascore
    8.5 (1.8M)
    A former Roman General sets out to exact vengeance against the corrupt emperor who murdered his family and sent him into slavery.
    DirectorRidley ScottStarsRussell CroweJoaquin PhoenixConnie Nielsen
  • Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore, and Edward Burns in Saving Private Ryan (1998)

    5. Saving Private Ryan

    19982h 49mR91Metascore
    8.6 (1.6M)
    Following the Normandy Landings, a group of U.S. soldiers go behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper whose brothers have been killed in action.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsTom HanksMatt DamonTom Sizemore
  • Christian Bale in Batman Begins (2005)

    6. Batman Begins

    20052h 20mPG-1370Metascore
    8.2 (1.6M)
    After witnessing his parents' death, billionaire Bruce Wayne learns the art of fighting to confront injustice. When he returns to Gotham as Batman, he must stop a secret society that intends to destroy the city.
    DirectorChristopher NolanStarsChristian BaleMichael CaineKen Watanabe
  • Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Matthew Modine, Anne Hathaway, Marion Cotillard, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt in The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

    7. The Dark Knight Rises

    20122h 44mPG-1378Metascore
    8.4 (1.9M)
    Bane, an imposing terrorist, attacks Gotham City and disrupts its eight-year-long period of peace. This forces Bruce Wayne to come out of hiding and don the cape and cowl of Batman again.
    DirectorChristopher NolanStarsChristian BaleTom HardyAnne Hathaway
  • Uma Thurman in Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

    8. Kill Bill: Vol. 1

    20031h 51mR69Metascore
    8.2 (1.2M)
    After waking from a four-year coma, a former assassin wreaks vengeance on the team of assassins who betrayed her.
    DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsUma ThurmanDavid CarradineDaryl Hannah
  • Tony Jaa in Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior (2003)

    9. Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior

    20031h 45mR69Metascore
    7.1 (80K)
    When the head of a statue sacred to a village is stolen, a young martial artist goes to the big city and finds himself taking on the underworld to retrieve it.
    DirectorPrachya PinkaewStarsTony JaaPhetthai VongkumlaoPumwaree Yodkamol
  • Uma Thurman in Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)

    10. Kill Bill: Vol. 2

    20042h 17mR83Metascore
    8.0 (837K)
    The Bride continues her quest of vengeance against her former boss and lover Bill, the reclusive bouncer Budd, and the treacherous, one-eyed Elle.
    DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsUma ThurmanDavid CarradineMichael Madsen
  • Brad Pitt, Sean Bean, Saffron Burrows, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom, Rose Byrne, Diane Kruger, and Garrett Hedlund in Troy (2004)

    11. Troy

    20042h 43mR56Metascore
    7.3 (593K)
    An adaptation of Homer's great epic, the film follows the assault on Troy by the united Greek forces.
    DirectorWolfgang PetersenStarsBrad PittEric BanaOrlando Bloom
  • 300 (2006)

    12. 300

    20061h 57mR52Metascore
    7.6 (891K)
    In the ancient battle of Thermopylae, King Leonidas and 300 Spartans fight against Xerxes and his massive Persian army.
    DirectorZack SnyderStarsGerard ButlerLena HeadeyDavid Wenham
  • Harry Hamlin and Judi Bowker in Clash of the Titans (1981)

    13. Clash of the Titans

    19811h 58mPG59Metascore
    6.9 (49K)
    Perseus must battle Medusa and the Kraken to save the Princess Andromeda.
    DirectorDesmond DavisStarsLaurence OlivierHarry HamlinClaire Bloom
  • The Tournament (2009)

    14. The Tournament

    20091h 35mR
    6.0 (37K)
    A tournament is watched by dozens of wealthy men betting on which one of the 30 assassins will survive the next 24 hours "kill or die" and claim the USD10,000,000 prize. It takes place in an English town with plenty of CCTVs.
    DirectorScott MannStarsVing RhamesRobert CarlyleKelly Hu
  • Bruce Willis in Die Hard (1988)

    15. Die Hard

    19882h 12mR72Metascore
    8.2 (990K)
    A New York City police officer tries to save his estranged wife and several others taken hostage by terrorists during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles.
    DirectorJohn McTiernanStarsBruce WillisAlan RickmanBonnie Bedelia
  • Karl Urban in Dredd (2012)

    16. Dredd

    20121h 35mR60Metascore
    7.1 (305K)
    In a violent, futuristic city where the police have the authority to act as judge, jury and executioner, a cop teams with a trainee to take down a gang that deals the reality-altering drug, SLO-MO.
    DirectorPete TravisStarsKarl UrbanOlivia ThirlbyLena Headey
  • Christian Bale and Taye Diggs in Equilibrium (2002)

    17. Equilibrium

    20021h 47mR33Metascore
    7.3 (355K)
    In an oppressive future where all forms of feeling are illegal, a man in charge of enforcing the law rises to overthrow the system and state.
    DirectorKurt WimmerStarsChristian BaleSean BeanEmily Watson
  • Matt Damon in Green Zone (2010)

    18. Green Zone

    20101h 55mR63Metascore
    6.8 (145K)
    Discovering covert and faulty intelligence causes a U.S. Army officer to go rogue as he hunts for Weapons of Mass Destruction in an unstable region.
    DirectorPaul GreengrassStarsMatt DamonJason IsaacsGreg Kinnear
  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Christopher Lee, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Miranda Otto, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, John Rhys-Davies, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

    19. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

    20022h 59mPG-1387Metascore
    8.8 (1.9M)
    While Frodo and Sam edge closer to Mordor with the help of the shifty Gollum, the divided fellowship makes a stand against Sauron's new ally, Saruman, and his hordes of Isengard.
    DirectorPeter JacksonStarsElijah WoodIan McKellenViggo Mortensen
  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

    20. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

    20033h 21mPG-1394Metascore
    9.0 (2.1M)
    Gandalf and Aragorn lead the World of Men against Sauron's army to draw his gaze from Frodo and Sam as they approach Mount Doom with the One Ring.
    DirectorPeter JacksonStarsElijah WoodViggo MortensenIan McKellen
  • Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, Wolf Kahler, Ronald Lacey, and Terry Richards in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

    21. Raiders of the Lost Ark

    19811h 55mPG86Metascore
    8.4 (1.1M)
    In 1936, archaeologists and adventurers of the U.S. government hired Indiana Jones to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis could obtain its extraordinary powers.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsHarrison FordKaren AllenPaul Freeman
  • Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw, Amrish Puri, and Ke Huy Quan in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)

    22. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

    19841h 58mPG57Metascore
    7.5 (552K)
    In 1935, Indiana Jones is tasked by Indian villagers with reclaiming a rock stolen from them by a secret cult beneath the catacombs of an ancient palace.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsHarrison FordKate CapshawKe Huy Quan
  • Sean Connery, Harrison Ford, Denholm Elliott, Michael Byrne, Alison Doody, and John Rhys-Davies in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

    23. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

    19892h 7mPG-1365Metascore
    8.2 (838K)
    In 1938, after his father goes missing while pursuing the Holy Grail, Indiana Jones finds himself up against the Nazis again to stop them from obtaining its powers.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsHarrison FordSean ConneryAlison Doody
  • Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Cate Blanchett, Shia LaBeouf, and Ray Winstone in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)

    24. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

    20082h 2mPG-1365Metascore
    6.2 (503K)
    Set in 1957, it pits Indiana Jones against Soviet KGB agents led by Irina Spalko searching for a telepathic crystal skull located in Peru.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsHarrison FordCate BlanchettShia LaBeouf
  • Samantha Morton, Lynn Collins, and Taylor Kitsch in John Carter (2012)

    25. John Carter

    20122h 12mPG-1351Metascore
    6.6 (293K)
    A war-weary former army captain is inexplicably transported to Mars and reluctantly becomes embroiled in a conflict of epic proportions.
    DirectorAndrew StantonStarsTaylor KitschLynn CollinsWillem Dafoe

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