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Adult Action Movie Polls

by zacharyzendric • Created 13 years ago • Modified 13 years ago
I surveyed 45 adults for their favorite actiion movies. These are the results.
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  • Bruce Willis in Die Hard (1988)

    1. Die Hard

    19882h 12mR72Metascore
    8.2 (991K)
    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
  • 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
  • Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Joe Pantoliano, and Carrie-Anne Moss in The Matrix (1999)

    3. The Matrix

    19992h 16mR73Metascore
    8.7 (2.2M)
    When a beautiful stranger leads computer hacker Neo to a forbidding underworld, he discovers the shocking truth--the life he knows is the elaborate deception of an evil cyber-intelligence.
    DirectorsLana WachowskiLilly WachowskiStarsKeanu ReevesLaurence FishburneCarrie-Anne Moss
  • Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, Wolf Kahler, Ronald Lacey, and Terry Richards in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

    4. Raiders of the Lost Ark

    19811h 55mPG86Metascore
    8.4 (1.1M)
    In 1936, archaeologist Indiana Jones is tasked by Army Intelligence to help locate a legendary ancient power, the Ark of Covenant, before the Nazis get it first.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsHarrison FordKaren AllenPaul Freeman
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger in Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

    5. 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
  • Matt Damon, Franka Potente, and Nicky Naudé in The Bourne Identity (2002)

    6. The Bourne Identity

    20021h 59mPG-1368Metascore
    7.8 (595K)
    A man is picked up by a fishing boat, bullet-riddled and suffering from amnesia, before racing to elude assassins and attempting to regain his memory.
    DirectorDoug LimanStarsFranka PotenteMatt DamonChris Cooper
  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tom Hardy, Elliot Page, Ken Watanabe, and Dileep Rao in Inception (2010)

    7. Inception

    20102h 28mPG-1374Metascore
    8.8 (2.7M)
    A thief who steals corporate secrets through the use of dream-sharing technology is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a C.E.O., but his tragic past may doom the project and his team to disaster.
    DirectorChristopher NolanStarsLeonardo DiCaprioJoseph Gordon-LevittElliot Page
  • Sigourney Weaver and Carrie Henn in Aliens (1986)

    8. Aliens

    19862h 17mR84Metascore
    8.4 (810K)
    Decades after surviving the Nostromo incident, Ellen Ripley is sent out to re-establish contact with a terraforming colony but finds herself battling the Alien Queen and her offspring.
    DirectorJames CameronStarsSigourney WeaverMichael BiehnCarrie Henn
  • Uma Thurman in Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

    9. Kill Bill: Vol. 1

    20031h 51mR69Metascore
    8.2 (1.3M)
    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
  • Christian Bale in Batman Begins (2005)

    10. 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
  • Jeff Bridges, Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, and Terrence Howard in Iron Man (2008)

    11. Iron Man

    20082h 6mPG-1379Metascore
    7.9 (1.2M)
    After being held captive in an Afghan cave, billionaire engineer Tony Stark creates a unique weaponized suit of armor to fight evil.
    DirectorJon FavreauStarsRobert Downey Jr.Gwyneth PaltrowTerrence Howard
  • Sean Connery, Harrison Ford, Denholm Elliott, Michael Byrne, Alison Doody, and John Rhys-Davies in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

    12. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

    19892h 7mPG-1365Metascore
    8.2 (840K)
    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
  • 300 (2006)

    13. 300

    20061h 57mR52Metascore
    7.6 (892K)
    In the ancient battle of Thermopylae, King Leonidas and 300 Spartans fight against Xerxes and his massive Persian army.
    DirectorZack SnyderStarsGerard ButlerLena HeadeyDavid Wenham
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Terminator (1984)

    14. The Terminator

    19841h 47mR84Metascore
    8.1 (966K)
    A cyborg assassin from the future attempts to find and kill a young woman who is destined to give birth to a warrior that will lead a resistance to save humankind from extinction.
    DirectorJames CameronStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerLinda HamiltonMichael Biehn
  • Natalie Portman and Jean Reno in Léon: The Professional (1994)

    15. Léon: The Professional

    19941h 50mR64Metascore
    8.5 (1.3M)
    An Italian hit man protects a New York orphan.
    DirectorLuc BessonStarsJean RenoGary OldmanNatalie Portman
  • Daniel Craig and Eva Green in Casino Royale (2006)

    16. Casino Royale

    20062h 24mPG-1380Metascore
    8.0 (719K)
    After earning a licence to kill, secret agent James Bond sets out on his first mission as 007. Bond must defeat a private banker funding terrorists in a high-stakes game of poker at Casino Royale, in Montenegro.
    DirectorMartin CampbellStarsDaniel CraigEva GreenJudi Dench
  • Toshirô Mifune, Minoru Chiaki, Yoshio Inaba, Daisuke Katô, Isao Kimura, Seiji Miyaguchi, Takashi Shimura, and Keiko Tsushima in Seven Samurai (1954)

    17. Seven Samurai

    19543h 27mNot Rated98Metascore
    8.6 (385K)
    Farmers from a village exploited by bandits hire a veteran samurai for protection, and he gathers six other samurai to join him.
    DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsToshirô MifuneTakashi ShimuraKeiko Tsushima
  • Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough, Laura Dern, Sam Neill, Ariana Richards, BD Wong, Joseph Mazzello, Martin Ferrero, and Bob Peck in Jurassic Park (1993)

    18. Jurassic Park

    19932h 7mPG-1368Metascore
    8.2 (1.1M)
    An industrialist invites some experts to visit his theme park of cloned dinosaurs. After a power failure, the creatures run loose, putting everyone's lives, including his grandchildren's, in danger.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsSam NeillLaura DernJeff Goldblum
  • Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, and Keira Knightley in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

    19. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

    20032h 23mPG-1363Metascore
    8.1 (1.3M)
    Blacksmith Will Turner teams up with eccentric pirate "Captain" Jack Sparrow to save Elizabeth Swann, the governor's daughter and his love, from Jack's former pirate allies, who are now undead.
    DirectorGore VerbinskiStarsJohnny DeppGeoffrey RushOrlando Bloom
  • Brad Pitt, Til Schweiger, Daniel Brühl, Mélanie Laurent, Eli Roth, Christoph Waltz, and Diane Kruger in Inglourious Basterds (2009)

    20. Inglourious Basterds

    20092h 33mR69Metascore
    8.4 (1.7M)
    In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a plan to assassinate Nazi leaders by a group of Jewish U.S. soldiers coincides with a theatre owner's vengeful plans for the same.
    DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsBrad PittDiane KrugerEli Roth

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