Top 50 Best Action Films of All Time

VOICE OVER: Rebecca Brayton
WRITTEN BY: Michael Wynands

Grab some snacks and find a comfortable seat, because we're about to run down our picks for the top action movies of all time! For this list, we'll be looking at the most beloved, well-executed, influential and iconic action films ever made. Our countdown includes “Dirty Harry”, “The Dark Knight”, “Con Air”, “Beverly Hills Cop”, “John Wick”, and more!

#50: "Bad Boys" (1995)
#49: "Beverly Hills Cop" (1984)
#48: "Police Story 3: Super Cop" a.k.a "Supercop" (1992)
#47: "Baby Driver" (2017)
#46: "Dredd" (2012)
#45: "Furious 7" (2015)
#44: "Nikita" a.k.a "La Femme Nikita" (1990)
#43: "The French Connection" (1971)
#42: "Gladiator" (2000)
#41: "Assault on Precinct 13" (1976)
#40: "The Fugitive" (1993)
#39: "Mission: Impossible — Fallout" (2018)
#38: "Drunken Master II" a.k.a "The Legend of Drunken Master" (1994)
#37: "Con Air" (1997)
#36: "Fist of Fury" (1972)
#35: "Goldfinger" (1964)
#34: "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" (2000)
#33: "Total Recall" (1990)
#32: "Commando" (1985)
#31: "Speed" (1994)
#30: "Heat" (1995)
#29: "Hot Fuzz" (2007)
#28: "Point Break" (1991)
#27: "Dirty Harry" (1971)
#26: "Yojimbo" (1961)
#25: "Enter the Dragon" (1973)
#24: "Stagecoach" (1939)
#23: "The Bourne Ultimatum" (2007)
#22: "Escape from New York" (1981)
#21: "Bullitt" (1968)
#20: "Once Upon a Time in the West" (1968)
#19: "The Great Train Robbery" (1903)
#18: "Lethal Weapon" (1987)
#17: "Face/Off" (1997)
#16: "The Rock" (1996)
#15: "John Wick" (2014)
#14: "Robocop" (1987)
#13: "Kill Bill: Volume 1" & "Kill Bill: Volume 2" (2003-04)
#12: "First Blood" (1982)
#11: "The Raid" (2011)
#10: "Mad Max 2" (1981)
#9: "Hard Boiled" (1992)
#8: "The Dark Knight" (2008)
#7: "Predator" (1987)
#6: "Aliens" (1986)
#5: "Raiders of the Lost Ark" (1981)
#4: "Seven Samurai" (1954)
#3: "The Matrix" (1999)
#2: "Die Hard" (1988)
#1: "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" (1991)

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