10 Best Action Movies Of All Time, Ranked

[Rev9]

Arnold is woefully underrepresented on here. True Lies belongs. Other films, like Predator (is it any less/more sci-fi than Terminator or etc?).

Though I expected this list to be controversial and inadequate. Though I didn't think it'd be this terrible (Kill Bill & Fury Road would make it near my list).

And John Wick wouldn't even come close to Top 10 for me. All those films have relatively weak immemorable villains. The Wick movies I think only succeed because we're so desperately starved of classic action films ala the 80s/90s era (the conventions of many of those films).


Lethal Weapon probably makes my list. I'd be super tempted to put Temple of Doom on there. First Blood. Robocop. Speed. I'd never attempt a top 10 though, too difficult really.

You can make a top 10 of Arnie action movies alone, got to give others some room, guy's shadow is too big

[Captain Smith]

Aliens II, Terminator II, Die Hard 1

[MacrossPlus]

1. Terminator 2
2. Die Hard
3. Rambo 4
4. Hard Target
5. The Raid 2
6.Hard Boiled
7. The Killer
8. The Heroic Trio
9. Desperado
10. The Crow

[MacrossPlus]

1. Terminator 2
2. Die Hard
3. Rambo 4
4. Hard Target
5. The Raid 2
6.Hard Boiled
7. The Killer
8. The Heroic Trio
9. Desperado
10. The Crow

Honorable mentions: Shoot 'em Up, Punisher: War Zone, The Replacement Killers, Romeo Must Die, Drive(1997), Crying Freeman(1995), The Last Boy Scout, The Long Kiss Goodnight, Mean Guns, Rumble in the Bronx, Yes Madam, Royal Warriors, Full Contact, Riki-Oh, Con Air, Bad Boys 2 and A Better Tomorrow

[K7P5V]

Never mind that Bruce Lee doesn't show up anywhere on that list...

... or even his son, Brandon

[Scott Taylor]

Well I'd consider superhero, vampire and fantasy films (think Conan, Ladyhawke, etc.) to also be action films. But setting that aside, as this list seems to do, the list is missing a few I'd add to it.

Add in Aliens, Eraser, Desperado, The Rock.

[Jekyll]

Jackie Chan's Police Story.....I mean come on! Great action flick!

[CliffHanger2]

Blade 1 and 2.

[ed2962]

Yeah, more John Woo should be up there, if not Killers, A Better Tomorrow, or Hard Boiled...then at least Face Off.

[ed2962]

Supercop AKA Police Story 3 should be up there.

Having said that, there's a host of martial arts movies we could probably be talking about...

[ed2962]

People don't think of it as an "action film" but The French Connection should probably be up there. It was highly influential to action flix that came after...

[ed2962]

Past all of that...

You make a list of "Best..." action films, and The Wild Bunch is nowhere on that list?

Come on with that nonsense.

John Woo does not exist without Sam Peckinpah...

[caj]

I saw Commando last night for the first time in awhile. I had forgotten how bloody it was. Great action film with Arnold and a young Alyssa Milano.

Yes, Arnold should be all over this list.

[JBatmanFan05]

6.Hard Boiled
7. The Killer

So many Woo films I'd be tempted to list, though if could choose only one, I'd probably pick Hard Boiled to represent Woo. Ringo Lam I enjoy too (City on Fire, Full Contact, Prison on Fire).

[DanMad1977]

Death wish 3 should be on the list.

Arnie and Stallone should get a separate category

Ah come on, its like you should name your favorite child.