Best action films - Charts
Best action films
2. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
USA / New Zealand, Fantasy / Adventure
Directed by: Peter Jackson
Cast: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen
3. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
USA / New Zealand, Fantasy / Adventure
Directed by: Peter Jackson
Cast: Elijah Wood, Billy Boyd
4. The Dark Knight (2008)
USA / UK, Action / Drama
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
Cast: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger
5. The Matrix (1999)
USA, Action / Sci-fi
Directed by: Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne
6. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
USA, Adventure / Action
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Harrison Ford, Karen Allen
7. The Magnificent Seven (1960)
USA, Western / Adventure
Directed by: John Sturges
Cast: Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen
8. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
USA, Adventure / Action
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Harrison Ford, Sean Connery
9. Ford v Ferrari (2019)
USA / France, Drama / Biography
Directed by: James Mangold
Cast: Matt Damon, Christian Bale
10. Rush (2013)
USA / UK, Drama / Biography
Directed by: Ron Howard
Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Daniel Brühl
11. Aliens (1986)
USA / UK, Sci-fi / Thriller
Directed by: James Cameron
Cast: Sigourney Weaver, Carrie Henn
12. Die Hard (1988)
USA, Action / Thriller
Directed by: John McTiernan
Cast: Bruce Willis, Bonnie Bedelia
13. Dune: Part Two (2024)
USA / Canada, Sci-fi / Action
Directed by: Denis Villeneuve
Cast: Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya
14. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
USA, Sci-fi / Adventure
Directed by: Irvin Kershner
Cast: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford
15. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
USA / New Zealand, Fantasy / Adventure
Directed by: Peter Jackson
Cast: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen
17. Gladiator (2000)
USA / UK, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Ridley Scott
Cast: Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix
19. Lethal Weapon (1987)
USA, Action / Crime
Directed by: Richard Donner
Cast: Mel Gibson, Danny Glover
20. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
USA, Sci-fi / Adventure
Directed by: George Lucas
Cast: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford
21. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
USA, Animation / Action
Directed by: Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers
Cast: Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld
22. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
USA, Sci-fi / Fantasy
Directed by: George Lucas
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman
23. The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
USA / Germany, Action / Thriller
Directed by: Paul Greengrass
Cast: Matt Damon, Julia Stiles
24. Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
USA, Sci-fi / Adventure
Directed by: Richard Marquand
Cast: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford
26. The Fugitive (1993)
USA, Action / Thriller
Directed by: Andrew Davis
Cast: Harrison Ford, Tommy Lee Jones
27. The Last Boy Scout (1991)
USA, Action / Crime
Directed by: Tony Scott
Cast: Bruce Willis, Damon Wayans
29. Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
USA, Action / Drama
Directed by: Joseph Kosinski
Cast: Tom Cruise, Miles Teller
30. The Animatrix: Final Flight of the Osiris (2003)
USA, Animation / Short
Directed by: Andrew R. Jones
Cast: Pamela Adlon, John DiMaggio
31. Batman Begins (2005)
USA / UK, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
Cast: Christian Bale, Michael Caine
33. Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
USA, Action / Crime
Directed by: Richard Donner
Cast: Mel Gibson, Danny Glover
34. The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
USA / UK, Action / Crime
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
Cast: Christian Bale, Gary Oldman
35. Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
USA / Canada, Sci-fi / Action
Directed by: Doug Liman
Cast: Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt
37. Back to the Future Part II (1989)
USA, Adventure / Comedy
Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
Cast: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd
38. Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth
39. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
USA, Animation / Action
Directed by: Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey
Cast: Shameik Moore, Jake Johnson
41. The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
USA / Germany, Action / Thriller
Directed by: Paul Greengrass
Cast: Matt Damon, Franka Potente
42. The Bourne Identity (2002)
USA / Germany, Action / Mystery
Directed by: Doug Liman
Cast: Matt Damon, Franka Potente
43. First Blood (1982)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Ted Kotcheff
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna
44. Taken (2008)
France / USA, Action / Crime
Directed by: Pierre Morel
Cast: Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace
45. Ip Man (2008)
Hong Kong / China, Action / Drama
Directed by: Wilson Yip
Cast: Donnie Yen, Simon Yam
46. Animal (1977)
France, Comedy / Action
Directed by: Claude Zidi
Cast: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Raquel Welch
47. The General (1926)
USA, Comedy / Romance
Directed by: Buster Keaton, Clyde Bruckman
Cast: Buster Keaton, Marion Mack
49. Castle in the Sky (1986)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Hayao Miyazaki
Cast: Keiko Yokozawa, Mayumi Tanaka
50. The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Michael Mann
Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Madeleine Stowe
51. Payback: Straight Up (2006)
USA, Action / Crime
Directed by: Brian Helgeland
Cast: Mel Gibson, Gregg Henry
52. The Last Samurai (2003)
USA / New Zealand, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Edward Zwick
Cast: Ken Watanabe, Tom Cruise
53. The Towering Inferno (1974)
USA, Thriller / Drama
Directed by: John Guillermin
Cast: Steve McQueen, Paul Newman
54. X-Men: First Class (2011)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Matthew Vaughn
Cast: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender
55. The Professional (1981)
France, Action / Crime
Directed by: Georges Lautner
Cast: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean Desailly
56. Watch Out, We're Mad (1974)
Italy / Spain, Comedy / Action
Directed by: Marcello Fondato
Cast: Terence Hill, Bud Spencer
57. Harakiri (1962)
Japan, Action / Drama
Directed by: Masaki Kobayashi
Cast: Tatsuya Nakadai, Rentarô Mikuni
58. Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)
USA, Action / Comedy
Directed by: Jim Abrahams
Cast: Charlie Sheen, Lloyd Bridges
59. Racing Extinction (2015)
USA / China, Documentary / Action
Directed by: Louie Psihoyos, David Doubilet
Cast: Elon Musk, Louie Psihoyos
60. The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
USA, Comedy / Crime
Directed by: David Zucker
Cast: Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley
62. Enemy of the State (1998)
USA, Drama / Action
Directed by: Tony Scott
Cast: Will Smith, Gene Hackman
63. Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)
USA, Animation / Action
Directed by: Joel Crawford, Januel Mercado
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek
64. Man of the East (1972)
Italy / France, Western / Comedy
Directed by: Enzo Barboni
Cast: Terence Hill, Gregory Walcott
65. Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997)
Germany / Netherlands, Action / Crime
Directed by: Thomas Jahn
Cast: Til Schweiger, Jan Josef Liefers
68. The Longest Day (1962)
USA, War / Action
Directed by: Ken Annakin, Andrew Marton
Cast: Eddie Albert, Paul Anka
70. The Fifth Element (1997)
France, Sci-fi / Action
Directed by: Luc Besson
Cast: Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman
71. The Incredibles (2004)
USA, Animation / Action
Directed by: Brad Bird
Cast: Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter
72. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 (2013)
USA, Animation / Action
Directed by: Jay Oliva
Cast: Peter Weller, Ariel Winter
73. Taegukgi: The Brotherhood of War (2004)
South Korea, Action / Drama
Directed by: Je-gyu Kang
Cast: Dong-gun Jang, Bin Won
74. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
USA, Adventure / Action
Directed by: Gore Verbinski
Cast: Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush
75. Star Trek (2009)
USA / Germany, Sci-fi / Adventure
Directed by: J.J. Abrams
Cast: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto
77. Ninja Scroll (1993)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Cast: Kōichi Yamadera, Takeshi Aono
78. Goldfinger (1964)
UK, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Guy Hamilton
Cast: Sean Connery, Gert Fröbe
79. Metro Manila (2013)
Philippines / UK, Drama / Crime
Directed by: Sean Ellis
Cast: Jake Macapagal, John Arcilla
80. Avengers: Endgame (2019)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans
82. Ghost in the Shell 2.0 (2008)
Japan / USA, Animation / Action
Directed by: Mamoru Oshii
Cast: Akio Ōtsuka, Atsuko Tanaka
83. Berserk: Golden Age Arc II - The Battle for Doldrey (2012)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Toshiyuki Kubooka, Kôichi Hatsumi
Cast: Aki Toyosaki, Nobuyuki Katsube
84. White Hell of Pitz Palu (1929)
German Empire, Drama / Action
Directed by: Arnold Fanck, Georg Wilhelm Pabst
Cast: Gustav Diessl, Leni Riefenstahl
86. Die Hard 2 (1990)
USA, Action / Thriller
Directed by: Renny Harlin
Cast: Bruce Willis, Bonnie Bedelia
87. A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
Italy / Spain, Western / Action
Directed by: Sergio Leone
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Marianne Koch
88. Ghost in the Shell (1995)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Mamoru Oshii
Cast: Akio Ōtsuka, Atsuko Tanaka
89. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society (2006)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Kenji Kamiyama, Toshiyuki Kōno
Cast: Akio Ōtsuka, Atsuko Tanaka
90. The Hidden Fortress (1958)
Japan, Action / Adventure
Directed by: 黒澤明
Cast: Minoru Chiaki, Kamatari Fujiwara
91. Baelin's Route: An Epic NPC Man Adventure (2021)
New Zealand, Short / Fantasy
Directed by: Adam King, Alan Morrison
Cast: Rowan Bettjeman, Phoenix Cross
92. The Hire: Ticker (2002)
USA, Short / Action
Directed by: Joe Carnahan
Cast: Clive Owen, Don Cheadle
93. Grindhouse: Machete (2007)
USA, Short / Action
Directed by: Robert Rodriguez
Cast: Danny Trejo, Cheech Marin
94. The Epic Journey of Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson (2012)
USA, Action / Documentary
Directed by: Kevin Dunn
Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Kurt Angle
95. Tangled Ever After (2012)
USA, Animation / Short
Directed by: Nathan Greno, Byron Howard
Cast: Zachary Levi, Mandy Moore
97. Drunken Master (1978)
Hong Kong, Comedy / Action
Directed by: Woo-ping Yuen
Cast: Jackie Chan, Simon Siu-Tin Yuen
98. Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)
Japan, Animation / Thriller
Directed by: Mamoru Oshii
Cast: Akio Ōtsuka, Atsuko Tanaka
99. Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (2010)
Brazil, Action / Crime
Directed by: José Padilha
Cast: Wagner Moura, Irandhir Santos
100. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
USA, Adventure / Action
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw