Best action films - Charts
Best action films
101. Clash of the Titans (1981)
UK / USA, Fantasy / Adventure
Directed by: Desmond Davis
Cast: Harry Hamlin, Burgess Meredith
102. Star Trek VIII: First Contact (1996)
USA, Sci-fi / Adventure
Directed by: Jonathan Frakes
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes
105. Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)
USA / France, Action / Drama
Directed by: Jim Jarmusch
Cast: Forest Whitaker, John Tormey
106. Avatar (2009)
USA / UK, Action / Adventure
Directed by: James Cameron
Cast: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana
107. Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
USA, Action / Crime
Directed by: Richard Donner
Cast: Mel Gibson, Danny Glover
108. Elite Squad (2007)
Brazil / USA, Action / Drama
Directed by: José Padilha
Cast: Wagner Moura, André Ramiro
109. The Avengers (2012)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Joss Whedon
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Jeremy Renner
110. Ip Man 2: Legend of the Grandmaster (2010)
Hong Kong / China, Action / Drama
Directed by: Wilson Yip
Cast: Donnie Yen, Xiaoming Huang
111. The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear (1991)
USA, Comedy / Crime
Directed by: David Zucker
Cast: Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley
112. Progression (2009)
Belgium / Slovenia, Documentary / Action
Directed by: Josh Lowell
Cast: Chris Sharma, Adam Ondra
113. The Roaring Twenties (1939)
USA, Action / Drama
Directed by: Raoul Walsh
Cast: James Cagney, Priscilla Lane
114. Casino Royale (2006)
UK / Czech Republic, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Martin Campbell
Cast: Daniel Craig, Eva Green
115. Berserk: Golden Age Arc III - Descent (2013)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Toshiyuki Kubooka, Kôichi Hatsumi
Cast: Akio Ōtsuka, Aki Toyosaki
116. Kung Fury (2015)
Sweden, Short / Action
Directed by: David Sandberg
Cast: David Sandberg, Jorma Taccone
118. The French Connection (1971)
USA, Crime / Thriller
Directed by: William Friedkin
Cast: Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey
119. Waterloo (1970)
Italy / Soviet Union, Drama / Action
Directed by: Sergei Fyodorovich Bondarchuk
Cast: Rod Steiger, Christopher Plummer
120. Scarface (1932)
USA, Action / Drama
Directed by: Howard Hawks, Richard Rosson
Cast: Paul Muni, Ann Dvorak
121. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
USA / UK, Action / Adventure
Directed by: James Gunn
Cast: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana
122. Mesrine Part 2: Public Enemy #1 (2008)
France / Canada, Action / Drama
Directed by: Jean-François Richet
Cast: Vincent Cassel, Ludivine Sagnier
123. Minority Report (2002)
USA, Sci-fi / Action
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Tom Cruise, Colin Farrell
124. X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
USA / UK, Sci-fi / Action
Directed by: Bryan Singer
Cast: Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy
125. Drunken Master II (1994)
Hong Kong, Action / Comedy
Directed by: Chia-Liang Liu, Jackie Chan
Cast: Jackie Chan, Anita Mui
126. I, Robot (2004)
USA / Germany, Sci-fi / Action
Directed by: Alex Proyas
Cast: Will Smith, Bridget Moynahan
127. Where Eagles Dare (1968)
UK / USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Brian G. Hutton
Cast: Richard Burton, Clint Eastwood
128. The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
Germany / France, Action / Drama
Directed by: Uli Edel
Cast: Martina Gedeck, Moritz Bleibtreu
130. Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Rupert Wyatt
Cast: James Franco, Andy Serkis
131. Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem (2003)
Japan / France, Animation / Action
Directed by: Kazuhisa Takenouchi, Hirotoshi Rissen
Cast: Thomas Bangalter
132. Darth Maul: Apprentice (2016)
Germany, Short / Fantasy
Directed by: Shawn Bu
Cast: Mathis Landwehr, Ben Schamma
133. The Animatrix (2003)
USA, Animation / Sci-fi
Directed by: Andrew R. Jones, Shin'ichirō Watanabe
Cast: Akio Ōtsuka, Dwight Schultz
134. X-Men 2 (2003)
USA / Canada, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Bryan Singer
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman
135. Fearless (2006)
Hong Kong / China, Action / Drama
Directed by: Ronny Yu
Cast: Jet Li, Shidō Nakamura
137. White Heat (1949)
USA, Action / Drama
Directed by: Raoul Walsh
Cast: James Cagney, Virginia Mayo
138. District 9 (2009)
South Africa / USA, Action / Sci-fi
Directed by: Neill Blomkamp
Cast: Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope
140. Berserk: Golden Age Arc I - The Egg of the King (2012)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Toshiyuki Kubooka, Kôichi Hatsumi
Cast: Aki Toyosaki, Nobuyuki Katsube
141. Iron Man (2008)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Jon Favreau
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard
142. Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades (1972)
Japan, Action / Drama
Directed by: Kenji Misumi
Cast: 若山富三郎, Isao Yamagata
143. Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx (1972)
Japan, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Kenji Misumi
Cast: 若山富三郎, Kayo Matsuo
144. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024)
Australia / USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: George Miller
Cast: Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth
145. The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978)
Hong Kong, Action / Historical
Directed by: Chia-Liang Liu
Cast: Chia-Hui Liu, Norman Chu
146. X-Men (2000)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Bryan Singer
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart
148. Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
USA, Action / Comedy
Directed by: Martin Brest
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold
149. The Punisher: Dirty Laundry (2012)
USA, Short / Action
Directed by: Phil Joanou
Cast: Thomas Jane, Ron Perlman
151. Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)
UK / USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Matthew Vaughn
Cast: Colin Firth, Taron Egerton
153. Big Hero 6 (2014)
USA, Animation / Action
Directed by: Don Hall, Chris Williams
Cast: Ryan Potter, Jamie Chung
154. The Covenant (2023)
UK / Spain, Action / Drama
Directed by: Guy Ritchie
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Dar Salim
155. Bad Black (2016)
Uganda, Action
Directed by: Nabwana I.G.G.
Cast: Bukenya Charles, Kakule William
156. Hard Boiled (1992)
Hong Kong, Action / Drama
Directed by: John Woo
Cast: Yun-fat Chow, Tony Chiu-wai Leung
157. Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
USA / Australia, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Taika Waititi
Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston
158. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
USA, War / Historical
Directed by: Peter Weir
Cast: Russell Crowe, Paul Bettany
160. The Dirty Dozen (1967)
UK / USA, Action / War
Directed by: Robert Aldrich
Cast: Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine
161. Skyfall (2012)
UK / USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Sam Mendes
Cast: Daniel Craig, Judi Dench
162. Hero (2002)
China / Hong Kong, Action / Drama
Directed by: Yimou Zhang
Cast: Jet Li, Tony Chiu-wai Leung
163. Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001)
Japan / USA, Animation / Action
Directed by: Shin'ichirō Watanabe, Yoshiyuki Takei
Cast: Ai Kobayashi, Kōichi Yamadera
164. Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train (2020)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Haruo Sotozaki
Cast: Natsuki Hanae, Akari Kitō
165. Trinity: Gambling for High Stakes (1978)
Italy / USA, Comedy / Crime
Directed by: Sergio Corbucci
Cast: Terence Hill, Bud Spencer
166. Ready Player One (2018)
USA / India, Action / Sci-fi
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke
167. Suzume (2022)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Makoto Shinkai
Cast: Hokuto Matsumura, 原菜乃華
168. 3 Evil Masters (1980)
Hong Kong, Action / Drama
Directed by: Tony Chun-Ku Lou
Cast: Tak Yuen, Lung-Wei Wang
169. Fort Apache the Bronx (1981)
USA, Crime / Drama
Directed by: Daniel Petrie
Cast: Paul Newman, Edward Asner
170. Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Jon Watts
Cast: Tom Holland, Zendaya
171. T2: More Than Meets the Eye (1993)
USA, Action / Short
Directed by: Dody Dorn
Cast: James Cameron, Michael Biehn
172. Deadpool (2016)
USA, Action / Comedy
Directed by: Tim Miller
Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin
173. The Three Musketeers (1973)
Spain / USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Richard Lester
Cast: Oliver Reed, Raquel Welch
174. How I Became a Gangster. True Story (2019)
Poland, Action / Crime
Directed by: Maciej Kawulski
Cast: Marcin Kowalczyk, Tomasz Włosok
175. The Hire: Powder Keg (2001)
USA, Short / Action
Directed by: Alejandro González Iñárritu
Cast: Clive Owen, Stellan Skarsgård
176. Jujutsu Kaisen 0: The Movie (2021)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Sunghoo Park
Cast: Yûichi Nakamura, Takahiro Sakurai
177. Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972)
Japan, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Kenji Misumi
178. The Wild Bunch (1969)
USA, Western / Action
Directed by: Sam Peckinpah
Cast: William Holden, Ernest Borgnine
179. Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010)
USA, Animation / Action
Directed by: Brandon Vietti, Kazuyoshi Takeuchi
Cast: Bruce Greenwood, Jason Isaacs
181. Star Trek into Darkness (2013)
USA, Sci-fi / Adventure
Directed by: J.J. Abrams
Cast: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto
182. Batman (1989)
USA / UK, Action / Crime
Directed by: Tim Burton
Cast: Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson
183. Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox (2013)
USA, Animation / Action
Directed by: Jay Oliva, Takuo Tominaga
Cast: Ron Perlman, Nathan Fillion
184. Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG - Individual Eleven (2006)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Kenji Kamiyama, 布施木一喜
Cast: Atsuko Tanaka, Akio Ōtsuka
185. Sword of the Stranger (2007)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Masahiro Andō
Cast: Tomoya Nagase, Kōichi Yamadera
187. The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi (2003)
Japan, Action / Drama
Directed by: Takeshi Kitano
Cast: Takeshi Kitano, Michiyo Ookusu
188. Man on Fire (2004)
USA / UK, Action / Crime
Directed by: Tony Scott
Cast: Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning
189. The Raid 2 (2014)
Indonesia / USA, Action / Crime
Directed by: Gareth Evans
Cast: Iko Uwais, Arifin Putra
190. Attack On Titan OVA: A Choice with No Regrets (2014)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Tetsurō Araki, Shintarō Itoga
Cast: Romi Paku, Daisuke Ono
192. Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp (1939)
USA, Animation / Short
Directed by: Dave Fleischer
Cast: Mae Questel, Jack Mercer
193. Cop or Hood (1979)
France, Action / Crime
Directed by: Georges Lautner
Cast: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Georges Géret
196. Police Story (1985)
Hong Kong, Action / Comedy
Directed by: Jackie Chan
Cast: Jackie Chan, Brigitte Lin
197. Battle of Britain (1969)
UK, War / Drama
Directed by: Guy Hamilton
Cast: Harry Andrews, Michael Caine
198. Eagle's Shadow (1978)
Hong Kong, Action / Comedy
Directed by: Woo-ping Yuen
Cast: Jackie Chan, Jang-Lee Hwang
199. Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Christopher McQuarrie
Cast: Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell
