Best action films 2011 – 2020 - Charts
Best action films 2011 – 2020
1. Ford v Ferrari (2019)
USA / France, Drama / Biography
Directed by: James Mangold
Cast: Matt Damon, Christian Bale
2. Rush (2013)
USA / UK, Drama / Biography
Directed by: Ron Howard
Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Daniel Brühl
3. The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
USA / UK, Action / Crime
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
Cast: Christian Bale, Gary Oldman
4. Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
USA / Canada, Sci-fi / Action
Directed by: Doug Liman
Cast: Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt
6. Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth
7. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
USA, Animation / Action
Directed by: Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey
Cast: Shameik Moore, Jake Johnson
8. X-Men: First Class (2011)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Matthew Vaughn
Cast: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender
9. Racing Extinction (2015)
USA / China, Documentary / Action
Directed by: Louie Psihoyos, David Doubilet
Cast: Elon Musk, Louie Psihoyos
10. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 (2013)
USA, Animation / Action
Directed by: Jay Oliva
Cast: Peter Weller, Ariel Winter
11. Metro Manila (2013)
Philippines / UK, Drama / Crime
Directed by: Sean Ellis
Cast: Jake Macapagal, John Arcilla
12. Avengers: Endgame (2019)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans
14. Berserk: Golden Age Arc II - The Battle for Doldrey (2012)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Toshiyuki Kubooka, Kôichi Hatsumi
Cast: Aki Toyosaki, Nobuyuki Katsube
15. The Avengers (2012)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Joss Whedon
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Jeremy Renner
16. Berserk: Golden Age Arc III - Descent (2013)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Toshiyuki Kubooka, Kôichi Hatsumi
Cast: Akio Ōtsuka, Aki Toyosaki
17. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
USA / UK, Action / Adventure
Directed by: James Gunn
Cast: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana
18. X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
USA / UK, Sci-fi / Action
Directed by: Bryan Singer
Cast: Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy
19. Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Rupert Wyatt
Cast: James Franco, Andy Serkis
20. 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
21. Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)
UK / USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Matthew Vaughn
Cast: Colin Firth, Taron Egerton
22. Big Hero 6 (2014)
USA, Animation / Action
Directed by: Don Hall, Chris Williams
Cast: Ryan Potter, Jamie Chung
23. Bad Black (2016)
Uganda, Action
Directed by: Nabwana I.G.G.
Cast: Bukenya Charles, Kakule William
24. Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
USA / Australia, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Taika Waititi
Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston
25. Skyfall (2012)
UK / USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Sam Mendes
Cast: Daniel Craig, Judi Dench
26. Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train (2020)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Haruo Sotozaki
Cast: Natsuki Hanae, Akari Kitō
27. Ready Player One (2018)
USA / India, Action / Sci-fi
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke
28. Deadpool (2016)
USA, Action / Comedy
Directed by: Tim Miller
Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin
29. How I Became a Gangster. True Story (2019)
Poland, Action / Crime
Directed by: Maciej Kawulski
Cast: Marcin Kowalczyk, Tomasz Włosok
31. Star Trek into Darkness (2013)
USA, Sci-fi / Adventure
Directed by: J.J. Abrams
Cast: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto
32. Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox (2013)
USA, Animation / Action
Directed by: Jay Oliva, Takuo Tominaga
Cast: Ron Perlman, Nathan Fillion
33. The Raid 2 (2014)
Indonesia / USA, Action / Crime
Directed by: Gareth Evans
Cast: Iko Uwais, Arifin Putra
34. Into the White (2012)
Norway / Sweden, Action / Drama
Directed by: Petter Næss
Cast: Florian Lukas, David Kross
35. The Impossible (2012)
Spain, Disaster / Drama
Directed by: J.A. Bayona
Cast: Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor
36. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 (2012)
USA, Animation / Action
Directed by: Jay Oliva
Cast: Peter Weller, Ariel Winter
37. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Australia / USA, Sci-fi / Action
Directed by: George Miller
Cast: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron
38. Moana (2016)
USA, Animation / Action
Directed by: Ron Clements, John Musker
Cast: Auli'i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson
39. Iron Man Three (2013)
USA / China, Sci-fi / Fantasy
Directed by: Shane Black
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow
40. The Accountant (2016)
USA, Action / Crime
Directed by: Gavin O'Connor
Cast: Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick
41. The Expendables 2 (2012)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Simon West
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham
42. Deadpool 2 (2018)
USA, Action / Comedy
Directed by: David Leitch
Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin
43. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
USA / New Zealand, Action / Adventure
Directed by: James Gunn
Cast: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana
44. Dunkirk (2017)
UK / Netherlands, Action / War
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
Cast: Fionn Whitehead, Tom Hardy
46. Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)
USA / UK, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Christopher McQuarrie
Cast: Tom Cruise, Henry Cavill
47. Run Boy Run (2013)
Germany / France, Drama / War
Directed by: Pepe Danquart
Cast: Andrzej Tkacz, Kamil Tkacz
48. The Raid: Redemption (2011)
Indonesia / France, Action / Crime
Directed by: Gareth Evans
Cast: Iko Uwais, Joe Taslim
49. Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015)
USA / Hong Kong, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Christopher McQuarrie
Cast: Tom Cruise, Simon Pegg
50. Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie (2012)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Hayato Date
Cast: Nana Mizuki, Noriaki Sugiyama
51. WWE: You Think You Know Me - The Story of Edge (2012)
USA, Action / Documentary
Directed by: Kevin Dunn
Cast: Adam Copeland, Hulk Hogan
52. Captain America: Civil War (2016)
USA / Germany, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Cast: Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr.
53. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Gareth Edwards
Cast: Felicity Jones, Mads Mikkelsen
54. Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends (2014)
Japan, Action / Adventure
Directed by: 大友啓史
Cast: Takeru Satō, Tatsuya Fujiwara
55. A Taxi Driver (2017)
South Korea, Historical / Action
Directed by: Hoon Jang
Cast: Kang-ho Song, Thomas Kretschmann
56. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Cast: Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson
57. Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion’s Revenge (2020)
USA, Animation / Action
Directed by: Ethan Spaulding, Yu-Won Pang
Cast: Jennifer Carpenter, Grey Griffin
59. Incredibles 2 (2018)
USA, Animation / Sci-fi
Directed by: Brad Bird
Cast: Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter
61. Sicario (2015)
USA, Action / Crime
Directed by: Denis Villeneuve
Cast: Emily Blunt, Benicio Del Toro
62. One Piece Film: Z (2012)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Tatsuya Nagamine
Cast: Ikue Ōtani, Kazuya Nakai
63. Girls und Panzer the Movie (2015)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Tsutomu Mizushima, Atsushi Kobayashi
Cast: Ai Kayano, Mamiko Noto
64. Batman: Assault on Arkham (2014)
USA, Animation / Action
Directed by: Jay Oliva, Ethan Spaulding
65. Attack on Titan Season 2 the Movie: The Roar of Awakening (2018)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Tetsurō Araki, Masashi Koizuka
Cast: Marina Inoue, Yūki Kaji
66. Metallica: Through the Never (2013)
USA, Music / Action
Directed by: Nimród Antal
Cast: Lars Ulrich, James Hetfield
67. Attack on Titan: Crimson Bow and Arrow (2014)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Tetsurō Araki
Cast: Yūki Kaji, Masahiko Tanaka
68. John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)
USA / Hong Kong, Action / Crime
Directed by: Chad Stahelski
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Riccardo Scamarcio
69. American Sniper (2014)
USA, Biography / Action
Directed by: Clint Eastwood
Cast: Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller
70. Saga of Tanya the Evil Movie (2019)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Yutaka Uemura
Cast: Aoi Yūki, Saori Hayami
71. Boruto: The Naruto Movie (2015)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Hiroyuki Yamashita
Cast: Daisuke Namikawa, Nana Mizuki
73. 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016)
Malta / Morocco, Action / Drama
Directed by: Michael Bay
Cast: John Krasinski, James Badge Dale
74. Brawl in Cell Block 99 (2017)
USA, Crime / Thriller
Directed by: S. Craig Zahler
Cast: Vince Vaughn, Jennifer Carpenter
75. Gekijouban Gintama Kanketsuhen: Yorozuya yo Eien Nare (2013)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Yōichi Fujita, Yasuhiro Minami
Cast: Tomokazu Sugita, Daisuke Sakaguchi
76. In Time (2011)
USA, Sci-fi / Thriller
Directed by: Andrew Niccol
Cast: Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried
77. Attack on Titan: The Wings of Freedom (2015)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Tetsurō Araki
Cast: Yūki Kaji, Masahiko Tanaka
78. Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno (2014)
Japan, Action / Drama
Directed by: 大友啓史
Cast: Takeru Satō, Emi Takei
80. American Made (2017)
USA / Japan, Biography / Action
Directed by: Doug Liman
Cast: Tom Cruise, Domhnall Gleeson
82. John Wick (2014)
USA / China, Action / Crime
Directed by: Chad Stahelski, David Leitch
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Michael Nyqvist
84. McLaren (2017)
New Zealand, Documentary / Action
Directed by: Roger Donaldson
Cast: Dwayne Cameron, Emerson Fittipaldi
85. Allied (2016)
UK / USA, Action / Drama
Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
Cast: Brad Pitt, Marion Cotillard
86. No Game, No Life: Zero (2017)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Atsuko Ishizuka
Cast: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Ai Kayano
88. Deepwater Horizon (2016)
Hong Kong / USA, Action / Drama
Directed by: Peter Berg
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Dylan O'Brien
90. Pitbull. New Orders (2016)
Poland, Action / Drama
Directed by: Patryk Vega
Cast: Boguslaw Linda, Piotr Stramowski
92. The Lego Movie (2014)
USA / Denmark, Animation / Action
Directed by: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
Cast: Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks
93. Admiral (2015)
Netherlands, Action / Biography
Directed by: Roel Reiné
Cast: Frank Lammers, Egbert-Jan Weeber
94. In Order of Disappearance (2014)
Norway / Denmark, Crime / Drama
Directed by: Hans Petter Moland
Cast: Stellan Skarsgård, Bruno Ganz
95. Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
USA / Canada, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Robert Rodriguez
Cast: Rosa Salazar, Christoph Waltz
96. World War Z (2013)
USA / Malta, Horror / Action
Directed by: Marc Forster
Cast: Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos
97. Lone Survivor (2013)
USA, War / Biography
Directed by: Peter Berg
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch
98. The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017)
USA / Hong Kong, Action / Thriller
Directed by: Patrick Hughes
Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson
99. The Outlaws (2017)
South Korea, Action / Crime
Directed by: Yoon-seong Kang
Cast: Dong-seok Ma, Kye-sang Yoon
100. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Guy Ritchie
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law