Top Action Movies


The Top Action Movies List is calculated by overall movie ratings and members' "Top Action List". Lists are calculated daily.

371. Baader Meinhof Complex, The ( Baader Meinhof Komplex, Der )

Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: German
Genre: Action/Biography
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Uli Edel
Actors: Martina Gedeck, Moritz Bleibtreu, Johanna Wokalek, Nadja Uhl, Jan Josef Liefers, Stipe Erceg
Plot: The roots of the infamous German terrorist group, the Red Army Faction, are traced to the turbulent events of the late 1960s. When a political riot leaves a protester dead and an assassination attempt is made on a left-wing leader, student radicals Andreas Baader and Gudrun Ensslin join forces with journalist Ulrike Meinhof to form a violent faction that turns to bombings, kidnappings, and murder to achieve its goals.

372. The Animatrix

Year of Release: 2003
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Action
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Multiple
Actors: Akio Ôtsuka, Clayton Watson, Olivia d'Abo, Kevin Michael Richardson, Tara Strong, Keanu Reeves
Plot: A collection of animated shorts that deals with some of the characters in
The Matrix films as well as the history behind the fall of man and
creation of The Matrix.

373. Cloverfield

Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Matt Reeves
Actors: Michael Stahl-David, Odette Yustman, Mike Vogel, Lizzy Caplan, Jessica Lucas, T.J. Miller
Plot: A group of teens looking to party, run for their lives as a monster terrorizes New York City.

374. Live and Let Die

Year of Release: 1973
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Guy Hamilton
Actors: Roger Moore, Jane Seymour, Yaphet Kotto, Clifton James, David Hedison, Gloria Hendry
Plot: When several British agents are found dead, James Bond must travel to New York to unravel the mystery. It all leads to Mr. Big, a drug dealer with plans for heroin and his beautiful assistant Solitaire.

375. Get Carter

Year of Release: 1971
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Mike Hodges
Actors: Michael Caine, Ian Hendry, Britt Ekland, John Osborne, Tony Beckley, George Sewell
Plot: Jack Carter is a London gangster and when his brother dies under
mysterious circumstances he decides to investigate and get the real truth.

376. Ivanhoe

Year of Release: 1951
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Richard Thorpe
Actors: Robert Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor, Joan Fontaine, George Sanders, Robert Douglas, Norman Wooland
Plot: Ivanhoe returns from the Crusades only to learn that his king - Richard the Lionheart - has been improsoned in Austria. With the wicket Prince John and his cronies enjoying the spoils of ruling the land - he finds no other option than to join with Robin Hood. At the same time he works to mend the relationship between him and his father.

377. Grandmaster, The ( Yi dai zong shi )

Year of Release: 2013
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Mandarin
Genre: Action/Biography
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Kar Wai Wong
Actors: Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Ziyi Zhang, Chen Chang, Cung Le, Hye-kyo Song, Siu-Lung Leung
Plot: A biography of the great martial arts master Ip Man - the legendary man who would train and mentor Bruce Lee.

378. Brotherhood of the Wolf ( pacte des loups, Le )

Year of Release: 2002
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Horror/Action
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Christophe Gans
Actors: Samuel Le Bihan, Vincent Cassel, Monica Bellucci, Émilie Dequenne, Jérémie Renier, Mark Dacascos
Plot: In 1765 strange killings were happening in France. The "beast" that was stalking people became so notorious that the King of France hired hunters to find and slay the beast.

379. Bloodsport

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Sport
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Newt Arnold
Actors: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Donald Gibb, Leah Ayres, Norman Burton, Forest Whitaker, Roy Chiao
Plot: Based on a true, an American, Frank Dux is set to fight in the Kumite, a secret, underground martial arts tournament.

380. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

Year of Release: 1991
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Sci-Fi/Action
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Nicholas Meyer
Actors: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, Walter Koenig, George Takei
Plot: Kirk and McCoy are accused of assassination while the Klingons and Federation are negotiating for peace.

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