Top Action Movies


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

411. The Crimson Pirate

Year of Release: 1952
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Adventure
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Robert Siodmak
Actors: Burt Lancaster, Nick Cravat, Eva Bartok, Torin Thatcher, James Hayter, Leslie Bradley
Plot: Classic swashbuckling action as a sword-fighting, acrobatic pirate finds intrigue amongst the Caribbean revolution in the 1700s.

412. The Guardian

Year of Release: 2006
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Andrew Davis
Actors: Kevin Costner, Ashton Kutcher, Sela Ward, Melissa Sagemiller, Clancy Brown, Omari Hardwick

413. The War Wagon

Year of Release: 1967
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Western
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Burt Kennedy
Actors: John Wayne, Kirk Douglas, Howard Keel, Robert Walker Jr., Bruce Cabot, Bruce Dern
Plot: Surviving being shot - and imprisoned - a man recently released hatches a
plan to get back the gold that was stolen from him. He joins forces with
the same man who shot him in order to take down "the War Wagon", a
heavily-armored stage coach that houses the gold.

414. Street Fighter, The ( Gekitotsu! Satsujin ken )

Year of Release: 1974
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Action/Crime
MPAA Rating: NC-17
Director: Shigehiro Ozawa
Actors: Sonny Chiba, Goichi Yamada, Yutaka Nakajima, Tony Cetera, Masafumi Suzuki, Masashi Ishibashi
Plot: Terry a tough mercenary and karate master is hired by the Mafia and Yakuza to kidnap the daughter of a wealthy oil magnate. When they refuse to meet his exorbitant price, he survives the attempt on his life and sells his service to protect the daughter instead.

415. Sicario: Day of the Soldado

Year of Release: 2018
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Stefano Sollima
Actors: Isabela Moner, Josh Brolin, Benicio Del Toro, Matthew Modine, Catherine Keener, Jeffrey Donovan
Plot: The drug war on the U.S.-Mexican border has never been deadlier. As cartels rule by fear and violence, they begin to traffic terrorists across the border. In order to stem this tide, federal agent Matt Graver re-teams with the unconventional Alejandro in hopes of making a difference.

416. Dredd

Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Pete Travis
Actors: Karl Urban, Olivia Thirlby, Lena Headey, Domhnall Gleeson, Deobia Oparei, Langley Kirkwood
Plot: The future is now - police have been given the authority to act as judge,
jury and executioner and a veteran cop partners with a trainee in order to
take down a deadly gang that has introduced a new drug, SLO-MO, that
alters reality.

417. Defender, The ( Zhong Nan Hai bao biao )

Year of Release: 1994
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Cantonese
Genre: Action
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Kazuya Konaka, Corey Yuen
Actors: Jet Li, Collin Chou, Christy Chung, William Chu, Kent Cheng, Wai-Kwok Ng
Plot: A woman with close ties to the Chinese government witnesses a murder by a corrupt businessman and, before she can testify, it is decided to put her in protective custody of the police and a bodyguard. But while protecting her, the defender finds himself falling for her.

418. The Recruit

Year of Release: 2003
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Roger Donaldson
Actors: Al Pacino, Colin Farrell, Bridget Moynahan, Gabriel Macht, Kenneth Mitchell, Mike Realba
Plot: Fresh CIA recruit James Clayton is on the fast track to become a top agent thanks to his quick thinking, unconventional methods and mentor, veteran agent Walter Burke. As Clayton begins to question his trust, Burke assigns him the task of rooting out a mole in the agency.

419. Cop Land

Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: James Mangold
Actors: Sylvester Stallone, Harvey Keitel, Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, Peter Berg, Janeane Garofalo
Plot: A small-town sheriff comes up against some big city cops who may or may not have connections to the mob.

420. The Wolverine

Year of Release: 2013
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: James Mangold
Actors: Hugh Jackman, Tao Okamoto, Hiroyuki Sanada, Rila Fukushima, Brian Tee, Svetlana Khodchenkova
Plot: Wolverine travels to Japan, searching for answers and guidance. Adamantium meets Samurai steel when a mysterious figure from his past shows up, leading to an epic battle that will forever change his path.

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