Recent Action Films:
The Guns of Navarone (1961)
Yojimbo (1961, Jp.)
Dr. No (1962, UK)
From Russia With Love (1963, UK)
Goldfinger (1964, UK) ( # 19)
Zulu (1964)
Thunderball (1965, UK)
The Train (1965)
The Dirty Dozen (1967)
Point Blank (1967)
You Only Live Twice (1967, UK)
Bullitt (1968)
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969, UK)
The Wild Bunch (1969) ( # 13)
Airport (1970)
Billy Jack (1971) (and sequels in 1974 and 1977)
Dirty Harry (1971)
Duel (1971)
The French Connection (1971)
Shaft (1971)
Vanishing Point (1971)
Deliverance (1972)
The Getaway (1972)
The Mechanic (1972)
The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
Way of the Dragon (1972) (aka Return of the Dragon)
Enter the Dragon (1973) ( # 15)
Walking Tall (1973) (and sequels in 1975 and 1977)
Death Wish (1974) (and sequels in 1982, 1985, 1987, and 1994)
Earthquake (1974)
Mr. Majestyk (1974)
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
The Towering Inferno (1974)
Jaws (1975)
Rollerball (1975)
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
Black Sunday (1977)
Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) and sequels, prequels
Superman: The Movie (1978) and sequels
Alien (1979) (and sequels in 1986, 1992, and 1997)
Mad Max (1979)
The Warriors (1979)
The Empire Strikes Back (1980) ( # 12)
The Cannonball Run (1981)
Death Hunt (1981)
Escape from New York (1981)
Mad Max 2 (1981) (aka The Road Warrior (1982)) ( # 4)
Nighthawks (1981)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) ( # 3)
48 Hrs. (1982)
First Blood (1982) (and sequels in 1985, 1988, and 2008)
Fitzcarraldo (1982, W. Germ.)
Forced Vengeance (1982)
Lone Wolf McQuade (1983)
Return of the Jedi (1983)
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
Missing in Action (1984) (and sequels in 1985 and 1988)
The Terminator (1984) (and sequels in 1991 and 2003)
Commando (1985)
Police Story (1985)
Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
Runaway Train (1985)
Aliens (1986) ( # 2)
Cobra (1986)
Delta Force (1986) (and sequel in 1990)
Raw Deal (1986)
Top Gun (1986) (and sequel in 2022)
Lethal Weapon (1987) (and sequels) ( # 24)
Police Story 2 (1987)
Predator (1987) ( # 22)
Robocop (1987) ( # 14) (and sequels in 1990, 1993, and 2014)
The Running Man (1987)
The Untouchables (1987)
Die Hard (1988) (and sequels in 1990, 1995, 2007, and 2013) ( # 1)
Hard Boiled (1988)
Rambo 3 (1988)
Red Heat (1988)
The Abyss (1989)
Batman (1989) (and many sequels)
Hard to Kill (1989)
The Killer (1989, HK)
Die Hard 2: Die Harder (1990)
La Femme Nikita (1990, Fr./It.)
The Hunt for Red October (1990) (and Jack Ryan sequels)
Total Recall (1990)
Backdraft (1991)
Once Upon a Time in China (1991)
Out for Justice (1991)
Point Break (1991)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) ( # 10)
Thelma & Louise (1991)
Hard-Boiled (1992) ( # 9)
Passenger 57 (1992)
Patriot Games (1992)
Under Siege (1992)
Universal Soldier (1992)
Cliffhanger (1993)
Demolition Man (1993)
The Fugitive (1993)
In the Line of Fire (1993)
Jurassic Park (1993) (and all sequels)
Supercop 2 (1993)
Clear and Present Danger (1994)
Drop Zone (1994)
Drunken Master II (1994) (aka The Legend of Drunken Master) ( # 23)
Fist of Legend (1994)
Iron Monkey (1994)
Leon (1994) (aka The Professional)
On Deadly Ground (1994)
The Specialist (1994)
Speed (1994) ( # 11)
True Lies (1994)
Assassins (1995)
Bad Boys (1995)
Crimson Tide (1995)
Desperado (1995)
Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995)
Heat (1995)
Judge Dredd (1995)
Outbreak (1995)
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995)
Eraser (1996)
Executive Decision (1996)
First Strike (1996)
Independence Day (1996)
Mission: Impossible (1996) (and all sequels)
The Rock (1996)
Set It Off (1996)
Twister (1996)
Air Force One (1997)
Con Air (1997)
Cop Land (1997)
Dante's Peak (1997)
Face/Off (1997)
The Fifth Element (1997)
The Jackal (1997)
Men in Black (1997) (and sequels in 2002 and 2012)
Starship Troopers (1997)
Volcano (1997)
Armageddon (1998)
Deep Impact (1998)
Enemy of the State (1998)
Ronin (1998)
Run Lola Run (1998, Germ.)
Rush Hour (1998)
Saving Private Ryan (1998) ( # 8)
End of Days (1999)
Fight Club (1999)
The Matrix (1999) (and all sequels) ( # 5)
Three Kings (1999)
Charlie's Angels (2000)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) ( # 16)
Get Carter (2000)
Gladiator (2000) ( # 7)
Mission: Impossible II (2000)
The Perfect Storm (2000)
Romeo Must Die (2000)
Shaft (2000)
The 6th Day (2000)
X Men (2000) (and sequels)
The Fast and the Furious (2001) (and sequels)
Kiss of the Dragon (2001)
Spy Kids (2001)
The Bourne Identity (2002) (and all sequels)
Hero (2002)
Minority Report (2002)
Spider-Man (2002) (and sequels)
The Sum of All Fears (2002)
Kill Bill - Vol. 1 (2003) ( # 20)
The Bourne Supremacy (2004) ( # 17)
The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
The Incredibles (2004) (animated) ( # 25)
Kill Bill - Vol. 2 (2004)
Spider-Man 2 (2004) ( # 21)
V for Vendetta (2005-6)
Casino Royale (2006)
Mission: Impossible III (2006) (and continuing sequels)
United 93 (2006)
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
Spider-Man 3 (2007)
The Dark Knight (2008)
The Hurt Locker (2008)
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
Ip Man (2008, HK/China) (and sequels in 2010, 2015, and 2019)
Iron Man (2008) (and sequels)
Rambo (2008)
Taken (2008)
The A-Team (2010)
The Expendables (2010) (and sequels in 2012 and 2014)
Inception (2010)
Drive (2011)
Fast Five (2011)
The Avengers (2012) (and sequels)
Looper (2012)
Skyfall (2012)
A Good Day to Die Hard (2013)
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
John Wick (2014) (and sequels in 2017, 2019, and 2023)
Furious 7 (2015) (aka Fast & Furious 7)
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
San Andreas (2015)
Mission Impossible: Fallout (2018)
Top Gun: Maverick (2022)