Top Action Movies


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

161. Lethal Weapon 2

Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Richard Donner
Actors: Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Joss Ackland, Derrick O'Connor, Patsy Kensit
Plot: Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh stumble across a trunk full of Krugerrands. They follow the trail to a South African diplomat who's using his immunity to conceal a smuggling operation.

162. Captain Blood

Year of Release: 1935
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Adventure
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Michael Curtiz
Actors: Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Lionel Atwill, Basil Rathbone, Ross Alexander, Guy Kibbee
Plot: Dr. Peter Blood is falsely accused of treason and sold into slavery. In
Port Royale, the governor's daughter purchases him to spite her father -
but when he proves to be a capable doctor, he finds himself in the medical
service. But when opportunity presents itself he and his friends take over
a Spanish ship and become the most feared pirates on the water.

163. The Odyssey

Year of Release: 2026
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Adventure
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Christopher Nolan
Actors: Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, John Leguizamo, Charlize Theron

164. Spider-Man: Brand New Day

Year of Release: 2026
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Destin Daniel Cretton
Actors: Tom Holland, Zendaya, Sadie Sink, Jacob Batalon, Jon Bernthal, Michael Mando
Plot: After the events of No Way Home, Peter Parker has embraced his role as
Spider-Man, even as the world has forgotten he ever existed, including
those closest to him. When a new threat emerges, an entity that can jump
from one body to another at will, and targeting the group known as
Damage Control, Peter realizes he has the power to both resist and sense
it. A chance encounter with some old friends, however, triggers a
transformation - one that leaves him vulnerable and unable to recognize
the new threat. With friends old and new in danger, Peter will have to
figure out how to harness his new power and reconnect to a world that
has forgotten him.

165. Spider-Man: Homecoming

Year of Release: 2017
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Jon Watts
Actors: Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Robert Downey Jr., Jon Favreau, Zendaya, Jacob Batalon
Plot: After helping out The Avengers during the events of Civil War, young Peter Parker returns to New York, now under the tutelage of Tony Stark, and finds that returning to a normal life is difficult when you're also Spider-Man. Yet as he comes to terms with being a teen and being a hero, a new villain called Vulture threatens to destroy all he holds dear.

166. Dr. No

Year of Release: 1963
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Action
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Terence Young
Actors: Sean Connery, Joseph Wiseman, Ursula Andress, Jack Lord, Bernard Lee, Lois Maxwell
Plot: James Bond is on a mission to discover who killed a fellow agent. In
Jamaica he and CIA agent Felix Leiter, along with the stunning Honey
Rider follow the clues and dodge danger until their investigation leads to
the mysterious Dr. No where an even more sinister plan will unfold.

167. Big Trouble in Little China

Year of Release: 1986
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: John Carpenter
Actors: Kurt Russell, Kim Cattrall, Dennis Dun, James Hong, Chao Li Chi, Donald Li
Plot: When his best freind's finacee is kidnapped by an ancient sorcerer and a trio of demons in Chinatown, it's up to tough-talking truck driver Jack Burton (Kurt Russell) to save the day.

168. Snowpiercer

Year of Release: 2014
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Sci-Fi/Action
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Joon-ho Bong
Actors: Chris Evans, Kang-ho Song, Tilda Swinton, Jamie Bell, Ah-sung Ko, Ed Harris
Plot: The near future: a second ice age has wiped out most of humanity. The
survivors travel by train through the cold, lonely world - but even here,
at humanities end, class division rears its ugly head - and those as the
back of the train are ready to revolt.

169. Sanjuro

Year of Release: 1962
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Action/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Actors: ToshirĂ´ Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Keiju Kobayashi, Yuzo Kayama, Reiko Dan, Akihiko Hirata
Plot: The wandering samurai once again finds his services are needed, this time
helping a group of naive samurai fight the corruption in their town.

170. The Impossible

Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Action
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Juan Antonio Bayona
Actors: Ewan McGregor, Naomi Watts, Geraldine Chaplin, Marta Etura, Tom Holland, Oaklee Pendergast
Plot: Based on the 2004 tsunami that hit Thailand, a family is caught up in the chaos of the aftermath with tens of thousands of other people as their sons go missing following the devastating natural disaster.

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