Top Action Movies


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

371. Twelve O'Clock High

Year of Release: 1949
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Henry King
Actors: Gregory Peck, Hugh Marlowe, Sam Edwards, Gary Merrill, Millard Mitchell, Dean Jagger
Plot: A bomber unit suffering from low morale due to heavy losses comes under the command of hard-nosed General Frank Savage who makes it his mission to turn his crew around and get them back into fighting shape.

372. 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.

373. Jurassic World

Year of Release: 2015
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Colin Trevorrow
Actors: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jake Johnson, Vincent D'Onofrio, Nick Robinson, Ty Simpkins
Plot: John Hammond's vision of a fully-operational Jurassic Park has been achieved. Now, 22 years later, Jurassic World welcomes visitors from around the world to explore the wonders of seeing dinosaurs roam the Earth once again. Yet waning attendance has the Masrani Corporation focused on a new attraction - a genetically-modified dinosaur - a brand new species - but the plan backfires and threatens everyone on the island.

374. 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.

375. 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.

376. 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.

377. 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.

378. 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.

379. 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.

380. 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.

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