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 Fast and the Furious

Year of Release: 2001
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Rob Cohen
Actors: Paul Walker, Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Ja Rule, Noel Gugliemi
Plot: An undercover cop tries to catch a criminal by becoming part of the underground racing circuit.

412. Predators

Year of Release: 2010
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Nimród Antal
Actors: Topher Grace, Adrien Brody, Danny Trejo, Laurence Fishburne, Alice Braga, Derek Mears
Plot: Mercenaries, criminals, cold-blooded killers - a group find themselves on alien planet where they find the predators have become the prey and they must come together if they have any hope of survival.

413. 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.

414. Gone in 60 Seconds

Year of Release: 2000
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Dominic Sena
Actors: Nicolas Cage, Angelina Jolie, Giovanni Ribisi, Chi McBride, Delroy Lindo, Vinnie Jones
Plot: Randall "Memphis" Raines comes back to Long Beach to save his brother Kip from a mess he got himself into. What he doesn't know is that he is going to have to steal 50 exotic cars in 24 hours.

415. The Rundown

Year of Release: 2003
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Peter Berg
Actors: Dwayne Johnson, Seann William Scott, Rosario Dawson, Christopher Walken, Ewen Bremner, Jon Gries
Plot: In order to settle a debt a Chef-turned-bounty travels to Brazil to
capture his quarry, a wannabe archaeologist on a quest for a gold idol and
both become caught up with a ruthless mine operator with plans of his own.

416. Smokin' Aces

Year of Release: 2007
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Action
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Joe Carnahan
Actors: Ryan Reynolds, Jeremy Piven, Ray Liotta, Ben Affleck, Andy Garcia, Alicia Keys
Plot: A group of unrelated and unknowing bounty hunters and FBI agents try to take down a performer turned rat, they all clash at the same place at the same time, exploding in action, revenge and murder.

417. Strange Days

Year of Release: 1995
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Actors: Ralph Fiennes, Angela Bassett, Juliette Lewis, Tom Sizemore, Michael Wincott, Vincent D'Onofrio
Plot: In 1999 L.A. and ex-cop, Lenny Nero, ekes out a living by selling 'squid' recordings - literally letting people experience another life. When a hooker friend is brutally raped and murdered, he is sent a recording of the event and vows to track down the one responsible.

418. Courage Under Fire

Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Edward Zwick
Actors: Denzel Washington, Meg Ryan, Lou Diamond Phillips, Michael Moriarty, Matt Damon, Bronson Pinchot
Plot: Lieutenant Colonel Nathaniel Serling is investigating the case of Captain Karen Walden, and helicopter pilot and the first woman who would be awarded the Medal of Honor. Conflicting reports from survivors of a crash in which she saved the crew shed doubt in Serling's mind as he wrestles with his own conscience.

419. The Enforcer

Year of Release: 1976
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: James Fargo
Actors: Clint Eastwood, Tyne Daly, Harry Guardino, Bradford Dillman, John Mitchum, DeVeren Bookwalter
Plot: Harry and his new distaff partner, Inspector Kate Moore, must track down a group of tree-hugging terrorists who've kidnapped the city's mayor and are demanding a $2 million ransom. Harry and Kate discover that the mayor is being held on Alcatraz Island and it's only a matter of time before the showdown begins.

420. 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.

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