Top Action Movies


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

31. Gran Torino

Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Action
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Clint Eastwood
Actors: Clint Eastwood, Christopher Carley, Bee Vang, Ahney Her, John Carroll Lynch, Brian Haley
Plot: When a teenager tries to steal his prized 1972 Gran Torino, a Korean war veteran decides to take matters into his own hands and reform the boy.

32. Goldfinger

Year of Release: 1964
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Guy Hamilton
Actors: Sean Connery, Honor Blackman, Gert Fröbe, Shirley Eaton, Harold Sakata, Lois Maxwell
Plot: After finding someone is stockpiling gold, James Bond is sent on the trail of Auric Goldfinger. He soon uncovers a plot "Operation Grand Slam" for Goldfinger to rob Fort Knox and throw the world's economy into turmoil.

33. Avengers: Infinity War

Year of Release: 2018
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Actors: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Benedict Cumberbatch, Josh Brolin, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Holland
Plot: Following the events of Captain America: Civil War, the avengers must team up to stop the Titan Thanos from taking the six infinity stones for his infinity gauntlet to obtain total galactic destruction.

34. Princess Mononoke ( Mononoke-hime )

Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Action
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Actors: Claire Danes, Billy Crudup, Billy Bob Thornton, Minnie Driver, Jada Pinkett Smith, Gillian Anderson
Plot: A prince leaves his country to find a cure for a disease that was passed onto him by a possessed boar god. He goes east to find a cure and put a stop to what is angering the gods of the forest.

35. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Year of Release: 1984
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Steven Spielberg
Actors: Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw, Jonathan Ke Quan, Amrish Puri, Roshan Seth, Philip Stone
Plot: After escaping from Hong Kong, Indiana Jones, a night-club singer and his 12-year old companion land in India where whey must help a village regain it's mysterous stones, along with their children, from a dangerous cult.

36. Ran

Year of Release: 1985
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Actors: Daisuke Ryu, Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Terao, Jinpachi Nezu, Mieko Harada, Yoshiko Miyazaki
Plot: A lord who is dying, designiates his power to his three sons, two of try and turn against their father.

37. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon ( Wo hu cang long )

Year of Release: 2000
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Mandarin
Genre: Action/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Ang Lee
Actors: Yun-Fat Chow, Michelle Yeoh, Ziyi Zhang, Pei-pei Cheng, Chen Chang, Sihung Lung
Plot: A noble's daughter is wanting to break away from her family way when she decides to reek havoc in a Chinese town with suspecting skill.

38. Guardians of the Galaxy

Year of Release: 2014
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: James Gunn
Actors: Chris Pratt, Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel, Zoe Saldana, Lee Pace, Karen Gillan
Plot: In the far reaches of space American pilot, Peter Quill, must team up with a ragtag group of misfits after he incurs the wrath of the dreaded Ronan after stealing an orb.

39. Dirty Harry

Year of Release: 1971
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Thriller/Action
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Don Siegel
Actors: Clint Eastwood, Reni Santoni, Harry Guardino, Andrew Robinson, John Mitchum, John Vernon
Plot: A ruthless cop who ignores all the rules and gets away with it, tries to track down a San Francisco serial killer.

40. Warrior

Year of Release: 2011
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Gavin O'Connor
Actors: Tom Hardy, Joel Edgerton, Nick Nolte, Jennifer Morrison, Frank Grillo, Kevin Dunn
Plot: Returning home to train with his father, an alcoholic and former boxer, Tom Conlon will make in the world of mixed martial arts, even if that path puts him in direct competition with his older brother.

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