Best action movies of all time

The Return of the King closes Jackson’s trilogy: Frodo and Sam, led and betrayed by Gollum, push into Mordor while Aragorn claims Gondor and great battles, sacrifice and hope culminate in a bittersweet, epic finale. read more

Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama

Seven Samurai (1954): A poor village hires seven samurai to train and defend them from bandits. Bonds form, sacrifices occur, and a brutal final battle yields an epic, morally rich film. read more

Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama

Luke Skywalker leaves Tatooine to join Obi-Wan, Han Solo and allies to rescue Princess Leia, battle Darth Vader and destroy the Death Star in a thrilling, mythic space adventure. read more

Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Young hobbit Frodo inherits the One Ring and, warned by Gandalf of Sauron’s threat, joins a diverse Fellowship on a perilous quest to destroy it in Mount Doom—an epic journey of friendship, sacrifice and looming darkness. read more

Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama

Ran (1985) is Kurosawa’s operatic samurai tragedy: an ageing warlord divides his realm, triggering betrayal, civil war and madness. Visually stunning, brutal and emotionally devastating, with strong themes of ambition and loss. read more

Genres: Action, Drama, War

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse follows Miles Morales reuniting with Gwen Stacy as he joins a multiversal team to stop a reality-shredding threat. Dazzling animation, kinetic action, sharp humor and emotional coming-of-age stakes drive conflicts over what being a hero means. read more

Genres: Action, Adventure, Animation

Harakiri (1962) — a spare, devastating period drama: ronin Hanshiro's seppuku plea unfolds via flashbacks into a calculated revenge exposing feudal hypocrisy, ritual cruelty and moral collapse. read more

Genres: Action, Drama, Mystery

Gangs of Wasseypur is a raw, multi‑generational crime epic about blood, honor and revenge. Generational feuds fuel brutal violence, dark comedy and corrupt politics, shaping families and communities. read more

Genres: Action, Comedy, Crime

The Wild Bunch (1969): In 1913 Pike Bishop's aging gang flees to Mexico after a botched robbery, agrees to hijack U.S. arms for General Mapache, then faces pursuers, fraying loyalties, brutal violence and the death of an era. read more

Genres: Action, Adventure, Western

Batman, Gordon and DA Harvey Dent try to dismantle Gotham’s organized crime, but the Joker’s chaotic assaults unleash anarchy, moral dilemmas, intense action and Dent’s tragic fall. read more

Genres: Action, Crime, Drama

The Fellowship is broken. Frodo and Sam, led—and betrayed—by Gollum—head to Mordor. Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli face Rohan’s turmoil and Saruman’s war as Gandalf returns. read more

Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama

Raiders of the Lost Ark is a thrilling 1936-set action-adventure following archaeologist Indiana Jones racing Nazis to find the Ark of the Covenant, with daring stunts, puzzles, humor, and a chilling supernatural finale. read more

Genres: Action, Adventure

Yojimbo follows Sanjuro, a clever ronin who pits two rival gangs in a 19th‑century town against each other while protecting locals. His plots lead to violence, culminating in a tense, justice‑seeking showdown. read more

Genres: Action, Drama, Thriller

The Empire Strikes Back deepens Star Wars with darker tone: Rebels battered on Hoth, Luke trains with Yoda on Dagobah, Han, Leia and allies flee to Bespin where betrayals and Vader’s revelation shatter the saga. read more

Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Rio Bravo (1959): Sheriff John T. Chance arrests a man and endures a tense siege as a rancher’s hired guns close in. With a ragged team he faces loyalty, dry humor and sudden violence in a character-driven Western. read more

Genres: Action, Drama, Western

When masked murders hit officials, commando Amar uncovers a web of drugs, corruption and a vigilante led by Vikram. A high‑octane thriller of undercover twists, revenge and moral ambiguity. read more

Genres: Action, Thriller

Ratsasan is a tense crime thriller about Arun, a novice sub-inspector who investigates brutal murders of schoolgirls. It’s a slow-building, psychological cat-and-mouse with strong procedural detail, dark atmosphere, and disturbing violence. read more

Genres: Action, Crime, Drama

The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938): a Technicolor swashbuckler where outlaw Robin Hood leads Merry Men in guerrilla raids against Prince John’s oppression, wooing Maid Marian amid swordplay, archery and heroic rebellion. read more

Genres: Action, Adventure, Romance

Dune: Part Two follows exiled Paul Atreides as he rises among the Fremen, torn between love, prophecy and revenge. Political intrigue, epic battles and moral stakes culminate in a world-changing choice. read more

Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse follows teen Miles Morales, who becomes Spider-Man and teams with alternate spider-heroes to stop Kingpin’s collider. A visually bold, witty, hip-hop-infused coming-of-age story. read more

Genres: Action, Adventure, Animation