Best action movies of all time filmaffinity
In the following page, you will see a ranking of the best action movies of all time. We have gathered the ratings of Imdb, Metacritic, Filmaffinity and crafted our own algorithm and generated the following ratings.
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1. Seven Samurai (1954)
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
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8.9
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2. The General (1926)
Set in the Civil War, The General follows engineer Johnnie Gray as he pursues Union spies who stole his locomotive and kidnapped his sweetheart. A silent Buster Keaton film of daring train chases, physical stunts and deadpan comedy. read more
Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy
8.3
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3. Sherlock Jr. (1924)
Sherlock Jr. (1924) is Buster Keaton’s silent comedy about a daydreaming projectionist framed for theft who retreats into inventive film fantasies as “Sherlock Jr.” — full of daring stunts, deadpan humor and pioneering camera tricks. read more
Genres: Action, Comedy, Romance
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4. The Dark Knight (2008)
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
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8.5
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5. Ran (1985)
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
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8.7
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6. Blade Runner (1982)
Blade Runner (1982) follows ex-cop Rick Deckard hunting four rogue Nexus-6 replicants in a rain-soaked 2019 Los Angeles. It's a moody sci-fi noir exploring identity, memory, mortality and empathy. read more
Genres: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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7. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
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
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8.7
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8. Inception (2010)
Inception follows thief Dom Cobb, who enters dreams to steal secrets. Given a chance to return home, he must plant an idea via a risky, layered dream heist while guilt and his late wife threaten the mission. read more
Genres: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
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9. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
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
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8.5
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10. Princess Mononoke (1997)
Princess Mononoke (1997) follows cursed prince Ashitaka as he mediates the violent clash between spirit-inhabited forest and industrial Iron Town, and San, a wolf-raised human; a visually stunning, morally complex fable on nature vs progress. read more
Genres: Action, Adventure, Animation
8.0
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8.0
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11. Yojimbo (1961)
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
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8.5
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12. Rio Bravo (1959)
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
8.0
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93
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8.4
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13. The Wild Bunch (1969)
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
8.0
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8.6
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14. The Matrix (1999)
The Matrix (1999): hacker Neo discovers reality is a machine-run simulation and joins Morpheus and Trinity to fight the Agents. A stylish, philosophical sci‑fi action film famed for bullet‑time. read more
Genres: Action, Sci-Fi
7.9
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73
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8.7
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8.0
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15. Gladiator (2000)
Gladiator (2000): General Maximus is betrayed by Commodus, enslaved as a gladiator, and rises through arena combat to seek vengeance and restore Rome’s honor amid political intrigue and tragedy. read more
Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama
7.9
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7.7
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16. Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
Return of the Jedi concludes the original trilogy: Rebels rescue Han, attack a new Death Star while Luke confronts Vader and the Emperor. Epic space and ground battles, Ewoks' aid, and a redemptive lightsaber climax. read more
Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
7.9
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7.3
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17. Oldboy (2003)
Oldboy (2003) - a brutal, stylish revenge thriller: Oh Dae-su, imprisoned 15 years, freed with five days to find his captor. Intense, violent, morally complex, with shocking twists. read more
Genres: Action, Drama, Mystery
7.8
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78
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8.0
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18. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) follows Indy racing Nazis in 1938 to find the Holy Grail after his father vanishes. A globe-trotting mix of action, puzzles, booby-trapped temples and warm father-son humor. read more
Genres: Action, Adventure
7.8
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7.5
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19. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
Fast-paced, darkly comic British crime caper: four mates in debt plan to rob drug-dealers, triggering chaotic double-crosses, antique shotguns, witty Cockney banter, stylized violence and clever twists. read more
Genres: Action, Comedy, Crime
7.8
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67
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7.5
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20. 1917 (2019)
1917 follows two British lance corporals racing across enemy lines on April 6, 1917 to deliver a life‑saving message. Shot as a continuous real‑time journey, it's a tense, visceral story of duty and sacrifice. read more
Genres: Action, Drama, War
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78
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