Best action movies of all time

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While we love all types of movies here at IGN, we're especially fond of action films. That's what we were weaned on, both the good and the bad. As fondly as we recall the mindless slaughterfests that powered the Saturday evenings and lazy Sunday afternoons of the '80s and '90s, the term "action movie" means more than just camp B-movie schlock. So along with the classic action fare, we've tried to invigorate this list with the best action anywhere you can find it. Our list was compiled by and voted on by IGN's biggest action fans, where we took into account a variety of factors, including quality of action, amount of thrills, and overall legacy of the film in question. The action scenes, vehicle demolition, and fight choreography were in top form here as Steve threw down against his past, both professionally and personally.

Best action movies of all time

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Faced with the cliche of a tavern bust-up, Lee and choreographer Yuen Woo-Ping turn Jen's furious flight through a litany of daftly named challengers into a magnificent alloy of kung fu chops, wire-work, dance, and comedy timing. Directed By: Christopher McQuarrie. The killer scene: Break out the chariots for a Coliseum showdown that gives Ben-Hur a run for its shekels.

These are what make going to the cinema fun, exciting, and thrilling. These are the films that keep you at the edge of your seat and blow your damn socks off, These are the Certified Best of, the Action Movie Genre. So without further a due, Sit back, grab some popcorn, and enjoy the show folks. R min Action, Sci-Fi. A cyborg, identical to the one who failed to kill Sarah Connor, must now protect her ten year old son John from an even more advanced and powerful cyborg.

By David Fear. All you need to make a movie, a wise French man once said, is a girl and a gun. It helps, of course, if you throw in a few explosions, several car chases, some knockdown mano a mano fistfights, a smattering of kung fu and any number of swordfights as well. The holy trinity of cinema, i. These are the films we go to when we want an uncut dose of that kinetic-cinema rush. Strap yourself in. Henry Cavill is Napoleon Solo, the C. Eventually, the three of them team up to fight a common enemy. Taking a break from his Sherlock Holmes and King Arthur franchises, Guy Ritchie reminds you that he can put together some mean fights scenes and chase scenes — several, in fact — and make the sight of Cavill casually eating a sandwich before driving a cargo truck off a ramp and landing on top of a boat seem like the most natural thing in the world.

Best action movies of all time

While we love all types of movies here at IGN, we're especially fond of action films. That's what we were weaned on, both the good and the bad. As fondly as we recall the mindless slaughterfests that powered the Saturday evenings and lazy Sunday afternoons of the '80s and '90s, the term "action movie" means more than just camp B-movie schlock.

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Release Date April 29, For our money, the image that sticks with us to this day is the sight of a lone man staring down hundreds of arrows raining down from the sky and quietly accepting the hand that fate has dealt him. But Trejo brings both playfulness and gravitas to the archly juvenile proceedings, even as co-director-cowriter Rodriguez treats him like a cutaway sight gag whenever things bog down. Or an overacting ham? There's no samurai code or fair play in battle! Critics Consensus: Dark, complex, and unforgettable, The Dark Knight succeeds not just as an entertaining comic book film, but as a richly thrilling crime saga. The shoot-out in the jungle as well as the infamous chase sequence in Malaysia, culminating in Chan and Yeoh's characters fighting off henchmen atop a speeding train, are perhaps some of the best action set pieces of nineties Hong Kong cinema. For our country to love us as much as we love it! Hero is a good deal more action-centered than that iconic samurai drama movie , though, and is worth a watch for just how visually beautiful it is alone that the action is also very good honestly just feels like icing on the cake. Sub Culture.

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PG min Action, Adventure. Read Empire's Predator review. For assistance, contact your corporate administrator. Frankly, we could use some of that today. Critics Consensus: Lean, taut and compellingly gritty, John Carpenter's loose update of Rio Bravo ranks as a cult action classic and one of the filmmaker's best. Jet Li saves humanity from itself. R 93 min Action, Adventure, Thriller. Critics Consensus: Lighter and more comedic than its predecessor, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade returns the series to the brisk serial adventure of Raiders , while adding a dynamite double act between Harrison Ford and Sean Connery. Exactly the kind of big, fat hit that Hollywood was invented to make, Gladiator brought out the best in everyone. Synopsis: Adrift in space with no food or water, Tony Stark sends a message to Pepper Potts as his oxygen supply Director George Miller.