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20 Action Movies That Are Way Better Than the Oscar Winners That Beat Them (Ranker)

"Guns up statues down! Classic action flicks over forgotten Best Picture winners for life. The most unique films of the genre have become separated from the pack; many are regarded as subversive and cutting edge. Others have a mythic quality to them that demonstrates Hollywood's image factory operating at full strength. These movies wear their age much better than Oscar-winning movies that haven't gotten old with grace. Ignoring that the majority of action movies are varying degrees of forgettable, you can bank on at least a couple of the most enjoyable and thought-provoking movies every year being found among unpretentious multiplex fare. In a similar vein, you can rely on the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science to enshrine some of Hollywood's biggest clunkers on a yearly basis. if you look at the best American action cinema has to offer and what the Academy deems the best American cinema had to offer, the difference in quality and cultural impact is striking." - ranker.com
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"John Wick" (Versus "Birdman") (2014)
"John Wick" (Versus "Birdman") (2014)
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"Unforgiven" (Actually Deserved to Win) (1992)
"Unforgiven" (Actually Deserved to Win) (1992)
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"Mad Max: Fury Road" (Versus "Spotlight") (2015)
"Mad Max: Fury Road" (Versus "Spotlight") (2015)
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'First Blood' (Versus "Gandhi") (1982)
'First Blood' (Versus "Gandhi") (1982)
5
"Escape From L.A." (Versus "The English Patient") (1996)
"Escape From L.A." (Versus "The English Patient") (1996)
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"Robocop" (Versus "The Last Emperor") (1987)
"Robocop" (Versus "The Last Emperor") (1987)
7
"Road House" (Versus "Driving Miss Daisy") (1989)
"Road House" (Versus "Driving Miss Daisy") (1989)
8
"Tropic Thunder" (Versus "Slumdog Millionaire") (2008)
"Tropic Thunder" (Versus "Slumdog Millionaire") (2008)
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"Unstoppable" (Versus "The King's Speech") (2010)
"Unstoppable" (Versus "The King's Speech") (2010)
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"Face/Off" (Versus "Titanic") (1997)
"Face/Off" (Versus "Titanic") (1997)
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"XXX" (Versus "Chicago") (2002)
"XXX" (Versus "Chicago") (2002)
12
"Die Hard With a Vengeance" (Versus "Braveheart") (1995)
"Die Hard With a Vengeance" (Versus "Braveheart") (1995)
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"They Live" (Versus "Rain Man") (1988)
"They Live" (Versus "Rain Man") (1988)
14
"Resident Evil: Retribution" (Versus "Argo") (2012)
"Resident Evil: Retribution" (Versus "Argo") (2012)
15
"Belly" (Versus "Shakespeare in Love") (1998)
"Belly" (Versus "Shakespeare in Love") (1998)
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"The Limey" (Versus "American Beauty") (1999)
"The Limey" (Versus "American Beauty") (1999)
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"Gamer" (Versus "The Hurt Locker") (2009)
"Gamer" (Versus "The Hurt Locker") (2009)
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"Point Break" (Versus "The Silence of the Lambs") (1991)
"Point Break" (Versus "The Silence of the Lambs") (1991)
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"Cobra" (Versus "Platoon") (1986)
"Cobra" (Versus "Platoon") (1986)
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"Miami Vice" (Versus "The Departed") (2006)
"Miami Vice" (Versus "The Departed") (2006)
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