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A History of Violence

Tom Breihan of the AV Club lists the most important action movie of every year from the emergence of its current archetype in 1968 (Bullitt) to 2017 (Wolf Warrior 2).
Addendums not reflected in the below list: The French Connection is also extensively covered in 1971, while 1981 also covers Escape From New York and The Road Warrior. 300 was to be the 2006 entry, but was shifted to 2007, bumping Elite Squad. In 2018, he updated the list to add Mandy as that year's entry, in 2019 he added John Wick: Chapter 3—Parabellum, in 2020 he added Extraction, and in 2021 he added F9: The Fast Saga. Unfortunately this list cannot be updated to reflect those post-2017 changes.
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Bullitt (1968)
Bullitt (1968)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
2
The Wild Bunch (1969)
The Wild Bunch (1969)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
3
The Chinese Boxer (1970)
The Chinese Boxer (1970)
4
Dirty Harry (1971)
Dirty Harry (1971)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
5
The Way of the Dragon (1972)
The Way of the Dragon (1972)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
6
Enter the Dragon (1973)
Enter the Dragon (1973)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
7
Death Wish (1974)
Death Wish (1974)
Rotten Tomatoes®   63%
8
Dolemite (1975)
Dolemite (1975)
Rotten Tomatoes®   57%
9
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
10
Rolling Thunder (1977)
Rolling Thunder (1977)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
11
The Driver (1978)
The Driver (1978)
Rotten Tomatoes®   73%
12
The Warriors (1979)
The Warriors (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
13
The Octagon (1980)
The Octagon (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   33%
14
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
15
First Blood (1982)
First Blood (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
16
Project a (1983)
Project a (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   77%
17
The Terminator (1984)
The Terminator (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
18
Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   33%
19
Aliens (1986)
Aliens (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
20
Lethal Weapon (1987)
Lethal Weapon (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
21
Die Hard (1988)
Die Hard (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
22
The Killer (1989)
The Killer (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
23
Total Recall (1990)
Total Recall (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
24
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
25
Hard Boiled (1992)
Hard Boiled (1992)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
26
The Fugitive (1993)
The Fugitive (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
27
Speed (1994)
Speed (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
28
Bad Boys (1995)
Bad Boys (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   42%
29
The Rock (1996)
The Rock (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   68%
30
Face/Off (1997)
Face/Off (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
31
Blade (1998)
Blade (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   57%
32
The Matrix (1999)
The Matrix (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
33
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
34
The Fast and the Furious (2001)
The Fast and the Furious (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   54%
35
The Bourne Identity (2002)
The Bourne Identity (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
36
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
37
The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
38
SPL: Kill Zone (2005)
SPL: Kill Zone (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
39
Casino Royale (2006)
Casino Royale (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
40
300 (2006)
300 (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   61%
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