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BFI's Great Action Film for Every Year, 1924 to Now (Plus Runner-Up) - Page 4

Following our previous year-by-year lists of musicals, Japanese cinema and horror, our blow-by-blow account of action cinema keeps pace with this ongoing evolution over the last 100 years. Compared with most action lists online, it digs much deeper into the roots of the modern action movie in the 1920s, 30s, 40s and 50s, reclaiming names like Raoul Walsh, William A. Wellman and Howard Hawks as key action auteurs, no less than Kathryn Bigelow or John Woo. Think of this as the nascent genre's epic training montage.
Via the revolution of CGI and the digital action spectacles of the Wachowskis, George Miller and S.S. Rajamouli, the list brings us bang up to date and into our own volatile period, when action at the movies continues to be not just intrinsic to the medium but also seen as somehow crucial for its survival.
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Eight Diagram Pole Fighter (1984)
Eight Diagram Pole Fighter (1984)
122
The Terminator (1984)
The Terminator (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
123
Police Story (1985)
Police Story (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
124
Ran (1985)
Ran (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
125
Aliens (1986)
Aliens (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
126
A Better Tomorrow (1986)
A Better Tomorrow (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
127
Robocop (1987)
Robocop (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
128
Eastern Condors (1987)
Eastern Condors (1987)
129
Die Hard (1988)
Die Hard (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
130
Akira (1988)
Akira (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
131
The Killer (1989)
The Killer (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
132
Violent Cop (1989)
Violent Cop (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
133
Total Recall (1990)
Total Recall (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
134
Bullet in the Head (1990)
Bullet in the Head (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
135
Point Break (1991)
Point Break (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   69%
136
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
137
Hard Boiled (1992)
Hard Boiled (1992)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
138
The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
139
The Legend of Fong Sai Yuk (1993)
The Legend of Fong Sai Yuk (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
140
Sonatine (1993)
Sonatine (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
141
The Legend of Drunken Master (1994)
The Legend of Drunken Master (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
142
Speed (1994)
Speed (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
143
Heat (1995)
Heat (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
144
The Blade (1995)
The Blade (1995)
145
Mission: Impossible (1996)
Mission: Impossible (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   66%
146
The Rock (1996)
The Rock (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   68%
147
Face/Off (1997)
Face/Off (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
148
Starship Troopers (1997)
Starship Troopers (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   66%
149
Knock off (1998)
Knock off (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   8%
150
Enemy of the State (1998)
Enemy of the State (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   72%
151
The Matrix (1999)
The Matrix (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
152
The Mission (1999)
The Mission (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   60%
153
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
154
Battle Royale (2000)
Battle Royale (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
155
Shaolin Soccer (2001)
Shaolin Soccer (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
156
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
157
Hero (2002)
Hero (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
158
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002)
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   54%
159
Bad Boys II (2003)
Bad Boys II (2003)
Rotten Tomatoes®   23%
160
Oldboy (2003)
Oldboy (2003)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
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