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Esquire's 42 of the Best Action Movies to Make You Throw Your Popcorn in Surprise (Update)

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"It's a bit tricky to pin down exactly where action films as we know them now started. The pure action film which use the nuts and bolts of thrillers to launch their enormous stars into a series of even bigger explosions – only really got going in the West in the early Eighties, after Hollywood had had its eyes opened to the majesty of the martial arts films coming out of Asia. There's an odd circularity to how big-budget action films now exist mainly in the superhero film vortex, with protagonists who are the logical extreme of that improbably handy secret agent. Certainly, we've not lost our appetite for watching people smash seven shades out of each other while searching for some McGuffin or other. Here are the best action films ever." - esquire.com
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The Rock (1996)
The Rock (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   68%
2
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
3
Gantz:O (2016)
Gantz:O (2016)
4
Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
5
The Running Man (1987)
The Running Man (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   66%
6
The Dark Knight (2008)
The Dark Knight (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
7
Tenet (2020)
Tenet (2020)
Rotten Tomatoes®   69%
8
Blood Diamond (2006)
Blood Diamond (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   63%
9
Heat (1995)
Heat (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
10
1917 (2019)
1917 (2019)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
11
Bullitt (1968)
Bullitt (1968)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
12
Hanna (2011)
Hanna (2011)
Rotten Tomatoes®   71%
13
Crank (2006)
Crank (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   61%
14
All Is Lost (2013)
All Is Lost (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
15
Face/Off (1997)
Face/Off (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
16
Attack the Block (2011)
Attack the Block (2011)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
17
Seven Samurai (1954)
Seven Samurai (1954)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
18
13 Assassins (2010)
13 Assassins (2010)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
19
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
20
Leon: The Professional (1994)
Leon: The Professional (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   73%
21
The Bourne Identity (2002)
The Bourne Identity (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
22
Casino Royale (2006)
Casino Royale (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
23
The Wages of Fear (1953)
The Wages of Fear (1953)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
24
Yojimbo (1961)
Yojimbo (1961)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
25
Runaway Train (1985)
Runaway Train (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
26
Battle Royale (2000)
Battle Royale (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
27
Duel (1971)
Duel (1971)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
28
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
29
Safety Last! (1923)
Safety Last! (1923)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
30
Deep Cover (1992)
Deep Cover (1992)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
31
Baby Driver (2017)
Baby Driver (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
32
Commando (1985)
Commando (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   69%
33
Robocop (1987)
Robocop (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
34
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
35
Speed (1994)
Speed (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
36
Police Story (1985)
Police Story (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
37
Black Panther (2018)
Black Panther (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
38
Snowpiercer (2013)
Snowpiercer (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
39
The Matrix (1999)
The Matrix (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
40
Blade II (2002)
Blade II (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   57%
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