Action/Adventure Movies: Top 25

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Top 25 Action/Adventure Movies These are the top 25 action films as determined by an aggregate of sixteen lists focused on action, adventure, spy, and swashbuckler films. See the bottom of the page for links to the individual lists. 1. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981): 2. Die Hard (1988) 3. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) 4. Aliens (1986) 5. The Matrix (1999) 6. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) 7. The Dark Knight (2008) 8. Gladiator (2000) 9. Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003) 10. Goldfinger (1964) 11. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Wo Hu Cang Long) (2000) 12. The Seven Samurai (Schichinin no Samurai) (1954) 13. First Blood (1982) 14. Predator (1987) 15. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) 16. Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981) 17. John Wick (2014) 18. Lethal Weapon (1987) 19. Robocop (1987) 20. Enter the Dragon (1973) 21. Speed (1994) 22. The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) 23. Casino Royale (2006) 24. The Fugitive (1993) 25. The Wild Bunch (1969) Resources: Dave’s Movie Database: Genre Lists ABC News/People Magazine (3/22/2011). “Best in Film: The Greatest Movies of Our Time” (includes top 5 action films) EmpireOnline.com (10/1/2016). “The 50 Best Action Movies” Entertainment Weekly (2013). “The 10 Greatest Action Films” Entertainment Weekly (2007). “The 25 Greatest Action Films Ever!” The Guardian (10/19/2010). “The 25 Best Action and War Films of All Time” Guinness Book of Film (1999). “The Top 100 Films by Genre Type” (includes top 5 action, spy, and swashbuckler films) HiConsumption.com (6/1/2014). “The 50 Greatest Action Movies of All Time” Looper.com (). “40 Best Action Movies” Men’s Health (2/22/2019). “These Are the 20 Best Action Movies Ever Made” Norman, Barry (1993). “100 Greatest Films of All Time” (includes top 10 adventure films) Ranker.com “The Greatest Action Movies of All Time” Rolling Stone (1/14/2015). “The 10 Best Action Movies of All Time” (readers’ poll) RottenTomatoes.com “Top 100 Action & Adventure Movies” Total Film (August 2017). “The 25 Best Action Movies” Originally posted 8/29/2019; last updated 5/25/2023.