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These are the action movies whose influence can be seen in the films that followed. They spawned franchises, pushed back against time, defined and even expanded the genre. These are the badass...
Jul 1, 2023 · 1. Apocalypse Now. Considered one of the all-time classics, Apocalypse Now is directed by industry heavyweight, Francis Ford Coppolla and is eerily accurate in depicting the various human atrocities of the Vietnam War – its a psychologically demanding film, to say the least.
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- Netflix boasts some of the best action movies of all-time including The Matrix, Django Unchained and the full John Wick Trilogy.
- Whilst no one has been crowned as definitively the best action movie star ever, contenders would be Dywane 'The Rock' Johnson, Arnold Schwarzenegge...
- Great animated action movies include Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse, The Incredibles, Spirited Away and any of the animated Batman films.
Jan 19, 2024 · The 25 best Netflix action movies to watch right now. Features. By Gem Seddon. Contributions from. Bradley Russell, Molly Edwards. last updated 19 January 2024. Our picks of the...
Mar 28, 2024 · The Gray Man (2022) Netflix gave subscribers one of the best action films of 2022 with the release of The Gray Man, a massive spectacle starring Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans as two trained...
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- 52 Pick-Up (1986) Roy Scheider stars with Ann-Margaret in this fairly depraved adaptation of Elmore Leonard’s equally hair-raising novel. It concerns Scheider, as a straight-laced businessman, who comes up against a sleazy pornographer (John Glover) with a penchant for snuff films.
- The American (2010) Anton Corbijn’s slow-burn, smoldering spy picture is one of the most soulful action movies made in the last quarter century. It boasts one of George Clooney’s most interesting performances as a broken hitman on (say it together now) one last job in Rome.
- Baby Driver (2017) Edgar Wright’s exuberant near-musical stars Ansel Elgort as a tinnitus-suffering getaway driver who gets tied up with a couple of violent criminals (Jon Hamm and Jamie Foxx) whilst falling for a sweet-natured waitress (Lily James).
- Bad Boys II (2003) Even though it’s morally debauched and utterly vacuous, Bad Boys II is still an undeniably entertaining action movie, full stop. That highway chase with the cars being launched onto the road?
Sep 10, 2024 · Adventures galore await in the best Netflix action movies. Here's a wide-ranging gamut of the best blockbusters to stream.
From legendary swashbucklers to the cream of the comic book crop, Stacker compiled data on all action movies to come up with a Stacker score—a weighted index split evenly between IMDb and Metacritic scores. To qualify, the film had to have an "action" listing on IMDb, a Metascore, and at least 5,000 votes. Ties were broken by IMDb votes.
