Best action thrillers - Charts
Best action thrillers
2. The Dark Knight (2008)
USA / UK, Action / Drama
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
Cast: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger
3. Aliens (1986)
USA / UK, Sci-fi / Thriller
Directed by: James Cameron
Cast: Sigourney Weaver, Carrie Henn
4. Die Hard (1988)
USA, Action / Thriller
Directed by: John McTiernan
Cast: Bruce Willis, Bonnie Bedelia
7. Lethal Weapon (1987)
USA, Action / Crime
Directed by: Richard Donner
Cast: Mel Gibson, Danny Glover
8. The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
USA / Germany, Action / Thriller
Directed by: Paul Greengrass
Cast: Matt Damon, Julia Stiles
10. The Fugitive (1993)
USA, Action / Thriller
Directed by: Andrew Davis
Cast: Harrison Ford, Tommy Lee Jones
11. The Last Boy Scout (1991)
USA, Action / Crime
Directed by: Tony Scott
Cast: Bruce Willis, Damon Wayans
12. Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
USA, Action / Crime
Directed by: Richard Donner
Cast: Mel Gibson, Danny Glover
13. The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
USA / UK, Action / Crime
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
Cast: Christian Bale, Gary Oldman
14. Le Rocher (1996)
USA, Action / Thriller
Directed by: Michael Bay
Cast: Sean Connery, Nicolas Cage
15. The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
USA / Germany, Action / Thriller
Directed by: Paul Greengrass
Cast: Matt Damon, Franka Potente
16. The Bourne Identity (2002)
USA / Germany, Action / Mystery
Directed by: Doug Liman
Cast: Matt Damon, Franka Potente
17. L'enlèvement (2008)
France / USA, Action / Crime
Directed by: Pierre Morel
Cast: Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace
18. Payback: Straight Up (2006)
USA, Action / Crime
Directed by: Brian Helgeland
Cast: Mel Gibson, Gregg Henry
19. La Tour infernale (1974)
USA, Thriller / Drama
Directed by: John Guillermin
Cast: Steve McQueen, Paul Newman
20. X-Men: First Class (2011)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Matthew Vaughn
Cast: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender
21. The Professional (1981)
France, Action / Crime
Directed by: Georges Lautner
Cast: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean Desailly
22. Enemy of the State (1998)
USA, Drama / Action
Directed by: Tony Scott
Cast: Will Smith, Gene Hackman
24. The Fifth Element (1997)
France, Sci-fi / Action
Directed by: Luc Besson
Cast: Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman
25. Goldfinger (1964)
UK, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Guy Hamilton
Cast: Sean Connery, Gert Fröbe
26. Metro Manila (2013)
Philippines / UK, Drama / Crime
Directed by: Sean Ellis
Cast: Jake Macapagal, John Arcilla
28. Die Hard 2 (1990)
USA, Action / Thriller
Directed by: Renny Harlin
Cast: Bruce Willis, Bonnie Bedelia
29. Ghost in the Shell (1995)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Mamoru Oshii
Cast: Akio Ōtsuka, Atsuko Tanaka
30. Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)
Japan, Animation / Thriller
Directed by: Mamoru Oshii
Cast: Akio Ōtsuka, Atsuko Tanaka
31. Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (2010)
Brazil, Action / Crime
Directed by: José Padilha
Cast: Wagner Moura, Irandhir Santos
32. Star Trek VIII: First Contact (1996)
USA, Sci-fi / Adventure
Directed by: Jonathan Frakes
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes
33. Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)
USA / France, Action / Drama
Directed by: Jim Jarmusch
Cast: Forest Whitaker, John Tormey
34. Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
USA, Action / Crime
Directed by: Richard Donner
Cast: Mel Gibson, Danny Glover
35. Elite Squad (2007)
Brazil / USA, Action / Drama
Directed by: José Padilha
Cast: Wagner Moura, André Ramiro
36. Casino Royale (2006)
UK / Czech Republic, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Martin Campbell
Cast: Daniel Craig, Eva Green
37. The French Connection (1971)
USA, Crime / Thriller
Directed by: William Friedkin
Cast: Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey
38. The Roaring Twenties (1939)
USA, Action / Drama
Directed by: Raoul Walsh
Cast: James Cagney, Priscilla Lane
39. Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1 (2008)
France / Canada, Action / Drama
Directed by: Jean-François Richet
Cast: Vincent Cassel, Ludivine Sagnier
40. Scarface (1932)
USA, Action / Drama
Directed by: Howard Hawks, Richard Rosson
Cast: Paul Muni, Ann Dvorak
41. Minority Report (2002)
USA, Sci-fi / Action
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Tom Cruise, Colin Farrell
42. X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
USA / UK, Sci-fi / Action
Directed by: Bryan Singer
Cast: Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy
43. I, Robot (2004)
USA / Germany, Sci-fi / Action
Directed by: Alex Proyas
Cast: Will Smith, Bridget Moynahan
45. La Montée de la planète des singes (2011)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Rupert Wyatt
Cast: James Franco, Andy Serkis
46. X-Men 2 (2003)
USA / Canada, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Bryan Singer
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman
47. District 9 (2009)
South Africa / USA, Action / Sci-fi
Directed by: Neill Blomkamp
Cast: Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope
49. X-Men (2000)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Bryan Singer
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart
50. The Punisher: Dirty Laundry (2012)
USA, Short / Action
Directed by: Phil Joanou
Cast: Thomas Jane, Ron Perlman
52. Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)
UK / USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Matthew Vaughn
Cast: Colin Firth, Taron Egerton
53. Guy Ritchie's The Covenant (2023)
UK / Spain, Action / Drama
Directed by: Guy Ritchie
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Dar Salim
54. Hard Boiled (1992)
Hong Kong, Action / Drama
Directed by: John Woo
Cast: Yun-fat Chow, Tony Chiu-wai Leung
55. Skyfall (2012)
UK / USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Sam Mendes
Cast: Daniel Craig, Judi Dench
56. Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001)
Japan / USA, Animation / Action
Directed by: Shin'ichirō Watanabe, Yoshiyuki Takei
Cast: Ai Kobayashi, Kōichi Yamadera
57. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024)
Australia / USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: George Miller
Cast: Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth
58. Fort Apache the Bronx (1981)
USA, Crime / Drama
Directed by: Daniel Petrie
Cast: Paul Newman, Edward Asner
59. Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010)
USA, Animation / Action
Directed by: Brandon Vietti, Kazuyoshi Takeuchi
Cast: Bruce Greenwood, Jason Isaacs
60. Star Trek into Darkness (2013)
USA, Sci-fi / Adventure
Directed by: J.J. Abrams
Cast: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto
62. Batman (1989)
USA / UK, Action / Crime
Directed by: Tim Burton
Cast: Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson
64. Man on Fire (2004)
USA / UK, Action / Crime
Directed by: Tony Scott
Cast: Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning
65. The Raid 2 (2014)
Indonesia / USA, Action / Crime
Directed by: Gareth Evans
Cast: Iko Uwais, Arifin Putra
67. Police Story (1985)
Hong Kong, Action / Comedy
Directed by: Jackie Chan
Cast: Jackie Chan, Brigitte Lin
68. Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Christopher McQuarrie
Cast: Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell
69. The Hunt for Red October (1990)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: John McTiernan
Cast: Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin
70. Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995)
USA, Action / Thriller
Directed by: John McTiernan
Cast: Bruce Willis, Jeremy Irons
71. The Impossible (2012)
Spain, Disaster / Drama
Directed by: J.A. Bayona
Cast: Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor
72. The Negotiator (1998)
USA / Germany, Action / Drama
Directed by: F. Gary Gray
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Spacey
73. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Australia / USA, Sci-fi / Action
Directed by: George Miller
Cast: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron
74. Dirty Harry (1971)
USA, Action / Crime
Directed by: Don Siegel
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Harry Guardino
75. Police Story 2 (1988)
Hong Kong, Action / Thriller
Directed by: Jackie Chan
Cast: Jackie Chan, Maggie Cheung
76. A Better Tomorrow II (1987)
Hong Kong, Action / Crime
Directed by: John Woo
Cast: Lung Ti, Leslie Cheung
77. Sin City (2005)
USA, Action / Crime
Directed by: Robert Rodriguez, Frank Miller
Cast: Jessica Alba, Bruce Willis
78. Apocalypto (2006)
USA, Drama / Adventure
Directed by: Mel Gibson
Cast: Rudy Youngblood, Dalia Hernández
79. V for Vendetta (2005)
USA / Germany, Action / Sci-fi
Directed by: James McTeigue
Cast: Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving
80. Sherlock Holmes (2009)
USA / Germany, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Guy Ritchie
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law
81. The Man from Nowhere (2010)
South Korea, Action / Crime
Directed by: Jeong-beom Lee
Cast: Bin Won, Sae-ron Kim
82. The Accountant (2016)
USA, Action / Crime
Directed by: Gavin O'Connor
Cast: Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick
83. Desperado (1995)
USA / Mexico, Action / Thriller
Directed by: Robert Rodriguez
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek
84. The Expendables 2 (2012)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Simon West
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham
86. I Saw the Devil (2010)
South Korea, Thriller / Horror
Directed by: Jee-woon Kim
Cast: Byeong-heon Lee, Min-shik Choi
87. The Train (1964)
USA / France, Thriller / War
Directed by: John Frankenheimer, Arthur Penn
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Paul Scofield
88. The Getaway (1972)
USA, Action / Crime
Directed by: Sam Peckinpah
Cast: Steve McQueen, Ali MacGraw
89. Police Story 3: Supercop (1992)
Hong Kong, Action / Thriller
Directed by: Stanley Tong
Cast: Jackie Chan, Michelle Yeoh
92. The Tunnel (2001)
Germany, Drama / Thriller
Directed by: Roland Suso Richter
Cast: Heino Ferch, Nicolette Krebitz
93. Mesrine: Killer Instinct (2008)
France / Canada, Action / Drama
Directed by: Jean-François Richet
Cast: Vincent Cassel, Cécile de France
94. Fast & Furious Five (2011)
USA, Action / Crime
Directed by: Justin Lin
Cast: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker
95. The Boondock Saints (1999)
Canada / USA, Crime / Action
Directed by: Troy Duffy
Cast: Willem Dafoe, Sean Patrick Flanery
96. GoldenEye (1995)
UK / USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Martin Campbell
Cast: Pierce Brosnan, Sean Bean
97. Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)
USA / UK, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Christopher McQuarrie
Cast: Tom Cruise, Henry Cavill
99. Gangster's Paradise: Jerusalema (2008)
South Africa, Crime / Drama
Directed by: Ralph Ziman
Cast: Robert Hobbs, Kenneth Nkosi
100. From Russia with Love (1963)
UK, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Terence Young
Cast: Sean Connery, Daniela Bianchi