List of Best Action Movies of Hollywood-Classic to Recent Movies

Here is a complete list of best action movies of Hollywood from 20th Century to the 21st century. Just check out the list and share your views with us. This list is totally based on my opinion, so no offense, please. In this list, you will find the list of 2013 action films, a list of 2014 action films, a list of 2015 action films, a list of 2016 action films and soon. This list will be updated with time to time and they are arranged year-wise so that there will be no difficulty for you in finding the action movie. Also, don’t worry about the updating part. If you have something in your mind, then do let me know. Your comments are always welcome!!

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List of Best Action Movies of Hollywood- From 20th Century to 21st Century

List of Best Action Movies – Before 1970

Movie Name	Release Year
Dr.No	1962
From Russia with Love	1963
Goldfinger	1964
Greed in the Sun	1964
Password: Kill Agent Gordon	1964
The 10^th Victim	1965
Agent 3S3: Passport to Hell	1965
Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!	1965
Masquerade	1965
Red Line 7000	1965
Thunderball	1965
Come Drink with Me	1966
Lighting Bolt	1966
Murderers’ Row	1966
Our Man Flint	1966
The Silencers	1966
The Ambushers	1967
The Born Losers	1967
Hells Angels on Wheels	1967
In Like Flint	1967
O.S.S. 117: Double Agent	1967
You Only Live Twice	1967
One Armed Swordsman	1967
Bullitt	1968
Coogan’s Bluff	1968
Ice Station Zebra	1968
The Mini- Skirt Mob	1968
The Wrecking Crew	1968
On Her Majesty’s Secret Service	1969
Shark!	1969

List of Best Action Movies from 1970-1974

Movie Name	Release Year
A Taste of Cold Steel	1970
Cold Blade	1970
Airport	1970
Cold Sweat	1970
Cotton Comes to Harlem	1970
Brothers Five	1970
The Omega Man	1971
Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song	1971
Le Mans	1971
Shaft	1971
Vanishing Point	1971
THX 1138	1971
The French Connection	1971
The Ammunition Hunters	1971
Diamonds Are Forever	1971
The Anonymous Heroes	1971
Blood of the Dragon	1971
Fists of Fury	1971
Duel of Fists	1971
The Poseidon Adventure	1972
One Armed Boxer	1972
Way of the Dragon	1972
Shaft’s Big Score	1972
Slaughter	1972
The Outside Man	1972
The Legend of Nigger Charley	1972
The 14 Amazons	1972
The Getaway	1972
Boxer From Shantung	1972
Five Fingers of Death	1972
Fuzz	1972
Female Convict Scorpion: Jailhouse 41	1972
Slaughter’s Big Ripoff	1973
The Spook Who Sat By the Door	1973
The Stone Killer	1973
Westworld	1973
White Lightning	1973
That Man Bolt	1973
The Black Six	1973
Cleopatra Jones	1973
The Crazies	1973
Charley Varrick	1973
Coffy	1973
Electra Glide in Blue	1973
Detroit 9000	1973
Hit!	1973
Japan Sinks	1973
Enter the Dragon	1973
Milano Rovente	1973
Le Magnifique	1973
Hell Up in Harlem	1973
Shaft in Africa	1973
Live and Let Die	1973
Magnum Force	1973
The Mackintosh Man	1973
Savage!	1973
Truck Turner	1974
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three	1974
TNT Jackson	1974
The Towering Inferno	1974
The Stranger and the Gunfighter	1974
Street Law	1974
The Super Cops	1974
The Street Fighter	1974
Stone	1974
Mr. Majestyk	1974
Policewomen	1974
Sister Street Fighter	1974
The Man with the Golden Gun	1974
The Man from Hong Kong	1974
Juggernaut	1974
Gone in 60 Seconds	1974
Freebie and the Bean	1974
Emergency Squad	1974
The Executioner	1974
Earthquake	1974
99 and 44/100% Dead	1974
Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry	1974
Busting	1974
Airport 1975	1974
Bamboo Gods and Iron Men	1974
Black Belt Jones	1974
The Black Godfather	1974
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia	1974

List of Best Action Movies from 1975-1979

Movie Name	Release Date
Syndicate Sadists	1975
White Line Fever	1975
Wildcat Women	1975
Sheba, Baby	1975
Rollerball	1975
The Return of the Street Fighter	1975
Peur Sur La Ville	1975
Master of the Flying Guillotine	1975
Race with the Devil	1975
French Connection II	1975
Executioner 2: The Karate Inferno	1975
Dolemite	1975
Hard Times	1975
The Eiger Sanction	1975
Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold	1975
Death Race 2000	1975
Cover Girl Models	1975
Champion of Death	1975
L’Agression	1975
The Black Gestapo	1975
Bucktown	1975
Breakout	1975
Brannigan	1975
Boss Nigger	1975
Shaolin Wooden Men	1976
The Super Inframan	1976
The Next Man	1976
Seven Man Army	1976
Logan’s Run	1976
Hot Potato	1976
The Human Tornado	1976
The Killing Machine	1976
Cannonball	1976
Gator	1976
Ebony, Ivory, and Jade	1976
The Enforcer	1976
Deathcheaters	1976
Colt 38 Special Squad	1976
Assault on Precinct 13	1976
The Big Racket	1976
Bruce Lee Fights Back from the Grave	1976
Black Shampoo	1976
Blazing Magnum	1976
Brotherhood of Death	1976
Black Sister’s Revenge	1976
Operation Thunderbolt	1977
To Kill with Intrigue	1977
Rollercoaster	1977
Telefon	1977
Star Wars	1977
Smokey and the Bandit	1977
The Spy Who Loved Me	1977
Double Nickels	1977
Karate for Life	1977
The Gauntlet	1977
Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon	1977
Karate Bear Fighter	1977
High Rolling in a Hot Corvette	1977
The Heroin Busters	1977
Grand Theft Auto	1977
Airport ’77	1977
Breaker! Breaker!	1977
L’Animal	1977
Black Sunday	1977
Bare Knuckles	1977
The Doberman Cop	1977
The Clones of Bruce Lee	1977
Black Samurai	1977
Chinese Connection 2	1977
Superman	1978
Warriors Two	1978
The Inglorious Bastards	1978
Good Guys Wear Black	1978
Every Which Way but Loose	1978
Stunt Rock	1978
Drunken Master	1978
Dirty Tiger, Crazy Frog	1978
Death Sport	1978
7 Grandmasters	1978
Snake in the Eagle’s Shadow	1978
Game of Death	1978
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin	1978
Shogun’s Samurai	1978
High-Ballin’	1978
Enter the Fat Dragon	1978
Hooper	1978
Moonraker	1979
Last Hurrah for Chivalry	1979
Day of the Assassin	1979
The Warriors	1979
The Concorde … Airport ’79	1979
Magnificent Butcher	1979
A Force of One	1979
Escape from Alcatraz	1979
The Street Fighter’s Last Revenge	1979
City on Fire	1979
Angels Revenge	1979
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure	1979
For Your Height Only	1979
Mad Max	1979
Concorde Affaire ’79	1979
Dance of the Drunk Mantis	1979
Disco Godfather	1979
1941	1979

List of Best Action Movies from 1980-1984

Movie Name	Release year
Delitto a Porta Romana	1980
The Empire Strikes Back	1980
The Rebel Intruders	1980
The Sword	1980
Any Which Way You Can	1980
The Exterminator	1980
The Hunter	1980
Superman II	1980
Two Champions of Shaolin	1980
Flash Gordon	1980
The Blues Brothers	1980
Le Guignolo	1980
Trois Hommes à Abattre	1980
Return to the 36th Chamber	1980
Encounters of the Spooky Kind	1980
The Big Brawl	1980
The Master	1980
Clan of the White Lotus	1980
The Octagon	1980
Smokey and the Bandit II	1980
Flag of Iron	1980
The Young Master	1980
Class of 1984	1981
Enter the Ninja	1981
An Eye for an Eye	1981
Nighthawks	1981
Mad Max 2	1981
Le Professionnel	1981
Sharky’s Machine	1981
The Cannonball Run	1981
Deadly Brothers	1981
Game of Death II	1981
My Young Auntie	1981
The True Game of Death	1981
Southern Comfort	1981
City Heat	1981
Escape from New York	1981
Knightriders	1981
Outland	1981
Raiders of the Lost Ark	1981
Condorman	1981
Carry On Pickpocket	1982
Conan the Barbarian	1982
Anno 2020 – I gladiatori del future	1982
Dragon Lord	1982
Forced Vengeance	1982
Legendary Weapons of China	1982
The Prodigal Son	1982
Burst City	1982
Death Wish 2	1982
First Blood	1982
Human Lanterns	1982
The New Barbarians	1982
1990: The Bronx Warriors	1982
The Challenge	1982
Get My Son Dead or Alive	1982
The Dead and the Deadly	1982
Shaolin Temple	1982
One Down Two to Go	1982
48 Hrs.	1982
Five Element Ninjas	1982
The Junkman	1982
Turkey Shoot	1982
Firefox	1982
Turkey Shoot	1982
Running on Empty	1982
Warlords of the 21st Century	1982
Tron	1982
The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter	1983
Bastard Swordsman	1983
Fearless Hyena Part II	1983
Project A	1983
Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi	1983
Holy Flame of the Martial World	1983
Le Marginal	1983
Escape from the Bronx	1983
2019, After the Fall of New York	1983
Octopussy	1983
Shaolin Drunkard	1983
Stroker Ace	1983
Go for It	1983
The Boxer’s Omen	1983
Superman III	1983
Vigilante	1983
Revenge of the Ninja	1983
Exterminators of the Year 3000	1983
Uncommon Valor	1983
10 to Midnight	1983
The Final Executioner	1983
Sudden Impact	1983
Smokey and the Bandit 3	1983
Never Say Never Again	1983
Blue Thunder	1983
Golgo 13: The Professional	1983
Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain	1983
Endgame	1983
Lone Wolf McQuade	1983
Code Name: Wild Geese	1984
Conan the Destroyer	1984
Alley Cat	1984
Firestarter	1984
Missing in Action	1984
Blastfighter	1984
Raiders of the Shaolin Temple	1984
Wheels on Meals	1984
The Exterminator 2	1984
Toy Soldiers	1984
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom	1984
A Breed Apart	1984
Ninja III: The Domination	1984
The Terminator	1984
Sheena	1984
Revenge of the Drunken Master	1984
Cannonball Run II	1984
Kids From Shaolin	1984
Beverly Hills Cop	1984
The Ninja Mission	1984
Roadhouse 66	1984
Streets of Fire	1984

List of Best Action Movies from 1985-1989

Movie Name	Release Year
Commando	1985
Year of the Dragon	1985
Black Moon Rising	1985
Heart of Dragon	1985
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome	1985
My Lucky Stars	1985
Mr. Vampire	1985
American Ninja	1985
King Solomon’s Mines	1985
Yes, Madam!	1985
Police Story	1985
Death Wish 3	1985
Light Blast	1985
Ninja Terminator	1985
A View to a Kill	1985
Red Sonja	1985
Invasion U.S.A.	1985
The Protector	1985
Code of Silence	1985
Disciples of the 36th Chamber	1985
Missing in Action 2: The Beginning	1985
The Last Dragon	1985
Partida	1985
Runaway Train	1985
Rambo: First Blood Part II	1985
Gymkata	1985
Parole de flic	1985
Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars	1985
Spies Like Us	1985
To Live and Die in L.A.	1985
Les Spécialistes	1985
Malibu Express	1985
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins	1985
Target	1985
Wild Geese II	1985
Born American	1986
Eastern Condors	1986
Jumpin’ Jack Flash	1986
Banzai Runner	1986
Millionaire’s Express	1986
Righting Wrongs	1986
The Wraith	1986
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold	1986
No Retreat, No Surrender	1986
The Golden Child	1986
Iron Eagle	1986
A Better Tomorrow	1986
Bleu Comme L’Enfer	1986
Raw Deal	1986
The Delta Force	1986
Aliens	1986
F/X	1986
Clash of the Ninjas	1986
Firewalker	1986
Maximum Overdrive	1986
Le Solitaire	1986
Armed Response	1986
Cobra	1986
Heroes Shed No Tears	1986
Big Trouble in Little China	1986
Murphy’s Law	1986
Fair Game	1986
Cherry 2000	1987
The Living Daylights	1987
Predator	1987
Beverly Hills Cop II	1987
Fatal Beauty	1987
Project A II	1987
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace	1987
Thou Shalt Not Kill… Except	1987
Wanted: Dead or Alive	1987
American Ninja 2: The Confrontation	1987
Extreme Prejudice	1987
Masters of the Universe	1987
Lethal Weapon	1987
Death Before Dishonor	1987
The Running Man	1987
Surf Nazis Must Die	1987
Armour of God	1987
Ultimatum Ceasefire	1987
A Better Tomorrow II	1987
Hard Ticket to Hawaii	1987
Sparrow Unit	1987
Walker	1987
Magnificent Warriors	1987
Prison on Fire	1987
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown	1987
RoboCop	1987
Braddock: Missing in Action 3	1988
Midnight Run	1988
Police Story 2	1988
Action Jackson	1988
“Crocodile” Dundee II	1988
Bloodsport	1988
Hero and the Terror	1988
Rambo III	1988
Messenger of Death	1988
Above the Law	1988
Tiger on Beat	1988
Striker	1988
The Dead Pool	1988
Bulletproof	1988
The Inspector Wears Skirts	1988
Ne réveillez pas un flic qui dort	1988
Alex Boncayao Brigade	1988
Shoot to Kill	1988
Maniac Cop	1988
Black Eagle	1988
Red Heat	1988
They Live	1988
Die Hard	1988
American Rampage	1988
China O’Brien	1988
Dragons Forever	1988
Best of the Best	1989
Cyborg	1989
Fatal Vacation	1989
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade	1989
Comando de la Muerte	1989
Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects	1989
Batman	1989
The Master	1989
God of Gamblers	1989
Black Rain	1989
Licence to Kill	1989
Violent Cop	1989
Dead Bang	1989
A Better Tomorrow 3	1989
Eagle Squad	1989
Samurai Cop	1989
American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt	1989
The Killer	1989
The Punisher	1989
Ghostbusters II	1989
Bloodfist	1989
K-9	1989
Lethal Weapon 2	1989
Pink Cadillac	1989
Tango & Cash	1989
Road House	1989
Kickboxer	1989
Next of Kin	1989
Red Scorpion	1989

List of Best Action Movies from 1990-1994

Movie Name	Release Year
Bloodfist II	1990
Captain America	1990
Death Warrant	1990
Island of Fire	1990
Nikita	1990
Air America	1990
Dick Tracy	1990
	1990
The Hunt For Red October	1990
Navy SEALS	1990
Another 48 Hrs.	1990
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	1990
he Swordsman	1990
Darkman	1990
All for the Winner	1990
Total Recall	1990
Blue Steel	1990
Peacemaker	1990
White Hunter, Black Heart	1990
Bird on a Wire	1990
Martial Law	1990
Narrow Margin	1990
Hard to Kill	1990
Curry and Pepper	1990
Short Time	1990
Come in Peace	1990
Bullet in the Head	1990
The Rookie	1990
Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection	1990
Lionheart	1990
Die Hard 2	1990
RoboCop 2	1990
Maniac Cop 2	1990
Lethal Panther	1990
Marked for Death	1990
Predator 2	1990
Black Cat	1991
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man	1991
Backdraft	1991
The Hard Way	1991
Martial Law 2: Undercover	1991
Point Break	1991
Fist of Fury 1991	1991
Run	1991
American Ninja 4: The Annihilation	1991
Hudson Hawk	1991
Out for Justice	1991
Showdown in Little Tokyo	1991
Zeram	1991
Do or Die	1991
Ricochet	1991
Swordsmen in Double Flag Town	1991
The Last Boy Scout	1991
Armour of God II: Operation Condor	1991
Terminator 2: Judgment Day	1991
Fight Back to School	1991
The Rocketeer	1991
F/X2	1991
Tiger Claws	1991
Double Impact	1991
Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky	1991
Stone Cold	1991
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze	1991
God of Gamblers II	1991
Savior of the Soul	1991
Trancers II	1991
Dune Warrior	1991
Once Upon a Time in China	1991
El Mariachi	1992
Lethal Weapon 3	1992
Rapid Fire	1992
Passenger 57	1992
Aces: Iron Eagle III	1992
King of Beggars	1992
The Wicked City	1992
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot	1992
Universal Soldier	1992
Under Siege	1992
Live Wire	1992
Trancers III: Death Lives	1992
Trespass	1992
Sneakers	1992
Ultracop 2000	1992
The Heroic Trio	1992
Naked Killer	1992
Patriot Games	1992
Twin Dragons	1992
Batman Returns	1992
Freejack	1992
Once Upon a Time in China II	1992
Police Story 3: Super Cop	1992
Kuffs	1992
Deadly Dream Women	1992
Hard Boiled	1992
Full Contact	1992
Best of the Best 2	1993
Crime Story	1993
Fortress	1993
Blade of Fury	1993
The Bride with White Hair 2	1993
Hero Among Heroes	1993
Last Action Hero	1993
Cliffhanger	1993
Executioners	1993
Fong Sai-yuk II	1993
Acción Mutante	1993
Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence	1993
The Fugitive	1993
Point of No Return	1993
Undefeatable	1993
American Ninja V	1993
Butterfly and Sword	1993
Hard Target	1993
Kung Fu Cult Master	1993
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm	1993
Lethal Panther 2: Partners in Law	1993
Bodyguard Kiba	1993
Demolition Man	1993
Fong Sai-Yuk	1993
The Black Panther Warriors	1993
The Eagle Shooting Heroes	1993
The Bride with White Hair	1993
Iron Monkey	1993
Lady Dragon 2	1993
Nowhere to Run	1993
Only the Strong	1993
Judgment Night	1993
Last Hero in China	1993
The Meteor Man	1993
Once a Cop	1993
Once Upon a Time in China III	1993
Once Upon a Time in China IV	1993
Manila Boy	1993
Sniper	1993
Striking Distance	1993
Surf Ninjas	1993
Tai Chi Master	1993
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III	1993
Undercover Blues	1993
Blankman	1994
The Chase	1994
Drunken Master II	1994
Léon: The Professional	1994
A Low Down Dirty Shame	1994
Clear and Present Danger	1994
The Shadow	1994
Drop Zone	1994
Burning Paradise	1994
Love on Delivery	1994
The River Wild	1994
Ashes of Time	1994
Street Fighter	1994
Blown Away	1994
Death Wish V: The Face of Death	1994
Double Dragon	1994
On Deadly Ground	1994
Hellbound	1994
Beverly Hills Cop III	1994
The Crow	1994
Fist of Legend	1994
Gunmen	1994
No Escape	1994
The Bodyguard from Beijing	1994
The Cowboy Way	1994
The Getaway	1994
God of Gamblers’ Return	1994
Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie	1994
The New Legend Of Shaolin	1994
Speed	1994
Wonder Seven	1994
Men of War	1994
Terminal Velocity	1994
The Specialist	1994
Timecop	1994
Surviving the Game	1994
True Lies	1994
Ultimatum	1994
Wing Chun	1994

List of Best Action Movies of from 1995-1999

Movie Name	Release Year
The Blade	1995
Die Hard with a Vengeance	1995
Garōden	1995
Kamikaze Taxi	1995
Assassins	1995
Zero Woman	1995
Desperado	1995
Judge Dredd	1995
Zero Woman: Final Mission	1995
Mortal Kombat	1995
Bad Boys	1995
GoldenEye	1995
Johnny Mnemonic	1995
Congo	1995
Don’t Give a Damn	1995
Batman Forever	1995
The Hunted	1995
Outbreak	1995
Sudden Death	1995
Crying Freeman	1995
My Father Is a Hero	1995
Tank Girl	1995
Screamers	1995
Peace Hotel	1995
Fair Game	1995
Crimson Tide	1995
Rumble in the Bronx	1995
Waterworld	1995
Heat	1995
High Risk	1995
Top Dog	1995
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory	1995
Thunderbolt	1995
Bulletproof	1996
Daylight	1996
Big Bullet	1996
Escape from L.A.	1996
Ghost in the Shell	1996
Independence Day	1996
The Rock	1996
Barb Wire	1996
Young and Dangerous	1996
The Long Kiss Goodnight	1996
Young and Dangerous 2	1996
Black Mask	1996
Dr. Wai in “The Scripture with No Words”	1996
Executive Decision	1996
God of Cookery	1996
Iron Monkey 2	1996
Beyond Hypothermia	1996
Last Man Standing	1996
Eraser	1996
Fled	1996
Broken Arrow	1996
The Quest	1996
Sci-Fighters	1996
The Glimmer Man	1996
Chain Reaction	1996
Forbidden City Cop	1996
Police Story 4: First Strike	1996
Young and Dangerous 3	1996
The Chinese Feast	1996
Silent Trigger	1996
Mission: Impossible	1996
The Crow: City of Angels	1996
Solo	1996
Twister	1996
Set It Off	1996
Maximum Risk	1996
The Substitute	1997
Batman & Robin	1997
Face/Off	1997
Most Wanted	1997
Spawn	1997
Air Force One	1997
The Peacemaker	1997
Strategic Command	1997
Heaven’s Burning	1997
Conspiracy Theory	1997
Steel	1997
Turbulence	1997
Metro	1997
Beverly Hills Ninja	1997
Young and Dangerous 4	1997
Double Team	1997
Full Alert	1997
Mr. Nice Guy	1997
The Saint	1997
Con Air	1997
The Jackal	1997
Task Force	1997
Once Upon a Time in China and America	1997
The Fifth Element	1997
Volcano	1997
Fire Down Below	1997
Speed 2: Cruise Control	1997
Lifeline	1997
Starship Troopers	1997
Tomorrow Never Dies	1997
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation	1997
The Avengers	1998
The Big Hit	1998
Hitman	1998
Point Blank	1998
Young and Dangerous 5	1998
A Hero Never Dies	1998
The Siege	1998
Knock Off	1998
Hard Rain	1998
Ballistic Kiss	1998
Another Meltdown	1998
Enemy of the State	1998
Mercury Rising	1998
Armageddon	1998
Rush Hour	1998
The Substitute 2: School’s Out	1998
Beast Cops	1998
Desperate Measures	1998
Soldier	1998
Black Dog	1998
Vampires	1998
Blade	1998
Lethal Weapon 4	1998
Blood, Guts, Bullets and Octane	1998
Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl	1998
Taxi	1998
The Mask of Zorro	1998
Small Soldiers	1998
Portland Street Blues	1998
Who Am I?	1998
The Storm Riders	1998
The Replacement Killers	1998
U.S. Marshals	1998
Chill Factor	1999
A Man Called Hero	1999
The Matrix	1999
Shiri	1999
The World Is Not Enough	1999
Blue Streak	1999
Zero Tolerance	1999
Nowhere to Hide	1999
Bullet	1999
Purple Storm	1999
Wing Commander	1999
Simon Sez	1999
Bullets Over Summer	1999
The Legend of Speed	1999
End of Days	1999
The Mod Squad	1999
Century of the Dragon	1999
Mystery Men	1999
Running Out of Time	1999
Dead or Alive	1999
Universal Soldier: The Return	1999
The Corruptor	1999
Gen-X Cops	1999
Payback	1999
Victim	1999
Gorgeous	1999