Entertainment Weekly's "25 Greatest Action Movies Ever Made"

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From the June 22, 2007 issue: "Trends come and go, but Hollywood’s always been good at blowing stuff up. We rank the movies that delivered the biggest bang for the buck, from No. 25 to No. 1."

  1. 1.
    Die Hard (Widescreen Edition)
    by John McTiernan

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  2. 2.
    Aliens (Special Edition)
    by James Cameron

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  3. 4.
    The Road Warrior
    by George Miller (II)

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  4. 5.
    The Matrix
    by Larry Wachowski

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  5. 6.
    Seven Samurai - Criterion Collection
    by Akira Kurosawa

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  6. 7.
    Gladiator (Widescreen Edition)
    by Ridley Scott

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  7. 8.
    Saving Private Ryan
    by Steven Spielberg

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  9. 10.
    Terminator 2 - Judgment Day (Two-Disc Special Edition)
    by James Cameron

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  10. 11.
    Speed (Widescreen Edition)
    by Jan de Bont

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  12. 16.
    Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

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  13. 17.
    The Bourne Supremacy (Widescreen Edition)
    by Paul Greengrass

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  14. 18.
    The Adventures of Robin Hood (Two-Disc Special Edition)
    by Michael Curtiz

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  15. 19.
    Goldfinger (Special Edition)
    by Guy Hamilton

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  16. 20.
    Kill Bill, Volume 1
    by Quentin Tarantino

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  17. 21.
    Spider-Man 2 (Widescreen Two-Disc Special Edition)
    by Sam Raimi

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  18. 22.
    Predator (Widescreen Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
    by John McTiernan

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  19. 23.
    The Legend of Drunken Master
    by Jackie Chan

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  20. 24.
    Lethal Weapon (Director's Cut)
    by Richard Donner

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Created by MKaiserman on Jun 15, 2007.
 

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MKaiserman
West Orange

Mostly Good List — 2 years ago

Nearly all the picks are solid. “Saving Private Ryan” and “The Incredibles” really don’t belong on an Action Film list.
Surpringly few superhero films. While many of these films have sequels, 8 of the 25 are sequels themselves.