After many years we are going to be making another list of the top 250 greatest action movies of all time.
All through the year everybody is free to join our discord and help us decide this new list.
How it’s going to go:
- All movies featured on the Top 250 For 2014 are automatically eligible.
- On the discord everybody can nominate 25 action movies that they think deserve a spot. They will be listed below on this page. A movie needs to be nominated only once.
- The sooner you nominate a film, the more time others will have to watch it. But once nominated you can’t change your pick, though you don’t have to come up with 25 titles right away.
- Some time in December (exact date TBD) no more titles can be nominated and a list with all eligible movies will be made to be filled in by anyone who wishes to vote.
- Early January 2025, ten years after the previous list, the AOBG Action Top 250 2024 will be unveiled.
Nominees:
*Again, the films on the Top 250 For 2014 are already eligible and don’t have to be nominated again.
Bananajuice’s nominees:
01. Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018, Christopher McQuarrie)
02. Desperate Measures (1998, Barbet Schroeder)
03. The Rookie (1990, Clint Eastwood)
04. 2 Guns (2013, Baltasar Kormákur)
05. Minority Report (2002, Steven Spielberg)
06. Class Of 1999 (1990, Mark L. Lester)
07. The Peacemaker (1997, Mimi Leder)
08. Timecop (1994, Peter Hyams)
09. The Matrix Reloaded (2003, Lana Wachowski & Lilly Wachowski)
10. Watch Out We’re Mad […Altrimenti Ci Arrabbiamo!] (1974, Marcello Fondato)
11. The Nice Guys (2016, Shane Black)
12. Cleopatra Jones And The Casino Of Gold (1975, Charles Bail)
13. The Quick And The Dead (1995, Sam Raimi)
14. Beverly Hills Cop II (1987, Tony Scott)
15. Enter The Eagles [And Now You’re Dead] (1998, Corey Yuen)
16. Double Trouble (1992, John Paragon)
17. Coffy (1973, Jack Hill)
18. Born To Fight (2004, Panna Rittikrai)
19. Looper (2012, Rian Johnson)
20. Cyborg Cop II (1994, Sam Firstenberg)
21. Ambulance (2022, Michael Bay)
22. The Foreigner (2017, Martin Campbell)
23. Assault On Precinct 13 (1976, John Carpenter)
24. Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines (2003, Jonathan Mostow)
25. Den Of Thieves (2018, Christian Gudegast)
The Hestinator’s nominees:
01. Rough Riders (1997, John Milius)
02. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016, Gareth Edwards)
03. Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005, George Lucas)
04. Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018, Ron Howard)
05. Glory (1989, Edward Zwick)
06. Gettysburg (1993, Ronald F. Maxwell)
07. Nobody (2021, Ilya Naishuller)
08. Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987, J. Lee Thompson)
09. Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023, Christopher McQuarrie)
10. Zulu (1964, Cy Endfield)
11. The Most Dangerous Game (1932, Ernest B. Schoedsack & Irving Pichel)
12. The Batman (2022, Matt Reeves)
13. Vera Cruz (1954, Robert Aldrich)
14. Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens (2015, J.J. Abrams)
15. Westworld (1973, Michael Crichton)
16. Machete (2010, Robert Rodriguez & Ethan Miniquis)
17. Machete Kills (2013, Robert Rodriguez)
18. ‘G’ Men (1935, William Keighley)
19. Gangster Squad (2013, Ruben Fleischer)
20. Metropolis (1927, Fritz Lang)
21. Khartoum (1966, Basil Dearden & Eliot Elisofon)
22. White Heat (1949, Raoul Walsh)
23. High Noon (1952, Fred Zinnemann)
24. 1917 (2019, Sam Mendes)
25. Bad Day At Black Rock (1955, John Sturges)
Rutledal’s nominees:
01. Mean Guns (1997, Albert Pyun)
02. Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017, Rian Johnson)
03. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015, George Miller)
04. Jallikattu (2019, Lijo Jose Pellissery)
05. Jawan (2023, Atlee)
06. Sholay (1975, Ramesh Sippy)
07. Kickboxer 2: The Road Back (1991, Albert Pyun)
08. Kickboxer 4: The Agressor (1994, Albert Pyun)
09. Spitfire (1995, Albert Pyun)
10. War (2019, Siddharth Anand)
11. Kaithi (2019, Lokesh Kanagaraj)
12. Ghost Rider 2 Spirit Of Vengeance (2011, Brian Taylor & Mark Neveldine)
13. Highlander II: The Quickening (1991, Russell Mulcahy)
14. Bloodmoon (1997, Tony Leung Siu-Hung)
15. Exit Speed (2008, Scott Ziehl)
16. No Retreat, No Surrender 3: Blood Brothers (1990, Lucas Lowe)
17. King Of The Kickboxers (1990, Lucas Lowe)
18. Knights (1993, Albert Pyun)
19, The Exterminator (1980, James Glickenhaus)
20. Man On Fire (2004, Tony Scott)
21. In The Line Of Duty 3 (1988, Arthur Wong Ngok-Tai & Brandy Yuen Jan-Yeung)
22. In The Line Of Duty 4 (1989, Yuen Woo-Ping)
23. U.S. Seals II: The Ultimate Force (2001, Isaac Florentine)
24. The Hunted (1995, J.F. Lawton)
25. Sister Street Fighter (1974, Kazuhiko Yamaguchi)
Jawsunleashed’s nominees:
01. Bholaa (2023, Ajay Devgn)
02. Wanted (2009, Prabhu Deva)
03. Extraction (2020, Sam Hargrave)
04. Extraction 2 (2023, Sam Hargrave)
05. AKA (2023, Morgan S. Dalibert)
06. Day Shift (2022, J.J. Perry)
07. Carter (2022, Jung Byung-Gil)
08. The Princess (2022, Le Van Kliet)
09. The Battle At Lake Changjing (2021, Chen Kaige & Tsui Hark)
10. The Battle At Lake Changjing II: Water Gate Bridge (2022, Chen Kaige & Tsui Hark)
11. The Matrix Resurrections (2021, Lana Wachowski)
12. The King’s Man (2021, Matthew Vaughn)
13. One Shot (2021, James Nunn)
14. No Time To Die (2021, Cary Joji Fukunaga)
15. VR Fighter [One More Shot] (2021, Tang Qiaojia)
16. American Badger (2021, Kirk Caouette)
17. Boss Level (2021, Joe Carnahan)
18. Bad Boys For Life (2020, Adil El Arbi & Bilall Fallah)
19. Triple Threat (2019, Jesse V. Johnson)
20. The Night Comes For Us (2018, Timo Tjahjanto)
21. 24 Hours To Live (2017, Brian Smrz)
22. Zack Snyder’s Justice League (2021, Zack Snyder)
23. Windtalkers *Director’s Cut (2002, John Woo)
24. The Lady Hermit (1971, Ho Meng-Hua)
25. The Jade Raksha (1968, Ho Meng-Hua)
Satanclause’s nominees:
01. Pit Fighter (2005, Jesse V. Johnson)
02. Savage Dog (2017, Jesse V. Johnson)
03. John Wick (2014, Chad Stahelski)
04. Showdown In Little Tokyo (1991, Mark L. Lester)
05. Above The Law [Nico] (1988, Andrew Davis)
06. Hard To Kill (1990, Bruce Malmuth)
07. Rage (1995, Joseph Merhi)
08. Riot (1996, Joseph Merhi)
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Nomoredogsleft’s nominees:
01. Drug War (2012, Johnnie To)
02. Exiled (2006, Johnnie To)
03. Vengeance (2009, Johnnie To)
04. The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil (2019, Lee Won-Tae)
05. Deadbeat At Dawn (1988, Jim Van Bebber)
06. The Boxer From Shantung (1972, Chang Cheh & Pao Hsueh-Li)
07. Five Fingers Of Death [King Boxer] (1972, Jeong Chang-Hwa)
08. Red Peony Gambler (1968, Kõsaku Yamashita)
09. Drive (1997, Steve Wang)
10. Yakuza Wolf: I Perform Murder (1972, Ryuchi Takamori)
11. Royal Warriors (1988, David Chung)
12. The Roundup (2022, Lee Sang-Yong)
13. Godzilla: Final Wars (2004, Ryûhei Kitamura)
14. The International Gang Of Kobe (1975, Noboru Tanaka)
15. Sympathy For The Underdog (1971, Kinji Fukasaku)
16. New Battles Without Honor And Humanity 2: Head Of The Boss (1975, Kinji Fukasaku)
17. Cops vs. Thugs (1975, Kinji Fukasaku)
18. Battles Without Honor And Humanity (1973, Kinji Fukasaku)
19. Battles Without Honor And Humanity: Deadly Fight In Hiroshima [Hiroshima Death Match] (1973, Kinji Fukasaku)
20. Doberman Cop (1977, Kinji Fukasaku)
21. Violent Streets (1974, Hideo Gosha)
22. Hunter In The Dark (1979, Hideo Gosha)
23. Three Outlaw Samurai (1964, Hideo Gosha)
24. Bohachi Bushido: Code Of The Forgotten Eight (1973, Teruo Ishii)
25. Brutal Tales Of Chivalry (1965, Kiyoshi Saeki)
Kain424’s nominees
1. The Club (1981, Kirk Wong)
2. Vengeance! (1970, Chang Cheh)
3. Long Arm Of The Law (1984, Johnny Mak)
4. Iron Angels [Fighting Madam] (1987, Teresa Woo)
5. The Naked Prey (1965, Cornel Wilde)
6. Django Strikes Again, (1987, Nello Rossati)
7. The Young Master (1980, Jackie Chan)
8. Everything Everywhere, All At Once (2022, Daniel Scheinert & Daniel Kwan)
9. Rapid Fire (1992, Dwight H. Little)
10. Escape From L.A. (1996, John Carpenter)
11. Death Proof (2007, Quentin Tarantino)
12. The Transporter (2002, Corey Yuen & Louis Leterrier)
13. The Hitman (1991, Aaron Norris)
14. Lone Wolf McQuade (1983, Steve Carver)
15. Code Of Silence (1985, Andrew Davis)
16. Men Of War (1994, Perry Lang)
17. Zatoichi The Fugitive (1963, Tokuzō Tanaka)
18. Kingdom Of Heaven *Director’s Cut & Roadshow Version (2005, Ridley Scott)
19. Shaolin Wooden Men (1976, Chen Chi-Hwa)
20. The 13th Warrior (1999, John McTiernan)
21. The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter [The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter] (1984, Lau Kar-Leung / Liu Chia-Liang)
22. Detective Bureau 2-3: Go To Hell, Bastards! (1963, Seijun Suzuki)
23. The Alamo (1960, John Wayne)
24. Legacy Of Rage (1986, Ronny Yu)
25. Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves (1991, Kevin Reynolds)
orphen20’s nominees:
01. Samaritan (2022, Julius Avery)
02. The Fatal Raid (2019, Jacky Lee)
03. Without Mercy (1995, Robert Chappell)
04. Black Samurai (1976, Al Adamson)
05. Detective Dee: The Sly Red-eye (2021, Zhihong Chen)
06. The Ultimate Warrior (1975, Robert Clouse)
07. The Machine (2023, Peter Atencio)
08. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023, Jeff Rowe & Kyler Spears)
09. Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024, Mike Mitchell & Stephanie Stine)
10. Peter Pan & Wendy (2023, David Lowery)
11. Superman II (1980/2006, Richard Lester & Richard Donner)
12. Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings (2018, Tsui Hark)
13. Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ (2015, Tadayoshi Yamamuro)
14. Paradise City (2022, Chuck Russell)
15. Hansan: Rising Dragon (2022, Kim Han-Min)
16. No Way Up (2024, Claudio Fäh)
17. Madame Web (2024, S.J. Clarkson)
18. The Beekeeper (2024, David Ayer)
19. Air Force One Down (2024, James Bamford)
20. Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse (2023, Joaquim Dos Santos & Justin K. Thompson & Kemp Powers)
21. Hypnotic (2023, Robert Rodriguez)
22. The Painter (2024, Kimani Ray Smith)
23. Jackdaw (2023, Jamie Childs)
24. Dragon Ball: The Magic Begins (1991, Chen Chun-Liang)
25. Death Feud [Savage Harbor] (1987, Carl Monson)
Supernitpicker’s nominees:
01. John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023, Chad Stahelski)
02. The Northman (2022, Robert Eggers)
03. The Suicide Squad (2021, James Gunn)
04. First Love (2019, Takashi Miike)
05. Dragged Across Concrete (2018, S. Craig Zahler)
06. Logan (2017, James Mangold)
07. Hardcore Henry (2015, Ilya Naishuller)
08. The Hateful Eight (2015, Quentin Tarantino)
09. Violent Cop (1989, Takeshi Kitano)
10. Killer Bean Forever (2008, James Lew)
11. Thief (1981, Michael Mann)
12. Spartan (2004, David Mamet)
13. Trespass (1992, Walter Hill)
14. Heist (2001, David Mamet)
15. Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End Of Evangelion (1997, Hideaki Anno & Kazuya Tsurumaki)
16. Gonin (1995, Takashi Ishii)
17. Batman: Mask Of The Phantasm (1993, Bruce Timm & Eric Radomski)
18. Sonatine (1993, Takeshi Kitano)
19. Brother (2000, Takeshi Kitano)
20. The Dirty Dozen (1967, Robert Aldrich)
21. The Abyss (1989, James Cameron)
22. Southern Comfort (1981, Walter Hill)
23. Bullitt (1968, Peter Yates)
24. Shaft (1971, Gordon Parks)
25. Walking Tall (1973, Phil Karlson)
Forrest Taft’s nominees:
01. Live Wire (1992, Christian Duguay)
02. On Deadly Ground (1994, Steven Seagal)
03. Road House (1989, Rowdy Herrington)
04. Laser Mission (1989, BJ Davis)
05. Stickfighter (1994, BJ Davis)
06. Lethal Force (2002, Alvin Ecarma)
07. The Sweeper (1996, Joseph Merhi)
08. Superfights (1995, Tony Leung Siu-Hung)
09. Who Killed Captain Alex? (2010, Nabwana IGG)
10. Parole Violators (1994, Patrick G. Donahue)
11. Surviving Edged Weapons (1988, Dennis Anderson)
12. Double Team (1997, Tsui Hark)
13. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024, George Miller)
14. Avatar: The Way Of Water (2022, James Cameron)
15. Tenet (2020, Christopher Nolan)
16. Prey (2022, Dan Trachtenberg)
17. RRR (2022, S. S. Rajamouli)
18. Why Don’t You Play in Hell? (2013, Sion Sono)
19. Duel To The Death (1983, Tony Ching Siu-Tung)
20. Inception (2010, Christopher Nolan)
21. The Mission (1999, Johnnie To)
22. Riki-Oh: The Story Of Ricky (1991, Simon Lam Ngai-Choi)
23. Crank: High Voltage (2009, Mark Neveldine & Brian Taylor)
24. Miami Connection (1987, Y.K. Kim & Richard Park Wu-Sang)
25. Action Jackson (1988, Craig R. Baxley)
octopussy’s nominees:
01. Elite Squad [Tropa De Elite] (2007, José Padilha)
02. Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull (2008, Steven Spielberg)
03. Live And Let Die (1973, Guy Hamilton)
04. Octopussy (1983, John Glen)
05. Mission: Impossible II (2000, John Woo)
06. Spider-Man 3 (2007, Sam Raimi)
07. Knock Off (1998, Tsui Hark)
08. Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971, Yoshimitsu Banno)
09. A Legend Of Turmoil (1992, Seiji Izumi)
10. Crime Story (1993, Kirk Wong Chi-Keung)
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Contra Soldier’s nominees:
01. Top Gun (1986, Tony Scott)
02. Top Gun Maverick (2022, Joseph Kosinski)
03. Bad Boys (1995, Michael Bay)
04. Bad Boys: Ride Or Die (2024, Adil El Arbi & Bilall Fallah)
05. Rambo: Last Blood (2019, Adrian Grünberg)
06. The Dead Pool (1988, Buddy Van Horn)
07. Expend4bles (2023, Scott Waugh)
08. Death Wish (1974, Michael Winner)
09. Death Wish II (1982, Michael Winner)
10. Death Wish (2018, Eli Roth)
11. Olympus Has Fallen (2013, Antoine Fuqua)
12. London Has Fallen (2016, Babak Najafi)
13. Angel Has Fallen (2019, Ric Roman Waugh)
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Jack Daniels’ nominees:
01. Furious 7 (2015, James Wan)
02. Iron Man (2008, Jon Favreau)
03. John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017, Chad Stahelski)
04. Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015, Matthew Vaughn)
05. Man Of Steel (2013, Zack Snyder)
06. Thor: Ragnarok (2017, Taika Waititi)
07. Transformers (2007, Michael Bay)
08. Transformers: Dark Of The Moon (2011, Michael Bay)
09. Wonder Woman (2017, Patty Jenkins)
10. X-Men: First Class (2011, Matthew Vaughn)
11. 300 (2007, Zack Snyder)
12. Aquaman (2018, James Wan)
13. Avatar (2009, James Cameron)
14. Avengers: Infinity War (2018, Anthony Russo & Joe Russo)
15. Black Panther (2018, Ryan Coogler)
16. Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes (2014, Matt Reeves)
17. Deadpool (2016, Tim Miller)
18. Dune (2021, Denis Villeneuve)
19. Gladiator (2000, Ridley Scott)
20. Godzilla vs. Kong (2021, Adam Wingard)
21. Hellboy (2004, Guillermo del Toro)
22. Inglourious Basterds (2009, Quentin Tarantino)
23. The Mummy (1999, Stephen Sommers)
24. V For Vendetta (2005, James McTeigue)
25. X-Men: Days Of Future Past (2014, Bryan Singer)
