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All 3,166 Ranked Action Movies, Best First
3,166 of the 20,616 action films on the site are ranked, and this list starts with the best: Seven Samurai (1956), then North by Northwest (1959). Filter by decade, year, language, box office or plot summary; the list updates as you choose.
- action films on the site
- 20,616
- ranked by score
- 3,166
- worldwide gross of 5,652 films
- $333.6B
- with a plot summary
- 7,489
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Ranked by Echo Score; 1,812 of these 3,166 films have none (released before 2017, when Echo Scores start) and are ranked by a blend of their Metascore and IMDb/Letterboxd user ratings. 3,166 of the 20,616 action films are ranked. Switch the sort to see the newest releases, the biggest box office hits or every film from A to Z.
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FAQ
The Full Action List: Questions & Answers
How the 3,166 ranked action films on this list are ordered, why the other 17,450 are not ranked and how to narrow the list down.
How is the full list of action movies ranked?
Best first. Ranked by Echo Score; 1,812 of these 3,166 films have none (released before 2017, when Echo Scores start) and are ranked by a blend of their Metascore and IMDb/Letterboxd user ratings. Seven Samurai (1956) is #1, ahead of North by Northwest (1959). A film is ranked when it runs at least an hour and has a score, box office, an award nomination or enough votes.
The action ranking Why are only 3,166 of the 20,616 action films ranked?
A film is ranked when it runs at least an hour and has a score, box office, an award nomination or enough votes; shorts, films with too few ratings and re-release records stay off the ranking, which leaves 17,450 action films unranked. They are still on the site: sort the list by newest, oldest or title A–Z to reach them.
How do I filter action movies by decade or language?
Use the filters above the list: a decade or year, an original language, or only films with a plot summary, the ending explained or an after-credits scene; the sort switches between rating, release date, box office, budget and title. The 2010s have the most ranked action films (998), then the 2020s (968). Outside English, Japanese (2,355 films) and Chinese (1,075 films) have the most action films.
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