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  • Arnold Schwarzenegger in Predator (1987)

    1. Predator

    19871h 47mR47Metascore
    7.8 (481K)
    A team of commandos on a mission in a Central American jungle find themselves hunted by an extraterrestrial warrior.
    DirectorJohn McTiernanStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerCarl WeathersKevin Peter Hall
  • Bruce Willis in Die Hard (1988)

    2. Die Hard

    19882h 12mR72Metascore
    8.2 (996K)
    A New York City cop, John McClane, tries to save his estranged wife and several others taken hostage by terrorists during a Christmas Eve party at the Nakatomi Plaza Skyscraper in Los Angeles, California.
    DirectorJohn McTiernanStarsBruce WillisAlan RickmanBonnie Bedelia
  • Sean Connery in The Hunt for Red October (1990)

    3. The Hunt for Red October

    19902h 15mPG58Metascore
    7.5 (224K)
    Moscow, Washington D.C. and a CIA Analyst track a rouge Soviet Captain and his new submarine.
    DirectorJohn McTiernanStarsSean ConneryAlec BaldwinScott Glenn
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger and Austin O'Brien in Last Action Hero (1993)

    4. Last Action Hero

    19932h 10mPG-1344Metascore
    6.5 (170K)
    With the help of a magic ticket, a young movie fan is transported into the fictional world of his favorite action movie character.
    DirectorJohn McTiernanStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerF. Murray AbrahamArt Carney
  • Bruce Willis in Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995)

    5. Die Hard with a Vengeance

    19952h 8mR58Metascore
    7.6 (422K)
    John McClane is forced out of suspension to play a game of "Simon Says" by a terrorist who has planted bombs all around New York City and will detonate them if McClane doesn't do what he says.
    DirectorJohn McTiernanStarsBruce WillisJeremy IronsSamuel L. Jackson
  • The 13th Warrior (1999)

    6. The 13th Warrior

    19991h 42mR42Metascore
    6.6 (137K)
    A man, having fallen in love with the wrong woman, is sent by the sultan himself on a diplomatic mission to a distant land as an ambassador. Stopping at a Viking village port to restock on supplies, he finds himself unwittingly embroiled in a quest to banish a mysterious threat in a distant Viking land.
    DirectorJohn McTiernanStarsAntonio BanderasDiane VenoraDennis Storhøi
  • Chris Klein, LL Cool J, and Rebecca Romijn in Rollerball (2002)

    7. Rollerball

    20021h 38mPG-1314Metascore
    3.1 (30K)
    The big thing in 2005 is a violent sport which can have some pretty serious consequences... like dying.
    DirectorJohn McTiernanStarsChris KleinJean RenoLL Cool J
  • Samuel L. Jackson and John Travolta in Basic (2003)

    8. Basic

    20031h 38mR34Metascore
    6.4 (68K)
    Maverick DEA Agent Tom Hardy investigates the disappearance of a fearsome sergeant and his Special Forces trainees.
    DirectorJohn McTiernanStarsJohn TravoltaSamuel L. JacksonConnie Nielsen
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Terminator (1984)

    9. The Terminator

    19841h 47mR84Metascore
    8.1 (972K)
    A cyborg assassin from the future attempts to find and kill a young woman who is destined to give birth to a warrior that will lead a resistance to save humankind from extinction.
    DirectorJames CameronStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerLinda HamiltonMichael Biehn
  • Sigourney Weaver and Carrie Henn in Aliens (1986)

    10. Aliens

    19862h 17mR84Metascore
    8.4 (814K)
    Decades after surviving the Nostromo incident, Ellen Ripley is sent out to re-establish contact with a terraforming colony but finds herself battling the Alien Queen and her offspring.
    DirectorJames CameronStarsSigourney WeaverMichael BiehnCarrie Henn
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger in Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

    11. Terminator 2: Judgment Day

    19912h 17mR75Metascore
    8.6 (1.2M)
    A cyborg, identical to the one who failed to kill Sarah Connor, must now protect her ten year old son John from an even more advanced and powerful cyborg.
    DirectorJames CameronStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerLinda HamiltonEdward Furlong
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger in True Lies (1994)

    12. True Lies

    19942h 21mR63Metascore
    7.3 (293K)
    A fearless, globe-trotting, terrorist-battling secret agent has his life turned upside down when he discovers his wife might be having an affair with a used-car salesman while terrorists smuggle nuclear war heads into the United States.
    DirectorJames CameronStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerJamie Lee CurtisTom Arnold
  • Zoe Saldaña and Sam Worthington in Avatar (2009)

    13. Avatar

    20092h 42mPG-1383Metascore
    7.9 (1.4M)
    A paraplegic Marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home.
    DirectorJames CameronStarsSam WorthingtonZoe SaldañaSigourney Weaver
  • Sean Connery, Honor Blackman, and Shirley Eaton in Goldfinger (1964)

    14. Goldfinger

    19641h 50mApproved87Metascore
    7.7 (210K)
    While investigating a gold magnate's smuggling, James Bond uncovers a plot to contaminate the Fort Knox gold reserve.
    DirectorGuy HamiltonStarsSean ConneryGert FröbeHonor Blackman
  • Laurence Olivier, Michael Caine, Christopher Plummer, Robert Shaw, Trevor Howard, Harry Andrews, Curd Jürgens, Ian McShane, Kenneth More, Nigel Patrick, Michael Redgrave, Ralph Richardson, Patrick Wymark, and Susannah York in Battle of Britain (1969)

    15. Battle of Britain

    19692h 12mG44Metascore
    7.0 (26K)
    In 1940, the British Royal Air Force fights a desperate battle to prevent the Luftwaffe from gaining air superiority over the English Channel as a prelude to a possible Axis invasion of the U.K.
    DirectorGuy HamiltonStarsMichael CaineTrevor HowardHarry Andrews
  • Sean Connery, Jill St. John, and Lana Wood in Diamonds Are Forever (1971)

    16. Diamonds Are Forever

    19712hPG59Metascore
    6.5 (119K)
    A diamond smuggling investigation leads James Bond to Las Vegas where he uncovers an evil plot involving a rich business tycoon.
    DirectorGuy HamiltonStarsSean ConneryJill St. JohnCharles Gray
  • Roger Moore, Jane Seymour, Gloria Hendry, and Geoffrey Holder in Live and Let Die (1973)

    17. Live and Let Die

    19732h 1mPG55Metascore
    6.7 (120K)
    James Bond is sent to stop a diabolically brilliant heroin magnate armed with a complex organisation and a reliable psychic tarot card reader.
    DirectorGuy HamiltonStarsRoger MooreYaphet KottoJane Seymour
  • Christopher Lee, Roger Moore, Maud Adams, Britt Ekland, and Hervé Villechaize in The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)

    18. The Man with the Golden Gun

    19742h 5mPG43Metascore
    6.7 (118K)
    James Bond is targeted by the world's most expensive assassin, while he attempts to recover sensitive solar cell technology that is being sold to the highest bidder.
    DirectorGuy HamiltonStarsRoger MooreChristopher LeeBritt Ekland
  • Force 10 from Navarone (1978)

    19. Force 10 from Navarone

    19781h 58mPG42Metascore
    6.4 (21K)
    During World War II, several oddly assorted military experts are teamed in a mission to raid and destroy a bridge vital to enemy strategy.
    DirectorGuy HamiltonStarsHarrison FordRobert ShawEdward Fox
  • Fred Ward in Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985)

    20. Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins

    19852h 1mPG-1346Metascore
    6.4 (15K)
    An officially "dead" cop is trained to become an extraordinary unique assassin in service of the US President.
    DirectorGuy HamiltonStarsFred WardJoel GreyWilford Brimley
  • Last Hurrah for Chivalry (1979)

    21. Last Hurrah for Chivalry

    19791h 46mNot Rated66Metascore
    7.0 (2K)
    A son tries to avenge his father, and gets two sword fighters to help him.
    DirectorJohn WooStarsPai WeiDamian LauKong Lau
  • Chow Yun-Fat, Leslie Cheung, and Lung Ti in A Better Tomorrow (1986)

    22. A Better Tomorrow

    19861h 35mNot Rated78Metascore
    7.4 (27K)
    A reforming ex-gangster tries to reconcile with his estranged policeman brother, but the ties to his former gang are difficult to break.
    DirectorJohn WooStarsLung TiLeslie CheungChow Yun-Fat
  • Chow Yun-Fat, Leslie Cheung, Dean Shek, and Lung Ti in A Better Tomorrow II (1987)

    23. A Better Tomorrow II

    19871h 45mNot Rated
    7.2 (12K)
    A restauranteur teams up with a police officer and his ex-con brother to avenge the death of a friend's daughter.
    DirectorJohn WooStarsLeslie CheungChow Yun-FatLung Ti
  • Chow Yun-Fat and Danny Lee in The Killer (1989)

    24. The Killer

    19891h 51mR82Metascore
    7.7 (53K)
    A disillusioned assassin accepts one last hit in hopes of using his earnings to restore the vision of a singer he accidentally blinded.
    DirectorJohn WooStarsChow Yun-FatDanny LeeSally Yeh
  • Jacky Cheung in Bullet in the Head (1990)

    25. Bullet in the Head

    19902h 16mNot Rated
    7.5 (12K)
    When three close friends escape from Hong Kong to war-time Saigon to start a criminal's life, they all go through a harrowing experience which totally shatters their lives and their friendship forever.
    DirectorJohn WooStarsTony Leung Chiu-waiJacky CheungWaise Lee

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