Action Classics, a list by Michael Mcdermott

7.1

/120124/

76

/6117/

71

/2065/

3.5

/96641/

93

/46/

76

/1988/

77

/15/

4.0

age 11+

High school student David Lightman has a talent for hacking. But while trying to hack into a computer system to play unreleased video games, he unwittingly taps into the Department of Defense's war computer and initiates a confrontation of global proportions. Together with his friend and a wizardly computer genius, David must race against time to outwit his opponent and prevent a nuclear Armageddon.

50

5.5

/34485/

60

/1079/

55

/581/

2.7

/18496/

31

/36/

32

/625/

39

/17/

3.0

The Law Enforcement Technology Advancement Centre (LETAC) has developed SID version 6.7: a Sadistic, Intelligent, and Dangerous virtual reality entity which is synthesized from the personalities of more than 150 serial killers, and only one man can stop him.

35

4.2

/31871/

50

/858/

59

/1313/

2.2

/8124/

5

/58/

24

/559/

24

/14/

Luc Deveraux, the heroic former Universal Soldier, is about to be thrown into action once again. When SETH, the supercomputer-controlled ultra-warrior, decides to take revenge and destroy its creators, only Luc can stop it. All hell breaks loose as Luc battles SETH and a deadly team of perfect soldiers in a struggle that pits man against machine and good against evil.

51

6.1

/100929/

63

/2788/

63

/1832/

3.0

/40313/

34

/35/

47

/1410/

35

/15/

2.0

An American soldier who had been killed during the Vietnam War is revived 25 years later by the military as a semi-android, UniSols, a high-tech soldier of the future. After the failure of the initiative to erase all the soldier's memories, he begins to experience flashbacks that are forcing him to recall his past.

53

5.6

/52839/

62

/1817/

58

/980/

2.6

/20753/

35

/31/

38

/989/

52

/21/

3.0

A passenger train has been hijacked by an electronics expert and turned into an untraceable command center for a weapons satellite. He has planned to blow up Washington DC and only one man can stop him, former Navy SEAL Casey Ryback.

66

6.5

/101459/

68

/3483/

63

/1659/

3.0

/49618/

83

/30/

62

/2071/

58

/17/

3.0

A disgruntled ex-CIA operative, his assistant and their assembled group of terrorists seize a battleship with nuclear blackmail in mind. They've planned for every contingency but ignore the ship's cook, former Navy SEAL Casey Ryback—an error that could be fatal.

57

6.6

/119699/

70

/3838/

65

/1725/

3.1

/45756/

31

/42/

53

/1838/

47

/20/

2.5

age 13+

U.S. Marshal Sam Gerard is accompanying a plane load of convicts from Chicago to New York. The plane crashes spectacularly, and Mark Sheridan escapes. But when Diplomatic Security Agent John Royce is assigned to help Gerard recapture Sheridan, it becomes clear that Sheridan is more than just another murderer.

39

5.0

/13379/

55

/336/

54

/267/

2.8

/7184/

14

/21/

20

/137/

1.0

age 15+

On a flight transporting dangerous convicts, murderer Ryan Weaver manages to break free and cause complete chaos throughout the plane. As various people on board fall victim to Weaver, it is ultimately down to flight attendant Teri Halloran to keep the aircraft from crashing, with on-ground support from an air traffic controller. While Halloran struggles to pilot the plane, Weaver continues to terrorize the surviving members of the crew.

75

7.5

/377380/

76

/14476/

73

/6239/

3.8

/320446/

81

/78/

79

/7871/

60

/17/

3.5

age 17+

Construction worker Douglas Quaid's obsession with the planet Mars leads him to visit Recall, a company that manufactures memories. When his memory implant goes wrong, Doug can no longer be sure what is and isn't reality.

67

7.0

/543935/

73

/21676/

70

/9255/

3.5

/994948/

59

/76/

83

/26341/

50

/15/

2.5

age 13+

For Lieutenant Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell and his friend and co-pilot Nick 'Goose' Bradshaw, being accepted into an elite training school for fighter pilots is a dream come true. But a tragedy, as well as personal demons, will threaten Pete's dreams of becoming an ace pilot.

61

6.5

/213668/

67

/7013/

64

/3317/

3.1

/124197/

58

/92/

53

/5110/

52

/38/

3.0

age 14+

A deranged media mogul is staging international incidents to pit the world's superpowers against each other. Now James Bond must take on this evil mastermind in an adrenaline-charged battle to end his reign of terror and prevent global pandemonium.

52

5.9

/68841/

62

/2611/

60

/1257/

2.9

/41238/

43

/44/

39

/1166/

48

/17/

2.0

In 2004, an officer for a security agency that regulates time travel must fend for his life against a shady politician who has a tie to his past.

61

6.4

/218413/

67

/6508/

63

/3145/

2.9

/107081/

51

/148/

49

/5151/

57

/38/

3.5

age 14+

Greed, revenge, world dominance and high-tech terrorism – it's all in a day's work for Bond, who's on a mission to protect a beautiful oil heiress from a notorious terrorist. In a race against time that culminates in a dramatic submarine showdown, Bond works to defuse the international power struggle that has the world's oil supply hanging in the balance.

82

8.1

/991418/

80

/28303/

76

/14171/

3.9

/892563/

90

/130/

89

/19864/

84

/21/

age 15+

In the post-apocalyptic future, reigning tyrannical supercomputers teleport a cyborg assassin known as the "Terminator" back to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor, whose unborn son is destined to lead insurgents against 21st century mechanical hegemony. Meanwhile, the human-resistance movement dispatches a lone warrior to safeguard Sarah. Can he stop the virtually indestructible killing machine?

44

5.6

/72972/

60

/1907/

59

/1385/

2.5

/19257/

10

/30/

29

/629/

2.0

May Munro is a woman obsessed with getting revenge on the people who murdered her parents when she was still a girl. She hires Ray Quick, a retired explosives expert, to kill her parents' killers. When Ned Trent, embittered ex-partner of Quick's, is assigned to protect one of Quick's potential victims, a deadly game of cat and mouse ensues.

54

6.2

/76880/

67

/2370/

61

/1192/

2.8

/27428/

30

/46/

63

/1810/

50

/22/

2.0

age 13+

Simon Templar (The Saint), is a thief for hire, whose latest job to steal the secret process for cold fusion puts him at odds with a traitor bent on toppling the Russian government, as well as the woman who holds its secret.

61

6.6

/187349/

69

/6160/

65

/2686/

3.2

/154234/

59

/124/

61

/3074/

45

/12/

2.5

age 16+

By 2017, the global economy has collapsed and U.S. society has become a totalitarian police state, censoring all cultural activity. The government pacifies the populace by broadcasting a number of game shows in which convicted criminals fight for their lives, including the gladiator-style The Running Man, hosted by the ruthless Damon Killian, where “runners” attempt to evade “stalkers” and certain death for a chance to be pardoned and set free.

73

7.4

/376891/

76

/10913/

71

/5020/

3.6

/168290/

68

/74/

85

/11174/

58

/24/

3.5

age 16+

When vengeful General Francis X. Hummel seizes control of Alcatraz Island and threatens to launch missiles loaded with deadly chemical weapons into San Francisco, only a young FBI chemical weapons expert and notorious Federal prisoner have the skills to penetrate the impregnable island fortress and take him down.

46

5.6

/29796/

60

/864/

62

/768/

2.7

/11185/

14

/21/

36

/472/

Ghang-gheng, the ancient winner-take-all competition in which the deadliest fighters from around the world employ the most spectacular feats of martial arts skills ever displayed in order to win the prized Golden Dragon. But fighting prowess alone will not be enough for Chris to triumph over such daunting foes.

54

6.0

/66044/

65

/1969/

60

/1083/

2.9

/20967/

49

/41/

39

/738/

43

/20/

2.5

age 15+

When a train carrying atomic warheads mysteriously crashes in the former Soviet Union, a nuclear specialist discovers the accident is really part of a plot to cover up the theft of the weapons. Assigned to help her recover the missing bombs is a crack Special Forces Colonel.

56

6.4

/72487/

67

/1679/

63

/1545/

3.2

/24763/

31

/75/

58

/1090/

54

/33/

2.0

In 1429, a French teenager stood before her King with a message she claimed came from God; that she would defeat the world's greatest army and liberate her country from its political and religious turmoil. As she reclaims God's diminished kingdom, this courageous young woman has various amazing victories until her violent and untimely death.

82

8.7

/2219155/

87

/72958/

82

/27205/

4.2

/2521036/

83

/209/

85

/1307885/

73

/36/

3.0

age 15+

Set in the 22nd century, The Matrix tells the story of a computer hacker who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the vast and powerful computers who now rule the earth.

64

6.8

/91715/

72

/3068/

65

/1293/

3.4

/53336/

67

/61/

71

/2197/

43

/20/

2.5

age 15+

Samantha Caine is a small-town schoolteacher and mom with no memory of her life before washing up on a beach eight years ago. After a car accident and a violent home invasion trigger flashes of her past, she discovers she used to be a deadly CIA assassin. Teaming up with a wisecracking private investigator, Samantha must return to her old ways to take down the people who tried to erase her.

50

6.4

/131114/

68

/3796/

63

/2030/

3.0

/37461/

24

/33/

51

/1682/

36

/20/

1.5

Hired by a powerful member of the Russian mafia to avenge an FBI sting that left his brother dead, a psychopathic hitman known only as The Jackal proves an elusive target for the people charged with the task of bringing him down: a deputy FBI director, a Russian MVK Major, and a jailed IRA terrorist who can recognize him.

71

7.0

/25152/

70

/846/

68

/459/

3.6

/31270/

76

/34/

73

/310/

69

/15/

3.0

When average, law-abiding citizens suddenly turn to a life of hedonistic behavior and violent crime, Detective Tom Beck is tasked with helping young FBI agent Lloyd Gallagher determine the cause.

46

5.9

/21173/

60

/475/

57

/374/

2.9

/8462/

33

/24/

29

/187/

51

/23/

1.0

An ex-con and his devoted wife must flee from danger when a heist doesn't go as planned.

85

7.8

/342434/

77

/9484/

75

/4613/

3.9

/272792/

96

/84/

89

/6872/

87

/33/

4.0

age 13+

Wrongfully convicted of murdering his wife and sentenced to death, Richard Kimble escapes from the law in an attempt to find the real killer and clear his name.

74

7.6

/538530/

81

/28207/

75

/11364/

3.8

/487601/

71

/70/

87

/24380/

52

/22/

3.0

age 14+

In 2257, a taxi driver is unintentionally given the task of saving a young girl who is part of the key that will ensure the survival of humanity.

65

7.6

/260587/

78

/8574/

72

/2581/

3.4

/141893/

26

/31/

91

/30461/

44

/4/

Tired of the crime overrunning the streets of Boston, Irish Catholic twin brothers Conner and Murphy are inspired by their faith to cleanse their hometown of evil with their own brand of zealous vigilante justice. As they hunt down and kill one notorious gangster after another, they become controversial folk heroes in the community. But Paul Smecker, an eccentric FBI agent, is fast closing in on their blood-soaked trail.

55

6.6

/138089/

70

/4041/

66

/1974/

3.1

/42762/

34

/89/

66

/4103/

42

/27/

1.5

age 15+

A Muslim ambassador exiled from his homeland joins a group of Vikings, initially offended by their behavior but growing to respect them. As they travel together, they learn of a legendary evil closing in and must unite to confront this formidable force.

85

8.6

/1269306/

84

/30730/

81

/13839/

4.3

/885501/

91

/154/

95

/25650/

75

/22/

3.5

age 15+

Ten years after the events of the original, a reprogrammed T-800 is sent back in time to protect young John Connor from the shape-shifting T-1000. Together with his mother Sarah, he fights to stop Skynet from triggering a nuclear apocalypse.

43

5.5

/15429/

58

/413/

53

/277/

2.7

/5344/

13

/24/

22

/160/

2.0

A maverick skydiver and a former KGB agent team up to stop the Russian mafia from stealing gold.

56

5.9

/39180/

62

/1037/

60

/778/

3.1

/21710/

53

/38/

40

/652/

2.5

When a man's daughter is suddenly taken during a championship hockey game – with the captors demanding a billion dollars by game's end – he frantically sets a plan in motion to rescue her and abort an impending explosion before the final buzzer.

45

5.9

/47550/

62

/1121/

58

/866/

2.8

/14490/

20

/25/

35

/491/

36

/25/

1.5

Coming from a police family, Tom Hardy ends up fighting his uncle after the murder of his father. Tom believes the killer is another cop, and goes on the record with his allegations. Demoted to water-way duty Tom, along with new partner Jo Christman, navigate the three rivers looking for clues and discovering bodies. This time the victims are women Tom knows, he must find the killer to prove his innocence.

36

4.0

/89540/

48

/2848/

46

/1748/

1.8

/44031/

4

/76/

16

/4358/

24

/22/

3.0

age 11+

A disgruntled former employee hijacks the Seabourn Legend cruise liner. Set on a fixed course, without any means of communication and at the mercy of the hijacker, it's up to the one cop on vacation, and his soon to be fiancé (hopefully) Annie, to regain control of it before it kills the passengers and causes an environmental disaster. Insurmountable and daunting tasks await them on their perilous journey throughout the ship trying to fend off the hijacker and save the passengers.

80

7.3

/418569/

74

/12980/

71

/6626/

3.7

/400290/

95

/78/

77

/16114/

78

/17/

4.0

age 15+

Tensions run high when a crazed bomber rigs a Los Angeles bus with a device that will kill everyone on board if the vehicle's speed dips below fifty miles per hour.

34

4.5

/33525/

53

/1384/

52

/783/

2.4

/16033/

9

/34/

18

/543/

19

/13/

Having just returned from a mission to Mars, Commander Ross isn't exactly himself. He's slowly becoming a terrifying alien entity with one goal -- to procreate with human women! When countless women suffer gruesome deaths after bearing half-alien offspring, scientist Laura Baker and hired assassin Press Lennox use Eve, a more tempered alien clone, to find Ross and his brood. Before long Eve escapes to mate with Ross.

49

5.8

/98943/

63

/4153/

60

/2046/

2.9

/63613/

29

/42/

37

/1862/

42

/22/

2.0

After a successful deployment of the RoboCop Law Enforcement unit, OCP sees its goal of urban pacification come closer and closer, but as this develops, a new narcotic known as "Nuke" invades the streets led by God-delirious leader Cane. As this menace grows, it may prove to be too much for Murphy to handle. OCP tries to replicate the success of the first unit, but ends up with failed prototypes with suicidal issues... until Dr. Faxx, a scientist straying away from OCP's path, uses Cane as the new subject for the RoboCop 2 project, a living God.

78

7.6

/304897/

76

/12294/

73

/5535/

3.9

/379606/

92

/88/

84

/7598/

70

/17/

3.0

age 17+

In a violent, near-apocalyptic Detroit, evil corporation Omni Consumer Products wins a contract from the city government to privatize the police force. To test their crime-eradicating cyborgs, the company leads street cop Alex Murphy into an armed confrontation with crime lord Boddicker so they can use his body to support their untested RoboCop prototype. But when RoboCop learns of the company's nefarious plans, he turns on his masters.

61

6.2

/22537/

67

/641/

61

/348/

3.3

/19428/

75

/20/

52

/242/

49

/17/

An attorney is terrorized by the criminal he put away years ago when he was a cop.

46

5.6

/40541/

61

/1290/

58

/851/

2.8

/22685/

31

/16/

29

/507/

44

/12/

1.5

Mark Kaminsky is kicked out of the FBI for his rough treatment of a suspect. He winds up as the sheriff of a small town in North Carolina. FBI Chief Harry Shannon, whose son has been killed by a mobster named Patrovina, enlists Kaminsky in a personal vendetta with a promise of reinstatement into the FBI if Patrovina is taken down. To accomplish this, he must go undercover and join Patrovina's gang.

57

6.5

/193977/

68

/6966/

66

/4184/

3.2

/121401/

33

/45/

60

/2948/

47

/15/

age 16+

John Rambo is released from prison by the government for a top-secret covert mission to the last place on Earth he'd want to return - the jungles of Vietnam.

51

5.8

/148106/

65

/5490/

61

/3369/

2.8

/83213/

41

/37/

45

/2205/

36

/15/

age 16+

Combat has taken its toll on Rambo, but he's finally begun to find inner peace in a monastery. When Rambo's friend and mentor Col. Trautman asks for his help on a top secret mission to Afghanistan, Rambo declines but must reconsider when Trautman is captured.

53

6.3

/199162/

64

/7420/

63

/3646/

2.9

/169915/

36

/118/

44

/4842/

46

/19/

2.0

age 16+

A police chief in the war-torn streets of Los Angeles discovers that an extraterrestrial creature is hunting down residents - and that he is the next target.

72

7.8

/493956/

77

/16952/

75

/8747/

3.8

/539627/

64

/114/

87

/17050/

47

/17/

3.0

age 16+

A team of elite commandos on a secret mission in a Central American jungle come to find themselves hunted by an extraterrestrial warrior.

73

7.3

/221412/

73

/7131/

71

/3839/

3.8

/352251/

68

/82/

79

/5221/

60

/21/

3.5

age 17+

In Los Angeles, a gang of bank robbers who call themselves The Ex-Presidents commit their crimes while wearing masks of Reagan, Carter, Nixon and Johnson. Believing that the members of the gang could be surfers, the F.B.I. sends young agent Johnny Utah to the beach undercover to mix with the surfers and gather information.

65

7.1

/152559/

71

/3847/

68

/1935/

3.3

/44978/

56

/77/

69

/2175/

46

/24/

3.0

With friends like these, who needs enemies? That's the question bad guy Porter is left asking after his wife and partner steal his heist money and leave him for dead -- or so they think. Five months and an endless reservoir of bitterness later, Porter's partners and the crooked cops on his tail learn how bad payback can be.

51

5.9

/53153/

64

/1980/

60

/1080/

2.9

/21321/

30

/27/

38

/909/