Action Movies (Top Rated From 1980 to Today), a list by HD Movie Lists

7.2

/21850/

72

/817/

73

/160/

3.8

/197655/

88

/254/

Audience

84

/674/

70

/48/

3.0

age 16+

Kid is an anonymous young man who ekes out a meager living in an underground fight club where, night after night, wearing a gorilla mask, he is beaten bloody by more popular fighters for cash. After years of suppressed rage, Kid discovers a way to infiltrate the enclave of the city’s sinister elite. As his childhood trauma boils over, his mysteriously scarred hands unleash an explosive campaign of retribution to settle the score with the men who took everything from him.

59

6.2

/107596/

68

/5626/

70

/1536/

2.6

/208739/

60

/192/

Audience

54

/3382/

57

/46/

2.0

age 16+

Ex-UFC fighter Dalton takes a job as a bouncer at a Florida Keys roadhouse, only to discover that this paradise is not all it seems.

78

7.3

/8454/

68

/192/

75

/39/

3.8

/130915/

94

/206/

Audience

82

/316/

76

/49/

3.5

age 17+

Reclusive gym manager Lou falls hard for Jackie, an ambitious bodybuilder headed through town to Las Vegas in pursuit of her dream. But their love ignites violence, pulling them deep into the web of Lou’s criminal family.

87

8.7

/365994/

84

/11769/

83

/3264/

4.5

/1340993/

93

/412/

Audience

95

/6264/

79

/62/

3.5

age 13+

Follow the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a path of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe, Paul endeavors to prevent a terrible future only he can foresee.

81

73

7.8

/1743/

75

/92/

67

/16/

4.1

/13851/

95

/57/

Audience

94

/62/

78

/8/

In the 19th century, a drunken applejack salesman must go from zero to hero and become North America's greatest fur trapper by defeating hundreds of beavers.

67

6.5

/17251/

75

/3175/

72

/630/

3.1

/11522/

63

/59/

Audience

94

/279/

57

/9/

2.0

age 17+

When a Delta Force special ops mission goes terribly wrong, Air Force drone pilot Reaper has 48 hours to remedy what has devolved into a wild rescue operation. With no weapons and no communication other than the drone above, the ground mission suddenly becomes a full-scale battle when the team is discovered by the enemy.

69

6.4

/82579/

73

/9280/

74

/2086/

2.7

/114611/

71

/170/

Audience

92

/2832/

54

/37/

3.0

age 16+

One man's campaign for vengeance takes on national stakes after he is revealed to be a former operative of a powerful and clandestine organization known as Beekeepers.

69

6.2

/19199/

67

/1134/

62

/96/

2.7

/3186/

83

/29/

Audience

87

/482/

65

/6/

3.0

age 16+

When his aging mob boss is whacked, Charlie Swift, a loyal friend and hired gun, will stop at nothing to destroy the upcoming crew that took him out.

70

6.8

/115975/

69

/7042/

71

/2117/

3.6

/817023/

64

/237/

Audience

89

/2437/

54

/52/

3.0

age 14+

64 years before he becomes the tyrannical president of Panem, Coriolanus Snow sees a chance for a change in fortunes when he mentors Lucy Gray Baird, the female tribute from District 12.

71

6.7

/182413/

66

/6406/

65

/1790/

3.4

/542499/

85

/287/

Audience

61

/3017/

73

/59/

3.5

age 16+

After a fateful near-miss, an assassin battles his employers, and himself, on an international manhunt he insists isn't personal.

67

6.2

/10654/

68

/1090/

64

/179/

3.1

/6662/

82

/62/

Audience

75

/106/

64

/11/

2.5

age 16+

In a remote Irish village, a damaged Finbar is forced to fight for redemption after a lifetime of sins, but what price is he willing to pay? In the land of saints and sinners, some sins can't be buried.

66

6.8

/159437/

70

/10017/

70

/2567/

3.3

/317953/

67

/317/

Audience

76

/1431/

63

/54/

2.0

age 12+

Amid a future war between the human race and the forces of artificial intelligence, a hardened ex-special forces agent grieving the disappearance of his wife, is recruited to hunt down and kill the Creator, the elusive architect of advanced AI who has developed a mysterious weapon with the power to end the war—and mankind itself.

66

6.8

/114089/

73

/8146/

74

/2548/

3.0

/98365/

76

/167/

Audience

94

/3791/

58

/38/

1.0

age 16+

Robert McCall finds himself at home in Southern Italy but he discovers his friends are under the control of local crime bosses. As events turn deadly, McCall knows what he has to do: become his friends' protector by taking on the mafia.

70

7.1

/99215/

74

/6197/

78

/2308/

3.3

/192399/

65

/228/

Audience

98

/2502/

48

/47/

2.5

age 11+

The ultimate wish-fulfillment tale of a teenage Gran Turismo player whose gaming skills won him a series of Nissan competitions to become an actual professional racecar driver.

82

7.7

/246418/

76

/11159/

75

/3343/

3.7

/459454/

96

Audience

94

81

/66/

3.5

age 13+

Ethan Hunt and his IMF team embark on their most dangerous mission yet: To track down a terrifying new weapon that threatens all of humanity before it falls into the wrong hands. With control of the future and the world's fate at stake and dark forces from Ethan's past closing in, a deadly race around the globe begins. Confronted by a mysterious, all-powerful enemy, Ethan must consider that nothing can matter more than his mission—not even the lives of those he cares about most.

66

6.5

/198134/

68

/10777/

66

/2993/

2.9

/380400/

70

/419/

Audience

88

/10316/

58

/65/

2.5

age 12+

Finding himself in a new era, and approaching retirement, Indy wrestles with fitting into a world that seems to have outgrown him. But as the tentacles of an all-too-familiar evil return in the form of an old rival, Indy must don his hat and pick up his whip once more to make sure an ancient and powerful artifact doesn't fall into the wrong hands.

64

6.7

/210030/

66

/10872/

67

/3824/

2.6

/391858/

63

/387/

Audience

83

/7008/

55

/55/

2.5

age 12+

When his attempt to save his family inadvertently alters the future, Barry Allen becomes trapped in a reality in which General Zod has returned and there are no Super Heroes to turn to. In order to save the world that he is in and return to the future that he knows, Barry's only hope is to race for his life. But will making the ultimate sacrifice be enough to reset the universe?

72

7.0

/147454/

72

/6556/

74

/2215/

3.2

/130315/

79

/135/

Audience

85

/2959/

57

/29/

3.0

age 16+

Tasked with extracting a family who is at the mercy of a Georgian gangster, Tyler Rake infiltrates one of the world's deadliest prisons in order to save them. But when the extraction gets hot, and the gangster dies in the heat of battle, his equally ruthless brother tracks down Rake and his team to Vienna, in order to get revenge.

61

6.1

/11823/

69

/1312/

63

/247/

3.1

/14559/

86

/58/

Audience

77

/22/

51

/9/

1.0

age 17+

Two years after she escaped a violent attack on her family, 16-year-old Becky attempts to rebuild her life in the care of an older woman -- a kindred spirit named Elena. However, when a violent group known as the Noble Men break into their home, attack them and take their beloved dog, Becky must return to her old ways to protect herself and her loved ones.

79

7.9

/380034/

79

/17330/

79

/6187/

4.0

/1143314/

82

/403/

Audience

94

/15431/

64

/63/

3.0

age 13+

Peter Quill, still reeling from the loss of Gamora, must rally his team around him to defend the universe along with protecting one of their own. A mission that, if not completed successfully, could quite possibly lead to the end of the Guardians as we know them.

74

7.5

/162177/

77

/6906/

77

/2215/

3.5

/126124/

83

/119/

Audience

98

/1818/

63

/28/

2.0

age 16+

During the war in Afghanistan, a local interpreter risks his own life to carry an injured sergeant across miles of grueling terrain.

62

6.3

/5282/

67

/356/

74

/267/

3.0

/3118/

62

/34/

Audience

76

/105/

50

/7/

2.0

age 10+

A washed-up stuntman and his stunt horse become an overnight social media sensation when their real-life fight with debt collectors goes viral.

75

6.9

/10048/

66

/540/

65

/118/

3.8

/72981/

95

/166/

Audience

66

/407/

76

/29/

3.5

age 16+

A crew of young environmental activists execute a daring mission to sabotage an oil pipeline.

74

7.2

/224463/

74

/13443/

73

/3122/

3.5

/467728/

91

/313/

Audience

93

/4644/

72

/57/

2.0

age 12+

A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers undertake an epic heist to retrieve a lost relic, but things go dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people.

82

7.7

/333012/

76

/15690/

77

/5855/

3.9

/589687/

94

/374/

Audience

93

/9747/

78

/58/

3.5

age 17+

With the price on his head ever increasing, John Wick uncovers a path to defeating The High Table. But before he can earn his freedom, Wick must face off against a new enemy with powerful alliances across the globe and forces that turn old friends into foes.

77

6.7

/92794/

70

/4552/

71

/2322/

3.5

/261288/

88

/339/

Audience

95

/8926/

73

/62/

3.5

age 13+

After dominating the boxing world, Adonis Creed has thrived in his career and family life. When a childhood friend and former boxing prodigy, Damian Anderson, resurfaces after serving a long sentence in prison, he is eager to prove that he deserves his shot in the ring. The face-off between former friends is more than just a fight. To settle the score, Adonis must put his future on the line to battle Damian — a fighter with nothing to lose.

68

6.5

/78262/

69

/5906/

70

/2036/

2.9

/70554/

78

/170/

Audience

94

/2146/

62

/43/

2.0

age 15+

After a heroic job of successfully landing his storm-damaged aircraft in a war zone, a fearless pilot finds himself between the agendas of multiple militias planning to take the plane and its passengers hostage.

77

7.6

/493860/

75

/18180/

76

/11185/

3.6

/1219793/

76

/450/

Audience

92

/24287/

67

/68/

3.5

age 13+

Set more than a decade after the events of the first film, learn the story of the Sully family (Jake, Neytiri, and their kids), the trouble that follows them, the lengths they go to keep each other safe, the battles they fight to stay alive, and the tragedies they endure.

65

6.7

/98993/

70

/5851/

74

/1922/

3.0

/188175/

73

/208/

Audience

88

/2523/

55

/37/

1.5

age 16+

When a team of mercenaries breaks into a wealthy family compound on Christmas Eve, taking everyone inside hostage, the team isn’t prepared for a surprise combatant: Santa Claus is on the grounds, and he’s about to show why this Nick is no saint.

75

6.8

/100554/

72

/5635/

74

/1282/

3.3

/217731/

93

/105/

Audience

79

/2482/

64

/26/

3.5

age 12+

Now a detective-for-hire like her infamous brother, Enola Holmes takes on her first official case to find a missing girl, as the sparks of a dangerous conspiracy ignite a mystery that requires the help of friends — and Sherlock himself — to unravel.

74

6.9

/94489/

70

/6161/

71

/1837/

3.2

/221568/

94

/62/

Audience

81

/507/

On a mission to make Christmas unforgettable for Quill, the Guardians head to Earth in search of the perfect present.

74

6.6

/27892/

72

/2120/

72

/642/

3.2

/29962/

80

/125/

Audience

92

/1383/

66

/30/

3.5

age 13+

The harrowing true story of two elite US Navy fighter pilots during the Korean War. Their heroic sacrifices would ultimately make them the Navy's most celebrated wingmen.

69

6.7

/305287/

69

/14549/

71

/6085/

3.4

/765310/

83

/447/

Audience

94

/20191/

67

/62/

1.5

age 12+

Queen Ramonda, Shuri, M’Baku, Okoye and the Dora Milaje fight to protect their nation from intervening world powers in the wake of King T’Challa’s death. As the Wakandans strive to embrace their next chapter, the heroes must band together with the help of War Dog Nakia and Everett Ross and forge a new path for the kingdom of Wakanda.

74

7.1

/70355/

71

/4172/

69

/1171/

3.5

/177223/

89

/114/

Audience

88

/902/

2.5

On a dark and somber night, a secret cabal of monster hunters emerge from the shadows and gather at the foreboding Bloodstone Temple following the death of their leader. In a strange and macabre memorial to the leader’s life, the attendees are thrust into a mysterious and deadly competition for a powerful relic—a hunt that will ultimately bring them face to face with a dangerous monster.

57

6.1

/33462/

67

/1798/

65

/626/

2.7

/19171/

67

/52/

Audience

61

/220/

51

/12/

1.5

age 16+

A young girl is kidnapped during a powerful storm. Her mother joins forces with her mysterious neighbour to set off in pursuit of the kidnapper. Their journey will test their limits and expose the dark secrets of their past.

81

6.9

/73050/

74

/4000/

77

/1916/

3.7

/140212/

94

/274/

Audience

99

/7098/

76

/53/

3.5

age 15+

The story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s with skills and a fierceness unlike anything the world has ever seen, and General Nanisca as she trains the next generation of recruits and readies them for battle against an enemy determined to destroy their way of life.

77

6.9

/75630/

72

/5148/

74

/1857/

3.2

/104773/

94

/181/

Audience

88

/667/

70

/25/

3.5

age 16+

Deep in the wilderness of Lapland, Aatami Korpi is searching for gold but after he stumbles upon Nazi patrol, a breathtaking and gold-hungry chase through the destroyed and mined Lapland wilderness begins.

66

6.4

/12159/

67

/891/

64

/171/

3.0

/5461/

73

/40/

Audience

67

/109/

61

/11/

3.0

age 14+

Conman Robert Freegard poses as an undercover MI5 agent and kidnaps countless victims amidst a high-stakes manhunt until the woman who fell for him brings him to justice.r him, and then brought him down.

65

6.4

/103380/

67

/6076/

72

/3570/

2.5

/198666/

79

/148/

Audience

79

/520/

62

/23/

2.0

age 14+

For best friends Becky and Hunter, life is all about conquering fears and pushing limits. But after they climb 2,000 feet to the top of a remote, abandoned radio tower, they find themselves stranded with no way down. Now Becky and Hunter’s expert climbing skills will be put to the ultimate test as they desperately fight to survive the elements, a lack of supplies, and vertigo-inducing heights

77

7.1

/226962/

73

/12369/

77

/6260/

3.6

/359917/

94

/282/

Audience

74

/9358/

71

/43/

3.5

age 16+

When danger threatens her camp, the fierce and highly skilled Comanche warrior Naru sets out to protect her people. But the prey she stalks turns out to be a highly evolved alien predator with a technically advanced arsenal.

87

8.2

/695767/

82

/24263/

82

/8527/

4.0

/1167721/

96

/476/

Audience

99

/29699/

78

/63/

4.0

age 12+

After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell finds himself training a detachment of TOP GUN graduates for a specialized mission the likes of which no living pilot has ever seen.

63

61

6.5

/14172/

66

/889/

64

/312/

3.4

/54186/

67

/6/

Audience

50

/30/

age 17+

Through outrageous, never-before-seen footage, witness the making of the Jackass crew's last go at wild stunts.

67

6.9

/477687/

71

/21039/

73

/8574/

3.0

/1240879/

73

/460/

Audience

85

/7321/

60

/65/

2.0

age 13+

Doctor Strange, with the help of mystical allies both old and new, traverses the mind-bending and dangerous alternate realities of the Multiverse to confront a mysterious new adversary.

75

7.0

/151146/

71

/7403/

67

/1799/

3.4

/321569/

87

/315/

Audience

87

/1486/

68

/52/

3.5

age 15+

Creatively unfulfilled and facing financial ruin, Nick Cage must accept a $1 million offer to attend the birthday of a dangerous superfan. Things take a wildly unexpected turn when Cage is recruited by a CIA operative and forced to live up to his own legend, channeling his most iconic and beloved on-screen characters in order to save himself and his loved ones.

75

6.7

/6109/

69

/340/

70

/146/

3.3

/4038/

86

/69/

Audience

77

/117/

71

/16/

4.0

age 15+

Harry Haft is a boxer who fought fellow prisoners in the concentration camps to survive. Haunted by the memories and his guilt, he attempts to use high-profile fights against boxing legends like Rocky Marciano as a way to find his first love again.

74

7.0

/253340/

68

/10785/

70

/3984/

3.8

/586067/

90

/384/

Audience

64

/2890/

82

/60/

3.0

age 16+

Prince Amleth is on the verge of becoming a man when his father is brutally murdered by his uncle, who kidnaps the boy's mother. Two decades later, Amleth is now a Viking who's on a mission to save his mother, kill his uncle and avenge his father.

66

6.5

/87081/

70

/7267/

75

/4669/

3.1

/188610/

69

/182/

Audience

96

/8697/

47

/33/

2.0

age 8+

After settling in Green Hills, Sonic is eager to prove he has what it takes to be a true hero. His test comes when Dr. Robotnik returns, this time with a new partner, Knuckles, in search for an emerald that has the power to destroy civilizations. Sonic teams up with his own sidekick, Tails, and together they embark on a globe-trotting journey to find the emerald before it falls into the wrong hands.

83

7.8

/532377/

79

/22000/

77

/5982/

4.3

/2277975/

93

/405/

Audience

86

/5012/

81

/55/