List of action films From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia • Ten things you may not know about Wikipedia • Jump to: navigation, search This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy certain standards for completeness. Revisions and sourced additions are welcome. Action film List of action films This is chronological list of action films split by decade. Often there may be considerable overlap particularly between action and other genres (including, horror, comedy, and science fiction films); the list should attempt to document films which are more closely related to action, even if it be nds genres. Contents [hide] 1 1950s 2 1960s 3 1970s 4 1980s 5 1990s 6 2000s 7 Forthcoming 7.1 2008 7.2 2009 8 See also [edit] 1950s Title Director 1950 ' 1951 ' 1952 ' 1953 ' 1954 ' 1955 ' 1956 ' 1957 Not of This Earth Roger Corman 1958 ' 1959 ' [edit] 1960s Title Director 1960 1961 1962 Dr. No Terence Young 1963 From Russia with Love Terence Young 1964 Goldfinger Guy Hamilton 1965 The 10th Victim Elio Petri Frankenstein Conquers the World Ishiro Honda Thunderball Terence Young 1966 Agent for H.A.R.M. Gerd Oswald Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! Russ Meyer 1967 One Armed Swordsman Chang Cheh You Only Live Twice Lewis Gilbert 1968 Danger: Diabolik Mario Bava Ice Station Zebra John Sturges Planet of the Apes Franklin J. Schaffner 1969 On Her Majesty's Secret Service Peter Hunt [edit] 1970s Title Director 1970 Airport George Seaton 1971 Diamonds Are Forever Guy Hamilton Fists of Fury Lo Wei The French Connection William Friedkin The Omega Man Boris Sagal One Armed Boxer Jimmy Wang Yu Shaft Gordon Parks Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song Melvin Van Peebles THX 1138 George Lucas Vanishing Point Richard C. Sarafian 1972 Five Fingers of Death Cheng Chang Ho The Getaway Sam Peckinpah The Legend of Nigger Charley Martin Goldman Ronald Neame, The Poseidon Adventure Irwin Allen Shaft's Big Score Gordon Parks 1973 Blood of the Dragon Pao-Shu Kao Coffy Jack Hill The Crazies George A. Romero Enter the Dragon Robert Clouse Live and Let Die Guy Hamilton Shaft in Africa John Guillermin Way of the Dragon Bruce Lee Westworld Michael Crichton 1974 Airport 1975 Jack Smight Juggernaut Richard Lester The Man with the Golden Gun Guy Hamilton The Street Fighter Shigehiro Ozawa Irwin Allen, John The Towering Inferno Guillermin 1975 Death Race 2000 Paul Bartel Hard Times Walter Hill French Connection II John Frankenheimer Master of the Flying Guillotine Jimmy Wang Yu 1976 Assault on Precinct 13 John Carpenter Bruce Lee Fights Back From The Grave Umberto Lenzi Cannonball Paul Bartel Logan's Run Michael Anderson Seven Man Army Chang Cheh 1977 Airport '77 Jerry Jameson The Gauntlet Clint Eastwood The Clones of Bruce Lee Joseph Kong The Spy Who Loved Me Lewis Gilbert Star Wars George Lucas 1978 The 36th Chamber of Shaolin Lau Kar-Leung Drunken Master Yuen Woo Ping Game of Death Robert Clouse Superman Richard Donner 1979 Angels Revenge Greydon Clark City on Fire Alvin Rakoff The Concorde: Airport '79 David Lowell Rich Mad Max George Miller Moonraker Lewis Gilbert [edit] 1980s Title Director 1980 The Empire Strikes Back Irvin Kershner Flash Gordon Mike Hodges Superman II Richard Lester 1981 Condorman Charles Jarrott Escape from New York John Carpenter For Your Eyes Only John Glen Nighthawks Bruce Malmuth Knightriders George A. Romero Raiders of the Lost Ark Steven Spielberg The Road Warrior George Miller 1982 48 Hrs. Walter Hill Blade Runner Ridley Scott First Blood Ted Kotcheff The Prodigal Son Sammo Hung Tron 1983 1990: The Bronx Warriors Enzo G. Castellari Octopussy Project A Return of the Jedi Superman III 1984 Dune Ghostbusters Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Missing in Action Sheena The Terminator James Cameron 1985 A View to a Kill Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome Man Hunt Missing in Action 2: The Beginning Mr. Vampire Police Story Rambo: First Blood Part II Runaway Train Spies Like Us 1986 A Better Tomorrow John Woo Aliens James Cameron Big Trouble in Little China John Carpenter Cobra Flight of the Navigator Heroes Shed No Tears John Woo Jumpin' Jack Flash 1987 Armour of God Lethal Weapon The Living Daylights Marte Dam Tak Predator Prison on Fire Robocop Superman IV: The Quest for Peace 1988 A Better Tomorrow II John Woo Die Hard Midnight Run Rambo III Shoot to Kill They Live John Carpenter 1989 A Better Tomorrow 3 Tsui Hark Batman Tim Burton Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade The Killer John Woo Lethal Weapon 2 Licence to Kill The Punisher Tango & Cash [edit] 1990s A list of action films released in the 1990s. Title Director 1990 Another 48 Hrs. Walter Hill Bullet in the Head John Woo Darkman Sam Raimi Dick Tracy Warren Beatty Die Hard 2 Renny Harlin La Femme Nikita Luc Besson Lionheart Sheldon Lettich Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Steven Barron Total Recall Paul Verhoeven 1991 Armour of God II: Operation Condor Jackie Chan Captain America Albert Pyun The Last Boy Scout Tony Scott Once Upon a Time in China Tsui Hark Point Break Kathryn Bigelow The Rocketeer Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze Terminator 2: Judgement Day James Cameron 1992 El Mariachi Robert Rodriguez Full Contact Hard-Boiled John Woo Lethal Weapon 3 Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky Stop! or My Mom Will Shoot Under Siege 1993 The Bride with White Hair Ronny Yu Cliffhanger Demolition Man Fong Sai-Yuk The Fugitive In the Line of Fire Iron Monkey Jurassic Park Steven Spielberg The Meteor Man Once Upon a Time in China III Point of No Return John Badham Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III Undercover Blues 1994 Ashes of Time Double Dragon The Legend of Drunken Master Léon: The Professional Luc Besson The Specialist Speed Street Fighter Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie True Lies Wing Chun 1995 Batman Forever Desperado Robert Rodriguez Die Hard With a Vengeance GoldenEye Johnny Mnemonic Judge Dredd Mortal Kombat Rumble in the Bronx Screamers Tank Girl Under Siege 2: Dark Territory 1996 The Blade Broken Arrow Bulletproof The Chinese Feast Eraser Escape from L.A. Ghost in the Shell Independence Day Last Man Standing The Long Kiss Goodnight Maximum Risk Mission: Impossible Police Story 4: First Strike The Quest The Rock Sci-Fighters Silent Trigger 1997 Batman & Robin Black Mask Con Air Double Team Face/Off John Woo God of Cookery Mortal Kombat: Annihilation Mr. Nice Guy Once Upon a Time in China and America Steel Tomorrow Never Dies 1998 Armageddon Blade Blood, Guts, Bullets and Octane Enemy of the State Godzilla Knock Off Lethal Weapon 4 The Mask of Zorro Mercury Rising The Replacement Killers Ronin Rush Hour Brett Ratner The Siege Vampires John Carpenter Who Am I? 1999 The Corruptor Dead or Alive Takashi Miike Gen-X Cops The Matrix The Mod Squad Shiri The World Is Not Enough [edit] 2000s A list of action films released in the 2000s. Title Director 2000 2000 AD Gordon Chan The 6th Day Roger Spottiswoode Battle Royale Kinji Fukasaku Battlefield Earth Roger Christian Charlie's Angels McG Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Ang Lee Get Carter Stephen Kay Mission: Impossible II John Woo Romeo Must Die Andrzej Bartkowiak Shanghai Noon Tom Dey Time and Tide Tsui Hark Don Bluth, Gary Titan A.E. Goldman Versus Ryuhei Kitamura Vertical Limit Martin Campbell X-Men Bryan Singer 2001 Cowboy Bebop: The Movie Shinichiro Watanabe The Fast and the Furious Rob Cohen Kiss of the Dragon Chris Nahon A Knight's Tale Brian Helgeland The One James Wong Replicant Ringo Lam Rush Hour 2 Brett Ratner Shaolin Soccer Stephen Chow 2002 2009 Lost Memories Lee Si-Myung The Adventures of Pluto Nash Ron Underwood Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever Kaos Blade II Guillermo del Toro The Bourne Identity Doug Liman Derailed Bob Misiorowsky Die Another Day Lee Tamahori Dead or Alive: Final Takashi Miike Equilibrium Kurt Wimmer Extreme Ops Christian Duguay Formula 51 Ronny Yu Minority Report Steven Spielberg The Nest Florent Emilio Siri Reign of Fire Rob Bowman Returner Takashi Yamazaki So Close Corey Yuen Spider-man Sam Raimi The Transporter Corey Yuen The Tuxedo Kevin Donovan XXX Rob Cohen 2003 2 Fast 2 Furious John Singleton Bad Boys II Michael Bay Biker Boyz Reggie Rock Bythewood Bulletproof Monk Paul Hunter Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle McG The Core Jon Amiel Cradle 2 the Grave Andrzej Bartkowiak Daredevil Mark Steven Johnson House of the Dead Uwe Boll The Hulk Ang Lee Kill Bill Vol. 1 Quentin Tarantino Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life Jan de Bont The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Steve Norrington Andy Wachowski, The Matrix Reloaded Larry Wachowski The Medallion Gordon Chan Moon Child Takahisa Zeze Once Upon a Time in Mexico Robert Rodriguez Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior Prachya Pinkaew Johnny To, Wai Running on Karma Ka-fai Shanghai Knights David Dobkin S.W.A.T. Clark Johnson Tears of the Sun Antoine Fuqua Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines Jonathan Mostow The Twins Effect Dante Lam Underworld Len Wiseman X2: X-Men United Bryan Singer 2004 Blade: Trinity David S. Goyer Catwoman Pitof District B13 Pierre Morel Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence Mamoru Oshii Hellboy Guillermo del Toro House of Flying Daggers Zhang Yimou I, Robot Alex Proyas Izo Takashi Miike Kill Bill Vol. 2 Quentin Tarantino Kung Fu Hustle Stephen Chow Lethal Dustin Rikert New Police Story Benny Chan Night Watch Timur Bekmambetov The Punisher Jonathan Hensleigh Spider-Man 2 Sam Raimi Torque Joseph Kahn Corey Yuen, Twins Effect II Patrick Leung Van Helsing Stephen Sommers 2005 Æon Flux Karyn Kusama Assault on Precinct 13 Jean-François Richet Batman Begins Christopher Nolan Domino Tony Scott Doom Andrzej Bartkowiak Elektra Rob Bowman Fantastic Four Tim