The best action films of 1996

41 action films from 1996, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. The God of Cookery Score 37.3 · IMDb 7.2
  2. Ghatak Score 36.0 · IMDb 7.6
  3. Daylight Score 34.6 · IMDb 6.0 · Tomatometer 28% · Metascore 47
  4. Forbidden City Cop Score 31.8 · IMDb 6.9
  5. Escape from L.A. Score 30.9 · IMDb 5.7 · Tomatometer 45% · Metascore 54
  6. The Substitute Score 30.2 · IMDb 6.1 · Tomatometer 44% · Metascore 41
  7. Bullet Score 29.3 · IMDb 6.4
  8. Maximum Risk Score 28.6 · IMDb 5.6 · Tomatometer 35%
  9. Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi Score 27.0 · IMDb 6.0
  10. Chain Reaction Score 26.9 · IMDb 5.7 · Tomatometer 18% · Metascore 43