The best action film of every year
The highest-scoring action film from each year, scored 0–100 on IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office against every film from the same year. Pick a year for its full list of action films.
- 2026: The Odyssey Score 96.0 · 82 action films
- 2025: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Infinity Castle Score 74.2 · 150 action films
- 2024: Dune: Part Two Score 83.3 · 160 action films
- 2023: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Score 77.4 · 180 action films
- 2022: Everything Everywhere All at Once Score 93.3 · 160 action films
- 2021: Dune Score 92.8 · 146 action films
- 2020: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Movie: Mugen Train Score 75.2 · 111 action films
- 2019: Ford v Ferrari Score 82.7 · 154 action films
- 2018: Black Panther Score 89.0 · 161 action films
- 2017: Dunkirk Score 88.2 · 149 action films
- 2016: Zootopia Score 78.5 · 163 action films
- 2015: Mad Max: Fury Road Score 97.1 · 136 action films
- 2014: American Sniper Score 77.8 · 152 action films
- 2013: Captain Phillips Score 77.7 · 139 action films
- 2012: Skyfall Score 85.0 · 130 action films
- 2011: Rango Score 74.0 · 130 action films
- 2010: The Fighter Score 82.6 · 127 action films
- 2009: Avatar Score 94.2 · 109 action films
- 2008: Iron Man Score 76.3 · 97 action films
- 2007: The Bourne Ultimatum Score 87.0 · 78 action films
- 2006: Letters from Iwo Jima Score 82.7 · 76 action films
- 2005: King Kong Score 82.6 · 73 action films
- 2004: The Incredibles Score 84.7 · 86 action films
- 2003: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Score 79.0 · 72 action films
- 2002: Hero Score 74.9 · 70 action films
- 2001: Black Hawk Down Score 78.0 · 70 action films
- 2000: Gladiator Score 92.0 · 54 action films
- 1999: The Matrix Score 85.3 · 49 action films
- 1998: Enemy of the State Score 66.4 · 52 action films
- 1997: Men in Black Score 73.9 · 69 action films
- 1996: Star Trek: First Contact Score 72.0 · 41 action films
- 1995: Heat Score 71.9 · 55 action films
- 1994: Speed Score 78.3 · 51 action films
- 1993: The Fugitive Score 81.7 · 46 action films
- 1992: The Last of the Mohicans Score 73.2 · 42 action films
- 1991: Terminator 2: Judgment Day Score 89.0 · 42 action films
- 1990: Total Recall Score 72.1 · 50 action films
- 1989: Lethal Weapon 2 Score 70.1 · 44 action films
- 1988: Die Hard Score 76.3 · 35 action films
- 1987: RoboCop Score 71.9 · 36 action films
- 1986: Aliens Score 89.2 · 32 action films
- 1985: Ran Score 75.9 · 39 action films
- 1984: Ghostbusters Score 74.4 · 32 action films
- 1983: Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi Score 76.7 · 22 action films
- 1982: Blade Runner Score 72.3 · 16 action films
- 1981: The Road Warrior Score 66.3 · 20 action films
- 1980: Superman II Score 66.8 · 20 action films
- 1979: The Warriors Score 57.8 · 16 action films
- 1978: Superman Score 78.6 · 19 action films
- 1977: Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope Score 97.5 · 14 action films
- 1976: Assault on Precinct 13 Score 55.1 · 9 action films
- 1975: Sholay Score 74.9 · 17 action films
- 1974: The Towering Inferno Score 67.0 · 22 action films
- 1973: Enter the Dragon Score 64.7 · 22 action films
- 1972: The Poseidon Adventure Score 70.7 · 18 action films
- 1971: The French Connection Score 94.3 · 15 action films
- 1970: Tora! Tora! Tora! Score 63.6 · 5 action films
- 1969: The Wild Bunch Score 62.0 · 11 action films
- 1968: Bullitt Score 71.7 · 8 action films
- 1967: Bonnie and Clyde Score 87.3 · 8 action films
- 1966: The Sword of Doom Score 55.4 · 13 action films
- 1965: The Great Race Score 60.3 · 9 action films
- 1964: Goldfinger Score 78.4 · 4 action films
- 1963: It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World Score 70.9 · 6 action films
- 1962: The Longest Day Score 72.3 · 7 action films
- 1961: The Guns of Navarone Score 68.1 · 3 action films
- 1960: The Magnificent Seven Score 67.5 · 3 action films
- 1958: Run Silent Run Deep Score 48.0 · 4 action films
- 1957: The Enemy Below Score 50.2 · 3 action films
- 1956: Attack Score 50.4 · 6 action films
- 1955: To Hell and Back Score 47.1 · 4 action films
- 1954: Seven Samurai Score 80.7 · 5 action films
- 1953: The Desert Rats Score 42.9 · 3 action films
- 1952: Scaramouche Score 54.8 · 4 action films
- 1951: The Steel Helmet Score 51.1 · 5 action films
- 1950: Winchester '73 Score 55.5 · 2 action films
- 1949: White Heat Score 68.3 · 3 action films
- 1948: Key Largo Score 61.7 · 2 action films
- 1945: Objective, Burma! Score 49.0 · 1 action film
- 1943: Sahara Score 57.8 · 3 action films
- 1942: All Through the Night Score 47.0 · 3 action films
- 1941: High Sierra Score 53.7 · 1 action film
- 1940: The Mark of Zorro Score 60.1 · 3 action films
- 1939: Beau Geste Score 45.4 · 1 action film
- 1938: The Adventures of Robin Hood Score 92.9 · 2 action films
- 1936: The Charge of the Light Brigade Score 48.4 · 1 action film
- 1935: Captain Blood Score 59.8 · 1 action film
- 1934: Tarzan and His Mate Score 51.0 · 1 action film
- 1932: Scarface Score 69.5 · 3 action films
- 1931: Little Caesar Score 42.8 · 1 action film
- 1928: Steamboat Bill, Jr. Score 45.8 · 1 action film
- 1927: Wings Score 68.1 · 1 action film
- 1926: The General Score 97.0 · 1 action film
- 1925: Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ Score 60.5 · 1 action film
- 1924: Sherlock Jr. Score 76.4 · 2 action films
- 1923: Safety Last! Score 98.9 · 1 action film
- 1915: Les Vampires Score 98.1 · 1 action film