The action genre is more than just cheesy gunfights and massive explosions.
From notable modern classics to comic book epics, here are ten incredible action movies with stellar acting.
It doesn’t distract from the serious tone and story.
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Natalie Portman is positively splendid in her break-out role as the troubled young Mathilda.
It’ll leave viewers on the edge of their seats and blown away by its robust and engaging acting.
A tough-as-nails cop teams up with an undercover agent to shut down a sinister mobster and his crew.
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Aliensis teaming with impressive action and jaw-dropping effects.
There isn’t one flaw or crack in their performances.
They both created iconic characters who’ve become legendary in cinema.
He joins her at a holiday party in the headquarters of the Japanese-owned business she works for.
Very soon McClane realizes that there’s no one to save the hostages – but him.
The legendary Toshiro Mifune is at his acting best when playing Samurai.
His role as the flawed yet brave Kikuchiyo is one ofthe most superb performances of his career.
Takashi Shimura and Daisuke Kato are also fantastic, along with the other Samurai actors.
However,Keiko Tsushima delivers the film’s most gripping and emotional performance as the heartbroken villager Shino.
This nearly three-hour-long epic features some of the most flawless acting in the action genre.
Crowe truly deserved his Best Actor win when playing Maximus.
He brings so much depth to this riveting performance and commands the screen at every opportunity.
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Only a few have ever reached its level of acclaim.
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A group of high-end professional thieves start to feel the heat from the LAPD when they unknowingly leave a verbal clue at their latest heist.
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Decades after surviving the Nostromo incident, Ellen Ripley is sent out to re-establish contact with a terraforming colony but finds herself battling the Alien Queen and her offspring.
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New York City policeman John McClane (Bruce Willis) is visiting his estranged wife (Bonnie Bedelia) and two daughters on Christmas Eve. He joins her at a holiday party in the headquarters of the Japanese-owned business she works for. But the festivities are interrupted by a group of terrorists who take over the exclusive high-rise, and everyone in it. Very soon McClane realizes that there’s no one to save the hostages – but him.
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In ancient Rome, after the death of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, loyal general Maximus is betrayed and sentenced to death by the new emperor, Commodus. Escaping execution, Maximus is enslaved and forced to fight as a gladiator, where his skills and honor lead him toward a path of vengeance and redemption.
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A middle-aged Chinese immigrant is swept up into an insane adventure in which she alone can save existence by exploring other universes and connecting with the lives she could have led.
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When the menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, Batman must accept one of the greatest psychological and physical tests of his ability to fight injustice.
