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40. North By Northwest
Director – Alfred Hitchcock
Cast – Eva Marie Saint, James Mason, Cary Grant, Jessie Royce Landis
IMDB Rating – 8.3
Rotten Tomatoes – 99%
Release Date – 1 July 1959
Box Office – $9.8 million
Genre – Adventure, Mystery, Thriller
Awards – None
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39. Taken
Director – Pierre Morel
Cast – Leland Orser, David Warshofsky, Holly Valance, Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Jon Gries, Katie Cassidy
IMDB Rating – 7.8
Rotten Tomatoes – 58%
Release Date – 27 February 2008
Box Office – $226.8 million
Genre – Action, Thriller
Awards – None
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38. The Rock
Director – Michael Bay
Cast – Nicolas Cage, Michael Biehn, William Forsythe, Sean Connery, Ed Harris
IMDB Rating – 7.4
Rotten Tomatoes – 66%
Release Date – 7 June 1996
Box Office – $335.1 million
Genre – Action, Adventure, Thriller
Awards – None
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37. Gladiator
Director – Ridley Scott
Cast – Connie Nielsen, Russell Crowe, Derek Jacobi, Richard Harris, Joaquin Phoenix, Oliver Reed
IMDB Rating – 8.5
Rotten Tomatoes – 76%
Release Date – May 5, 2000
Box Office – $460.5 million
Genre – Action, Adventure, Drama
Awards – Won 5 Oscars
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36. Independence Day
Director – Roland Emmerich
Cast – Margaret Colin, Will Smith, Judd Hirsch, Randy Quaid, Bill Pullman, Mary McDonnell, James Rebhorn, Jeff Goldblum
IMDB Rating – 7
Rotten Tomatoes – 65%
Release Date – July 2, 1996
Box Office – $817.4 million
Genre – Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Awards – Won 1 Oscar
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35. Apocalypto
Director – Mel Gibson
Cast – Mayra Sérbulo, Rodolfo Palacios, Rudy Youngblood, Raoul Trujillo, Ammel Rodrigo Mendoza, Jonathan Brewer,
Dalia Hernández
IMDB Rating – 7.8
Rotten Tomatoes – 66%
Release Date – 8 December 2006
Box Office – $120.7 million
Genre – Action, Adventure, Drama
Awards – Nome
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34. Kick Ass
Director – Matthew Vaughn
Cast – Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Chloë Grace Moretz, Mark Strong, Aaron Johnson, Nicolas Cage
IMDB Rating – 7.6
Rotten Tomatoes – 76%
Release Date – 22 March 2010
Box Office – $96.2 million
Genre – Action, Adventure, Comedy
Awards – None
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33. The Avengers
Director – Joss Whedon
Cast – Scarlett Johansson, Robert Downey Jr., Jeremy Renner, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo
IMDB Rating – 8
Rotten Tomatoes – 92%
Release Date – April 11, 2012
Box Office – $1.519 billion
Genre – Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Awards – None
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32. 300
Director – Zack Snyder
Cast – Lena Headey, David Wenham, Gerard Butler, Dominic West
IMDB Rating – 7.7
Rotten Tomatoes – 60%
Release Date – 9 March 2007
Box Office – $456.1 million
Genre – Action, Drama, Fantasy
Awards – None
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31. Mad Max Series
Director – George Miller
Cast – Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Tom Hardy, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult
IMDB Rating – 8.1
Rotten Tomatoes – 97%
Release Date – 7 May 2015
Box Office – $378.9 million
Genre – Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Awards – Won 6 Oscars
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30. The Transporter Series
Director – Louis Leterrier, Corey Yuen
Cast – François Berléand, Jason Statham, Matt Schulze, Shu Qi
IMDB Rating – 6.8
Rotten Tomatoes – 54%
Release Date – 2 October 2002
Box Office – $43.9 million
Genre – Action, Crime, Thriller
Awards – None
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29. Dirty Harry Series
Director – Clint Eastwood
Cast – Charles B. Pierce, Earl E. Smith
IMDB Rating – 6.7
Rotten Tomatoes – 57%
Release Date – 8 December 1983
Box Office – $67.6 million
Genre – Action, Crime, Thriller
Awards – None
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28. Lethal Weapon Series
Director – Richard Donner
Cast – Gary Busey, Danny Glover, Mel Gibson
IMDB Rating – 7.6
Rotten Tomatoes – 81%
Release Date – 6 March 1987
Box Office – $120.2 million
Genre – Action, Crime, Thriller
Awards – None
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27. Rambo Series
Director – Ted Kotcheff
Cast – Richard Crenna, Sylvester Stallone, Brian Dennehy
IMDB Rating – 7.7
Rotten Tomatoes – 88%
Release Date – October 22, 1982
Box Office – $125.2 million
Genre – Action, Adventure
Awards – None
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26. Predator Series
Director – John McTiernan
Cast – Carl Weathers, Arnold Schwarzenegger
IMDB Rating – 7.8
Rotten Tomatoes – 81%
Release Date – 12 June 1987
Box Office – $98.7 million
Genre – Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Awards – None
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25. Jurassic Park Series
Director – Steven Spielberg
Cast – Richard Attenborough, Sam Neill, Martin Ferrero, BD Wong, Laura Dern, Bob Peck, Jeff Goldblum
IMDB Rating – 8.1
Rotten Tomatoes – 91%
Release Date – June 11, 1993
Box Office – $1.030 billion
Genre – Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Awards – Won 3 Oscars
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24. Planet of the Apes Series
Director – Franklin J. Schaffner
Cast – Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, James Daly, Charlton Heston, Maurice Evans, James Whitmore
IMDB Rating – 8
Rotten Tomatoes – 88%
Release Date – 27 March 1968
Box Office – $33.4 million
Genre – Adventure, Sci-Fi
Awards – None
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23. Star Trek Series
Director – J.J. Abrams
Cast – Zachary Quinto, Ben Cross, Bruce Greenwood, Chris Pine, John Cho, Simon Pegg, Zoe Saldana
IMDB Rating – 8
Rotten Tomatoes – 94%
Release Date – May 8, 2009
Box Office – $385.7 million
Genre – Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Awards – Won 1 Oscar
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22. Sherlock Holmes (Original, Game of Shadows)
Director – Guy Ritchie
Cast – Stephen Fry, Robert Downey Jr., Jared Harris, Jude Law, Rachel McAdams, Noomi Rapace
IMDB Rating – 7.5
Rotten Tomatoes – 60%
Release Date – 16 December 2011
Box Office – $545.4 million
Genre – Action, Adventure, Crime
Awards – None
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21. Resident Evil Series
Director – Paul W. S. Anderson
Cast – Michelle Rodriguez, Milla Jovovich, James Purefoy, Eric Mabius, Martin Crewes
IMDB Rating – 6.7
Rotten Tomatoes – 35%
Release Date – 12 March 2002
Box Office – $103 million
Genre – Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Awards – None
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