All 32 Action Movies, ranked by 53 players
Players rank The Dark Knight #1: it wins 83.4% of its matchups (n = 187) and took the title in 17 of 53 brackets. Terminator 2: Judgment Day and Gladiator follow. Disagree? Best Action Movies Ranked Head-to-Head is one tap away.
Updated hourly · last refreshed November 15, 2026
Brackets finished53
Head-to-head picks1,427
Entrants ranked32of 32
The Dark Knight title share32.1%n = 53
Title odds
Share of 53 finished brackets won
- The Dark Knight32.1% (17 of 53)
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day7.5% (4 of 53)
- The Matrix7.5% (4 of 53)
- Raiders of the Lost Ark7.5% (4 of 53)
- Fast Five7.5% (4 of 53)
- Gladiator5.7% (3 of 53)
Action Movies: the community tier list
Built from win rates across 1,427 picks. Tiers use the win rate steadied toward 50% for entrants with few matchups (S from 75%, A 60%, B 50%, C 40%, D 25%). Steadying pulls a small sample toward the middle, so a high raw rate can sit a tier lower and a low one a tier higher than the rate shown, which is the raw one. What does S tier mean?
Stier, win rate 75% or more
- The Dark Knight83.4%
Atier, win rate 60% or more
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day66.7%
- Gladiator64.8%
- The Matrix64.2%
- Die Hard61.3%
Btier, win rate 50% or more
- Top Gun: Maverick60.5%
- John Wick59.0%
- Raiders of the Lost Ark58.7%
- Kill Bill: Vol. 158.3%
- Predator56.3%
- John Wick: Chapter 455.0%
- Mad Max: Fury Road55.0%
- Mission: Impossible - Fallout55.0%
- Casino Royale52.7%
Ctier, win rate 40% or more
- First Blood48.9%
- Fast Five48.8%
- Aliens47.3%
- The Bourne Identity47.0%
- RoboCop39.4%
- 30039.5%
Dtier, win rate 25% or more
- Lethal Weapon35.7%
- Total Recall35.7%
- Point Break32.9%
- Speed30.4%
- Extraction29.7%
- The Raid25.8%
- The Rock25.4%
- The Road Warrior25.0%
- The Fugitive25.0%
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon21.4%
Ftier, win rate 0% or more
- Ip Man17.9%
- Hard Boiled11.5%
Standings
Every entrant with its record. Ordered by win rate, steadied for small samples; a rate shows once an entrant has 30 matchups. n is the number of head-to-head matchups behind each rate.
| # | Film | W–L | Win rate | Against .500 | Titles | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Dark Knight2008 | 156–31 | 83.4% | 17 | 187 | |
| 2 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day1991 | 82–41 | 66.7% | 4 | 123 | |
| 3 | Gladiator2000 | 83–45 | 64.8% | 3 | 128 | |
| 4 | The Matrix1999 | 79–44 | 64.2% | 4 | 123 | |
| 5 | Die Hard1988 | 68–43 | 61.3% | 2 | 111 | |
| 6 | Top Gun: Maverick2022 | 72–47 | 60.5% | 2 | 119 | |
| 7 | John Wick2014 | 59–41 | 59.0% | 3 | 100 | |
| 8 | Raiders of the Lost Ark1981 | 61–43 | 58.7% | 4 | 104 | |
| 9 | Kill Bill: Vol. 12003 | 67–48 | 58.3% | 0 | 115 | |
| 10 | Predator1987 | 58–45 | 56.3% | 2 | 103 | |
| 11 | John Wick: Chapter 42023 | 55–45 | 55.0% | 2 | 100 | |
| 12 | Mad Max: Fury Road2015 | 55–45 | 55.0% | 2 | 100 | |
| 13 | Mission: Impossible - Fallout2018 | 55–45 | 55.0% | 0 | 100 | |
| 14 | Casino Royale2006 | 48–43 | 52.7% | 1 | 91 | |
| 15 | First Blood1982 | 46–48 | 48.9% | 0 | 94 | |
| 16 | Fast Five2011 | 39–41 | 48.8% | 4 | 80 | |
| 17 | Aliens1986 | 43–48 | 47.3% | 1 | 91 | |
| 18 | The Bourne Identity2002 | 39–44 | 47.0% | 0 | 83 | |
| 19 | RoboCop1987 | 28–43 | 39.4% | 0 | 71 | |
| 20 | 3002006 | 30–46 | 39.5% | 0 | 76 | |
| 21 | Lethal Weapon1987 | 25–45 | 35.7% | 1 | 70 | |
| 22 | Total Recall1990 | 25–45 | 35.7% | 1 | 70 | |
| 23 | Point Break1991 | 24–49 | 32.9% | 0 | 73 | |
| 24 | Speed1994 | 21–48 | 30.4% | 0 | 69 | |
| 25 | Extraction2020 | 19–45 | 29.7% | 0 | 64 | |
| 26 | The Raid2011 | 16–46 | 25.8% | 0 | 62 | |
| 27 | The Rock1996 | 15–44 | 25.4% | 0 | 59 | |
| 28 | The Road Warrior1981 | 15–45 | 25.0% | 0 | 60 | |
| 29 | The Fugitive1993 | 16–48 | 25.0% | 0 | 64 | |
| 30 | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon2000 | 12–44 | 21.4% | 0 | 56 | |
| 31 | Ip Man2008 | 10–46 | 17.9% | 0 | 56 | |
| 32 | Hard Boiled1992 | 6–46 | 11.5% | 0 | 52 |
Closest rivalries
Pairs the crowd can barely split. Estimated from each entrant's overall record until the pair has met 20 times.
- John Wick: Chapter 4vsMad Max: Fury Road50–50 · estimate from overall records
- John WickvsRaiders of the Lost Ark50–50 · estimate from overall records
- Raiders of the Lost ArkvsKill Bill: Vol. 150–50 · estimate from overall records
Most lopsided
- The Dark KnightvsHard Boiled95–5 · estimate from overall records
- Terminator 2: Judgment DayvsHard Boiled90–10 · estimate from overall records
- GladiatorvsHard Boiled89–11 · estimate from overall records
Upsets and oddities
Patterns in 53 finished brackets.
- UntouchableThe Dark Knight wins 83.4%The best record in the field (n = 187 matchups).
- ClutchFast Five: 4 titlesOnly #16 on win rate, but #5 for championships.
- Always the bridesmaidGladiator: 64.8% win rate#3 on record, but only 3 titles in 53 brackets.
- Still waitingKill Bill: Vol. 1: no titles yetWins 58.3% of its matchups (n = 115) and has never been crowned.
Upsets need real meetings: a pair shows here once it has met 10 times and the weaker record leads.
Questions people ask
What is #1 in the Action Movies community ranking?
The Dark Knight. It wins 83.4% of its head-to-head matchups (n = 187) and took the title in 17 of 53 finished brackets.
How is the ranking worked out?
Every pick in a finished bracket is a win for one entrant and a loss for the other. Entrants are ordered by win rate, steadied toward 50% by ten imaginary matchups so that a newcomer with a 3–0 record can't top the table. The rate shown is the real one, with n, the number of matchups behind it.
Why win rate and not titles?
Draws are shuffled, so a title can come from an easy path. Win rate counts every matchup an entrant played, which is a fairer read of how people feel about it. Title odds are shown too, as the share of finished brackets each entrant won.
How many people have ranked Action Movies?
53 finished brackets so far, with 1,427 head-to-head picks between them. Only finished brackets count.
Can I rank all 32 myself?
Yes. Play the bracket at 8, 16, 32 entrants, free and with no sign-up. You get your own ranking and a link to share, and your picks join this page.
How often does this page update?
About every hour, as new brackets are finished.
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