The 100 best action movies according to critics

The 15 critics' lists picked 198 action movies. Here are the 100 picked by the most lists, starting with those chosen by the most critics.

The decades with the most picks: the 1980s (44), the 1990s (39) and the 2000s (37).

The most frequent directors: James Cameron (4), George Miller (3) and Peter Jackson (3).

The lists that pick it most: Cult films (83), Rolling Stone: science fiction (48) and Letterboxd (43).