This is chronological list of

action film Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include life ...

s split by decade. Often there may be considerable overlap particularly between action and other genres (including, horror,

comedy Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term o ...

, and

science fiction film Science fiction (or sci-fi) is a film genre that uses speculative, fictional science-based depictions of phenomena that are not fully accepted by mainstream science, such as extraterrestrial lifeforms, spacecraft, robots, cyborgs, interstellar ...

s); the lists should attempt to document films which are more closely related to action, even if they bend genres.

Films by decade

* List of action films of the 1960s *

List of action films of the 1970s This is chronological list of action films released in the 1970s. Often there may be considerable overlap particularly between action and other genres (including horror, comedy, and science fiction films); the list should attempt to document fi ...

* List of action films of the 1980s * List of action films of the 1990s * List of action films of the 2000s * List of action films of the 2010s * List of action films of the 2020s

Films by decade

See also