Best historical action films - Charts
Best historical action films
1. Harakiri (1962)
Japan, Action / Drama
Directed by: Masaki Kobayashi
Cast: Tatsuya Nakadai, Rentarô Mikuni
2. The Longest Day (1962)
USA, War / Action
Directed by: Ken Annakin, Andrew Marton
Cast: Eddie Albert, Paul Anka
4. Ip Man 2: Legend of the Grandmaster (2010)
Hong Kong / China, Action / Drama
Directed by: Wilson Yip
Cast: Donnie Yen, Xiaoming Huang
5. Waterloo (1970)
Italy / Soviet Union, Drama / Action
Directed by: Sergei Fyodorovich Bondarchuk
Cast: Rod Steiger, Christopher Plummer
6. The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978)
Hong Kong, Action / Historical
Directed by: Chia-Liang Liu
Cast: Chia-Hui Liu, Norman Chu
9. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
USA, War / Historical
Directed by: Peter Weir
Cast: Russell Crowe, Paul Bettany
10. Sword of the Stranger (2007)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Masahiro Andō
Cast: Tomoya Nagase, Kōichi Yamadera
11. Battle of Britain (1969)
UK, War / Drama
Directed by: Guy Hamilton
Cast: Harry Andrews, Michael Caine
12. Into the White (2012)
Norway / Sweden, Action / Drama
Directed by: Petter Næss
Cast: Florian Lukas, David Kross
13. Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
USA / Japan, War / Action
Directed by: Richard Fleischer, Kinji Fukasaku
Cast: Martin Balsam, Sō Yamamura
14. Apocalypto (2006)
USA, Drama / Adventure
Directed by: Mel Gibson
Cast: Rudy Youngblood, Dalia Hernández
15. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Kevin Reynolds
Cast: Kevin Costner, Morgan Freeman
16. Dunkirk (2017)
UK / Netherlands, Action / War
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
Cast: Fionn Whitehead, Tom Hardy
17. Fortress of War (2010)
Belarus / Russia, Drama / Action
Directed by: Aleksandr Kott, Denis Skvortsov
Cast: Alexei Kopashov, Pavel Derevyanko
18. A Taxi Driver (2017)
South Korea, Historical / Action
Directed by: Hoon Jang
Cast: Kang-ho Song, Thomas Kretschmann
20. Fighter in the Wind (2004)
South Korea, War / Historical
Directed by: Yoon-ho Yang
Cast: Dong-geun Yang, Doo-hong Jeong
23. 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016)
Malta / Morocco, Action / Drama
Directed by: Michael Bay
Cast: John Krasinski, James Badge Dale
24. Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell (1974)
Japan, Action / Adventure
Directed by: 黒田義之
Cast: 若山富三郎, Renji Ishibashi
27. The Knight of Hope (2019)
Czech Republic, Short / Action
Directed by: Lukáš Kratochvíl, Martin Tureček
Cast: Veronika Malá
28. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Trenches of Hell (1999)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Simon Wincer
29. Admiral (2015)
Netherlands, Action / Biography
Directed by: Roel Reiné
Cast: Frank Lammers, Egbert-Jan Weeber
31. Outlaw King (2018)
UK / USA, Action / Drama
Directed by: David Mackenzie
Cast: Chris Pine, Aaron Taylor-Johnson
32. Last Crusade (1971)
Romania, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Sergiu Nicolaescu
Cast: Amza Pellea, George Demetru
33. Samurai X: The Motion Picture (1997)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Hatsuki Tsuji
Cast: Mayo Suzukaze, Miina Tominaga
34. Rise Roar Revolt (2022)
India, Drama / Historical
Directed by: S.S. Rajamouli
Cast: Ram Charan, N. T. Rama Rao Jr.
35. Michael the Brave (1971)
Romania / France, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Sergiu Nicolaescu
Cast: Amza Pellea, Olga Tudorache
36. Battle of the Warriors (2006)
Hong Kong / China, Historical / Action
Directed by: Jacob Cheung
Cast: Andy Lau, Siu-hou Chin
37. The Thirteen Assassins (1963)
Japan, Historical / Action
Directed by: 工藤栄一
Cast: 片岡千恵蔵, Kō Nishimura
38. Tenchu! (1969)
Japan, Action / Drama
Directed by: Hideo Gosha
Cast: Shintarô Katsu, Tatsuya Nakadai
39. Reign of Assassins (2010)
China / Hong Kong, Historical / Action
Directed by: Chao-Bin Su
Cast: Michelle Yeoh, Woo-seong Jeong
40. Triple Irons (1971)
Hong Kong, Action / Drama
Directed by: Cheh Chang
Cast: David Chiang Da-wei, Lung Ti
43. The Duel at Blood Creek (2010)
UK, Short / Comedy
Directed by: Leo Burton
Cast: Dominic Allburn, Olly Rix
44. Alexander Nevsky (1938)
Soviet Union, War / Historical
Directed by: Sergei M. Eisenstein, Dmitriy Vasilev
45. Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
UK / Spain, Action / Historical
Directed by: Ridley Scott
Cast: Orlando Bloom, Eva Green
46. Assassination (2015)
South Korea, Action / Drama
Directed by: Dong-hun Choi
Cast: Ji-hyun Jun, Jung-jae Lee
47. Ip Man 3 (2015)
China / Hong Kong, Action / Drama
Directed by: Wilson Yip
Cast: Donnie Yen, Max Zhang
48. The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan (2023)
France, Adventure / Action
Directed by: Martin Bourboulon
Cast: François Civil, Vincent Cassel
49. Sword of Desperation (2010)
Japan, Drama / Action
Directed by: 平山秀幸
Cast: Chizuru Ikewaki, Ittoku Kishibe
50. Shogun's Shadow (1989)
Japan, Adventure / Action
Directed by: Yasuo Furuhata
Cast: Ken Ogata, Sonny Chiba
51. We Were Soldiers (2002)
USA / Germany, War / Drama
Directed by: Randall Wallace
Cast: Mel Gibson, Madeleine Stowe
53. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Demons of Deception (1999)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: René Manzor, Nicolas Roeg
54. Dragon Inn (1992)
Hong Kong, Historical / Adventure
Directed by: Hark Tsui
Cast: Tony Leung, Brigitte Lin
55. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades (1999)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Terry Jones, Robert Young
56. Dragon (2011)
Hong Kong / China, Historical / Drama
Directed by: Peter Chan
Cast: Donnie Yen, Takeshi Kaneshiro
57. Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale (2011)
Taiwan, Action / Drama
Directed by: Te-Sheng Wei
Cast: Masanobu Andō, Umin Boya
58. War of the Arrows (2011)
South Korea, Action / Historical
Directed by: Han-min Kim
Cast: Hae-il Park, Moo-yeol Kim
59. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change (2008)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: David Hare
Cast: Sean Patrick Flanery, Cyril Cusack
60. Cabeza de Vaca (1991)
Mexico / Spain, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Nicolás Echevarría
Cast: Juan Diego, Daniel Giménez Cacho
61. Arn: The Knight Templar (2007)
Sweden / UK, Historical / Drama
Directed by: Peter Flinth
Cast: Joakim Nätterqvist, Sofia Helin
62. The Command (2018)
France / Belgium, Disaster / Drama
Directed by: Thomas Vinterberg
Cast: Matthias Schoenaerts, Léa Seydoux
64. The Battleship Island (2017)
South Korea, Historical / Action
Directed by: Seung-wan Ryoo
Cast: Jeong-min Hwang, Ji-sub So
65. Castle of Owls (1963)
Japan, Historical / Action
Directed by: 工藤栄一
Cast: Ryutaro Otomo, Hizuru Takachiho
66. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father (1996)
Canada / USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Michael Schultz, Deepa Mehta
67. The Three Musketeers: Milady (2023)
France, Adventure / Action
Directed by: Martin Bourboulon
Cast: Eva Green, Vincent Cassel
68. In the Heart of the Sea (2015)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Ron Howard
Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Benjamin Walker
69. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Song (2007)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Carl Schultz, Gillies MacKinnon
71. Duel of the Titans (1961)
Italy / France, Action / Drama
Directed by: Sergio Corbucci
Cast: Steve Reeves, Gordon Scott
72. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: My First Adventure (2000)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Jim O'Brien, Michael Schultz
Cast: Kevin McNally, Rowena Cooper
73. The Patriot (2000)
USA / Germany, Action / Drama
Directed by: Roland Emmerich
Cast: Mel Gibson, Heath Ledger
74. The Heroes of Telemark (1965)
UK, Action / Drama
Directed by: Anthony Mann
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Richard Harris
77. Oggy and the Cockroaches: The Movie (2013)
France, Animation / Mystery
Directed by: Olivier Jean Marie
Cast: Hugues Le Bars
78. The Silent Enemy (1958)
UK, War / Action
Directed by: William Fairchild
Cast: Laurence Harvey, Dawn Addams
79. The Viking (1928)
USA, Adventure / Action
Directed by: Roy William Neill
Cast: Donald Crisp, Pauline Starke
80. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues (2007)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Carl Schultz
81. Allegheny Uprising (1939)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: William A. Seiter
Cast: Claire Trevor, John Wayne
83. Searing Passion (1989)
China, Action / Historical
Directed by: Wenhua Li
Cast: Ringo Yu, Xiaoyi Chen
84. Brotherhood of Blades (2014)
China, Action / Thriller
Directed by: Yang Lu
Cast: Chen Chang, Ethan Li
85. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Passion for Life (2000)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: René Manzor, Carl Schultz
Cast: Paul Freeman, Lukas Haas
86. Proud Heritage (1989)
Romania, Historical / War
Directed by: Sergiu Nicolaescu
Cast: Ion Besoiu, Sergiu Nicolaescu
87. Kesari (2019)
India, Action / Drama
Directed by: Anurag Singh
Cast: Akshay Kumar, Parineeti Chopra
88. Hanzo The Razor: Sword of Justice (1972)
Japan, Action / Thriller
Directed by: Kenji Misumi
Cast: Shintarô Katsu, Kō Nishimura
89. Rebellion (2011)
France, Drama / Historical
Directed by: Mathieu Kassovitz
Cast: Mathieu Kassovitz, Sylvie Testud
90. Kundo: Age of the Rampant (2014)
South Korea, Adventure / Historical
Directed by: Jong-bin Yoon
Cast: Jung-woo Ha, Dong-won Gang
91. Urumi: The Warriors Who Wanted to Kill Vasco Da Gama (2011)
India, Action / Drama
Directed by: Santosh Sivan
Cast: Prithviraj Sukumaran, Prabhu Deva
92. Robin Hood (2010)
USA / UK, Action / Drama
Directed by: Ridley Scott
Cast: Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett
93. Walking with the Enemy (2013)
USA, Action / Drama
Directed by: Mark Schmidt
Cast: Jonas Armstrong, Ben Kingsley
94. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Phantom Train of Doom (1999)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Peter MacDonald
95. Musashi: The Dream of the Last Samurai (2009)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Mizuho Nishikubo
96. Leaving Afghanistan (2019)
Russia, War / Drama
Directed by: Павел Лунгин
Cast: Кирилл Пирогов, Yan Tsapnik
98. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, the Giver and Taker of Life (1999)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Simon Wincer
99. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evil (2000)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Dick Maas, Mike Newell
100. The Adventures of William Tell (1989)
USA / France, Action / Adventure
Directed by: George Mihalka
Cast: Will Lyman, Jeremy Clyde