Defining Genre
THE ACTION
KINETIC CINEMA
The genre Hollywood was built to make. Explosions, fistfights, and the choreography of consequence at twenty-four frames a second.
Peak 2010s
13,831
Films Catalogued
63.8
Avg Master Score
5.7
Avg IMDb
2010s
Peak Decade
TAKASHI MIIKE
Top Director
Of which 123 earned Oscar nominations or wins
The Defining Three
ESSENTIAL VIEWING
Top-ranked by master score. If you only saw three films from this decade, these are the three.
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13,831/13,831 films
Master Score
Awards
Showing 50 of 13831
01
Harakiri
1962 · Masaki Kobayashi
94.5
02Seven Samurai
1954 · Akira Kurosawa
94.3
03Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
1977 · George Lucas · 7 Oscars
94.1
04The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003 · Peter Jackson · 11 Oscars
93.8
05Spider-Man: No Way Home
2021 · Jon Watts
92.7
06The Man from Nowhere
2010 · Lee Jeong-beom
92.7
07Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc
2025 · Tatsuya Yoshihara
92.5
08The Rescue
2021 · Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
92.5
09Attack on Titan the Movie: The Last Attack
2024 · Yûichirô Hayashi
92.4
10Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Movie: Mugen Train
2020 · Haruo Sotozaki
92.4
11Dangal
2016 · Nitesh Tiwari
92.2
12The Terminator
1984 · James Cameron
92.2
13Sanjuro
1962 · Akira Kurosawa
92.2
14Ne Zha
2019 · Yu Yang
92.0
15Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981 · Steven Spielberg · 5 Oscars
92.0
16Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
2025 · Haruo Sotozaki, Hikaru Kondô
91.7
17S
Safety Last!
1923 · Fred C. Newmeyer, Sam Taylor
91.6
18S
Sherlock Jr.
1924 · Buster Keaton
91.6
19Avengers: Endgame
2019 · Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
91.4
20Enter the Dragon
1973 · Robert Clouse
91.3
21The Roundup
2022 · Lee Sang-yong
91.0
22Dragon Ball Super: Broly
2018 · Tatsuya Nagamine
90.9
23Ne Zha 2
2025 · Yu Yang
90.7
24Train to Busan
2016 · Yeon Sang-ho
90.7
25From Russia with Love
1963 · Terence Young
90.6
26Akira
1988 · Katsuhiro Ôtomo
90.5
27The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001 · Peter Jackson · 4 Oscars
90.5
28Kantara
2022 · Rishab Shetty
90.4
29Platoon
1986 · Oliver Stone · 4 Oscars
90.4
30Sound of Freedom
2023 · Alejandro Monteverde
90.4
31Avengers: Infinity War
2018 · Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
90.3
32Jeremiah Johnson
1972 · Sydney Pollack
90.3
33The Killer
1989 · John Woo
90.3
34The Mountain II
2016 · Alper Caglar
90.3
35The Message
1976 · Moustapha Akkad
90.2
36Dr. No
1962 · Terence Young
90.1
37The French Connection
1971 · William Friedkin · 5 Oscars
90.1
38Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama
1993 · Ram Mohan, Yûgô Sakô, Koichi Saski
89.9
39Logan
2017 · James Mangold
89.8
40Badlands
1973 · Terrence Malick
89.8
41Touching the Void
2003 · Kevin Macdonald
89.7
42Police Story
1985 · Jackie Chan
89.6
43Dirty Harry
1971 · Don Siegel, Clint Eastwood
89.6
44Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
1980 · Irvin Kershner · 2 Oscars
89.6
45Spider-Man: Far from Home
2019 · Jon Watts
89.6
46Fist of Legend
1994 · Gordon Chan
89.6
47Die Hard
1988 · John McTiernan
89.4
48A Taxi Driver
2017 · Hun Jang
89.4
49The Gods Must Be Crazy
1980 · Jamie Uys
89.4
50Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
2017 · S.S. Rajamouli
89.2
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