A List dedicated to the most popular, yet least respected genre of filmmaking, Action Flicks! From big blockbusters like The Avengers, to exploitation films like Wicked City, this list aims to span the breadth of the genre!
Rules:
1-Tag your lists with LCA 2026
2-Avoid rewatches whenever possible. This is genre fiction, B-Movies are half the fun!
3-It starts January 1st, ends December 31st. though feel free to hop on late!
4-If in doubt as to whether or not it counts as action, default to genre
Week 1: Any Film that has been nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars
Week 2: Any Film that has been nominated for Worst Picture at the Razzies
Week 3: Any Sammo Hung film…
A List dedicated to the most popular, yet least respected genre of filmmaking, Action Flicks! From big blockbusters like The Avengers, to exploitation films like Wicked City, this list aims to span the breadth of the genre!
Rules:
1-Tag your lists with LCA 2026
2-Avoid rewatches whenever possible. This is genre fiction, B-Movies are half the fun!
3-It starts January 1st, ends December 31st. though feel free to hop on late!
4-If in doubt as to whether or not it counts as action, default to genre
Week 1: Any Film that has been nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars
Week 2: Any Film that has been nominated for Worst Picture at the Razzies
Week 3: Any Sammo Hung film
Week 4: Any Swashbuckler film
Week 5: Any Action film from before the 1960s
Week 6: Any Action film from the 1960s
Week 7: Any Action film from the 1970s
Week 8: Any Action film from the 1980s ✅
Week 9: Any Action film from the 1990s
Week 10: Any Action film from the 2000s
Week 11: Any Action film from the 2010s
Week 12: Any Action film from the 2020s
Week 13: Any Action film directed by John Woo
Week 14: Any superhero film NOT based around Marvel or DC
Week 15: Any Wuxia film
Week 16: Any Arnold Schawrzenegger film ✅
Week 17: Any Buddy Cop film
Week 18: Any Action Horror film
Week 19: Any film directed by Micheal Bay
Week 20: Any action film a woman lead
Week 21: Any film staring Jason Statham
Week 22: Any film staring Jet Li
Week 23: Any film Written by Shane Black
Week 24: Any film starring Bruce Willis
Week 25: Any French action film (directed by a french director, preferring french language)
Week 26: Any film starring Jackie Chan
Week 27: Any Samurai film
Week 28: Any film that can be described as "Die hard on a..."
Week 29: Any Blaxsploitation Film
Week 30: Any film composed by Jerry Goldsmith
Week 31: Any Harrison Ford film
Week 32: Any Steven Seagal film
Week 33: Any action film starring Jean-Claude Van Damme
Week 34: Any Spy Film ✅
Week 35: Any Willem DaFoe film
Week 36: Any Sword and Sorcery film ✅
Week 37: Any Space Opera film
Week 38: Any Action film produced in Korea
Week 39: Any Action film staring Michelle Yeoh
Week 40: Any Action film with a score composed by Hans Zimmer ✅
Week 41: Any action film directed by Walter Hill
Week 42: Any action film starring The Rock
Week 43: Any action film released in 2026
Week 44: Any action film referenced in Tarintino's Cinema Speculation
Week 45: Any action film starring Dolph Lundgren
Week 46: Any film set during WW2
Week 47: Any Heist film
Week 48: Any action film starring Eddie Murphy , Martin Lawrence or Jamie Foxx
Week 49: Any film directed by Zack Snyder or James Gunn
Week 50: Any Animated Action film
Week 51:Any film starring Reb Brown
Week 52: A film reccomended to you by the Sam Learner tool
Current Participants!
Sam Q , Nick Atikins , Paul Elliott
Special thanks to THX 04's ActionX52 and Cory Hane's Hater Club Movie Challenge for a lot of inspiration for the choices!
Current Progress: 3/52
