Quite a while ago, one of my dearest Facebook buddies posted the idea of an "Action 101"-challenge with 101 different tasks. Having in mind that THX 04 wouldn’t host another of his awesome ActionX52-challenges in 2024, I started to create this challenge to keep the action going and got - being inspired by the tasks of the previous ActionX52-challenges and also the Woovember-challenges, hosted by Krautsalat - a little bit carried away. True to the motto "an action movie a day keeps the doctor away" I finally ended up having 365 tasks and put quite a lot of work in this list. Meanwhile, and I am happy without end about it, Michelle (Guyver Spawn) took over from THX 04 and will fortunately host an ActionX52-Challenge in 2024 which all of you action freaks out there should definitely be a part of (I will certainly be taking part myself).

This challenge here is no competition to the ActionX52- and Woovember-Challenges, I see it as a big companion piece. It will not be possible to finish this challenge in just one year, it may take a bit longer and there is no time limit for this challenge. It is done when it is done and whoever wants to join me on this wild ride is happily welcome. Just post your list in the comments and I will link the list right under the 365 tasks below.

The rules are simple:
- Enter whenever you want, start whenever you want, take your time and finish whenever you want.
- Try to fulfill all 365 tasks with 365 different movies.
- If there are some tasks you can’t get ahold of a movie, you can take one of 10 "jokers" and watch an action movie of your own choice.
- Write a short review to each movie with the tag Action365.

And the most important rule: have fun!!!

And here are the 365 tasks (I have numbered the films in the list below to make it easier to follow which task each film is assigned to in the list):

001. Watch your personal favorite action film of all time
002. Watch THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY by Edwin S. Porter which can be found on YouTube
003. Watch an action film of your choice you haven’t seen before
004. Watch a Bruce-Willis-Actioner post-2015 (preferable one of main roles)
005. Watch a DIE HARD-Rip-Off
006. Action Around the World: Indonesia
007. Watch an action film directed by Sammo Hung
008. Watch an U.S. action film from the 1970s
009. Watch a Hong Kong / Chinese action film from the 1970s
010. Watch a Japanese action film from the 1970s
011. Watch an Italian action film from the 1970s
012. Watch a French action film from the 1970s
013. Watch an action film with a manhunt/survival-of-the-fittest-scenario
014. Watch an action film (co-)starring Patrick Swayze
015. Watch an action film with stunt coordination by Vic Armstrong
016. Watch a Wuxia film
017. Watch a Ninja film
018. Watch an action film produced by the Cannon Group (Golan/Globus)
019. Watch a Japanese Samurai film
020. Watch a Carsploitation film
021. Watch an action film released Direct to Video
022. Watch an action film directed by Isaac Florentine
023. Watch a Buddy Action Comedy
024. Watch a Heroic Bloodshed movie
025. Watch an action film directed by a former stuntman/stunt coordinator
026. Watch an action film with cinematography by Oliver Wood
027. Watch an action film edited by Stuart Baird
028. Watch an action film with a score by Gary Chang
029. Watch an action-oriented Western
030. Watch an action-oriented War movie
031. Watch an “Assemble the Squad”-type (special forces, SEAL etc) film (some examples )
032. Watch a slapstick silent film that can be considered proto-action (heavy on stunts and destruction)
033. Watch an action film (co-)starring Scott Adkins
034. Watch an action film (co-)starring Jackie Chan post Drunken Master II
035. Watch an action film produced by Joel Silver
036. Action Around the World: Philippines
037. Watch an action film directed by Joe Carnahan
038. Watch an action film with stunt Coordination by Spiro Razatos
039. Watch an action film (co-)starring Wings Hauser
040. Watch an action film produced by PM Entertainment
041. Watch an action film released in this very week you are watching the film
042. Watch the highest rated action film on Letterboxd you haven’t seen before and can access
043. Watch the lowest rated action film on Letterboxd you haven’t seen before and can access
044. Watch an action film (co-)starring Michelle Yeoh
045. Watch an action film (co-)starring Chow Yun Fat
046. Watch a Man vs. Machine action film
047. Watch a Revenge/Vigilante film
048. Watch an Aerial Action film
049. Watch an action film with (at least) one legendary shootout
050. Watch an action film with (at least) one legendary fight scene that is not a martial arts movie
051. Watch an action film with a legendary villain
052. Watch an action film where the hero's name already sounds like an action hero
053. Watch an action film with an assassin as protagonist/hero
054. Watch anultraviolent hard-R action film
055. Watch a Family friendly action film
056. Watch an action film with at least one legendary quip/oneliner/wisecrack
057. Watch an action film where the guiding motto was clearly “Overkill is underrated” (some examples )
058. Watch an action film that takes place on a train, or at least a great action setpiece is on a train (some examples )
059. Watch an U.S. action film from the 1980s
060. Watch a Hong Kong / Chinese action film from the 1980s
061. Watch a Japanese action film from the 1980s
062. Watch an Italian action film from the 1980s
063. Watch a French action film from the 1980s
064. Watch an action film with action direction/stunt coordination (not main direction) by Sammo Hung
065. Watch an action film (co-)starring Gerard Butler
066. Watch a pyromaniac's wet dream (some examples )
067. Watch an action film directed by Michael Bay
068. Watch an U.S. action film from the 1990s
069. Watch a Hong Kong / Chinese action film from the 1990s
070. Watch a Japanese action film from the 1990s
071. Watch an action film based on a video/computer game
072. Watch an action film based on a comic or graphic novel
073. Watch an action film written or produced (not directed) by Luc Besson
074. Watch a classic swashbuckler film
075. Watch an action film (co-)starring Frank Grillo
076. Watch an action film with superheroes
077. Watch an action film with/about enhanced supersoldiers
078. Watch an action-oriented (silent era) cliffhanger/movie serial (some examples )
079. Watch an action film (co-)starring Charles Bronson
080. Action Around the World: Australia
081. Watch an action film (co-)starring Charlize Theron
082. Watch an action film (co-)written (not directed) by Shane Black
083. Watch an action film (co-)written (not directed) by Steven E. de Souza
084. Watch an action film with a music score composed by Michael Kamen
085. Watch an action film edited by Frank J. Urioste
086. Watch an U.S. action film from the 2000s
087. Watch a Hong Kong / Chinese action film from the 2000s
088. Watch a Japanese action film from the 2000s
089. Watch an action film (co-)starring Lance Henriksen
090. Watch an action film (co-)starring William Forsythe
091. Watch an action film (co-)starring Scott Glenn
092. Action Around the World: Germany
093. Action Around the World: UK
094. Watch an U.S. animated action film
095. Watch an anime action film
096. Action Around the World: India
097. Action Around the World: South Korea
098. Watch an U.S. action film from the 2010s
099. Watch a Hong Kong / Chinese action film from the 2010s
100. Watch a Japanese action film from the 2010s
101. Watch an action film which is streaming exclusive (Examples: Netflix | Prime Video )
102. Watch an European action film not from one of the aforementioned countries (Examples: Spain | Portugal | Greece | Netherlands )
103. Watch an Asian action film not from one of the aforementioned countries (Examples: Taiwan | Thailand )
104. Action Around the World: Mexico
105. Action Around the World: South America (Examples: Argentina | Brazil )
106. Action Around the World: Africa (Examples: South Africa | Nigeria )
107. Watch an action film centered around extreme sports
108. Watch an action film with/about an illegal underground fighting competition
109. Action Around the World: Canada
110. Action Around the World: Scandinavia (Examples: Sweden | Norway | Denmark)
111. Watch an action film Made for Television
112. Watch a documentary about action movies or action stars in general ( example), about the making of a certain action movie ( example) or about a certain action star ( example )
113. Watch an action film (co-)starring Bruce Willis in his prime days
114. Watch an action film directed by John McTiernan
115. Watch an action film (co-)starring Robert Davi
116. Watch an action film (co-)starring Al Leong
117. Watch an action film (co-)starring Burt Reynolds
118. Watch an action film (co-)starring R. Lee Ermey
119. Watch a Blaxploitation action film
120. Watch an Action/Horror Hybrid
121. Watch an action film by a Female Director
122. Watch an action film (co-)starring Dolph Lundgren
123. Watch an action film directed by John Woo
124. Watch an action film (co-)starring Mark Dacascos
125. Watch an action film (co-)starring Sylvester Stallone
126. Watch an action film (co-)starring Arnold Schwarzenegger
127. Watch an action film (Co-)Starring Jackie Chan in a movie from the 1970s
128. Watch an action film (co-)starring Jackie Chan in a movie from the 1980s
129. Watch an action film (co-)starring a professional wrestler
130. Watch a Kaiju action movie
131. Watch an action film directed by Jesse V. Johnson
132. Watch an action film with a stuntman as character
133. Watch an action film (co-)starring Rutger Hauer
134. Watch an action film (co-)starring Rip Torn
135. Watch an action film (co-)starring Jan-Michael Vincent
136. Watch an action film (co-)starring Billy Drago
137. Watch an action film (co-)starring Peter Fonda
138. Watch an action film directed by Sam Peckinpah
139. Watch a post-apocalyptic action film
140. Watch an action film directed by Walter Hill
141. Watch an action film (co-)starring Mel Gibson
142. Watch an action film (co-)starring Danny Glover
143. Watch an action film (co-)starring Keanu Reeves
144. Watch an action film (co-)starring Michael Jai White
145. Watch a Direct-to-Video-sequel to a theatrically released action film
146. Watch a Bruceploitation film
147. Watch an action film discussed or at least mentioned in the Video Archives Podcast
148. Watch an action film discussed or at least mentioned in the Pure Cinema Podcast
149. Watch an action film produced by Roger Corman
150. Watch an action film (co-)starring Kirk Douglas
151. Watch an action film (co-)starring Max von Sydow
152. Watch an action film (co-)starring Brian Dennehy
153. Watch an action film with music composed by Ennio Morricone
154. Watch an action film (co-)starring John Saxon
155. Watch an action film (co-)starring Steve McQueen
156. Watch an action film produced by Shaw Brothers
157. Watch an action film (co-)starring Tomás Milián
158. Watch an action film directed by Tsui Hark
159. Watch an action film featuring Bullet Time
160. Watch an Action Spoof
161. Watch an action film Released in 2020
162. Watch an action film Released in 2021
163. Watch an action film Released in 2022
164. Watch an action film Released in 2023
165. Watch an action film Released in 2024
166. Watch an action film Female lead character
167. Watch an action film directed by Jackie Chan
168. Create an ultimate 80s action triple feature and watch the first film of it
169. Create an ultimate 80s action triple feature and watch the second film of it
170. Create an ultimate 80s action triple feature and watch the third film of it
171. Watch an action film directed by Mark L. Lester
172. Watch an action film with music composed by Alan Silvestri
173. Watch an action film (co-)starring Jean-Claude Van Damme
174. Watch an action film (co-)starring Jeff Speakman
175. Watch an action film (co-)starring Cynthia Rothrock
176. Watch a Spysploitation / Euro Spy action film
177. Watch a Macaroni Combat movie
178. Watch an action film (co-)starring Will Smith
179. Watch an action film directed by Tony Scott
180. Watch an action film directed by Antoine Fuqua
181. Watch a James Bond Movie
182. Watch an Action/Comedy Hybrid
183. Watch an action film directed by Yuen Woo-Ping
184. Watch an action film screened on one of the Karacho Action Film Festivals in Nuremberg, Germany
185. Watch an action film with music composed by Jerry Goldsmith
186. Watch an action film (co-)starring Roy Scheider
187. Watch an action film (co-)starring Jason Statham
188. Watch an action film (co-)starring Iko Uwais
189. Watch an action film (co-)starring Tony Jaa
190. Watch an action film directed by John Hyams
191. Watch an action film directed by Ringo Lam
192. Watch an action film (co-)starring Kurt Russell
193. Watch an action film (co-)starring Michael Caine
194. Watch an action film (co-)starring Clint Eastwood
195. Watch an action film (co-)starring Denzel Washington
196. Watch an action film who won or was at least nominated for an Oscar (any category)
197. Watch a Film-Noir with action elements
198. Watch an U.S. crime movie from the 1930s with action elements
199. Watch an action film Remake (this list also lists the originals)
200. Watch the original to the forementioned remake in task 199
201. Watch an action film with music composed by Danny Elfman
202. Watch an action film (co-)starring Brian Thompson
203. Watch an action film with music composed by Brian Tyler
204. Watch an action film directed by Scott Mann
205. Watch an action film directed by George P. Cosmatos
206. Watch an action film directed by Paul Verhoeven
207. Watch an action film featuring a One Man Army
208. Watch an action film with at least one long take
209. Watch an action film released in the year you were born
210. Watch an action film released in the year you graduated school
211. Watch an action film (co-)starring Tom Cruise
212. Watch an action film with music composed by Hans Zimmer
213. Watch an action film directed by Renny Harlin
214. Watch an action film with music composed by James Horner
215. Watch an action film directed by Roland Emmerich
216. Watch an action film with music composed by Harry Gregson-Williams
217. Watch a First Person View action film
218. Watch an action film directed by John Frankenheimer
219. Watch an action film with music composed by Thomas Newman
220. Watch an action film directed by Peter Hyams
221. Watch an action film (co-)starring Steven Seagal
222. Watch an action film with music composed by John Williams
223. Watch an action film directed by David Leitch
224. Watch an action film (co-)starring Harrison Ford
225. Watch an action film (co-)starring Sean Connery
226. Watch an action film (co-)starring Dwayne Johnson
227. Watch an action film (co-)starring Vin Diesel
228. Watch an action film (co-)starring Paul Walker
229. Watch an action film (co-)starring Michelle Rodriguez
230. Watch an action film (co-)starring Milla Jovovich
231. Watch an action film about a POW/MIA rescue mission
232. Watch a TV Mini Series with action elements
233. Watch an action-packed Sports film
234. Watch a Disaster Movie
235. Watch an action film with a large body count
236. Watch an action film Based on a book/novel
237. Watch an action film (co-)starring Antonio Banderas
238. Watch an action film (co-)starring Nicolas Cage
239. Watch an action film (co-)starring Liam Neeson
240. Watch an action film (co-)starring Angelina Jolie
241. Watch an action film that is currently or has been at least once on the IMDB Top 250
242. Watch an action film produced by Golden Harvest
243. Watch an Action/Science Fiction Hybrid
244. Watch an action film based on a TV Series
245. Watch an Action/Crime Hybrid
246. Watch a slow burn action film (some examples )
247. Watch an action film (co-)starring Neal McDonough
248. Watch an action film with “historic” elements
249. Watch an action film (co-)starring Tony Leung Chiu-wai
250. Watch an action film (co-)starring Yuen Wah
251. Watch an action film (co-)starring Thomas Ian Griffith
252. Watch an action film (co-)starring Daniel Bernhardt
253. Watch an action film (co-)starring Tom "Tiny" Lister Jr.
254. Watch an action film (co-)starring William Smith
255. Watch an action film directed by Richard Donner
256. Watch an action film (co-)starring Sonny Chiba
257. Watch an action film (co-)starring Jean-Paul Belmondo
258. Watch an action film directed by Michael Winner
259. Watch an action film (co-)starring Alain Delon
260. Watch an action film (co-)starring Robert De Niro
261. Watch an action film (co-)starring Al Pacino
262. Watch a film directed by Brian De Palma (one of his films with action and/or crime elements)
263. Watch a film directed by Martin Scorsese (one of his films with action and/or crime elements)
264. Watch a film directed by Michael Mann (one of his films with action and/or crime elements)
265. Watch a Chanbara movie
266. Watch an action film with a review in one of the editions of the book 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die
267. Watch an action film shown at Tarantino’s New Beverly Cinema
268. Watch a Neo Noir movie with action elements
269. Watch an action film directed by Steven Spielberg
270. Watch an action film (co-)starring Yayan Ruhian
271. Watch an action film directed by J. Lee Thompson
272. Watch an action film (co-)starring Dean Shek
273. Watch an action film (co-)starring Jimmy Wang Yu
274. Watch an action film (co-)starring Fred Ward
275. Watch an action film (co-)starring Dick Miller
276. Watch an action film directed by Wolfgang Petersen
277. Watch an action film (co-)starring Henry Silva
278. Watch an action film (co-)starring Wesley Snipes
279. Watch an action film (co-)starring Olivier Gruner
280. Watch an action film directed by Albert Pyun
281. Watch an action film directed by Corey Yuen
282. Watch a movie with or about Bruce Lee
283. Watch an action film (co-)starring Corey Yuen
284. Watch an action film (co-)starring Donnie Yen
285. Watch an action film (co-)starring Hiroyuki Sanada
286. Watch an action film directed by Ruggeo Deodato
287. Watch an action film (co-)starring Lance Reddick
288. Watch an action film (co-)starring Richard Ng
289. Watch an action film directed by Robert Aldrich
290. Watch an action film directed by Samuel Fuller
291. Watch an action film (co-)starring Michael Dudikoff
292. Watch an action film (co-)starring Steve James
293. Watch an action film (co-)starring Jim Brown
294. Watch an action film (co-)starring Treat Williams
295. Watch an action film directed by William Friedkin
296. Watch an action film (co-)starring Kane Kosugi
297. Watch an action film directed by Gore Verbinski
298. Watch an action film directed by Andrew Davis
299. Watch an action film (co-)starring Chuck Norris
300. Watch an action film (co-)starring Sho Kosugi
301. Watch an action film (co-)starring Pam Grier
302. Watch an action film (co-)starring Joe Don Baker
303. Watch an action film directed by Seijun Suzuki
304. Watch a movie (co-)starring Harold Llyod with insane stunt work
305. Watch an action film (co-)starring Lee Marvin
306. Watch an action film (co-)starring Ernest Borgnine
307. Watch an action film directed by Richard Fleischer
308. Watch an action film (co-)starring Lee Van Cleef
309. Watch an action film (co-)starring Richard Lynch
310. Create another ultimate 80s action triple feature and watch the first film of it
311. Create another ultimate 80s action triple feature and watch the second film of it
312. Create another ultimate 80s action triple feature and watch the third film of it
313. Watch a Spaghetti Western
314. Watch a Poliziotteschi
315. Watch an Action/Fantasy Hybrid
316. Watch an action film from Danny Peary’s List of "Must See"-Films from "Guide for the Film Fanatic"
317. Watch an action film from one of Danny Peary’s Cult Movie Books
318. Watch a TERMINATOR-Rip-Off
319. Watch a Pinky Violence action film
320. Watch an action film (co-)starring Meiko Kaji
321. Watch an action film directed by a Black American Filmmaker
322. Watch an action film released on home video by The Criterion Collection
323. Watch an action film released on home video by Mondo Macabro
324. Watch an action film released on home video by Arrow Video
325. Watch an action film released on home video by Vinegar Syndrome
326. Watch an action film released on home video by Severin Films
327. Watch an action film (co-)starring Gene Hackman
328. Watch an action film (co-)starring Tommy Lee Jones
329. Watch an action film directed by Johnnie To
330. Watch an action film starring Bud Spencer & Terence Hill
331. Watch an action film directed by John Badham
332. Watch an action film directed by James Cameron
333. Watch an action film directed by Fernando Di Leo
334. Watch an action film directed by Clint Eastwood
335. Watch an action film (co-)starring Eddie Murphy
336. Watch an action film (co-)starring Nick Nolte
337. Watch an action film released in the 1940s
338. Watch an action film released in the 1950s
339. Watch an action film released in the 1960s
340. Watch a Naval action film
341. Watch an action film made for the Arthouse crowd (some examples )
342. Watch an U.S. Western from the 1950s with action elements
343. Watch an U.S. Western from the 1960s with action elements
344. Watch a film with action elements starring Stan Laurel & Oliver Hardy
345. Watch a film directed by Jean-Pierre Melville (one of his films with action and/or crime elements)
346. Watch an action film directed by John Milius
347. Watch an action film directed by Ridley Scott
348. Watch an action film directed by Don Siegel
349. Watch a film directed by Oliver Stone (one of his films with action elements)
350. Watch a film directed by Peter Yates (one of his films with action and/or crime elements)
351. Watch a totally "bonkers" action film like this one , this one or this one
352. Watch an action film that takes place on a plane
353. Watch an action film that takes place in a prison
354. Watch an action film that takes place in a school
355. Watch an action film that centers around a terrorist attack
356. Watch a RAMBO-Rip-Off
357. Watch an action film from the DC Animated Universe
358. Watch a film from the DCU
359. Watch a film from the MCU
360. Watch an action film (co-)starring Roger Moore
361. Watch an action film from the Letterboxd Top 250 Action Movies
362. Watch an action-oriented film from Pixar
363. Watch an action-oriented Road Movie
364. Watch an action film with a Letterboxd-review tagged Woovember
365. Watch an action film with a Letterboxd-review tagged ActionX52

Progress: 10/365

Joining me on this wild ride:
Shane Hunziker | Matt Armstrong | Julianne Wallace | Nick Atkins | Germano Dutra Jr | Rainstrom | Dan