The 12 Best Action Movie Sequels of All Time
Bigger stunts, higher stakes, and set pieces that left their predecessors in the dust. Which one wins?
1The Road Warrior
George Miller 1981 post-apocalyptic sequel that redefined action filmmaking and launched a genre.
1000pts
2The Dark Knight
Christopher Nolan 2008 sequel that transcended the superhero genre with Heath Ledger unforgettable Joker.
833pts
3Die Hard with a Vengeance
John McTiernan 1995 third entry featuring McClane and Zeus Carver playing a bomber manhunt across New York City.
728pts
4John Wick: Chapter 2
The 2017 sequel expanding the assassin underworld mythology with even more inventive gun-fu action.
666pts
5Creed
The 2015 Rocky franchise revival following Adonis Johnson trained by Rocky Balboa himself.
666pts
6Terminator 2: Judgment Day
James Cameron 1991 landmark sequel that introduced liquid-metal CGI and reversed the Terminator into a hero.
583pts
7Top Gun: Maverick
The 2022 legacy sequel that surpassed the original with practical aerial sequences and emotional resonance.
466pts
8Mad Max: Fury Road
George Miller 2015 kinetic masterpiece revival that became one of the most acclaimed action films ever made.
291pts
9The Empire Strikes Back
The 1980 sequel that raised the stakes for action-adventure and delivered the most shocking reveal in cinema.
291pts
10Mission: Impossible - Fallout
The 2018 franchise pinnacle featuring Tom Cruise most death-defying stunts and a HALO jump sequence.
291pts
11Captain America: Civil War
The 2016 MCU sequel pitting superhero against superhero in the most ambitious team-up action film to date.
291pts
12Aliens
James Cameron 1986 sequel trading Ridley Scott horror for relentless action thrills in a Colonial Marines setting.
0pts
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