The Fifth Element is a wildly entertaining jumble of action, love story, frenetic comedy and alien space opera — all rolled into an adventure that has as many twists and turns as it has aliens and visual effects. Fate drops a vulnerable and powerful woman … More

VOTE: 
3.9

Packed with gripping chase scenes on the freeways—and in the flood channels—of Los Angeles, Terminator 2 is a visual effects-driven action film with a heart. A boy and his battle-hardened mother are caught between two warring cyborgs from the future: one … More

VOTE: 
3.9
#6

Terminator 1984

An action thriller from the word ‘go,’ The Terminator is about the nightmare of fleeing from an indestructible robot assassin. Sent to the present from a future controlled by machines, a ruthless and logical android  … More

VOTE: 
4
#5

Star Wars 1977

From the opening scene, with its incomprehensibly large space craft passing overhead and filling the entire screen for what seems like an eternity, the 1977 film Star Wars changed the rules for all action adventure films that followed. In the … More

VOTE: 
4.1
#4

The Matrix 1999

By asking the question, “What is the Matrix?” an average computer programmer pulls the string that unravels his entire life: from his thankless corporate job to everything he ever thought was real. Rescued by a legendary hacker, he is launched into a mind-bending, martial arts-filled, bullet-ridden battle against the machine intelligence that is controlling all … More

VOTE: 
3.9
#1

Blade Runner 1982

Apart from its groundbreaking visuals of a decayed and neon-infested future Los Angeles, Blade Runner is an engaging noir-ish thriller that smartly questions the line between human and robot—and between creators and their creations. The film follows  … More

VOTE: 
4.3