50 Greatest Action Movies Of All Time

40. Predator (1987)

A classic of both the action and sci-fi genres, John McTiernan's military shoot-em-up turned survival horror boasts the most macho cast assembled since The Dirty Dozen, an iconic adversary and plenty of endlessly quotable dialogue.

What starts out as a standard and typically cheesy 1980s action movie soon becomes something else entirely, as Arnold Schwarzenegger's tough-guy squad are picked off one-by-one until the Austrian Oak goes back to basics to take down his bigger, faster and stronger opponent, with John McTiernan proving to be an expert director of action in the process.