20 Action Movies That Are Way Better Than the Oscar Winners That Beat Them (Ranker)

"Guns up statues down! Classic action flicks over forgotten Best Picture winners for life. The most unique films of the genre have become separated from the pack; many are regarded as subversive and cutting edge. Others have a mythic quality to them that demonstrates Hollywood's image factory operating at full strength. These movies wear their age much better than Oscar-winning movies that haven't gotten old with grace. Ignoring that the majority of action movies are varying degrees of forgettable, you can bank on at least a couple of the most enjoyable and thought-provoking movies every year being found among unpretentious multiplex fare. In a similar vein, you can rely on the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science to enshrine some of Hollywood's biggest clunkers on a yearly basis. if you look at the best American action cinema has to offer and what the Academy deems the best American cinema had to offer, the difference in quality and cultural impact is striking." - ranker.com

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