16 Action Packed Movies You Should Watch Before You Die

Thrills, spills, chills, bangs, and kills: this is why we go to the movies, to see something big, amazing and impossible stuff happen on the big screen. It gets the blood pumping to see extraordinary feats of stunt work and death defiance and now slowly CGI taking the place of stunts—but still, this is the reason why we see so many movies packed with action every year. While many are certainly satisfying, only a few contain that elusive combination of a great story, memorable characters, and the superb technical wizardry needed to transform genre thrills and produce great cinema. Here are Looper’s picks for the best action movies ever made, check out the video below.