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Movies everyone should watch at least once during their lifetime

I asked reddit what’s one movie everyone should watch at least once in their lifetime to compile a list of movies that everyone should watch.
Link to reddit threads www.reddit.com/r/Letterboxd/comments/1745vgp/whats_one_movie_you_think_everyone_should_watch/

www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/178uqki/whats_a_movie_you_think_everyone_has_to_watch_at/

Feel free to comment on any movies you think should be added or maybe even removed. Thanks.

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There are 81 action films in this list.

  • Mad Max: Fury Road
  • Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
  • Heat
  • Children of Men
  • Harakiri
  • Kung Fu Panda
  • Akira
  • The Matrix
  • Seven Samurai
  • Star Wars
  • Run Lola Run
  • The Dark Knight
  • Spider-Man 2
  • Everything Everywhere All at Once
  • Scarface
  • The Avengers
  • Terminator 2: Judgment Day
  • Speed Racer
  • A Knight's Tale
  • The Fifth Element
  • Hot Fuzz
  • Gladiator
  • Kill Bill: Vol. 1
  • Training Day
  • Rush Hour
  • Warrior
  • Speed
  • Inception
  • Die Hard
  • Mission: Impossible
  • Raiders of the Lost Ark
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
  • Braveheart
  • Goldfinger
  • A Taxi Driver
  • Oldboy
  • Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
  • Ghost in the Shell
  • The Blues Brothers
  • Fury
  • Kung Fu Hustle
  • True Romance
  • Midnight Run
  • Sorcerer
  • Baby Driver
  • The Raid
  • La Femme Nikita
  • Cool Hand Luke
  • Police Story
  • Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
  • Platoon
  • Thief
  • Ran
  • The Incredibles
  • Shaolin Soccer
  • Point Break
  • Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
  • The Fugitive
  • The Karate Kid
  • Predator
  • The Warriors
  • Enter the Dragon
  • Joint Security Area
  • Lady Snowblood
  • The Hidden Fortress
  • Sherlock, Jr.
  • Hard Boiled
  • Planet of the Apes
  • Sicario
  • Ben-Hur
  • The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
  • The Hitcher
  • Fallen Angels
  • The French Connection
  • The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
  • Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
  • V for Vendetta
  • Léon: The Professional
  • Blood Diamond
  • The Mummy
  • 1917