Favourite "Action Film" Directors of all time...

Thought it would be fun to list some of our favourite directors of action packed cinema. (Eg: steven Spielberg for RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK)

10 of the Best Action Directors (IMO)- and a film or two that makes them worthy of being on this list

SAM PECKINPAH-THE Getaway/The Wild Bunch
DON SIEGEL- Dirty Harry/Charley Varrick
JOHN STURGES- Magnificent 7/The Great Escape
JOHN FRANKENHEIMER-Ronin/Grand Prix
TERENCE YOUNG-From Russia With Love
KUROSAWA- Yojimbo/Seven Samurai
WILLIAM FREIDKIN- The French Connection/To Live and Die In LA
JOHN WOO's- The Killer/HardBoiled
JOHN MCTIERNAN'- Die Hard/The hunt For Red October
LUC BESSON's- Leon: The Proffessional/La Femme Nikkita

10 Runner's Up- (Alternate 10)

MICHEAL MANN- Heat
PETER HUNT- Death Hunt
SIMON WINNER- The Mechanic
KENJI MISUMI-Lone Wolf & Cub/Baby Cart Series
ROBERT CLOUSE- Enter The Dragon
TSUI HARK- The Blade/Once Upon A Time In China
ALEX PROYAS-The Crow
RICHARD DONNER- Lethal Weapon/Superman: The Movie
WALTER HILL- The Warriors/The Driver
JAMES CAMERON- The Terminator

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Haven't seen a plentiful amount of action flicks, but out of the ones I have seen, my top five directors are:

1. James Cameron - Terminator, T2: Judgement Day, True Lies, Aliens
2. Steven Spielberg - Indiana Jones (All 3), Jurassic Park
3. Richard Donner - Leathal Weapon, Superman
4. Peter Jackson - Lord of the Rings
5. Lee Tamahori - Die Another Day

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George Miller - Mad Max (1979), Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981), Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)


James Cameron - The Terminator (1984), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), T2 3-D: Battle Across Time (1996), True Lies (1994)


Alex Proyas - The Crow (1994), Dark City (1998)


Robert Rodriguez - From Dusk Till Dawn (1996), El Mariachi (1992), Spy Kids (2001), Desperado (1995)


Tim Burton - Batman Returns (1992), Batman (1989)


John G. Avildsen - Rocky (1976), The Karate Kid (1984)


Steven Spielberg - Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)

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