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Die Hardies takes first place in a competition for the best action film of all time

www.dailymail.co.uk, July 1, 2023
Willis' masterpiece Die Hard, which stars John McTiernan, has been named as the best action film of all time. With 18 percent of the vote, the 1988 film took first place in second place, barely beating Steven Spielberg's first film in the Indiana Jones franchise, Raiders Of The Lost Ark. Top Gun came in third with 13 percent in Terminator 2: Judgement Day and Gladiator Rounding the top five scores on 12 percent and 11 percent respectively. The Matrix, The Bourne Identity, John Wick, The Good, The Bad, and Dirty Harry are among the top ten films in the top ten. 'Action movies are a staple of the big screen,' according to Jon Dixon, who supervised the survey, with 62% of respondents identifying them as the most exciting genre to watch at the cinema.'