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The 100+ Best Action Movies For Horror Fans

Updated November 9, 2020 3.4k votes 185 voters 5.3k views184 items

List RulesVote up your favorite terrifying action movies.

Are you ready for some frightening action-packed movies? These scary action films are the best that the hybrid genre has to offer. There are plenty of movies that fit this genre but good action-adventure horror films can be hard to find. Not sure what movies you will see on this list? Aliens, Overlord, and Mandy are just some of the top action horror movies you can vote on below. But are they the top action-packed horror films? The greatest scary action films deliver a double dose of adrenaline with their deadly combination of monsters, thrills, and chills.

Now it's time to determine the best action horror movie of all time. Vote up the action horror films that you love and vote down the ones that you wish you'd never seen. Check back for new action horror films as they are released.

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Aliens
Sigourney Weaver, Bill Paxton
Released: 1986
Directed by: James Cameron
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Predator
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jesse Ventura
Released: 1987
Directed by: John McTiernan
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Dog Soldiers
Kevin McKidd, Liam Cunningham
Released: 2002
Directed by: Neil Marshall
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Overlord
Wyatt Russell, Jacob Anderson
Released: 2018
Directed by: Julius Avery
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Blade
Kris Kristofferson, Wesley Snipes
Released: 1998
Directed by: Stephen Norrington
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Train to Busan
Gong Yoo, Ma Dong-seok
Released: 2016
Directed by: Yeon Sang-ho
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From Dusk till Dawn
Salma Hayek, George Clooney
Released: 1996
Directed by: Robert Rodriguez, Sarah Kelly
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The Mummy
Rachel Weisz, Brendan Fraser
Released: 1999
Directed by: Stephen Sommers
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Mandy
Nicolas Cage, Andrea Riseborough
Released: 2018
Directed by: Panos Cosmatos
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Constantine
Rachel Weisz, Keanu Reeves
Released: 2005
Directed by: Francis Lawrence
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The Purge: Election Year
Frank Grillo, Elizabeth Mitchell
Released: 2016
Directed by: James DeMonaco
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Upgrade
Logan Marshall-Green, Betty Gabriel
Released: 2018
Directed by: Leigh Whannell
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End of Days
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Robin Tunney
Released: 1999
Directed by: Peter Hyams
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The Purge
Lena Headey, Ethan Hawke
Released: 2013
Directed by: James DeMonaco
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Dawn of the Dead
Ving Rhames, Ty Burrell
Released: 2004
Directed by: Zack Snyder
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Brightburn
Elizabeth Banks, David Denman
Released: 2019
Directed by: David Yarovesky
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Underworld
Kate Beckinsale, Michael Sheen
Released: 2003
Directed by: Len Wiseman
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World War Z
Brad Pitt, Matthew Fox
Released: 2013
Directed by: Marc Forster
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They Live
Roddy Piper, Keith David
Released: 1988
Directed by: John Carpenter
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Dawn of the Dead
Tom Savini, Ken Foree
Released: 1978
Directed by: George A. Romero
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Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
Kate Beckinsale, Rhona Mitra
Released: 2009
Directed by: Patrick Tatopoulos
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28 Weeks Later
Rose Byrne, Idris Elba
Released: 2007
Directed by: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
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Planet Terror
Bruce Willis, Rose McGowan
Released: 2007
Directed by: Robert Rodriguez
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Predator 2
Gary Busey, Bill Paxton
Released: 1990
Directed by: Stephen Hopkins
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Reign of Fire
Christian Bale, Matthew McConaughey
Released: 2002
Directed by: Rob Bowman
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