The 55+ Best Live Action G-Rated Movies

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Updated August 26, 2023 827 votes 81 voters
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List of G-Rated action movies, ranked from best to worst with movie trailers when available. This list takes the best G-Rated action movies and pits them against each other to see once and for all what the greatest G-Rated Action movie of all time is. This list of popular G-Rated action movies includes information like who directed the film, when it was released and which actors starred in the movie. If you think the top G-Rated Action movie isn't as high as it should be then be sure to vote it up so it can take its rightful place among the other great G-Rated Action films on this list. If you're trying to find a specific G-Rated Action film you can search this list and filter to find what you're looking for.

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What kind of directors have worked on Action G movies in the past? William Wyler and Kinji Fukasaku both have, as have other great directors.

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  • Around the World in 80 Days
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    Around the World in 80 Days

    David Niven, Cantinflas, Shirley MacLaine
    19 votes
    • Released: 1956
    • Directed by: Michael Anderson
    Victorian-era Englishman Phileas Fogg (David Niven) proclaims before his fellow members of a London gentleman's club that he can circumnavigate the globe in a mere 80 days, further boasting that he will bet the princely sum of 20,000 pounds on the success of his endeavor. With his stalwart manservant Passepartout (Cantinflas) alongside, he goes forth on his adventure, pursued by a dogged Police Inspector (Robert Newton) who suspects Fogg of chicanery.

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  • The Time Machine
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    The Time Machine

    Rod Taylor, Alan Young, Yvette Mimieux
    16 votes
    • Released: 1960
    • Directed by: George Pal
    Scientist H. George Wells (Rod Taylor) builds a time machine, and despite the warning from his friend David (Alan Young) against "tempting the laws of providence," decides to visit the future. Jumping ahead 14 years, he observes changes in women's fashion. Jumping ahead 40, he meets David's son (also Young) amid a terrible war. Finally, he travels thousands of years ahead to discover a post-apocalyptic world inhabited by humanoid Eloi and the monstrous Morlocks that feed on them.

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  • The Longest Day
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    The Longest Day

    John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, Henry Fonda
    20 votes
    • Released: 1962
    • Directed by: Ken Annakin, Andrew Marton, Bernhard Wicki
    The Longest Day, an iconic film of 1962, is a war epic that takes viewers into the heart of D-Day. The movie, directed by Ken Annakin and Andrew Marton, showcases the events of June 6, 1944, through a tapestry of perspectives. Notable characters include Brigadier General Norman Cota (Robert Mitchum), Major John Howard (Richard Burton), and Field Marshal Erwin Rommel (Werner Hinz). This film won two Academy Awards, featuring a sprawling ensemble cast renowned for their performances. The Longest Day is an accurate yet compelling cinematic rendering of World War II's most significant day.
  • 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
    4

    20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

    Allen Holubar, Matt Moore, Jane Gail
    17 votes
    • Released: 1916
    • Directed by: Stuart Paton
    During the Civil War, reports of a sea monster attacking ships alarm the Navy. An investigation finds the monster is a submarine, the "Nautilus," commanded by vengeance-seeking Capt. Nemo (Allen Holubar), who was once an Indian prince. Years earlier, adventurer Charles Denver (William Welsh) caused the suicide of Nemo's wife and the disappearance of his daughter. Nemo tracks Denver to a distant island where, unknown to him, a wild native girl matching his daughter's description is also hiding.
  • Chisum
    5

    Chisum

    John Wayne, Geoffrey Deuel, Forrest Tucker
    10 votes
    • Released: 1970
    • Directed by: Andrew V. McLaglen
    Kind-hearted, fatherly John Chisum (John Wayne) owns a large ranch in Lincoln County, New Mexico, in the 1870s. With the help of his faithful sidekick, Pepper (Ben Johnson), and a hot-headed young ranch hand nicknamed Billy the Kid (Geoffrey Deuel), Chisum does battle with underhanded land developer Lawrence Murphy (Forrest Tucker). Having bought up most of the nearby town and appointed his own corrupt sheriff (Bruce Cabot), Murphy now has his eye on Chisum's ranch.

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  • Support Your Local Gunfighter
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    Support Your Local Gunfighter

    James Garner, Suzanne Pleshette, Jack Elam
    10 votes
    • Released: 1971
    • Directed by: Burt Kennedy
    When traveling con man Latigo Smith (James Garner) drifts into a small Western town, he decides to take advantage of a local rivalry between gold-mining factions. Recruiting the shifty Jug May (Jack Elam) to pose as a notorious gunfighter, Smith sets his scheme in motion, while also taking time to romance the lovely Patience Barton (Suzanne Pleshette). However, after his ruse is uncovered, Smith incurs the wrath of the real hired gun, among others, leading to a big shoot-out.

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