The Best R-Rated Action/Adventure Movies

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List of R-Rated action/adventure movies, ranked from best to worst with movie trailers when available. This list takes the best R-Rated action/adventure movies and pits them against each other to see once and for all what the greatest R-Rated Action/Adventure movie of all time is. This list of popular R-Rated action/adventure movies includes information like who directed the film, when it was released and which actors starred in the movie. If you think the top R-Rated Action/Adventure 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 R-Rated Action/Adventure films on this list. If you're trying to find a specific R-Rated Action/Adventure film you can search this list and filter to find what you're looking for.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger, Edward Furlong
Released: 1991
Directed by: James Cameron
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Beverly Hills Cop
Eddie Murphy, Damon Wayans
Released: 1984
Directed by: Martin Brest
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True Grit
Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon
Released: 2010
Directed by: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
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Blade
Kris Kristofferson, Wesley Snipes
Released: 1998
Directed by: Stephen Norrington
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Bad Boys
Will Smith, Téa Leoni
Released: 1995
Directed by: Michael Bay
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Blade: Trinity
Wesley Snipes, Jessica Biel
Released: 2004
Directed by: David S. Goyer
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The Ghost and the Darkness
Val Kilmer, Michael Douglas
Released: 1996
Directed by: Stephen Hopkins
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Bad Boys II
Megan Fox, Will Smith
Released: 2003
Directed by: Michael Bay
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RoboCop 2
Peter Weller, Leeza Gibbons
Released: 1990
Directed by: Irvin Kershner
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Shooter
Mark Wahlberg, Kate Mara
Released: 2007
Directed by: Antoine Fuqua
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Speed
Sandra Bullock, Keanu Reeves
Released: 1994
Directed by: Jan de Bont
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Déjà Vu
Denzel Washington, Val Kilmer
Released: 2006
Directed by: Tony Scott
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Aliens
Sigourney Weaver, Bill Paxton
Released: 1986
Directed by: James Cameron
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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach
Released: 1966
Directed by: Sergio Leone
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Die Hard
Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman
Released: 1988
Directed by: John McTiernan
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Running Scared
Paul Walker, Elizabeth Mitchell
Released: 2006
Directed by: Wayne Kramer
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Kick-Ass
Nicolas Cage, Chloë Grace Moretz
Released: 2010
Directed by: Matthew Vaughn
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300
Gerard Butler, Michael Fassbender
Released: 2006
Directed by: Zack Snyder
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Die Hard with a Vengeance
Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson
Released: 1995
Directed by: John McTiernan
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Lethal Weapon
Mel Gibson, Gary Busey
Released: 1987
Directed by: Richard Donner
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Point Break
Keanu Reeves, Gary Busey
Released: 1991
Directed by: Kathryn Bigelow
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The Warriors
Mercedes Ruehl, Robert Townsend
Released: 1979
Directed by: Walter Hill
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Die Hard 2
Bruce Willis, John Leguizamo
Released: 1990
Directed by: Renny Harlin
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The Terminator
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bill Paxton
Released: 1984
Directed by: James Cameron
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Rambo: First Blood Part II
Sylvester Stallone, Charles Napier
Released: 1985
Directed by: George P. Cosmatos
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