James Cameron
The Terminator
Aliens
The Abyss
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
True Lies
Titanic
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Special Mentions
The following people are considered fine action movie directors but didn't quite make the list:
Buster Keaton, William Wyler, Martin Campbell, Joe Carnahan, Louis Leterrier, George Miller, Guy Ritchie
The Terminator
Aliens
The Abyss
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
True Lies
Titanic
Avatar
Predator
Die Hard
The Hunt for Red October
Last Action Hero
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
The 13th Warrior
Basic
Top Gun
Beverly Hills Cop II
Days of Thunder
The Last Boy Scout
Crimson Tide
Enemy of the State
Spy Game
Man on Fire
Deja Vu
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
Blade Runner
Black Rain
Gladiator
Black Hawk Down
Kingdom of Heaven
Body of Lies
Exodus
The Young Dragons
A Better Tomorrow
A Better Tomorrow II
The Killer
Just Heroes
Bullet in the Head
Hard Boiled
Hard Target
Broken Arrow
Face/Off
Mission: Impossible II
Windtalkers
Paycheck
Red Cliff
Red Cliff II
Bad Boys
The Rock
Bad Boys II
Armageddon
Pearl Harbor
The Island
Transformers
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Pain and Gain
Transformers: Age of Extinction
Snake in the Eagle's Shadow
Drunken Master
Dance of the Drunken Mantis
The Miracle Fighters
Last Hero in China
Drunken Tai Chi
Iron Monkey
True Legend
Once Upon a Time in China
Once Upon a Time in China II
Once Upon a Time in China III
Once Upon a Time in China V
Flying Swords of Dragon Gate
The Bourne Supremacy
The Bourne Ultimatum
Green Zone
The Wild Bunch
The Getaway
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
The Killer Elite
Das Boot
Enemy Mine
Outbreak
In the Line of Fire
Air Force One
Troy
The Driver
The Warriors
48 Hrs.
Red Heat
Last Man Standing
Bullet to the Head
Thief
The Last of the Mohicans
Heat
Collateral
Miami Vice
Blackhat
Superman
Lethal Weapon
Lethal Weapon 2
Lethal Weapon 3
Lethal Weapon 4
16 Blocks
Robocop
Total Recall
Starship Troopers
The Raid: Redemption
The Raid 2
Merantau
Harsh Times
Street Kings
End of Watch
Sabotage
Fury
Rocky II
Rocky III
Rocky Balboa
Rambo
The Expendables
The Bourne Identity
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Edge of Tomorrow
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
Fast & Furious
Fast Five
Fast & Furious 6
Batman Begins
The Dark Knight
Inception
The Dark Knight Rises
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Jurassic Park
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Saving Private Ryan
War of the Worlds
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
The Adventures of Tintin
Training Day
The Equalizer
Olympus Has Fallen
Shooter
X-Men: First Class
Kick-Ass
Kingsman: The Secret Service
Kung Fu Hustle
Shaolin Soccer
From Beijing with Love
Unknown
Non-Stop
Run All Night
Con Air
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
The Mechanic
The Expendables 2
Stolen
Wild Card
Universal Soldier
Stargate
Independence Day
The Day After Tomorrow
White House Down
Hellboy
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Pacific Rim
Point Break
Blue Steel
Strange Days
Seven Samurai
Throne of Blood
Yojimbo
Darkman
The Quick and the Dead
Spider-Man
Spider-Man 2
Spider-Man 3
X-Men
X-Men 2
Superman Returns
X-Men: Days of Future Past
The Great Escape
The Magnificent Seven
The Eagle Has Landed
Joe Kidd
Marooned
Gunfight at the O.K. Corrall
Escape from Fort Bravo
The Dirty Dozen
The Longest Yard
The Flight of the Phoenix
Ten Seconds to Hell
...All the Marbles
The Choirboys