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Best Action Movies Directed By J. Lee Thompson

This collection ranks 15 action movies directed by J. Lee Thompson. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. Mackenna's Gold tops the list with a 6.6/10 audience score. The qualifying titles span 1969–1989. The most widely seen film here is Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1,116 votes).

15 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  4. 4

    Murphy's Law

    1986· 1h 40m· en

    6.1179
  5. 5

    St. Ives

    1976· 1h 34m· en

    5.859
  6. 6

    The Passage

    1979· 1h 39m· en

    6.055
  11. 11

    Caboblanco

    1980· 1h 27m· en

    5.335
  14. 14

    Firewalker

    1986· 1h 44m· en

    5.3200

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Frequently asked questions

How many action movies has J. Lee Thompson made?

15 action movies directed by J. Lee Thompson carry real rating data in this catalog.

How are these J. Lee Thompson films ranked?

By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.

What is the best J. Lee Thompson action movie?

Mackenna's Gold currently holds the #1 position in this collection.

Which J. Lee Thompson action movie is the most popular?

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes has the largest audience (1,116 votes) among these titles.