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The Getaway
1972· 2h 3m· Action, Crime, Drama· en
7.1683
Best American Action Movies of 1972
This collection ranks 59 american action movies released in 1972. 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. At the top of the list is The Getaway.
59 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data
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The Cowboys
1972· 2h 14m· Western, Adventure, Drama· en
7.1269 - 3
The Mechanic
1972· 1h 39m· Action, Crime, Thriller· en
6.7356 - 4
Across 110th Street
1972· 1h 42m· Action, Crime, Drama· en
6.7141 - 5
The New Centurions
1972· 1h 43m· Crime, Drama, Action· en
6.678 - 6
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
1972· 1h 28m· Action, Science Fiction· en
6.21.1K - 7
Buck and the Preacher
1972· 1h 42m· Action, Comedy, Western· en
6.362 - 8
Super Fly
1972· 1h 31m· Crime, Drama, Action· en
6.3162 - 9
The Doberman Gang
1972· 1h 27m· Action, Comedy, Crime· en
6.664 - 10
Man of Iron
1972· 1h 39m· Action, Drama, Crime· zh
7.119 - 11
Shaft's Big Score!
1972· 1h 45m· Crime, Thriller, Drama· en
6.184 - 12
Prime Cut
1972· 1h 28m· Action, Crime, Drama· en
6.4124 - 13
Drive Hard, Drive Fast
1972· 2h 0m· Action, Thriller, TV Movie· en
—0 - 14
Skyjacked
1972· 1h 41m· Action, Drama, Thriller· en
6.255 - 15
The Magnificent Seven Ride!
1972· 1h 40m· Western, Action, Drama· en
5.6103 - 16
Trouble Man
1972· 1h 39m· Crime, Action, Thriller· en
6.238 - 17
Short Walk to Daylight
1972· 1h 13m· Drama, TV Movie, Action· en
6.26 - 18
Melinda
1972· 1h 49m· Action, Crime, Drama· en
3.33 - 19
Napoleon and Samantha
1972· 1h 32m· Action, Adventure, Drama· en
6.338 - 20
The Revengers
1972· 1h 46m· Action, Western, Crime· en
5.740 - 21
The Legend of Nigger Charley
1972· 1h 38m· Western, Action, Crime· en
6.417 - 22
Innocent Bystanders
1972· 1h 51m· Action, Thriller· en
7.85 - 23
The Irish Whiskey Rebellion
1972· 1h 33m· Action, Adventure· en
3.01 - 24
The Delphi Bureau: The Merchant of Death Assignment
1972· 1h 18m· Action, Thriller, Crime· en
—0 - 25
The Limit
1972· 1h 30m· Drama, Action, Crime· en
—0 - 26
It Ain't Easy
1972· 1h 30m· Adventure, Action, Thriller· en
7.52 - 27
The Big Bird Cage
1972· 1h 36m· Action, Crime, Drama· en
5.684 - 28
The Final Comedown
1972· 1h 23m· Drama, Action, Crime· en
6.211 - 29
Black Gunn
1972· 1h 37m· Action, Thriller, Crime· en
6.022 - 30
The Streets of San Francisco
1972· 1h 38m· Crime, Drama, TV Movie· en
7.33 - 31
Hickey & Boggs
1972· 1h 51m· Crime, Action, Mystery· en
5.940 - 32
The Red Baron
1972· 45m· Action, Adventure, Animation· en
—0 - 33
The Unholy Rollers
1972· 1h 28m· Action, Comedy, Drama· en
5.118 - 34
Slaughter
1972· 1h 31m· Action, Crime, Drama· en
5.627 - 35
Hammer
1972· 1h 32m· Action, Drama· en
5.417 - 36
A Ton of Grass Goes to Pot
1972· 1h 19m· Action, Comedy· en
4.01 - 37
Come Back, Charleston Blue
1972· 1h 40m· Crime, Action, Comedy· en
4.84 - 38
The Jerusalem File
1972· 1h 35m· Thriller, Action, Drama· en
4.04 - 39
The Daredevil
1972· 1h 31m· Action, Crime· en
6.03 - 40
Fireball Forward
1972· 1h 38m· Action, Drama, War· en
5.01 - 41
The Salzburg Connection
1972· 1h 33m· Action, Thriller· en
5.814 - 42
Triangular Duel
1972· 1h 38m· Action· zh
6.33 - 43
The Loners
1972· 1h 19m· Action, Drama· en
5.02 - 44
Hit Man
1972· 1h 30m· Action, Crime· en
5.011 - 45
Pursuit
1972· 1h 13m· Action, Thriller, TV Movie· en
5.419 - 46
Sweet Sugar
1972· 1h 26m· Action, Drama· en
4.322 - 47
J.C.
1972· 1h 39m· Action, Adventure, Drama· en
5.77 - 48
Catch the Black Sunshine
1972· 1h 42m· Action, Drama· en
4.01 - 49
Corky
1972· 1h 28m· Action, Thriller· en
4.01 - 50
Cool Breeze
1972· 1h 41m· Action, Crime· en
4.814
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Frequently asked questions
How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?
59 movies with real rating data match this collection.
How are these movies 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.
Which movie is ranked #1?
The Getaway currently holds the top position in this collection.
How often is this list updated?
Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.