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Action Week<\/a> at <\/i>Consequence continues with our ranking of the 30 best action movie stars of all time. Be sure to see which of these great action movies actors\u2019 films appear on our list of the best action movie franchises of all time<\/a>, as well as our look back at cinema\u2019s great female action heroes<\/a> \u2014 some of whom appear below. <\/i><\/p>\n The best action movies owe everything to their stars. It\u2019s a level of difficulty that goes beyond acting talent \u2014 there are some Oscar winners on this list, but they\u2019re not here for their ability to disappear into characters or master complicated accents. Because the important thing is how well they\u2019re able to bring the audience along with them on their journey.<\/p>\n Whether across many franchises or at the center of one, the men and women depicted kicking butt, swinging swords, or putting the pedal to the metal are what make us engage with these movies. For the best action stars don\u2019t just convince us that they\u2019re capable of incredible stunts \u2014 they make us care<\/i> about whether or not they\u2019ll survive.<\/p>\n There are some true stunt professionals here, and also some folks who are very good at looking<\/i> convincing, and that\u2019s fine. It doesn\u2019t necessarily matter if these actors can actually fight off a pack of soldiers or assassins or robots: It\u2019s called acting, after all. At the movies, what matters is that the audience believes.<\/p>\n \u2014 Liz Shannon Miller<\/i>
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