Top 28 Action Movies Picks from 1970

The sole survivor of an interplanetary rescue mission searches for the only survivor of the previous expedition. He discovers a planet ruled by apes and an underground city run by telepathic humans. Get info on Beneath the Planet of the Apes / IMDB / YouTube

The story of the 1941 Japanese air raid on Pearl Harbor, and the series of preceding American blunders that aggravated its effectiveness. Read about Tora! Tora! Tora! / IMDB / YouTube

A bomber on board an airplane, an airport almost closed by snow, and various personal problems of the people involved. Details on Airport / IMDB / YouTube

Facing the decline of everything he has worked to obtain, conqueror Napoleon Bonaparte and his army confront the British at the Battle of Waterloo. See more about Waterloo / IMDB / YouTube

A penniless vagabond accidentally stumbles onto a water spring in a desert wasteland and creates a profitable way station for stagecoach traffic. Explore The Ballad of Cable Hogue / IMDB / YouTube

Astronauts encounter the Xiliens, who ask Earth's people to help save them from Monster Zero, but when one of the astronaut romances a mysterious woman, he uncovers the Xilien's true intentions. Details on Invasion of Astro-Monster / IMDB / YouTube

After a cavalry patrol is ambushed by the Cheyenne, the two survivors, a soldier and a woman, must reach the safety of the nearest fort. Look into Soldier Blue / IMDB / YouTube

In 1844, a British mercenary helps the revolting slaves of an Antilles island colony gain independence from Portugal, but later returns to hunt down a local rebel leader and former protégé. More about Burn! / IMDB / YouTube

A Swedish arms dealer and a Mexican peon team up to rescue the intellectual leader of the Revolutionary cause, while taking part in numerous misadventures along the way. Find out about Compañeros / IMDB / YouTube

In San Francisco, a high-priced call girl is murdered and the case is assigned to Police Lieutenant Virgil Tibbs. Explore They Call Me Mister Tibbs! / IMDB / YouTube

A reluctant hero, American Lieutenant Sam Lawson, is seconded to a motley British unit tasked with destroying a Japanese radio on a Philippine island. Learn about Too Late the Hero / IMDB / YouTube

A giant, cannibalistic humanoid's rampage through Tokyo is halted by his more docile twin, but neither their reunion nor their scientist caretakers can prevent their eventual duel. Info on The War of the Gargantuas / IMDB / YouTube

Four friends are attacked by a demon while on a picnic, due to possession of a tome of mystic information. Told in flashbacks by the sole survivor. More about Equinox / IMDB / YouTube

With his wife and daughter being held hostage, a seasoned ex-military man is involved in a shady smuggling operation to save his family. Get info on Cold Sweat / IMDB / YouTube

Zatoichi tries to unrest the mob rule over a small village all while the gang leader's bodyguard is actually the Yojimbo, secretly taking the gang down from the inside. Will the two heroes realize in time that they are on the same side? Read about Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo / IMDB / YouTube

Two Harlem cops investigate a robbery, believing that a reverend has staged it in order to steal the money he's collected for a local fundraiser. Get info on Cotton Comes to Harlem / IMDB / YouTube

A guilt-haunted samurai warrior attempts to prevent a massacre from taking place. Explore The Steel Edge of Revenge / IMDB / YouTube

A boy with a mythical sword wants to protect a Norse village from an evil ice wizard and his minions, who destroyed his family's village. However, the villagers don't fully trust him and a mysterious girl with a dark secret befriends him. More about Horus: Prince of the Sun / IMDB / YouTube

During the Cold War a Naval Intelligence officer endowed with a powerful photographic memory is transferred to the CIA to participate in a covert operation in Moscow. Check out The Kremlin Letter / IMDB / YouTube

Sabata helps a band of Mexican revolutionaries steal a wagon-load of gold from the occupying Austrian forces of Emperor Maximilian I. Look into Adiós, Sabata / IMDB / YouTube

Motorcycle racer Rommel seeks vengeance against JC, a madman who murdered the sidehacker's fiancee. Check out Five the Hard Way / IMDB / YouTube

An environmental catastrophe destroys civilization. Led by father John and mother Ann, the Custance clan sets out on a quest for safety in a savage world that may just end up turning them into the very thing they are fleeing. Look into No Blade of Grass / IMDB / YouTube

At the behest of local revolutionaries, a mercenary enlists four old friends - all specialists in various combat styles - to help him rob a Mexican Army train carrying $500,000 in gold. Info on The 5-Man Army / IMDB / YouTube

During the 1922 Turkish Civil War, two Americans and a group of foreign mercenaries offer their services to a local Turkish governor who hires them as guards for a secret transport. Look into You Can't Win 'Em All / IMDB / YouTube

During WW2, German POWs in Britain plot to escape from their prison camp in Scotland. Details on The McKenzie Break / IMDB / YouTube

A paroled gangster and his son plan to rob a Las Vegas gambling house, unaware that the casino is bitterly contested by the West Coast and East Coast mobs. Read about Machine Gun McCain / IMDB / YouTube

When an ancient statue is moved for display in Expo '70, a giant, vaguely Triceratops-like monster is released. The monster goes to Japan in pursuit of the statue and ends up battling Gamera, the giant flying turtle. More about Gamera vs. Jiger / IMDB / YouTube

Zatoichi meets an infamous blind leader of a gangster organization as he contends with a gloomy ronin widower. Find out about Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival / IMDB / YouTube