Best 30 Action Movies Highly Rated Released in 1972

A group of passengers must embark on a harrowing struggle for survival after a rogue wave capsizes their cruise ship at sea. More about The Poseidon Adventure / IMDB / YouTube

A country bumpkin martial artist visits his relatives in Rome, Italy, where he must defend them and their restaurant against harassment from brutal gangsters. Look into The Way of the Dragon / IMDB / YouTube

In a futuristic world that has embraced ape slavery, Caesar, the son of the late simians Cornelius and Zira, surfaces after almost twenty years of hiding out from the authorities, and prepares for a slave revolt against humanity. Get info on Conquest of the Planet of the Apes / IMDB / YouTube

A recently-released ex-con and his loyal wife go on the run after a heist goes awry. Learn about The Getaway / IMDB / YouTube

During the Japanese occupation of Shanghai, the star pupil of a recently-deceased martial arts teacher battles a Japanese dojo which seeks the demise of his master's fighting school. Explore Fist of Fury / IMDB / YouTube

A young Chinese man sworn an oath of non-violence moves to Thailand to work with his cousins in an ice factory, which he discovers to be a front for a sinister heroin-smuggling operation. Check out The Big Boss / IMDB / YouTube

An aging hitman befriends a young man who wants to be a professional killer. Eventually it becomes clear that someone has betrayed them. Details on The Mechanic / IMDB / YouTube

Rancher Wil Andersen is forced to hire inexperienced boys as cowhands in order to get his cattle herd to market on time but the rough drive is full of dangers and a gang of rustlers is trailing them. See more about The Cowboys / IMDB / YouTube

In 1870, a gang robs a train and steals a ceremonial Japanese sword meant as a gift for the U.S. President, prompting a manhunt to retrieve it. Find out about Red Sun / IMDB / YouTube

The daily routine of cocaine dealer Priest who wants to score one more super deal and retire. Look into Super Fly / IMDB / YouTube

A pair of conniving bush pilots crash-land in the Peruvian jungle, where they come across a community of diamond miners under the thumb of a greedy speculator. More about All the Way Boys / IMDB / YouTube

Dortmunder and his pals plan to steal a huge diamond from a museum. But this turns out to be only the first time they have to steal it... More about The Hot Rock / IMDB / YouTube

Trailed by a clan of female ninja, Ogami is paid to assassinate a clan traitor accompanied by three killers known as the Gods of Death. Read about Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx / IMDB / YouTube

A toxic, ever-evolving alien life-form from the Dark Gaseous Nebula arrives to consume rampant pollution, and neither Humanity nor Godzilla may be able to stop it. See more about Godzilla vs. Hedorah / IMDB / YouTube

A vicious Kansas City slaughterhouse owner and his hick family are having a bloody beef with the Chicago crime syndicate over profits from their joint illegal operations. Top enforcer Nick Devlin is sent to straighten things out. See more about Prime Cut / IMDB / YouTube

After a manga artist and his friends uncover a plot by his employers at an amusement park to lure Ghidorah and Gigan to Earth, Godzilla and Anguirus set out to aid in defeating the alien invaders. Learn about Godzilla vs. Gigan / IMDB / YouTube

Ogami Itto volunteers to be tortured by the yakuza to save a prostitute and is hired by their leader to kill an evil chamberlain. Look into Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades / IMDB / YouTube

Ogami is hired to kill a tattooed female assassin. Gunbei Yagyu, an enemy samurai, happens upon Ogami's son, and sees his chance for revenge. Learn about Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril / IMDB / YouTube

After being used and betrayed by the detective she had fallen in love with, young Matsu is sent to a female prison full of sadistic guards and disobedient prisoners. More about Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion / IMDB / YouTube

A former gangster is forced to resume his old lifestyle when his violent, jealous ex-colleagues and the police believe that he knows the location of a stolen cache of $300,000. Read about Caliber 9 / IMDB / YouTube

A family of fiercely independent Oregon loggers struggles to keep their family business alive amid changing times. See more about Sometimes a Great Notion / IMDB / YouTube

A grizzled ex-sheriff helps a man framed for murder to confront the powerful trio of brothers who want him dead. Explore The Grand Duel / IMDB / YouTube

Forced by personal circumstances, Marshal Chris Adams recruits a writer and five prisoners to help him eliminate a gang of Mexican bandits. Info on The Magnificent Seven Ride! / IMDB / YouTube

Shaft is back to find the murderer of an old friend on the cold hard city streets with a little help from his new friends. Info on Shaft's Big Score! / IMDB / YouTube

Family man Roy Fehler joins the L.A.P.D. to make ends meet while finishing law school and is indoctrinated by seasoned veteran Kilvinski. As time goes on, Roy loses his ambitions and family as police work becomes his entire life. See more about The New Centurions / IMDB / YouTube

After spending a year in solitary confinement, Matsu escapes from prison with six more convicts, followed by the guards led by the vengeful warden who wants her dead at all costs. More about Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41 / IMDB / YouTube

Beautiful female prisoners are abused in a Philippine prison until five of them plot an escape by taking the evil female warden hostage with reluctant help from two male fruit vendors. More about The Big Doll House / IMDB / YouTube

Blossom (Pam Grier) and Django (Sid Haig) are thieving mercenaries who engineer a prison break from the outside. Get info on The Big Bird Cage / IMDB / YouTube

In 1970s Athens a group of professional burglars plans an emerald heist from the home of a gem collector, but corrupt Greek police inspector Abel Zacharia is on their trail. Details on The Burglars / IMDB / YouTube

Complex family relationships, as well as a combat experience, form the personality of the future world-known politician. Info on Young Winston / IMDB / YouTube