Top 26 Action Movies Worth Watching Released in 1973

James Bond is sent to stop a diabolically brilliant heroin magnate armed with a complex organisation and a reliable psychic tarot card reader. Read about Live and Let Die / IMDB / YouTube

A Shaolin martial artist travels to an island fortress to spy on an opium lord - who is also a former monk from his temple - under the guise of attending a fighting tournament. Read about Enter the Dragon / IMDB / YouTube

Inspector Dirty Harry Callahan pursues a conspiracy of vigilante cops, who are not above going beyond the law to kill San Francisco's undesirables. Get info on Magnum Force / IMDB / YouTube

A robot malfunction creates havoc and terror for unsuspecting vacationers at a futuristic, adult-themed amusement park. Explore Westworld / IMDB / YouTube

In the aftermath of France allowing Algeria's independence, a group of resentful military veterans hire a professional assassin codenamed Jackal to kill President Charles de Gaulle. See more about The Day of the Jackal / IMDB / YouTube

Ten years after a worldwide series of ape revolutions and a brutal nuclear war among humans, Caesar must protect survivors of both species from an insidious human cult and a militant ape faction alike. Look into Battle for the Planet of the Apes / IMDB / YouTube

Pat Garrett is hired as a lawman on behalf of a group of wealthy New Mexico cattle barons to bring down his old friend Billy the Kid. Explore Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid / IMDB / YouTube

A man, his wife and their friend stage a bloody bank robbery without realizing they are stealing from the Mob. Look into Charley Varrick / IMDB / YouTube

The military attempts to contain a manmade combat virus that causes death and permanent insanity in those infected, as it overtakes a small Pennsylvania town. Find out about The Crazies / IMDB / YouTube

A nurse serves inner-city drug dealers with some vigilante justice after her sister becomes their latest victim. Read about Coffy / IMDB / YouTube

The story of a Ronin (i.e. a masterless samurai) who wanders the countryside of Japan with his small child, having various adventures. Learn about Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance / IMDB / YouTube

Two New York City cops go after amateur crooks who are trying to rip off the Mafia and start a gang war. Find out about Across 110th Street / IMDB / YouTube

An inventor creates a robot that is seized by an undersea kingdom to guide their monster god in attacking the surface as retaliation for the nuclear tests that have devastated their society. Learn about Godzilla vs. Megalon / IMDB / YouTube

In 1933, during the Depression, Shack the brutal conductor of the number 19 train has a personal vendetta against the best train hopping hobo tramp in the Northwest, A No. 1. Explore Emperor of the North / IMDB / YouTube

Tough detective Buddy leads an elite New York City unit to convict felons and jail them for a minimum of seven years. Buddy is trying to find out who killed his partner but uncovers a plot to kidnap mobsters for money. Look into The Seven-Ups / IMDB / YouTube

A gunhand named Lane is hired by a widow, Mrs. Lowe, to find gold stolen by her husband so that she may return it and start fresh. Explore The Train Robbers / IMDB / YouTube

Based on the life of Tennessee sheriff Buford Pusser, who almost single-handedly cleaned up his small town of crime and corruption, but at a personal cost of his family life and nearly his own life. See more about Walking Tall / IMDB / YouTube

At the end of the 16th century Wallachian ruler Prince Michael the Brave overcame the adversity of the Ottoman and Austrian Empires to unite Wallachia, Moldavia and Transylvania into one country. Find out about Michael the Brave / IMDB / YouTube

Writing his 43rd spy novel, François includes people from his life. He's the competent, sophisticated secret agent Bob in stark contrast to François. His cute neighbor is Tatiana who helps Bob in Acapulco. Get info on Le Magnifique / IMDB / YouTube

A prisoner is released from custody on the condition that he becomes a stool pigeon for the FBI to help them incriminate a corrupt sheriff. Get info on White Lightning / IMDB / YouTube

After saving a Black Panther from some racist cops, a black male prostitute goes on the run from the man with the help of the ghetto community and some disillusioned Hells Angels. Info on Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song / IMDB / YouTube

John Dillinger and his gang go on a bank robbing spree across the midwest, but one G-Man is determined to bring him down. More about Dillinger / IMDB / YouTube

During the Cold War, the CIA orders free-lance operative Scorpio to assassinate his former CIA mentor Cross and a deadly cat-and-mouse game ensues. Learn about Scorpio / IMDB / YouTube

Five warriors challenge Ogami to duels. Each holds a part of information needed to complete the assassination of a mad clan leader. Info on Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons / IMDB / YouTube

After an overseas deployment, two former French Foreign Legion members plan to break into the vault of a French corporation. Explore Farewell, Friend / IMDB / YouTube

Adventures of the police inspector Flatfoot Rizzo in the slums of Naples. Learn about The Knock Out Cop / IMDB / YouTube