Top 22 Action Movies Fan Favorite Released in 1974

James Bond is targeted by the world's most expensive assassin, while he attempts to recover sensitive solar cell technology that is being sold to the highest bidder. Check out The Man with the Golden Gun / IMDB / YouTube

An impressionable teenage girl from a dead-end town, and her older greaser boyfriend, embark on a killing spree in the South Dakota Badlands. Details on Badlands / IMDB / YouTube

At the opening party of a colossal San Francisco skyscraper, a massive fire breaks out due to careless building practices by the contractor, threatening to destroy the tower and everyone in it. Explore The Towering Inferno / IMDB / YouTube

A New York City architect becomes a one-man vigilante squad after his wife is murdered by street punks. In self-defense, the vengeful man kills muggers on the mean streets after dark. Details on Death Wish / IMDB / YouTube

Four armed men hijack a New York City subway car and demand a ransom for the passengers. The city's police are faced with a conundrum: Even if it's paid, how could they get away? Get info on The Taking of Pelham One Two Three / IMDB / YouTube

With the help of an irreverent young sidekick, a bank robber gets his old gang back together to organize a daring new heist. Read about Thunderbolt and Lightfoot / IMDB / YouTube

In the late 23rd century, a savage trained only to kill finds a way into the community of bored immortals that alone preserves humanity's achievements. Get info on Zardoz / IMDB / YouTube

An American barroom pianist and his prostitute girlfriend go on a trip through the Mexican underworld to collect the bounty on the head of a dead gigolo. Learn about Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia / IMDB / YouTube

A young swordsman comes to Paris and faces villains, romance, adventure and intrigue with three Musketeer friends. Find out about The Three Musketeers / IMDB / YouTube

Various interconnected people struggle to survive when an earthquake of unimaginable magnitude hits Los Angeles, California. Look into Earthquake / IMDB / YouTube

A young woman is trained from birth to be a deadly instrument of revenge against the swindlers who destroyed her family. Find out about Lady Snowblood / IMDB / YouTube

After a tied first place in a local stunt race, two drivers start a contest to decide which of them will own the prize, a dune buggy. But when a mobster destroys the car, they are determined to get it back. Explore Watch Out, We're Mad / IMDB / YouTube

A vigilante takes a job as a high-class prostitute to get revenge on the mobsters who murdered her boyfriend. Get info on Foxy Brown / IMDB / YouTube

A 747 in flight collides with a small plane, and is rendered pilotless. Somehow the control tower must get a pilot aboard so the jet can land. Learn about Airport 1975 / IMDB / YouTube

A melon farmer battles organized crime and a hit man who wants to kill him. Find out about Mr. Majestyk / IMDB / YouTube

Sinbad and the vizier of Marabia, followed by evil magician Koura, seek the three golden tablets that can gain them access to the ancient temple of the Oracle of All Knowledge. More about The Golden Voyage of Sinbad / IMDB / YouTube

Two thugs travel around France terrorizing their compatriots. Explore Going Places / IMDB / YouTube

When a South American drug lord pays Pace to steal 48 cars for him, all but one is in the bag - thereby, the police precipitate in a desperate car chase against Pace and his Eleanor across Southern California. Info on Gone in 60 Seconds / IMDB / YouTube

A young woman, rendered mute after a childhood sexual assault, undertakes training in firearms, martial arts and driving to wreak vengeance upon those who have forced her into prostitution. Get info on Thriller: A Cruel Picture / IMDB / YouTube

An Okinawan prophecy appears to foretell Earth's destruction at the hands of Godzilla, only for the true Godzilla to reveal his doppelganger as a mechanical alien weapon. Learn about Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla / IMDB / YouTube

Down-on-their-luck racers Larry and Deke steal from a supermarket manager to buy a car that will help them advance their racing chances. Their escape does not go as planned when Larry's one-night stand, Mary, tags along for the ride. Look into Dirty Mary Crazy Larry / IMDB / YouTube

A blackmailer demands a huge ransom in exchange for information on how to disarm the seven bombs he placed aboard the transatlantic liner Britannic. Explore Juggernaut / IMDB / YouTube