10 Most Ambitious Action Movies of All Time, Ranked

If you talk to someone who’s a little negative or cynical about action movies, they might well tell you that those sorts of films are among the more unambitious out there, generally speaking. And if they were only focusing on the wrong kinds of action movies, maybe you could see where they're coming from. Titles like Taken are thunderously simple (though in ways that do appeal to some), and also, look at all the “Die Hard on an x” movies that popped up in the wake of Die Hard and its sequels.