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The 25 Greatest Action Films Ever!

The 25 Greatest Action Films Ever!

Trends come and go, but Hollywood's always been good at blowing stuff up. With ''Die Hard 4'' about to strike, we rank the movies that delivered the biggest bang for the buck, from No. 25 to No. 1

By Marc Bernardin

June 14, 2007 at 07:00 PM EDT

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