Five Action Movies That Deserved a Sequel | Power Rankings

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In case you missed the memo, June 2025 is Action Month at ScreenAge Wasteland. So, that’s right, we’ve brushed off Power Rankings to give you our favorite action stars (last week) and the action movies that deserved a sequel!


Marmaduke Karlston

  1. Carry-On
  2. Rebel Ridge
  3. Uncharted
  4. Kinsgman: The Golden Circle
  5. The Nice Guys

Bob Cram

  1. The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai
  2. Dredd
  3. Dog Soldiers
  4. Outland
  5. Big Trouble in Little China

Vincent Kane

  1. Another Mad Max with Mel Gibson
  2. Another Speed with Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock
  3. Tropic Thunder
  4. RRR
  5. The Long Kiss Goodnight

William Dhalgren

  1. Commando
  2. The Warriors
  3. Braveheart
  4. The sequel we were promised to Conan the Barbarian
  5. The other sequel we were promised to Conan the Barbarian

Romona Comet

  1. The Nice Guys
  2. The Fall Guy
  3. True Lies
  4. The Lost City
  5. Con Air

Valerie Morreale

  1. Widows
  2. Edge of Tomorrow
  3. The Fifth Element
  4. The Nice Guys
  5. The Fall Guy

Sailor Monsoon

  1. Black Dynamite
  2. Dredd
  3. Shoot ‘Em Up
  4. Kung Fury
  5. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

Well, it looks like we want Ryan Gosling to make a few more sequels to his action movies. And we’re still waiting for Dredd 2!


What are some action movies you wish would have received a sequel? Drop ’em down in the comments!

Author: Marmaduke Karlston

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