Best Action Movies of 1958

The highest-rated action films from 1958, ranked by MovieMagicScore based on authentic viewer ratings.

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The Hidden Fortress

1958

In feudal Japan, during a bloody war between clans, two cowardly and greedy peasants, soldiers of a defeated army, stumble upon a mysterious man who guides them to a fortress hidden in the mountains.

8.0

A Night to Remember

1958

The sinking of the Titanic is presented in a highly realistic fashion in this tense British drama. The disaster is portrayed largely from the perspective of the ocean liner's second officer, Charles Lightoller. Despite numerous warnings about ice, the ship sails on, with Capt. Edward John Smith keeping it going at a steady clip. When the doomed vessel finally hits an iceberg, the crew and passengers discover that they lack enough lifeboats, and tragedy follows.

7.7

The Defiant Ones

1958

Two convicts—one white, one black—escape while chained to each other.

7.1

The Vikings

1958

Einar, brutal son of the viking Ragnar and future heir to his throne, tangles with clever slave Eric, for the hand of a beautiful English maiden.

7.0

The 7th Voyage of Sinbad

1958

When a princess is shrunken by an evil wizard, Sinbad must undertake a quest to an island of monsters to cure her and prevent a war.

6.9

The Young Lions

1958

The lives of three young men, a German and two Americans, during WWII.

6.8

Best Action Movies of 1958

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