perception is not always reality welcome
to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
action movies with surprisingly low kill
counts
for this list we’ll be looking at action
films we’re far fewer characters than
you’d expect lost their lives the
quality of the films in question had no
bearing on ranking but the perception of
how violent the films are did note we’ve
tried to be as accurate as possible when
reporting the kill counts of the
selected movies but as multiple sources
have been used and sometimes it’s just
not possible to confirm whether or not
certain characters have actually died
some of the numbers are arguable we will
be discussing key scenes in many of
these films so spoiler alert down
number 10 The Bourne Ultimatum kill
count 5 how long do I have 3 minutes the
Bourne movies are known for fast paced
action ridiculously awesome car chases
and impressive hand-to-hand combat
however the amount of survivors seems to
go unnoticed I can see the faces
although both the Bourne Identity and
the Bourne Supremacy didn’t track up
that many bodies either the third film’s
paltry 5 deaths with a couple of others
stated as just being left unconscious is
what earned its place here even know why
you’re supposed to kill me
since seemingly nothing can take down
Jason Bourne it shouldn’t come as a
surprise but death is so rare in this
cinematic universe coded it we need to
be Jay in short Warren is far more
likely to kick your ass than break your
neck despite clearly being adept at both
Jesus Christ that’s Jason Bourne number
9 Get Carter kill count 5 revenge
doesn’t work
sure it does when Jack Carter finds out
that his brother is no longer among the
living he travels to Seattle to arrange
the funeral and find out who’s
responsible my brother died the other
night and here since he’s a massive
cold-blooded mob enforcer motivated by a
need for closure and cursed with a short
fuse you’d expect that those who stand
between Carter and his goals will not
only die but die horribly Jack don’t
kill me man
you kill yourself while the original
film has slightly more people biting the
big one this remakes tally of five
allowed it to stand out and join our
list story mr. Carson you want to lose
nobody likes a list guy number eight
mission impossible kill count nine soon
body count won’t see Ethan Hunt in the
imf’s first foray into theaters is
remarkable for a number of things
first off the movie is a pretty darn fun
action extravaganza but also the fact
that Ethan never actually fires a single
firearm in it is downright astonishing
relaxed look there it’s much worse than
you think
while his allies breathed their last
breaths in some cases right in front of
him
Ethan sets out to discover why and bring
those responsible to justice to our
surprise only 9 people end up pushing up
daisies in the resulting action number 7
Dirty Harry kill count 7 now you know
why they call me Dirty Harry we dirty
job it comes along for the majority of
Clint Eastwood’s film career it’s pretty
much been a given that whenever he
appears on our screens he’ll be
brandishing a gun of some sort despite
how much society has come to associate
him with his Smith & Wesson revolver
Dirty Harry didn’t relish taking lives
you know you’re crazy if you think
you’ve heard the last of this guy he’s
gonna kill again
his most famous line involves
threatening a crook with his firearm yet
in this first installment of the police
detective series only 7 people kicked
the bucket still criminals would be wise
to avoid this unpredictable cop you
could ask yourself question
do I feel lucky number six Jurassic Park
kill count five hold on to your butt
when several scientists travel to a park
where vicious dinosaurs are set loose
after a storm you’d think that the
likelihood of making it out alive would
be tiny God creates man man destroys god
man creates dinosaurs dinosaurs eat man
the fact that the titular park isn’t
open to the public may have helped keep
more bodies from winding up in Dino
bellies but a surprising amount of those
on the preliminary visit make it out
alive after careful consideration I
decided not to endorse your Park so by
the result is that only five people can
look forward to being digested including
a lawyer on a toilet and the parks only
IT guy no wonder you’re extinct number
five the man with the Golden Gun kill
count six good evening my name is bond
James Bond James Bond is renowned for
getting his man betting the girl doing
it all in style and of course having a
license to kill Mr Bond bullets do not
kill it is the finger that pulls the
trigger
exactly despite all that the man doesn’t
always cash the tickets of too many bad
guys
dr. Nell only has about a dozen deaths
or fewer by some counts
while the man with the Golden Gun
necessitated a mere six funerals in the
end did you bring it we suppose that’s
just further proof of what makes bond so
many people’s favorite spy he’s good
enough to get the job done without blood
ruining his suits I mean sir who would
pay a million dollars to have me killed
jealous husbands I’ll trade ships
humiliated tailors the list is endless
number four Mad Max kill count nine I’m
scared
evil you know why that meant sex out
there
I’m beginning to enjoy in a world where
lawlessness rules the land and living
has become a battle our main character
is one of the few men left alive trying
to restore order where death seems to be
a given X K and his flu si think of a
dire faced with his wife and son dying
at the hands of a biker gang Max sets
out to destroy those he holds
responsible
despite a blood feud and several men who
are willing to kill without remorse and
regret only nine lives are snuffed out
by the film’s end and that includes
Max’s family if you’re lucky you can
heck through your ankle in five minutes
go man
number three nowhere to run kill count
two where’d you learn to fight like that
law school at one time jean-claude Van
Damme was one of the world’s most
celebrated action stars and for good
reason as he made righteous splits
impressive kicks and blood-curdling hits
staples of his films it was smart for
bad guys to get their wills in order
before they had the misfortune of
crossing his path
sure
you know who I am
in this early 90s flick in which JCVD
stars as a man on the run after breaking
out of prison the actual death count
only involves the protagonist shooting a
corrupt sheriff while one other guy
takes a dirt nap at the hands of a cop
not as hardcore as you’d expect from Van
Damme that’s for sure
strike three you’re out number two Kill
Bill Vol to kill count three and when I
arrive at my destination
I am gonna kill
in our list of the most violent movies
ever Kill Bill Vol one took up the
number two entry that’s why it’s so
shocking that a mere three characters
meet their makers due to the events in
the second half of this tale not to
mention the fact that we also never find
out exactly what happens to the one-eyed
L on top of all that this film was
written and directed by a filmmaker
known for his violent tendencies which
is the cherry on top that ensured its
placement here
before we reveal our number one pick
here are some honorable mentions
number one first blood kill count one
like I said he’s a friend my name is
John Rambo we served on the same team
together in them John Rambo is an
absolute killing machine that
specializes in throat ripping and arrow
shooting in his first film however he’s
a war vet who has trouble coping with
both the death of the final other
survivor of his army unit and a sheriff
infringing on the rights he fought and
killed for I could kill you I’m Tonya
law not you it’s me don’t push it
escaping into the wilderness all Rambo
wants is to be left alone and if that
helicopter hadn’t come by nobody would
have died at all
do you agree with our list well do you
punk which movies body counts surprised
you the most he cover of a hotel piece
for more unexpected top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com oh wow
to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
action movies with surprisingly low kill
counts
for this list we’ll be looking at action
films we’re far fewer characters than
you’d expect lost their lives the
quality of the films in question had no
bearing on ranking but the perception of
how violent the films are did note we’ve
tried to be as accurate as possible when
reporting the kill counts of the
selected movies but as multiple sources
have been used and sometimes it’s just
not possible to confirm whether or not
certain characters have actually died
some of the numbers are arguable we will
be discussing key scenes in many of
these films so spoiler alert down
number 10 The Bourne Ultimatum kill
count 5 how long do I have 3 minutes the
Bourne movies are known for fast paced
action ridiculously awesome car chases
and impressive hand-to-hand combat
however the amount of survivors seems to
go unnoticed I can see the faces
although both the Bourne Identity and
the Bourne Supremacy didn’t track up
that many bodies either the third film’s
paltry 5 deaths with a couple of others
stated as just being left unconscious is
what earned its place here even know why
you’re supposed to kill me
since seemingly nothing can take down
Jason Bourne it shouldn’t come as a
surprise but death is so rare in this
cinematic universe coded it we need to
be Jay in short Warren is far more
likely to kick your ass than break your
neck despite clearly being adept at both
Jesus Christ that’s Jason Bourne number
9 Get Carter kill count 5 revenge
doesn’t work
sure it does when Jack Carter finds out
that his brother is no longer among the
living he travels to Seattle to arrange
the funeral and find out who’s
responsible my brother died the other
night and here since he’s a massive
cold-blooded mob enforcer motivated by a
need for closure and cursed with a short
fuse you’d expect that those who stand
between Carter and his goals will not
only die but die horribly Jack don’t
kill me man
you kill yourself while the original
film has slightly more people biting the
big one this remakes tally of five
allowed it to stand out and join our
list story mr. Carson you want to lose
nobody likes a list guy number eight
mission impossible kill count nine soon
body count won’t see Ethan Hunt in the
imf’s first foray into theaters is
remarkable for a number of things
first off the movie is a pretty darn fun
action extravaganza but also the fact
that Ethan never actually fires a single
firearm in it is downright astonishing
relaxed look there it’s much worse than
you think
while his allies breathed their last
breaths in some cases right in front of
him
Ethan sets out to discover why and bring
those responsible to justice to our
surprise only 9 people end up pushing up
daisies in the resulting action number 7
Dirty Harry kill count 7 now you know
why they call me Dirty Harry we dirty
job it comes along for the majority of
Clint Eastwood’s film career it’s pretty
much been a given that whenever he
appears on our screens he’ll be
brandishing a gun of some sort despite
how much society has come to associate
him with his Smith & Wesson revolver
Dirty Harry didn’t relish taking lives
you know you’re crazy if you think
you’ve heard the last of this guy he’s
gonna kill again
his most famous line involves
threatening a crook with his firearm yet
in this first installment of the police
detective series only 7 people kicked
the bucket still criminals would be wise
to avoid this unpredictable cop you
could ask yourself question
do I feel lucky number six Jurassic Park
kill count five hold on to your butt
when several scientists travel to a park
where vicious dinosaurs are set loose
after a storm you’d think that the
likelihood of making it out alive would
be tiny God creates man man destroys god
man creates dinosaurs dinosaurs eat man
the fact that the titular park isn’t
open to the public may have helped keep
more bodies from winding up in Dino
bellies but a surprising amount of those
on the preliminary visit make it out
alive after careful consideration I
decided not to endorse your Park so by
the result is that only five people can
look forward to being digested including
a lawyer on a toilet and the parks only
IT guy no wonder you’re extinct number
five the man with the Golden Gun kill
count six good evening my name is bond
James Bond James Bond is renowned for
getting his man betting the girl doing
it all in style and of course having a
license to kill Mr Bond bullets do not
kill it is the finger that pulls the
trigger
exactly despite all that the man doesn’t
always cash the tickets of too many bad
guys
dr. Nell only has about a dozen deaths
or fewer by some counts
while the man with the Golden Gun
necessitated a mere six funerals in the
end did you bring it we suppose that’s
just further proof of what makes bond so
many people’s favorite spy he’s good
enough to get the job done without blood
ruining his suits I mean sir who would
pay a million dollars to have me killed
jealous husbands I’ll trade ships
humiliated tailors the list is endless
number four Mad Max kill count nine I’m
scared
evil you know why that meant sex out
there
I’m beginning to enjoy in a world where
lawlessness rules the land and living
has become a battle our main character
is one of the few men left alive trying
to restore order where death seems to be
a given X K and his flu si think of a
dire faced with his wife and son dying
at the hands of a biker gang Max sets
out to destroy those he holds
responsible
despite a blood feud and several men who
are willing to kill without remorse and
regret only nine lives are snuffed out
by the film’s end and that includes
Max’s family if you’re lucky you can
heck through your ankle in five minutes
go man
number three nowhere to run kill count
two where’d you learn to fight like that
law school at one time jean-claude Van
Damme was one of the world’s most
celebrated action stars and for good
reason as he made righteous splits
impressive kicks and blood-curdling hits
staples of his films it was smart for
bad guys to get their wills in order
before they had the misfortune of
crossing his path
sure
you know who I am
in this early 90s flick in which JCVD
stars as a man on the run after breaking
out of prison the actual death count
only involves the protagonist shooting a
corrupt sheriff while one other guy
takes a dirt nap at the hands of a cop
not as hardcore as you’d expect from Van
Damme that’s for sure
strike three you’re out number two Kill
Bill Vol to kill count three and when I
arrive at my destination
I am gonna kill
in our list of the most violent movies
ever Kill Bill Vol one took up the
number two entry that’s why it’s so
shocking that a mere three characters
meet their makers due to the events in
the second half of this tale not to
mention the fact that we also never find
out exactly what happens to the one-eyed
L on top of all that this film was
written and directed by a filmmaker
known for his violent tendencies which
is the cherry on top that ensured its
placement here
before we reveal our number one pick
here are some honorable mentions
number one first blood kill count one
like I said he’s a friend my name is
John Rambo we served on the same team
together in them John Rambo is an
absolute killing machine that
specializes in throat ripping and arrow
shooting in his first film however he’s
a war vet who has trouble coping with
both the death of the final other
survivor of his army unit and a sheriff
infringing on the rights he fought and
killed for I could kill you I’m Tonya
law not you it’s me don’t push it
escaping into the wilderness all Rambo
wants is to be left alone and if that
helicopter hadn’t come by nobody would
have died at all
do you agree with our list well do you
punk which movies body counts surprised
you the most he cover of a hotel piece
for more unexpected top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com oh wow
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