| 100% | STEER | 5 | Direct action |
| 72% | OPERATING | 9 | __ system, software directing computer actions |
| 69% | WILDCATSTRIKE | 13 | Direct action initiated by the Milwaukee Bucks during the 2020 N.B.A. playoffs |
| 62% | PEYTON | 6 | Brad ___, Canadian film director who directed the 2018 action film "Rampage" |
| 62% | LEO | 3 | ___ Zhang, Chinese director who directed the 2017 action film "Bleeding Steel" |
| 62% | MILLER | 6 | George ___, Australian director known for directing the action franchise "Mad Max" |
| 61% | ALIENS | 6 | 1986 sci-fi action film directed by James Cameron |
| 60% | JAMES | 5 | ___ Cameron, Canadian film director who directed the 1994 action film "True Lies" |
| 60% | MICHAEL | 7 | ___ Bay, American film director who directed the 1995 action film "Bad Boys" |
| 60% | DAVID | 5 | ___ Leitch, American film director who directed the 2017 action film "Atomic Blonde" |
| 60% | ROAR | 4 | ___ Uthaug, Norwegian film director who directed the 2018 action movie "Tomb Raider" |
| 60% | DALY | 4 | Oliver ___, American director who directed the 2018 action film "A.X.L." |
| 59% | TRUELIES | 8 | 1994 action comedy film directed by James Cameron: 2 wds. |
| 59% | POSTMAN | 7 | The —, 1997 action film directed by and starring Kevin Costner |
| 59% | GAUNTLET | 8 | The —, 1977 action film directed by and starring Clint Eastwood |
| 58% | WOO | 3 | John ___, Chinese film director who directed the 2000 action film "Mission: Impossible 2" |
| 58% | ARCEL | 5 | Nikolaj ___, Danish film director who directed the 2017 action film "The Dark Tower" |
| 57% | THETERMINATOR | 13 | 1984 sci-fi action film directed by James Cameron: 2 wds. |
| 57% | SPYKIDS | 7 | 2001 children's action film directed by Robert Rodriguez: 2 wds. |
| 57% | BRONCO | 6 | & 22A 1980 action-comedy film directed by and starring Clint Eastwood |
| 55% | EXPENDABLES | 11 | The —, 2010 action film directed, co-written by and starring Sylvester Stallone |
| 54% | BADBOYS | 7 | Action comedy movie directed by Michael Bay about two detectives starring Will Smith: 2 wds. |
| 54% | LIN | 3 | Justin ___, American film director who directed the 2016 sci-fi action film "Star Trek Beyond" |
| 54% | CHARLIESANGELS | 14 | Action film written and directed by 54-Across, who also plays Rebekah "Bosley" (2 wds.) |
| 54% | BODYOFLIES | 10 | 2008 action thriller film directed by Ridley Scott starring Leonardo DiCaprio: 3 wds. |
| 54% | WRATHOFMAN | 10 | 2021 action thriller directed by 17-Across and starring 26-Across (3 wds.) |
| 52% | BLUE | 4 | "Into the ___," 2005 action thriller film directed by John Stockwell that stars Jessica Alba |
| 52% | LIVE | 4 | "They ___," 1988 science-fiction action horror film directed by John Carpenter starring Roddy Piper |
| 50% | THEROCK | 7 | Action film directed by Michael Bay about hostages on the Alcatraz Island starring Nicolas Cage: 2 wds. |
| 50% | COPOUT | 6 | 2010 action comedy directed by Kevin Smith, starring Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan: 2 wds. |