Chuck Norris, a name big enough for the action world, is a record-breaking box-office hero. When he was cast as a villain opposite Bruce Lee in The Way of the Dragon (1972), his best movie and a breakthrough, he soon became a worldwide renowned star with spectacular performances in lead roles in action movies.
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This big human with unbelievable strength could make it to the top due to his martial arts skills. The “World’s greatest human,” “the worst guy on the planet,” and meme fame Chuck Norris is the first American martial artist to reach stardom. Performing his stunts himself, Norris gave a real-life experience, a feast to watch. Here are the top Norris movies for you to witness the spine-chilling fun.
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15 Best Chuck Norris Movies of All Time
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An Eye for an Eye
Director: Steve Carver
Writers: James Bruner, William Gray
Stars: Chuck Norris, Christopher Lee, Richard Roundtree
Genres: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
This Chuck Norris masterpiece stars him as a San Francisco cop named Sean Kane. He and his friend/partner Dave Peirce are on a mission to unveil a drug ringleader. In an attempt to find the truth, Dave is murdered. Kane, filled with rage and tired of discipline, decides to leave the force and avenge the death of his friend. Dave’s girlfriend and media reporter Linda Chan is furious and pledges to get her hands on the drug dealers. When she sets out to know the truth, she learns about the secret Kane and Dave were looking for, but the hitmen also kill her. Shook by the deaths, Kane, a close friend of Linda and news editor Heather, and Linda’s father, James, join hands to end the drug smuggling ring.
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The Delta Force
Director: Menahem Golan
Writers: James Bruner, Menahem Golan
Stars: Chuck Norris, Lee Marvin, Martin Balsam
Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller, War
In 1980, the dangerous Eagle Claw mission led by the Delta Force under Captain Scott McCoy had to be aborted due to a fatal helicopter crash. Disheartened and disgusted by the dirty politics, Captain McCoy resigns from his position. Five years later, two terrorists, Abdul Rafai and Mustafa hijacked a Boeing 707. With 144 passengers and 8 crew members headed to Rome and New York, the terrorists forced the pilot to take them to Beirut, Lebanon.
The Delta Force is again called upon for rescue along with McCoy. With the plans all set to attack and save the passengers, the Delta Force is determined to defeat the terrorists who are unaware of this secret plan. Unfortunately, even the Delta Force is unaware of 12 more terrorists coming on board. Incapable of competing at that point, the mission is aborted. The terrorists drop off females and children at Algiers before flying with the male passengers to Beirut. As they start killing the passengers beginning with the marine, the Delta force has to devise a plan to save the hostages before it is too late.
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Hellbound
Director: Aaron Norris
Writers: Ian Rabin, Anthony Ridio, Brent V. Friedman
Stars: Chuck Norris, Calvin Levels, Christopher Neame
Genres: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
This hilarious horror movie is a classic with some over-the-top mystical elements combined with action. Chuck Norris plays Frank Shatter, a cop who does not let his other fellow Jackson eat in the entire movie. Yes, that is an absurd joke carried out throughout the film.
800 years after king Richard defeated the emissary of Satan Prostanos and shattered his scepter in 9 places kept at sacred places, he was set free in the ’50s from his grave. In 1994, the two cop buddies set out to investigate the murder mystery of a rabbi in a cheap hotel. Finding out that his heart was ripped, they start looking for evidence, with the only leads in the form of a scepter and cards with the names of Kreiger and professor Lockley.
After meeting the professor’s aid, Leslie’s evidence persuades them to believe their suspect is beyond human existence. Upon further investigation, they discover that the professor is the ancient demon they were looking for. He plans to sacrifice 9 holy men and a woman of divine blood, none other than Leslie. Hearing of this, Shatter is ready to take down the demon to make a great save before the transcending apocalypse.
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Code of Silence
Director: Andrew Davis
Writers: Michael Butler, Dennis Shryack, Mike Gray
Stars: Chuck Norris, Henry Silva, Bert Remsen
Genres: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Yet another movie in which Chuck Norris plays a cop. As an honest Chicago police officer Eddie Cusack, he has the responsibility to stop the drug dealers of the Comacho gang. His mission miserably fails when a rival gang led by drug Lord Tony Luna kills almost all the present members of the Comacho gang. The sole survivor of the shootout, Victor Comacho, is the brother of gang leader Luis. While Tony manages to escape with cash and cocaine, furious due to heavy losses in the encounter, Camachos attack Luna’s family, killing them and kidnapping Luna’s daughter Diana.
Simultaneously, Cusack encounters another problem as his fellow cop Craigie, an alcoholic, shoots a teenage boy and then plants a gun on him. Owing to his honesty, Cusack testifies against his fellow, which does not sit right with other cops as he breaks the unspoken “code of silence,” which prevents them from testifying against fellow mates. When Cusack learns about Diana, he decides to rescue her but is left alone by all the cops because of his betrayal. Abandoned by all, he decides to battle all by himself.
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Lone Wolf McQuade
Director: Steve Carver
Writers: B.J. Nelson, H. Kaye Dyal
Stars: Chuck Norris, David Carradine, Barbara Carrera
Genres: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller, Western
In this movie, Chuck Norris plays a Texas Ranger named J.J. McQuade, who has his way of doing things and no rules. He loves to work alone, which wins him the nickname Lone Wolf McQuade. After helping the police with some horse thieves, he is ready to throw his hands at the drug Lord who has also got possession of automatic weapons, stealing them from the military. Trying his best alone, his martial arts showdown fails miserably as his friend and a prisoner are killed. Relieved of duty, he is offered help from an FBI agent to get his hands on the drug lord. More fuel to the fire is added by a common love interest of both the men who face each one-on-one, putting their martial arts talent on display.
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Silent Rage
Director: Michael Miller
Writers: Joseph Fraley, Edward Di Lorenzo
Stars: Chuck Norris, Ron Silver, Steven Keats
Genres: Action, Crime, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A mentally ill Vietnamese veteran John Kirby kills two people with whom he was staying in a small town in Texas. Sheriff Dan Stevens( Chuck Norris) and his subordinate Charlie arrest him. Soon he managed to break free from the handcuffs and started attacking the officers. Left with no option, they open fire, leaving the maniac fatally wounded. He is sent to a small hospital where three doctors operate on him. When the doctors think of using the formula they created, Dr. Halman warns them of the consequences, but Dr. Spires ignore all odds and goes ahead.
Their formula succeeds in bringing the killer back to life, giving him the superpower to heal every time, no matter how brutal the injury. Their actions have repercussions as the killer starts his streak again by killing Dr. Halman and his wife. He does not even spare the other two doctors and Charlie. After all the destruction, he roams around in the street, killing everyone around, and Sheriff Dan is on an impossible mission to stop the immortal.
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The Octagon
Director: Eric Karson
Writers: Leigh Chapman, Paul Aaron
Stars: Chuck Norris, Karen Carlson, Lee Van Cleef
Genres: Action, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Scott James, played by Chuck Norris, is a retired martial artist who is challenged to stop the ninja group, which is driven by terrorism. When a beautiful and wealthy woman Justine approaches him for the job of killing the terrorist named Seikura, at first, he declines the offer. After enough persuasion from friends and to settle scores with his half-brother turned terrorist Seikura, Scott departs on his mission to clean sweep the terrorist ninja clan.
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Good Guys Wear Black
Director: Ted Post
Writers: Bruce Cohn, Mark Medoff, Joseph Fraley
Stars: Chuck Norris, Anne Archer, James Franciscus
Genre: Action
John T booker(Chuck Norris), an ex-soldier, has now taken up the job of political science professor five years after returning from a deadly mission. When he learns that the surviving members of the Black Tigers, an elite unit he was part of in the army, are being killed, he takes a leave to unfold the mystery. He leaves with a bright report named Margaret to inform his fellow about the upcoming threat. Soon he figures out that this trap is set by a mastermind, a high-ranked Vietnamese official, along with politicians of the US.
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Firewalker
Director: J. Lee Thompson
Writers: Robert Gosnell, Jeffrey M. Rosenbaum, Norman Aladjem
Stars: Chuck Norris, Louis Gossett Jr., Melody Anderson
Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Max Donigan( Chuck Norris) and Leo Porter are treasure hunters still awaiting a successful venture. This time they are tired by a woman named Patricia Goodwin who claims to have a map of gold treasure. Three of the archaeological adventures leave to try their luck. On their way to the Guatemalan gold mine, they encounter several obstacles. One of them is El Coyote, who wishes to stop the three and keeps attacking them.
When they finally reach the temple where the treasure is, they encounter the powerful spirit fire walker that protects the ancient treasury. El Coyote also arrives just in time, looking to sacrifice Patricia to become the fire walker. Just in time, the trio plans to defeat him, successfully taking the reward of gold home.
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The Way of the Dragon
Director: Bruce Lee
Writer: Bruce Lee
Stars: Bruce Lee, Chuck Norris, Nora Miao
Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Tang Lung, a martial artist, comes to Rome on the plea of his uncle to help a family friend protect the restaurant from a local mafia. A syndicate run by the mafia tries everything from scaring the customers to thugs threatening the staff. After Lung arrives, the syndicate sees him as a threat, and to eliminate him, they begin sending local thugs. When Lung defeats them all single-handedly, the mafia arranges for a Japanese karate expert and a European fighter. After every plan fails, an American martial artist, champion Colt( Norris), is hired for the showdown in Rome.
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Forced Vengeance
Director: James Fargo
Writers: Franklin Thompson, James Fargo
Stars: Chuck Norris, Mary Louise Weller, Camila Griggs
Genres: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Josh Randall(Chuck Norris) is the security chief at the Lucky Dragon Casino in Hong Kong. He has close ties with his owner, who treats him like a family. When a mobster Stan Ramondi approaches the owner to buy the casino, he declines the offer. The furious mobster, a business rival running a syndicate, Osiris, simultaneously kills the owner and his son. Josh rescues the owner’s daughter Joy and protects her from the thugs. As he tries to reach the assassins and save Joy, he seeks help from the police, but his attempts fail due to a mole in the department. Convinced that Stan cannot be the real mastermind behind the Osiris, Josh risks it alone to find the real boss.
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Top Dog
Director: Aaron Norris
Writers: Aaron Norris, Tim Grayem, Ron Swanson
Stars: Chuck Norris, Michele Lamar Richards, Erik von Detten
Genres: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Police officer Lou and his police dog Reno are on a mission where only Reno survives. The case is transferred to Maverick cop Jake Wilder (Chuck Norris) upon the call of captain Ken. When he is paired with the canine companion, he is not pleased despite the dog proving his worth and outsmarting the cop. Not only do the duo have a funny buddy-cop bond throughout, but they also try to avenge the death of Lou while taking down the terrorists.
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Missing in Action
Director: Joseph Zito
Writers: Arthur Silver, Larry Levinson, Steve Bing
Stars: Chuck Norris, M. Emmet Walsh, David Tress
Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller, War
An American officer, Colonel James Braddock(Chuck Norris), was stuck at a prisoner-of-war camp in Northern Vietnam for seven years. Fast forward ten years and the US government calls upon him to return to Ho Chi Minh City and find the missing soldiers years after a bloody war. After finding the evidence, his suspicion of the soldiers being held captive is confirmed. He then teams up with an old army buddy, Tucks, to invade the jungle and free the POWs.
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Invasion USA
Director: Joseph Zito
Writers: James Bruner, Chuck Norris, Aaron Norris
Stars: Chuck Norris, Richard Lynch, Melissa Prophet
Genres: Action, Thriller
CIA agent Matt Hunter( Chuck Norris) is called out of his retirement for a new mission. Terrorist Rostov and his men are planning to turn the US into ruins. But before that, Rostov has some scores to settle with Hunter. Years ago, when Hunter caught Rostov, he had to spare his life upon government orders. Disturbed by the encounter, Rostov reaches his Everglades home but does not find Hunter. The latter has already departed for the rescue mission of the nation despite reluctance. Rostov has hundreds of men aligned to destroy the country, and Hunter faces them all by himself to save the lives of millions.
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Hero and the Terror
Director: William Tannen
Writers: Michael Blodgett, Dennis Shryack
Stars: Chuck Norris, Brynn Thayer, Steve James
Genres: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Danny O’Brien is hit by reminiscence when a murder of a woman imitates the style of a serial killer who was assumed to be dead. Three years ago, Danny alone caught the murderer Simon Moon, who was famous as “the terror” for his gruesome murder ways. For capturing him, the city people honored Danny with the title “Hero.” After being handed over to a psychiatric ward, The terror tries to escape in an ambulance that falls off a cliff, deleting the mastermind criminal from the books of the police. When the murders seem to mimic The terror’s style, Danny is skeptical about the death of the “woman killer.” When the investigation leads him to a renovated movie theatre, he encounters Simon, “The terror.”
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