Who did the best movies? Arnold or Stallone?

[The Squadfather]

Sylvester Schwarzenegger.

[technokc]

Great sunday afternoon movie to lay and watch on your couch while you recover from a hangover.

[Mars]

[The_Punisher]

Let's look at what people on IMDB says:

Arnold's 10 highest ranked vs Stallones 10 highest ranked:

User ratings Arnold:

8.4/10 T2
8.0/10 Terminator
7.7/10 Predator
7.3/10 Total Recall
7.2/10 True Lies
6.7/10 Conan
6.7/10 Terminator 3
6.3/10 Running Man
6.0/10 Commando
5.9/10 Twins

Total: 70.2/100

User ratings Stallone:

8.0/10 Rocky
7.6/10 Rambo
7.5/10 Rocky Balboa
7.2/10 First Blood
6.8/10 Cop Land
6.6/10 Rocky II
6.2/10 Nighthawks
6.2/10 Demolition Man
6.1/10 F.I.S.T
6.1/10 Cliffhanger

Total: 68.3/100

Arnold has the slight edge here

you forgot to add ERASER in the list for arnold. it was a hit also

[Bluto]

you forgot to add ERASER in the list for arnold. it was a hit also

eraser got 5.8/10 so it's not one of the top 10 movies according to the voters of imdb.com

if i make a list of the top 15 it will fit

but then stallone will have a no of films too

might change things, dont know

[danielson]

Rambo+Rocky> all Arnold movies combined.

Yep

[danielson]

Let's look at what people on IMDB says:

Arnold's 10 highest ranked vs Stallones 10 highest ranked:

User ratings Arnold:

8.4/10 T2
8.0/10 Terminator
7.7/10 Predator
7.3/10 Total Recall
7.2/10 True Lies
6.7/10 Conan
6.7/10 Terminator 3
6.3/10 Running Man
6.0/10 Commando
5.9/10 Twins

Total: 70.2/100

User ratings Stallone:

8.0/10 Rocky
7.6/10 Rambo
7.5/10 Rocky Balboa
7.2/10 First Blood
6.8/10 Cop Land
6.6/10 Rocky II
6.2/10 Nighthawks
6.2/10 Demolition Man
6.1/10 F.I.S.T
6.1/10 Cliffhanger

Total: 68.3/100

Arnold has the slight edge here

What about Rocky 3 and 4? You biased or something? Edit: You said the highest ranked, I figured those movies would have 10's!

[Bluto]

What about Rocky 3 and 4? You biased or something?

rocky iii and rocky 4, believe it or not, didnt get a very good average rating on imdb

6.0/10 and 5.7/10 respectively

[danielson]

rocky iii and rocky 4, believe it or not, didnt get a very good average rating on imdb

6.0/10 and 5.7/10 respectively

That's fkn bullshit if you ask me.

[Bluto]

That's fkn bullshit if you ask me.

yes im surprised at the low ratings for some movies and those are not upsetting me the most - cobra got a lousy 4.5/10 rating 

[affeman]

Both were great, but I'd have to go with Arnold.

[danielson]

yes im surprised at the low ratings for some movies and those are not upsetting me the most - cobra got a lousy 4.5/10 rating 

Cobra, Rocky 3 and Rocky 4 are all 10's, IMDB fucked up. Ask Quick, Go4It, or Mussolini if you don't believe me.

[windsor88]

Looking at the top lists.  I change to Arnold.  I forgot his stuff.

[Moosejay]

Well, I'd say a draw.

And, neither would say they are actors.

They'd say, "Movie stars", as there is a difference.

[knny187]

Arnold

[Beefjake]

I'd say that with movies like Cop Land, First Blood and Rocky, Stallone has done more complex films that Schwarzenegger.

And in Cop Land Stallone was in very respectable company, something Arnold has never done.

Arnold said in some interview that Sly is much more complex person than he is. Like, Arnold is more of a Happy-go-lucky kind of a guy. Whilst Sly has some kind of european pessimism in him. And I think that it shows in SOME of Slys movies.

Both have done excellent hangover past time as and a few crappy ones too.

[Quickerblade]

both were getting paid $20M in the 80's. they both win.

[phyxsius]

Let's look at what people on IMDB says:

Arnold's 10 highest ranked vs Stallones 10 highest ranked:

User ratings Arnold:

8.4/10 T2
8.0/10 Terminator
7.7/10 Predator
7.3/10 Total Recall
7.2/10 True Lies
6.7/10 Conan
6.7/10 Terminator 3
6.3/10 Running Man
6.0/10 Commando
5.9/10 Twins

Total: 70.2/100

User ratings Stallone:

8.0/10 Rocky
7.6/10 Rambo
7.5/10 Rocky Balboa
7.2/10 First Blood
6.8/10 Cop Land
6.6/10 Rocky II
6.2/10 Nighthawks
6.2/10 Demolition Man
6.1/10 F.I.S.T
6.1/10 Cliffhanger

Total: 68.3/100

Arnold has the slight edge here

They got to be joking...

Commando got 6.0/10??

WTF? That movie had the best lines in the history of film making!!!!

[Tombo]

People always talk about whos greater action hero... stallone or arnold.. but lets face it, arnold is a fat bag of loose skin with a dodgy heart nowdays, and Sly is in better shape than 95% of people on this forum.
Stallone could act and wrote most of the best films he starred in... arnold can't act for shit i think you all know this.

haha mad hate

arnold was in pretty good shape in T3 a few yrs ago, and i'm sure he still exercises. either way they both could buy new hearts if they wanted

[IronMagazine.com]

you need to acknowledge that Stallone writes, directs, produces and stars in every film, Rocky I won best picture in 1976.

[Bluto]

i havent counted the replies but i get the impression sly is winning!!

[swilkins1984]

Stallone I guess. Arnold had 3 great Terminator films, Predator 1 was f*ckin incredible even today and Conan was decent. Stallone had 4 great Rockys and 4 awesome Rambos, Assassins, Cliffhanger, etc.. He rarely made the mistake of getting out of his type of genre. Not like 'Jingle all the Way' or 'Kindergarten Cop'. 

[Ruffneck]

Id go with Stallone on the strength of the Rocky and Rambo movies

They have both made some entertaining shit in their time though 

[danielson]

Stallone I guess. Arnold had 3 great Terminator films, Predator 1 was f*ckin incredible even today and Conan was decent. Stallone had 4 great Rockys and 4 awesome Rambos, Assassins, Cliffhanger, etc.. He rarely made the mistake of getting out of his type of genre. Not like 'Jingle all the Way' or 'Kindergarten Cop'. 

He did once, but that was about it.

[dantelis]

Arnold.  I'd actually watch an Arnold movie over again.  Don't know that I've ever watched a Stallone movie more than once.

Rocky was good and Oscar-worthy, but Sly screwed it up by putting out the piss-poor sequels and ruined the original film.