The best action movies on Netflix right now

Our list of the best action movies on Netflix may not have the summer’s biggest hit (Deadpool & Wolverine), but it does have plenty of entertainment for the spooky season and beyond. With a ton of high-quality original action flicks and a host of classics and under-the-radar hits, Netflix’s action collection is one of its best. However, scrolling for an action movie has kind of the opposite effect of actually watching the movie. That’s why we’ve fallen on the sword for you and scoured the collection to give you the best of the best.

This October, four movies join this list: Salt, Bad Boys: Ride or Die, Escape Plan, and 2010’s Robin Hood. Read on for the complete list of the best action movies on Netflix now.

We’ve also curated guides to the best new movies to stream, the best movies on Netflix, the best action movies on Amazon Prime, the best action movies on Disney+, and the best action movies on Hulu if you’re looking for additional recommendations.

Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024)

54%

pg-13

115m

Genre

Action, Crime, Thriller, Comedy

Stars

Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Vanessa Hudgens

Directed by

Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah

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In one of the biggest movies of the summer, Will Smith and Martin Lawrence return for a third time as the Bad Boys of the Miami PD. In Bad Boys: Ride or Die, Mike Lowery (Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Lawrence) fight to clear the name of their late former captain, who’s been framed for corruption. But when things go awry, they soon find themselves on the run, too. Now, they’re going to throw all they’ve got back at the system. It’s the biggest, most explosive Bad Boys yet, so it’s no surprise that Smith and Lawrence played major roles in the production itself.

Salt (2010)

65%

pg-13

100m

Genre

Action, Mystery, Thriller

Stars

Angelina Jolie, Liev Schreiber, Chiwetel Ejiofor

Directed by

Phillip Noyce

Watch on Netflix

When a defector accuses her of being a Russian spy, CIA officer Evelyn Salt (Angelina Jolie) is forced to go on the run to exonerate herself. Utilizing all of her experience and covert operative skills, Salt’s efforts to prove her innocence cause the powers that be to suspect that she really is a Russian agent determined not to get caught. As Salt continues to protect her husband and stay one step ahead of the CIA, narratives and truths begin to blur. Not even the audience knows the true answer to “Who is Salt?” Jolie shines in a deliberately opaque role while Liev Schreiber and Chiwetel Ejiofor round out a strong cast.

Escape Plan (2013)

49%

r

115m

Genre

Action, Thriller

Stars

Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jim Caviezel

Directed by

Mikael Håfström

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Sylvester Stallone leads a star-studded cast of action stars in Escape Plan. Ray Breslin (Stallone) is the world’s foremost authority on structural security, including prisons. He’s spent a career analyzing prisons and learning survival skills to design escape-proof prisons. When he’s framed and incarcerated inside a maximum security prison, Ray needs to draw on all of his expertise and develop a few allies to escape and find the person who framed him. Stallone leads a cast that includes Arnold Schwarzenegger, Vincent D’Onofrio, Vinnie Jones, Sam Neill, and 50 Cent.

Robin Hood (2010)

53%

pg-13

140m

Genre

Action, Adventure, History

Stars

Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, Max von Sydow

Directed by

Ridley Scott

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Ridley Scott’s (Gladiator 2) grounded, big-budget adaptation of the classic tale stars Russell Crowe as the titular hero, with a twist. Robin Longstride (Crowe) is an expert archer, fighting in the service of King Richard on the way home from the Crusades. After a battle, Robin stumbles across the body of Robert of Loxley, and he promises to return the man’s sword to his family in Nottingham. Upon his arrival, Robin soon learns that Nottingham is suffering under the tyrannical rule of a corrupt sheriff and crippling taxation. While falling for Robert’s spirited widow, Lady Marion (Cate Blanchett), Robin works to raise a militia to toss off the yoke of upper-class injustices.

Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

71%

pg-13

114m

Genre

Action, Science Fiction

Stars

Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, Bill Paxton

Directed by

Doug Liman

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In Edge of Tomorrow, Major Bill Cage (Tom Cruise) has never seen a second of combat. As the global response to an alien invasion grows dire, he’s thrown straight into the trenches. In what amounts to a suicide mission, Cage is killed within minutes. However, he wakes up on the same day before the battle. Again, he’s sent to war, killed, and wakes up on the same day. Realizing he’s caught in a time loop and forced to fight the same battle every day, Cage hones his skills with a key ally, Special Forces legend Rita Vrataski (Emily Blunt). Through sheer trial and error, Cage gets closer to figuring out how to defeat the alien horde.

Jaws (1975)

87%

pg

124m

Genre

Horror, Thriller, Adventure

Stars

Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss

Directed by

Steven Spielberg

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An all-time classic, Jaws and two of its sequels are now on Netflix. It’s the peak ofsummer in Amity Island, a seaside community that depends on the tourism revenue during beach season to survive the year. When a dangerous great white shark begins attacking swimmers, the mayor refuses to close the beaches. Instead, he enlists the town’s chief of police (Roy Scheider), a marine biologist (Richard Dreyfus), and a local shark hunter (Robert Shaw) to find and eliminate the sea monster.

The Expendables (2010)

45%

r

103m

Genre

Thriller, Adventure, Action

Stars

Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li

Directed by

Sylvester Stallone

Watch on Netflix

Love ensembles? Then you might like The Expendables trilogy, which is basically a chance for Sylvester Stallone to make explosions with his buddies. The first film stars Stallone as Barney Ross, the leader of a highly skilled mercenary outfit commissioned to assassinate the dictator of a small South American island. No sanctioned military group will take on the job, so The Expendables covertly enter the island, uncovering its true nature. The loaded cast of action heroes includes Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Eric Roberts, Stone Cold Steve Austin, and Randy Couture.

300 (2007)

52%

7.6/10

r

116m

Genre

Action, Adventure, War

Stars

Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, Dominic West

Directed by

Zack Snyder

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This is Sparta! Perhaps the most Zack Snyder of all Zack Snyder movies, 300 has become so iconic in meme culture that it’s easy to forget it’s a great watch (or rewatch). Based on Frank Miller’s graphic novel, 300 tells the story of the ancient Battle of Thermopylae, in which King Leonidas (Gerard Butler) and 300 Spartans held Xerxes and his massive army of Persians at bay, sparing the rest of Greece the time to unite and raise an army to respond to the invasion.

Godzilla Minus One (2023)

83%

pg-13

124m

Genre

Science Fiction, Horror, Action

Stars

Ryunosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe, Yuki Yamada

Directed by

Takashi Yamazaki

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Netflix has had Japanese mega hit Godzilla Minus One for a while, but now the platform also adds the gorgeous Minus Color version. Post-World War II Japan is scorched and devastated. But when Godzilla suddenly emerges and threatens to completely annihilate the remains, the country falls from zero to minus one. With no military intervention or government help available, survivors band together to fight off the ultimate horror.

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015)

56%

pg-13

116m

Genre

Comedy, Action, Adventure

Stars

Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander

Directed by

Guy Ritchie

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Guy Ritchie adapts the popular 1960s TV show about the forced partnership of CIA agent Napoleon Solo (Henry Cavill) and KGB agent Illya Kuryakin (Armie Hammer). When a mysterious international criminal organization threatens to destabilize the fragile balance of power by proliferating nuclear weapons and technology, Solo and Kuryakin must put aside their hostilities to share information and skills. Their only lead is Gaby Teller (Alicia Vikander), the daughter of a vanished German scientist who holds the key to infiltrating the organization.

Jack Reacher (2012)

50%

pg-13

130m

Genre

Crime, Drama, Thriller, Action

Stars

Tom Cruise, Rosamund Pike, Richard Jenkins

Directed by

Christopher McQuarrie

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Both of Tom Cruise’s Jack Reacher movies are now on Netflix. In the first, based on Lee Child’s novel One Shot, a trained military sniper is identified as the primary perp after the shooting murder of five people. The sniper demands Jack Reacher (Cruise), an enigmatic ex-Army investigator, be brought in. Reacher believes the authorities have the right man, but agrees to help the sniper’s attorney nonetheless. What soon seemed like a slam dunk leads Reacher down a path toward an unexpected — and vicious — enemy.

Fury (2014)

65%

r

135m

Genre

War, Drama, Action

Stars

Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman

Directed by

David Ayer

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David Ayer’s Fury is one of the coolest, most ferocious depictions of tank warfare you’ll see. In the final months of World War II in the European theatre, U.S. Army sergeant “Wardaddy” (Wolfs star Brad Pitt) leads the Sherman tank nicknamed “Fury” and its five-man crew on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. Completely outnumbered and outgunned, Fury’s crew uses every ounce of guts, cunning, and firepower to deliver a fatal blow to the Nazis.

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (2024)

56%

r

115m

Genre

Action, Comedy, Crime

Stars

Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, John Ashton

Directed by

Mark Molloy

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Eddie Murphy is back as Beverly Hills detective Axel Foley in Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F. Forty years after the original film, Foley is leading a quieter life until his daughter (Taylour Paige) receives a death threat. Teaming up with her, old buddies Billy Rosewood (Judge Reinhold) and John Taggart (John Ashton), and new detective Bobby Abbott (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), Foley works to get to the bottom of the threat… and uncover an unsettling conspiracy in the process.

Zombieland (2009)

73%

r

88m

Genre

Comedy, Horror

Stars

Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Emma Stone

Directed by

Ruben Fleischer

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In a postapocalyptic world swarming with zombies, Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg) has survived by running from everything that scares him. Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson) has kicked the crap out of practically everything that moves. Each has survived in their own ways, but when they’re forced to team up on a cross-country journey, surviving one another may prove to be the most difficult challenge of all.

Captain Phillips (2013)

82%

pg-13

134m

Genre

Action, Drama, Thriller

Stars

Tom Hanks, Barkhad Abdi, Barkhad Abdirahman

Directed by

Paul Greengrass

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Based on a true story, Captain Phillips earned six Oscar nominations while turning up the oceanic action. In 2009, Captain Richard Phillips (Tom Hanks) leads a commercial crew on a cargo ship traveling from Oman to Kenya. While traversing through waters off the coast of Somalia, they’re hunted by a pirate crew led by Muse (Barkhad Abdi), a man desperate to make a name for himself in his village. When Muse’s crew astonishingly makes it aboard the massive ship, it becomes the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in 200 years, precipitating a standoff with the U.S. Navy.

1917 (2019)

78%

r

119m

Genre

War, Action, Drama, History

Stars

George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Mark Strong

Directed by

Sam Mendes

Watch on Netflix

Nominated for 10 Academy Awards, 1917 is one of the most electrifying movies you’ll see about World War I. At the height of the war, British soldiers Schofield (George MacKay) and Blake (Dean-Charles Chapman) are ordered to cross enemy territory to deliver a message that would save hundreds of soldiers from an ambush, including Blake’s brother. The task, however, is nearly impossible, requiring navigating a gauntlet of trenches, razor wire, bombs, and hazardous gas.

The Matrix Resurrections (2021)

63%

r

147m

Genre

Science Fiction, Action, Adventure

Stars

Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

Directed by

Lana Wachowski

Watch on Netflix

More than a decade after the first trilogy, Lana Wachowski brought the world back to The Matrix. Thomas Anderson (Keanu Reeves) is once again living unawares in what he considers the real world, working on a video game that he continually pulls from his dreams: The Matrix. When Trinity (Star Wars: The Acolyte‘s Carrie-Anne Moss) shows up to pull him down the rabbit hole once again, Mr. Anderson must remember what it was to be Neo to take on a more secure, stronger, and dangerous Matrix than ever.

Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire (2023)

31%

pg-13

134m

Genre

Science Fiction, Drama, Action

Stars

Sofia Boutella, Michiel Huisman, Ed Skrein

Directed by

Zack Snyder

Watch on Netflix

Netflix is the exclusive home for Zack Snyder’s action-packed sci-fi war epic Rebel Moon. After mysterious warrior Kora (Sofia Boutella) crash lands on a foreign planet, she makes a quiet life among the peaceful farmers. But when the tyrannical Regent Balisarius (Fra Free) discovers the farmers have unwittingly supplied insurgents hunted by the Motherworld, they become the target of imperial wrath. Now, Kora must take up arms and lead her newfound people into a rebellion they didn’t ask for. Part two of Rebel Moon is now available on Netflix, too.

Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)

55%

6.5/10

pg-13

119m

Genre

Action, Comedy, Drama, Thriller

Stars

Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Vince Vaughn

Directed by

Doug Liman

Watch on Netflix

A remake of the 1940s movie of the same name (and now the inspiration for an Amazon Original), Mr. and Mrs. Smith stars Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie as John and Jane Smith, an ordinary suburban couple with a lifeless marriage. Each, however, harbors a secret. They are both assassins for rival organizations, and when the truth comes out, they’ll either have to kill each other or kill anyone else who threatens their newly-discovered passion for one another.

Mortal Kombat (2021)

44%

r

110m

Genre

Action, Fantasy, Adventure

Stars

Lewis Tan, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson

Directed by

Simon McQuoid

Watch on Netflix

Violent enough to do the classic videogames justice, Mortal Kombat finds MMA fighter Cole Young (Lewis Tan) down on his luck, getting beaten to a pulp for money, and not rising up the ranks. But when Outworld’s Emperor Shang Tsung sends Sub-Zero to hunt Cole down, he soon discovers the truth of his heritage and why Shang Tsung wants Cole dead before he can compete in Mortal Kombat, the ultimate battle for control of Earthrealm. Trying to save his family, Cole joins Lord Raiden, protector of Earthrealm, at his temple to train to stand against the ferocious Outworld adversaries.

Baby Driver (2017)

86%

r

113m

Genre

Action, Crime

Stars

Ansel Elgort, Kevin Spacey, Lily James

Directed by

Edgar Wright

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Baby (Tokyo Vice‘s Ansel Elgort) is a talented young getaway driver with an incredible soundtrack that’s always playing while he’s working. When he meets Debora (The Iron Claw‘s Lily James), he sees a chance and a reason to get out of the criminal life. But when he’s coerced into a heist that’s doomed to fail by crime boss, Doc (Kevin Spacey), he’ll need every ounce of his wits and skills to make a clean getaway.

Damsel (2024)

pg-13

109m

Genre

Adventure, Fantasy

Stars

Millie Bobby Brown, Nick Robinson, Robin Wright

Directed by

Juan Carlos Fresnadillo

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Flipping the script on the medieval knight-saves-damsel-from-dragon tale, Damsel stars Millie Bobby Brown as Princess Elodie, a dutiful damsel who agrees to marry a handsome prince (Nick Robinson). But instead of living happily ever after, Elodie soon discovers that the royal family has recruited her as a sacrifice to repay an ancient debt. She’s thrown into a cave with a fire-breathing dragon and forced to fight her way out.

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)

84%

pg

140m

Genre

Animation, Action, Adventure

Stars

Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Jason Schwartzman

Directed by

Joaquim Dos Santos, Justin K. Thompson, Kemp Powers

Watch on Netflix

One of the best movies of the summer and an early Oscar favorite, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse picks up the Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) saga where Miles is back to being Brooklyn’s one and only Spider-Man. Unfortunately, now that he knows the Multiverse exists and that there are others like him out there, he’s more lonely than ever. So when Gwen Stacy (Hailee Steinfeld) pops back into his life, Miles can’t resist following her only to discover the Spider Society, a massive organization of Spider-People dedicated to protecting the integrity of the Multiverse … and Miles is the only one who isn’t a member.

65 (2023)

40%

pg-13

92m

Genre

Science Fiction, Thriller, Drama

Stars

Adam Driver, Ariana Greenblatt, Chloe Coleman

Directed by

Scott Beck, Bryan Woods

Watch on Netflix

Dinosaurs vs. spacemen? Sure, why not! Adam Driver stars in the 2023 sleeper hit 65 as a space pilot downed in a catastrophic crash on a mysterious planet. Mills (Driver) quickly realizes he’s not on a foreign planet, though. He’s just on Earth 65 million years in the past. The prehistoric planet is riddled with strange terrain and dangerous creatures, but Mills and the one other survivor, Koa (Ariana Greenblatt), must brave the unforgiving world to reach their only chance of being rescued.

Emily the Criminal (2022)

75%

r

97m

Genre

Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Stars

Aubrey Plaza, Theo Rossi, Megalyn Echikunwoke

Directed by

John Patton Ford

Watch on Netflix

Locked out of the job market due to a criminal record and saddled with student debt, Emily (The White Lotus‘ Aubrey Plaza) takes a shady gig as a “dummy shopper,” buying goods with stolen credit cards. The cards are supplied by handsome middleman, Youcef (Theo Rossi), and the job comes with quick cash and a series of thrills Emily wasn’t prepared for. As Emily grows increasingly attracted to the lifestyle and to Youcef, the pair devise a plan to level up their criminal enterprise in Los Angeles.

Enola Holmes (2020)

68%

6.6/10

pg-13

123m

Genre

Mystery, Crime, Adventure

Stars

Millie Bobby Brown, Henry Cavill, Sam Claflin

Directed by

Harry Bradbeer

Watch on Netflix

Millie Bobby Brown stars as Sherlock Holmes’ unheralded kid sister, Enola, in this family-friendly mystery adventure. The world is on the brink of change in 1884 England, and Enola Holmes, raised in seclusion by her eccentric mother (Helena Bonham Carter), suddenly finds herself in the middle of a vast, terrifying political machine. After waking up to discover her mother missing, Enola is suddenly put under the charge of older brothers, Sherlock (Henry Cavill) and Mycroft (Sam Claflin), who decide to send her away to a finishing school for young ladies. Enola, however, refuses to believe that her mother is really gone, escapes, and sets out into London to unravel the mystery on her own. If you like this one, check out the sequel, which is also on Netflix.

All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)

78%

8.5/10

r

147m

Genre

Action, Drama, History, War

Stars

Felix Kammerer, Albrecht Schuch, Aaron Hilmer

Directed by

Edward Berger

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Today’s cinematic age of huge budgets and mind-blowing special effects help make the newest adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque’s seminal war novel All Quiet on the Western Front a worthy update to the classic 1930 film. Paul Baumer (Felix Kammerer), Albert Kropp (Aaron Hilmer), and Frantz Müller (Moritz Klaus) all dream of glory and are goaded into enlisting in the German Army by the romantic ideals of heroism flowing during World War I. Enthusiastic to fight for their country, the boys quickly lose their fervor when they arrive at the Western Front and are met with horrific conditions and the brutality of armed conflict.

Black Crab (2022)

Play

54%

5.6/10

r

109m

Genre

Action, Thriller

Stars

Noomi Rapace, Jakob Oftebro, Dar Salim

Directed by

Adam Berg

Watch on Netflix

Black Crab is a post-apocalyptic action-thriller from director and co-writer Adam Berg. Noomi Rapace stars as Caroline Edh, a talented speed skater who is recruited to a team of five soldiers in a world torn apart by a vicious war. Tasked with delivering a secret package to a research facility that could bring the fighting to an end, Caroline and her fellow operatives must make a daring trek behind enemy lines if there’s to be any hope for humanity. An icy-cold rendition of the familiar “save the world” action sub-genre, Black Crab is a propulsive film and an adrenaline ride that is buttressed by its harsh locales and brutal acts of war.

BLACK CRAB | Official Trailer | Netflix

The Vault (2021)

Play

50%

6.4/10

r

118m

Genre

Crime, Action, Thriller

Stars

Freddie Highmore, Astrid Bergès-Frisbey, Sam Riley

Directed by

Jaume Balagueró

Watch on Netflix

In director Jaume Balagueró’s The Vault, Freddie Highmore stars as Thom, a master engineer who takes up ranks with a talented team of professional thieves. The mission? Break into a hidden underground chamber located below the Bank of Spain to make off with the rumored riches lying within. With the plot unfolding against the backdrop of Spain’s World Cup, Thom and his associates must squeeze the most out of every last second if they’re to make off with the vault’s many prizes. An electric and entertaining film, The Vault may not bring too many original concepts to the fold, but its execution of traditional “experts thinking on their feet” action elements is what makes this one a winner.

THE VAULT | Official Trailer | Paramount Movies

Gunpowder Milkshake (2021)

Play

47%

6.0/10

r

114m

Genre

Action, Thriller, Crime

Stars

Karen Gillan, Lena Headey, Chloe Coleman

Directed by

Navot Papushado

Watch on Netflix

As a child, Sam (Karen Gillan) was abandoned by her mother, Scarlet (Lena Headey), when her life as an assassin overwhelmed her. In the present, Sam follows her mother’s footsteps as an assassin. However, Sam betrays her contract when she uses stolen money to pay the ransom for Emily (Chloe Coleman), a young girl under her protection. As rival assassins and criminals pursue Sam and Emily, Scarlet re-enters her life at an inopportune moment. If either mother or daughter wants to survive, they will have to work together. And as the title of Gunpowder Milkshake implies, there’s a lot of gunplay in this movie.

Gunpowder Milkshake | Karen Gillan & Lena Headey | Official Trailer | Netflix

Spectral (2016)

Play

6.3/10

pg-13

109m

Genre

Science Fiction, Thriller, Action

Stars

James Badge Dale, Emily Mortimer, Gonzalo Menendez

Directed by

Nic Mathieu

Watch on Netflix

Spectral was one of the early Netflix original films, and it poses an unusual problem for its lead character, Clyne (James Badge Dale). As a DARPA scientist, it’s Clyne’s job to investigate when U.S. soldiers in Moldova encounter ghost-like apparitions that can not be killed, harmed, or easily seen. After meeting up with General Orland (Bruce Greenwood) and his men, as well as CIA officer Fran Madison (Emily Mortimer), Clyne discovers that the apparitions are a man-made threat. But knowing this and finding a way of stopping them are two different things. And nothing seems to slow down their rampage.

Spectral | Official Trailer [HD] | Netflix

Army of the Dead (2021)

Play

57%

5.8/10

r

148m

Genre

Action, Adventure, Horror, Crime

Stars

Dave Bautista, Ella Purnell, Omari Hardwick

Directed by

Zack Snyder

Watch on Netflix

Zack Snyder got his start with his remake of Dawn of the Dead, but Army of the Dead is all his. After Las Vegas falls to the zombie plague, casino owner Bly Tanaka (Shōgun‘s Hiroyuki Sanada) wants to recover his lost millions from a vault before Sin City is nuked off the face of the Earth. That’s where Scott Ward (Dave Bautista) comes in. He’s an ex-mercenary who is convinced by Tanaka to put a team together and try to make it in and out of Vegas before the bombs drop. However, the mission is complicated when Scott’s estranged daughter, Kate Ward (Ella Purnell), insists on coming along. And none of Scott’s team is prepared for what they’ll find in the ruins of Vegas.

Army of the Dead | Official Trailer | Netflix

The Old Guard (2020)

Play

70%

6.6/10

r

125m

Genre

Action, Fantasy

Stars

Charlize Theron, KiKi Layne, Matthias Schoenaerts

Directed by

Gina Prince-Bythewood

Watch on Netflix

In a year largely without theaters, this comic book adaptation has stepped up to fill the blockbuster void. Charlize Theron headlines The Old Guard as Andy, a warrior who was once Andromache of Scythia. Andy and her fellow immortal mercs are exposed by ex-CIA spook James Copley (Chiwetel Ejiofor). However, Andy’s quest to reclaim her secrets is complicated by the emergence of Nile Freeman (KiKi Layne), a Marine who becomes the first new immortal in a long time. Andy reluctantly takes Nile under her wing as previously unknown enemies close in on them. We could be looking at a franchise here, as Theron herself told Variety that a sequel script is complete with filming to begin in early 2022.

The Old Guard | Official Trailer | Netflix

The Night Comes for Us (2018)

Play

69%

6.9/10

r

121m

Genre

Action, Thriller, Crime

Stars

Joe Taslim, Iko Uwais, Asha Kenyeri Bermudez

Directed by

Timo Tjahjanto

Watch on Netflix

The Night Comes for Us might legitimately be the goriest action flick in recent memory. Indonesian action films have an intensity that many of their American counterparts can’t match. Joe Taslim stars as Ito, an assassin for the South East Asian Triad. But when Ito is ordered to kill a young girl, Reina (Asha Kenyeri Bermudez), he turns against his masters. That’s why Ito’s former masters send his ex-friend, Arian (Iko Uwais), after both of them to finish the job. There will be blood … lots of it.

The Night Comes For Us | Official Trailer [HD] | Netflix

The King (2019)

Play

62%

7.2/10

r

140m

Genre

Drama, History, War

Stars

Timothée Chalamet, Joel Edgerton, Sean Harris

Directed by

David Michôd

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For those who prefer their action with a more historical bent, The King is a smartly reimagined, modernized version of Shakespeare’s Henry V. It’s too bad Shakespeare lived before the age of cinema because, with gorgeous cinematography, incredibly broad set pieces, and harrowing depictions of medieval war, director David Michôd delivers a glorious war movie. Wonka‘s Timothée Chalamet stars as young Henry V, an unaspiring heir who has the crown forced upon him after his father’s untimely death. Believing Henry weak and ineffectual, the Dauphin of France takes the opportunity to incite a war. But there’s more afoot than meets the eye. Robert Pattinson’s performance as the Dauphin alone is worth the watch.

The King - Timothée Chalamet | Official Teaser Trailer | Netflix Film

Wheelman (2017)

Play

66%

6.4/10

tv-ma

Genre

Action, Crime, Thriller

Stars

Frank Grillo, Wendy Moniz-Grillo, Caitlin Carmichael

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Frank Grillo tends to play a lot of villains or supporting characters and has appeared in a wide range of TV shows and movies, from Law & Order and Billions to Avengers: Endgame. But in Wheelman, Grillo gets to take the lead as the unnamed getaway driver who finds himself in over his head after a double-cross. Someone set up the Wheelman for a deadly fall, and he’s not going to take it lying down. Throughout the course of the movie, we learn a bit more about the Wheelman’s past and his broken family life. But the real attraction here is the dynamic driving and action scenes, which Grillo pulls off with gusto.

Wheelman | Official Trailer [HD] | Netflix

Triple Frontier (2019)

Play

61%

6.4/10

r

125m

Genre

Action, Thriller, Crime, Adventure

Stars

Ben Affleck, Oscar Isaac, Charlie Hunnam

Directed by

J.C. Chandor

Watch on Netflix

Netflix put together an all-star cast for Triple Frontier, with Ben Affleck, Oscar Isaac, Charlie Hunnam, Garrett Hedlund, and Pedro Pascal as a team of ex-Delta Force soldiers who reunite for a dangerous heist in South America. Affleck’s Tom “Redfly” Davis is the ringleader of the crew who convinces them to reunite in order to steal a fortune from a drug lord. However, Davis’ greed gets the best of him during the initial strike, leaving the team vulnerable as they attempt to escape the jungle with their newfound wealth and their lives. But the biggest threat to the team may come from within.

Triple Frontier | Official Trailer [HD] | Netflix

Burn Out (2018)

6.2/10

tv-ma

Genre

Action, Thriller

Stars

François Civil, Olivier Rabourdin, Manon Azem

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One of the benefits of Netflix is the ability to discover films that would have been under the radar without it. A case in point is Burn Out, a French thriller that stars Parisian actor François Civil as Tony Rodrigues, a semi-pro motorcyclist who finds himself outside of the law. To settle the debt of his ex, Leyla (Manon Azem), Tony agrees to be a courier for a drug dealer named Jordan (Samuel Jouy), which, of course, involves Tony zipping through traffic on his motorcycle at breakneck speeds. But when Jordan won’t allow Tony to end their arrangement, he has to call upon his friend, Miguel (Olivier Rabourdin), to make an even more dangerous play to escape.

Extraction (2020)

Play

56%

6.7/10

r

116m

Genre

Drama, Action, Thriller

Stars

Chris Hemsworth, Rudhraksh Jaiswal, Randeep Hooda

Directed by

Sam Hargrave

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As one of their first films following Avengers: Endgame, Joe and Anthony Russo re-teamed with Chris Hemsworth (Furiosa) for Extraction, a Netflix original. This particular comic book adaptation is much more down-to-earth, however, as Hemsworth’s black-ops mercenary, Tyler Rake, is recruited for a mission to protect Ovi Mahajan (Rudhraksh Jaiswal), the son of a local drug lord. Hemsworth’s performance carries the movie, and first-time director Sam Hargrave delivers next-level action and stunt sequences. This is one of the best popcorn flicks of recent memory, and it didn’t even need a theater.

Extraction | Official Trailer | Screenplay by JOE RUSSO Directed by SAM HARGRAVE | Netflix