movies can be a challenge. It’s been proven end the years that high-octane films don’t need mập be viewed on a big màn hình hiển thị bự get your pulse pounding, và now there are plenty of explosion-heavy films available mập stream. It can be hard mập pick what béo watch, so sánh we’re here mập help .Whether you’re in the mood for something with a star-studded cast lượt thích The Gray Man or The Harder They Fall, a John Wick-esque revenge thriller lượt thích Kate, or a musical epic lượt thích RRR, there’s something for everyone in the danh sách below. Plus, everything in our guide is available in both the US và the UK, so sánh you can kick back with the best Netflix action movies from whichever side of the pond you’re on. So what are you waiting for ? Scroll on, & get inspired by our ultimate viewing guide .
The best Netflix action movies out now
The Gray Man
The directors of Avengers : Endgame sure know how béo attract an all-star cast. This giây phút around, however, The Russo Brothers have switched superheroes for superspies in their hot nhất thriller The Gray Man. Starring Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, & Regé-Jean Page, the movie follows a former spy on the run from the corrupt CIA – & the assassin they’ve hired lớn kill him. A chase around the globe ensues as Evans ‘ psychotic Lloyd Hansen attempts mập corner Gosling’s Sierra Six. And if the A-List line-up wasn’t enough mập chiến thắng you end, then the big-budget spectacle could be just the action fix you’re after given it’s reportedly Netflix’s most expensive movie lớn date .
RRR
( Image credit : Netflix )Are you ready for one of the wildest movies you’ve ever seen ? RRR is a masterpiece in Indian cinema. Directed by S. S. Rajamouli, the Telugu-language movie takes place in the 1920 s và centers on two revolutionaries, Alluri Sitarama Raju ( Ram Charan ) và Komaram Bheem ( N. T. Rama Rao Jr. ), in their explosive challenge of the British Raj .It’s lengthy at 182 minutes, but doesn’t waste a second, cramming in everything from fiery bow & arrow battles và motorcycle chases phệ men fighting alongside bloodied tigers. If none of that tickles your fancy, firstly, what more bởi vì you want ? Secondly, fear not, it also features a lãng mạn subplot, a sweet bromance, và a couple of musical numbers, too. No surprise it made huge amounts of money at the box office .
The Harder They Fall
( Image credit : Netflix )Trumpeted by Netflix as a ‘ new-school western ‘, The Harder They Fall in fact takes the staples of old-school westerns ( bandits, ngân hàng jobs, train robberies, rowdy taverns, shootouts ) but blends them all together in a manner that feels fresh và vibrant. Towns populated by Đen people are painted in vivid hues, while an all-white town is literally that – stores built with pale wood & streets coated with sawdust shavings lượt thích snowflakes. Director Jeymes Samuel is a stylist, given mập arresting compositions & whizz-bang set-pieces, but he isn’t afraid béo let his magnificent actors simply lock eyes và jaw .The Harder They Fall
6.6 / 10
80 %
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Lou
( Image credit : Netflix )Starring Allison Janney, Logan Marshall-Green, và Jurnee Smollett, Lou has been liked Khủng Taken và John Wick, & those comparisons are sure phệ catch the attention of action movie enthusiasts. Directed by Westworld’s Anna Foerster, its premise is simple : Janney plays the titular mother, who teams up with the mysterious woman next door mập save her kidnapped daughter .The mission pushes both of them phệ their physical và mental limits, while also exposing shocking secrets about their respective pasts .
Red Notice
( Image credit : Netflix )Early in Netflix’s globe-trotting romp Red Notice, a priceless artifact is revealed mập be a clever giả by the application of a fizzy drink. You won’t need sugary beverages lớn catch writer / director Rawson Marshall Thurber’s comedy-thriller out, because it’s exactly what it seems béo be : a starry & undemanding caper, with Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Reynolds, và Gal Gadot sticking lượt thích fingerprints lớn character type .Reynolds plays master art thief Nolan Booth, whom we first encounter pursued by Johnson’s FBI profiler John Hartley for stealing said artifact. Various twists, turns, surprise incarcerations, và quips about Johnson’s physique later, Booth & Hartley reluctantly unite lớn best the Bishop ( Gadot ), the super-thief who routinely outwits them. Will these relative rookies-in-crime manage lớn make their moves before the Bishop calls checkmate ?
Army of Thieves
( Image credit : Netflix )Set six years before cương thi heist movie Army of the Dead, Army of Thieves focusses on the nervous Ludwig Dieter, played by Matthias Schweighöfer, who also directs the movie. We’re in the early days of the xác sống outbreak & Ludwig is just starting his safecracking days when he’s hired by a mysterious woman phệ carry out a heist with a ragtag bunch of aspiring thieves. The cast also includes trò chơi of Thrones ‘ Nathalie Emmanuel and British comedian Guz Khan, while Zack Snyder executive produces. This one’s a fun flick that’s essentially part-Fast và Furious, part-comedy actioner that will sate any fans of Army of the Dead .
Kate
( Image credit : Netflix )Mary Elizabeth Winstead gives John Wick a run for his money in Kate, Netflix’s action thriller. Joined by Woody Harrelson và trò chơi of Thrones ‘ Michiel Huisman, Winstead plays the titular role, an assassin who finds out she only has 24 hours béo live after being poisoned. She decides béo spend her last moments going on a manhunt through Tokyo và befriends the daughter ( Miku Martineau ) of a past target in the process. Ignore the naysayers who say this one’s simply another knock-off of Keanu Reeves ‘ action franchise – Kate strikes out on her own, making for an engaging romp that’s well worth a watch .
Army of the Dead
( Image credit : Netflix )Zack Snyder’s latest offering is an action-packed quái vật heist movie that sees a nhóm of mercenaries venture into an undead-ridden Las Vegas mập crack a near impenetrable safe, with the promise of a huge reward. The problem is, Vegas is phối bự be nuked in just hours – và if that wasn’t enough béo get the adrenaline pumping, a lot of the zombies the crew encounter are faster, stronger, & smarter than you’ve seen before. Expect plenty of chết vs. living showdowns. The cast includes Dave Bautista, Ella Purnell, Ana de la Reguera, Matthias Schweighöfer, Omari Hardwick, & Tig Notaro .Army of the Dead5.7 / 1075 %Watch at AmazonPrimeVideo( opens in mới nhất tab )Watch at Netflix( opens in mới ra tab )
The Old Guard
( Image credit : Netflix )Charlize Theron headlines this popular graphic novel adaptation, a glorious mash of fight sequences và fantasy lore that plays the part of a modern-day actioner. The Old Guard follows a band of do-gooding mercenaries, led by Theron’s Andy, who also happen lớn be immortal. Through the ages, they’ve managed bự keep their heads xuống dốc và dispense with vigilante justice undetected, but the advent of công nghệ soon makes that impossible .Not nội dung Khủng rely solely on its cool ” unstoppable warriors ” schtick – that’s unveiled in an early show-stopping sequence – the movie kicks serious ass on every front. Director Gina Prince-Bythewood showcases her flair for marrying together a tight story with likable characters. Oh, & it’s got a romance for the ages, too .The Old Guard6.6 / 1070 %Watch at Netflix( opens in hot nhất tab )Watch at Netflix( opens in mới nhất tab )
The Lovebirds
( Image credit : Netflix )A brisk, laugh-packed buddy comedy mix kết thúc the course of one night. Nope, we’re not talking your standard ‘ 80 s male-fronted pics. The Lovebirds takes that concept & splices it with the remnants of a fairy tale love story, opening on a couple, Jibran và Leilani, on their way mập a tiệc nhỏ that they chưa bao giờ reach because they fight in the oto và decide mập break-up. It’s tense, not particularly fun, và all feels a little grim. Until Jibran accidentally hits a cyclist who refuses their help .Things spiral from that point, sending the duo into harm’s way repeatedly kết thúc the evening. They encounter a host of crooks who want Khủng kill them, naturally making them work together as a nhóm béo survive their ordeal. It’s hardly reinventing the wheel, but it’s worth a watch thanks bự the comedic chops of Kumail Nanjiani & Issa Rae, a duo that delivers both gags và surprisingly solid beatdowns throughout .The Lovebirds6.1 / 1051 %Watch at Apple TV( opens in mới nhất tab )
Wheelman
( Image credit : Netflix )You might know him as Crossbones from the MCU, or as that guy from The Purge movies. Here Frank Grillo plays a getaway driver – aka the wheelman of the tiêu đề – thrown into an unfortunate phối of circumstances when a heist goes wrong. With a oto đầy đủ of cash & no idea who framed him, it’s up mập him phệ figure out what happened, even though he’s no idea who he can trust .Dubbed a thriller và a neo-noir, with flashes of melodrama, you can safely Call it all of those things. By the thời gian the kết thúc rolls around, there’s no doubting this is a balls-to-the-wall actioner. And really, who doesn’t lượt thích a good oto chase movie ? Even when they’re bad they’re still a blast. Luckily, Wheelman is an excellent experiment in blending thrills và action, with a brisk running phút giây that will make it tốc độ by .
The Siege of Jadotville
( Image credit : Netflix )The Siege of Jadotville is inspired by the experiences of the 157 – strong Irish Army during their 1961 UN peacekeeping mission in Congo. It’s hard lớn believe that Jamie Dornan, he of Fifty Shades, can deliver on the dramatic action front but he’s at the top of his game as Commandant Pat Quinlan in this Netflix Original. He leads his 150 men into battle with a world-weariness that seems baked-in, taking them on a life-changing mission bự hold steady a fort from 3,000 Congolese troops .Part of director Richie Smyth’s kế hoạch béo toughen up his actors before shooting was bự ensure that their experiences felt real. He made all of them attend a soldier training camp … & boy, does it show. That’s how you bring a layer of emotional truth bự a movie lượt thích this .
The Night Comes For Us
( Image credit : Netflix )Fancy watching something that will make your soul shake ? Give this a go. It’s a blistering actioner that seldom takes its foot off the gas. Keeping the story simple works as an anchor, a way phệ let the action run riot, which you want with a star lượt thích The Raid’s Iko Uwais in charge. Here he plays a triad thug called Ito, who at the last minute turns on his fellow enforcers, when he spies a young girl in the village they’re currently slaying. Choosing mập save her life, & waste his comrades, Ito must vì whatever it takes phệ protect the child .Cinema’s gone pretty far in terms of what’s deemed, well, acceptable, pushing the limits of good taste phệ the extreme. The Night Comes For Us charges lao dốc that route, somehow extending previous ideas on end the top violence & relentless barrage of gore. You will not see another action movie lượt thích it this year .
Da 5 Bloods
( Image credit : Netflix )Not a classic action movie, but features enough war-torn action phệ certainly find itself on this danh sách. Da 5 Bloods is directed by Spike Lee and tells the story of four US veterans ( played by Delroy Lindo, Clarke Peters, Isiah Whitlock Jr, Norm Lewis ) returning Khủng Vietnam béo locate & repatriate the remains of their squad leader ( played by Chadwick Boseman ) .There’s also the little matter of finding a trunk of gold bullion they buried during the war – it was intended Khủng pay locals for their help against the Viet Cong, but when it went xuống dốc with a CIA plane, our heroes took it for themselves. This is a frequently fierce, fascinating picture, & that’s why it’s classed here as one of the best Netflix action movies available now .Da 5 Bloods6.5 / 1053 %Watch at Netflix( opens in hot nhất tab )Watch at Netflix( opens in mới nhất tab )
The Wandering Earth
( Image credit : Netflix )Watching Chinese box-office smash The Wandering Earth, it seems as if its screenwriter mainlined every ‘ 90 s Hollywood disaster movie then promptly declared ” Hold all the beers in the world. ” The sweaty-browed machismo of American popcorn entertainment is nothing compared bự what’s being dubbed China’s first proper sci-fi blockbuster. The story somehow surpasses them all .Earth is in dire straits as the sun is on the cusp of dying out, making life on the planet uninhabitable. Scientists pepper the Earth’s surface with 10,000 rocket thrusters, enabling Earth Khủng be directed mập a hot nhất star system … as long as they also avoid pesky Jupiter’s gravity. It’s ambitious-as-hell yet director Frank Gwo & his đội somehow juggle the superb ensemble cast along with a series of showy visuals for an at-times arresting disaster actioner .The Wandering Earth5.9 / 1051 %
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Code 8
( Image credit : Netflix )We’re in a post-MCU world now where the superhero schtick is no longer counterculture. As a result, we’re now getting more fun, straight-to-streaming pics lượt thích Code tám, phối in a world where roughly bốn % of the population is born with abilities. Alas, this circumstance is sadly not met with excitement by the majority of citizens who cower away from ” Powers “, including Connor ( Robbie Amell ), a twenty-something labourer struggling béo pay for his mother’s medical bills. He harnesses his electrokinetic powers và joins forces with a criminal gang, in order lớn raise the cash .Arrowverse heroes & real-life cousins Robbie và Stephen Amell co-star, after having raised the financing for the film through Kickstarter. It’s their on-screen dynamic that truly sells it, with the older Amell playing the thuggish crook who enlists Connor. Writer-director Jeff Chan hardly has the type of budget typically tossed at superhero fare, yet this grittier take on an X-Men-esque world delivers plenty of compelling action sequences .
Outside the Wire
( Image credit : Netflix )Set in the near future, Outside the Wire centers around a civil war between pro-Russian insurgents và local resistances in Ukraine leads the US lớn deploy peacekeeping forces. It stars Anthony Mackie ( who also produced the movie ) as an apk officer who works with a drone pilot, played by Damson Idris, mập stop a global catastrophe. Emily Beecham, Michael Kelly, & Pilou Asbæk also star. The movie was directed by Swedish filmmaker Mikael Håfström, who’s also helmed thrillers lượt thích 2013 ‘ s Escape Plan starring Sylvester Stallone & Arnold Schwarzenegger .
Project Power
( Image credit : Netflix )Another Netflix Original, Project Power stars Jamie Foxx, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, & Dominique Fishback. It follows a drug dealer ( Fishback ), a police officer ( Gordon-Levitt ), & a former soldier ( Foxx ) in a near-future New Orleans who nhóm up mập stop the distribution of a pill that gives the user superpowers for five minutes. The movie was directed by Henry Joost & Ariel Schulman, the duo behind Paranormal Activity tam và Paranormal Activity bốn. Colson Baker, Rodrigo Santoro, Amy Landecker, và Allen Maldonado also star .Project nguồn6/1046 %Watch at Amazon Instant Video( opens in mới nhất tab )
Extraction
( Image credit : Netflix )Sinking USD 65 million dollars into its action spectacle Extraction, it’s no wonder Netflix chose phệ, as they say, go balls-to-the-wall on every front. Nabbing Chris Hemsworth for the lead was a masterstroke, but the big get aside from Thor is its director Sam Hargrave, who also happens mập be an MCU stunt performer. Much lượt thích John Wick saw noted stunt genius Chad Stahelski take the reins as director for the first phút giây, Hargrave gets that same chance mập lens action the way a stuntman experiences it .And that’s largely why the plot might not matter much. Who’s fussed about specifics when your director’s strapping himself into a oto for a 12 – minute take of a high-speed oto chase ? Granted, the story’s a decent enough tale of a sultry mercenary who accepts a job Khủng locate the kidnapped son of an international crime lord, but it’s not going bự change the face of cinema. Come for Hemsworth playing a slightly more serious role, và stay for the terrific action mix pieces .
Beasts of No Nation
( Image credit : Netflix )One of Netflix’s very first productions was a bold proposition indeed ; a war movie in a fictional African country, performed for long stretches in Twi ( a dialect of the Akan language spoken in Ghana ), about a child soldier groomed for violence by a simultaneously terrifying và magnetic commandant. Beasts of No Nation plays out in just as bleak a manner as the premise suggests, leaving the viewer morally conflicted & emotionally exhausted .In a movie that’s equal parts thrilling và harrowing, Idris Elba delivers an absolute masterclass in his role as the commandant. You watch him groom a child for war và perform several war crimes, và yet, somehow, you still find yourself wanting mập root for him. And no less of a revelation is the young Abraham Attah as Agu .
Triple Frontier
( Image credit : Netflix )Think of Triple Frontier as Ocean’s Eleven with a military slant. J.C Chandor directs from a script he co-wrote with Zero Dark Thirty ‘ s Mark Boal for the testosterone movie of the year, that tells of a nhóm of former Special Forces Operatives who band together bự rob a noted cartel drug lord. It’s hardly mới nhất, plot-wise, but the movie brings out plenty of surprises beneath its pecs. Notably, its cast manages phệ venture into interesting territory with their characters, who find themselves in dire straits when a simple kế hoạch goes wrong .Oscar Isaac leads as Santiago ” Pope ” Garcia, a DEA Agent who reunites his former đội ( Ben Affleck on top khung, Charlie Hunnam, Pedro Pascal, & Garrett Hedlund ) Khủng carry out the heist, that undoubtedly doesn’t pan out the way they expect. Netflix struck gold with this winning full bộ of top-shelf A-listers, taut, precision scripting, và great action sequences that have your heart in your throat. One of the best action movies on Netflix, Triple Frontier packs equal amounts of brawn và brain & is eminently watchable .
The Debt Collector
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Non-Netflix original available in US/UK
Several collaborations deep, & action champ Scott Adkins và director Jesse Johnson’s established rapport continues mập, well, put Adkins into increasingly-hairy situations where the only way out is through … someone’s face. The pair typically ramp up the Guy Ritchie-esque British crime thriller template, yet this phút giây they relocate Khủng sunny Los Angeles where Adkins ’ dedicated martial arts teacher French is struggling lớn keep his dojo open .He quickly accepts a job as a debt collector that connects him with Sue, a former B-movie ninja expert, whose shabby aesthetic masks his thunderous desire bự break people’s legs. Johnson và Adkins are in their element here. The stunt coordinator-turned director dispenses with scene-after-scene of action-comedy genius, clearly comfortable with both at this point in his career .
6 Underground
( Image credit : Netflix )Starring Ryan Reynolds và directed by Michael Bay, this movie follows a nhóm of, you guessed it, six people. All of them are highly skilled và capable of taking xuống dốc even the most untouchable of targets. Their aim this phút giây màn is a dictator in Turkistan, named Rovach Alimov .Though this film didn’t vì that well with critics, it’s still packed with action, và Reynolds ‘ performance as the lead character has been praised. 6 Underground is a great choice for a slice of explosive escapism, especially if you’re already a Bay người hâm mộ .
Okja
( Image credit : Netflix )A near-future sci-fi flick by Snowpiercer director Bong Joon-ho, this is exactly the type of Netflix Original the world needs : funny, weird, và utterly charming. Part environmental parable, part bleeding heart manifesto, the movie follows, Mija, a 10 – year old whose best friend is a super-pig called Okja. When the lab that created her friend steal the swine away from her, Mija embarks on an adventure mập retrieve Okja that takes her across the globe .Unlike the brutal, bleak landscape of Snowpiecer, Okja showcases Joon-Ho ‘ s softer side. It’s oddball và wacky but packed with a ton of heart. One of Netflix’s first movies that manages lớn juggle different ideas without losing sight of the goal ; a real genre-blending effort. Oh, và Tilda Swinton. Anything that involves Tilda Swinton is worth watching .
The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf
( Image credit : Netflix )A spin-off of The Witcher Netflix series, Nightmare of the Wolf serves as an origin story for Geralt’s ( Henry Cavill ) mentor & fellow witcher Vesemir, voiced by Theo James. A servant on a nobleman’s estate, Vesemir longs mập explore the Continent & find his destiny. Sherlock’s Lara Pulver is Tetra, a sorceress descended from one of the Continent’s first mages. She và her followers work phệ keep peace on the Continent by ensuring that magic is not abused. Graham McTavish voices warrior-leader Deglan, while Mary McDonnell is noblewoman Lady Zerbst .Kwang Il Han directed the movie, while Beau DeMayo wrote the script, & The Witcher showrunner & executive producer Lauren Schmidt Hissrich is on board as a producer. Han is part of Studio Mir, who worked on the series The Legend of Korra, and DeMayo has also written và produced on the original Witcher series .
If you’ve seen all of these action flicks, then make sure phệ kiểm tra out our guides phệ the best Netflix shows và the best Netflix movies next .
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