If you are craving more thrills after seeing Deadpool & Wolverine, then our list of the best action movies on Netflix is for you! Netflix has put a major investment into its action collection in recent years, especially on the originals front.
This August, the collection gets even better. Led by the Minus Color version of Japanese monster hit Godzilla Minus One, this month’s additions are rounded out by The Man From U.N.C.L.E., Jack Reacher, and Fury. Read on for the complete list of the best actions movies on Netflix now.
We’ve also curated guides to 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.
Recently added to Netflix
-
Godzilla Minus One2023 -
-
Jack Reacher2012
-
Fury2014
Godzilla Minus One (2023)
83%
124m
Genre
Science Fiction, Horror, Action
Stars
Ryunosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe, Yuki Yamada
Directed by
Takashi Yamazaki
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%
116m
Genre
Comedy, Action, Adventure
Stars
Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander
Directed by
Guy Ritchie
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%
130m
Genre
Crime, Drama, Thriller, Action
Stars
Tom Cruise, Rosamund Pike, Richard Jenkins
Directed by
Christopher McQuarrie
Watch on Netflix
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%
135m
Genre
War, Drama, Action
Stars
Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman
Directed by
David Ayer
Watch on Netflix
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%
115m
Genre
Action, Comedy, Crime
Stars
Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, John Ashton
Directed by
Mark Molloy
Watch on Netflix
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.
Spider-Man (2002)
73%
7.4/10
121m
Genre
Action, Science Fiction
Stars
Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe, Kirsten Dunst
Directed by
Sam Raimi
Watch on Netflix
One of the most important movies to the modern superhero genre, Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man tells the Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) origin story we all now know and love. A strong student and hobbyist photographer, Parker is bitten by a genetically altered spider when on a school field trip. Overnight, he gains superhuman strength and the ability to cling to surfaces. But when his new powers aren’t enough to stop his Uncle Ben’s murder, Peter devotes his life to fighting crime while still balancing his academic future and budding relationship with Mary Jane Watson (Civil War‘s Kirsten Dunst).
Zombieland (2009)
73%
88m
Genre
Comedy, Horror
Stars
Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Emma Stone
Directed by
Ruben Fleischer
Watch on Netflix
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%
134m
Genre
Action, Drama, Thriller
Stars
Tom Hanks, Barkhad Abdi, Barkhad Abdirahman
Directed by
Paul Greengrass
Watch on Netflix
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.
Hit Man (2024)
83%
115m
Genre
Crime, Comedy, Romance
Stars
Glen Powell, Adria Arjona, Austin Amelio
Directed by
Richard Linklater
Watch on Netflix
Loosely based on the real story of Gary Johnson, celebrated director Richard Linklater (Boyhood, A Scanner Darkly, Before Sunrise) turns up the entertainment dial and unleashes leading man Glen Powell in Hit Man. Johnson (Powell) is a strait-laced professor who has a hidden talent: moonlighting as a fake hit man for the local police department. But when he meets his match in Maddy Master (Adria Arjona), it sets off a chain reaction of deception, romance, action, and mistaken identities.
1917 (2019)
78%
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.
Divergent (2014)
48%
139m
Genre
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
Stars
Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Zoë Kravitz
Directed by
Neil Burger
Watch on Netflix
A more family-friendly action option, Divergent is the first film in a trilogy based on the YA novels of the same name. Set in a world that divides people into factions based on personality types, Tris (Ferrari’s Shailene Woodley) has been placed into the persecuted Divergent faction. When she discovers a plot to eliminate Divergents, Tris teams up with Four (Theo James) to uncover the truth about the fear of Divergents and the depth of their power before the central power can strike.
The Matrix Resurrections (2021)
63%
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.
Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
81%
140m
Genre
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
Stars
Michelle Yeoh, Stephanie Hsu, Ke Huy Quan
Directed by
Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert
Watch on Netflix
The genre-bending hit Everything Everywhere All at Once was nominated for 11 Oscars, winning seven. Michelle Yeoh won Best Actress for her portrayal of Evelyn Wang, an immigrant running a failing laundromat, raising a wandering teenage daughter (Stephanie Hsu), and managing a limp relationship with a kind-but-ineffectual husband (Ke Huy Quan). Now, she’s also at the mercy of a ravenous IRS auditor (Jamie Lee-Curtis). Just as real life seems too much to bear, things get extra overwhelming when a more confident version of her husband from a parallel universe shows up claiming that Evelyn is the key to stopping an unraveling split in the multiverse.
Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire (2023)
31%
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.
The Equalizer (2014)
57%
132m
Genre
Thriller, Action, Crime
Stars
Denzel Washington, Marton Csokas, Chloë Grace Moretz
Directed by
Antoine Fuqua
Watch on Netflix
Now a trilogy and a network TV show, The Equalizer stars Denzel Washington as McCall, a former Black Ops commando who faked his death to settle down in Boston. But when he crosses paths with Teri (Chloë Grace Moretz), a young girl in trouble with the Russian mob, McCall removes himself from his self-imposed retirement to serve vengeance upon those who prey on the helpless. As his thirst for justice is reawakened, McCall adopts the mantle of The Equalizer.
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)
55%
6.5/10
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%
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.
The Matrix (1999)
73%
136m
Genre
Action, Science Fiction
Stars
Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss
Directed by
Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski
Watch on Netflix
One of the most beloved sci-fi and action movies of the last 30 years, The Matrix pushed special effects and storytelling boundaries in 1999. All three movies in the first trilogy are available on Netflix now. In the original, computer hacker Neo (Keanu Reeves) is hunted by the mysterious Agent Smith (Hugo Weaving). The mystery only deepens when he meets Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne), who tells Neo he’s been living in a virtual dream — the Matrix — built and maintained by machine overlords. Now, he can take the blue pill and go back to blissful ignorance or the red pill and join the resistance movement to free humanity.
Baby Driver (2017)
86%
113m
Genre
Action, Crime
Stars
Ansel Elgort, Kevin Spacey, Lily James
Directed by
Edgar Wright
Watch on Netflix
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.
The Accountant (2016)
51%
128m
Genre
Crime, Thriller, Drama
Stars
Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick, J.K. Simmons
Directed by
Gavin O'Connor
Watch on Netflix
Christian Wolff (Ben Affleck) is a small town CPA with a secret. He also works as a freelance accountant for some of the world’s largest and most dangerous criminal organizations. The Treasury Department’s Crime Enforcement Division, run by Ray King (J.K. Simmons) is closing in on him, leading Christian to take on a major legitimate client, where an accounting clerk (Anna Kendrick) has discovered a major discrepancy. Christian comes in to uncook the company’s books but soon finds he’s getting closer to a truth that powerful people don’t want discovered. And the body count is rising.
Damsel (2024)
109m
Genre
Adventure, Fantasy
Stars
Millie Bobby Brown, Nick Robinson, Robin Wright
Directed by
Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
Watch on Netflix
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.
The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
66%
6.9/10
136m
Genre
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
Stars
Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans
Directed by
Marc Webb
Watch on Netflix
There are a lot of Spider-Man movies these days and Sony’s The Amazing Spider-Man series served as a quality bridge between Tobey Maguire and the MCU’s Tom Holland Peter Parker. Andrew Garfield stars as the teenage webslinger, who’s struggling to navigate high school while living under the roof of his Uncle Ben and Aunt May (Martin Sheen and Sally Field). The questions only multiply when he discovers a mysterious briefcase that belonged to his father, leading him down a rabbit hole that emerges at Oscorp and the lab of his father’s former partner, Dr. Curt Connors (Rhys Ifans). Connors, however, has a maniacal urge to gain power, setting his alter-ego, The Lizard, on a collision course with Peter’s alter-ego, Spider-Man.
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
84%
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.
Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
71%
139m
Genre
Drama, History, War
Stars
Andrew Garfield, Sam Worthington, Vince Vaughn
Directed by
Mel Gibson
Watch on Netflix
Hacksaw Ridge walks the line of drama and action, telling the story of conscientious objector Desmond Doss (former Spider-Man actor Andrew Garfield), who saved 75 men in Okinawa without ever carrying a gun. The only American soldier to fight on the front lines without a weapon, Doss felt World War II was justified, but killing was still wrong. As an army medic, Doss led one of the most fascinating stories of the war and ultimately became the first conscientious objector to be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.
65 (2023)
40%
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%
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
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
147m
Genre
Action, Drama, History, War
Stars
Felix Kammerer, Albrecht Schuch, Aaron Hilmer
Directed by
Edward Berger
Watch on Netflix
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)
54%
5.6/10
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.
The Vault (2021)
50%
6.4/10
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.
Gunpowder Milkshake (2021)
47%
6.0/10
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.
Spectral (2016)
6.3/10
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.
Army of the Dead (2021)
57%
5.8/10
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.
The Old Guard (2020)
70%
6.6/10
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 Night Comes for Us (2018)
69%
6.9/10
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 King (2019)
62%
7.2/10
140m
Genre
Drama, History, War
Stars
Timothée Chalamet, Joel Edgerton, Sean Harris
Directed by
David Michôd
Watch on Netflix
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.
Wheelman (2017)
66%
6.4/10
Genre
Action, Crime, Thriller
Stars
Frank Grillo, Wendy Moniz-Grillo, Caitlin Carmichael
Watch on Netflix
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.
Triple Frontier (2019)
61%
6.4/10
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.
Burn Out (2018)
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)
56%
6.7/10
116m
Genre
Drama, Action, Thriller
Stars
Chris Hemsworth, Rudhraksh Jaiswal, Randeep Hooda
Directed by
Sam Hargrave
Watch on Netflix
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.
