22 of the Best Actions Movies to Stream on Netflix
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Movie dramas are great and all, but sometimes you're just in the mood to be on the edge of your seat and watch crazy explosions and mayhem unfold before your eyes. We've already seen some seriously amazing action flicks this year, such as Plane and Ghosted, and, thankfully, Netflix has a ton of action movies spanning several subgenres, including the classic action-adventure category.
Are you looking for an action film with a big dose of thriller? The Mother, No Escape, and Man on a Ledge are great movies to start with during your next movie night. Or, perhaps you're more interested in a side of comedy with your action film? Be sure to check out This Is the End or The Adam Project to fulfill those needs. If you're looking for an action movie that's based on true events, The Woman King and Unbroken will leave you feeling both inspired and ready to take on whatever the world throws at you.
Below, check out the best action movies to stream on Netflix right now — and be sure to check back here monthly, as we update our list with new entries.
The Mother (2023)
If you think you can take on Jennifer Lopez, guess again. She's a skilled ass-kicker in movies (check out the 2002 movie Enough if you haven't already) and her character in this Netflix original film is no different.
J.Lo plays an assassin who is compelled to come out of hiding to rescue the child she had to give up.
An Action Hero (2022)
This Bollywood movie follows a famous action film star who gets swept up in an accidental death. He's forced to go on the run when his "reel" life imitates his real life.
The Adam Project (2022)
This movie is part action, part coming-of-age, and part sci-fi. It stars Ryan Reynolds, who plays a guy from the year 2050 who must team up with his 12-year-old self to save the future.
Bullet Train (2022)
This wild action thriller is based on a book by Kōtarō Isaka called Maria Beetle. When a bullet train, aka a special train in Japan that can go speeds 200 mph and higher, carries several assassins onboard with specific missions that are all somehow connected, chaos ensues.
Uncharted (2022)
Based on the Sony video game franchise of the same name, Uncharted follows a street-smart twentysomething who teams up with a veteran treasure hunter to find Ferdinand Magellan's fortune.
The Woman King (2022)
Based on true events, The Woman King tells the story of the all-female warrior group who protected the African kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s, and the battle they fought when a new enemy threatened to destroy what they built.
The Ice Road (2021)
Liam Neeson is back with a new particular set of skills in this Netflix original movie about ice road drivers (which are an actual thing; there's a whole show about the job) who go on a rescue mission to save miners trapped underground.
The Vault (2021)
Freddie Highmore of Bates Motel and The Good Doctor fame plays an engineering student who joins a team of thieves to try and steal valuable contents in the Bank of Spain's safe. They plan to strike during the World Cup, when people are distracted by the event.
Extraction (2020)
Chris Hemsworth plays mercenary Tyler Rake, a man recruited to rescue an imprisoned crime boss's kidnapped son.
The 2023 sequel, Extraction 2, is also available to stream on Netflix.
Peppermint (2018)
A wife and mother gets revenge on the gang members who murdered her family when the courts and law enforcement officers refuse to do anything.
No Escape (2015)
Owen Wilson ditches his funnyman persona in this action thriller about a family traveling overseas who get caught up in an international coup and must run for their lives or be slaughtered.
Unbroken (2014)
This biopic about Louis "Louie" Zamperini will leave you speechless. He went from an Olympic athlete to a World War II prisoner of war who refused to give into all the horrors the Japanese guards put him through.
This Is the End (2013)
In this action-comedy, stars like Seth Rogen and Jonah Hill play fictional versions of themselves as they hunker down in L.A. to brave the apocalypse.
Man on a Ledge (2012)
While a huge diamond heist is happening, an ex-cop stands on the highest floor of a New York City hotel, but much more than just his life is at stake.
Skyfall (2012)
James Bond is the epitome of action movie characters, and Skyfall is filled with plenty of adventures and thrills as 007 must track down and eliminate a threat to MI6.
Hanna (2011)
Saoirse Ronan plays a teenage assassin on a European mission that could cost her her life.
Tower Heist (2011)
If you're a fan of Ocean's Eleven, then you'll love Tower Heist.
After a wealthy resident at a posh NYC apartment building loses the employees' pensions in a Ponzi scheme, they decide to band together and break into his home to get their money back.
Salt (2010)
A CIA agent accused of being a Russian spy is forced to go on the lam, simultaneously working to evade capture and clear her name.
The Italian Job (2003)
A remake of the 1969 movie of the same name, Mark Wahlberg leads this stellar cast in an epic heist. The team must work together to take on their former friend who betrayed them and left them for dead.
Vertical Limit (2000)
Before we had the epic 2022 thriller, Fall, we had Vertical Limit. In this movie, a climber who had given up the hobby after the death of his father, must rescue his sister who is trapped on one of the world's largest mountains.
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
In this sequel to the '80s hit, a cyborg lookalike who failed to kill Sarah Connor in the first Terminator is on a quest to protect Sarah's young son, John, from a deadly cyborg.
Earthquake (1974)
Earthquake is part of the '70s disaster movies era and, unsurprisingly, is about a massive earthquake that takes place in L.A. After the quake, people struggle to survive as they deal with the fallout from the natural disaster.
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