The 8 Best Action Movies of 2021 to Stream Now

What a time to be alive (and considering the past year, I think we all appreciate that at a new level). With a new crop of movies defining 2021, there's always someone to point out the indie darlings and award contenders. The prestige TV shows that should be a movie, but aren't. But what about the action movies? Those high-octane thrill rides that are as much about the boom-boom (not that boom-boom) as they are about the plot? Don't sleep on a good action movie because if you do, you'll miss some of 2021's best features. I mean, the Fast and the Furious gang goes to space this year. Space!

Zack Snyder made zombies come to live and fully redeemed a notoriously bad movie by making it longer and finally comprehensible. He officially released the Snyder cut and all the bros celebrated. Even better: a ton of these films can be streamed from home, if you're still feeling a bit sketch about heading back to theaters this soon.

The tl;dr version of all of this is that 2021 is rife with action movies worth your while, and even if you're not big on the shootouts and the explosions, you simply can't miss the films below.