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Discover popular and highly rated action movies. This page focuses on useful, popular choices for viewers in the United States.
Updated 2026-08-07 · Ratings from TMDB
Eligible titles are ranked using TMDB popularity, audience rating, and vote count. Streaming availability and ratings can change over time.
2021 · TMDB 5.9/10 · 273 votes
When his wife Kate is kidnapped by terrorists for ransom, veteran war hero Brad Paxton races against the clock to rescue her in a daring and deadly operation that pits him against powerful and dark forces. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2025 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 267 votes
Car genius Lino returns to conclude his vendetta against Areski and the corrupt commander who ruined their lives in this turbo-charged trilogy finale. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1997 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 180 votes
After murdering an undercover DEA agent, two corrupt cops scramble to cover up what they've done. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2024 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 284 votes
While working a case as an interpreter, a hearing-impaired police detective must confront a group of criminals trying to eliminate a deaf murder witness in her apartment building. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2011 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 617 votes
A chilling vision of the House of Saddam Hussein comes to life through the eyes of the man who was forced to become the double of Hussein's sadistic son. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1994 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 217 votes
Ko Chun, the God of Gamblers, vows to keep his identity hidden while looking for the gangsters who murdered his pregnant wife. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2009 · TMDB 6.1/10 · 1,351 votes
Scandinavia, 1,000 AD. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1974 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 141 votes
A terrorist demands a huge ransom in exchange for information on how to disarm the seven bombs he has planted aboard a trans-Atlantic cruise ship. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2010 · TMDB 5.3/10 · 309 votes
Walter Weed is an unassuming desk jockey at the FBI when the Bureau uncovers a plot to assassinate him. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1962 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 737 votes
In this companion piece and sequel to "Yojimbo," jaded samurai Sanjuro helps an idealistic group of young warriors weed out their clan's evil influences, and in the process turns their image of a proper samurai on its ear. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2001 · TMDB 5.9/10 · 714 votes
It was an ingenious enough plan: rob the Riviera Casino's count room during an Elvis impersonator convention. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2015 · TMDB 5.7/10 · 591 votes
When Alex, an infiltration expert with a secret past, accidentally reveals her identity during what should have been a routine heist, she quickly finds herself mixed up in a government conspiracy and entangled in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with a master assassin and his team of killers. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1975 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 628 votes
In a corporate-controlled future, an ultra-violent sport known as Rollerball represents the world, and one of its powerful athletes is out to defy those who want him out of the game. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2013 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 234 votes
Iron Man enlists the help of ruthless vigilante the Punisher to track down War Machine's murderer. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2011 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 563 votes
Lex Luthor enacts his plan to rid the world of Superman, once and for all. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2007 · TMDB 6.1/10 · 230 votes
When mischievous teenaged cousins Bo and Luke Duke are arrested, both boys are paroled to the care of their Uncle Jesse in Hazzard, sentenced to a summer of hard work. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2002 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 606 votes
A young British officer resigns his post when he learns of his regiment's plan to ship out to the Sudan for the conflict with the Mahdi. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2009 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 453 votes
When barbarian hordes threaten her homeland, the brave and cunning Mulan disguises herself as a male soldier to swell the ranks in her aging father's stead. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2018 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 263 votes
Backed into a corner by mounting debts, a youth agrees to submit himself to a high stakes game of chance in international waters aboard a disused warship. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2022 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 101 votes
Inspired by the real-life German special operations unit KG 200 that shot down, repaired, and flew Allied aircraft as Trojan horses, "Wolf Hound" takes place in 1944 German-occupied France and follows the daring exploits of Jewish-American fighter pilot Captain David Holden. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.