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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 2026-08-03 · Ratings from TMDB
Eligible titles are ranked using TMDB popularity, audience rating, and vote count. Streaming availability and ratings can change over time.
2023 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 2,986 votes
Back from the brink of death, highly skilled commando Tyler Rake takes on another dangerous mission: saving the imprisoned family of a ruthless gangster. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1996 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 10,111 votes
When Ethan Hunt, the leader of a crack espionage team whose perilous operation has gone awry with no explanation, discovers that a mole has penetrated the CIA, he's surprised to learn that he's the prime suspect. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2025 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 1,678 votes
When the girl of his dreams is kidnapped, everyman Nate turns his inability to feel pain into an unexpected strength in his fight to get her back. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2016 · TMDB 5.9/10 · 22,256 votes
From DC Comics comes the Suicide Squad, an antihero team of incarcerated supervillains who act as deniable assets for the United States government, undertaking high-risk black ops missions in exchange for commuted prison sentences. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2022 · TMDB 5.9/10 · 4,884 votes
Dangerously ill with a rare blood disorder, and determined to save others suffering his same fate, Dr. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2000 · TMDB 5.9/10 · 4,568 votes
The captivating crime-fighting trio who are masters of disguise, espionage and martial arts are back! This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2025 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 663 votes
Expert thief Parker gets a shot at a major heist, but to pull it off he and his team must outsmart a South American dictator, the New York mob, and the world's richest man. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2014 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 9,905 votes
Ford Brody, a Navy bomb expert, has just reunited with his family in San Francisco when he is forced to go to Japan to help his estranged father, Joe. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2014 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 17,219 votes
A woman, accidentally caught in a dark deal, turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2010 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 8,376 votes
Barney Ross leads a band of highly skilled mercenaries including knife enthusiast Lee Christmas, a martial arts expert Yin Yang, heavy weapons specialist Hale Caesar, demolitionist Toll Road, and a loose-cannon sniper Gunner Jensen. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2008 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 7,975 votes
Five young New Yorkers throw their friend a going-away party the night that a monster the size of a skyscraper descends upon the city. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1991 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 4,057 votes
In Los Angeles, a gang of bank robbers who call themselves The Ex-Presidents commit their crimes while wearing masks of Reagan, Carter, Nixon and Johnson. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2016 · TMDB 6.0/10 · 5,416 votes
Years after resigning command of an elite military police unit, the nomadic, righter-of-wrongs Reacher is drawn back into the life he left behind when his friend and successor, Major Susan Turner is framed for espionage. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2003 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 7,660 votes
Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, which finds him learning to respect the samurai and the honorable principles that rule them. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2013 · TMDB 7.7/10 · 7,932 votes
In the 1970s, a rivalry propels race car drivers Niki Lauda and James Hunt to fame and glory — until a horrible accident threatens to end it all. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1997 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 5,600 votes
Set in the future, the story follows a young soldier named Johnny Rico and his exploits in the Mobile Infantry. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2000 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 4,408 votes
After proving himself on the field of battle in the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin wants nothing more to do with such things, preferring the simple life of a farmer. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1995 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 315 votes
When the Goddess of Happiness tosses the Longevity Monk and his disciples out of heaven (because the Monkey King tried to attain immortality), the Monkey King is reincarnated as the Joker. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1993 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 4,865 votes
Wrongfully convicted of murdering his wife and sentenced to death, Richard Kimble escapes from the law in an attempt to find the real killer and clear his name. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2002 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 2,545 votes
During China's Warring States period, a district prefect arrives at the palace of Qin Shi Huang, claiming to have killed the three assassins who had made an attempt on the king's life three years ago. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.