One of the best motion films on Netflix

Seeking to gas up your Netflix queue with some high-octane motion?

Whether or not you are a fan of untamed Westerns, crafty detectives, high-swinging superheroes, ravenous zombies, rowdy thieves, or hard-hitting heroines, Netflix has a film pitch-perfect for each type of adrenaline seeker.

We all know scrolling by the streaming app is usually a chore when all you wish to do is Netflix and chill. So, we have taken out the laborious step by highlighting probably the most stunt-stuffed, battle-powered, high-speed movies the streamer has to supply.

Listed here are the 24 greatest motion films on Netflix, streaming proper now.

24. Practice to Busan

Like your motion with a blood-splashed buffet of horror? You, my fright-seeking buddy, will love Practice to Busan.

This South Korean horror thriller imagines what would occur if a zombie outbreak hit a rail practice stuffed with common folks. Directed by Yeon Sang-ho, Practice to Busan focuses on a workaholic father who’s taking the practice along with his younger daughter to spend her birthday along with his ex-wife in Busan. However this dad must show himself when their fellow passengers develop into flesh-craving, limb-contorting beasts. The motion sequences on this journey are nerve-shreddingly intense, because of a intelligent use of contortionists and the display screen presence of South Korean motion star Don Lee. You may by no means take a look at a practice — or a flight of escalators — the identical method once more. — Kristy Puchko, Leisure Editor

watch: Practice to Busan is now streaming on Netflix.

23. Hanna

Need your motion with a aspect of twisted fairy story? Then give up to Hanna, Joe Wright’s 2011 thriller a few little one murderer performed by Saoirse Ronan.

Raised by her father (Eric Bana) to be an unstoppable killer, Hanna is shipped on a secret mission to eradicate a CIA officer (Cate Blanchett) with harmful data. Alongside the way in which, this 15-year-old lady will befriend a beautiful household, take pleasure in her first flirtations with a crush, and face off in opposition to a whistling killer performed by a menacing Tom Hollander. The ensuing motion can have your pulse racing. However be warned, this father-daughter story may break your coronary heart. — Okay.P.

watch: Hanna is now streaming on Netflix.

22. Improve

The always-welcome Logan Marshall-Inexperienced stars right here as Gray, an auto mechanic who will get sucked right into a nefarious world of cyber-horror when a automobile crash leaves him paralyzed and his spouse lifeless. Implanted with an untested laptop chip that may management his limbs and “repair” his paralysis, Gray’s thoughts begins speaking with the expertise, which in turns begins egging him on. In spite of everything, why simply stroll while you is usually a kick-ass super-soldier? For sure, as in any good RoboCop spin, the companies are to not be trusted with regards to our greatest pursuits. — Jason Adams, Contributing Author

watch: Improve is now streaming on Netflix.

21. Land of Dangerous

Land of Dangerous appears pretty generic at first look. A ragtag group of troopers (portrayed by each Liam Hemsworth and Luke Hemsworth, American Gods star Ricky Whittle, and former Gilmore man Milo Ventimiglia) discover themselves stranded behind enemy territory within the Philippines and so they should, , get the heck out of there. Russell Crowe performs “Reaper,” a drone pilot who offers air assist to the group on the bottom by yelling right into a phone loads. That is nothing we have not seen earlier than!

And but the film’s really a stable B-movie slice of old school motion film leisure. The movie is directed and co-written by William Eubank, whose earlier credit embrace probably the most underrated action-thrillers of latest occasions, 2020’s Underwater with Kristen Stewart. Like that movie, Land of Dangerous does not rewrite its style, but it surely does convey the motion and thrills effectively and nicely. — J.A.

watch: Land of Dangerous is now streaming on Netflix.

20. The Man From U.N.C.L.E.

Is there something extra shocking than an previous TV present that everyone had forgotten about getting was a terrific and enormously cinematic film expertise 5 many years later? (Perhaps a online game film that really works?) Man Ritchie in some way pulled it off with this 2015 spy romp, which stars Henry Cavill because the debonair C.I.A. agent Napoleon Solo, who’s compelled to crew up along with his KGB counterpoint, Illya Kuryakin (Armie Hammer). 

The plot, as they at all times inevitably are in such situations, is all convoluted nonsense. However to his credit score, Ritchie embraces the enjoyable that may be had in that. Principally, the 2 spies try to rescue the daughter of a nuclear physicist (Alicia Vikander) earlier than she falls into the arms of evil but fabulous siblings Alexander and Victoria (Italian hunk Luca Calvani and a deliciously diabolical Elizabeth Debicki). So whereas Daniel Craig was off making 007 all tortured and gloomy, The Man From U.N.C.L.E. recalled the sillier Technicolor escapades of superspies in years previous, solely to unceremoniously flop on the field workplace for its efforts. It actually should not have. — J.A.

watch: The Man From U.N.C.L.E. is now streaming on Netflix.

19. Kraven the Hunter

Okay. So that you’re in all probability considering, “Why is a film with a 15% on Rotten Tomatoes on a best-of record? Is Netflix actually so skinny on good motion?!” I hear you. However look, whereas Kraven the Hunter shouldn’t be an ideal movie, or perhaps a good one, it’s wildly enjoyable. And the motion is a serious a part of that! 

This Spider-Man spinoff facilities on the comedian guide villain Kraven the Hunter (Aaron Johnson), however makes him much less a poacher and extra a bad-guy searching vigilante. And alongside the way in which, there’s different Spidey characters haphazardly looped in, like Aleksei “The Rhino” Sytsevich (Alessandro Nivola), Calypso (Ariana DeBose), and The Foreigner (Christopher Abbott). However the actual enjoyable is available in some battle scenes so violent that Sony’s sheer reckless riot within the face of MCU PG-13 requirements is well worth the watch. Like, Kraven bites off a dude’s nostril. And that is not the climax of a battle. Come on. You wish to watch that.  — Okay.P.

watch: Kraven the Hunter is now streaming on Netflix.

18. The Union

Mark Wahlberg and Halle Berry crew up for an action-comedy that’s surprisingly charming! He is a Boston everyman who works building by day and by evening hooks up with native hotties (together with his former seventh-grade English trainer). She’s a globe-trekking undercover agent — and his highschool girlfriend — who exhibits up at their previous dive bar out of the blue to ask him in on a secret mission. Collectively, they’re working for The Union.

Explosive espionage motion blends with rom-com chemistry as Wahlberg and Berry delve into automobile chases, gun fights, and loads of bouncy banter. J.Okay. Simmons brings gruff bravado, whereas Evil‘s Mike Colter delivers breathtaking swagger. Filled with thrills, enjoyable, and verve, The Union is a superb decide for film evening at residence.* — Okay.P.

watch: The Union is now streaming on Netflix.

17. Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F

Coming again onto the scene 30 years after Beverly Hills Cop III flopped, this fourth installment of the comedic crime-solving adventures of Detroit police officer Axel Foley has no proper to be nearly as good as it’s. Not solely did screenwriters Will Beall, Tom Gormican, and Kevin Etten must handle how public opinion has shifted with regards to cops who play by their very own guidelines, but additionally how one can method Axel’s wise-cracking humorousness that historically put nearly everybody in its crosshairs. Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F manages each in a method that provides recent life to the character with out casting apart the followers who liked his wild methods.

As I wrote in my rave assessment, “Eddie Murphy is nearly as good as ever as Axel Foley.” Plus, he is received his previous mates, like John Ashton, Choose Reinhold, Paul Reiser, and Bronson Pinchot again and in motion. It is an absolute blast to see all these energies colliding, and but there’s room for newcomers, just like the dynamic Taylour Paige and the ever-solid Joseph Gordon-Levitt, each of whom show to be compelling foils to the ever-quipping Murphy. “In the long run, Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F is not only a nice sequel, or an superior action-comedy; it would simply be probably the most entertaining film of [2024].”* — Okay.P.

watch: Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F is now streaming on Netflix.

16. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves

Need one thing enjoyable, humorous, and stuffed with journey? Then you definately’ll be recreation for this rollicking film, based mostly on the lengthy widespread and controversial role-playing recreation. 

Chris Pine stars as bard Edgin Darvis, who’s on a quest to reclaim his misplaced daughter and an historical relic which may convey again his deceased spouse. At his aspect is a motley band of heroes who embrace a potato-loving barbarian (Michelle Rodriguez), a self-conscious sorcerer (Justice Smith), a shapeshifting druid (Sophia Lillis), and an virtually annoyingly superb paladin (Regé-Jean Web page). Collectively, they will must battle beasts, in addition to a traitorous rogue (Hugh Grant, completely solid) and a ruthless necromancer (Daisy Head). Written and directed by Sport Evening‘s creators Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley (together with Michael Gilio on screenplay), Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves not solely boasts a glowing humorousness and loads of thrilling fight but additionally a treasure trove of Easter eggs for D&D followers. — Okay.P.

watch: Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves is now streaming on Netflix.

15. Dangerous Boys: Journey or Die

Practically 30 years after their first journey as cop buddies Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett, Will Smith and Martin Lawrence are again with the Dangerous Boys’ franchise’s fourth installment. Dangerous Boys For Life co-helmers Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah additionally returned, bringing their high-octane model of motion right into a stunt-packed epic about loyalty and redemption.

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When the late Captain Howard (Joe Pantoliano) will get dragged for alleged ties to corruption, it is as much as Mike and Marcus to search out the reality and clear his identify. In her assessment of this action-comedy, Mashable contributor Monica Castillo praised this rousing return, writing, “Dangerous Boys: Journey or Die is an entertaining reminder of what made the unique film work all these years in the past.” — Okay.P.

watch: Dangerous Boys: Journey or Die is now streaming on Netflix.

14. Damsel

Netflix has invested massive in Millie Bobby Brown. Not solely has the English ingenue been main Stranger Issues for years, but additionally she’s turning into an outright motion star by films she has headlined and produced for the streamer, together with a pair of Enola Holmes adventures and the fearsome fairy story Damsel. Right here, Brown stars as Elodie, a dutiful damsel destined to wed a good-looking prince (Nick Robinson)! However reasonably than fortunately ever after, her deceitful groom pitches her right into a dragon’s pit. Nonetheless, that is removed from the tip of her story. She’ll battle her technique to salvation and vengeance, one fiery sequence at a time.

In her assessment, Mashable’s Belen Edwards wrote, “Boasting some creative twists and a heartfelt lead efficiency from Brown, Damsel will not be groundbreaking fantasy, however it’s a thrilling trip.” — Okay.P.

watch: Damsel is now streaming on Netflix.

13. Sicario

Earlier than Denis Villeneuve made his mark on the sci-fi style with movies like Arrival, Blade Runner 2049, and the Dune sequence, he specialised in taut, expertly crafted thrillers like Enemy, Prisoners, and Sicario. The latter is now streaming on Netflix, and it is a must-watch for anybody craving motion — or anybody seeking to full their Villeneuve watch-through.

Emily Blunt, Benicio del Toro, and Josh Brolin star as members of a CIA activity power intent on bringing down the pinnacle of a Mexican drug cartel. Nonetheless, their mission has extra to it than meets the attention. Villeneuve and screenwriter Taylor Sheridan (Yellowstone) information viewers by a tense, twisting labyrinth of ambushes and murky allegiances that racked up three Academy Award nominations (Greatest Cinematography, Greatest Unique Rating, and Greatest Sound Enhancing). Sicario is value a look ahead to its border crossing scene alone — discuss a pulse-pounding set piece! — however your complete movie proves to be an intense but contemplative thrill trip. — Belen Edwards, Leisure Reporter

watch: Sicario is now streaming on Netflix.

12. The More durable They Fall

Put ’em up, as that is hands-down the most effective motion films within the Wild West.

Directed by Jeymes Samuel, The More durable They Fall defiantly redefines the predominantly white Western, boasting an unbelievable solid of Black stars: Jonathan Majors, Idris Elba, Regina King, Zazie Beetz, LaKeith Stanfield, and Delroy Lindo. A story of heroes and villains, the movie follows Nat Love (Majors) on his quest for revenge in opposition to the formidable Rufus Buck (Elba). However he’ll must make his gunslinging method by “Treacherous” Trudy Smith (Regina King) and Cherokee Invoice (Stanfield) first. Even earlier than the opening credit roll, you will fall laborious for this one. — Shannon Connellan, UK Editor

watch: The More durable They Fall is now streaming on Netflix.

11. Enola Holmes

Sherlock Holmes’s a lot cooler little sister is an neglected younger motion hero in Enola Holmes. Based mostly on writer Nancy Springer’s widespread guide sequence The Enola Holmes Mysteries, the movie places the nice detective’s savvy 16-year-old sibling on the case, performed with energetic spoonfuls of gumption by Stranger Issues star Millie Bobby Brown. She’s set to resolve the best thriller of her younger life: to search out her lacking mom (Helena Bonham Carter) by a sequence of intentionally cryptic clues — all whereas breaking the fourth wall and confiding within the viewers, because of Fleabag director Harry Bradbeer and His Darkish Supplies‘ Jack Thorne’s sharp screenplay.

Entering into the footsteps of her well-known brother Sherlock (Henry Cavill) and avoiding these of her stuffier misogynist brother Mycroft (Sam Claflin), Enola’s case leads her on a wild trip by Victorian-era England, with various fistfights and butts to kick alongside the way in which. And fortunate for you, the sequel is even higher. — S.C.

watch: Enola Holmes is now streaming on Netflix.

10. They Cloned Tyrone

With this 2023 launch, co-writer/director Juel Taylor pulls loads of inspiration from Blaxploitation. John Boyega, Jamie Foxx, and Teyonah Parris star as a drug seller, a pimp, and a intercourse employee who undercover a nefarious conspiracy that is occurring beneath their neighborhood. Taylor and fellow screenwriter Tony Rettenmaier weave in wild twists, fly battle scenes, irreverent humor, and swaggering type for what our critic referred to as “a propulsive comedy-thriller with weight.” As daring as it’s star-studded, you will not wish to miss They Cloned Tyrone. And keep for the credit, belief us. — Okay.P.

watch: They Cloned Tyrone is now streaming on Netflix.

9. Kill Boksoon

Gil Bok-Quickly (Jeon Do-yeon) is a single mom who usually finds herself at odds along with her teenage daughter. She’s additionally a extremely expert and profitable murderer. Kill Boksoon is a implausible motion movie that sees its principal character head straight from a brutal killing to the grocery retailer so she will get dinner on the desk. It is one hell of a hook that sucks you in instantly. The battle scenes are hypnotic and the cinematography bold and thrilling. It is a gripping thriller that makes loads of house for the complicated emotional actuality of its characters.* — Kristina Grosspietsch, Freelance Contributor

watch: Kill Boksoon is now streaming on Netflix.

8. Triple Frontier

This Netflix journey has Ben Affleck, Oscar Isaac, Charlie Hunnam, Garrett Hedlund, and Pedro Pascal coming collectively as a bunch of former Particular Forces who plan an elaborate heist in South America. However after issues get out of hand, their survival abilities are put to the last word check.

Placing a gifted solid in a tension-filled state of affairs, Triple Frontier is the kind of gritty thriller that is laborious to show away from. — Brooke Bajgrowicz, Leisure Fellow

watch: Triple Frontier is now streaming on Netflix.

7. Okja

Mixing drama with fantasy/journey and weaving in a really actual message concerning the horrors of the meat trade, Bong Joon Ho’s Okja is a fantastically distinctive creature function, striped with motion.

The movie follows Mina (Ahn Website positioning-hyun), the granddaughter of a farmer in South Korea who has spent the final 10 years rearing a genetically modified super-pig referred to as Okja as a part of a breeding venture spearheaded by a grim U.S. company. This film is darkish in locations, magical in others, and poignant total, asking us to cease and replicate on the darkish aspect of an trade the vast majority of us are complicit in. Tilda Swinton and Jake Gyllenhaal make for an entertaining pair of villains, too.* — Sam Haysom, Deputy UK Editor

watch: Okja is now streaming on Netflix.

6. Da 5 Bloods

Spike Lee copters audiences again to the Vietnam Warfare with Da 5 Bloods, a daring movie that is half drama, half struggle film, and half heist flick. Named for a squad of Black U.S. Military troopers of the first Infantry Division, Lee’s critically heralded 2020 joint follows this band of brothers by a treacherous struggle zone, then rediscovers them in a gift the place they’re in search of to uncover the previous — and a giant payday.

Sequences of brutal battles, slim escapes, and high-tension hijinks make Da 5 Bloods an enthralling watch. Although impressed by historical past, it is unattainable to foretell the place Lee’s story will lead. Our guides on this intense journey by time, loss, struggle, and brotherhood are Delroy Lindo, Jonathan Majors, Clarke Peters, Norm Lewis, Isiah Whitlock Jr., and the late Chadwick Boseman. Collectively, they and Lee create an American struggle movie that may’t be missed. — Okay.P.

watch: Da 5 Bloods is now streaming on Netflix.

5. Military of the Lifeless

Generally all you need is to seize maintain of that action-o-meter and crank the dial, laborious, to a stable 11. Military of the Lifeless greater than delivers on that entrance, opening with a musical montage of weapons and exploding physique components — and it solely will get gorier from there. Zack Snyder’s story follows a band of mercenaries employed to steal $200 million from a on line casino in Las Vegas. The issue? Vegas has been invaded by zombies, town is quarantined, and the navy is planning to blow your complete factor up with a tactical nuclear strike. The sprawling solid contains Dave Bautista, Omari Hardwick, Hiroyuki Sanada, Garret Dillahunt, and Ana de la Reguera, in addition to a digitally added Tig Notaro.

What follows is a gloriously foolish romp that refuses to take itself too severely, propelling us by a sequence of explosions and bullets whereas the story twists and turns by a 148-minute runtime that feels oh, a lot shorter. — S.H.

watch: Military of the Lifeless is now streaming on Netflix.

4. The Outdated Guard

Of us searching for that summer time blockbuster thrill, search no additional than The Outdated Guard. Based mostly on the superhero comedian books of the identical identify, director Gina Prince-Bythewood’s film sucks viewers right into a slick, well-crafted world of motion and narrative that is not notably distinctive however delivers its formulaic items with sufficient precision to maintain you invested.

Charlize Theron crushes because the ass-kicking chief of an immortal warrior battle crew, with performances by Harry Melling, Marwan Kenzari, KiKi Layne, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Veronica Ngo, Matthias Schoenaerts, and extra.* — Alison Foreman, Leisure Reporter 

watch: The Outdated Guard is now streaming on Netflix.

3. RRR

You’ve got by no means seen an motion film fairly as bombastic or as bromantic as RRR. Director S.S. Rajamouli attracts loosely from historical past to inform the story of Indian freedom fighters Alluri Sitarama Raju (Ram Charan) and Komaram Bheem (N.T. Rama Rao Jr.). Over the movie’s three-hour runtime, the 2 unwittingly face off within the seek for a kidnapped lady, develop into the very best of mates, and sq. off in opposition to villainous English colonizers.

Any of RRR‘s motion sequences can be the head of a lesser motion film, however the movie appears decided to outdo itself with showstopper after showstopper. Take when Raju faces down lots of of protesters and wins, or when Bheem fights a tiger bare-handed. Would you consider me if I advised you these occur throughout the first 20 minutes? The motion — and the film — solely get extra superior from there. — B.E.

watch: RRR is now streaming on Netflix.

2. Mad Max: Fury Highway

The dusty dystopia of Mad Max: Fury Highway shouldn’t be one we would ever want to dwell in, but it surely’s one which enthralls us each single time we go to. In some methods, it is a fairly easy movie: The meat of the plot is principally one lengthy automobile chase, adopted by a second lengthy automobile chase in the wrong way. What George Miller does with that fundamental template, although, will go away you positively giddy.

There’s the hanging look of its universe, all rusty reds and soiled browns. And the pounding rating by Junkie XL, working as your personal Doof Warrior to get your coronary heart fee up. Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy lead the solid with two completely matched, tough-as-nails performances. And the movie even will get in a pointy message about poisonous masculinity and feminine company.

However above all, there’s the motion: propulsive and creative, using largely sensible results and a minimal of CG to ship blows that really really feel like they land, and races that get your adrenaline pumping. Do not blame us if you end up operating in circles round your personal lounge by the tip of it.* — Angie Han, former Deputy Leisure Editor

watch: Mad Max: Fury Highway is now streaming on Netflix.

1. Godzilla Minus One

You do not know Godzilla till you see Godzilla Minus One. The American films that includes the traditional kaiju go for large monster-versus-monster face-offs, slowed down by tedious human characters. However author/director Takashi Yamazaki reclaims the Japanese icon with a film that will get the steadiness between rampaging monster motion and human drama good.

Set close to the shut of World Warfare II, Godzilla Minus One proves an enchanting story of atomic age terror. Ryunosuke Kamiki stars as a kamikaze pilot who first flubs his mission, then crosses paths with the large lizard with atomic breath. Survivor’s guilt torments him, at the same time as he cobbles collectively a discovered household of fellow survivors. This solid of characters is dynamic, making the scenes of straightforward home-cooked meals simply as satisfying as sequences of town-trampling destruction. Truly, one deeply informs the opposite. As a result of whereas the film’s jaw-dropping particular results rightfully received the Academy Award for Greatest Visible Results, it is the emotional impression of them that makes this Godzilla hit more durable than any modern. Even on the small display screen, you will be in awe.* — Okay.P.

watch: Godzilla Minus One is streaming on Netflix.

* denotes the entry comes from a earlier Mashable record.

UPDATE: Aug. 1, 2025, 1:00 p.m. EDT This record was first revealed on Could 24, 2020. It has since been up to date to replicate the present choice on Netflix.