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Best action movies and shows on Netflix right now, ranked
The highest-rated action movies and shows you can stream with a standard Netflix plan in the US today: 25 movies and 25 series, checked title by title. Titles that need a paid add-on channel, a rental or a purchase aren’t counted.
How this is ranked: when a title has at least 5 ratings from Wochly users, its score is their average (green). Otherwise we use TMDB’s user rating weighted by how many people voted (marked “TMDB, weighted”), so a title with a handful of votes can’t outrank an established favorite. Talk, news and reality shows are left out. Availability comes from JustWatch via TMDB and is re-checked every few hours.
Best action movies on Netflix
- 1
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle (2025)
Animation, Action, Fantasy
The Demon Slayer Corps are drawn into the Infinity Castle, where Tanjiro, Nezuko, and the Hashira face terrifying Upper Rank demons in a desperate fight as the final battle against Muzan Kibutsuji begins.
8.4TMDB, weighted
- 2
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
Animation, Action, Adventure
Struggling to find his place in the world while juggling school and family, Brooklyn teenager Miles Morales is unexpectedly bitten by a radioactive spider and develops unfathomable powers just like the one and only Spider-Man. While wrestling with the implications of his new abilities, Miles discovers a super collider created by the madman Wilson "Kingpin" Fisk, causing others from across the Spider-Verse to be inadvertently transported to his dimension.
8.3TMDB, weighted
- 3
Gladiator (2000)
Action, Drama, Adventure
After the death of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, his devious son takes power and demotes Maximus, one of Rome's most capable generals who Marcus preferred. Eventually, Maximus is forced to become a gladiator and battle to the death against other men for the amusement of paying audiences.
8.2TMDB, weighted
- 4
Scarface (1983)
Action, Crime, Drama
After getting a green card in exchange for assassinating a Cuban government official, Tony Montana stakes a claim on the drug trade in Miami. Viciously murdering anyone who stands in his way, Tony eventually becomes the biggest drug lord in the state, controlling nearly all the cocaine that comes through Miami. But increased pressure from the police, wars with Colombian drug cartels and his own drug-fueled paranoia serve to fuel the flames of his eventual downfall.
8.1TMDB, weighted
- 5
Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
Action, Drama
After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell finds himself training a detachment of TOP GUN graduates for a specialized mission the likes of which no living pilot has ever seen.
8.1TMDB, weighted
- 6
Facing El Chapo (2026)
Crime, Action, Thriller
Two Mexican officers must survive the final hours of their shift after crossing a ruthless cartel boss.
8.0TMDB, weighted
- 7
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (1997)
Animation, Science Fiction, Drama
SEELE orders an all-out attack on NERV, aiming to destroy the Evas before Gendo can advance his own plans for the Human Instrumentality Project. Shinji is pushed to the limits of his sanity as he is forced to decide the fate of humanity.
7.9TMDB, weighted
- 8
Aliens (1986)
Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
Ripley, the sole survivor of the Nostromo's deadly encounter with the monstrous Alien, returns to Earth after drifting through space in hypersleep for 57 years. Although her story is initially met with skepticism, she agrees to accompany a team of Colonial Marines back to LV-426.
7.9TMDB, weighted
- 9
Heat (1995)
Crime, Drama, Action
Obsessive master thief Neil McCauley leads a top-notch crew on various daring heists throughout Los Angeles while determined detective Vincent Hanna pursues him without rest. Each man recognizes and respects the ability and the dedication of the other even though they are aware their cat-and-mouse game may end in violence.
7.9TMDB, weighted
- 10
Jujutsu Kaisen 0 (2021)
Animation, Action, Fantasy
Yuta Okkotsu is a nervous high school student who is suffering from a serious problem—his childhood friend Rika has turned into a curse and won't leave him alone. Since Rika is no ordinary curse, his plight is noticed by Satoru Gojo, a teacher at Jujutsu High, a school where fledgling exorcists learn how to combat curses. Gojo convinces Yuta to enroll, but can he learn enough in time to confront the curse that haunts him?
7.8TMDB, weighted
- 11
How to Train Your Dragon (2025)
Fantasy, Family, Action
On the rugged isle of Berk, where Vikings and dragons have been bitter enemies for generations, Hiccup stands apart, defying centuries of tradition when he befriends Toothless, a feared Night Fury dragon. Their unlikely bond reveals the true nature of dragons, challenging the very foundations of Viking society.
7.7TMDB, weighted
- 12
My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising (2019)
Animation, Action, Fantasy
Class 1-A visits Nabu Island where they finally get to do some real hero work. The place is so peaceful that it's more like a vacation... until they're attacked by a villain with an unfathomable Quirk! His power is eerily familiar, and it looks like Shigaraki had a hand in the plan. But with All Might retired and citizens' lives on the line, there's no time for questions. Deku and his friends are the next generation of heroes, and they're the island's only hope.
7.7TMDB, weighted
- 13
Counterattack (2025)
Action, Adventure, Thriller
When a hostage rescue mission creates a new enemy, Capt. Guerrero and his elite soldiers must face an ambush by a criminal group.
7.6TMDB, weighted
- 14
Miraculous World: New York, United HeroeZ (2020)
Animation, Family, Action
Marinette's class is headed to New York, the city of superheroes, for French-American Friendship Week. But the arrival of Hawk Moth will complicate everything.
7.6TMDB, weighted
- 15
The Blues Brothers (1980)
Music, Comedy, Action
Just released from prison, Jake Blues puts his old band back together with his brother Elwood to save the Catholic home where they were raised.
7.6TMDB, weighted
- 16
Nimona (2023)
Animation, Family, Fantasy
A knight framed for a tragic crime teams with a scrappy, shape-shifting teen to prove his innocence.
7.5TMDB, weighted
- 17
The Warriors (1979)
Action, Thriller
Prominent gang leader Cyrus calls a meeting of New York's gangs to set aside their turf wars and take over the city. At the meeting, a rival leader kills Cyrus, but a Coney Island gang called the Warriors is wrongly blamed for Cyrus' death. Before you know it, the cops and every gangbanger in town is hot on the Warriors' trail.
7.5TMDB, weighted
- 18
Godzilla Minus One (2023)
Science Fiction, Horror, Action
In postwar Japan, Godzilla brings new devastation to an already scorched landscape. With no military intervention or government help in sight, the survivors must join together in the face of despair and fight back against an unrelenting horror.
7.5TMDB, weighted
- 19
RRR (2022)
Action, History, Drama
A fictional history of two legendary revolutionaries' journey away from home before they began fighting for their country in the 1920s.
7.5TMDB, weighted
- 20
The Bourne Identity (2002)
Action, Mystery, Thriller
Wounded to the brink of death and suffering from amnesia, Jason Bourne is rescued at sea by a fisherman. With nothing to go on but a Swiss bank account number, he starts to reconstruct his life, but finds that many people he encounters want him dead. However, Bourne realizes that he has the combat and mental skills of a world-class spy—but who does he work for?
7.4TMDB, weighted
- 21
Upgrade (2018)
Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
A brutal mugging leaves Grey Trace paralyzed in the hospital and his beloved wife dead. A billionaire inventor soon offers Trace a cure — an artificial intelligence implant called STEM that will enhance his body. Now able to walk, Grey finds that he also has superhuman strength and agility — skills he uses to seek revenge against the thugs who destroyed his life.
7.4TMDB, weighted
- 22
True Romance (1993)
Action, Crime, Romance
Clarence marries hooker Alabama, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood, while the owners of the coke try to reclaim it.
7.4TMDB, weighted
- 23
American Sniper (2014)
War, Action
U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle takes his sole mission—protect his comrades—to heart and becomes one of the most lethal snipers in American history. His pinpoint accuracy not only saves countless lives but also makes him a prime target of insurgents. Despite grave danger and his struggle to be a good husband and father to his family back in the States, Kyle serves four tours of duty in Iraq. However, when he finally returns home, he finds that he cannot leave the war behind.
7.4TMDB, weighted
- 24
War Machine (2026)
Action, Science Fiction, Thriller
On one last grueling mission during Army Ranger training, a combat engineer must lead his unit in a fight against a giant otherworldly killing machine.
7.3TMDB, weighted
- 25
The Bad Guys (2022)
Action, Adventure, Animation
When the Bad Guys, a crew of criminal animals, are finally caught after years of heists and being the world’s most-wanted villains, Mr. Wolf brokers a deal to save them all from prison.
7.3TMDB, weighted
Best action shows on Netflix
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Teach You a Lesson (2026)
Action & Adventure, Drama, Comedy
An inspector from the Educational Rights Protection Bureau (ERPB) who is authorized by the government to use physical intervention and unconventional methods to discipline delinquent students and reform the educational system.
8.7TMDB, weighted
- 2
Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005)
Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
In a war-torn world of elemental magic, a young boy reawakens to undertake a dangerous mystic quest to fulfill his destiny as the Avatar, and bring peace to the world.
8.7TMDB, weighted
- 3
One Piece (1999)
Action & Adventure, Comedy, Animation
Years ago, the fearsome Pirate King, Gol D. Roger was executed leaving a huge pile of treasure and the famous "One Piece" behind. Whoever claims the "One Piece" will be named the new King of the Pirates. Monkey D. Luffy, a boy who consumed a "Devil Fruit," decides to follow in the footsteps of his idol, the pirate Shanks, and find the One Piece. It helps, of course, that his body has the properties of rubber and that he's surrounded by a bevy of skilled fighters and thieves to help him along the way. Luffy will do anything to get the One Piece and become King of the Pirates!
8.6TMDB, weighted
- 4
Arcane (2021)
Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Amid the stark discord of twin cities Piltover and Zaun, two sisters fight on rival sides of a war between magic technologies and clashing convictions.
8.6TMDB, weighted
- 5
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (2019)
Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
After a demon attack leaves his family slain and his sister cursed, Tanjiro embarks upon a perilous journey to find a cure and avenge those he's lost.
8.6TMDB, weighted
- 6
Stranger Things (2016)
Action & Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
When a young boy vanishes, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces, and one strange little girl.
8.5TMDB, weighted
- 7
My Hero Academia (2016)
Action & Adventure, Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Izuku has dreamt of being a hero all his life—a lofty goal for anyone, but especially challenging for a kid with no superpowers. That’s right, in a world where eighty percent of the population has some kind of super-powered "quirk," Izuku was unlucky enough to be born completely normal. But that’s not enough to stop him from enrolling in one of the world’s most prestigious hero academies.
8.5TMDB, weighted
- 8
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009)
Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Disregard for alchemy’s laws ripped half of Edward Elric’s limbs from his body and left his brother Alphonse’s soul clinging to a suit of armor. To restore what was lost, the brothers seek the Philosopher’s Stone. Enemies and allies – the corrupt military, the Homunculi, and foreign alchemists – will alter the Elric brothers course, but their purpose will remain unchanged and their bond unbreakable.
8.5TMDB, weighted
- 9
JUJUTSU KAISEN (2020)
Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure
Yuji Itadori is a boy with tremendous physical strength, though he lives a completely ordinary high school life. One day, to save a classmate who has been attacked by curses, he eats the finger of Ryomen Sukuna, taking the curse into his own soul. From then on, he shares one body with Ryomen Sukuna. Guided by the most powerful of sorcerers, Satoru Gojo, Itadori is admitted to Tokyo Jujutsu High School, an organization that fights the curses... and thus begins the heroic tale of a boy who became a curse to exorcise a curse, a life from which he could never turn back.
8.4TMDB, weighted
- 10
Hunter x Hunter (2011)
Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Gon, a young boy who lives on Whale Island, dreams of becoming a Hunter like his father, who left when Gon was still young.
8.4TMDB, weighted
- 11
The Umbrella Academy (2019)
Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
Reunited by their father's death, estranged siblings with extraordinary powers uncover shocking family secrets — and a looming threat to humanity.
8.4TMDB, weighted
- 12
InuYasha (2000)
Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Kagome Higurashi is a modern day young girl who lives with her family by the old Higure shrine. Unbeknownst to Kagome, she is the reincarnation of priestess Kikyo and posseses the "Jewel of Four Souls" (the Shikon jewel). One ill-fated day, Kagome locates an ancient well near her home and is abruptly transported through the well and into a feudal Japan, inhabited by demons. There, she encounters Inuyasha, son of a powerful demon father and a human mother, who is pinned to a tree by an enchanted arrow.
8.3TMDB, weighted
- 13
The Seven Deadly Sins (2014)
Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The “Seven Deadly Sins”—a group of evil knights who conspired to overthrow the kingdom of Britannia—were said to have been eradicated by the Holy Knights, although some claim that they still live. Ten years later, the Holy Knights have staged a Coup d'état and assassinated the king, becoming the new, tyrannical rulers of the kingdom. Elizabeth, the king's only daughter, sets out on a journey to find the “Seven Deadly Sins,” and to enlist their help in taking back the kingdom.
8.3TMDB, weighted
- 14
Naruto (2002)
Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Naruto Uzumaki, a mischievous adolescent ninja, struggles as he searches for recognition and dreams of becoming the Hokage, the village's leader and strongest ninja.
8.3TMDB, weighted
- 15
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (2023)
Animation, Action & Adventure, Drama
After the party of heroes defeated the Demon King, they restored peace to the land and returned to lives of solitude. Generations pass, and the elven mage Frieren comes face to face with humanity's mortality. She takes on a new apprentice and promises to fulfill old friends' dying wishes. Can an elven mind make peace with the nature of life and death? Frieren embarks on her quest to find out.
8.3TMDB, weighted
- 16
SPY x FAMILY (2022)
Animation, Action & Adventure, Comedy
A spy, an assassin and a telepath come together to pose as a family, each for their own reasons, while hiding their true identities from each other.
8.3TMDB, weighted
- 17
Fighting Spirit (2000)
Animation, Comedy, Drama
Makunouchi Ippo is an ordinary high school student in Japan. Since he spends most of his time away from school helping his mother run the family business, he doesn't get to enjoy his younger years like most teenagers. Always a target for bullying at school (the family fishing business grants him a distinct odor), Ippo's life is one of hardship. One of these after-school bullying sessions turns Ippo's life around for the better, as he is saved by a boxer named Takamura. He decides to follow in Takamura's footsteps and train to become a boxer, giving his life direction and purpose. Ippo's path to perfecting his pugilistic prowess is just beginning...
8.3TMDB, weighted
- 18
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (2022)
Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
In a dystopia riddled with corruption and cybernetic implants, a talented but reckless street kid strives to become a mercenary outlaw — an edgerunner.
8.3TMDB, weighted
- 19
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2012)
Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Follow the intergenerational feud between the Joestar Family and various forces of evil, the most prominent of which is Dio Brando and his followers.
8.2TMDB, weighted
- 20
Dr. STONE (2019)
Animation, Action & Adventure, Comedy
One fateful day, all of humanity was petrified by a blinding flash of light. After several millennia, high schooler Taiju awakens and finds himself lost in a world of statues. However, he’s not alone! His science-loving friend Senku’s been up and running for a few months and he's got a grand plan in mind—to kickstart civilization with the power of science!
8.2TMDB, weighted
- 21
One-Punch Man (2015)
Animation, Comedy, Action & Adventure
Saitama is a hero who only became a hero for fun. After three years of “special” training, though, he’s become so strong that he’s practically invincible. In fact, he’s too strong—even his mightiest opponents are taken out with a single punch, and it turns out that being devastatingly powerful is actually kind of a bore. With his passion for being a hero lost along with his hair, yet still faced with new enemies every day, how much longer can he keep it going?
8.2TMDB, weighted
- 22
Dragon Ball Super: Beerus (2026)
Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
When Beerus, the God of Destruction, awakens in search of a worthy rival, Goku and his friends face an epic battle to stop him from destroying Earth. Remastered and re-edited version of Dragon Ball Super.
8.2TMDB, weighted
- 23
All of Us Are Dead (2022)
Action & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
A high school becomes ground zero for a zombie virus outbreak. Trapped students must fight their way out — or turn into one of the rabid infected.
8.2TMDB, weighted
- 24
Mob Psycho 100 (2016)
Animation, Action & Adventure, Comedy
Shigeo Kageyama, a.k.a. "Mob," is a boy who has trouble expressing himself, but who happens to be a powerful esper. Mob is determined to live a normal life and keeps his ESP suppressed, but when his emotions surge to a level of 100%, something terrible happens to him! As he's surrounded by false espers, evil spirits, and mysterious organizations, what will Mob think? What choices will he make?
8.1TMDB, weighted
- 25
Record of Ragnarok (2021)
Action & Adventure, Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Before eradicating humankind from the world, the gods give them one last chance to prove themselves worthy of survival. Let the Ragnarok battles begin.
8.1TMDB, weighted
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