Best Action Movies of All Time

1. 1
   Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender 2026

   Directed by Lauren Montgomery · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
   8.9

   9.0 · 1.4K votes
2. 2
   Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle 2025

   Directed by Haruo Sotozaki · Streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu
   8.7

   8.8 · 2.3K votes
3. 3
   Batman: Knightfall Part 1: Knightfall 2026

   Directed by Jeff Wamester
   8.6

   9.1 · 478 votes
4. 4
   Facing El Chapo 2026

   Directed by Chava Cartas · Streaming on Netflix
   8.6

   8.8 · 954 votes
5. 5
   The Dark Knight 2008

   Directed by Christopher Nolan · Streaming on HBO Max, YouTube TV
   8.5

   8.5 · 37K votes
6. 6
   The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2003

   Directed by Peter Jackson · Streaming on HBO Max, YouTube TV, TNT
   8.5

   8.5 · 28K votes
7. 7
   The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2001

   Directed by Peter Jackson · Streaming on HBO Max, YouTube TV, TNT
   8.4

   8.4 · 29K votes
8. 8
   Spider-Man: Brand New Day 2026

   Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton
   8.4

   8.5 · 6K votes
9. 9
   The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 2002

   Directed by Peter Jackson · Streaming on HBO Max, YouTube TV, TNT
   8.4

   8.4 · 25K votes
10. 10
    Seven Samurai 1954

    Directed by Akira Kurosawa · Streaming on HBO Max, Kanopy, Shout! Factory TV
    8.4

    8.5 · 4.4K votes
11. 11
    Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 2018

    Directed by Bob Persichetti · Streaming on Netflix
    8.4

    8.4 · 18K votes
12. 12
    Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc 2025

    Directed by Tatsuya Yoshihara · Streaming on Crunchyroll
    8.4

    8.5 · 1.3K votes
13. 13
    The Empire Strikes Back 1980

    Directed by Irvin Kershner · Streaming on Disney Plus, YouTube TV
    8.4

    8.4 · 19K votes
14. 14
    Inception 2010

    Directed by Christopher Nolan
    8.4

    8.4 · 41K votes
15. 15
    Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse 2023

    Directed by Joaquim Dos Santos · Streaming on Disney Plus, fuboTV, HBO Max
    8.3

    8.3 · 9.4K votes
16. 16
    Harakiri 1962

    Directed by Masaki Kobayashi · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    8.3

    8.5 · 1.3K votes
17. 17
    Léon: The Professional 1994

    Directed by Luc Besson · Streaming on Sundance Now, YouTube Free, Tubi TV
    8.3

    8.3 · 17K votes
18. 18
    The Matrix 1999

    Directed by Lana Wachowski · Streaming on YouTube TV
    8.3

    8.3 · 29K votes
19. 19
    Avengers: Endgame 2019

    Directed by Anthony Russo · Streaming on Disney Plus
    8.2

    8.2 · 29K votes
20. 20
    Avengers: Infinity War 2018

    Directed by Anthony Russo · Streaming on Disney Plus
    8.2

    8.2 · 33K votes
21. 21
    The Shadow's Edge 2025

    Directed by Larry Yang
    8.2

    8.3 · 1.6K votes
22. 22
    Gladiator 2000

    Directed by Ridley Scott · Streaming on Netflix, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    8.2

    8.2 · 22K votes
23. 23
    Star Wars 1977

    Directed by George Lucas · Streaming on Disney Plus
    8.2

    8.2 · 23K votes
24. 24
    Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train 2020

    Directed by Haruo Sotozaki · Streaming on Crunchyroll, Amasian TV
    8.2

    8.2 · 4.7K votes
25. 25
    The Punisher: One Last Kill 2026

    Directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green · Streaming on Disney Plus
    8.2

    8.3 · 2.4K votes
26. 26
    Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion 1997

    Directed by Hideaki Anno · Streaming on Netflix, Criterion Channel
    8.2

    8.3 · 2K votes
27. 27
    Terminator 2: Judgment Day 1991

    Directed by James Cameron · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium
    8.2

    8.2 · 15K votes
28. 28
    Top Gun: Maverick 2022

    Directed by Joseph Kosinski · Streaming on Netflix, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    8.1

    8.2 · 12K votes
29. 29
    Scarface 1983

    Directed by Brian De Palma · Streaming on Netflix
    8.1

    8.2 · 14K votes
30. 30
    Attack on Titan: THE LAST ATTACK 2024

    Directed by Yuichiro Hayashi · Streaming on Crunchyroll
    8.1

    8.8 · 273 votes
31. 31
    The Legend of Hei 2019

    Directed by MTJJ · Streaming on Crunchyroll, The Roku Channel, The CW
    8.1

    8.4 · 574 votes
32. 32
    Runner 2026

    Directed by Scott Waugh · Streaming on Angel Studios
    8.1

    8.3 · 698 votes
33. 33
    Counterattack 2025

    Directed by Chava Cartas · Streaming on Netflix, The Roku Channel
    8.1

    8.3 · 870 votes
34. 34
    Justice League Dark: Apokolips War 2020

    Directed by Matt Peters · Streaming on HBO Max
    8.1

    8.2 · 1.6K votes
35. 35
    The Avengers 2012

    Directed by Joss Whedon · Streaming on Disney Plus, Hulu
    8.1

    8.1 · 40K votes
36. 36
    My Dearest Assassin 2026

    Directed by Taweewat Wantha · Streaming on Netflix
    8.1

    8.6 · 314 votes
37. 37
    Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time 2021

    Directed by Hideaki Anno
    8.1

    8.2 · 1K votes
38. 38
    Zack Snyder's Justice League 2021

    Directed by Zack Snyder · Streaming on HBO Max
    8.1

    8.1 · 11K votes
39. 39
    The Furious 2026

    Directed by Kenji Tanigaki · Streaming on Philo, Starz
    8.0

    8.2 · 861 votes
40. 40
    Ne Zha 2 2025

    Directed by Jiao Zi · Streaming on HBO Max
    8.0

    8.2 · 856 votes
41. 41
    Jujutsu Kaisen 0 2021

    Directed by Sunghoo Park · Streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu
    8.0

    8.1 · 1.9K votes
42. 42
    My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising 2019

    Directed by Kenji Nagasaki · Streaming on Netflix, Crunchyroll
    8.0

    8.1 · 1.3K votes
43. 43
    Elite Squad 2007

    Directed by José Padilha · Streaming on Plex, Plex Channel, Lionsgate+
    8.0

    8.1 · 2.8K votes
44. 44
    Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair 2011

    Directed by Quentin Tarantino · Streaming on Lionsgate+, MovieSphere+
    8.0

    8.1 · 1.5K votes
45. 45
    Ford v Ferrari 2019

    Directed by James Mangold · Streaming on fuboTV, YouTube TV, FXNow
    8.0

    8.0 · 9.4K votes
46. 46
    Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge 2020

    Directed by Ethan Spaulding
    8.0

    8.1 · 1.5K votes
47. 47
    Colony 2026

    Directed by Yeon Sang-ho
    8.0

    8.1 · 1.2K votes
48. 48
    Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds 2017

    Directed by Kim Yong-hwa · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Kanopy
    8.0

    8.1 · 1.3K votes
49. 49
    The Odyssey 2026

    Directed by Christopher Nolan
    8.0

    8.0 · 4.2K votes
50. 50
    Kill Bill: Vol. 1 2003

    Directed by Quentin Tarantino · Streaming on YouTube TV, Fandango at Home Free, MovieSphere+
    8.0

    8.0 · 20K votes

Smart score = (votes × rating + 82 × 6.03) ÷ (votes + 82): the TMDB rating, pulled toward the catalog average as if every film had 82 extra average votes.

1. 1
   Fatal Mission 1990

   Directed by George Rowe
   6.9

   9.0 · 36 votes
2. 2
   The Best of the Martial Arts Films 1990

   Directed by Sandra Weintraub
   6.8

   8.8 · 30 votes
3. 3
   Swallowed Star The Movie: Xueluo Continent 2024

   Directed by Robin Shen
   6.7

   9.2 · 20 votes
4. 4
   Gintama the Movie 2026: Yoshiwara in Flames 2026

   Directed by Naoya Ando · Streaming on Netflix
   6.7

   9.0 · 23 votes
5. 5
   Revue Starlight: The Movie 2021

   Directed by Tomohiro Furukawa · Streaming on HiDive
   6.8

   8.4 · 39 votes
6. 6
   AEW Double or Nothing 2026 2026
   6.6

   9.4 · 16 votes
7. 7
   Baby Assassins 3 2024

   Directed by Yugo Sakamoto · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Hoopla
   6.8

   8.2 · 43 votes
8. 8
   Mazinger Z vs The Great Dark General 1974

   Directed by Nobutaka Nishizawa
   6.8

   8.2 · 42 votes
9. 9
   Max Steel: Dark Rival 2007

   Directed by William Lau
   6.6

   8.6 · 26 votes
10. 10
    War 2017

    Directed by Reece Peña
    6.5

    9.5 · 14 votes