Best Action Movies of the 2020s

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
   Spider-Man: Brand New Day 2026

   Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton
   8.4

   8.5 · 6K votes
6. 6
   Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc 2025

   Directed by Tatsuya Yoshihara · Streaming on Crunchyroll
   8.4

   8.5 · 1.3K votes
7. 7
   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
8. 8
   The Shadow's Edge 2025

   Directed by Larry Yang
   8.2

   8.3 · 1.6K votes
9. 9
   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
10. 10
    The Punisher: One Last Kill 2026

    Directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green · Streaming on Disney Plus
    8.2

    8.3 · 2.4K votes
11. 11
    Top Gun: Maverick 2022

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

    8.2 · 12K votes
12. 12
    Attack on Titan: THE LAST ATTACK 2024

    Directed by Yuichiro Hayashi · Streaming on Crunchyroll
    8.1

    8.8 · 273 votes
13. 13
    Runner 2026

    Directed by Scott Waugh · Streaming on Angel Studios
    8.1

    8.3 · 698 votes
14. 14
    Counterattack 2025

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

    8.3 · 870 votes
15. 15
    Justice League Dark: Apokolips War 2020

    Directed by Matt Peters · Streaming on HBO Max
    8.1

    8.2 · 1.6K votes
16. 16
    My Dearest Assassin 2026

    Directed by Taweewat Wantha · Streaming on Netflix
    8.1

    8.6 · 314 votes
17. 17
    Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time 2021

    Directed by Hideaki Anno
    8.1

    8.2 · 1K votes
18. 18
    Zack Snyder's Justice League 2021

    Directed by Zack Snyder · Streaming on HBO Max
    8.1

    8.1 · 11K votes
19. 19
    The Furious 2026

    Directed by Kenji Tanigaki · Streaming on Philo, Starz
    8.0

    8.2 · 861 votes
20. 20
    Ne Zha 2 2025

    Directed by Jiao Zi · Streaming on HBO Max
    8.0

    8.2 · 856 votes
21. 21
    Jujutsu Kaisen 0 2021

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

    8.1 · 1.9K votes
22. 22
    Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge 2020

    Directed by Ethan Spaulding
    8.0

    8.1 · 1.5K votes
23. 23
    Colony 2026

    Directed by Yeon Sang-ho
    8.0

    8.1 · 1.2K votes
24. 24
    The Odyssey 2026

    Directed by Christopher Nolan
    8.0

    8.0 · 4.2K votes
25. 25
    The Legend of Hei 2 2025

    Directed by Gu Jie
    8.0

    9.0 · 155 votes
26. 26
    Miraculous World: New York, United HeroeZ 2020

    Directed by Thomas Astruc · Streaming on Netflix, Disney Plus
    7.9

    8.1 · 1.1K votes
27. 27
    Spider-Man: No Way Home 2021

    Directed by Jon Watts · Streaming on Disney Plus, fuboTV, YouTube TV
    7.9

    7.9 · 23K votes
28. 28
    Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 2023

    Directed by James Gunn · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.9

    7.9 · 9K votes
29. 29
    Sound of Freedom 2023

    Directed by Alejandro Monteverde · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Angel Studios
    7.9

    7.9 · 2.9K votes
30. 30
    How to Train Your Dragon 2025

    Directed by Dean DeBlois · Streaming on Netflix
    7.9

    7.9 · 3.2K votes
31. 31
    Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero 2022

    Directed by Tetsuro Kodama · Streaming on Hulu, Crunchyroll
    7.8

    7.9 · 3.1K votes
32. 32
    Nobody 2021

    Directed by Ilya Naishuller · Streaming on Peacock Premium, YouTube TV, Peacock Premium Plus
    7.8

    7.9 · 8.8K votes
33. 33
    The Count of Monte Cristo 2024

    Directed by Alexandre de La Patellière · Streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
    7.8

    7.9 · 2.2K votes
34. 34
    Predator: Badlands 2025

    Directed by Dan Trachtenberg · Streaming on Hulu
    7.8

    7.8 · 3.8K votes
35. 35
    F1 2025

    Directed by Joseph Kosinski · Streaming on Apple TV
    7.8

    7.8 · 4.9K votes
36. 36
    New Gods: Nezha Reborn 2021

    Directed by Zhao Ji · Streaming on Netflix
    7.8

    8.0 · 539 votes
37. 37
    Raya and the Last Dragon 2021

    Directed by Don Hall · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.8

    7.8 · 7.5K votes
38. 38
    Nimona 2023

    Directed by Nick Bruno · Streaming on Netflix
    7.8

    7.8 · 1.5K votes
39. 39
    Mayday 2026

    Directed by Jonathan Goldstein · Streaming on Apple TV
    7.8

    7.9 · 994 votes
40. 40
    Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King 2023

    Directed by Ayataka Tanemura · Streaming on Netflix
    7.7

    8.1 · 432 votes
41. 41
    Green Snake 2021

    Directed by Amp Wong · Streaming on Netflix
    7.7

    8.1 · 398 votes
42. 42
    Mortal Kombat II 2026

    Directed by Simon McQuoid · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.7

    7.8 · 2.7K votes
43. 43
    Dogman 2023

    Directed by Luc Besson
    7.7

    7.8 · 1.5K votes
44. 44
    Miraculous World: Shanghai - The Legend of Ladydragon 2021

    Directed by Thomas Astruc · Streaming on Netflix, Disney Plus
    7.7

    7.9 · 703 votes
45. 45
    Predator: Killer of Killers 2025

    Directed by Dan Trachtenberg · Streaming on Hulu
    7.7

    7.8 · 1.4K votes
46. 46
    Everything Everywhere All at Once 2022

    Directed by Daniel Scheinert · Streaming on Hulu
    7.7

    7.7 · 8.6K votes
47. 47
    Blades of the Guardians 2026

    Directed by Yuen Woo-ping
    7.7

    8.2 · 257 votes
48. 48
    John Wick: Chapter 4 2023

    Directed by Chad Stahelski · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, YouTube TV
    7.7

    7.7 · 8.5K votes
49. 49
    Guy Ritchie's The Covenant 2023

    Directed by Guy Ritchie · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, YouTube Free
    7.7

    7.7 · 3.4K votes
50. 50
    Shelter 2026

    Directed by Ric Roman Waugh · Streaming on Philo, Starz
    7.7

    7.7 · 2K 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
   NULL 2021

   Directed by Ethan Jordan
   7.1

   9.2 · 44 votes
2. 2
   Milky☆Subway: The Galactic Limited Express - the Movie 2026

   Directed by Yohei Kameyama · Streaming on Netflix
   6.9

   8.6 · 46 votes
3. 3
   Revue Starlight: The Movie 2021

   Directed by Tomohiro Furukawa · Streaming on HiDive
   6.8

   8.4 · 39 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
   Swallowed Star The Movie: Xueluo Continent 2024

   Directed by Robin Shen
   6.7

   9.2 · 20 votes
6. 6
   WWE WrestleMania XL Sunday 2024

   Directed by Paul Levesque
   6.8

   8.2 · 44 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
   AEW Double or Nothing 2026 2026
   6.6

   9.4 · 16 votes
9. 9
   VIRGIN PUNK Clockwork Girl 2025

   Directed by Yasuomi Umetsu
   6.8

   8.1 · 44 votes
10. 10
    Viduthalai: Part I 2023

    Directed by Vetrimaaran · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    6.8

    7.9 · 56 votes