Best Action Movies on Criterion Channel in Canada
The top 50 of 140 action movies streaming on Criterion Channel in Canada, ranked by smart score, updated October 24, 2026.
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8.38.5 · 1.3K votes - 2
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion 1997Directed by Hideaki Anno · Streaming on Netflix, Criterion Channel8.28.3 · 2K votes - 3
7.77.9 · 761 votes - 4
7.57.6 · 1.1K votes - 5
7.47.8 · 282 votes - 6
7.37.5 · 445 votes - 7
7.27.7 · 211 votes - 8
7.27.6 · 239 votes - 9
7.17.3 · 494 votes - 10
A Chinese Ghost Story 1987Directed by Tony Ching Siu-tung · Streaming on Criterion Channel, Shudder, Plex7.17.3 · 356 votes - 11
7.17.4 · 257 votes - 12
7.07.6 · 138 votes - 13
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx 1972Directed by Kenji Misumi · Streaming on Criterion Channel7.07.4 · 201 votes - 14
7.07.1 · 667 votes - 15
7.07.2 · 357 votes - 16
7.07.1 · 510 votes - 17
6.97.2 · 300 votes - 18
6.97.4 · 151 votes - 19
6.97.5 · 118 votes - 20
6.97.1 · 334 votes - 21
6.97.3 · 165 votes - 22
6.97.3 · 160 votes - 23
Foreign Correspondent 1940Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · Streaming on Hoopla, Tubi TV, Criterion Channel6.97.0 · 472 votes - 24
6.97.2 · 218 votes - 25
6.87.0 · 387 votes - 26
6.87.0 · 364 votes - 27
6.87.0 · 305 votes - 28
6.87.1 · 220 votes - 29
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple 1955Directed by Hiroshi Inagaki · Streaming on Criterion Channel6.87.2 · 148 votes - 30
6.87.0 · 279 votes - 31
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island 1956Directed by Hiroshi Inagaki · Streaming on Criterion Channel, Plex6.87.2 · 144 votes - 32
6.87.1 · 188 votes - 33
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons 1973Directed by Kenji Misumi · Streaming on Criterion Channel6.87.2 · 141 votes - 34
6.87.0 · 259 votes - 35
6.87.3 · 113 votes - 36
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades 1972Directed by Kenji Misumi · Streaming on Tubi TV, Criterion Channel6.77.1 · 168 votes - 37
6.77.5 · 79 votes - 38
6.76.9 · 308 votes - 39
The Most Dangerous Game 1932Directed by Irving Pichel · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla, Tubi TV6.76.9 · 336 votes - 40
Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell 1974Directed by Yoshiyuki Kuroda · Streaming on Criterion Channel6.77.1 · 134 votes - 41
6.76.9 · 308 votes - 42
6.77.1 · 124 votes - 43
6.76.9 · 244 votes - 44
6.76.9 · 184 votes - 45
6.67.1 · 105 votes - 46
6.66.8 · 269 votes - 47
6.66.9 · 192 votes - 48
6.66.8 · 261 votes - 49
Terror of Mechagodzilla 1975Directed by Ishirō Honda · Streaming on Tubi TV, Criterion Channel, FlixFling6.66.8 · 256 votes - 50
6.66.7 · 423 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. Streaming data by JustWatch.
Hidden gems
Highly rated but with 97 votes or fewer (the median for this list), ranked with a lighter prior of 45 votes so smaller films can show.
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6.57.0 · 92 votes - 2
6.57.3 · 47 votes - 3
6.57.0 · 84 votes - 4
6.57.1 · 62 votes - 5
6.57.0 · 78 votes - 6
6.57.0 · 77 votes - 7
6.57.1 · 57 votes - 8
6.56.9 · 97 votes - 9
6.47.1 · 50 votes - 10
6.46.9 · 62 votes
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