Time for some action? These exciting films keep the pace up and the pulse-pounding, with suspense, sci-fi, gangster and crime stories, martial arts movies and more.

3 days ago - Future superstar Aaron Pierre stars in the latest from the phenomenal director behind Blue Ruin and Green Room, proving again that he is one of the best at tight action filmmaking. Wasting no time, Rebel Ridge opens with Pierre’s character essentially robbed by smalltown cops while he’s trying to take bail money to his cousin. The former military specialist doesn’t take that well. This is one of the best Netflix originals in a long time. ... Year: 2022 Runtime: 3h 5m Director: S.S.

April 17, 2025 - The best thrillers on Netflix include Watcher, Little Siberia, Runaway Jury, To Catch a Killer, Don't Let Go, The Net, Carry-On, Compliance, and more.

July 15, 2025 - Another novel adaptation, this 2022 mystery film is set in 1830 and stars Christian Bale as a retired detective sent to investigate a murder at West Point, where he enlists the help of one Edgar Allan Poe (played by Harry Melling). Fun fact: The real-life Poe was a cadet at West Point at that time, though he brought his military career to an abrupt end just a few months later. ... Most crime thrillers feature a corrupt cop or two, but this Netflix original takes the trope to a whole new level, pitting one man against a small-town police force that seems to be rotten through and through.

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3 weeks ago - Long before there was the Maya Erskine and Donald Glover TV series, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie starred in this sexy action thriller about a pair of married assassins who only discover the other’s secret when they’re each assigned to kill their spouse. Their white underwear looks are iconic, the fight scenes are expertly choreographed and this is of course where “Brangelina” was formed. ... Malin Akerman and Joe Manganiello star in this family-friendly Netflix original, about tween siblings who discover their seemingly normal mom is actually a badass in the witness protection program.

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May 25, 2024 - Gritty and graphic with a unique visual flair, Extraction will definitely get your blood pumping. ... With Extraction 2, writer Joe Russo (The Gray Man) and director Sam Hargrave (Extraction) team up once again to deliver a tense action thriller.

August 20, 2025 - From an explosive showdown between a former Marine and a corrupt small-town sheriff to a tense spiral into a criminal underworld where the line between enemy and ally blurs, these are the best action thriller movies to stream on Netflix.

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November 1, 2025 - Putting a talented cast in a tension-filled scenario, Triple Frontier is the type of gritty thriller that's hard to turn away from. — Brooke Bajgrowicz, Entertainment Fellow · How to watch: Triple Frontier is now streaming on Netflix.

February 20, 2025 - Say what you will, but director Jaume Collet-Serra knows what audiences want, whether it’s murderous Estonian orphans, killer sharks with a taste for Blake Lively or, in the case of this action-thriller, Jason Bateman as a terrorist blackmailing a TSA agent into allowing a potentially dangerous package aboard a Christmas Eve flight. Like Collet-Serra’s best work, it’s a slickly-made B-movie you can’t turn off, perhaps against your better judgment – which probably explains why it’s already the streamer’s fifth most-watched original movie of all time.

August 9, 2025 - But to save you the trouble of browsing through titles, we’ve brought you 10 of the best gritty action movies streaming on Netflix right now. The Decline is a Canadian action thriller set in the icy wilderness of northern Quebec. It follows a group of strangers as they gather at a remote survivalist camp run by Alain, whose philosophies promise safety if society were to collapse.

3 weeks ago - Ryan Reynolds has starred in several of Netflix's best original action movies, but none tops The Adam Project. From director Shawn Levy, who also partnered with Reynolds on Free Guy and Deadpool & Wolverine, this 2022 original movie follows ...

March 18, 2025 - Polygon’s favorite movie of 2022, RRR is an epic bromance for the ages filled to the brim with jaw-dropping action sequences, unforgettable music numbers, and two guys just being dudes. If you can, you should consider watching it in the original Telugu language version on Zee5. If you can’t, the Hindi dub on Netflix is still well worth your time.

August 22, 2025 - If you’re in the mood for action-thrillers, on Prime I’d recommend Sicario and Prisoners (both tense and layered), and on Netflix Nightcrawler and The Guilty are solid picks if you like more psychological tension than straight action.

September 25, 2024 - The Old Guard is a sci-fi movie dashed with plenty of action that’s worth watching. The story follows a warrior named Andy (Charlize Theron) and her covert group of immortal mercenaries who have been protecting the mortal world for centuries.