Best Action Movies of All Time
#1 Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender (2026) · ★ 9.1 · 1,215 votes · 1h 39m · action, fantasy, adventureAvatar Aang, the world's last Airbender, learns of an ancient power that could save his culture from extinction. With the help of his friends, he embarks on a global quest to find…
#2 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle (2025) · ★ 8.8 · 2,230 votes · 2h 36m · action, fantasy, thrillerThe 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…
#3 Facing El Chapo (2026) · ★ 8.8 · 786 votes · 1h 31m · action, thriller, crimeTwo Mexican officers must survive the final hours of their shift after crossing a ruthless cartel boss.…
#4 Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc (2025) · ★ 8.6 · 1,207 votes · 1h 40m · action, comedy, fantasyIn a brutal war between devils, hunters, and secret enemies, a mysterious girl named Reze has stepped into Denji's world, and he faces his deadliest battle yet, fueled by love in a…
#5 The Dark Knight (2008) · ★ 8.5 · 36,822 votes · 2h 32m · action, thriller, dramaBatman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations t…
#6 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) · ★ 8.5 · 27,480 votes · 3h 21m · action, fantasy, adventureAs armies mass for a final battle that will decide the fate of the world--and powerful, ancient forces of Light and Dark compete to determine the outcome--one member of the Fellows…
#7 Seven Samurai (1954) · ★ 8.5 · 4,383 votes · 3h 27m · action, dramaA samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the p…
#8 Inception (2010) · ★ 8.4 · 40,256 votes · 2h 28m · action, adventure, science-fictionCobb, a skilled thief who commits corporate espionage by infiltrating the subconscious of his targets is offered a chance to regain his old life as payment for a task considered to…
#9 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) · ★ 8.4 · 28,290 votes · 2h 59m · action, fantasy, adventureYoung hobbit Frodo Baggins, after inheriting a mysterious ring from his uncle Bilbo, must leave his home in order to keep it from falling into the hands of its evil creator. Along…
#10 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) · ★ 8.4 · 24,583 votes · 2h 59m · action, fantasy, adventureFrodo Baggins and the other members of the Fellowship continue on their sacred quest to destroy the One Ring--but on separate paths. Their destinies lie at two towers--Orthanc Towe…
#11 The Empire Strikes Back (1980) · ★ 8.4 · 18,538 votes · 2h 4m · action, adventure, science-fictionThe epic saga continues as Luke Skywalker, in hopes of defeating the evil Galactic Empire, learns the ways of the Jedi from aging master Yoda. But Darth Vader is more determined th…
#12 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) · ★ 8.4 · 17,856 votes · 1h 57m · action, adventure, science-fictionStruggling 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…
#13 Harakiri (1962) · ★ 8.4 · 1,233 votes · 2h 15m · action, drama, historyDown-on-his-luck veteran Tsugumo Hanshirō enters the courtyard of the prosperous House of Iyi. Unemployed, and with no family, he hopes to find a place to commit seppuku—and a wort…
#14 Protector (2026) · ★ 8.4 · 602 votes · 1h 30m · action, thrillerNikki's life is shattered when her daughter is kidnapped. Thrust into the criminal underworld while hunted by cops and military, she must fight to rescue her child.…
#15 The Legend of Hei (2019) · ★ 8.4 · 554 votes · 1h 42m · action, fantasy, animationWhen cat spirit Luo Xiaohei's home is deforested by humans, he must find a new one. He runs into a group of other spirit creatures who take him under their wing with dreams of reco…
#16 The Matrix (1999) · ★ 8.3 · 28,776 votes · 2h 16m · action, science-fictionSet in the 22nd century, The Matrix tells the story of a computer hacker who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the vast and powerful computers who now rule the earth…
#17 Léon: The Professional (1994) · ★ 8.3 · 16,480 votes · 1h 51m · action, drama, crimeLéon, the top hit man in New York, has earned a rep as an effective "cleaner". But when his next-door neighbors are wiped out by a loose-cannon DEA agent, he becomes the unwilling…
#18 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) · ★ 8.3 · 8,863 votes · 2h 20m · action, adventure, science-fictionAfter reuniting with Gwen Stacy, Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is catapulted across the Multiverse, where he encounters the Spider Society, a team of Spide…
#19 The Wild Robot (2024) · ★ 8.3 · 6,663 votes · 1h 42m · action, adventure, science-fictionAfter a shipwreck, an intelligent robot called Roz is stranded on an uninhabited island. To survive the harsh environment, Roz bonds with the island's animals and cares for an orph…
#20 The Punisher: One Last Kill (2026) · ★ 8.3 · 2,283 votes · 0h 51m · action, drama, crimeAs Frank Castle searches for meaning beyond revenge, an unexpected force pulls him back into the fight.…
#21 Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (1997) · ★ 8.3 · 1,970 votes · 1h 27m · action, fantasy, dramaSEELE 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 h…
#22 The Shadow's Edge (2025) · ★ 8.3 · 1,497 votes · 2h 22m · action, thriller, dramaMacau Police brings the tracking expert police officer out of retirement to help catch a dangerous group of professional thieves.…
#23 Counterattack (2025) · ★ 8.3 · 863 votes · 1h 25m · action, adventure, thrillerWhen a hostage rescue mission creates a new enemy, Capt. Guerrero and his elite soldiers must face an ambush by a criminal group.…
#24 Avengers: Infinity War (2018) · ★ 8.2 · 33,058 votes · 2h 29m · action, adventure, science-fictionAs the Avengers and their allies have continued to protect the world from threats too large for any one hero to handle, a new danger has emerged from the cosmic shadows: Thanos. A…
#25 Avengers: Endgame (2019) · ★ 8.2 · 28,665 votes · 3h 1m · action, adventure, science-fictionAfter the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War, the universe is in ruins due to the efforts of the Mad Titan, Thanos. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers must a…
#26 Star Wars (1977) · ★ 8.2 · 22,955 votes · 2h 1m · action, adventure, science-fictionPrincess Leia is captured and held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to take over the galactic Empire. Venturesome Luke Skywalker and dashing captain Han Solo tea…
#27 Gladiator (2000) · ★ 8.2 · 21,548 votes · 2h 35m · action, adventure, dramaAfter 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…
#28 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) · ★ 8.2 · 14,833 votes · 2h 17m · action, thriller, science-fictionTen years after the events of the original, a reprogrammed T-800 is sent back in time to protect young John Connor from the shape-shifting T-1000. Together with his mother Sarah, h…
#29 Scarface (1983) · ★ 8.2 · 13,380 votes · 2h 50m · action, drama, crimeAfter 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…
#30 Top Gun: Maverick (2022) · ★ 8.2 · 11,636 votes · 2h 11m · action, dramaAfter 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 trainin…
#31 Oldboy (2003) · ★ 8.2 · 10,241 votes · 2h 0m · action, thriller, dramaWith no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors.…
#32 Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022) · ★ 8.2 · 8,970 votes · 1h 43m · action, comedy, fantasyPuss in Boots discovers that his passion for adventure has taken its toll: He has burned through eight of his nine lives, leaving him with only one life left. Puss sets out on an e…
#33 Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train (2020) · ★ 8.2 · 4,698 votes · 1h 57m · action, fantasy, adventureTanjiro Kamado, joined with Inosuke Hashibira, a boy raised by boars who wears a boar's head, and Zenitsu Agatsuma, a scared boy who reveals his true power when he sleeps, boards t…
#34 Bound by Honor (1993) · ★ 8.2 · 1,643 votes · 3h 10m · action, thriller, dramaBased on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on half-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo. It opens in 1972, as the three ar…
#35 Justice League Dark: Apokolips War (2020) · ★ 8.2 · 1,637 votes · 1h 30m · action, fantasy, adventureEarth is decimated after intergalactic tyrant Darkseid has devastated the Justice League in a poorly executed war by the DC Super Heroes. Now the remaining bastions of good – the J…
#36 Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time (2021) · ★ 8.2 · 1,004 votes · 2h 35m · action, drama, science-fictionIn the aftermath of the Fourth Impact, stranded without their Evangelions, Shinji, Asuka and Rei find refuge in one of the rare pockets of humanity that still exist on the ruined p…
#37 Ne Zha 2 (2025) · ★ 8.2 · 835 votes · 2h 24m · action, comedy, fantasyAfter a catastrophic event leaves their bodies destroyed, Ne Zha and Ao Bing are granted a fragile second chance at life. As tensions rise between the dragon clans and celestial fo…
#38 The Furious (2026) · ★ 8.2 · 753 votes · 1h 53m · action, thriller, crimeAfter a criminal network kidnaps Wang Wei's daughter and the corrupt police refuse to assist him, Wei sets out on his own to locate her. Navin, a tenacious journalist whose wife ha…
#39 The Avengers (2012) · ★ 8.1 · 39,932 votes · 2h 23m · action, adventure, science-fictionWhen an unexpected enemy emerges and threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need…
#40 Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021) · ★ 8.1 · 11,179 votes · 4h 2m · action, fantasy, adventureDetermined to ensure Superman's ultimate sacrifice was not in vain, Bruce Wayne aligns forces with Diana Prince with plans to recruit a team of metahumans to protect the world from…