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Best Action Movies of the 2020s
#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 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.…
#6 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…
#7 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…
#8 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.…
#9 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.…
#10 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.…
#11 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…
#12 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…
#13 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…
#14 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…
#15 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…
#16 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…
#17 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…
#18 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…
#19 Dune: Part Two (2024) · ★ 8.1 · 8,582 votes · 2h 47m · action, adventure, science-fictionFollow the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a path of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice betw…
#20 Jujutsu Kaisen 0 (2021) · ★ 8.1 · 1,830 votes · 1h 45m · action, fantasy, animationYuta Okkotsu is a nervous high school student who is suffering from a serious problem—his childhood friend Rika has turned into a curse and won't leave him alone. Since Rika is no…
#21 Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge (2020) · ★ 8.1 · 1,521 votes · 1h 20m · action, fantasy, animationAfter the vicious slaughter of his family by stone-cold mercenary Sub-Zero, Hanzo Hasashi is exiled to the torturous Netherrealm. There, in exchange for his servitude to the sinist…
#22 Miraculous World: New York, United HeroeZ (2020) · ★ 8.1 · 1,135 votes · 1h 1m · action, fantasy, adventureMarinette's class is headed to New York, the city of superheroes, for French-American Friendship Week. But the arrival of Hawk Moth will complicate everything.…
#23 GOAT (2026) · ★ 8.1 · 1,094 votes · 1h 40m · action, comedy, animationA small goat with big dreams gets a once-in-a-lifetime shot to join the pros and play roarball, a high-intensity, co-ed, full-contact sport dominated by the fastest, fiercest anima…
#24 Colony (2026) · ★ 8.1 · 893 votes · 2h 3m · action, thriller, horrorProfessor Se-jeong is thrust into a bloody nightmare when a rapidly mutating virus is released during a biotech conference causing authorities to seal the facility. Trapped inside…
#25 New Gods: Nezha Reborn (2021) · ★ 8.1 · 530 votes · 1h 57m · action, fantasy, animationWhile living as an ordinary deliveryman and motor racing fan, Nezha encounters old nemeses and must rediscover his powers to protect his loved ones.…
#26 The Odyssey (2026) · ★ 8.0 · 3,972 votes · 2h 53m · action, fantasy, adventureOdysseus, the legendary King of Ithaca, embarks on a long and perilous journey home following the Trojan War. Throughout his voyage, he is forced to confront the whims of gods, myt…
#27 KPop Demon Hunters (2025) · ★ 8.0 · 3,232 votes · 1h 36m · action, comedy, fantasyWhen K-pop superstars Rumi, Mira and Zoey aren't selling out stadiums, they're using their secret powers to protect their fans from supernatural threats.…
#28 Transformers One (2024) · ★ 8.0 · 1,772 votes · 1h 44m · action, adventure, science-fictionThe untold origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron, better known as sworn enemies, but once were friends bonded like brothers who changed the fate of Cybertron forever.…
#29 Mayday (2026) · ★ 8.0 · 770 votes · 1h 51m · action, comedy, adventureWhen a U.S. Navy pilot on a top-secret mission during the Cold War gets trapped behind enemy lines, his only chance at survival is to form an alliance with an eccentric ex-KGB agen…
#30 Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) · ★ 7.9 · 23,247 votes · 2h 28m · action, adventure, science-fictionPeter Parker is unmasked and no longer able to separate his normal life from the high-stakes of being a super-hero. When he asks for help from Doctor Strange the stakes become even…
#31 Nobody (2021) · ★ 7.9 · 8,747 votes · 1h 31m · action, thrillerHutch Mansell, a suburban dad, overlooked husband, nothing neighbor — a "nobody." When two thieves break into his home one night, Hutch's unknown long-simmering rage is ignited and…
#32 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) · ★ 7.9 · 8,446 votes · 2h 30m · action, adventure, science-fictionPeter Quill, still reeling from the loss of Gamora, must rally his team around him to defend the universe along with protecting one of their own. A mission that, if not completed s…
#33 Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero (2022) · ★ 7.9 · 3,080 votes · 1h 40m · action, science-fiction, animationThe Red Ribbon Army, an evil organization that was once destroyed by Goku in the past, has been reformed by a group of people who have created new and mightier Androids, Gamma 1 an…
#34 How to Train Your Dragon (2025) · ★ 7.9 · 2,939 votes · 2h 5m · action, fantasy, adventureOn the rugged isle of Berk, where Vikings and dragons have been bitter enemies for generations, Hiccup stands apart, defying centuries of tradition when he befriends Toothless, a f…
#35 Sound of Freedom (2023) · ★ 7.9 · 2,858 votes · 2h 11m · action, dramaThe story of Tim Ballard, a former US government agent, who quits his job in order to devote his life to rescuing children from global sex traffickers.…
#36 Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026) · ★ 7.9 · 2,845 votes · 2h 25m · action, adventure, science-fictionFighting crime full-time as Spider-Man in a world that doesn't remember him—and the pressure of seeing his old friends move on without him—sparks a change in Peter Parker he may no…
#37 The Count of Monte Cristo (2024) · ★ 7.9 · 2,131 votes · 2h 58m · action, adventure, thrillerEdmond Dantès becomes the target of a sinister plot and is arrested on his wedding day for a crime he did not commit. After 14 years in the island prison of Château d’If, he manage…
#38 Nimona (2023) · ★ 7.9 · 1,503 votes · 1h 39m · action, fantasy, adventureA knight framed for a tragic crime teams with a scrappy, shape-shifting teen to prove his innocence.…
#39 Miraculous World: Shanghai - The Legend of Ladydragon (2021) · ★ 7.9 · 701 votes · 0h 54m · action, fantasy, adventureOn school break, Marinette heads to Shanghai to meet Adrien. But after arriving, Marinette loses all her stuff, including the Miraculous that allows her to turn into Ladybug!…
#40 Raya and the Last Dragon (2021) · ★ 7.8 · 7,456 votes · 1h 47m · action, fantasy, adventureLong ago, in the fantasy world of Kumandra, humans and dragons lived together in harmony. But when an evil force threatened the land, the dragons sacrificed themselves to save huma…