18 Best Action Movie In Netflix 2023

• Director: Jung Byung-gil
• Stars: Joo Won, Jeong So-ri, Kim Bo-min, Lee Sung-jae
• Runtime: 2h 12m
• IMDb Rating: 5.1

The 2022 South Korean action thriller landed on Netflix on August 5, 2022. It was filmed in late June 2021 in Osong, North Chungcheong Province, and had an estimated production cost of around 30 billion won.

Carter recorded an impressive 27.3 million hours viewed within three days of release, reaching the number 1 position in Netflix's global Top 10 movies in the non-English category for the first week of August. In no time, it entered the Top 10 list in 90 countries.

The movie is set in a deadly pandemic situation caused by a virus that makes infected people violent and zombie-like. It follows a man who finds himself in a blood-soaked bed in a motel room. He has a cross-shaped scar on the back of his head.

With no past memories, he doesn't know who he is and what he is doing there. He is thrown straight into a dangerous mission, and he must escape the situation while trying to figure out his identity and the mysterious voice in his ear calling him Carter.

Written and produced by Jung Byung-gil and Jung Byeong-sik, the film has received mixed reviews from critics. Star News' Kim Na-yeon complimented the direction of action scenes, such as the skydiving thrilling fight scene and the helicopter aerial battle.

• Director: Tate Taylor
• Stars: Jessica Chastain, John Malkovich, Geena Davis, Common, Ioan Gruffudd, Colin Farrell, Joan Chen
• Runtime: 1h 36m
• IMDb Rating: 5.4

The American action movie premiered on June 2, 2020, in Budapest, and on August 27, 2020, in the United States through DirecTV Cinema. The release was followed by a video-on-demand release on September 25 by Vertical Entertainment.

Principal photography of the film started in September 2018 in Boston. It was filmed in Gloucester, Boston, and Weston, Massachusetts. First released in Hungary on July 2, it collected $31,820 in its opening weekend, ranking first at the box office.

Moreover, the action thriller amassed a total of around $3.3 million worldwide.

It showcases a story of a former soldier turned assassin and a recovering addict, Ava. She works for a blackops organization as a deadly assassin. When a job goes dangerously wrong, the title character is forced to fight to protect herself and her estranged family.

Ava received generally negative reviews; however, Jessica's performance received some appraisals. The film appears to have all the major elements of an entertaining spy thriller but has received negative reviews for its dull and clinched story.

• Director: Jonathan Hensleigh
• Stars: Liam Neeson, Marcus Thomas, Laurence Fishburne
• Runtime: 1h 49m
• IMDb Rating: 5.6

The Ice Road marks director Hensliegh's first movie since Kill the Irishman in 2011. It was digitally released in the United States and Canada by Netflix and in the United Kingdom by Amazon Prime Video on June 25, 2021.

Northern Ireland actor John Neeson stars as a brooding Mike McCann in the action movie. It centers on a team of truck drivers heading toward a dangerous mission over winter roads and frozen lakes to transport a key component to save workers trapped in a collapsed diamond mine.

Filming took place in locations such as Winnipeg, Gimli, and IIe-des-Chenes, Manitoba. It became the most-streamed action-adventure movie on Netflix in its debut weekend. The film had a worldwide box office collection of around $5.5 million.

The film garnered mixed reviews from critics. Rolling Stone's David Fear said, "The ratio of exposition-heavy dialogue to things-a-real-person-would-say lines is roughly 20 to 1." Stephanie Zacharek of Time Magazine stated it has its blunt charms and offers more than one instance of Liam punching a guy in the face.

• Director: Patrick Hughes
• Stars: Kevin Hart, Kaley Cuoco, Woody Harrelson, Jasmine Mathews, Pierson Fode, Ellen Barkin, Lela Loren, Jencarlos Canela
• Runtime: 1h 50m
• IMDb Rating: 5.8

Netflix released the action comedy film on June 24, 2022. In January 2020, it was announced that Hughes will be directing Robbie Fox's script, with Bill Bannerman, Jason Blumenthal, Steve Tisch, and ToddBlack producing through Escape Artists.

It plots the story of a struggling fitness entrepreneur, Teddy, in Yorktown, Virginia. After he is fired from a local gym, he decides not to tell his wife and takes her to Onancock to celebrate her birthday.

When his wife was at a spa, the entrepreneur arrives at the wrong cabin, where a man, Coughlin, is being held captive. Now he is mistaken for the Man from Toronto, a deadly assassin. Clueless Teddy, however, manages to scare the hostage man into delivering a code.

The film was made under a production budget of $75 million. It received generally negative reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, an American review-aggregation website for television and film, only 23% of 73 critics' reviews are positive.

• Director: Timo Tjahjanto
• Stars: Abimana Aryasatya, Arie Kriting, Kristo Immanuel, Lutesha
• Runtime: 2h 21m
• IMDb Rating: 6.1

The Big 4 is an Indonesian action comedy film released on December 15, 2022, by Netflix. After release, it was ranked in the top 10 most-watched movies in 53 countries, including Indonesia, where it became the top-ranked film.

Director Timo co-wrote the screenplay with Johanne Wattimena. It features four retired assassins as they spring back into action after crossing ways with a straight-arrow cop, Dina, played by Putri Marino, who is dedicated to solving an elusive murderer. 

The Big 4 is Tjahjanto's debut film in the action comedy genre, and following the popularity of the movie, the director has shown intentions to develop a sequel, reported Tribunseleb. He expressed his hopes during the press conference about this film.

According to Variety, it was the second most-watched non-English-language movie on Netflix in its first weekend. Within a short time, it made its way to the top 10 in 53 countries, including Greece, Argentina, Spain, the Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand.

As of January 10, 2021, the film has scored a 91% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, an average rating of 6.80 out of 10. Spectrum Culture's Christian Valentin says the film is "gory, gonzo, goofy, and overflowing." He also praised the director's signature mayhem that action fans love.

• Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber
• Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Reynolds, Gal Gadot, Ritu Arya
• Runtime: 1h 58m
• IMDb Rating: 6.3

The third collaboration between Thurber and Johnson, after 2016's Central Intelligence and 2018's Skyscraper, Red Notice was released on Friday, November 12, 2021, on Netflix. 

The action comedy film entered the list of most-watched films in its debut weekend and the most-watched movie within 28 days of release on the service. It also ranked number 5 in the most-streamed movie title of 2021 (with 5.5 billion minutes).

Red Notice is about an FBI agent, John Hartley (Johnson), who reluctantly partners with a well-known art robber to track an even more notorious robber. Soon, he finds out that things do not look like what they are. 

It is about a lost bejeweled egg, which was gifted to Egyptian queen Cleopatra by Roman general Mark Anthony as a wedding gift during the 1st century BC. The precious eggs are lost in time until a farmer founds two in 1907, but the third remains lost.

Principal photography started in Atlanta, Georgia, in early January 2020. It had an expected production budget of $160 million but by the time it was released, the reported production cost reached around $200 million, making it the most costly film in the history of Netflix.

• Director: J. C. Chandor
• Stars: Ben Affleck, Charlie Hunnam, Oscar Isaac, Garrett Hedlund, Pedro Pascal
• Runtime: 2h 5m
• IMDb Rating: 6.4

The American action-adventure film was released in theatres on March 6, 2019, by Netflix, prior to a worldwide release on March 13, 2019. Director Chandor and screenwriter Mark Boal wrote the screenplay based on Mark's story.

Triple Frontier features five former special forces operatives as they team up to steal a Colombian drug lord's fortune. But their greed causes the task to go sideways, unleashing a chain of inadvertent consequences.

On March 19, 2018, it was known that the film would start its principal production on March 26 in Oahu, Hawaii. It had a production budget of a massive $115 million on the thriller. The film's name refers to the Tres Fronteras area of South America.

On April 16, 2019, Netflix reported that the thriller had been watched by over 52 million households within its first month of release on the service. On July 5, it was announced that the movie had been viewed by over 63 million since its release on the network.

It has received generally positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the movie gained an approval rating of 70% based on a total of 140 reviews (an average rating of 6,4/10). It has an audience score of 55%.

• Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
• Stars: Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Wagner Moura, Jessica Henwick, Rege-Jean Page, Julia Butters, Alfre Woodard, Dhanush, Billy Bob
• Runtime: 2h 2m
• IMDb Rating: 6.5

The Gray man is based on the 2009 novel of the same name written by novelist Mark Greaney. It is produced by AGBO, a production company led by the Russo brothers. It marks the first movie in a franchise based on Gary Man novels.

On July 15, 2022, the film commenced a limited theatrical release, followed by its digital release on July 22 on Netflix. It is being followed by a sequel, with Ryan Gosling reprising his role as Six, as well as a spin-off.

The story centers on the CIA's most skilled agent, Sierra Six, whose true identity is not known to anyone. He is on the run from sociopathic former CIA operative Lloyd Hansen (Chris Evans) upon accidentally uncovering corrupt secrets about his superior.

With a huge production of $200 million, The Gray Man is one of the most expensive films made by Netflix. It has garnered mixed reviews from critics. It has received praise for the ensemble cast and thrilling action sequences but criticism for its clinched script and breakneck pacing.

• Director: Brian Kirk
• Stars: Chadwick Boseman, Sienna Miller, J.K. Simmons
• Runtime: 1h 39m
• IMDb Rating: 6.6

Brian Kirk directed the thriller film from the screenplay written by Matthew Michael Carnahan and Adam Mervis. The project was announced in July 2018 with principal photography commencing on September 24, 2018, in New York City, principally Brooklyn.

STXfilms theatrically released the film on November 22, 2019, in the United States. It acquired mixed reviews from critics. according to Box Office Mojo, it collected $49.9 million worldwide on a production budget of $33 million.

It is about an embattled NYPD detective who is thrust into a citywide manhunt for two cop killers after unwrapping a huge and unexpected conspiracy. He soon finds himself in a situation, where he is unconfident about who to pursue and who is in pursuit of him.

When the search escalates, authorities decide to close all of Manhattan's 21 bridges to take extreme measures and prevent the suspects from escaping. 

On Rotten Tomatoes, Kirk's 21 Bridges gained an approval rating of 54% (based on a total of 138 reviews), an average rating of 5.50 out of 10. Based on 32 critics, the movie holds a weighted average score of 51 out of 100 on Metacritic.

• Director: Jeymes Samuel 
• Stars: Jonathan Majors, Zazie Beetz, Delroy Lindo, Regina King, Idris Elba, Lakeith Stanfield, Danielle Deadwyler, Deon Cole, RJ Cyler, Edi Gathegi
• Runtime: 2h 19m
• IMDb Rating: 6.6

Filmmaker Samuel co-wrote the screenplay of The Harder They Fall with Boaz Yakin in his feature directional debut. It is among the few Western film whose principal cast members are all blaack.

Moreover, the characters are also loosely based on lawmen, outlaws, and real cowboys of the 19th-century American West. The film premiered on October 6, 2021, at the BFI London Film Festival, followed by its limited release on October 22.

It began streaming on Netflix on November 3 of that year. It plots the story of an outlaw, Nat Love, who learns that his enemy is being released from prison. He reunites with his gang to track his enemy and seek revenge.

Those riding with Nat include his right and left-hand men Bill Pickett, fast-drawing Jim Beckwourth, his former love Stagecoach Mary, and a surprisingly adversary-turned-ally. His enemy also has his own fearsome crews, including Cherokee Bill and Trudy Smith.

The Hollywood Reporter reported that the film had an early proposed budget of $12 million after it was announced as an independent feature. However, the eventual budget would be $90 million.

On the review aggregator, the film received approval of 88% based on the reviews of 197 critics, with an average rating of 7.5 out of 10. It gained favorable reviews for Samuel's direction and score and its ensemble cast.

• Director: Ilya Naishuller
• Stars: Sharlto Copley, Danila Kozlovsky, Tim Roth, Haley Bennett
• Runtime: 1h 36m
• IMDb Rating: 6.7

The science fiction action film, Hardcore Henry, marks director Naishuller's feature directorial debut. He also served as a writer and produced the film alongside Timur Bekmambetov, Inga Vainshtein Smith, and Ekaterina Kononenko.

STXfilms released the film theatrically on April 8, 2016, in the United States. It collected $9.3 million in North America, followed by $7.6 million in other regions for a worldwide total of $16.8 million, for a production budget of $2 million.

However, it was named a box-office bomb in the United States because the media company had to spend $10 million to gain global rights to the film. 

The film is about a man named Henry who is resurrected from de*th as a half-human and half-robotic hybrid. With no past memories, a woman who claims to be his wife tells him his name. And as he begins to understand his new powers, he must save his spouse from a telekinetic warlord, where she is being held captive.

Based on 149 reviews, the film had an approval rating of 51%, with an average rating of 5.6/10 on Rotten Tomatoes. It received generally positive reviews in Russia, and as per Russian aggregator Kritikanstvo, it was rated 8/10 based on a total of 56 reviews.

• Director: Sam Hargrave
• Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Randeep Hooda (his international film debut), Rudraksh Jaiswal, Golshifteh Farahani, David Harbour, Pankaj Tripathi
• Runtime: 1h 56m
• IMDb Rating: 6.7

Hargrave directed the action thriller in his feature directorial debut from the screenplay by Joe Russo. Netflix released the film on April 24, 2020. It is based on the graphic novel named Ciudad, released by Russo, Ande Parks, Eric Skillman, and Fernando Leon Gonzalez.

Extraction is about an Australian blackops mercenary, Tyler Rake, who has taken a mission to rescue an Indian crime lord's son who has been kidnapped. His plans, however, gives awry when he is double-crossed.

The film received positive responses for its action sequences and performance but was criticized for its screenplay. According to Netflix, the thriller movie became the most-watched original film in Netflix's history with a reported viewership of massive 99 million viewers in its first four weeks.

Production commenced in Mumbai and Ahmedabad in November 2018. Filming also took place in Ban Pong, Ratchaburi, Thailand. The cast member stayed in Nakhon Pathom and the principal production concluded in March 2019.

The film entered the top-streamed title in its debut weekend, then came to sixth place in its second week. The $65 million theatrical-quality action film has its sequel in development. 67% percent of 218 critics gave the film positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoes.

• Director: Romain Gavras
• Stars: Dali Benssalah, Sami Slimane, Ouassini Embarek, Alexis Manenti, Anthony Bajon
• Runtime: 1h 39 m
• IMDb Rating: 6.8

The French epic action drama film was released on September 23, 2022, by Netflix. It had its world premiere on September 9, 2022, at the 79th Venice International Film Festival, where it competed for the Golden Lion award.

The film is about an all-out war in the community of Athena, which is ignited by the tragic killing of a young boy whose older siblings are at the heart of the conflict. The three brothers have their lives thrown into chaos after losing their brother.

Produced by Iconoclast and Lyly Films, Athena, featuring dialogues in Arabic and French, was filmed in the Parisian suburb Evry-Courcouronnes in 2021. It has received mostly positive responses, with critics appreciating its score, direction, acting, and technical aspects.

85% of 61 reviews are positive on Rotten Tomatoes, with an average rating of an impressive 7.80/10. Flick Feast's Dallas King said, "An astounding technical achievement. Romain Gavras sets a French council estate, and the cinema ablaze with the incendiary Athena."

• Director: Christian Gudegast
• Stars: Gerard Butler, Pablo Schreiber, O'Shea Jackson Jr., Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, Evan Jones, Dawn Olivieri, Max Holloway, Mo McRae
• Runtime: 2h 20m
• IMDb Rating: 7.0

Don of Thieves is an American heist action film, also released as Criminal Squad in some countries. Distributed by STXfilms, the film was released on January 19, 2018, in the United States.

The movie follows a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department team as they head to stop a group of thieves, consisting of former MARSOC Marines, planning to rob the city's Federal Reserve Bank. Gerard Butler portrays the leading role of 'Big Nick' O'Brien.

Production started in January 2017. Although set in Los Angeles, the film was primarily filmed in and around Atlanta, Georgia. Aerial shots of LA include the skyline of Downtown Los Angeles, the Federal Correctional Institution, and the Vincent Thomas Bridge.

As per Box Office Mojo, it grossed over $44.9 million in Canada and the United States and $35.7 million in other regions. It had a worldwide collection of $80.5 million, against the production of around $30 million before P&A.

On Rotten Tomatoes, Den of Thieve gained 42% positive responses based on 137 reviews, with an average rating of 5.10 out of 10. In February 2018, it was known that a sequel to the film was in development with Christian signed on as a writer and director.

• Director: Antoine Fuqua
• Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Michael Pena, Rhona Mitra, Danny Glover, Levon Helm, Ned Beatty, Kate Mara, Elias Koteas
• Runtime: 2h 4m
• IMDb Rating: 7.1

Jonathan Lemkin wrote the film based on the 1993 thriller novel, Point of Impact, released by Stephen Hunter. Lorenzo di Bonaventura produced the movie through Di Bonaventura Pictures. It was released in the US on March 23, 2007, by Paramount Pictures.

The film follows Bob Lee Swagger (Wahlberg), a Force Recon Marine Scout Sniper, who is framed for killing by a mercenary unit working for a private military firm. After being cheated for the attempt and the run, the sniper sets out in search of the real killer.

Most of the filming took place in locations such as New Westminster, Mission, Ashcroft, Kamloops, and Cache Creek in British Columbia, Canada. In addition, the assassination scenes were shot at Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia.

The film grossed a massive $47 million in Canada and US and $48.7 million in other areas. In total, it grossed $95.6 million for a production budget of $$61 million. It collected $14.5 million in its opening weekend, reaching third at the box office.

Shooter has an approval rating of 48% based on 151 reviews (5.60 out of 10 average ratings) on Rotten Tomatoes. 

• Director: Michael Mann
• Stars: Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx, Jada Pinkett Smith, Peter Berg, Mark Ruffalo, Javier Bardem, Bruce McGill
• Runtime: 2h
• IMDb Rating: 7.5

Collateral is an American neo-noir action thriller released on August 6, 2004, in the United States. It received critical acclaim, particularly for the performance of the lead casts Cruise and Foxx, Mann's editing and direction.

National Board of Reviews selected the movie as one of the top ten films of 2004. Additionally, Foxx was nominated for Best Supporting Actor, and film editors Paul Rubell and Jim Miller received nominations for Best Film Editing.

The story follows a Los Angeles cab driver, Max Durocher, and his customer, Vincent. Durocher agrees to chauffeur the passenger to several locations when he is offered a high fare. Soon he discovered himself taken hostage by his customer who turns out to be a hitman.

Collateral grossed around $24.7 million in the US and Canada on its opening weekend, finishing number one at the box office. Being in the theatres for 14 weeks, it eventually amassed over $101 million in the US and Canada and $119 million in other territories for a worldwide of over $220 million.

Based on 238 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, the film scored an approval rating of 86% (7.50 out of 10 average ratings). Collateral generally received positive reviews. The Washington Posts's Stephen Hunter praised the movie and Tom's remarkable performance.

• Director: Sam Mendes
• Stars: Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem, Naomie Harris, Judi Dench
• Runtime: 2h 23m 
• IMDb Rating: 7.8

The 2012 spy film, Skyfall, is the 23rd in the James Bond series produced by Eon Productions. The movie is the third in the line to star Craig as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond.

Skyfall premiered on October 23, 2012, at the Royal Albert Hall, before being theatrically released in IMAX and conventional formats in the UK three days later. It was released in the US on November 9, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of James Bond's first film Dr. No (1962).

It features Jame Bond as his recent assignment goes horribly wrong. The failure leads to an unexpected turn of events -undercover officers are exposed around the world, and MI6 is attacked, compelling M to relocate the agency.

The film received acclaim for cast performances, cinematography, direction, musical score, and action sequences. Moreover, it received five nominations at the 85th Academy Awards, amassing two.

The film collected $1.109 billion worldwide against a budget of $200 million. At the time of its release, it became the highest-grossing film for Sony Pictures worldwide. It ranked second in the highest-grossing film of 2012.

It received a 92% approval rating based on 384 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes. Johnny Loftus of Decider stated the film is proficient in "exploring the meaning of the Bond character, both as a conceit and an individual."

• Director: Guy Ritchie
• Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Henry Golding, Charlie Hunnam, Michelle Dockery, Colin Farrell, Hugh Grant, Jeremy Strong, Eddie Marsan
• Runtime: 1h 53m
• IMDb Rating: 7.8

Directed and produced by Ritchie, the action comedy film premiered on December 3, 2019, at the Curzon Mayfair Cinema. Entertainment Film Distributors theatrically released the movie on January 1, 2020, in the United Kingdom.

It was released in the US by STXfilms on January 24, 2020. The plot features an American cannabis wholesaler in England who is trying to sell off his highly profitable business in London. Various plots, bribery, schemes, and blackmail soon get triggered while attempting to rob his domain from under him.

Principal photography started in November 2018. The film was shot in locations such as Longcross Studios, West London Film Studios, the Brompton Cemetry, and The Princess Victoria pub in Shephard's Bush.

The Gentlemen earned $36.5 million in the US and Canada, $15.9 million in the UK, and $62.8 million in other states, grossing a total of $115.2 million worldwide against the production budget of $22 million.

It has acquired an approval rating of 75% based on 275 reviews (an average rating of 6.5/10) on Rotten Tomatoes. Mark Meszoros of The News-Herald said as the "majority of Ritchie's work, The Gentlemen is both entertaining and almost instantly forgettable."