The best action movies on Netflix
279 action titles are streaming on Netflix in the US. These are the top 20 by score, rebuilt every day from the live catalogue, so nothing here has already left.
Top pick
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
BN 83.21h 57mFilm
Struggling 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 powers just like the one and only Spider-Man. While wres…
Best action movies on Netflix
| # | Title | BN | IMDb | RT | Runtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) | 83.2 | n/a | n/a | 1h 57m |
| 2 | Scarface (1983) | 80.6 | n/a | n/a | 2h 50m |
| 3 | Aliens (1986) | 78.7 | n/a | n/a | 2h 17m |
| 4 | Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (1997) | 77.9 | n/a | n/a | 1h 27m |
| 5 | Facing El Chapo (2026) | 76.8 | n/a | n/a | 1h 31m |
| 6 | How to Train Your Dragon (2025) | 76.6 | n/a | n/a | 2h 5m |
| 7 | Jujutsu Kaisen 0 (2021) | 76.5 | n/a | n/a | 1h 45m |
| 8 | The Gentlemen (2019) | 75.9 | n/a | n/a | 1h 53m |
| 9 | My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising (2019) | 75.6 | n/a | n/a | 1h 44m |
| 10 | The Fifth Element (1997) | 75.3 | n/a | n/a | 2h 6m |
| 11 | Miraculous World: New York, United HeroeZ (2020) | 74.9 | n/a | n/a | 1h 1m |
| 12 | Counterattack (2025) | 74.8 | n/a | n/a | 1h 25m |
| 13 | Nimona (2023) | 74.3 | n/a | n/a | 1h 39m |
| 14 | Godzilla Minus One (2023) | 74.2 | n/a | n/a | 2h 5m |
| 15 | Upgrade (2018) | 74 | n/a | n/a | 1h 40m |
Questions about action on Netflix
What is the best action movie on Netflix?
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) is the highest-scoring action movie on Netflix right now, at 83.2/100 on our blend of critic and audience ratings.
How many action movies are on Netflix?
We count 279 action titles on Netflix in the US, checked against the live catalogue every day.
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