Action Comedies on Netflix
Last updated May 12, 2024
Knight and Day
2010 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsPerpetually unlucky in love, June (Cameron Diaz) becomes intrigued by a mysterious man (Tom Cruise), who unexpectedly drags her into a whirlwind adventure involving devious enemies, life-threatening confrontations and a major discovery that may alter the future of humankind. Directed by James Mangold, this exhilarating action-comedy also features Peter Sarsgaard, Paul Dano, Maggie Grace and Viola Davis.
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The Other Guys
2010 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsWhile an elite pair of New York City cops nabs headlines for their amazing heroics, fellow boys in blue Allen and Terry toil in obscurity as lowly desk jockeys, until a big break finally gives them a chance to tackle real police work.
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Ghostbusters 2
1989 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsDirector Ivan Reitman's engaging sequel finds the fearless ghostbusting trio reuniting to bail out the Big Apple by saving the city from a massive slime attack and a flood of malevolent spirits on a fateful New Year's Eve.
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Without a Paddle
2004 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsThree friends leave their home in Philadelphia for a camping trip after their friend Billy's death. But their destination has special meaning, as Billy was fixated on going there to search for a lost treasure left by famed hijacker D.B. Cooper.
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Unicorn City
2012 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsTo land his dream job, unemployed slacker Voss establishes Unicorn City, a real-life gamer's paradise. Abetted by his friend Marsha, Voss attempts to outwit a predatory rival and enable his fellow geeks to live out their role-playing fantasies.
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What's the Worst That Could Happen?
2001 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsWealthy Max wakes one night to find Kevin robbing his house, and Max swipes Kevin's lucky ring when he reports the crime. Afraid he can't pull off another job without his ring, the thief starts an escalating war with the billionaire to get it back.
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Rumble in the Bronx
1995 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsVisiting the Bronx from Hong Kong, a martial arts expert helps out at his uncle's grocery store. But when a gang terrorizes the shop, the helpful visitor leaps into action and puts his formidable fighting skills to good use.
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Batman: The Movie
1966 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsIn director Leslie H. Martinson's campy action comedy based on the tongue-in-cheek 1960s TV series, Batman (Adam West) and Robin (Burt Ward) battle sharks, Catwoman (Lee Meriwether), The Joker (Cesar Romero), The Penguin (Burgess Meredith) and The Riddler (Frank Gorshin) on the big screen. Can they keep the bad guys from taking over the world? With a "wham!" and a "pow!" the heroes just might pull it off -- and maintain their secret identities.
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The Accidental Spy
2001 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsBuck is a salesman with dreams of a better life who hits the jackpot when he discovers he may be the long-lost son of a wealthy businessman. But Buck's father turns out to be a secret agent who makes Buck the key figure in locating an elusive drug.
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Let the Bullets Fly
2010 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsIn this comedic Western set in 1920s China, outlaw Zhang hijacks a train carrying the governor and a whole lot of loot. When the train derails, Zhang hatches a scheme to impersonate the governor with the help of the official's shady assistant.
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Money Talks
1997 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsTelevision news reporter James Russell (Charlie Sheen) exposes small-time criminal Franklin Hatchett (Chris Tucker) for a story, which gets Hatchett arrested. While in transit to prison, Hatchett gets cuffed to jewel thief Raymond Villard (Gérard Ismaël). In an escape attempt, Villard's cronies blow up the prisoner-transport vehicle and kill two cops. Hatchett then seeks Russell's help to prove his innocence in this action-filled comedy.
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Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
1974 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsEx-thief Thunderbolt and fun-loving drifter Lightfoot team up with Thunderbolt's shady old associates to restage a robbery of a bank. Writer-director Michael Cimino kicked off his career with this irreverent caper thriller full of crackling dialogue.
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Max Rules
2005 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsWith access to his uncle's high-tech equipment, Max finds endless fun with his pals as they pull spy-related pranks on their families. But when they learn the whereabouts of a stolen FBI microchip, the game becomes quite real.
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The Bounty Hunter
2010 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsBounty hunter Milo Boyd finds his latest assignment downright satisfying as he learns that the bail-jumper he must chase down is his ex-wife, Nicole -- who has no intention of getting nabbed without a fight in this fast-paced romantic comedy.
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30 Minutes or Less
2011 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsTwo small-town criminals planning a bank heist wind up abducting pizza delivery driver Nick and forcing him to commit the robbery -- giving him a strict time limit to boot. With the cops and the crooks breathing down his neck, can he beat the clock?
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Attack the Block
2011 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsWhen aliens attack a South London neighborhood, a teen gang pulls together to protect their turf by any means necessary. But extraterrestrials prove far more formidable than anyone they ever jumped on the streets.
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Rowdy Rathore
2012 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsWatching his back for the thugs trying to kill him, a con man stumbles onto a deadly secret that leads him to a small town terrorized by the mafia. Now, he must save the woman he loves, the little girl who insists she's his daughter and the locals.
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Bushwhacked
1995 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsDelivery man Max Grabelski finds trouble when he discovers that he's uknowingly a participant in a money-laundering scheme. When the guy who hired him ends up dead, Max goes undercover as a scout leader to outrun the cops.
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After the Sunset
2004 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsAfter one final heist, Max finally decides to retire from the game with his wife, Lola. But are they ready to squander their prodigious talent for criminal enterprise forever? FBI agent Stan Lloyd doesn't think so.
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Beverly Hills Cop III
1994 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsPursuing his boss's killers, Detroit cop Axel Foley reteams with Los Angeles detective Billy Rosewood when the trail leads to a Southern California theme park that's a front for a counterfeiting ring run by the gang who shot Foley's police chief.
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Perrier's Bounty
2009 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsWhen a gangster orders his henchmen to collect a debt from small-time crook Michael McCrea, his unstable gal pal accidentally shoots one of the goons during the shakedown and the couple must go on the run -- along with Michael's errant father.
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The Man with One Red Shoe
1985 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsRichard (Tom Hanks) is a classical violinist who's picked out of a crowd and accused of being a spy just because he wears one red shoe. Soon, he's mixed up in a dispute between two factions of the CIA, with both sides following his every move: Cooper (Dabney Coleman) is the agency's ruthless leader who pulls out all the stops to find out what Richard knows, while Ross (Charles Durning) must track Richard in order to keep him safe.
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Hudson Hawk
1991 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsAfter being released from jail, skilled cat burglar Hudson Hawk wants to do nothing more than hang out in cafés. But a pair of criminal financiers blackmails Hawk into one last job: stealing a Leonardo da Vinci invention that turns lead into gold.
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Bulletproof Monk
2003 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsA mysterious and immortal Tibetan kung fu master who has spent the last 60 years traveling around the world protecting the ancient Scroll of the Ultimate, mentors a selfish street kid in the ancient intricacies of kung fu.
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The Green Hornet
2011 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsHard-partying publishing heir Britt Reid, inspired to do more with his life, dons a disguise to fight crime after hours. But with no particular talents or skills, he relies on Kato, a martial-arts genius, to tackle the city's roughest criminals.
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