Action Thrillers on Netflix
Last updated August 03, 2025
Priest
2011 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsIn this horror flick based on the popular comic book series, Paul Bettany plays Priest, a man of the cloth hell-bent on rescuing his niece while taking down a horde of rampaging vampires in the process.
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Outrage
2010 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsWriter, director and actor Takeshi "Beat" Kitano returns to his roots in this gripping gangster drama that details the intense rivalry between two powerful yakuza syndicates and the efforts of a small crew to prevent a full-brown war from erupting.
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The Tourist
2010 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsAn American tourist seeking solace for his broken heart instead finds it in danger again after encountering a beautiful Interpol agent. Little does the Yank know that the lady arranged their "chance" meeting and is using him to trap a thief.
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Green Lantern
2011 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsHal Jordan, a talented test pilot, is chosen by an alien force of warriors to become their representative on Earth and use his new powers as the Green Lantern to promote order and justice before conflict destroys his world.
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Conan the Barbarian
2011 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsBased on the pulp fiction of Robert E. Howard, this action-driven adventure breathes new life into the story of Conan the Barbarian, a warrior who rises to defend the people of Hyboria after evil forces slaughter his family and fellow villagers.
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Vettai
2012 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsThis powerful Tamil action film follows the shared fate of two very different siblings: policeman Thiru and his roguish brother, Guru. When Thiru finds himself outmatched while fighting local gangsters, Guru comes to his aid.
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The Assassins
2012 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsIn 198 B.C., Cao Cao, prime minister of the Han Dynasty, ventures to the east and defeats China's greatest warrior, Lu Bu, terrifying every ambitious warlord across the country. Several years later, Cao crowns himself King of Wei.
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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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The Devil's Own
1997 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsDetermined to avenge his father's death at the hands of British soldiers, Irish Republican Army terrorist Frankie McGuire sails to America to buy weapons from an underground arms dealer. But his cover is blown when things don't go as planned.
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Starship Troopers
1997 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsIn this sci-fi adventure, fire-spitting, brain-sucking bugs attack Earth and obliterate Buenos Aires. Coming to the rescue is a gutsy infantry unit led by hotshot solider Johnny Rico, which heads to the alien planet of Klendathu for a showdown.
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The Beach
2000 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsWhile visiting Bangkok, a traveler learns of a secret beach that purportedly exemplifies paradise. He travels with two friends to the magnificent strand, where he discovers a bohemian community intent on keeping its precious refuge a secret.
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Shaft
2000 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsIn John Singleton's update of the 1970s classic, New York police detective John Shaft arrests Walter Wade Jr. for murder, but he jumps bail to Switzerland, returning to face trial two years later.
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The Replacement Killers
1998 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsHit man John Lee refuses an assignment to kill a police officer's 7-year-old son. His defiance doesn't sit well with his Chinatown drug lord boss, Mr. Wei, and Wei hires "replacement killers" to finish the job -- and take care of Lee.
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Derailed
2002 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsNATO undercover operative Jack Logan, who wants to get past the Slovakian border and safely into Frankfurt. Things seem to be going smoothly as Jack and Galina board the train posing as a "couple" but soon, all hell breaks loose!
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2 Fast 2 Furious
2003 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsIt's a major double-cross when a former cop teams up with his ex-con buddy to transport a shipment of "dirty" money for a shady import-export dealer. But the two are actually working with an undercover agent to bring the bad guy down.
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S.W.A.T.
2003 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsIn this slick actioner inspired by the 1970s TV series, veteran Los Angeles cop Hondo Harrelson is tasked with drafting and training an elite special weapons and tactics team -- who soon find themselves up against a crafty international criminal.
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Cellular
2004 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsRyan (Chris Evans) is driving in his car when his cell phone rings. But when he answers, there's a stranger (Kim Basinger) on the other end of the line who's desperate to get someone to help her, her husband and her son escape from the madman (Jason Statham) who's abducted them. If Ryan fails to act quickly, innocent people will be killed. But his cell phone battery is low -- and he has no idea where the helpless family is.
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Sahara
2005 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsWhile investigating a deadly water-borne epidemic along the Nile River, adventurer Dirk Pitt uncovers a secret dating back to the U.S. Civil War and battles an evil industrialist bent on killing every living thing in the world's oceans.
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Assault on Precinct 13
2005 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsWith nothing more than a bare-bones operation to back him up, a Detroit detective takes on an army of deadly criminals who've thrown down the gauntlet and are openly hunting down a notorious drug kingpin in a battle for street sovereignty.
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Night Watch
2004 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsThis first installment of the trilogy based on the sci-fi novels by Sergei Lukyanenko plays upon the tension between light and dark, pitting the superhuman Night Watch patrollers (known as the "Others") against the shadowed forces of the night.
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The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
2006 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsThe hit franchise's third installment finds street-racer Shaun Boswell moving to Tokyo, where he's been dispatched by his family who want to keep him out of lockup. Boswell soon hooks up with a fellow American who introduces him to drift racing.
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Crank
2006 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsHit man Chev Chelios tears through the streets of Los Angeles in a race to save his own life and his girlfriend. Chelios has been poisoned, and the clock starts ticking when he learns he can elude death if he keeps his adrenaline pumping.
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Redbelt
2008 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsIn this riveting character study, a jujitsu master in a financial bind considers entering the arena to compete for cash -- which goes against his values and his integrity. When a gun mishap adds to his debt, he's left at the mercy of gangland thugs.
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Legion
2010 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsIn the wake of an apocalypse of major proportions, a motley crew of survivors ekes out a living at an abandoned truck stop in the desert, never suspecting that the pregnant woman walking among them is carrying the Messiah.
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Machete
2010 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsHired to assassinate a politician, vigilante and ex-Federale Machete (Danny Trejo) nearly dies when a sniper shoots him during the job. Out for revenge, he's joined by a reluctant old buddy (Cheech Marin) who's become a pacifist priest. Written and co-directed by Robert Rodriguez, this homage to exploitation films based on his fake trailer in Grindhouse co-stars Robert De Niro, Michelle Rodriguez, Lindsay Lohan, Jessica Alba and Steven Seagal.
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