Action Thrillers on Netflix
Last updated August 03, 2025
Contagion
2011 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsDirector Steven Soderbergh steers an array of stars through this big-screen disaster thriller about a global team of doctors tasked with tamping down a deadly outbreak of infectious disease before it annihilates mankind.
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Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
2012 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsHonest Abe: he was the 16th president, the Great Emancipator ... and a righteous slayer of the undead spurred to action by his mother's vampiric murder. History and legend are both turned upside-down as Lincoln tracks the creatures of the night.
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Force
2011 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsTo undermine the efforts of a determined narcotics force, a cunning gangster takes aim at the chief's most vulnerable spot: his heart. Now, the game is as much about defense as it is about offense while the cops and their loved ones are attacked.
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A Lonely Place to Die
2011 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsFive mountaineering friends on vacation in the Scottish Highlands stumble upon a tiny chamber in the woods, in which a young Serbian girl is trapped. But when they free her and try to take her to safety, they become the kidnappers' next targets.
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Kill 'em All
2012 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsWelcome to the Killing Chamber, a high-tech bunker where captured assassins are ready to do what they do best, just to survive. If they're going to escape this hell, they must duel one another, fight deadly ninjas and battle gangs of masked maniacs.
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Requiem for a Killer
2011 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsA skilled assassin in search of a new life accepts a final hit job posing as a soprano for a Swiss opera company. Her mark: a handsome baritone whose business dealings threaten the interests of a powerful corporation. But things don't go as planned.
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The Marine 3: Homefront
2013 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsUpon returning home on leave, a Marine learns that a band of violent extremists has abducted his sister. To save her, he launches a one-man assault on their base of operations -- only to discover the group's leader is plotting a terrorist strike.
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12 Rounds 2: Reloaded
2013 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsWWE superstar Randy Orton stars as paramedic Nick Malloy, who's plunged into a deadly game of cat and mouse when he receives a terrifying phone call from a vengeful psychopath connected to his past.
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The King of the Streets
2012 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsYue Feng is a young thug with exceptional streetfighting abilities. He will stop at nothing to defeat all challengers until a tragic accident sends him to prison. Eight years later, Yue Feng seeks a new life of peace and fulfillment.
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Karate Girl
2011 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsYears after someone murdered her karate master father and kidnapped her sister Natsuki, Ayaka uses her skills to thwart a gang of burglars and attracts the attention of the very gang that took her sister.
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Broken Arrow
1996 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsWhen rogue stealth-fighter pilot Vic Deakins deliberately drops off the radar while on maneuvers, the Air Force ends up with two stolen nuclear warheads -- and Deakins's co-pilot, Riley Hale, is the military's only hope for getting them back.
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Escape from L.A.
1996 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsKurt Russell reprises his role as antihero Snake Plissken. This time, a cataclysmic temblor hits Los Angeles, turning it into an island. The president (Cliff Robertson) views the quake as a sign from above, expels Los Angeles from the country and makes it a penal colony for those found guilty of moral crimes. When his daughter, part of a resistance movement, steals the control unit for a doomsday weapon, Snake again gets tapped to save the day.
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Vampires
1998 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsAt the Vatican's behest, vampire slayer Jack Crow and his team of exterminators wage war against the pesky minions of a 600-year-old master vampire who's looking for an ancient talisman that will let bloodsuckers hunt in daylight.
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Vertical Limit
2000 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsTrapped near the summit of K2, the world's second-highest mountain, Annie radios to base camp for help. Her brother Peter assembles a team to save her and her group, but the rescuers face terrifying conditions on their mission.
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Hellraiser IV: Bloodline
1996 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsSpanning four centuries, this petrifying Gothic thriller recounts the anguished past of the L'Merchant clan, who unwittingly fashioned the puzzle box that unlocked the gates of Hades and unleashed the monstrous Pinhead (Doug Bradley). As Pinhead and his band of diabolical demons propagate evil on Earth, three generations of L'Merchants battle the legions of darkness to annihilate Pinhead ... permanently.
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Paycheck
2003 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsPaid big money by high-tech firms for working on hush-hush projects, computer ace Michael Jennings then has his memory erased for security purposes -- which explains why he can't figure out the reason his most recent employer wants to kill him.
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Domino
2005 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsTony Scott pilots this action-thriller based on the life of Domino Harvey -- the offspring of actor Laurence Harvey and model Paulene Stone -- who eschews a career in the fashion industry for a life as a bounty hunter.
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Shoot 'Em Up
2007 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsWhen a mysterious loner named Mr. Smith delivers a woman's baby during an intense shoot-out, he inadvertently runs afoul of the ruthless Mr. Hertz. Now, aided by the enigmatic DQ, Smith must shield the newborn from Hertz and his henchmen.
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The Keeper
2009 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsDouble-crossed by his corrupt partner and shoved out of the force, tough Los Angeles cop Rolland Sallinger (Steven Seagal) accepts a gig from prosperous New Mexico businessman Connor Wells (Steph DuVall) to be a bodyguard for his beautiful daughter, Nikita (Liezl Carstens). But the seemingly straightforward job is anything but when Nikita is kidnapped by the mob, setting the stage for a daring rescue in this action-packed Seagal vehicle.
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Ca$h
2010 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsFeeling lucky when a satchel full of greenbacks lands in their lap, a cash-strapped Chicago couple discovers that their big bonanza has a hefty price attached when a nasty criminal shows up looking for his jailed brother's lost money.
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Black Death
2010 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsSean Bean stars in this historically rooted horror-thriller as Ulric, a church-appointed knight in the age of the Bubonic Plague's first wave who's tasked with investigating rumors of a woman (Carice van Houten) who can bring the dead back to life. A young monk (Eddie Redmayne) named Osmund is aiding Ulric on his quest to root out the necromancer -- and to determine whether or not she has ties to Satan.
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Red Hill
2010 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsAfter being shot on duty, cop Shane Cooper moves to the quiet Outback town of Red Hill, where he finds himself up against an escaped convict. Shane's first day on the job turns into the worst day of his life as he tries to track down the killer.
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The Veteran
2011 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsWhen he returns home from Afghanistan, troubled vet Robert Miller finds himself embroiled in another war in his violence-ridden housing complex. Soon, he becomes fixated on taking down gangsters who may have ties to a suspected terrorist cell.
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Thaandavam
2012 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsIn London, a mysterious blind man named Kenny appears to be an assassin who uses his power of echolocation to kill his targets. He becomes involved with a beauty queen and a kind cab driver, who learn that there is more to Kenny than meets the eye.
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A Good Day to Die Hard
2013 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsNew York cop John McClane goes to war with powerful criminal forces one more time when his son gets caught up in a rebel Russian's prison escape. Operating on foreign soil, McClane tries to free his son but soon has a much bigger fight on his hands.
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