Action Thrillers on Netflix
Last updated August 03, 2025
Abducted
2012 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsWhen the heiress of a luxury hotel chain is kidnapped at her dingy motel outside Detroit by a band of ruthless sex traffickers, her downtrodden assistant must figure out a way to rescue her.
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Offender
2012 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsThis hard-hitting journey through today's youth justice system is seen through the eyes of Tommy Nix, whose rage erupts uncontrollably when his girlfriend and unborn child are brutally torn away as collateral damage by a ruthless and murderous gang.
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The Deep
1977 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsWhile diving off Bermuda, two vacationers stumble upon a mysterious glass vial and later learn the ampoule belongs to a World War II morphine shipment lost at sea ... and thus begins an adventure that pits the divers against a Haitian drug kingpin.
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Reindeer Games
2000 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsEx-con Rudy poses as his former cellmate Nick so he can meet Nick's alluring pen pal, Ashley. But Ashley has less romantic reasons for befriending Nick. Rudy soon discovers Ashley and her brother are plotting a heist that requires his participation.
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Jackie Chan Is the Prisoner
1990 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsJackie Chan is jailbait when he's incarcerated in a maximum-security pen for killing the brother of a Hong Kong crime kingpin. All that stands between him and oblivion are his wits, fists and flying feet. In the lockup with Chan is Andy (Tony Leung), an undercover cop who won't risk blowing his cover to beat a murder rap. Together, they join forces to survive a world of brutal inmates.
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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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Iron Eagle
1986 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsAfter his father's F-16 is shot down over the Middle East, heavy metal-loving teenager Doug Masters (Jason Gedrick) goes to the government for help rescuing him. When the feds fail to get the boy's father out, he turns to salty Air Force Col. Charles Sinclair (Louis Gossett Jr.). Together, the two hatch a plan to commandeer several U.S. fighter jets and mount their own rescue mission in this military thriller from director Sidney J. Furie.
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Kaala Patthar
1979 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsInspired by real events, this drama follows three improbable heroes -- a disgraced naval officer, an ex-con and a compassionate engineer -- who join forces to save hundreds of trapped men when disaster strikes at the coal mine where they work.
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XXX: State of the Union
2005 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsPresidential addresses to Congress notwithstanding, the state of the union ain't great when Darius Stone (Ice Cube), a new National Security Agency operative, lands in the nation's capital. It seems a rogue military faction (led by Willem Dafoe) plans to topple the U.S. government, and it's up to Stone and veteran Agent Augustus Gibbons (Samuel L. Jackson) to checkmate the bad guys in this action thriller from director Lee Tamahori.
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The River's Edge
1957 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsBen and Meg Cameron (Anthony Quinn and Debra Paget) are hardworking ranchers in the New Mexico desert whose happy life is disturbed when an old acquaintance arrives unexpectedly, armed with a secret and an agenda. On the lam, bank robber Nardo (Ray Milland) forces Ben to guide him into Mexico away from the law, but once they venture into the unforgiving wilderness, the farmer must outwit his captor to save his life ... and his marriage.
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Crank 2: High Voltage
2009 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsAssassin Chev Chelios returns in this action-packed sequel to find the mobster who has literally stolen his heart. As the hit man scours Los Angeles for his enemy, he must continually jolt the mechanical ticker in his chest -- otherwise, he's dead.
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Give 'em Hell, Malone
2009 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsLantern-jawed private eye Malone (Thomas Jane) accepts a gig to hunt down a case containing a strange and powerful secret. He'll have to dodge plenty of bullets and sexy women while fighting off his nemesis Boulder (Ving Rhames) in pursuit of the precious target. Director Russell Mulcahy crafts a gritty and bloody crime thriller, also starring French Stewart as Frankie the Crooner and delectable but deadly martial arts master Chris Yen as Mauler.
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Universal Soldier: Regeneration
2009 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsWhen a Chechen Islamic extremist threatens the world with another nuclear disaster centered in Chernobyl, Ukraine, futuristic supersoldier Luc Deveraux (Jean-Claude Van Damme) leads a team to recapture the power plant and disarm the madman. But when the terrorist turns a clone of Deveraux's old sergeant (Dolph Lundgren) against him, the hero must first take out his old pal. John Hyams directs this installment in the Universal Soldier saga.
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Sucker Punch
2011 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsBaby Doll, a girl slated for lobotomy in a 1950s-era asylum, leads a group of young female inmates in an attempt to escape both their mental fantasy worlds and the actual institution where they are prisoners.
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Locked Down
2010 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsWhen undercover cop Danny (Tony Schiena) gets framed with illegal narcotics on the job, he's sent to serve his time in prison, where he gets pulled into a dangerous subculture of underground cage fighting.
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Drive Angry
2011 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsCareer criminal Milton breaks free from hell to pursue the cult that killed his daughter and abducted her baby, racing to save the infant before the group sacrifices her. Milton in turn is chased by Satan's right-hand man, a determined accountant.
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Ballistica
2009 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsWhen a terrorist organization uses a just-developed experimental bomb to threaten the lives of millions, the CIA must move swiftly to defuse the problem, turning to a man uniquely qualified for the job: a deadly operative called Damian (Paul Logan). Will his expertise with guns, ballistics and hand-to-hand combat be enough, though, to take down the enemy and keep alive the one person who can deactivate the bomb, Dr. Alexa Tanner (C.B. Spencer)?
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The Heavy
2010 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsWhile mob enforcer Mitchell "Boots" Mason is tailing a young American woman, he ends up looking out for himself after learning a corrupt cop has marked him for death. Could the hit be related to Mason's brother, who's running for prime minister?
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Restitution
2011 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsWhen a crime writer investigates a string of murders in a small town, he uncovers shocking secrets even as his informants start turning up dead. He soon realizes that he can trust nobody -- and that he may become the next victim.
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Tezz
2012 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsSet on a bullet train racing from Glasgow to London, this high-octane thriller from India tells the story of a man on a mission to reclaim what was taken from him and the agent who's determined to stop him and see justice done.
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The Colombian Connection
2011 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsJack Hooks is an ex-cop set up by his corrupt partner and sent to jail for a drug crime he didn't commit. Yanked out of prison with an early release deal by the DEA, he's sent on a mission to bring down the drug trade of his former partner.
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Direct Contact
2009 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsImprisoned in Eastern Europe, former Special Forces agent Mike Riggins jumps at the chance when he's offered his freedom in exchange for tracking down American Ana Gale, who's been abducted by a brutal underground leader.
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Command Performance
2009 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsDolph Lundgren directs and stars in this high-octane thriller as rock drummer Joe, whose band is playing the biggest show of its career in Russia when mercenaries storm the stage and take hostages, thrusting him into an unexpected rescue mission.
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Double Identity
2009 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsThe life of an American doctor working in Chechnya turns upside down when he meets a mysterious woman in distress. After he helps her escape from a goon, a gangster assumes the doctor is a spy and engages him in a life-or-death game of cat and mouse.
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The Assassin Next Door
2009 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsTwo apartment-dwelling neighbors -- and virtual strangers -- on the rough side of town discover that they share more than an address: They're both looking for an escape from their tortured lives and are willing to go to great lengths to find one. Under duress, Galia (Olga Kurylenko) escalates from prostitution to murder-for-hire, while Elinor (Ninette Tayeb) is trapped under the thumb of an abusive husband ... but all that's about to change.
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