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Updated October 2026
Superheroes, sword fights, sci-fi and stunts: the top-rated action films streaming on Netflix right now.
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Netflix has a lot of action films, and a lot of them are forgettable. These are the ones audiences rate highest, from blockbusters like Top Gun: Maverick and The Dark Knight to international hits like RRR, ranked by rating.
Every film is marked US, UK or US & UK, checked on 2 October 2026.
| # | Film | Year | Rating | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle | 2025 | ★ 8.8 | US & UK |
| 2 | The Dark Knight | 2008 | ★ 8.5 | UK |
| 3 | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | 2018 | ★ 8.4 | US |
| 4 | Counterattack | 2025 | ★ 8.3 | US & UK |
| 5 | Top Gun: Maverick | 2022 | ★ 8.2 | US |
| 6 | Aliens | 1986 | ★ 8.0 | US |
| 7 | Akira | 1988 | ★ 7.9 | UK |
| 8 | The Dark Knight Rises | 2012 | ★ 7.8 | UK |
| 9 | Batman Begins | 2005 | ★ 7.7 | UK |
| 10 | RRR | 2022 | ★ 7.7 | US & UK |
★ 8.8/10 from 2,221 ratings on TMDB
Netflix: US & UK
The Demon Slayer Corps are pulled into Muzan Kibutsuji’s shifting Infinity Castle, where Tanjiro, Nezuko and the Hashira face the Upper Rank demons as the final battle begins. The first film in the anime’s finale trilogy, directed by Haruo Sotozaki.
Starring Natsuki Hanae, Takahiro Sakurai, Akira Ishida
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★ 8.5/10 from 36,860 ratings on TMDB
Netflix: UK
Christopher Nolan’s Batman sequel plays like a crime epic, with Heath Ledger’s Joker turning Gotham into a test of everyone’s principles. It’s the superhero film other superhero films are still measured against.
Starring Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart
★ 8.4/10 from 17,946 ratings on TMDB
Netflix: US
Brooklyn teenager Miles Morales becomes Spider-Man just as other Spider-People from parallel universes crash into his world. Its comic-book animation style changed the look of animated films, and it won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature.
Starring Shameik Moore, Jake Johnson, Hailee Steinfeld
★ 8.3/10 from 863 ratings on TMDB
Netflix: US & UK
When a hostage rescue mission creates a dangerous new enemy, Captain Guerrero and his elite unit are ambushed by a criminal group. A lean, fast Mexican military action thriller from Netflix, directed by Chava Cartas.
Starring Luis Alberti, Noé Hernández, Leonardo Alonso
★ 8.2/10 from 11,631 ratings on TMDB
Netflix: US
After decades dodging promotion, Maverick returns to train a new class of Top Gun pilots for a near-impossible mission. Real jets, real g-forces and huge crowd-pleasing moments make it one of the best blockbusters of the 2020s.
Starring Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly
★ 8.0/10 from 11,230 ratings on TMDB
Netflix: US
Ripley returns to the alien planet with a squad of colonial marines after contact is lost with the colonists. James Cameron turned Alien into one of the greatest action films ever made, with Sigourney Weaver nominated for an Oscar.
Starring Sigourney Weaver, Carrie Henn, Michael Biehn
★ 7.9/10 from 5,039 ratings on TMDB
Netflix: UK
In a neon-lit Neo-Tokyo, a teenage biker gains terrifying psychic powers and his best friend has to stop him. Katsuhiro Otomo’s cyberpunk landmark is the anime film that introduced a generation to Japanese animation.
Starring Mitsuo Iwata, Nozomu Sasaki, Mami Koyama
★ 7.8/10 from 25,038 ratings on TMDB
Netflix: UK
Eight years after taking the blame for Harvey Dent’s crimes, Batman returns when the masked terrorist Bane takes Gotham hostage. The epic end to Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy.
Starring Christian Bale, Gary Oldman, Tom Hardy
★ 7.7/10 from 23,264 ratings on TMDB
Netflix: UK
Christopher Nolan restarted Batman with this grounded origin story, following Bruce Wayne from his parents’ murder to training with the League of Shadows and his first fight for Gotham.
Starring Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson
★ 7.7/10 from 1,712 ratings on TMDB
Netflix: US & UK
Two real-life Indian revolutionaries are reimagined as best friends caught on opposite sides in 1920s British India. S. S. Rajamouli’s action epic is gloriously over the top, and its song Naatu Naatu won an Oscar.
Starring N.T. Rama Rao Jr., Ram Charan, Olivia Morris
★ 7.7/10 from 566 ratings on TMDB
Netflix: US & UK
The legendary swordsman Kenshin faces his toughest enemy yet: the brother of the woman he once loved, out for revenge. The live-action Rurouni Kenshin films are some of the best-choreographed sword-fighting films ever made.
Starring Takeru Satoh, Emi Takei, Mackenyu
★ 7.7/10 from 6,931 ratings on TMDB
Netflix: US
An American expat who built a marijuana empire in London tries to sell up, and every crook in the city wants in. Guy Ritchie returns to twisty, foul-mouthed crime comedy with Matthew McConaughey and a scene-stealing Hugh Grant.
Starring Matthew McConaughey, Charlie Hunnam, Michelle Dockery
★ 7.6/10 from 15,559 ratings on TMDB
Netflix: UK
An officer with no combat experience is killed on his first day in a war against aliens, and wakes up to live the same day again. Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt make this time-loop action film smart and very funny.
Starring Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, Brendan Gleeson
★ 7.6/10 from 7,804 ratings on TMDB
Netflix: UK
An American army captain hired to train Japan’s new army is captured by samurai and comes to respect their way of life. Tom Cruise and Ken Watanabe star in a sweeping historical epic with stunning battle scenes.
Starring Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe, Timothy Spall
★ 7.6/10 from 3,467 ratings on TMDB
Netflix: US & UK
In ruined post-war Japan, a former kamikaze pilot and a band of survivors face Godzilla with no help from the military. More human drama than monster mash, it won the Oscar for Best Visual Effects on a tiny budget.
Starring Ryunosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe, Yuki Yamada
★ 7.6/10 from 17,412 ratings on TMDB
Netflix: UK
In 2045, a teenager joins a contest inside a virtual-reality world to find a hidden prize left by its eccentric creator. Steven Spielberg’s spectacle is packed with pop culture references.
Starring Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn
★ 7.6/10 from 8,573 ratings on TMDB
Netflix: UK
A smuggler and a fisherman whose family was torn apart team up to find a rare pink diamond during Sierra Leone’s civil war. Leonardo DiCaprio and Djimon Hounsou star in a thriller that’s also a damning look at the diamond trade.
Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Djimon Hounsou, Jennifer Connelly
★ 7.6/10 from 968 ratings on TMDB
Netflix: US & UK
A young man raised in a village discovers his royal destiny and sets out to free his mother from a tyrant king. S. S. Rajamouli’s mythic Indian action epic is enormous in scale and ambition.
Starring Prabhas, Rana Daggubati, Tamannaah Bhatia
★ 7.5/10 from 3,192 ratings on TMDB
Netflix: US & UK
A comic-book store worker marries a call girl, steals a suitcase of cocaine from her pimp and heads to Hollywood to sell it. Written by Quentin Tarantino and directed by Tony Scott, with a stacked cast and a famous Christopher Walken scene.
Starring Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Dennis Hopper
★ 7.5/10 from 6,875 ratings on TMDB
Netflix: UK
A rookie narcotics officer spends his first day riding with a charismatic and very corrupt detective. Denzel Washington won the Oscar for one of his most magnetic performances.
Starring Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke, Scott Glenn
★ 7.5/10 from 5,283 ratings on TMDB
Netflix: US
After an attack leaves him paralysed, a mechanic receives an AI chip implant that lets him walk, and gives him lethal fighting skills to hunt down the men responsible. A slick, inventive low-budget sci-fi action thriller.
Starring Logan Marshall-Green, Betty Gabriel, Harrison Gilbertson
★ 7.5/10 from 2,542 ratings on TMDB
Netflix: US & UK
On one last gruelling mission during Army Ranger training, a combat engineer has to lead his unit against a giant otherworldly killing machine. Alan Ritchson stars in this 2026 action thriller from Patrick Hughes.
Starring Alan Ritchson, Stephan James, Blake Richardson
We took every action film on Netflix in the US and UK with enough audience ratings to be reliable, kept the best rated and most widely known, and ranked them by rating. Availability comes from JustWatch via TMDB, checked on 2 October 2026.
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Start your watchlistThis month, audiences rate Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle, The Dark Knight and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse highest among action films on Netflix.
Netflix’s catalogue is different in each country, so each film here is marked US, UK or both. Films also leave Netflix when licences end, so availability can change between our monthly updates.
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