50 Best Action Movies of All Time

By Vlad Zakh · April 20, 2026

Action intense

Action isn’t only car chases and gunfights. This list takes in samurai epics, superhero spectacle and heist thrillers from different eras and different countries. Seven Samurai, from 1954, pretty much invented the ensemble-team story, The Dark Knight and The Matrix still set the bar for modern blockbusters, and Inception plants an idea inside a target’s dreams. Heat, Gladiator and Terminator 2 are in the mix too, which makes for a proper Friday night.

The Dark Knight (2008) 01

The Dark Knight (2008)

IMDb ★ 9.1 RT 94% Metacritic 85

A district attorney and a vigilante are pushed past their limits by a criminal who wants neither money nor power.

Directed by Christopher Nolan · 2h 32m · Rated PG-13

Won 2 Oscars163 wins & 165 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, TNT, TBS, tru TV, HBO Max · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Matrix (1999) 02

The Matrix (1999)

IMDb ★ 8.7 RT 83% Metacritic 73

A hacker discovers reality is a simulation built to keep humanity docile.

Directed by Lana Wachowski & Lilly Wachowski · 2h 16m · Rated R

Won 4 Oscars42 wins & 52 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: YouTube TV, VIX · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Inception (2010) 03

Inception (2010)

IMDb ★ 8.8 RT 86% Metacritic 74

A thief who steals secrets through dream infiltration is offered a chance at redemption via one impossible job.

Directed by Christopher Nolan · 2h 28m · Rated PG-13

Won 4 Oscars160 wins & 220 nominations

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Seven Samurai (1954) 04

Seven Samurai (1954)

IMDb ★ 8.6 RT 100% Metacritic 98

A poor village hires seven masterless samurai to defend it from a band of marauding bandits.

Directed by Akira Kurosawa · 3h 27m · Rated NR

Nominated for 2 Oscars5 wins & 9 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) 05

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

IMDb ★ 8.6 RT 90% Metacritic 75

A reprogrammed Terminator now protects the boy an earlier model was sent to kill.

Directed by James Cameron · 2h 17m · Rated R

Won 4 Oscars39 wins & 33 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, YouTube TV · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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High and Low (1963) 06

High and Low (1963)

IMDb ★ 8.4 RT 97% Metacritic 90

A wealthy executive must decide whether to pay a ransom demanded for the wrong kidnapped child.

Directed by Akira Kurosawa · 2h 22m · Rated NR

3 wins & 3 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home

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Avengers: Endgame (2019) 07

Avengers: Endgame (2019)

IMDb ★ 8.4 RT 94% Metacritic 78

The Avengers attempt a time heist to undo a universe-altering snap.

Directed by Anthony Russo & Joe Russo · 3h 01m · Rated PG-13

Nominated for 1 Oscar71 wins & 132 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) 08

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)

IMDb ★ 8.4 RT 97% Metacritic 87

A teenager from an alternate dimension teams up with several other Spider-People to stop a threat to the multiverse.

Directed by Bob Persichetti & Peter Ramsey · 1h 57m · Rated PG

Won 1 Oscar85 wins & 60 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Dark Knight Rises (2012) 09

The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

IMDb ★ 8.4 RT 87% Metacritic 78

Batman comes out of exile to defend Gotham from a masked revolutionary bent on destroying it.

Directed by Christopher Nolan · 2h 45m · Rated PG-13

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award45 wins & 103 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, TNT, TBS, tru TV, HBO Max · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Heat (1995) 10

Heat (1995)

IMDb ★ 8.3 RT 84% Metacritic 76

An elite crew of thieves and the relentless detective pursuing them are drawn towards an inevitable, tragic collision.

Directed by Michael Mann · 2h 50m · Rated R

15 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: YouTube TV · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Gladiator (2000) 11

Gladiator (2000)

IMDb ★ 8.5 RT 80% Metacritic 67

A betrayed Roman general seeks vengeance on the corrupt emperor who murdered his family.

Directed by Ridley Scott · 2h 35m · Rated R

Won 5 Oscars61 wins & 105 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Kanopy, YouTube TV · Rent: JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Samurai Rebellion (1967) 12

Samurai Rebellion (1967)

IMDb ★ 8.3 RT 100% Metacritic 90

A retainer's forced compliance with his lord's cruel order finally reaches its breaking point.

Directed by Masaki Kobayashi · 2h 01m · Rated NR

7 wins & 1 nomination

Where to watch

Stream: Criterion Channel

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Oldboy (2003) 13

Oldboy (2003)

IMDb ★ 8.3 RT 82% Metacritic 78

The hallway fight scene alone made this a reference point for action cinema worldwide.

Directed by Park Chan-wook · 2h 00m · Rated R

46 wins & 28 nominations

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) 14

Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 85% Metacritic 69

A betrayed assassin begins her methodical quest for revenge against the squad that left her for dead.

Directed by Quentin Tarantino · 1h 51m · Rated R

Nominated for 5 BAFTA Awards30 wins & 103 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: YouTube TV, MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home

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Batman Begins (2005) 15

Batman Begins (2005)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 85% Metacritic 70

Bruce Wayne trains abroad before returning to Gotham to begin his crusade against crime.

Directed by Christopher Nolan · 2h 20m · Rated PG-13

Nominated for 1 Oscar15 wins & 79 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, TNT, TBS, tru TV, HBO Max · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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V for Vendetta (2005) 16

V for Vendetta (2005)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 73% Metacritic 62

A masked vigilante wages a one-man war against a totalitarian British government.

Directed by James McTeigue · 2h 12m · Rated R

7 wins & 29 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) 17

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 97% Metacritic 90

A near-wordless desert chase and a franchise reboot that somehow tops the originals.

Directed by George Miller · 2h 01m · Rated R

Won 6 Oscars246 wins & 240 nominations

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Logan (2017) 18

Logan (2017)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 93% Metacritic 77

An ageing, ailing Wolverine protects a young mutant girl from the forces hunting her.

Directed by James Mangold · 2h 17m · Rated R

Nominated for 1 Oscar29 wins & 82 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus, fuboTV · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Mission: Impossible (1996) 19

Mission: Impossible (1996)

IMDb ★ 7.2 RT 65% Metacritic 59

A framed agent has to clear his name while exposing the real mole inside his own team.

Directed by Brian De Palma · 1h 51m · Rated PG-13

3 wins & 17 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, HBO Max · Rent: JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Wonder Woman (2017) 20

Wonder Woman (2017)

IMDb ★ 7.3 RT 93% Metacritic 76

An Amazon princess leaves her island home to fight in the war to end all wars.

Directed by Patty Jenkins · 2h 21m · Rated PG-13

37 wins & 76 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, TNT, TBS, tru TV, HBO Max · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Bourne Identity (2002) 21

The Bourne Identity (2002)

IMDb ★ 7.8 RT 84% Metacritic 68

An amnesiac trained killer tries to piece together who he used to work for.

Directed by Doug Liman · 1h 59m · Rated PG-13

3 wins & 6 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Edge of Tomorrow (2014) 22

Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

IMDb ★ 7.9 RT 91% Metacritic 71

A soldier relives the same brutal alien-invasion battle until he can finally win it.

Directed by Doug Liman · 1h 54m · Rated PG-13

11 wins & 38 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Children of Men (2006) 23

Children of Men (2006)

IMDb ★ 7.9 RT 92% Metacritic 84

Humanity has been infertile for eighteen years, and one miracle pregnancy changes everything.

Directed by Alfonso Cuarón · 1h 49m · Rated R

Nominated for 3 Oscars49 wins & 89 nominations

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Avengers (2012) 24

The Avengers (2012)

IMDb ★ 8.0 RT 91% Metacritic 69

Earth's mightiest heroes assemble for the first time to stop an alien invasion.

Directed by Joss Whedon · 2h 23m · Rated PG-13

Nominated for 1 Oscar40 wins & 81 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus, Hulu · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Casino Royale (2006) 25

Casino Royale (2006)

IMDb ★ 8.0 RT 94% Metacritic 80

A newly minted 007 takes on a financier of global terrorism in a high-stakes poker game.

Directed by Martin Campbell · 2h 24m · Rated PG-13

Won 1 BAFTA Award28 wins & 44 nominations total

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Skyfall (2012) 26

Skyfall (2012)

IMDb ★ 7.8 RT 92% Metacritic 81

Bond's loyalty to M is tested as a former agent returns for personal revenge.

Directed by Sam Mendes · 2h 23m · Rated PG-13

Won 2 Oscars69 wins & 125 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Dunkirk (2017) 27

Dunkirk (2017)

IMDb ★ 7.8 RT 92% Metacritic 94

The evacuation of Allied soldiers told across three overlapping timelines and vantage points.

Directed by Christopher Nolan · 1h 47m · Rated PG-13

Won 3 Oscars68 wins & 236 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Sword of Doom (1966) 28

The Sword of Doom (1966)

IMDb ★ 7.9 RT 80%

An amoral swordsman's casual cruelty spirals into a body count he can no longer control.

Directed by Kihachi Okamoto · 2h 02m · Rated NR

1 win & 1 nomination

Where to watch

Stream: Criterion Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home

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300 (2007) 29

300 (2007)

IMDb ★ 7.6 RT 61% Metacritic 52

Three hundred Spartans hold a mountain pass against an overwhelming Persian army.

Directed by Zack Snyder · 1h 57m · Rated R

19 wins & 57 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Training Day (2001) 30

Training Day (2001)

IMDb ★ 7.8 RT 74% Metacritic 71

A rookie cop's first day with a corrupt narcotics detective becomes a single, brutal test of loyalty.

Directed by Antoine Fuqua · 2h 02m · Rated R

Won 1 Oscar18 wins & 23 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus, TNT · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014) 31

Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)

IMDb ★ 7.7 RT 75% Metacritic 60

A street kid is recruited into a secret, impeccably dressed spy organisation.

Directed by Matthew Vaughn · 2h 09m · Rated R

11 wins & 36 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: FXNow · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Baby Driver (2017) 32

Baby Driver (2017)

IMDb ★ 7.5 RT 92% Metacritic 86

A getaway driver with a personal soundtrack tries to walk away from one last job.

Directed by Edgar Wright · 1h 53m · Rated R

Nominated for 3 Oscars43 wins & 66 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995) 33

Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995)

IMDb ★ 7.6 RT 60% Metacritic 58

A bomber forces John McClane through an escalating citywide scavenger hunt.

Directed by John McTiernan · 2h 08m · Rated R

2 wins & 3 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Hulu, YouTube TV · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Three Outlaw Samurai (1964) 34

Three Outlaw Samurai (1964)

IMDb ★ 7.6 RT 80%

Three wandering ronin are drawn into a peasant uprising against a corrupt feudal magistrate.

Directed by Hideo Gosha · 1h 33m

Where to watch

Stream: Criterion Channel

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Sonatine (1993) 35

Sonatine (1993)

IMDb ★ 7.4 RT 93% Metacritic 73

A weary yakuza is sent to Okinawa for a supposedly simple job that quickly turns deadly.

Directed by Takeshi Kitano · 1h 34m · Rated R

4 wins & 2 nominations

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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Lady Snowblood (1973) 36

Lady Snowblood (1973)

IMDb ★ 7.6 RT 100% Metacritic 80

A woman raised for one purpose hunts down the men who destroyed her family before she was born.

Directed by Toshiya Fujita · 1h 37m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, HBO Max · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Total Recall (1990) 37

Total Recall (1990)

IMDb ★ 7.5 RT 80% Metacritic 60

A man's implanted vacation memory unravels into a real, planet-spanning conspiracy.

Directed by Paul Verhoeven · 1h 53m · Rated R

Nominated for 2 Oscars7 wins & 16 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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X2: X-Men United (2003) 38

X2: X-Men United (2003)

IMDb ★ 7.4 RT 85% Metacritic 68

A military strike on Xavier's school forces mutants and humans into an uneasy alliance.

Directed by Bryan Singer · 2h 13m · Rated PG-13

6 wins & 41 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Spider-Man 2 (2004) 39

Spider-Man 2 (2004)

IMDb ★ 7.5 RT 93% Metacritic 83

Peter Parker's double life as Spider-Man collides with a new, tragic supervillain.

Directed by Sam Raimi · 2h 07m · Rated PG-13

Won 1 Oscar25 wins & 60 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus, Hulu, fuboTV, YouTube TV, FXNow · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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John Wick (2014) 40

John Wick (2014)

IMDb ★ 7.5 RT 87% Metacritic 68

A retired hitman is pulled back into violence after a small act of cruelty against him.

Directed by Chad Stahelski · 1h 41m · Rated R

5 wins & 10 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: YouTube TV · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, FlixFling, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Man on Fire (2004) 41

Man on Fire (2004)

IMDb ★ 7.7 RT 39% Metacritic 47

A burned-out bodyguard's bond with the girl he's hired to protect turns into a brutal revenge mission.

Directed by Tony Scott · 2h 26m · Rated R

1 win & 7 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: YouTube TV, Starz Apple TV channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Raid: Redemption (2011) 42

The Raid: Redemption (2011)

IMDb ★ 7.6 RT 87% Metacritic 73

A SWAT team is trapped in a tenement building run entirely by a crime lord's private army.

Directed by Gareth Evans · 1h 41m · Rated R

9 wins & 23 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Rock (1996) 43

The Rock (1996)

IMDb ★ 7.4 RT 76% Metacritic 58

A chemist and an ex-convict storm Alcatraz to stop a rogue general's chemical weapon threat.

Directed by Michael Bay · 2h 17m · Rated R

Nominated for 1 Oscar9 wins & 10 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Peacock Premium, YouTube TV, Peacock Premium Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home

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Point Break (1991) 44

Point Break (1991)

IMDb ★ 7.3 RT 68% Metacritic 60

An FBI agent goes undercover among surfers who moonlight as masked bank robbers.

Directed by Kathryn Bigelow · 2h 02m · Rated R

1 win & 2 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, fuboTV, Peacock Premium, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+, YouTube TV · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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13 Assassins (2010) 45

13 Assassins (2010)

IMDb ★ 7.5 RT 95% Metacritic 84

A group of samurai plots to kill a sadistic lord before he seizes even more power.

Directed by Takashi Miike · 2h 21m · Rated R

15 wins & 28 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo, Brew, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Magnolia Selects Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Brew, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Brew, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Battle Royale (2000) 46

Battle Royale (2000)

IMDb ★ 7.5 RT 90% Metacritic 81

The state forces a class of students onto an island to fight to the death.

Directed by Kinji Fukasaku · 1h 53m · Rated R

7 wins & 8 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, BFI Player Amazon Channel, MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Face/Off (1997) 47

Face/Off (1997)

IMDb ★ 7.3 RT 93% Metacritic 82

An FBI agent and a terrorist literally swap faces to infiltrate each other's lives.

Directed by John Woo · 2h 19m · Rated R

Nominated for 1 Oscar11 wins & 23 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, BBC America · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Speed (1994) 48

Speed (1994)

IMDb ★ 7.3 RT 95% Metacritic 78

A bomb rigged to a city bus will explode if it drops below fifty miles per hour.

Directed by Jan de Bont · 1h 56m · Rated R

Won 2 Oscars21 wins & 20 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, YouTube TV, FXNow, Netflix Standard with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Shin Godzilla (2016) 49

Shin Godzilla (2016)

IMDb ★ 6.9 RT 87% Metacritic 66

A sudden Godzilla attack exposes the sheer bureaucratic paralysis of the Japanese government.

Directed by Shinji Higuchi & Hideaki Anno · 2h 00m · Rated PG-13

13 wins & 10 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai (2011) 50

Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai (2011)

IMDb ★ 7.3 RT 76% Metacritic 76

A ronin's request to commit ritual suicide at a feudal lord's house exposes a darker story.

Directed by Takashi Miike · 2h 08m · Rated NR

6 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, ARROW · Rent: Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Fandango At Home

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Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.