6 Best Parkour and Free-Running Movies

By Vlad Zakh · June 2, 2026

Action intense

The gravity-defying discipline of parkour and free-running has powered some of cinema’s most breathtaking chase sequences. In Casino Royale (2006): A newly minted British secret agent chases a bomb-maker through a construction site before facing a ruthless banker at cards. Also notable is District B13 (2004): An undercover cop and a local vigilante team up to infiltrate a walled-off, crime-ridden Parisian housing project.

Brick Mansions (2014) 01

Brick Mansions (2014)

TMDB ★ 5.8

An undercover cop teams with a vigilante to stop a crime lord from detonating a neighborhood-destroying bomb.

Directed by Camille Delamarre · 1h 30m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

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

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District 13: Ultimatum (2009) 02

District 13: Ultimatum (2009)

TMDB ★ 6.6

A local hero and an undercover cop unite to stop a corrupt government scheme to level their neighborhood.

Directed by Patrick Alessandrin · 1h 41m · Rated R

Where to watch

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

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Casino Royale (2006) 03

Casino Royale (2006)

IMDb ★ 8.0 RT 94% Metacritic 80

A newly minted British secret agent chases a bomb-maker through a construction site before facing a ruthless banker at cards.

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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Extreme Ops (2002) 04

Extreme Ops (2002)

TMDB ★ 5.1

A group of extreme sports athletes filming a commercial in the Alps stumble upon a fugitive war criminal.

Directed by Christian Duguay · 1h 33m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Buy: Amazon Video

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District B13 (2004)

TMDB ★ 6.9

An undercover cop and a local vigilante team up to infiltrate a walled-off, crime-ridden Parisian housing project.

Directed by Pierre Morel · 1h 24m · Rated R

Where to watch

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

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Yamakasi (2001) 06

Yamakasi (2001)

TMDB ★ 6.0

A group of skilled free-runners use their acrobatic talents to raise money for a friend's medical bills, drawing police attention.

Directed by Julien Seri & Ariel Zeitoun · 1h 30m

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Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix, built to fix a specific annoyance: most recommendation sites are just algorithm-driven noise. Our lists are researched and organized by who's in a film, where it's from, and the mood you're actually in tonight.