15 Best Action Movies On Netflix 2026

Explore our hand-picked selection of 15 titles. Ratings, reviews, and streaming options included.

By WattaWatch Team• Published January 25, 2026

Searching for the best action movies on netflix 2026 to stream? If you want a tight, up-to-date shortlist, this listicle pulls together must-see picks—from buzzy newcomers like The Rip (2026) and KPop Demon Hunters (2025) to franchise favorites such as No Time to Die (2021). You’ll find concise blurbs that flag standout sequences, genre tags (action, crime, drama, mystery, thriller), quick quality notes and streaming availability so you can decide fast. Whether you’re after high-octane stunts, tense mysteries or character-driven drama, this roundup highlights the top best action movies on netflix 2026 and explains who each film is perfect for.

Table of Contents

  1. The Rip
  2. KPop Demon Hunters
  3. No Time to Die
  4. Relay
  5. Casino Royale
  6. Tere Ishk Mein
  7. Skyfall
  8. Venom: The Last Dance
  9. Cut Throat City
  10. Train to Busan
  11. The Terminator
  12. The Killer
  13. Dr. No
  14. Spectre
  15. GoldenEye

1. The Rip

Year: 2026 | Rating: 6.8/10 | Type: Movie

Genres: action, crime, drama, mystery, thriller

After a team of Miami cops discovers millions in cash inside a derelict stash house, trust frays as everything — and everyone — is called into question.

Available on: Netflix

Directed by: Joe Carnahan


2. KPop Demon Hunters

Year: 2025 | Rating: 7.5/10 | Type: Movie

Genres: animation, action, adventure, comedy, family, fantasy, music, musical

When K-pop superstars Rumi, Mira and Zoey aren't selling out stadiums, they're using their secret powers to protect their fans from supernatural threats.

Available on: Netflix

Directed by: Chris Appelhans, Maggie Kang


3. No Time to Die

Year: 2021 | Rating: 7.3/10 | Type: Movie

Genres: action, adventure, thriller

Bond has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica. His peace is short-lived when his old friend Felix Leiter from the CIA turns up asking for help. The mission to rescue a kidnapped scientist turns out to be far more treacherous than expected, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology.

Available on: Netflix

Directed by: Cary Joji Fukunaga


4. Relay

Year: 2024 | Rating: 7/10 | Type: Movie

Genres: action, drama, thriller

A broker of lucrative payoffs between corrupt corporations and the individuals who threaten them breaks his own rules when a new client seeks his protection to stay alive.

Available on: Netflix

Directed by: David Mackenzie


5. Casino Royale

Year: 2006 | Rating: 8/10 | Type: Movie

Genres: action, adventure, thriller

Le Chiffre, a banker to the world's terrorists, is scheduled to participate in a high-stakes poker game in Montenegro, where he intends to use his winnings to establish his financial grip on the terrorist market. M sends Bond—on his maiden mission as a 00 Agent—to attend this game and prevent Le Chiffre from winning. With the help of Vesper Lynd and Felix Leiter, Bond enters the most important poker game in his already dangerous career.

Available on: Netflix

Directed by: Martin Campbell


6. Tere Ishk Mein

Year: 2025 | Rating: 7.4/10 | Type: Movie

Genres: action, drama, musical, romance

A psychology student attempts to rehabilitate a volatile young man, before evolving into a doomed romance.

Available on: Netflix

Directed by: Aanand L. Rai


7. Skyfall

Year: 2012 | Rating: 7.8/10 | Type: Movie

Genres: action, adventure, thriller

When Bond's latest assignment goes gravely wrong, agents around the world are exposed and MI6 headquarters is attacked. While M faces challenges to her authority and position from Gareth Mallory, the new Chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee, it's up to Bond, aided only by field agent Eve, to locate the mastermind behind the attack.

Available on: Netflix

Directed by: Sam Mendes


8. Venom: The Last Dance

Year: 2024 | Rating: 6/10 | Type: Movie

Genres: action, adventure, sci-fi, thriller

Eddie and Venom are on the run. Hunted by both of their worlds and with the net closing in, the duo are forced into a devastating decision that will bring the curtains down on Venom and Eddie's last dance.

Available on: Netflix

Directed by: Kelly Marcel


9. Cut Throat City

Year: 2020 | Rating: 4.9/10 | Type: Movie

Genres: action, crime, drama, thriller

Four boyhood friends return to New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward after Hurricane Katrina, to find their home decimated and prospects for work swept away. Turning to a local gangster for employment, the crew is hired to pull off a daring casino heist, right in the heart of the city.

Available on: Netflix

Directed by: RZA


10. Train to Busan

Year: 2016 | Rating: 7.6/10 | Type: Movie

Genres: action, horror, thriller

When a zombie virus pushes Korea into a state of emergency, those trapped on an express train to Busan must fight for their own survival.

Available on: Netflix

Directed by: Yeon Sang-ho


11. The Terminator

Year: 1984 | Rating: 8.1/10 | Type: Movie

Genres: action, adventure, sci-fi

In the post-apocalyptic future, reigning tyrannical supercomputers teleport a cyborg assassin known as the "Terminator" back to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor, whose unborn son is destined to lead insurgents against 21st century mechanical hegemony. Meanwhile, the human-resistance movement dispatches a lone warrior to safeguard Sarah. Can he stop the virtually indestructible killing machine?

Available on: Netflix, Peacock Premium

Directed by: James Cameron


12. The Killer

Year: 2023 | Rating: 6.7/10 | Type: Movie

Genres: action, adventure, crime, drama, thriller

After a fateful miss, an assassin battles his employers, and himself, on an international manhunt he insists isn't personal.

Available on: Netflix

Directed by: David Fincher


13. Dr. No

Year: 1962 | Rating: 7.2/10 | Type: Movie

Genres: action, adventure, thriller

Agent 007 battles mysterious Dr. No, a scientific genius bent on destroying the U.S. space program. As the countdown to disaster begins, Bond must go to Jamaica, where he encounters beautiful Honey Ryder, to confront a megalomaniacal villain in his massive island headquarters.

Available on: Netflix

Directed by: Terence Young


14. Spectre

Year: 2015 | Rating: 6.8/10 | Type: Movie

Genres: action, adventure, thriller

A cryptic message from Bond’s past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organization. While M battles political forces to keep the secret service alive, Bond peels back the layers of deceit to reveal the terrible truth behind SPECTRE.

Available on: Netflix

Directed by: Sam Mendes


15. GoldenEye

Year: 1995 | Rating: 7.2/10 | Type: Movie

Genres: action, adventure, thriller

When a powerful satellite system falls into the hands of Alec Trevelyan, AKA Agent 006, a former ally-turned-enemy, only James Bond can save the world from a dangerous space weapon that -- in one short pulse -- could destroy the earth! As Bond squares off against his former compatriot, he also battles Xenia Onatopp, an assassin who uses pleasure as her ultimate weapon.

Available on: Netflix

Directed by: Martin Campbell


Wrapping Up

This guide delivers value by grouping a wide variety of genres—action, crime, drama, mystery and thriller—while offering quick quality ratings, standout scenes and streaming notes so you can pick with confidence. If this roundup of the best action movies on netflix 2026 helped you find your next watch, bookmark the page, share it with friends and come back often: we regularly update the list as new titles arrive and licensing windows change. For more details, explore the full list above and check streaming availability on your Netflix app to add favorites to your queue.

Last updated: January 25, 2026

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