Best movies — action on Netflix : our Top 20

2008 · Christopher Nolan

Batman pushes his campaign against Gotham’s underworld to the next level, joining forces with Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent to systematically break apart the last criminal networks. Their cooperation brings hope for a safer city, but a cunning new antagonist who calls himself the Joker sparks a spiral of violence and anarchy that threatens to overwhelm them all.

With Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Morgan Freeman

1991 · James Cameron

A decade after the initial conflict, a reprogrammed T-800 is sent back in time to protect a young John Connor from a shape‑shifting T-1000; alongside John's mother, Sarah, they race to stop Skynet from unleashing a nuclear apocalypse.

With Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Edward Furlong, Robert Patrick, Joe Morton, Earl Boen and S. Epatha Merkerson

1984 · James Cameron

After a devastating future in which ruthless artificial intelligences rule, the machines send a cybernetic assassin—the "Terminator"—back to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor, because her unborn son is fated to head the human uprising against mechanical domination. The human resistance answers by sending a lone protector to keep her safe. Can he stop a near‑invulnerable killing machine and alter the course of destiny?

With Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, Linda Hamilton, Paul Winfield, Lance Henriksen, Rick Rossovich and Bess Motta

2023 · Alexander Witt

After her grandmother’s murder, Sayen embarks on a relentless quest to find those responsible. Relying on her survival training and deep knowledge of the land, she outmaneuvers her enemies and uncovers a corporate plot to seize her people’s ancestral territory.

With Rallén Montenegro, Arón Piper, Enrique Arce, Roberto García Ruiz, Loreto Aravena, Alejandro Trejo and Eduardo Paxeco

1981 · Steven Spielberg

Commissioned by the government to recover the fabled Ark of the Covenant, celebrated archaeologist Dr. Indiana Jones—habitually clad in tweed—finds himself fighting to outwit and stop the full might of the Nazi regime.

With Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, John Rhys-Davies, Ronald Lacey, Wolf Kahler and Anthony Higgins

1997 · Hayao Miyazaki

Afflicted by a curse from a boar spirit, Ashitaka — a young prince of a fading tribe — travels west in search of a cure. His journey brings him into contact with San, a fierce human woman who fights to defend the forest, and Lady Eboshi, an ambitious leader bent on clearing the land for progress. Torn between their opposing aims, Ashitaka must find a way to bridge the divide and restore balance between people and nature.

With Youji Matsuda, Yuriko Ishida, Yūko Tanaka, Kaoru Kobayashi, Masahiko Nishimura, Tsunehiko Kamijô and Akihiro Miwa

1989 · Steven Spielberg

In 1938, famed archaeologist Dr. Indiana Jones is recruited by an influential collector to hunt for the Holy Grail. He soon learns the medieval scholar who disappeared while searching for it is his own father, Dr. Henry Jones Sr., and sets off to rescue him using the clues in a notebook his father sent before vanishing. Indy’s trail leads to Venice, where he teams up with the enigmatic academic Dr. Elsa Schneider and his allies Marcus Brody and Sallah. Together they must beat the Nazis to the Grail, preventing the regime from seizing its supposed power of eternal life and using it to conquer the world.

With Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Denholm Elliott, Alison Doody, John Rhys-Davies, Julian Glover and River Phoenix

2003 · Quentin Tarantino

Shot and left for dead by her merciless boss Bill and his circle of killers, a seasoned assassin survives and embarks on a patient, calculated campaign to settle the score.

With Uma Thurman, Lucy Liu, Vivica A. Fox, Daryl Hannah, David Carradine, Michael Madsen and Julie Dreyfus

2015 · Valeri Milev

Half a decade after the undead tore the world apart, members of R‑Division scour the ruins, rooting out and eliminating pockets of infection. When new signs suggest the plague is returning, they face the chilling possibility that humanity itself may not endure.

With Roger Cross, Bruce Payne, Scott Adkins, Daniella Alonso, Jesse Garcia, Dimiter Doichinov and Yo Santhaveesuk

2010 · Robert Luketic

Wounded in a double-cross by her merciless boss Bill and colleagues from their close-knit circle of killers, a professional operative survives and secretly prepares a meticulous plan to take them down.

With Ashton Kutcher, Katherine Heigl, Tom Selleck, Catherine O'Hara, Katheryn Winnick, Kevin Sussman and Lisa Ann Walter

2025 · Nick Hamm

In the 14th century, as European powers jostle for dominance within the Holy Roman Empire, an expansionist Austrian crown turns its eyes toward the peaceful, pastoral cantons of Switzerland. When imperial forces march across the border, William Tell—a once-tranquil hunter—finds his home and family imperiled by a tyrannical Austrian ruler and his brutal commanders. Compelled to pick up his bow again, Tell becomes the reluctant center of a growing resistance that will determine the fate of his people.

With Claes Bang, Connor Swindells, Golshifteh Farahani, Jonah Hauer-King, Ellie Bamber, Rafe Spall and Emily Beecham

1968 · Kihachi Okamoto

Released from prison after a wrongful conviction, a determined man assembles a loyal crew and sets out to track down and confront the person who framed him.

With Tatsuya Nakadai, Etsushi Takahashi, Yuriko Hoshi, Tadao Nakamaru, Akira Kubo, Shigeru Kôyama and Eijirō Tōno

2003 · Quentin Tarantino

Wounded by her merciless boss Bill and betrayed by their tight-knit circle of killers, a seasoned hitwoman survives and quietly begins to orchestrate a ruthless plan for revenge.

With Uma Thurman, Lucy Liu, Vivica A. Fox, Daryl Hannah, David Carradine, Michael Madsen and Julie Dreyfus

2021 · Denis Villeneuve

Paul Atreides, a gifted young heir who cannot yet fathom the scale of his fate, must voyage to the galaxy’s most hazardous world to secure the future of his family and his people. As ruthless powers erupt into conflict over the planet’s exclusive supply of a priceless substance—one that could unlock humanity’s greatest potential—only those who master and overcome their fear will survive.

With Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautista and Sharon Duncan-Brewster

2004 · Quentin Tarantino

Determined and relentless, the Bride continues her brutal quest for vengeance against the squad of killers who tried to end her life and her unborn child. She hunts down each former ally in turn, striking the five names from her revenge list until only one target remains: Bill.

With Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Daryl Hannah, Michael Madsen, Gordon Liu Chia-hui, Michael Parks and Perla Haney-Jardine

1997 · Lee Tamahori

Shortly after his 85th birthday, celebrated crime author Harlan Thrombey is found dead in his mansion, and the enigmatic, dapper Detective Benoit Blanc is unexpectedly called in to investigate. Moving between a fractious family with plenty to hide and a loyal household staff, Blanc peels back layers of misdirection and self-serving falsehoods to uncover the true circumstances of Harlan's demise.

With Anthony Hopkins, Alec Baldwin, Elle Macpherson, Harold Perrineau, L.Q. Jones, Kathleen Wilhoite and Mark Kiely

1985 · Paul Donovan

Three people — two men and a woman — orbit the Earth in a satellite armed with a nuclear warhead. When World War III erupts, the craft eventually re-enters and crashes months later. They survive the impact, but one man is killed by desperate survivors and the other is taken prisoner. The woman remains at the wreckage, only to be soon captured by a brutal gang of punk marauders who have seized control in the aftermath.

With Lenore Zann, Maury Chaykin, Kate Lynch, Kevin King, John Walsch, Tim Choate and Jeff Pustil

1984 · Ivan Reitman

After being dismissed from their university positions, three parapsychologists open a paranormal investigation and removal firm in New York City, only to encounter a rising supernatural force whose emergence threatens to engulf the entire world.

With Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis, Rick Moranis, Annie Potts and William Atherton

2002 · Doug Liman

Severely wounded and bereft of memory after being pulled from the sea, Jason Bourne is cared for by a humble fisherman. With only a cryptic Swiss bank account number as a clue, he begins to piece together his past, only to discover that a web of assassins and covert operatives want him eliminated. As instinctive combat abilities and razor-sharp tactical thinking surface, he realizes he was more than an ordinary man — but the central mystery remains: who did he work for?

With Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Chris Cooper, Clive Owen, Brian Cox, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje and Gabriel Mann

2022 · Ng Yuen-fai

In the wake of a devastating global war, a coastal realm called the Valley of the Wind endures as one of the few safe havens, spared from a poisonous, spreading forest and the giant insects that patrol it. Led by the brave Princess Nausicaä, the valley’s people embark on a perilous struggle to heal the damaged bond between humanity and the Earth and to restore balance to their world.

With Louis Koo, Lau Ching-wan, Carina Lau, Philip Keung Hiu-Man, Tse Kwan-Ho, Janice Wu and Wan Guopeng