Best Action Sci-Fi & Fantasy on Netflix 2026
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Our pick of the best Action Sci-Fi & Fantasy on Netflix right now, ranked by audience rating out of the 100 titles in category code 1568. Tap any title for full details and where to watch.
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1. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Rated 8.9/10 on IMDb, one of IMDb's Top 250, from 2003, 3h 20m. Aragorn is revealed as the heir to the ancient kings as he, Gandalf and the other members of the broken fellowship struggle to save Gondor.
2. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Rated 8.8/10 on IMDb, one of IMDb's Top 250, from 2001, 2h 58m. From the idyllic shire of the Hobbits to the smoking chasms of Mordor, Frodo Baggins embarks on his epic quest to destroy the ring of Sauron.
3. Inception (2010)
Rated 8.8/10 on IMDb, one of IMDb's Top 250, from 2010, 2h 28m. In this mindbending sci-fi thriller, a man runs an espionage business built around entering the subconscious of his targets to steal their thoughts.
4. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
Rated 8.7/10 on IMDb, one of IMDb's Top 250, from 2002, 2h 59m. Frodo and Sam head to Mordor to destroy the One Ring of Power while Gimli, Legolas and Aragorn search for the orc-captured Merry and Pippin.
5. The Matrix (1999)
Rated 8.7/10 on IMDb, one of IMDb's Top 250, from 1999, 2h 16m. A computer hacker learns that what most people perceive as reality is actually a simulation created by machines and joins a rebellion to break free.
6. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Rated 8.5/10 on IMDb, one of IMDb's Top 250, from 1991, 2h 27m. A reprogrammed Terminator arrives from the future to protect young John Connor from a relentless shape-shifting cyborg in this sequel to Terminator.
7. The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
Rated 8.4/10 on IMDb, one of IMDb's Top 250, from 2012, 2h 44m. Billionaire Bruce Wayne must once again don the cape of his alter ego, Batman, when Gotham is threatened by new foes such as Catwoman and Bane.
8. Princess Mononoke (1997)
Rated 8.4/10 on IMDb, one of IMDb's Top 250, from 1997, 2h 07m. A prince infected with a lethal curse sets off to find a cure and lands in the middle of a battle between a mining town and the animals of the forest.
9. Dororo (2008)
Rated 8.4/10 on IMDb, from 2008, 2h 18m. Daigo pledged 48 body parts from his unborn son, Hyakkimaru, to 48 demons.
10. Aliens (1986)
Rated 8.3/10 on IMDb, one of IMDb's Top 250, from 1986, 2h 17m. Found after decades in hypersleep, Ripley joins a team of Marines on a mission to the planet where she first encountered a vicious, gut-busting alien.