Best Action Thrillers on Netflix 2026
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Our pick of the best Action Thrillers on Netflix right now, ranked by audience rating out of the 100 titles in category code 43048. Tap any title for full details and where to watch.
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1. The Dark Knight (2008)
Rated 9/10 on IMDb, one of IMDb's Top 250, from 2008, 2h 32m. As Batman, Lt.
2. 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.
3. Line of Duty (2019)
Rated 8.7/10 on IMDb, from 2019, 1h 39m. A disgraced cop must race against time to save the police chief's daughter from an unhinged suspect as a citizen journalist livestreams his pursuit.
4. Leon: The Professional (1994)
Rated 8.5/10 on IMDb, one of IMDb's Top 250, from 1994, 1h 49m. Léon, a hit man in New York, becomes the unwilling custodian of Mathilda, a vengeful 12-year-old whose family was wiped out by a crooked DEA agent.
5. 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.
6. Spiral (2014)
Rated 8.5/10 on IMDb, from 2014, 1h 37m. In an exclusive club for high-stakes extreme sports contests, a thriving tech whiz must figure out who wants to permanently end his winning streak.
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. Mosul (2020)
Rated 8.4/10 on IMDb, from 2020, 1h 42m. After his life is saved by a rogue Iraqi squadron, a young police officer joins them in their fight against ISIS in a decimated Mosul.
9. Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Rated 8.3/10 on IMDb, one of IMDb's Top 250, from 2009, 2h 32m. A Jewish cinema owner in occupied Paris is forced to host a Nazi premiere, where a group of American soldiers called the Basterds plans a face-off.
10. Scarface (1983)
Rated 8.3/10 on IMDb, one of IMDb's Top 250, from 1983, 2h 49m. Al Pacino stars as Cuban refugee Tony Montana, who becomes a Florida drug kingpin but makes the fatal mistake of getting high on his own supply.