TOP ACTION MOVIES: 2000-2025

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1. Mad Max: Fury Road
20152hR90Metascore
8.1 (1.2M)
In a post-apocalyptic wasteland, a woman rebels against a tyrannical ruler in search for her homeland with the aid of a group of female prisoners, a psychotic worshipper and a drifter named Max.
DirectorGeorge MillerStarsTom HardyCharlize TheronNicholas Hoult
2. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
20242h 28mR79Metascore
7.5 (285K)
The origin story of renegade warrior Furiosa before her encounter and teamup with Mad Max.
DirectorGeorge MillerStarsAnya Taylor-JoyChris HemsworthTom Burke
3. Deadpool
20161h 48mR65Metascore
8.0 (1.2M)
A wisecracking mercenary gets experimented on and becomes immortal yet hideously scarred, and sets out to track down the man who ruined his looks.
DirectorTim MillerStarsRyan ReynoldsMorena BaccarinT.J. Miller
4. Deadpool 2
20181h 59mR66Metascore
7.6 (711K)
Foul-mouthed mutant mercenary Wade Wilson (a.k.a. Deadpool) assembles a team of fellow mutant rogues to protect a young boy with abilities from the brutal, time-traveling cyborg Cable.
DirectorDavid LeitchStarsRyan ReynoldsJosh BrolinMorena Baccarin
5. Deadpool & Wolverine
20242h 8mR56Metascore
7.6 (492K)
Deadpool is offered a place in the Marvel Cinematic Universe by the Time Variance Authority, but instead recruits a variant of Wolverine to save his universe from extinction.
DirectorShawn LevyStarsRyan ReynoldsHugh JackmanEmma Corrin
6. Mission: Impossible III
20062h 6mPG-1366Metascore
6.9 (403K)
IMF agent Ethan Hunt comes into conflict with a dangerous and sadistic arms dealer who threatens his life and his fiancée in response.
DirectorJ.J. AbramsStarsTom CruiseMichelle MonaghanVing Rhames
Other films in the series:

Mission: Impossible (1996).
Mission: Impossible II (2000).
7. Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
20112h 12mPG-1373Metascore
7.4 (542K)
The IMF is shut down when it's implicated in the bombing of the Kremlin, causing Ethan Hunt and his new team to go rogue to clear their organization's name.
DirectorBrad BirdStarsTom CruiseJeremy RennerSimon Pegg
8. Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
20152h 11mPG-1375Metascore
7.4 (424K)
Ethan and his team take on their most impossible mission yet when they have to eradicate an international rogue organization as highly skilled as they are and committed to destroying the IMF.
DirectorChristopher McQuarrieStarsTom CruiseRebecca FergusonJeremy Renner
9. Mission: Impossible - Fallout
20182h 27mPG-1387Metascore
7.7 (394K)
A group of terrorists plans to detonate three plutonium cores for a simultaneous nuclear attack on different cities. Ethan Hunt, along with his IMF team, sets out to stop the carnage.
DirectorChristopher McQuarrieStarsTom CruiseHenry CavillVing Rhames
10. Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
20232h 43mPG-1381Metascore
7.6 (284K)
Ethan Hunt and his IMF team must track down a dangerous weapon before it falls into the wrong hands.
DirectorChristopher McQuarrieStarsTom CruiseHayley AtwellVing Rhames
11. Top Gun: Maverick
20222h 10mPG-1378Metascore
8.2 (772K)
The story involves Maverick confronting his past while training a group of younger Top Gun graduates, including the son of his deceased best friend, for a dangerous mission.
DirectorJoseph KosinskiStarsTom CruiseJennifer ConnellyMiles Teller
12. Edge of Tomorrow
20141h 53mPG-1371Metascore
7.9 (771K)
A man fighting in a war against aliens must relive the same day every time he dies until he can find a way to stop their power source with the help of an elite soldier.
DirectorDoug LimanStarsTom CruiseEmily BluntBill Paxton
13. Minority Report
20022h 25mPG-1380Metascore
7.6 (601K)
John works with the PreCrime police which stop crimes before they take place, with the help of three 'PreCogs' who can foresee crimes. Events ensue when John finds himself framed for a future murder.
DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsTom CruiseColin FarrellSamantha Morton
14. Batman Begins
20052h 20mPG-1370Metascore
8.2 (1.6M)
After witnessing his parents' death, billionaire Bruce Wayne learns the art of fighting to confront injustice. When he returns to Gotham as Batman, he must stop a secret society that intends to destroy the city.
DirectorChristopher NolanStarsChristian BaleMichael CaineKen Watanabe
15. The Dark Knight
20082h 32mPG-1384Metascore
9.0 (3M)
When a menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, Batman, James Gordon and Harvey Dent must work together to put an end to the madness.
DirectorChristopher NolanStarsChristian BaleHeath LedgerAaron Eckhart
16. The Dark Knight Rises
20122h 44mPG-1378Metascore
8.4 (1.9M)
Bane, an imposing terrorist, attacks Gotham City and disrupts its eight-year-long period of peace. This forces Bruce Wayne to come out of hiding and don the cape and cowl of Batman again.
DirectorChristopher NolanStarsChristian BaleTom HardyAnne Hathaway
17. The Batman
20222h 56mPG-1372Metascore
7.8 (868K)
When a sadistic serial killer begins murdering key political figures in Gotham, the Batman is forced to investigate the city's hidden corruption and question his family's involvement.
DirectorMatt ReevesStarsRobert PattinsonZoë KravitzJeffrey Wright
18. Dune: Part One
20212h 35mPG-1374Metascore
8.0 (953K)
Paul Atreides arrives on Arrakis after his father accepts the stewardship of the dangerous planet. However, chaos ensues after a betrayal as forces clash to control melange, a precious resource.
DirectorDenis VilleneuveStarsTimothée ChalametRebecca FergusonZendaya
19. Dune: Part Two
20242h 46mPG-1379Metascore
8.5 (625K)
Paul Atreides unites with the Fremen while on a warpath of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the universe, he endeavors to prevent a terrible future.
DirectorDenis VilleneuveStarsTimothée ChalametZendayaRebecca Ferguson
20. Blade Runner 2049
20172h 44mR81Metascore
8.0 (711K)
Young Blade Runner K's discovery of a long-buried secret leads him to track down former Blade Runner Rick Deckard, who's been missing for thirty years.
DirectorDenis VilleneuveStarsHarrison FordRyan GoslingAna de Armas
21. Gladiator
20002h 35mR67Metascore
8.5 (1.8M)
A former Roman General sets out to exact vengeance against the corrupt emperor who murdered his family and sent him into slavery.
DirectorRidley ScottStarsRussell CroweJoaquin PhoenixConnie Nielsen
22. Gladiator II
20242h 28mR64Metascore
6.5 (230K)
After his home is conquered by the tyrannical emperors who now lead Rome, Lucius is forced to enter the Colosseum and must look to his past to find strength to return the glory of Rome to its people.
DirectorRidley ScottStarsPaul MescalDenzel WashingtonPedro Pascal
23. The Departed
20062h 31mR85Metascore
8.5 (1.5M)
An undercover cop and a mole in the police attempt to identify each other while infiltrating an Irish gang in South Boston.
DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsLeonardo DiCaprioMatt DamonJack Nicholson
24. No Country for Old Men
20072h 2mR92Metascore
8.2 (1.1M)
Violence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon the aftermath of a drug deal gone wrong and over two million dollars in cash near the Rio Grande.
DirectorsEthan CoenJoel CoenStarsTommy Lee JonesJavier BardemJosh Brolin
25. Warfare
20251h 35mR78Metascore
7.9 (13K)
A platoon of Navy SEALs embark on a dangerous mission in Ramadi, Iraq, with the chaos and brotherhood of war retold through their memories of the event.
DirectorsAlex GarlandRay MendozaStarsD'Pharaoh Woon-A-TaiWill PoulterCosmo Jarvis