This is chronological list of action films originally released in the 2020s. Often there may be considerable overlap particularly between action and other genres (including, horror, comedy, and science fiction films); the list should attempt to document films which are more closely related to action, even if they blend genres.
Title | Director | Cast | Country | Subgenre/notes | |
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7500 | Germany, Austria, United States | Action thriller[1] | |||
Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo | India | Action drama[2] | |||
Archenemy | Adam Egypt Mortimer | United States, United Kingdom | Superhero, mystery, thriller[3] | ||
Asuraguru | A.Raajdheep | India | Action thriller[4] | ||
Aswathama | Ramana Teja | India | Action thriller[5] | ||
Attack | Lakshya Raj Anand | India | Action thriller[6] [7] | ||
Ava | United States | Action, Spy thriller[8] [9] | |||
Bad Boys for Life | United States | Action comedy[10] | |||
Bamfaad | Ranjan Chandel | India | Romance, action[11] | ||
Bheeshma | India | Action, rom-com[12] | |||
United States | Superhero[13] | ||||
David S. F. Wilson | United States | Sci-fi, action thriller[14] | |||
Chick Fight | United States | Action comedy[15] | |||
Coffee & Kareem | United States | Action comedy[16] | |||
Cut Throat City | United States | Heist[17] | |||
Dead Reckoning | United States | Action thriller[18] | |||
Deliver Us from Evil | Hong Wong-Chan | Hwang Jung-min, Lee Jung-jae, Park Jung-min | South Korea | [19] | |
Disco Raja | India | Sci-fi action[20] [21] | |||
Earth and Blood | France | Action thriller[22] | |||
Enter the Fat Dragon | China | Martial arts comedy[23] | |||
Extraction | United States | Action thriller[24] | |||
United States | Action thriller[25] | ||||
Fatman | Eshom Nelms Ian Nelms | United States | Action, dark comedy[26] [27] | ||
Force of Nature | United States | Action[28] | |||
The Gentlemen | Guy Ritchie | Matthew McConaughey, Charlie Hunnam, Henry Golding, Michelle Dockery | United Kingdom, United States | Crime, action, comedy[29] | |
Ghosts of War | United Kingdom, Bulgaria | Supernatural horror, war thriller[30] | |||
Greyhound | United States | War, action, thriller[31] | |||
Guns Akimbo | Jason Lei Howden | New Zealand, United Kingdom, Germany | Action comedy[32] | ||
Guns of Banaras | India | Action thriller[33] | |||
Choi Won-sub | South Korea | Action comedy[34] [35] | |||
Honest Thief | Mark Williams | United States | Action thriller[36] | ||
Ross Boyask | Wade Barrett, Vinnie Jones | United Kingdom | [37] | ||
Jiu Jitsu | United States | Sci-fi, martial arts[38] | |||
Matt Peters, Christina Sotta | United States | Animated, superhero[39] | |||
The Last Days of American Crime | Olivier Megaton | Édgar Ramírez, Anna Brewster, Michael Pitt, Sharlto Copley | United States | Action thriller[40] | |
Love and Monsters | United States | Action, adventure, fantasy, rom-com[41] | |||
India | Action, crime[42] | ||||
Malang | India | Action thriller[43] | |||
Monster Hunter | United States | Action thriller[44] | |||
United States | Animated, action, martial arts, fantasy[45] | ||||
Mulan | United States | Action drama[46] | |||
My Spy | United States | Action comedy[47] | |||
The Old Guard | Gina Prince-Bythewood | Charlize Theron, KiKi Layne, Marwan Kenzari, Matthias Schoenaerts, Chiwetel Ejiofor | United States | Action thriller[48] | |
Palasa 1978 | Karuna Kumar | India | Period action[49] | ||
Pasal Kau! | Hairul Azreen, Janna Nick, Amerul Affendi, Namron, Henley Hii | Malaysia | Action, rom-com[50] [51] | ||
Peninsula | Yeon Sang-ho | Gang Dong-won, Lee Jung-hyun, Lee Re | South Korea | Action horror[52] | |
Project Power | United States | Superhero action thriller[53] | |||
The Rhythm Section | Blake Lively, Jude Law | United States | Action thriller[54] | ||
Rogue | M. J. Bassett | Megan Fox, Philip Winchester | United States | Action thriller[55] | |
Sarileru Neekevvaru | India | Action comedy[56] | |||
Shivarjuna | Shiva Thejas | India | Action, family[57] | ||
Kaare Andrews | Chad Michael Collins, Tom Berenger, Sayaka Akimoto | United States | Action[58] | ||
Sonic the Hedgehog | United States | Live-action animated hybrid, action-adventure, comedy[59] | |||
Spenser Confidential | United States | Action, comedy[60] | |||
Survive the Night | Matt Eskandari | Chad Michael Murray, Bruce Willis, Shea Buckner | United States | Action thriller[61] | |
Superintelligence | United States | Action rom-com[62] | |||
Chris Palmer | United States | Animated, superhero[63] | |||
Superman: Red Son | United States | Animated, superhero[64] | |||
Choi Jae-hoon | South Korea | Period action[65] | |||
Tanhaji | Om Raut | India | biographical action[66] | ||
The Tax Collector | United States | Action thriller[67] | |||
Tenet | Christopher Nolan | John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki, Dimple Kapadia, Michael Caine, Kenneth Branagh | United Kingdom, United States | Action, sci-fi, spy thriller[68] | |
V | India | Action thriller[69] | |||
Vanguard | China | Action, adventure[70] | |||
We Can Be Heroes | United States | Superhero[71] | |||
Wonder Woman 1984 | Patty Jenkins | Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Kristen Wiig, Pedro Pascal | United States | Superhero[72] |
Title | Director | Cast | Country | Subgenre/notes | |
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2021 | |||||
Aaraattu | India | Action comedy[73] | |||
Alludu Adhurs | India | Action comedy[74] | |||
Army of the Dead | United States | Zombie, action, heist[75] | |||
Army of Thieves | United States | Action, thriller[76] | |||
United States | Animated, martial arts, superhero[77] | ||||
Batman: The Long Halloween | Chris Palmer | United States | Animated, superhero[78] [79] | ||
India | War drama[80] | ||||
Black Widow | United States | Superhero spy[81] | |||
Boss Level | United States | Sci-fi action comedy[82] | |||
Kyōhei Ishiguro | United States, Japan | Animated action adventure fantasy[83] | |||
Cop Secret | Iceland | Action comedy | |||
Copshop | United States | Action thriller | |||
Canada United States | Action thriller | ||||
Eternals | United States | Superhero film[84] | |||
F9 | United States | Action[85] | |||
The Forever Purge | Everardo Gout | United States | Action, sci-fi, horror[86] | ||
Free Guy | United States | Sci-fi, action, comedy[87] | |||
Godzilla vs. Kong | United States | Monster film[88] | |||
Gunpowder Milkshake | United States | Action thriller[89] | |||
The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard | United States | Action comedy[90] | |||
The Ice Road | United States | Action thriller[91] | |||
Infinite | United States | Sci-fi, action[92] | |||
Jolt | Tanya Wexler | Kate Beckinsale, Jai Courtney, Stanley Tucci | United States | Action[93] | |
Jungle Cruise | United States | Action adventure[94] | |||
Jeff Wamester | United States | Animated, superhero, war[95] | |||
India | Period action[96] | ||||
Kate | United States | Action thriller[97] | |||
The King's Man | Matthew Vaughn | Ralph Fiennes, Harris Dickinson, Gemma Arterton, Rhys Ifans, Matthew Goode, Tom Hollander, Daniel Brühl, Djimon Hounsou, Charles Dance | United States | Spy, action, comedy[98] | |
Krack | India | Action thriller[99] | |||
The Last Mercenary | David Charhon | Jean-Claude Van Damme, Alban Ivanov, Assa Sylla, Samir Decazza | United States | Action comedy[100] | |
Oleg Trofim | Tikhon Zhiznevsky, Lyubov Aksyonova, Aleksei Maklakov, Aleksandr Seteykin | Russia | Superhero[101] | ||
The Marksman | United States | Action thriller[102] | |||
Master | India | Action thriller[103] | |||
The Matrix Resurrections | United States | Sci-fi, action[104] | |||
Mortal Kombat | United States | Martial arts fantasy[105] | |||
No Time to Die | United Kingdom, United States | Action, spy thriller[106] | |||
Nobody | United States | Action thriller[107] | |||
The Protégé | United States | Action thriller[108] | |||
Raging Fire | Benny Chan | Donnie Yen, Nicholas Tse, Simon Yam | Hong KongChina | ||
Ram | India | Action thriller[109] | |||
Raya and the Last Dragon | United States | Animated, action-adventure, fantasy[110] | |||
Red | India | Action thriller | |||
Red Notice | United States | Action comedy thriller | |||
RRR | India | Period action[111] | |||
Satyameva Jayate 2 | India | Vigilante action[112] | |||
Sheenogai | Abu Aleeha | Marina Syed | Pakistan | Action thriller | |
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings | United States | Superhero, martial arts[113] | |||
Snake Eyes | United States | Action thriller[114] | |||
United States | Superhero, action[115] | ||||
The Suicide Squad | United States | Superhero, action[116] | |||
Sweet Girl | Brian Andrew Mendoza | United States | Action thriller | ||
Thunder Force | United States | Superhero comedy | |||
The Tomorrow War | United States | Sci-fi, action[117] | |||
Vanquish | George Gallo | United States | Action thriller[118] | ||
United States | Superhero, action thriller[119] | ||||
Wild Dog | Ashishor Solomon | India | Action thriller[120] | ||
United States | Action thriller[121] | ||||
Wrath of Man | United States | Action thriller[122] | |||
Zack Snyder's Justice League | United States | Superhero, action[123] |
Title | Director | Cast | Country | Subgenre/notes |
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2022 | ||||
The 355 | United States | Action thriller[124] | ||
All Quiet on the Western Front | Daniel Brühl, Albrecht Schuch, Sebastian Hülk | Germany | War drama[125] | |
Almighty Zeus | Chris Soriano | Chris Soriano, Michael D'Aguilar, Peter Laboy, Ari Huber | United States | |
Ambulance | United States | Action thriller[126] | ||
United States | Sci-fi, action, adventure, epic[127] | |||
The Batman | United States | Superhero, action, crime thriller[128] | ||
Beast | India | Action comedy | ||
Black Adam | United States | Superhero[129] | ||
United States | Superhero, action, fantasy[130] | |||
Brahmāstra | India | Action fantasy[131] | ||
Bullet Train | United States | Action thriller[132] | ||
The Buy Bust Queen | JR Olinares | Philippines | ||
Shinsuke Terasawa | United States | Superhero, crime thriller[133] | ||
A Day to Die | Wes Miller | United States | Action thriller[134] | |
Day Shift | United States | Action-horror thriller[135] | ||
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness | United States | Superhero, action, fantasy[136] | ||
The Gray Man | United States | Action thriller | ||
Jurassic World Dominion | United States | Sci-fi, action, adventure[137] | ||
The Lost City | United States | Action adventure, action comedy[138] | ||
The Man from Toronto | United States | Action comedy[139] | ||
Morbius | United States | Superhero, action, horror thriller[140] | ||
Salaar | India | Action thriller[141] | ||
Samaritan | United States | Superhero thriller[142] | ||
Secret Headquarters | United States | Action, family comedy[143] | ||
Security Academy | Karlo Conge Montero | Jeric Raval, Ricardo Cepeda, Alma Concepcion, Whitney Tyson, Janice Jurado | Philippines | |
Sisu | Finland | War, action[144] | ||
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 | United States | Hybrid animation, action, adventure, comedy[145] | ||
United States | Superhero, action, fantasy[146] | |||
United States | Action, drama[147] | |||
Uncharted | United States | Action adventure[148] | ||
Vikrant Rona | Anup Bhandari | Sudeepa, Milana Nagaraj, Nirup Bhandari, Neetha Ashok and Jacqueline Fernandez | India | Action thriller[149] |
Violent Night | United States | Holiday action thriller[150] | ||
Title | Director | Cast | Country | Subgenre/notes | |
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65 | United States | Sci-fi action thriller[151] | |||
United States | Superhero, action, science fantasy, comedy | ||||
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom | United States | Superhero, action, fantasy[152] | |||
Blue Beetle | United States | Superhero[153] | |||
The Covenant | United States | Action drama[154] | |||
United States | Action adventure, fantasy comedy[155] | ||||
The Equalizer 3 | United States | Vigilante action thriller[156] [157] | |||
Expend4bles | United States | Action[158] | |||
Extraction 2 | United States | Action thriller[159] | |||
The Family Plan | United States | Action comedy[160] | |||
Fast X | United States | [161] | |||
The Flash | United States | Superhero, action, fantasy[162] | |||
Freelance | United States | Action, comedy[163] | |||
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 | United States | Superhero, comedy[164] | |||
Heart of Stone | United States | Action, spy thriller[165] | |||
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny | United States | Action adventure[166] | |||
United States | Action thriller[167] | ||||
The Killer | United States | Action thriller[168] | |||
The Marvels | United States | Superhero, action, science-fantasy | |||
United States, China | Sci-fi, action thriller[169] | ||||
United States | Action, spy thriller[170] | ||||
United States | Action, spy comedy[171] | ||||
Penduko | Philippines | Fantasy action | |||
Plane | United States | Action thriller[172] | |||
Shazam! Fury of the Gods | United States | Superhero, action, fantasy, family comedy[173] | |||
Shotgun Wedding | United States | Action, rom-com[174] | |||
Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson | United States | Animated superhero film[175] | |||
Target List | United States | Action-adventure comedy | |||
Taxi | India | Action thriller drama | |||
United States | Animated superhero film[176] | ||||
United States | Sci-fi, action[177] | ||||
Tricycle Driver, Kasangga Mo | Karlo Conge Montero Sammy Ibarra | Vin Abrenica, Mike Pekto, Sheila Grace Falconer, Rose Ann Ibarra, Ricardo Cepeda | Philippines | Action comedy | |
Triggered | Richard V. Somes | Philippines | Action thriller |
Title | Director | Cast | Country | Subgenre/notes |
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Air Force One Down | United States | Action[178] | ||
Ang Siga ng Tondo... Daw! | Philippines | Action comedy[179] [180] | ||
Argylle | United States | Action comedy[181] | ||
United States | Action comedy[182] | |||
Ballerina | United States | |||
The Beekeeper | United States | Action thriller[183] | ||
United States | Action comedy[184] | |||
The Blood Brothers | Philippines | Historical action[185] [186] [187] | ||
Borderlands | United States | Sci-fi action comedy[188] | ||
Canary Black | United States | Action spy thriller[189] | ||
Carry-On | United States | Action thriller[190] | ||
City Hunter | Yuichi Sato | Ryohei Suzuki, Misato Morita | Japan | Sci-fi action adventure[191] |
Civil War | United States | Action war[192] | ||
Deadpool & Wolverine | United States | Superhero, comedy[193] | ||
Despicable Me 4 | Chris Renaud, Patrick Delage | United States | Animated action comedy[194] | |
The Fall Guy | United States | Action thriller[195] | ||
United States, Australia | Action[196] | |||
United States | Sci-fi action adventure[197] | |||
Heneral Bantag: Anak ng Cordillera | Perry de Guzman | Jason Abalos, Joni McNab, Rhene Imperial, Jeric Raval, Rey "PJ" Abellana, Jeffrey Santos, Dan Alvaro, Dindo Arroyo, Rob Sy, Benzon Dalina | Philippines | Biographical action[198] |
Hit Man | United States | Action comedy[199] | ||
The Killer's Game | United States | Action comedy[200] | ||
Kraven the Hunter | United States | Action thriller[201] | ||
Kung Fu Panda 4 | Mike Mitchell, Stephanie Ma Stine | United States | Animated martial arts comedy[202] | |
Madame Web | United States | Superhero[203] | ||
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare | United States | Action, spy comedy[204] | ||
Rebel Ridge | United States | Action thriller[205] | ||
Red One | United States | Action adventure[206] | ||
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 | United States | Hybrid animation, action, adventure, comedy[207] | ||
The Thundermans Return | Trevor Kirschner | United States | Superhero comedy[208] | |
Trigger Warning | United States | Action thriller[209] | ||
The Union | United States | Action-thriller[210] | ||
United States | Superhero[211] | |||
Title | Director | Cast | Country | Subgenre/notes | |
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The Accountant 2 | United States | Action thriller[212] | |||
Animal Friends | United States | Hybrid animation action road comedy[213] | |||
United States | Sci-fi, action, adventure, epic[214] | ||||
Back in Action | United States | Action comedy[215] | |||
United States | Superhero film[216] [217] | ||||
F1 | United States | Sports action[218] | |||
United States | Superhero[219] | ||||
Havoc | United States | Action thriller[220] | |||
In the Grey | United States | Action thriller[221] [222] | |||
Jurassic World Rebirth | United States | Sci-fi, action[223] | |||
Levon's Trade | Jason Statham, David Harbour, Michael Peña, Jason Flemyng, Arianna Rivas | United States | Action thriller[224] | ||
United States | Action, spy thriller[225] | ||||
Mortal Kombat 2 | United States | Martial arts fantasy[226] | |||
Nobody 2 | United States | Action thriller[227] | |||
Novocaine | Dan Berk, Robert Olsen | United States | Action thriller[228] | ||
Superman | James Gunn[229] | United States | Superhero[230] | ||
Thunderbolts* | United States | Superhero[231] | |||
United States | Sci-fi, action[232] | ||||
2026 | |||||
United States | Superhero[233] | ||||
The Batman: Part II | United States | Superhero, crime thriller[234] | |||
The Mandalorian & Grogu | United States | Space Opera[235] | |||
Street Fighter | TBA | TBA | United States | [236] | |
Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow | Craig Gillespie[237] | United States | Superhero[238] | ||
Untitled eleventh Fast & Furious film | United States | [239] | |||
Untiled Spider-Man: No Way Home sequel | United States | Superhero action[240] | |||
Untitled Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem sequel | Jeff Rowe | United States | Animated superhero film[241] | ||
2027 | |||||
United States | Superhero | ||||
Grant Sputore | United States | Sci-fi action adventure[242] | |||
2029 | |||||
Avatar 4 | United States | Sci-fi, action, adventure, epic | |||
TBA | |||||
Title | Director | Cast | Country | Subgenre/notes | |
Abraham's Boys | United States | Action horror[243] | |||
Armor Wars | TBA | United States | Superhero[244] | ||
Batman: Brave and the Bold | United States | Superhero action[245] | |||
Black | United States | Superhero drama[246] | |||
Black 5 | United States | Action thriller[247] | |||
Blackhawks[248] | United States | Action adventure, war[249] | |||
Blade | TBA | United States | Superhero[250] | ||
Combat Control | United States | War biopic[251] | |||
Cowboy Ninja Viking | United States | Action comedy[252] [253] | |||
Demolition Man 2 | TBA | United States | Action sci-fi comedy[254] | ||
El-Alamein | United States | War[255] | |||
The Expendables 5 | Andrzej Bartkowiak | Sylvester Stallone Jason Statham Dolph Lundgren Randy Couture Costas Mandylor Zoe Saldaña Jude Law Ji Chang-wook Don "The Dragon" Wilson Bai Ling Mark Dacascos Kelly Hu Hector David Jr Akihiro Kitamura | United States | Action thriller | |
Extraction 3 | United States | Action thriller[256] | |||
Face/Off 2 | United States | Sci-fi, action thriller[257] | |||
Fast & Furious female spinoff | TBA | United States | [258] | ||
Ghost Army | Ben Affleck | United States | War[259] | ||
Hellsing | TBA | United States | Action horror[260] | ||
Hercules | United States | Action, comedy, musical, fantasy[261] | |||
Highlander | United States | Action fantasy[262] | |||
Highlander 2 | United States | Action fantasy[263] | |||
Highlander 3 | United States | Action fantasy | |||
Hobbs & Reyes | TBA | United States | [264] | ||
Indian 2 | India | Vigliante action | |||
Kill Them All | United States | Action thriller[265] | |||
The Killer | United States | Action crime thriller[266] | |||
Kung Fu | United States | Martial arts thriller[267] | |||
Kung Fu Space Punch | United States | Animated sci-fi, martial arts, western[268] | |||
Liberators | TBA | United States | War drama[269] | ||
Mad Max: The Wasteland | United States, Australia | Action thriller[270] | |||
Metal Gear | United States | Action adventure, spy[271] | |||
Midnight Run 2 | TBA | United States | Action crime comedy[272] | ||
Mighty Mouse | TBA | United States | Hybrid animation superhero[273] | ||
National Treasure 3 | United States | Action adventure[274] | |||
Night Has Fallen | United States | Action thriller[275] | |||
Omega Girl Falls in Love | TBA | United States | Superhero, rom-com[276] | ||
One-Punch Man | TBA | United States | Superhero, comedy[277] | ||
Planet Kill | United States | Action thriller[278] | |||
Red Sonja | Matilda Lutz, Oliver Trevena, Wallis Day, Robert Sheehan, Michael Bisping, Martyn Ford, Eliza Matengu, Manal El-Feitury. Katrina Durden | United States | Action fantasy [279] | ||
RoboCop Returns | Abe Forsythe | United States | Sci-fi, action[280] | ||
Shadow Force | United States | Action thriller[281] | |||
Shang-Chi 2 | United States | Superhero[282] | |||
Sherlock Holmes 3 | United States | Action mystery[283] | |||
Spenser Confidential 2 | United States | Action, comedy[284] | |||
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse | Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson | United States | Animated superhero film | ||
Spider-Women | United States | Animated superhero film[285] | |||
The American Way | United States | Superhero[286] | |||
The Batman 3 | United States | Superhero, action, crime thriller[287] | |||
The Battle of Britain | United States, United Kingdom | War[288] | |||
The Dirty Dozen | United States | War[289] | |||
The Janson Directive | TBA | United States | Action thriller[290] | ||
The Legend Hunters | Simon West, Li Yifan | China | Fantasy, action[291] | ||
The Last Witch Hunter 2 | TBA | United States | Action fantasy[292] | ||
The Saint | TBA | United States | Action, crime thriller[293] | ||
Toxic Avenger | United States | Superhero comedy[294] | |||
ThunderCats | United States | Sci-fi, action adventure[295] | |||
TBA | United States | Sci-fi action[296] | |||
Universal Soldier | TBA | United States | Sci-fi action thriller[297] | ||
Untitled Transformers film | United States | Sci-fi action[298] | |||
Versus | Jeremy Rush | United States | Action thriller[299] | ||
Violent Night 2 | United States | Christmas action comedy[300] | |||
Virtua Fighter | TBA | United States | Sci-fi action adventure epic | ||
Untitled X-Men film | TBA | United States | Superhero[301] | ||
Zombies vs. Gladiators | United States | Action horror[302] --> |