Prime Video/Youtube Some fans prefer a little adrenaline to go with their popcorn. Action may be perfect for the big screen, but it hits just as hard and fast from the couch, too — and with today's span ofstreaming services, every epic battle, car chase, fight scene and close call is available. Not sure which thrill to seek? Perhaps a superhero face-off likeDeadpool & Wolverineor astunt-heavy romplikeThe Fall Guywill satisfy your craving for adventure. Whether on Netflix, Hulu, Apple TV+, Amazon Prime Video, Peacock, Paramount+ or elsewhere, these pulse-pounding action movies are ready to kick things into high gear. Here are all of the best action movies to stream right now. Prime Video U.S. President Will Derringer (John Cena) and British Prime Minister Sam Clarke (Idris Elba) can't stand each other, and their bitter rivalry has all but tanked international diplomacy. However, when Air Force One gets attacked behind enemy lines, the two must join forces to take down a ruthless threat before it brings down the entire free world. WatchHeads of Stateon Amazon Prime Video Peter Mountain Kat Boyles (Bryce Dallas Howard) keeps an ordinary routine as an improv comedy teacher, until a detective recruits her for an undercover program targeting London's most-wanted criminals. With two of her best students — Marlon (Orlando Bloom) and Hugh (Nick Mohammed) — in tow, Kat learns that no amount of quick-thinking stage skills could prepare them for the real-life scenarios they're about to face. WatchDeep Coveron Amazon Prime Video Marcos Cruz/Paramount Brutal fight scenes are always a rush, but when the person taking the hits doesn't even flinch? That's next-level badass. Such is life for Nathan Caine (Jack Quaid), a mild-mannered bank employee with a rare condition that makes him completely numb to pain. When his dream woman (Amber Midthunder) gets abducted amid a robbery, Nathan turns his zero-pain threshold into a secret weapon, taking down a bunch of criminals to get her back. WatchNovocaineon Paramount+ Vertical Entertainment/Courtesy Everett Collection A string of violent bank heists and carjackings in the Pacific Northwest in the early 1980s leads FBI Agent Terry Husk (Jude Law) to an unexpected discovery: A white supremacist group plotting an insurrection. Inspired by true events,The Orderfollows Terry and his team as they work to dismantle the organization, culminating in one of the most explosive domestic standoffs in U.S. history. WatchThe Orderon Hulu Ilze Kitshoff/Prime Video Viola Davisis Madame President in Patricia Riggens' 2025 action thriller. When President Danielle Sutton gathers 20 of the world's most influential figures for the G20 summit,a group of terrorists seizes the event, determined to conquer global financial markets. Now, she must rely on her tactical brilliance and military combat training to protect her family, the gathered officials and the course of history. WatchG20on Amazon Prime Video Apple TV+ In this 2025 sci-fi action flick, two highly-trained snipers (Miles TellerandAnya Taylor-Joy) are sent on a special assignment: Vanish off the grid for the next 365 days and guard opposite sides of a deep gorge containing an unspeakable evil. Forbidden from any outside contact, the two operatives form a clandestine bond — but as the threat within emerges, they join forces to keep it sealed before all hell breaks loose. WatchThe Gorgeon Apple TV+ Paramount Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection Nearly 25 years afterRidley Scott's swords-and-sandals epic comes the 2024 sequelGladiator II, starringPaul Mescalas Lucius Verus Aurelius, son of the late Maximus (Russell Crowe's character in the first film). With Rome's descent under tyrannical rule, Lucius must step into the gladiatorial ring and fight like his father before him for survival. Nominated for anAcademy Awardfor Best Costume Design, the film also featuresDenzel Washington,Pedro Pascal,Connie Nielsen,Joseph Quinnand more. WatchGladiator IIon Paramount+ Daniel Smith Guy Ritchie's 2024 action comedytakes a wildly fictionalized swing at Operation Postmaster, the historical British mission that helped turn the tide of World War II. To counteract Hitler's fleet of German U-boats, Winston Churchill's special operations executive, Gus March-Phillips (Henry Cavill), assembles a ragtag team of rogues and rebels — relying on bizarre tactics to use against the Nazis. WatchThe Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfareon Starz Jay Maidment/20th Century Studios/Marvel Dethroning 2019'sJokeras thehighest-grossing rated-R filmof all time, the third installment of theDeadpoolfranchise— and the first to merge theX-Menuniversewith theMarvel Cinematic Universe(MCU) — seesRyan Reynolds' Merc with a Mouth teaming up with a variant ofHugh Jackman's Wolverine. As Mr. Paradox (Matthew Macfadyen) from the Time Variance Authority threatens to erase Deadpool's multiverse timeline, the unlikely duo battle this existential threat while developing an unstoppable friendship. WatchDeadpool & Wolverineon Disney+ Frank Masi The bad boys are back! Nearly 30 years after the1995 original movie, Miami detectives Mike Lowrey (Will Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence) are diving into yet another do-or-die mission — this time to vindicate their late captain after he's wrongly implicated in a drug conspiracy. WatchBad Boys: Ride or Dieon Netflix Universal Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection As social media influencer Tyler Owens (Glen Powell) "wrangles" whirlwinds for online clout, storm chaser Javi (Anthony Ramos) convinces his wary friend Kate (Daisy Edgar-Jones) to join him in Oklahoma to test new technology on tornadoes. While the three of them ultimately cross paths and join forces, their styles of cyclone chasing — and Kate's traumatic past — create plenty of tension as the storm season escalates and various systems cross over the area. WatchTwisterson Amazon Prime Video Courtesy of Netflix In this Indonesian action thriller, when an assassin prodigy called 13 (Aurora Ribero) surprisingly forms a bond with a young boy (Ali Fikry) at a safe house, the shocking news of his kidnapping by a merciless gang ignites her fierce protective instincts. Now, the hit woman will go to great lengths to bring the child back to safety, leaving a trail of bodies in her wake. WatchTheShadow Strayson Netflix Allyson Riggs/Netflix When former Marine Terry Richmond (Aaron Pierre) arrives in Shelby Springs to post bail for his cousin, he is rammed and arrested by two corrupt police officers (David Denman and Emory Cohen) who wrongfully seize his legitimate $36,000 through civil forfeiture. Ready to reclaim what's his and serve up some hard-hitting justice, Terry goes head-to-head against the town's police force and their chief (Don Johnson). WatchRebel Ridgeon Netflix Eric Laciste/Universal Pictures Action movies wouldn't exist without stunt performers, so it's about time they got their flowers. Directed by David Leitch,The Fall Guycenters on Colt Seavers (Ryan Gosling), a Hollywood stuntman who's taken a year off after an almost-fatal accident. When he arrives on the set of his ex-girlfriend's (Emily Blunt) directorial debut, he learns that the actor he's doubling — action star Tom Ryder (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) — has vanished. To salvage the film's production and save Tom, Colt gets caught in a high-octane conspiracy that is far more risky than any stunt. WatchThe Fall Guyon Amazon Prime Video Murray Close In this A24 dystopian thriller, America is mired in a brutal civil war between a dictatorial federal government and secessionist factions. As a crew of war journalists journeys from N.Y.C. to Washington, D.C., to interview the embattled third-term president (Nick Offerman) before insurgents storm the capital, they encounter a rising tide of violence that interferes with their work. WatchCivil Waron HBO Max 20th Century Studios Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes— the latest chapter in thePlanet of the Apes, Hollywood's longest-running sci-fi film series — takes place three centuries after Caesar's rule, where apes have now formed multiple clans and humans have reverted to a primitive state. However, when a young chimpanzee named Noa (Owen Teague) crosses paths with an intelligent woman (Freya Allan), they both strive to build a new future where apes and humans can live in harmony. WatchKingdom of the Planet of the Apeson Hulu Universal Pictures In this 2024 action thriller, Kid (Dev Patel, alsomaking his feature directorial debut) toils his nights away by taking on jobs no one else wants, one of which involves him stepping into the ring of an underground fight club — wearing a monkey mask — and getting beaten up by prized fighters for money. After years of pent-up anger, Kid finally finds his way into the city's elite and seeks revenge against those responsible for his mother's murder. WatchMonkey Manon Amazon Prime Video Warner Bros. Timothée Chalamet,Zendaya,Javier Bardemand morereturn for the highly anticipated second partof Frank Herbert's 1965 novel adaptation. Picking up after the events of 2021'sDune, Paul Atreides (Chalamet) makes it his mission to exact revenge on those who've destroyed his family. Elevating the star-studded cast areAustin Butler,Christopher WalkenandFlorence Pugh. WatchDune: Part Twoon HBO Max MGM In the 2024 thriller,Jason Stathamunleashes his action chops as Adam Clay, a lethal assassin with a dark past tied to the "Beekeeper" operative. When his landlord dies by suicide after falling victim to a phishing scam, Mr. Clay embarks on a relentless quest for vengeance. Joining Statham are starsJosh Hutcherson,Emmy Raver-Lampman,Minnie Driver,Bobby Naderi,Phylicia RashadandJeremy Irons. WatchThe Beekeeperon Amazon Prime Video Laura Radford/Prime Video In Doug Liman's 2024 reimagining of the 1989 classic starringPatrick Swayze,Jake Gyllenhaalplays the formerUFCfighter–turned–bar bouncer Dalton, who keeps Florida's notorious Double Deuce roadhouse a thriving hot spot bydealing with instigators head-on(sometimes literally!). Road Housefeatures an all-star ensemble, includingBilly Magnussen,Jessica Williams,Joaquim de Almeida,Lukas Gage,Post Maloneand others, plus MMA fighterConor McGregorin his first-ever movie role. WatchRoad Houseon Amazon Prime Video In the seventh installment in theMission: Impossiblefilm series— and one of the highest-grossing blockbusters of 2023 — elite field agent Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his IMF squad go head-to-head with "the Entity," a thunderous rogue AI with the potential for world destruction. Oscar-nominated for Best Sound and Best Visual Effects,Dead Reckoningfeatures a stacked ensemble cast, includingHayley Atwell,Ving Rhames,Simon Pegg,Rebecca Ferguson,Vanessa Kirby, Esai Morales,Pom Klementieff,Mariela Garrigaand Henry Czerny. WatchMission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part Oneon Paramount+ Netflix From the director of 2011'sThe Raid: Redemptioncomes a gritty crime thriller starringTom Hardyas a disillusioned detective who plunges into the criminal underworld to rescue a politician's estranged son after a drug deal gone wrong. The cast also includes Jessie Mei Li, Justin Cornwell,Timothy Olyphant,Forest Whitakerand more. WatchHavocon Netflix In the fourth installment of theJohn Wicksaga, the legendary hitman extraordinaire (Keanu Reeves) remains resolute in his mission for revenge against the High Table. In his pursuit of freedom, he mustface a new enemy(Bill Skarsgård) backed by powerful alliances worldwide. WatchJohn Wick: Chapter 4on Peacock Moviestore/Shutterstock Whether or not youbelieveDie Hardis a Christmas movie, the 1988 thriller is easily one of the best action movies of all time.Bruce Willis'introductory jaunt as John McClanehas all the makings of a classic: a working-class hero, hard-to-get love interest (Bonnie Bedelia), dangerously charismatic villain (Alan Rickman), earnest sidekicks Alan (Reginald VelJohnson) and Argyle (De'voreaux White) and some of the best catchphrases in the game. McClane even saves the day while barefoot. WatchDie Hardon Amazon Prime Video Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures/Courtesy Everett Dive into the phantasmagorical depths ofJames Cameron'sAvataruniverse with this 2022 sequel. Following a decade after the first film's events,Way of Watersees the Sully family fleeing their home to reside with the oceanic Metkayina clan, where they defend themselves and their hosts against brutal aggressors through a flood of action-packed battles. WatchAvatar: The Way of Wateron Disney+ Scott Garfield/Paramount Pictures/Courtesy Everett After graduating from the TOPGUN Naval aviation program in the 1986 classic, Pete "Maverick" Mitchell (Cruise) is invited back as an instructor for a new generation of fliers — including Teller's Bradley (a.k.a. "Rooster") and Powell's Jake (a.k.a. "Hangman") — in the 2022 sequel. Earning more than $1 billionat the global box office,Top Gun: Maverickis not only a triumphant follow-up to its iconic predecessor but is also a "love letter to aviation," as it impressively cranked up the action without VFX andfilmed stunts with real U.S. Navy pilotsflying top-quality fighter jets. WatchTop Gun: Maverickon Paramount+ Read the original article onPeople