The 9 Best Action Movies on Prime Video (original) (raw)
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Updated Jun 28, 2025, 8:00 PM EDT
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Ready to kick back, fire up your Prime Video, and have a chill night at home watching a movie? No! Of course not! You’re looking to kick your eyeballs’ friggin’ asses with a pulverizing action film! Action junkies these days have a lot to pick from when it comes to streaming choices. We’ve done you a favor and cut through the clutter, cherry-picking the best action movies currently available on Amazon Prime. With 2010s South Korean revenge thrillers, 1990s American classics, 1980s Australian post-apocalyptic fantasies, and everything in between, there’s something for everyone available on the streaming service. Get your stretches in — it’s time for the best action movies on Prime Video.
For more recommendations, check out our list of the best movies and shows on Prime Video.
‘The Accountant 2’ (2025)
Rotten Tomatoes: 77% | IMDb: 6.2/10
Release Date
April 25, 2025
Runtime
132 Minutes
Director
Gavin O'Connor
Writers
Bill Dubuque
Producers
Ben Affleck, Kevin Halloran, Matt Damon, Jamie Patricof, Lynette Howell Taylor, Scott LaStaiti, Michael Joe, Mark Williams, Alison Winter
Prequel(s)
The long-awaited follow-up to the 2016 original, The Accountant 2 returns to the life of Ben Affleck’s Christian Wolff, who must use his brilliant brains and brawn to solve a once-thought-unsolvable murder case. Affleck proves yet again to be a perfect Hollywood leading man in this action flick that pulls none of his punches. Alongside the ever-brilliant Jon Bernthal, Affleck and co. make an energetic, fist-pumping movie with plenty of impressive action set pieces. - Jake Hodges
‘Transformers’ (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes: 57% | IMDb: 7.0/10
Release Date
June 3, 2007
Runtime
144 Minutes
Director
Writers
Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, John Rogers
The first in a long line of this franchise in cinema, Michael Bay’s Transformers stars Shia LaBeouf as high schooler Sam Witwicky, who, whilst simply trying to buy his first car, inadvertently purchases the iconic Bumblebee. With the Decepticon Barricade threatening their lives, Bumblebee must help protect his new owner as they wait for the Autobots to arrive on Earth. By no means a clever, introspective critical classic, Transformers is simply a joy ride, with Bay having a raucous good time taking a beloved IP and twisting it into his own pyromaniac explosion. Host to an adoring, steadfast fanbase, this 2007 franchise catalyst seems to get better with age, perhaps thanks to the somewhat sloppier installments that would later come. - Jake Hodges
‘Transformers: Rise of the Beasts’ (2023)
Rotten Tomatoes: 51% | IMDb: 6.0/10
Release Date
June 9, 2023
Runtime
127 minutes
Director
Steven Caple Jr.
Writers
Erich Hoeber, Jon Hoeber, Joby Harold, Darnell Metayer, Josh Peters
Producers
Brian Oliver, Don Murphy, Duncan Henderson, Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Michael Bay, Steven Spielberg, Tom DeSanto, Bradley J. Fischer, Brian Goldner, Dana Goldberg, David Ellison, Don Granger, Mark Vahradian
Prequel(s)
Transformers: The Last Knight, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Transformers
Franchise(s)
Transformers
A sequel to 2018’s Bumblebee and a prequel to the first 2007 Transformers, Rise of the Beasts takes the fandom back to the 1990s as the battle for Earth rages on. Excitingly, this time, the Autobots aren’t alone, as they are joined by a brand-new faction of Transformers known as the Maximals. Although, by this point, many of the star names that had ushered in this cinematic Cybertronian revolution have left the franchise, the rollercoaster ride of action and explosions continues with Rise of the Beasts. An easy-viewing popcorn flick, this is the perfect film to throw on for an evening, kick back, and indulge. - Jake Hodges
'Shotgun Wedding' (2023)
Rotten Tomatoes: 45% | IMDb: 5.4/10
Shotgun Wedding is an action-packed romantic comedy from Jason Moore (Pitch Perfect) about a wedding gone wrong when pirates hold the guests hostage. Starring Jennifer Lopez and Josh Duhamel as the engaged couple, Shotgun Wedding finds its charm in both the explosive stunts and the incredible casting. Featuring Jennifer Coolidge (The White Lotus), Lenny Kravitz, and Cheech Marin, Shotgun Wedding is uproariously funny, even with its traditional romantic narrative delivering the tone of The Lost City mixed with Marry Me. Grounded in entertaining quips and over-the-top punches, Shotgun Wedding unites a sweet and exciting adventure. – Yael Tygiel
'Jolt' (2021)
Rotten Tomatoes: 41% | IMDb: 5.6/10
Release Date
July 23, 2021
Runtime
91 minutes
Director
Tanya Wexler
Writers
Scott Wascha
Kate Beckinsale(Underworld: Blood Wars) stars in Jolt, an action-packed flick directed by Tanya Wexler (Hysteria). In Jolt, a cinematically gorgeous past-paced feature stylized similar to Atomic Blonde, Mary Elizabeth Winstead’s Kate, and Karen Gillan’s Gunpowder Milkshake, Beckinsale plays the short-tempered Lindy, a bouncer who attempts to control her anger with a high-tech electrode-lined accessory that shocks her whenever her fists or trigger fingers gets itchy. Wexler’s keen eye displays the beautiful frenzy of fighting, shoot-outs, and car chases in Jolt without compromising story, heart, and humorous quips, allowing the supporting cast, including Stanley Tucci and Laverne Cox (Inventing Anna), their opportunity to shine. – Yael Tygiel
'Samaritan' (2022)
Rotten Tomatoes: 38% | IMDb: 5.7/10
Release Date
August 26, 2022
Runtime
101 minutes
Director
Julius Avery
Writers
Bragi F. Schut
When a young teenager named Sam (Javon ‘Wanna’ Walton) finds out that his crotchety neighbor (Sylvester Stallone) is a former superhero – one who’s been missing since an epic battle two decades ago – he attempts to get him to jump back into the action to save their town. Director Julius Avery crafts compelling action sequences that pop, especially when paired with the sharp dialogue and performances. The scene-stealer is, unsurprisingly, Stallone, who is pitch-perfect as the grumpy, wisecracking elder with a secret heart of gold; his chemistry with the talented newcomer Walton makes Samaritan an irresistible watch. – Taylor Gates
'Without Remorse' (2021)
Rotten Tomatoes: 45% | IMDb: 5.8/10
Release Date
April 30, 2021
Runtime
110 minutes
Director
Lui Koon-Nam
Writers
Taylor Sheridan, Will Staples
Producers
Akiva Goldsman, André Nemec, Josh Appelbaum, Michael B. Jordan
Without Remorse is based on the espionage characters of Tom Clancy, but the action-packed thriller is very different from the Jack Ryan franchise. While the Ryan films focused on mystery-solving and analysis, Without Remorse is just as bloody and ruthless as the title suggests. The film is centered around the assassin John Kelly (Michael B. Jordan), who was first played by Willem Dafoe in Clear and Present Danger. Sicario: Day of the Soldado director Stefano Sollima depicts realistic sequences of modern military combat, and as always, Taylor Sheridan is fascinated by the political conspiracies at play. Michael B. Jordan hasn’t been this jacked onscreen since the Creed films, and you don’t doubt his intensity for a moment. You’ll also want to stick around for a particularly memorable, scenery-chewing performance from Guy Pearce. — Liam Gaughan
'The Lost City of Z' (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes: 86% | IMDb: 6.6/10
Release Date
April 21, 2017
Runtime
141minutes
Director
James Gray
Writers
James Gray
A melancholic masterpiece from writer-director James Gray, The Lost City of Z tells the story of real-life explorers who find themselves lost in the vast jungles of the Amazon in the 1920s.It is an incisive film that recalls works like Werner Herzog’s Aguirre, the Wrath of God in how it exposes the hubris and arrogance of explorers who believe they can supposedly discover new places for their own ego. It is also a gorgeously shot film, finding beauty in the unexplored areas where it takes place in. It creates a complicated feeling of both awe and disillusionment, taking your breath away at all the landscapes while also making you contemplate the foolhardy reason the characters are there. By the time you reach the gut punch of an ending, which Gray handles with a deep sense of care and reflection, you’ll never think of exploration the same way again. — Chase Hutchinson
'Project Gutenberg' (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes: 83% | IMDb: 6.8/10
Release Date
October 4, 2018
Runtime
2 hr 10 min
Director
Felix Chong
Cast
Sadly, Project Gutenberg is not an action film biopic of the Short Circuit actor’s life, which we would greenlight in a heartbeat. However, it’s still worth your time and then some. From director Felix Chong, best known for writing Internal Affairs (which Martin Scorsese remade into The Departed), Project Gutenberg is a similarly twisty crime thriller about the shady world of counterfeit money. It stars action maestro Chow Yun-fat (Hard Boiled) as a notorious counterfeiter named, simply, the Painter, giving the otherwise real-world pleasures of Project Gutenberg a heightened, even mythic sense of stakes. The Hong Kong film industry took notice, awarding the movie the Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Film, Best Director, and Best Screenplay. It’s a mature, complicated picture, with as much to say about politics and love as it does about double-crossing action sequences. Oh, and if you watch Project Gutenberg, you just might learn how to counterfeit money yourself! (Please don’t do this.)