Over 70 Ranker voters have come together to rank this list of The Best Action Movies Of 2023
2023 is proving to be an incredible year for high-octane action movies which is why we are ranking them from best to worst using votes from action film fans like you. From disaster films such as Gerard Butler's Plane to highly anticipated sequels like Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1. 2023 action movies are sure to top the best of last year with promising titles and franchise installments that audiences can't wait to see on the big screen. Now it's time to decide which of these movies deserves to be in the top ten and ultimately the number one spot. That's where you and your votes can help.
Vote up your favorite 2023 action movies and don't hesitate to vote down the films that you think others should skip, despite being fans of action flicks. You should also check back for upcoming and new action movies as they are added to the list upon being released. The other great part about this list is the Hulu, Netflix, Amazon Prime, HBO Max, Apple TV+, and Paramount+ buttons below each film so you can stream them whenever you want.
With the price on his head ever increasing, legendary hit man John Wick takes his fight against the High Table global as he seeks out the most powerful players in the underworld, from New York to Paris to Japan to Berlin.
Actors: Keanu Reeves, Donnie Yen Ji-Dan, Bill Skarsgård, Laurence Fishburne, Hiroyuki Sanada
Now that Gerard Butler has saved the president from a major assassination attempt in Olympus has Fallen, his family from an extinction-level event in Greenland, he must now save the passengers of his plane after crash landing in hostile territory.
Pilot Brodie Torrance saves passengers from a lightning strike by making a risky landing on a war-torn island -- only to find that surviving the landing was just the beginning. When dangerous rebels take most of the passengers hostage, the only person Torrance can count on for help is Louis Gaspare, an accused murderer who was being transported by the FBI.
Actors: Gerard Butler, Mike Colter, Yoson An, Evan Dane Taylor, Tony Goldwyn
A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers embark on an epic quest to retrieve a lost relic, but things go dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people.
Elite spy Orson Fortune must track down and stop the sale of a deadly new weapons technology wielded by billionaire arms broker Greg Simmonds. Reluctantly teamed up with some of the world's best operatives, Fortune and his crew recruit Hollywood's biggest movie star, Danny Francesco, to help them on their globe-trotting mission to save the world.
Still dominating the boxing world, Adonis Creed is thriving in his career and family life. When Damian, a childhood friend and former boxing prodigy resurfaces after serving time in prison, he's eager to prove that he deserves his shot in the ring. The face-off between former friends is more than just a fight. To settle the score, Adonis must put his future on the line to battle Damian -- a fighter who has nothing to lose.
Actors: Michael B. Jordan, Tessa Thompson, Jonathan Majors, Wood Harris, Phylicia Rashad
If you're a fan of the previous two Detective Knight films, you're definitely not going to want to miss the third installment in the franchise. Bruce Willis resumes his role as the titular detective who doesn't sleep well so everyone else can.
Detective James Knight's last-minute assignment to the Independence Day shift turns into a race against time to stop an unbalanced EMT worker who's posing as a cop.
Actors: Bruce Willis, Jack Kilmer, Lochlyn Munro, Jimmy Jean-Louis, Willow Shields
With the price on his head ever increasing, legendary hit man John Wick takes his fight against the High Table global as he seeks out the most powerful players in the underworld, from New York to Paris to Japan to Berlin.
A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers embark on an epic quest to retrieve a lost relic, but things go dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people.
