The Best Action Movies Of 2017
Action fanatics, it's time to rank the best action movies of this year. Featuring superhero movies, shoot-em-ups, and action comedies, 2017 action movies have thrilled audiences with explosions, fight scenes, and car chases. What is the best action movie of 2017?
While Keanu Reeves (John Wick: Chapter 2) and Hugh Jackman (Logan) returned for their solo action sequels, stars collided for ensemble action movies The Fate of the Furious, Baby Driver, and Spider-Man: Homecoming. Other great 2017 action films include Wonder Woman, War for the Planet of the Apes, Baby Driver, and Dunkirk.
Vote up the best action movies of 2017 and feel free to add any missing 2017 action movies missing from the list.
Want more action movies? Check out The Best Action Movies of 2020 list.
- 1Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Cate Blanchett
- Released: 2017
- Directed by: Taika Waititi
Imprisoned on the other side of the universe, the mighty Thor finds himself in a deadly gladiatorial contest that pits him against the Hulk, his former ally and fellow Avenger. Thor's quest for ...more - 2Keanu Reeves, Common, Laurence Fishburne
- Released: 2017
- Directed by: Chad Stahelski
Retired super-assassin John Wick's plans to resume a quiet civilian life are cut short when Italian gangster Santino D'Antonio shows up on his doorstep with a gold marker, compelling him to repay ...more - 3Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Dafne Keen
- Released: 2017
- Directed by: James Mangold
In the near future, a weary Logan (Hugh Jackman) cares for an ailing Professor X (Patrick Stewart) at a remote outpost on the Mexican border. His plan to hide from the outside world gets upended when ...more - 4Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Bradley Cooper
- Released: 2017
- Directed by: James Gunn
Peter Quill and his fellow Guardians are hired by a powerful alien race, the Sovereign, to protect their precious batteries from invaders. When it is discovered that Rocket has stolen the items they ...more - 5Channing Tatum, Adam Driver, Farrah Mackenzie
- Released: 2017
- Directed by: Steven Soderbergh
West Virginia family man Jimmy Logan teams up with his one-armed brother Clyde and sister Mellie to steal money from the Charlotte Motor Speedway in North Carolina. Jimmy also recruits demolition ...more - 6Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Robert Downey
- Released: 2017
- Directed by: Jon Watts
Thrilled by his experience with the Avengers, young Peter Parker returns home to live with his Aunt May. Under the watchful eye of mentor Tony Stark, Parker starts to embrace his newfound identity as ...more - 7Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Connie Nielsen
- Released: 2017
- Directed by: Patty Jenkins
Before she was Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot), she was Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained to be an unconquerable warrior. Raised on a sheltered island paradise, Diana meets an American pilot (Chris ...more - 8Ansel Elgort, Lily James, Jamie Foxx
- Released: 2017
- Directed by: Edgar Wright
Talented getaway driver Baby (Ansel Elgort) relies on the beat of his personal soundtrack to be the best in the game. After meeting the woman (Lily James) of his dreams, he sees a chance to ditch his ...more - 9Jackie Chan, Pierce Brosnan, Ray Fearon
- Released: 2017
- Directed by: Martin Campbell
Quan is a humble London businessman whose long-buried past erupts in a revenge-fueled vendetta when the only person left for him to love -- his teenage daughter -- dies in a senseless act of ...more - 10Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Taron Egerton
- Released: 2017
- Directed by: Matthew Vaughn
With their headquarters destroyed and the world held hostage, members of Kingsman find new allies when they discover a spy organization in the United States known as Statesman. In an adventure that ...more - 11Fionn Whitehead, Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy
- Released: 2017
- Directed by: Christopher Nolan
In May 1940, Germany advanced into France, trapping Allied troops on the beaches of Dunkirk. Under air and ground cover from British and French forces, troops were slowly and methodically evacuated ...more - 12Andy Serkis, Gabriel Chavarria, Woody Harrelson
- Released: 2017
- Directed by: Matt Reeves
Caesar (Andy Serkis) and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless colonel (Woody Harrelson). After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with ...more - 13Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, John Goodman
- Released: 2017
- Directed by: Jordan Vogt-Roberts
Kong: Skull Island is a 2017 American monster film directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts. The film is a reboot of the King Kong franchise and will serve as the second film in Legendary's GodzillaKong film ...more - 14Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver
- Released: 2017
- Directed by: Rian Johnson
Luke Skywalker's peaceful and solitary existence gets upended when he encounters Rey, a young woman who shows strong signs of the Force. Her desire to learn the ways of the Jedi forces Luke to make a ...more - 15Dylan O'Brien, Michael Keaton, Sanaa Lathan
- Released: 2017
- Directed by: Michael Cuesta
American Assassin is a 2017 action thriller film directed by Michael Cuesta and written by Stephen Schiff, Michael Finch, Edward Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz, based on Vince Flynn's 2010 novel of ...more - 16Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black
- Released: 2017
- Directed by: Jake Kasdan
Four high school kids discover an old video game console and are drawn into the game's jungle setting, literally becoming the adult avatars they chose. What they discover is that you don't just play ...more - 17Kim Ok-bin, Shin Ha-kyun, Sung Joon
- Released: 2017
- Directed by: Jeong Byeong-gil
Honed from childhood to be an elite assassin, Sook-hee embarks on a rampage of violence and revenge to finally earn her freedom and escape her past. - 18Charlize Theron, James McAvoy, Eddie Marsan
- Released: 2017
- Directed by: David Leitch
Sensual and savage, Lorraine Broughton is the most elite spy in MI6, an agent who's willing to use all of her lethal skills to stay alive during an impossible mission. With the Berlin Wall about to ...more - 19Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Gal Gadot
- Released: 2017
- Directed by: Zack Snyder
Fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman's selfless act, Bruce Wayne enlists newfound ally Diana Prince to face an even greater threat. Together, Batman and Wonder Woman work ...more - 20Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Charlize Theron
- Released: 2017
- Directed by: F. Gary Gray
With Dom and Letty married, Brian and Mia retired and the rest of the crew exonerated, the globe-trotting team has found some semblance of a normal life. They soon face an unexpected challenge when a ...more - 21Dave Bautista, Brittany Snow, Angelic Zambrana
- Released: 2017
- Directed by: Cary Murnion, Jonathan Milott
When Lucy steps off the subway, she walks into an utter bloodbath on the streets of Brooklyn's Bushwick neighborhood. Texas is attempting to secede from the Union, and militia forces have descended ...more - 22Will Smith, Joel Edgerton, Noomi Rapace
- Released: 2017
- Directed by: David Ayer
In an alternate present day, humans, orcs, elves and fairies have been coexisting since the beginning of time. Two police officers, one a human, the other an orc, embark on a routine night patrol ...more - 23Tom Cruise, Domhnall Gleeson, Sarah Wright
- Released: 2017
- Directed by: Doug Liman
Barry Seal, a TWA pilot, is recruited by the CIA to provide reconnaissance on the burgeoning communist threat in Central America and soon finds himself in charge of one of the biggest covert CIA ...more - 24Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz, Kevin Janssens, Vincent Colombe
- Released: 2017
- Directed by: Coralie Fargeat
Jen is enjoying a romantic getaway with her wealthy boyfriend -- until his two sleazy friends arrive for an unannounced hunting trip. As tension mounts in the house, the situation abruptly and ...more - 25Nicholas Hoult, Henry Cavill, Logan Marshall-Green
- Released: 2017
- Directed by: Fernando Coimbra
Sand Castle is a 2017 American war drama film directed by Fernando Coimbra. A young rifleman in the United States Army is tasked with restoring water to a village in Iraq.