Ranker FilmList RulesVote up the action movies that were released on or after January, 1 2018.
What are the best recent action movies? Now is your chance to decide. There are a lot of modern action films to choose from. Action films have been wowing audiences for a long time, but they are currently more popular than ever. Advancements in computer technology - such as the ability to digitally erase safety wires - has allowed for the design and execution of never-before-possible stunts. New cinematography techniques and special camera equipment allow those stunts to be photographed as never before. In short, the best new action films make you feel as though you're participating in the danger right alongside the characters onscreen.
It also helps that several actors have shown a willingness to do their own stunt work, which provides the movies with an extra dose of realism. That sort of devotion gives them an extra edge of excitement.
Vote up your favorites from this list of new action movies. Then check back as new and recent action-packed movies are added to the list.
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371185John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
Keanu Reeves, Halle BerryReleased: 2019
Directed by: Chad Stahelski
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283172Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Tom Cruise, Rebecca FergusonReleased: 2018
Directed by: Christopher McQuarrie
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212153Avengers: Infinity War
Robert Downey Jr., Chris HemsworthReleased: 2018
Directed by: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
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207168Avengers: Endgame
Robert Downey Jr, Josh BrolinReleased: 2019
Directed by: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
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9381,008Alita: Battle Angel
Rosa Salazar, Christoph WaltzReleased: 2019
Directed by: Robert Rodriguez
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171176Black Panther
Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. JordanReleased: 2018
Directed by: Ryan Coogler
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111125Bumblebee
Hailee Steinfeld, John CenaReleased: 2018
Directed by: Travis Knight
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92107The Equalizer 2
Denzel Washington, Ashton SandersReleased: 2018
Directed by: Antoine Fuqua
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112Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Shameik Moore, Hailee SteinfeldReleased: 2018
Directed by: Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman
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148Deadpool 2
Ryan Reynolds, Josh BrolinReleased: 2018
Directed by: David Leitch
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104Extraction
Chris Hemsworth, David HarbourReleased: 2020
Directed by: Sam Hargrave
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128Wonder Woman 1984
Gal Gadot, Kristen WiigReleased: 2020
Directed by: Patty Jenkins
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82Spider-Man: Far From Home
Tom Holland, Samuel L. JacksonReleased: 2019
Directed by: Jon Watts
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7221 Bridges
Chadwick Boseman, Sienna MillerReleased: 2019
Directed by: Brian Kirk
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1110Aquaman
Jason Momoa, Amber HeardReleased: 2018
Directed by: James Wan
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74Upgrade
Logan Marshall-Green, Betty GabrielReleased: 2018
Directed by: Leigh Whannell
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52Tenet
John David Washington, Robert PattinsonReleased: 2020
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
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77104Hobbs & Shaw
Dwayne Johnson, Jason StathamReleased: 2019
Directed by: David Leitch
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87Anna
Sasha Luss, Helen MirrenReleased: 2019
Directed by: Luc Besson
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87Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jurnee Smollett-BellReleased: 2020
Directed by: Cathy Yan
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75The Gentlemen
Matthew McConaughey, Charlie HunnamReleased: 2020
Directed by: Guy Ritchie
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54The Hunt
Ike Barinholtz, Betty GilpinReleased: 2020
Directed by: Craig Zobel
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54The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Tim Blake Nelson, Liam NeesonReleased: 2018
Directed by: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
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54Overlord
Wyatt Russell, Jacob AndersonReleased: 2018
Directed by: Julius Avery
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54Polar
Mads Mikkelsen, Vanessa HudgensReleased: 2019
Directed by: Jonas Åkerlund
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