The Best Action Movies On Hulu Right Now

Hulu offers a thrilling selection of action movies to get your heart pumping. From superhero blockbusters to gritty shootouts, the streaming service is packed with adrenaline-fueled films boasting jaw-dropping stunts and spectacle.

In this list, we cover the best action movies to watch on Hulu across decades and genres. Whether you're looking for martial arts mayhem, explosive car chases and cutting-edge sci-fi, you'll find the best of action cinema ready to stream on Hulu. So grab some popcorn and get ready for a pulse-raising movie night!

Below are 30+ Hulu best action movies. Jump to any movie details by clicking its name from the following table:

1 - Predator (1987)

• All Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger (Dutch), Carl Weathers (Dillon), Elpidia Carrillo (Anna), Bill Duke (Mac), Jesse Ventura (Blain), Sonny Landham (Billy), Richard Chaves (Poncho), R.G. Armstrong (General Phillips)
• Director: John McTiernan
• Network: 20th Century Fox, Amercent Films, Silver Pictures
• Release Date: June 12, 1987
• IMDb Rating: 7.8
• Country: USA
• Audience: R
• Budget: $15 million
• Revenue: $98.3 million
• Run Time: 107 minutes
• Click To Watch: Predator

Predator is a 1987 American science fiction action film directed by John McTiernan. It follows an elite paramilitary rescue team led by Major Dutch who encounter a deadly extraterrestrial hunter known as the Predator in the South American jungle.

Predator cemented Schwarzenegger's action hero status and the Predator's place as an iconic movie monster with groundbreaking creature effects, gruesome violence and nonstop thrills. Its combination of commando action, suspense and sci-fi launched a successful franchise. Critics praised Predator as one of the most adrenaline-pumping films of the 1980s.

2 - Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995)

• All Cast: Bruce Willis (John McClane), Jeremy Irons (Simon Gruber), Samuel L. Jackson (Zeus Carver), Graham Greene (Joe Lambert), Colleen Camp (Connie Kowalski), Larry Bryggman (Inspector Walter Cobb), Anthony Peck (Ricky Walsh), Nick Wyman (Mathias Targo), Sam Phillips (Katya)
• Director: John McTiernan
• Network: 20th Century Fox
• Release Date: May 19, 1995
• IMDb Rating: 7.6
• Country: USA
• Audience: R
• Budget: $90 million
• Revenue: $366.1 million
• Run Time: 128 minutes
• Click To Watch: Die Hard With a Vengeance

Die Hard with a Vengeance is a 1995 American action thriller film directed by John McTiernan. It is the third installment in the Die Hard film series with Bruce Willis reprising his role as NYPD detective John McClane. In this outing, McClane must play a dangerous game of Simon Says with a terrorist who is setting off bombs in New York City.

Die Hard with a Vengeance took the franchise to new heights with skyscraper stunts, explosive set pieces and sardonic quips. Willis and Samuel L. Jackson were praised for their chemistry and witty banter amid thrilling life-and-death stakes. The blockbuster sequel delivered an even bigger action spectacle.

3 - Enemy of the State (1998)

• All Cast: Will Smith (Robert Clayton Dean), Gene Hackman (Edward 'Brill' Lyle), Jon Voight (Thomas Brian Reynolds), Lisa Bonet (Rachel Banks), Regina King (Carla Dean), Loren Dean (Hicks), Barry Pepper (David Pratt), Ian Hart (John Bingham), Jake Busey (Krug), Scott Caan (Jones)
• Director: Tony Scott
• Network: Touchstone Pictures, Jerry Bruckheimer Films
• Release Date: November 20, 1998
• IMDb Rating: 7.3
• Country: USA
• Audience: R
• Budget: $90 million
• Revenue: $250.6 million
• Run Time: 132 minutes
• Click To Watch: Enemy of the State (1998)

Enemy of the State is a 1998 American conspiracy action thriller film directed by Tony Scott, starring Will Smith and Gene Hackman. When a wildlife researcher unwittingly intercepts surveillance footage of a politician murder, he goes on the run from rogue NSA agents who are trying to destroy the evidence.

Enemy of the State set the visual template for late 90s techno-thrillers with rapid-fire editing and kinetic camerawork. Smith and Hackman charismatic performances and themes of surveillance brought brains to the brawn. Though criticized for some overwrought excesses, it was praised as a politically aware action flick.

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4 - The Matrix (1999)

• All Cast: Keanu Reeves (Neo), Laurence Fishburne (Morpheus), Carrie-Anne Moss (Trinity), Hugo Weaving (Agent Smith), Gloria Foster (The Oracle), Joe Pantoliano (Cypher), Marcus Chong (Tank), Julian Arahanga (Apoc), Matt Doran (Mouse), Belinda McClory (Switch)
• Director: Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski
• Network: Warner Bros., Village Roadshow Pictures
• Release Date: March 31, 1999
• IMDb Rating: 8.7
• Country: USA, Australia
• Audience: R
• Budget: $63 million
• Revenue: $463.5 million
• Run Time: 136 minutes
• Click To Watch: The Matrix (1999)

The Matrix is a 1999 science fiction action film written and directed by the Wachowskis starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne and Carrie-Anne Moss. It depicts a dystopian future in which humanity is unknowingly trapped inside a simulated reality called the Matrix. Hacker Neo joins a rebellion against artificial intelligence that controls the Matrix.

The Matrix has been highly influential in both Hollywood filmmaking and popular culture with its groundbreaking action sequences and visual effects. It combined cyberpunk, martial arts and complex philosophical ideas into an inventive modern classic. The Wachowskis visionary masterpiece redefined both science fiction and action cinema.

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5 - The Iron Giant (1999)

• All Cast (Voiceovers): Eli Marienthal (Hogarth Hughes), Harry Connick Jr. (Dean McCoppin), Jennifer Aniston (Annie Hughes), Christopher McDonald (Kent Mansley), John Mahoney (General Rogard), Cloris Leachman (Mrs. Tensedge), James Gammon (Marv Loach)
• Director: Brad Bird
• Network: Warner Bros. Animation, Warner Bros. Family Entertainment
• Release Date: August 6, 1999
• IMDb Rating: 8.1
• Country: USA
• Audience: PG
• Budget: $70 million
• Revenue: $31.3 million
• Run Time: 86 minutes

The Iron Giant is a 1999 American animated science fiction action film produced by Warner Bros. Animation and directed by Brad Bird in his directorial debut. Set during the Cold War, it tells the story of a young boy named Hogarth who befriends a giant metal-eating robot that fell from space.

Though it underperformed at the box office, The Iron Giant received widespread critical acclaim for its stylized 1950s setting,Cold War paranoia themes and anti-gun messages. The Iron Giant is now considered a modern animated classic with its touching story and stunning retro animation style.

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6 - Spider-Man (2002)

• All Cast: Tobey Maguire (Peter Parker / Spider-Man), Willem Dafoe (Norman Osborn / Green Goblin), Kirsten Dunst (Mary Jane Watson), James Franco (Harry Osborn), Cliff Robertson (Ben Parker), Rosemary Harris (May Parker), J.K. Simmons (J. Jonah Jameson)
• Director: Sam Raimi
• Network: Columbia Pictures, Marvel Enterprises
• Release Date: May 3, 2002
• IMDb Rating: 7.4
• Country: USA
• Audience: PG-13
• Budget: $139 million
• Revenue: $821.7 million
• Run Time: 121 minutes
• Click To Watch: Spider-Man Movies

Spider-Man is a 2002 American superhero film directed by Sam Raimi based on the Marvel Comics character. When high school student Peter Parker gains spider-like abilities, he must juggle his newfound powers and his feelings for his crush Mary Jane while fighting crime as Spider-Man.

The first live-action film adaptation helped launch the modern era of wildly successful comic book movies. Spider-Man was acclaimed for its lighter tone, visual effects recreating web-slinging action and Maguire performance as the sympathetic underdog hero. Its massive box office haul proved the mainstream appeal of superhero films.

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7 - The Bourne Identity (2002)

• All Cast: Matt Damon (Jason Bourne), Franka Potente (Marie Kreutz), Chris Cooper (Alexander Conklin), Clive Owen (The Professor), Brian Cox (Ward Abbott), Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (Wombosi), Gabriel Mann (Danny Zorn), Julia Stiles (Nicolette 'Nicky' Parsons), Orso Maria Guerrini (Giancarlo)
• Director: Doug Liman
• Network: Universal Pictures, The Kennedy/Marshall Company
• Release Date: June 14, 2002
• IMDb Rating: 7.9
• Country: USA, Germany, Czech Republic
• Audience: PG-13
• Budget: $60 million
• Revenue: $214 million
• Run Time: 119 minutes
• Click To Watch: The Bourne Identity

The Bourne Identity is a 2002 American action thriller film based on a Robert Ludlum novel. Matt Damon stars as Jason Bourne, a man rescued at sea who discovers he has amnesia and lethal fighting skills of a secret assassin. As he tries to uncover his past identity, Bourne is pursued by former CIA members.

Critics praised The Bourne Identity realism, pacing, action sequences and intelligence. It launched the successful Jason Bourne film franchise which redefined spy films with more gritty grounded action. The Bourne Identity is credited as influencing the more naturalistic style of later 00s auctioneers like Batman Begins and Casino Royale.

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8 - Batman Begins (2005)

• All Cast: Christian Bale (Bruce Wayne / Batman), Michael Caine (Alfred Pennyworth), Liam Neeson (Ra's al Ghul), Katie Holmes (Rachel Dawes), Gary Oldman (James Gordon), Cillian Murphy (Dr. Jonathan Crane), Tom Wilkinson (Carmine Falcone), Rutger Hauer (William Earle), Ken Watanabe (Ducard)
• Director: Christopher Nolan
• Network: Warner Bros., DC Entertainment, Legendary Pictures, Syncopy
• Release Date: June 15, 2005
• IMDb Rating: 8.2
• Country: USA, UK
• Audience: PG-13
• Budget: $150 million
• Revenue: $374.2 million
• Run Time: 140 minutes
• Click To Watch: Batman Begins

Batman Begins is a 2005 superhero film rebooting the Batman film series. It chronicles Bruce Wayne origins as he trains under Ra al Ghul and becomes the protector of Gotham City. Christian Bale plays the dual role of Wayne and his crime fighting alter-ego Batman.

Nolan reimagined Batman on film with a darker grittier tone and more character-driven narrative. Batman Begins favored realism and minimal CGI to ground its world. Critically hailed as one of the greatest superhero movies, it laid the foundation for Nolan's landmark The Dark Knight trilogy.

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9 - Casino Royale (2006)

• All Cast: Daniel Craig (James Bond), Eva Green (Vesper Lynd), Mads Mikkelsen (Le Chiffre), Judi Dench (M), Jeffrey Wright (Felix Leiter), Giancarlo Giannini (Mathis), Caterina Murino (Solange), Simon Abkarian (Alex Dimitrios), Jesper Christensen (Mr. White), Ivana Milicevic (Valenka)
• Director: Martin Campbell
• Network: Eon Productions, Columbia Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
• Release Date: November 14, 2006
• IMDb Rating: 8.0
• Country: UK, USA, Czech Republic, Germany, Bahamas, Italy
• Audience: PG-13
• Budget: $150 million
• Revenue: $599.2 million
• Run Time: 144 minutes
• Click To Watch: Casino Royale

Casino Royale is the 21st James Bond spy film. Daniel Craig makes his debut as Agent 007, sent on his first mission to defeat terrorist financier Le Chiffre through a high-stakes poker game. Eva Green co-stars as Vesper Lynd sent to ensure Bond plays by the rules.

Craig muscular brooding take on Bond reinvigorated the franchise with raw intensity. Ditching gadgets and camp for gritty action, Casino Royale employed parkour chases, brutal fights and stunt work unseen in previous installments. It is now considered one of the best Bond films. It resets the spy series for contemporary audiences.

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10 - The Dark Knight (2008)

• All Cast: Christian Bale (Bruce Wayne / Batman), Michael Caine (Alfred Pennyworth), Heath Ledger (The Joker), Gary Oldman (James Gordon), Aaron Eckhart (Harvey Dent), Maggie Gyllenhaal (Rachel Dawes), Morgan Freeman (Lucius Fox)
• Director: Christopher Nolan
• Network: Warner Bros., DC Entertainment, Legendary Pictures, Syncopy
• Release Date: July 18, 2008
• IMDb Rating: 9.0
• Country: USA, UK
• Audience: PG-13
• Budget: $185 million
• Revenue: $1.005 billion
• Run Time: 152 minutes

The Dark Knight is a 2008 superhero thriller continuing the director's dark reimagining of the Batman saga. Bruce Wayne faces chaos unleashed by the Joker that tests Batman's moral limits. Also starring Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent/Two-Face. The Dark Knight transcended the genre as the first superhero film to earn $1 billion. 

Nolan's operatic crime epic and Ledger chilling performance as the anarchist Joker earned universal acclaim. The groundbreaking blockbuster is regarded as the greatest Batman film and one of the best sequels ever made with themes questioning morality and terror.

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11 - The Expendables (2010)

• All Cast: Sylvester Stallone (Barney Ross), Jason Statham (Lee Christmas), Jet Li (Yin Yang), Dolph Lundgren (Gunnar Jensen), Eric Roberts (James Munroe), Randy Couture (Toll Road), Steve Austin (Paine), David Zayas (General Garza), Giselle Itié (Sandra), Charisma Carpenter (Lacy)
• Director: Sylvester Stallone
• Network: Nu Image Films, Millennium Films
• Release Date: August 13, 2010
• IMDb Rating: 6.4
• Country: USA
• Audience: R
• Budget: $80 million
• Revenue: $274.5 million
• Run Time: 113 minutes

The Expendables is a 2010 American ensemble action film. It follows a team of elite mercenaries on a mission to overthrow a Latin American dictator. With an ensemble cast featuring veteran action stars, The Expendables harkened back to classic 80s shoot 'em up films.

The Expendables was a commercial hit proving there was still an audience for old-fashioned action movies while criticized for its thin plot. Fans responded to its nostalgia factor and the machismo of seeing iconic action heroes together on screen.

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12 - 13 Assassins (2010)

• All Cast: Kôji Yakusho (Shinzaemon Shimada), Takayuki Yamada (Naritsugu Matsudaira), Yûsuke Iseya (Koyata Kiga), Gô Ayano (Hirayama), Masachika Ichimura (Hanbei Kitou), Mikijiro Hira (Kingo Baba), Hiroki Matsukata (Kuranaga), Ikki Sawamura (Mitsuhashi), Arata Furuta (Mosuke Shiroyama), Tsuyoshi Ihara (Higuchi)
• Director: Takashi Miike
• Network: Sedic International, Toho
• Release Date: September 25, 2010
• IMDb Rating: 7.6
• Country: Japan, UK
• Audience: NR
• Budget: $6.2 million
• Revenue: $1 million
• Run Time: 141 minutes
• Click To Watch: 13 Assassins

13 Assassins is a 2010 samurai action film set in 1840s feudal Japan. A group of assassins come together to assassinate a sadistic lord before he ascends to power and threatens the country's future.

13 Assassins is considered one of Miike's most accessible films with elaborately choreographed battle scenes and copious bloodshed but still retains his signature extremes. Though unsuccessful with Japanese audiences, it garnered acclaim internationally and ranks among the best recent samurai films.

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13 - Salt (2010)

• All Cast: Angelina Jolie (Evelyn Salt), Liev Schreiber (Ted Winter), Chiwetel Ejiofor (Peabody), Daniel Olbrychski (Orlov), August Diehl (Michael Krause), Daniel Pearce (Young Orlov), Hunt Block (U.S. President Lewis) andre Braugher (Secretary of Defense), Olek Krupa (Russia's President)
• Director: Phillip Noyce
• Network: Columbia Pictures, Original Film, Relativity Media
• Release Date: July 23, 2010
• IMDb Rating: 6.4
• Country: USA
• Audience: PG-13
• Budget: $110 million
• Revenue: $294.5 million
• Run Time: 100 minutes

Salt is a 2010 American action thriller film starring Angelina Jolie as CIA officer Evelyn Salt. When she is accused of being a Russian sleeper agent, Salt goes on the run to clear her name and stop a plot to assassinate the Russian president.

Salt continued Angelina Jolie's reign as an A-list action star with taut suspense and pulse-pounding set pieces. Though its twists drew mixed reviews, critics praised Jolie's compelling performance and the film's propulsive, Bourne Identity-style spy antics.

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14 - Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)

• All Cast: Tom Cruise (Ethan Hunt), Jeremy Renner (William Brandt), Simon Pegg (Benji Dunn), Paula Patton (Jane Carter), Michael Nyqvist (Kurt Hendricks), Vladimir Mashkov (Anatoly Sidorov), Josh Holloway (Trevor Hanaway), Anil Kapoor (Brijaminne Saju), Léa Seydoux (Sabine Moreau)
• Director: Brad Bird
• Network: Paramount Pictures, Skydance Media, Bad Robot Productions
• Release Date: December 15, 2011
• IMDb Rating: 7.4
• Country: USA, United Arab Emirates, Czech Republic
• Audience: PG-13
• Budget: $145 million
• Revenue: $694.7 million
• Run Time: 132 minutes

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol is a 2011 spy action thriller directed by Brad Bird, starring Tom Cruise as agent Ethan Hunt. When the IMF agency is implicated in a global attack, Ethan's team goes rogue to find the true culprit behind a potential nuclear war.

Notable for Cruise's actual stuntwerk climbing the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa. Ghost Protocol injected the franchise with kinetic action and thrilling set pieces powered by advances in CGI. Its box office haul rejuvenated the Mission: Impossible series with a thrilling blockbuster escapade.

15 - Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)

• All Cast: James Franco (Will Rodman) andy Serkis (Caesar), Freida Pinto (Caroline Aranha), John Lithgow (Charles Rodman), Brian Cox (John Landon), Tom Felton (Dodge Landon), David Oyelowo (Steven Jacobs), Tyler Labine (Robert Franklin), Jamie Harris (Rodney), Ty Olsson (Chief John Hamil)
• Director: Rupert Wyatt
• Network: 20th Century Fox, Dune Entertainment, Big Screen Productions
• Release Date: August 5, 2011
• IMDb Rating: 7.6
• Country: USA, Canada, UK
• Audience: PG-13
• Budget: $93 million
• Revenue: $481.8 million
• Run Time: 105 minutes
• Click To Watch: Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Rise of the Planet of the Apes is a 2011 American science fiction action film directed by Rupert Wyatt, rebooting the Planet of the Apes film franchise. James Franco stars as scientist Will Rodman who develops a new genetically engineered intelligent chimpanzee named Caesar (Andy Serkis). As Caesar's intelligence evolves, a war for dominion over Earth begins.

With Serkis' stunning motion capture performance, morally complex story and epic effects, Rise of the Planet of the Apes succeeded both critically and commercially. It rebooted the franchise with resonant themes on animal rights and human nature.

16 - Warrior (2011)

• All Cast: Tom Hardy (Tommy Riordan Conlon), Joel Edgerton (Brendan Conlon), Nick Nolte (Paddy Conlon), Jennifer Morrison (Tess Conlon), Frank Grillo (Frank Campana), Kevin Dunn (Principal Zito), Maximiliano Hernández (Colt Boyd)
• Director: Gavin O'Connor
• Network: Lionsgate, Mimran Schur Pictures
• Release Date: September 9, 2011
• IMDb Rating: 8.2
• Country: USA
• Audience: PG-13
• Budget: $25 million
• Revenue: $23.1 million
• Run Time: 140 minutes
• Click To Watch: Warrior

Warrior is a 2011 American sports drama film directed by Gavin O'Connor, about estranged brothers who enter a mixed martial arts tournament. Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton star as the brothers, struggling to reconcile with their alcoholic father (Nick Nolte.)

Despite underperforming at the box office, Warrior received high praise for its emotional story, intense fight scenes and acting from Hardy, Edgerton and Nolte. One of the best reviewed MMA films, it found its audience over time and became highly influential on later sports dramas.

17 - The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

• All Cast: Christian Bale (Bruce Wayne / Batman), Michael Caine (Alfred Pennyworth), Anne Hathaway (Selina Kyle), Tom Hardy (Bane), Gary Oldman (James Gordon), Marion Cotillard (Miranda Tate / Talia al Ghul), Joseph Gordon-Levitt (John Blake), Morgan Freeman (Lucius Fox)
• Director: Christopher Nolan
• Network: Warner Bros., DC Entertainment, Legendary Pictures, Syncopy
• Release Date: July 20, 2012
• IMDb Rating: 8.4
• Country: USA, UK
• Audience: PG-13
• Budget: $250–300 million
• Revenue: $1.084 billion
• Run Time: 165 minutes

The Dark Knight Rises is a 2012 superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan, concluding his critically acclaimed Dark Knight trilogy. Set eight years after The Dark Knight, Bruce Wayne becomes Batman again to save Gotham City from terrorist leader Bane, played by Tom Hardy. Anne Hathaway joins the cast as Catwoman.

Earning over $1 billion, The Dark Knight Rises delivered an epic conclusion to Nolan's reinterpretation of the Caped Crusader. While not as acclaimed as its predecessor, the film was praised for its ambition and spectacle concluding the trilogy. It cemented Nolan's realistic Batman series as a defining contribution to the genre.

18 - Dredd (2012)

• All Cast: Karl Urban (Judge Dredd), Olivia Thirlby (Anderson), Lena Headey (Madeline 'Ma-Ma' Madrigal), Wood Harris (Kay), Domhnall Gleeson (Clan Techie), Rakie Ayola (Chief Judge), Langley Kirkwood (Judge Lex), Warrick Grier (Caleb)
• Director: Pete Travis
• Network: DNA Films, IM Global, Reliance Entertainment
• Release Date: September 21, 2012
• IMDb Rating: 7.1
• Country: UK, South Africa, USA, India
• Audience: R
• Budget: $45 million
• Revenue: $41.1 million
• Run Time: 95 minutes

Dredd is a 2012 science fiction action film directed by Pete Travis and starring Karl Urban, based on the comic book character Judge Dredd. In a crime-ridden futuristic city, Judge Dredd and a recruit (Olivia Thirlby) are forced to fight their way out of a 200-story block controlled by a drug lord.

Despite underperforming at the box office, Dredd won praise for its gritty tone, Ultraviolence and faithfulness to the comics. With its balletic action sequences, Utilizing 3D and slow-motion effects, Dredd has garnered a cult following. Critics hailed Urban's grizzled take on Dredd and the film's artistic use of gore.

19 - Skyfall (2012)

• All Cast: Daniel Craig (James Bond), Javier Bardem (Raoul Silva), Judi Dench (M), Ralph Fiennes (Gareth Mallory), Naomie Harris (Eve Moneypenny), Bérénice Marlohe (Sévérine), Albert Finney (Kincade), Ben Whishaw (Q), Rory Kinnear (Bill Tanner), Ola Rapace (Patrice)
• Director: Sam Mendes
• Network: Eon Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures
• Release Date: October 26, 2012
• IMDb Rating: 7.7
• Country: UK, USA
• Audience: PG-13
• Budget: $200 million
• Revenue: $1.108 billion
• Run Time: 143 minutes
• Click To Watch: Skyfall

Skyfall is the 23rd James Bond film produced by Eon Productions, directed by Sam Mendes. In the movie, Bond's loyalty to M (Judi Dench) is tested when her past comes back to haunt her with Javier Bardem as villainous cyberterrorist Raoul Silva. Daniel Craig returns for his third outing as 007.

Skyfall was a box office phenomenon, becoming the highest grossing Bond film to date. Critics widely praised its high stakes, emotional depth, cinematography by Roger Deakins and Bardem's flamboyant performance. The blockbuster proved Bond remained as culturally relevant as ever on the franchise's 50th anniversary.

20 - Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015)

• All Cast: Tom Cruise (Ethan Hunt), Jeremy Renner (William Brandt), Simon Pegg (Benjamin 'Benji' Dunn), Rebecca Ferguson (Ilsa Faust), Ving Rhames (Luther Stickell), Sean Harris (Solomon Lane), Jingchu Zhang (Laureen Faust), America Olivo (Turandot), Alec Baldwin (Alan Hunley)
• Director: Christopher McQuarrie
• Network: Paramount Pictures, Skydance Media, Bad Robot Productions, TC Productions
• Release Date: July 31, 2015
• IMDb Rating: 7.4
• Country: USA, China, Hong Kong
• Audience: PG-13
• Budget: $150 million
• Revenue: $682.7 million
• Run Time: 131 minutes

Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation is a 2015 spy action thriller written and directed by Christopher McQuarrie, once again starring Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt. Ethan and his team take on the Syndicate, a rogue organization committed to destroying the IMF.

Critics praised Rogue Nation's stronger character development and elaborate stunt sequences, including Cruise hanging off an airplane mid-takeoff. Adding to the series' spectacle, it was commercially the most successful Mission: Impossible film to date.

21 - Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

• All Cast: Tom Hardy (Max Rockatansky), Charlize Theron (Imperator Furiosa), Nicholas Hoult (Nux), Hugh Keays-Byrne (Immortan Joe), Rosie Huntington-Whiteley (The Splendid Angharad), Riley Keough (Capable), Zoë Kravitz (Toast the Knowing), Abbey Lee (The Dag), Courtney Eaton (Cheedo the Fragile), Nathan Jones (Rictus Erectus)
• Director: George Miller
• Network: Warner Bros. Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures, Kennedy Miller Mitchell
• Release Date: May 15, 2015
• IMDb Rating: 8.1
• Country: Australia, USA
• Audience: R
• Budget: $150 million
• Revenue: $378.9 million
• Run Time: 120 minutes
• Click To Watch: Mad Max: Fury Road

Mad Max: Fury Road is a 2015 dystopian action film co-written, directed and produced by George Miller, starring Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron. In a post-apocalyptic wasteland, Max teams up with warrior Furiosa to escape a tyrannical warlord and his gang.

Noted for its non-stop vehicular mayhem and stunt work, Fury Road received widespread acclaim for its intensity and ingenuity. Miller's visionary return to the Mad Max franchise after 30 years revolutionized action cinema with its feminist themes, practical effects and dynamic camerawork.

22 - Hell or High Water (2016)

• All Cast: Jeff Bridges (Marcus Hamilton), Chris Pine (Toby Howard), Ben Foster (Tanner Howard), Gil Birmingham (Alberto Parker), Melanie Papalia (Billy), Marin Ireland (Debbie Howard), Katy Mixon (Jenny Ann), Dale Dickey (Elsie)
• Director: David Mackenzie
• Network: Film 44, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, LBI Entertainment, OddLot Entertainment, FilmNation Entertainment
• Release Date: August 12, 2016
• IMDb Rating: 7.6
• Country: USA
• Audience: R
• Budget: $12 million
• Revenue: $37 million
• Run Time: 102 minutes
• Click To Watch: Hell or High Water

Hell or High Water is a 2016 contemporary western crime drama directed by David Mackenzie. Brothers Toby (Chris Pine) and Tanner (Ben Foster) carry out bank robberies across West Texas to save their family ranch while being pursued by a near-retirement sheriff (Jeff Bridges).

The film earned acclaim for Taylor Sheridan's nuanced screenplay examining poverty and unfulfilled dreams in recession-era America. With vivid characters, suspenseful robberies and rich visuals, Hell or High Water seamlessly blended modern Western tropes with indie drama.

23 - The Nice Guys (2016)

• All Cast: Russell Crowe (Jackson Healy), Ryan Gosling (Holland March), Angourie Rice (Holly March), Matt Bomer (John Boy), Margaret Qualley (Amelia Kuttner), Keith David (Older Guy), Beau Knapp (Blueface)
• Director: Shane Black
• Network: Silver Pictures, Waypoint Entertainment, Mist Equities
• Release Date: May 20, 2016
• IMDb Rating: 7.4
• Country: USA
• Audience: R
• Budget: $50 million
• Revenue: $62.8 million
• Run Time: 116 minutes

The Nice Guys is a 2016 American neo-noir action comedy film directed by Shane Black and starring Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling. Set in 1970s Los Angeles, it follows a mismatched pair of private eyes (Crowe and Gosling) who team up to investigate a missing girl and the death of a porn star.

With quick-witted banter between its leads and slick period recreation, The Nice Guys hearkened back to the buddy detective films of old. Despite underperforming financially, Black's kinetic directing and the comedic chemistry of Crowe and Gosling drew positive reviews. Its mix of action, mystery and laughs made The Nice Guys a pulpy crowd-pleaser.

24 - Train to Busan (2016)

• All Cast: Gong Yoo (Seok-woo), Jung Yu-mi (Seong-kyeong), Ma Dong-seok (Sang-hwa), Kim Soo-an (Soo-an), Kim Eui-sung (Yong-suk), Choi Woo-shik (Yong-guk), Ahn So-hee (Jin-hee), Jang Hyuk-jin (Old Man Kim)
• Director: Yeon Sang-ho
• Network: Next Entertainment World, RedPeter Film
• Release Date: July 20, 2016
• IMDb Rating: 7.6
• Country: South Korea
• Audience: Not Rated
• Budget: $8.5 million
• Revenue: $93.1 million
• Run Time: 118 minutes
• Click To Watch: Train to Busan

Train to Busan is a 2016 South Korean zombie action horror film directed by Yeon Sang-ho. As a zombie outbreak sweeps Korea, passengers struggle to survive on the train from Seoul to Busan. It stars Gong Yoo, Jung Yu-mi and Ma Dong-seok.

With its kinetic zombie mayhem and resonant characters, Train to Busan revitalized both the zombie genre and Korean blockbuster cinema. A box office smash in Korea, it found worldwide acclaim for its thrilling narrative, emotional core and state-of-the-art creature effects.

25 - Deadpool (2016)

• All Cast: Ryan Reynolds (Wade Wilson / Deadpool), Morena Baccarin (Vanessa), Ed Skrein (Francis Freeman / Ajax), T.J. Miller (Weasel), Gina Carano (Angel Dust), Brianna Hildebrand (Ellie Phimister / Negasonic Teenage Warhead), Stefan Kapičić (Piotr Rasputin / Colossus), Leslie Uggams (Blind Al)
• Director: Tim Miller
• Network: 20th Century Fox, Marvel Entertainment, Kinberg Genre
• Release Date: February 12, 2016
• IMDb Rating: 8.0
• Country: USA
• Audience: R
• Budget: $58 million
• Revenue: $783.1 million
• Run Time: 108 minutes

Deadpool is a 2016 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character, distributed by 20th Century Fox. It is the first installment in the Deadpool film series and stars Ryan Reynolds as the mercenary Wade Wilson. After undergoing an experimental mutation, Wilson hunts down the man who nearly destroyed his life.

Known for its graphic violence, crass humor and self-referential tone, Deadpool subverted mainstream superhero conventions to major success. With Reynolds' comedic performance matched by stylized action, Deadpool shattered box office records for R-rated films and ushered in a new era of boundary-pushing comic book movies.

26 - Star Trek Beyond (2016)

• All Cast: Chris Pine (James T. Kirk), Zachary Quinto (Spock), Karl Urban (Leonard McCoy), Zoe Saldana (Nyota Uhura), Simon Pegg (Montgomery Scott), John Cho (Hikaru Sulu), Anton Yelchin (Pavel Chekov), Idris Elba (Krall), Sofia Boutella (Jaylah), Joe Taslim (Manas)
• Director: Justin Lin
• Network: Paramount Pictures, Skydance Media, Bad Robot Productions, Sneaky Shark Productions, Perfect Storm Entertainment
• Release Date: July 22, 2016
• IMDb Rating: 7.1
• Country: USA
• Audience: PG-13
• Budget: $185 million
• Revenue: $343.5 million
• Run Time: 122 minutes
• Click To Watch: Star Trek Beyond

Star Trek Beyond is a 2016 science fiction action film directed by Justin Lin and based on the Star Trek television series created by Gene Roddenberry. It is the third installment in the Star Trek reboot film series, starring Chris Pine as Captain James T. Kirk. The Enterprise crew explores the furthest reaches of uncharted space where they encounter a dangerous new enemy.

Although the lowest grossing of the new Star Trek trilogy, Beyond was positively reviewed for its levity, character development and entertaining action balanced with heart. It marked a successful takeover from J.J. Abrams with fan-pleasing callbacks to the spirit of the original series.

27 - Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)

• All Cast: Dwayne Johnson (Dr. Smolder Bravestone), Jack Black (Professor Shelly Oberon), Kevin Hart (Franklin 'Mouse' Finbar), Karen Gillan (Ruby Roundhouse), Nick Jonas (Jefferson 'Seaplane' McDonough), Bobby Cannavale (Russell Van Pelt), Rhys Darby (Nigel Billingsley)
• Director: Jake Kasdan
• Network: Columbia Pictures, Seven Bucks Productions, Matt Tolmach Productions, Radar Pictures
• Release Date: December 20, 2017
• IMDb Rating: 6.9
• Country: USA
• Audience: PG-13
• Budget: $90–150 million
• Revenue: $962.1 million
• Run Time: 119 minutes
• Click To Watch: Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle is a 2017 American fantasy adventure comedy film directed by Jake Kasdan. It is a standalone sequel to 1995's Jumanji, starring Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart and Karen Gillan as teens transported into the Jumanji video game world as avatars.

Despite initially being seen as unneeded, Welcome to the Jungle exceeded expectations with its comedic spirit and cast chemistry. The body-swapping concept and subversion of gaming tropes turned the reboot into a crowd-pleasing blockbuster. With its $962 million gross, Jumanji succeeded through family-friendly action and humor.

28 - Bumblebee (2018)

• All Cast: Hailee Steinfeld (Charlie Watson), John Cena (Agent Jack Burns), Jorge Lendeborg Jr. (Memo), John Ortiz (Agent Powell), Jason Drucker (Otis Watson), Pamela Adlon (Sally Watson), Stephen Schneider (Ron Watson), J.C. Currais (Agent Castro), Ricardo Hoyos (Tripp Summers), Gracie Dzienny (Tina Lark)
• Director: Travis Knight
• Network: Allspark Pictures, Di Bonaventura Pictures, Tencent Pictures
• Release Date: December 15, 2018
• IMDb Rating: 6.8
• Country: USA
• Audience: PG-13
• Budget: $102 million
• Revenue: $468 million
• Run Time: 114 minutes

Bumblebee is a 2018 American science fiction action film centered on the Transformers character of the same name. It serves as a prequel to the previous films, taking place in 1987. Hailee Steinfeld stars as a teenager who discovers and befriends Bumblebee in a California junkyard.

Despite modest box office returns, Bumblebee was the best reviewed Transformers film for its Spielbergian throwback tone, tighter story and humor. Steinfeld's performance and the 1980s setting resonated with audiences. By scaling down the series into an intimate coming-of-age tale, Bumblebee found new critical and financial success.

29 - Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)

• All Cast: Tom Cruise (Ethan Hunt), Henry Cavill (August Walker), Ving Rhames (Luther Stickell), Simon Pegg (Benjamin 'Benji' Dunn), Rebecca Ferguson (Ilsa Faust), Sean Harris (Solomon Lane), Michelle Monaghan (Julia Meade-Hunt), Alec Baldwin (Alan Hunley), Angela Bassett (Erica Sloane)
• Director: Christopher McQuarrie
• Network: Paramount Pictures, Bad Robot Productions, Skydance Media, TC Productions
• Release Date: July 27, 2018
• IMDb Rating: 7.7
• Country: USA
• Audience: PG-13
• Budget: $178 million
• Revenue: $791 million
• Run Time: 147 minutes

Mission: Impossible – Fallout is a 2018 spy action thriller written, produced and directed by Christopher McQuarrie. Tom Cruise reprises his role as IMF agent Ethan Hunt, alongside Henry Cavill, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson and Ving Rhames. Hunt and his team race to recover stolen plutonium while being tracked by a terrorist organization.

Noted for its intense action and layered plot, Fallout received critical acclaim with many calling it the best installment in the franchise. Performing the biggest stunts of his career, Cruise's commitment to authentic action propelled the film to enormous box office success.

30 - Ready Player One (2018)

• All Cast: Tye Sheridan (Wade Watts / Parzival), Olivia Cooke (Samantha Cook / Art3mis), Ben Mendelsohn (Nolan Sorrento), T.J. Miller (i-R0k), Simon Pegg (Ogden Morrow), Mark Rylance (James Halliday / Anorak), Hannah John-Kamen (F'Nale Zandor)
• Director: Steven Spielberg
• Network: Warner Bros. Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, Reliance Entertainment, Village Roadshow Pictures, De Line Pictures
• Release Date: March 29, 2018
• IMDb Rating: 7.4
• Country: USA
• Audience: PG-13
• Budget: $175 million
• Revenue: $582.9 million
• Run Time: 140 minutes
• Click To Watch: Ready Player One

Ready Player One is a 2018 American science fiction action adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg, based on Ernest Cline's novel. In a dystopian 2045, teenager Wade Watts searches for an Easter egg in a virtual reality game that will grant him the company's fortune.

With its endless pop culture references and virtual world-building, Ready Player One contains Spielberg's trademark escapism. Though some criticized its visual overload, the film brought beloved elements of nostalgia and gaming to life through exhilarating effects and sequences.

31 - AlitBattle Angel (2019)

• All Cast: Rosa Salazar (Alita), Christoph Waltz (Dr. Dyson Ido), Jennifer Connelly (Dr. Chiren), Mahershala Ali (Vector), Ed Skrein (Zapan), Jackie Earle Haley (Grewishka), Keean Johnson (Hugo), Lana Condor (Koyomi), Idara Victor (Nurse Gerhard), Jorge Lendeborg Jr. (Tanji)
• Director: Robert Rodriguez
• Network: 20th Century Studios, Troublemaker Studios, Lightstorm Entertainment
• Release Date: February 14, 2019
• IMDb Rating: 7.3
• Country: USA
• Audience: PG-13
• Budget: $170–200 million
• Revenue: $404.9 million
• Run Time: 122 minutes
• Click To Watch: AlitBattle Angel

AlitBattle Angel is a 2019 American cyberpunk action film directed by Robert Rodriguez, based on the manga by Yukito Kishiro. It follows Alita (Rosa Salazar), a cyborg who awakens with no memory in a dystopian future and sets out to uncover the truth behind her origin.

While Alita saw mixed reviews for its convoluted plot, critics praised its innovative VFX bringing Alita to life and the action spectacle. With invested performances and dazzling cyberpunk aesthetics, Alita offered a unique manga adaptation and became a cult favorite.

32 - Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)

• All Cast: Linda Hamilton (Sarah Connor), Arnold Schwarzenegger (T-800 'Carl'), Mackenzie Davis (Grace), Natalia Reyes (Dani Ramos), Gabriel Luna (Rev-9), Diego Boneta (Miguel Ramos), Enrique Arce (Mr. Ramos), Edward Furlong (John Connor)
• Director: Tim Miller
• Network: Paramount Pictures, 20th Century Studios, Skydance Media, Tencent Pictures
• Release Date: November 1, 2019
• IMDb Rating: 6.2
• Country: USA, China, Spain
• Audience: R
• Budget: $185–196 million
• Revenue: $261 million
• Run Time: 128 minutes

Terminator: Dark Fate is a 2019 American science fiction action film directed by Tim Miller and serves as a direct sequel to Terminator 2: Judgment Day. It sees the return of Linda Hamilton and Arnold Schwarzenegger in their iconic roles, along with new cyborg protector Grace (Mackenzie Davis) defending Dani Ramos (Natalia Reyes) from a deadly Rev-9 Terminator.

Despite aiming to revitalize the franchise, Dark Fate was a box office bomb. But it earned some praise for its entertaining action and Hamilton's performance. With James Cameron involved, it provided fan service despite failing to live up to the first two beloved Terminator films.

33 - Escape Room (2019)

• All Cast: Taylor Russell (Zoey Davis), Logan Miller (Ben Miller), Jay Ellis (Jason Walker), Tyler Labine (Mike Nolan), Deborah Ann Woll (Amanda Harper), Nik Dodani (Yasmin Mehta), Yorick van Wageningen (Minos), Kenneth Fok (Jordan), Adam Robitel (Businessman)
• Director: Adam Robitel
• Network: Columbia Pictures, Original Film, Perfect World Pictures
• Release Date: January 4, 2019
• IMDb Rating: 6.4
• Country: USA
• Audience: PG-13
• Budget: $9 million
• Revenue: $155.7 million
• Run Time: 100 minutes
• Click To Watch: Escape Room

Escape Room is a 2019 psychological horror thriller film directed by Adam Robitel, about strangers who must survive a series of deadly escape rooms. Taylor Russell and Logan Miller star as two strangers who team up to move from room to room, uncovering the sadistic mastermind behind the game.

Despite mixed reviews, Escape Room was a major box office success and launched a new horror franchise. With diabolical puzzles and traps, it delivered claustrophobic thrills and captivated audiences. While critical of its thin characters, most found the film's elaborate murder rooms creative and tense.

34 - Tenet (2020)

• All Cast: John David Washington (The Protagonist), Robert Pattinson (Neil), Elizabeth Debicki (Kat), Dimple Kapadia (Priya), Michael Caine (Sir Michael Crosby), Kenneth Branagh (Andrei Sator), Himesh Patel (Mahir), Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Ives), Clémence Poésy (Barbara), Denzil Smith (Liam)
• Director: Christopher Nolan
• Network: Warner Bros. Pictures, Syncopy
• Release Date: August 26, 2020
• IMDb Rating: 7.4
• Country: UK, USA
• Audience: PG-13
• Budget: $200–225 million
• Revenue: $363.7 million
• Run Time: 150 minutes

Tenet is a 2020 science fiction action film written and directed by Christopher Nolan, starring John David Washington, Robert Pattinson and Elizabeth Debicki. Set within the world of international espionage, it follows a secret agent using time manipulation technology to prevent World War III.

With its high-concept inversion of time, Tenet delivered complex storytelling and spectacular visuals. Though its convoluted plot polarized critics, Nolan's ambitious vision and Pattinson's performance drew praise. For pioneering a theatrical release during the pandemic, Tenet's reality-bending thrills made it one of 2020's most anticipated films.

35 - Boss Level (2021)

• All Cast: Frank Grillo (Roy Pulver), Mel Gibson (Colonel Clive Ventor), Naomi Watts (Jemma Wells), Will Sasso (Brett), Annabelle Wallis (Liu), Ken Jeong (Chino), Selina Lo (Xia), Meadow Williams (Adrienne), Michelle Yeoh (Zhang), Armie Hammer (TAG3)
• Director: Joe Carnahan
• Network: Emmett/Furla Films, Boies/Schiller Film Group, The Fyzz Facility
• Release Date: March 5, 2021
• IMDb Rating: 6.9
• Country: USA
• Audience: TV-MA
• Run Time: 100 minutes
• Click To Watch: Boss Level

Boss Level is a 2021 American science fiction action film directed by Joe Carnahan. It follows a retired special forces soldier (Frank Grillo) trapped in a time loop, repeatedly dying and restarting the same day while trying to save his ex-wife (Naomi Watts) from his old boss (Mel Gibson).

Released directly to Hulu, Boss Level earned generally positive reviews for its frenetic action sequences and clever time loop concept. Though predictable, its high-octane mayhem and Grillo's charisma anchored the film's blend of sci-fi, comedy and pulp brutality.

DPM Top Picks

1. Die Hard (1988) - Bruce Willis defines the one-man action thriller in this Ultimate classic. Its relentless suspense and macho quips set the bar for the genre.
2. The Matrix (1999) - The Wachowskis' reality-bending sci-fi masterpiece raised the bar for visual effects and influenced action cinema forever.
3. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) - Miller's operatic post-apocalyptic thrill ride is non-stop adrenaline with Charlize Theron's Furiosa stealing the show.
4. Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018) - Tom Cruise's commitment to authentic stunt work makes this the best Mission: Impossible yet with heart-stopping action sequences.
5. Predator (1987) - Arnold Schwarzenegger faces off against one of cinema's greatest aliens in John McTiernan's Macho sci-fi/horror classic, expertly blending action and suspense.

Final Verdict

With its selection of blockbusters, cult favorites and critically acclaimed hits, Hulu offers perhaps the best library of action films available on any streaming service. From enduring classics like Die Hard and Terminator 2 to recent sensations like Fury Road, Hulu delivers definitive movies that define the genre across decades. Whether you're looking for superhero thrill rides, gritty shoot-'em-ups, or martial arts mayhem, Hulu has an action movie for every mood. So strap in for an adrenaline-filled ride through the very best of action cinema.

FAQs

Q: Are there any good action movies on Hulu?

Yes, Hulu has a fantastic selection of highly rated and popular action movies including classics like Predator, Terminator 2, Die Hard, The Matrix, Raiders of the Lost Ark and recent hits like Mission Impossible: Fallout, Mad Max: Fury Road, Deadpool and Baby Driver.

Q: What is the #1 Action movie on Hulu as per public opinion?

Though it's subjective, per public opinion and review ratings, some of the top #1 action movies on Hulu include Die Hard, Mad Max: Fury Road, Predator, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Mission: Impossible - Fallout and The Matrix.

Q: What is the best 1980s action movie to watch on Hulu?

Some of the top 1980s action movies available on Hulu include Predator, RoboCop, The Terminator, First Blood, Aliens, The Road Warrior, Die Hard, Raiders of the Lost Ark and Lethal Weapon.

Q: Are the Mission Impossible movies on Hulu?

Yes, many of the Mission Impossible films are available to stream on Hulu, including the first three films in the series as well as the more recent and critically acclaimed Ghost Protocol, Rogue Nation and Fallout.

Q: What are some good superhero movies to watch on Hulu?

Great superhero/comic book movies on Hulu include Deadpool, Avengers: Infinity War, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Captain America: Civil War, Ant-Man, Iron Man and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.