The Best Action Movies On Amazon Prime Right Now

best action movies on amazon prime right now

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Superhero blockbusters and Jurassic-sized sequels are great to watch at the theater but if you’re craving a bit of action without the crowded, dingy ambiance of your local cinema, never fear, Amazon’s got you covered. The streaming platform has added a slew of titles guaranteed to get the heart thumping just a bit faster with its action-oriented slate of options. Looking for a space epic full of interstellar battles and a wickedly-fun origin story? They’ve got it. How about a high-stakes chase on horseback through the Old West? Because that’s definitely there. Or, if you’re hunting for something a bit more realistic, why not try a couple of tense, bullet-ridden biopics about war in the Middle East? Whatever your fancy, if it’s action (movies that is. We can’t help with anything else.) you’re searching for, Amazon is the place to go to.

Here are some of the wildest, exhilarating titles currently in the Amazon Prime library that are sure to get your blood pumping.

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Paramount

Star Trek (2009)

Run Time: 127 min | IMDb: 8/10
JJ Abrams revived the Star Trek franchise nearly 10 years ago in much the same way he would eventually undertake a new chapter in the Star Wars universe: namely, a lot of lens flares, elaborately-planned action sequences, and a bit of quick-witted humor. It more than worked for this Spock/Kirk origin story, which focused on the two space venturing peers before they were on friendly terms. Chris Pine is all cocky bravado and misplaced daddy issues as Kirk, a rogue, if talented, captain in the making with a healthy aversion to authority. His foe-turned-ally Spock, is a man conflicted, straddling between two worlds both externally and internally. There’s plenty of bromance here, a few space battles, and some good-natured fun.

MGM

Escape From New York (1992)

Run Time: 99 min | IMDb: 7.2/10

Few directors enjoyed a hot streak quite like John Carpenter in the years between Halloween and The Thing when he turned out one genre-changing classic after another. Escape From New York imagined a near-future New York (well, 1997 was the near future then) that’s become so ruined that it’s been turned into a prison for the country’s most-hardened criminals. Kurt Russell stars as a badass reluctantly enlisted to drop into the city to retrieve the president of the United States. It’s a bleak satire that takes the urban decay and political corruption of the post-Watergate era to an awful, but strangely logical conclusion, and its dim vision of the future can still be felt in the dystopian movies of today.

Paramount

Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016)

Run Time: 118 min | IMDb: 6.1/10
The second installment in the Jack Reacher series sees Tom Cruise reprising his role as a military investigator turned vigilante, this time to save his friend and colleague framed for the murders of two soldiers in Afghanistan. On top of that, Reacher must contend with a corrupt weapons dealing firm and the news that he has a long-lost daughter who’s also in danger because of his chosen profession. As always, Cruise delivers on the action, and despite a less-than-thrilling part, manages to keep thing moving solidly until the final act.

Paramount

Indiana Jones And The Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Run Time: 115 min | IMDb: 8.5/10

In 1977, George Lucas released a movie that drew on the sci-fi serials of his youth for inspiration and we got Star Wars. A few years later, while on vacation with his pal Steven Spielberg, Lucas looked to the same era’s adventure serials. And so Indiana Jones was born. The series has had its ups and downs over the years, but this first outing from 1981 both introduces the gruff, unflappable archeologist hero played by Harrison Ford and gives him his greatest adventure as he squares off against Nazis as both seek the Ark of the Covenant, a sacred artifact that could change the course of WWII.

Lionsgate

3:10 to Yuma (2007)

Run Time: 122 min | IMDb: 7.7/10

Russell Crowe and Christian Bale star in this action-packed Western about an easy-going rancher who volunteers to transport one of the most notoriously violent criminals across the Mid-West. Crowe plays Ben Wade, leader of a ruthless gang of robbers and villains while Bale plays Dan Evans, a man trying to do the right thing, earn a bit of cash and protect his family. There’s plenty of horseback chases and thrilling saloon shootouts in this one, but the real draw is the two stars, who compete in a battle of wits and morality until the very end.

Summit Entertainment

The Hurt Locker (2008)

Run Time: 131 min | IMDb: 7.6/10

Katheryn Bigelow’s tense war drama remains one of her best films and put Jeremy Renner on the map. Renner plays a sergeant, assigned to an Army bomb squad, who fails to get along with his teammate. It might be because he’s a bit of a maverick, blatantly disregarding protocol and putting everyone’s lives in danger numerous times during the film. It might also be because he’s an a**hole who drinks too much and clearly yearns for death, or at least the excitement of a possible death. There aren’t too many standoffs or battle sequences here, but the adrenaline does come every time Renner’s tasked with diffusing a homemade explosive device on the screen. Which is a lot.

A24

Free Fire (2016)

Run Time: 91 min | IMDb: 6.4/10

Ben Wheatley’s action-comedy about a gang dead gone wrong in ’70s-era Boston is full fo the usual: betrayal, clueless thugs, warehouse shootouts, and all around bloodbaths. What makes this flick redeemable is its stellar cast — think Brie Larson, Armie Hammer, and Cillian Murphy — and its refreshing ending. In between, there are plenty of gunfights and gang wars to keep you busy.


Lionsgate

Warrior (2011)

Run Time: 140 min | IMDb: 8.2/10

Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton star in this MMA fighting drama about a pair of estranged brothers trying to overcome their dark family history. Nick Nolte plays Patt Conlon, a recovering alcoholic with an abusive history towards his two boys, Tommy (Hardy) and Brendan (Edgerton). Tommy is a military hero running from his service commitment, Brendan is a poorly-paid teacher with a family to support. The two enter an MMA competition for money and unknowingly face off, literally beating the pain and the angst out of each other.

Columbia Pictures

The Karate Kid (1984)

Run Time: 126 min | IMDb: 7.2/10

Even after numerous sequels, an animated series and even a few reboots, nothing can compare to the charm of the original Karate Kid. Starring Ralph Macchio as Danny LaRusso, a kid from New Jersey who relocates with his family to Los Angeles, he’s taken in by their building’s maintenance man, Mr. Miyagi (Pat Norita), who teaches Danny how to fight through the repetition of mundane tasks. The film’s popularity was massive, which caused a surge of interest in both karate and headbands, as well as introducing the phrase “sweep the leg” into everyday vernacular.

Bleecker

Megan Leavey (2017)

Run Time: 116 min | IMDb: 7.1/10

Kate Mara stars in this biopic of a young Marine corporal whose bond with her K9 partner ending up saving hundreds of lives during some of the most dangerous days of the Iraq War. Leavey is shown as a woman with few close friends and a nonexistent support system as she searches for meaning in life while struggling to make peace with her past. The military becomes a curious solution to her troubles, and she slowly comes into her own training K9s who sniff out roadside bombs on duty. Her bond with one in particular fuels most of the action of the film, and while it’s marketed as a sweet story of friendship and loyalty between two different species, there are some tense, realistic battles thrown in for good measure.


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