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Best action movies we've reviewed, ranked

10 films, ranked by our verdicts. Updated 7 November 2026.

Action is the genre the archive covers most often, and the spread is wide: a 2022 Top Gun sequel, a 2019 Avengers finale, a 2016 Deadpool, and the Indian action films that sit between them. This list takes the ten action films with the highest scores in the archive.

It is not the full action archive. For that, use the category hub. This list is the short version: the action films that earned the strongest verdicts, ranked by the score each review carries.

10 films

The score is the review's own rating. The link goes to the full review.

  1. Top Gun: Maverick Review: The Sequel That Out-Flew Everyone

    Top Gun: Maverick — 2022

    96% on RT, $1.49 billion worldwide, and real jets. Our Top Gun: Maverick review: why the sequel beats the original, and where to watch.

    8.6 /10

  2. Avengers: Endgame Review: A Near-Perfect Goodbye Back for the 2026 Encore

    Avengers: Endgame — 2019

    Back in cinemas as the 2026 Encore edition. Our Avengers: Endgame (2019) review of the Russo finale, with the verdict.

    8.4 /10

  3. Sicario Review: Villeneuve's Border Thriller Still Cuts Deep

    Sicario — 2015

    Emily Blunt walks into a war she was not briefed for. Our Sicario review: the 91% RT verdict, Del Toro's performance, and where to watch.

    8.1 /10

  4. The Odyssey Review: A Vast Epic That Never Quite Breaks Your Heart

    The Odyssey — 2026

    Nolan's The Odyssey (2026) is vast and strangely cold. Matt Damon plays a trickster worn down to a mask. Our verdict.

    8.0 /10

  5. The Bourne Identity Review: The Film That Redesigned the Modern Spy Thriller

    The Bourne Identity — 2002

    A man wakes in the sea with no name and a Swiss bank number. Our The Bourne Identity review: why Liman's 2002 thriller still sets the standard.

    7.9 /10

  6. Deadpool Review: The Comic Book Movie That Talks Back

    Deadpool — 2016

    Watch it. Tim Miller's 2016 Marvel satire with Ryan Reynolds is still the funniest superhero film made. Rotten Tomatoes has it at 85 percent from 345 reviews.

    7.5 /10

  7. Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning Review: Cruise Lands the Plane, Slowly

    Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning — 2025

    Gargantuan stunts, a saggy first half, and a finale that earns the goodbye. Our Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning review with scores.

    7.4 /10

  8. Dhruva Review: Arvind Swamy Steals a Film Built For Ram Charan

    Dhruva — 2016

    Watch it for Arvind Swamy. The Telugu action thriller with Ram Charan and Rakul Preet Singh runs on a taut script and one scene-stealing villain.

    7.0 /10

  9. Spider-Man: Brand New Day Review: A Bleak Reset, With Zendaya Holding It Up

    Spider-Man: Brand New Day — 2026

    Tom Holland is 30 and lonely in Cretton's Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026), and Zendaya rescues the film. Our verdict.

    7.0 /10

  10. Jailer 2 Review: Rajini and Nelson Deliver the Mass Sequel Fans Paid For

    Jailer 2 — 2026

    Superb first half, saggy second, Rajini ever commanding. Critics split 2.5 to 3.5, fans louder. Our Jailer 2 review with box office and verdict.

    7.0 /10

How this list was chosen

The list includes published reviews of action films in the archive. We rank by the score the review earned, highest first, and break ties by the most recent review. The full action archive stays on the category hub, and a film joins this list only when its review is published.

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