No genre makes you feel more lost in the world of a movie than action and adventure. Whether you’re galavanting around the open seas on a pirate ship, protecting a fictional city dressed as a winged mammal, or breaking all the rules to save the world, action and adventure films put us in the shoes of some of the most courageous heroes ever imagined.
Here are the 10 best Action/Adventure movies on Netflix.
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
The third film in Matt Damon’s Bourne franchise, The Bourne Ultimatum sees the titular Jason Bourne on a mission to uncover the secrets of his dark past. However, standing in his way are the CIA agents attempting to kill him to keep his history buried.
The Revenant (2015)
Based on the novel by Michael Punke, The Revenant sees Leonardo DiCaprio star as Hugh Glass, a frontiersman and poacher in the early 19th Century who’s left for dead by his hunting team after a bear attack. When Glass miraculously survives, he sets out on a mission for revenge on those who abandoned him.
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
A true British classic, Guy Ritchie’s Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels follows four friends who find themselves seriously in debt to London hard-man Hatchet Harry after a poker game. Given a week to pay back £500k, Eddy and his friends attempt to intercept a drug raid to get the cash.
Into the Wild (2007)
A daydream we’ve probably all had at one point, Into the Wild follows Christopher McCandless, one of Emory University’s top students who abandons his life, donating all his possessions to charity, and hitchhikes to the Alaskan wilderness. Throughout his travels, Christopher encounters several unique characters who shape the future of his life.
Batman Begins (2005)
The first entry in Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight Trilogy, Batman Begins is the origin story of Christian Bale’s Bruce Wayne. As well as the death of his parents, Batman Begins explores Bruce’s time with the League of Shadows, the mysterious group of assassins who train Bruce in combat before he abandons them to save Gotham City.
Inglorious Basterds (2009)
Quinten Tarantino’s hilarious and tense WWII nazi hunting story contains one of the scariest villains put to screen in Christoph Waltz’s Hans Landa. Inglorious Basterds follows a small group of Jewish soldiers on a secret mission to topple the Nazi government and end WWII.
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
The third and final entry in the Dark Knight Trilogy, The Dark Knight Rises introduced audiences to Tom Hardy’s iconic iteration of Bane, the hulking villain who hides an unbelievable intelligence, making him one of Batman’s toughest challenges. When Bane takes over Gotham City using the threat of nuclear explosives, Batman must rise from the shell of his former self to save Gotham.
Gladiator (2000)
Considered by many to be Ridley Scott’s best film, in close contention with Alien (depending on your genre preference), Gladiator tells the story of betrayed Roman general Maximus Decimus Meridius, who seeks revenge on the cruel Ceasar who had his wife and son murdered whilst at war in England.
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Still one of the best war films ever made, Saving Private Ryan follows a group of soldiers who, after storming Normandy beach, are given the task of rescuing Private James Ryan, who is to be sent home after his three brothers died in action.
The Dark Knight (2008)
There’s a reason all three entries in Nolan’s Dark Knight Trilogy appear in this list. The Dark Knight is the gold standard for superhero movies. After Batman has established himself as a presence in Gotham, a new threat arises, one who does not care about financial gain, or territory, a threat who only cares about chaos – Heath Ledger’s Joker.
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