Best action movies and series on Showmax

Lt Pete “Maverick“ Mitchell must confront ghosts of his past and his deepest fears when training graduates for a special assignment.

Joel and Ellie, a pair connected through the harshness of the world they live in, are forced to endure brutal circumstances and ruthless killers on a trek across post-pandemic America.

Two Nigerian Airforce pilots go behind enemy lines to rescue their fellow officer who crashed near a terrorist stronghold.

In this HBO drama based on the acclaimed DC comic books, a second American Civil War turns Manhattan into a demilitarised zone, where a medic sets out on a harrowing quest to find her son.

Denis Villeneuve directs a sci-fi epic about a noble family embroiled in a war to control the galaxy’s most prized asset.

After Eddie interviews the serial killer Cletus Kasady, Kasady becomes the host of the deadly symbiote Carnage in the thrilling sequel.

An epic western adventure based on the life of Billy the Kid, from his humble roots to his days as a gunslinger to his role in the war.

Our only hope to save the world is a bunch of supervillains – what could go wrong? Don’t miss this supercharged sequel to the 2016 movie.

In this action-packed GI Joe spin-off, a tenacious loner is welcomed into an ancient Japanese clan, but his honour and loyalty are tested.

A wily con artist running from an assassin devises a scheme to hide out inside a small-town police station in this action flick.

Queen Latifah plays Robyn McCall, an enigmatic former CIA operative who uses her extensive skills to help those with nowhere else to turn.

Kim Engelbrecht and Iain Glen star in this SA crime drama set in KZN about a criminal profiler who is haunted by her past as she investigates shocking murders.

Zack Snyder’s epic re-edit of the 2017 blockbuster, where Batman and Wonder Woman assemble a team of metahumans to save the world.

Bond is called out of retirement to rescue a kidnapped scientist, but he’s met by a mysterious new villain (Rami Malek).

In The Card Counter, an ex-military interrogator turned gambler has a chance at redemption, but he soon finds himself faced with the ghosts of his past.

Mayans MC follows the life of EZ Reyes, a newly patched member of a biker gang on the California/Mexico border.