Best action movies to watch on Showmax
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Looking to round-house kick your way through some hard-hitting action moves? Say no more. We’ve put together this kick-ass list of awesome action movies you should be watching on Showmax. Check it out.
Safe House
Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds must survive the streets of Cape Town in this high energy action film. After a safe house is attacked, a CIA agent must protect his charge. Watch now »
Angel Has Fallen
Gerard Butler returns for the third instalment of this action-packed franchise. Mike Banning is on the run after he is framed for the attempted assassination of the President. Watch now »
21 Bridges
The late, great Chadwick Boseman powers this crime thriller. As a detective leads a manhunt for two cop killers he is thrust into a massive and unexpected conspiracy. Watch now »
The Hunt
Ruthless elitists gather at a remote location to hunt humans for sport, but their plan is derailed when one of the hunted turns the tables on her pursuers. From the writers of Watchmen and The Leftovers. Watch now »
The Great Wall
Acclaimed filmmaker Yimou Zhang helms this historical fantasy starring Matt Damon. An elite force of warriors must save humanity from a horde of monstrous creatures. Watch now »
American Ultra
Jesse Eisenberg (Rio) and Kristen Stewart (Twilight) fight to survive in this action-comedy. A stoner, secret agent and his girlfriend go on the run when he’s marked for death. Watch now »
Left Behind
A small group of survivors are left behind after millions of people suddenly vanish and the world is plunged into chaos and destruction. Watch now »
Final Score
After deadly terrorists abduct his niece at a soccer match, an ex-soldier with lethal fighting skills wages a one-man war to save her and prevent mass destruction. Starring Dave Bautista and Pierce Brosnan. Watch now »
Escape Plan 3: The Extractors
After security expert Ray Breslin is hired to rescue the kidnapped daughter of a Hong Kong tech mogul from a formidable Latvian prison, Breslin’s girlfriend is also captured. Watch now »
The Rhythm Section
A woman seeks revenge against those who orchestrated a plane crash that killed her family. Watch now »
A Vigilante
After escaping her violent husband, Sadie learns lethal survival skills, which she uses to free other victims of domestic abuse. This thriller stars Olivia Wilde. Watch now »
Robin Hood
Robin of Loxley and his commander lead a revolt against the corrupt English crown. Starring Taron Egerton and Jamie Foxx. Watch now »
Hunter Killer
American submarine Captain Joe Glass teams up with an elite group of Navy SEALs to rescue the kidnapped Russian president and prevent the outbreak of WWIII. Watch now »
Destroyer
Destroyer is a heavy-weight, neo-noir crime drama starring Oscar winner Nicole Kidman in a 2019 Golden Globe-nominated performance as a damaged ex-LAPD cop with a score to settle, some wrongs to right, and a history to set straight. As Variety says, “Nothing Nicole Kidman has done can prepare you for Destroyer”. Watch now »
Mission: Impossible Collection
Showmax has your throw-back action weekend sorted with all six Mission: Impossible movies. The franchise has grossed over $3.5 billion worldwide, and stars veteran Tom Cruise as Impossible Missions Force agent Ethan Hunt. Watch now »
Bourne Collection
Matt Damon brings Robert Ludlum’s spy Jason Bourne to life in four movies. Watch them all, plus Jeremy Renner’s turn in the franchise. Watch now »
Anna
In this thriller written and directed by Luc Besson (The Big Blue, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets), a young Russian woman tries to escape a life of domestic abuse by joining the KGB and becoming an assassin.
Years later, in an attempt to change careers, she becomes a double agent for the CIA – but soon realises she’s entangled in the deep web of international espionage. Watch now »
Gemini Man
Will Smith plays Henry Brogan, an ageing hitman pursued by a mysterious young operative who seems to know Henry’s every move. Watch now »
The Hitman’s Bodyguard
The world’s top bodyguard gets a new client, a hitman who must testify at the International Criminal Court. They must put their differences aside and work together to make it to the trial on time. This one stars Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson, so expect laughs along with the action. Watch now »
Stratton: First Into Action
A special boat service operative for MI6 is recruited on an incredibly dangerous mission to stop a terrorist with access to chemical weapons. Watch now »
Captive State
Two brothers are part of a rebel movement planning to overthrow the alien race currently ruling Earth, 10 years after they first invaded the planet. Watch now »
Mile 22
A highly specialised CIA operative is tasked with transporting a police officer who holds life-threatening information out of Indonesia, and then to extract that information before the enemy reaches them. Watch now »
Aquaman
A conflicted superhero, crashing oceans and rippling abs – the DC comics epic Aquaman, starring Jason Momoa, has it all. Watch now »
Braven
Joe and his father arrive at their remote cabin expecting a relaxed weekend, but find heroin stashed there by drug traffickers. They have to fight for their lives when the traffickers return to claim their goods. Watch now »
Peppermint
Five years after her husband and daughter are killed in a senseless act of violence, a woman comes back from self-imposed exile to seek revenge against those responsible and the system that let them go free. Watch now »
Renegades
A group of Navy SEALS take on a covert operation to retrieve Nazi gold located at the bottom of a lake in Bosnia. But they’ll have to avoid a group of dangerous, greedy thugs. Watch now »
Transformers
Two machine races of robots that can transform into vehicles arrive on Earth in search of an ultimate power source. Before long their war erupts again, threatining to destroy humanity. Watch now »
Kill Switch
In the future, an experiment for unlimited energy goes horribly wrong. Now it’s up to a pilot to not only keep his family alive but also save the rest of the world. Watch now »
