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3 February 2022

The best action movies on internet TV to stream immediately

Get your heart rate up and your adrenaline pumping with these irresistible, fast-paced action movies on Netflix, Showmax and DStv online.

Craving a high-octane dose of action that won’t take weeks to get through? Try these action movies on Showmax, DStv and Netflix next time you’ve got a couple of hours free – they’re a satisfying mix of fan-favourite box-office hits and indie gems.

Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard, 2021 (Showmax)

The Little Things, 2021 (Showmax)

Wonder Woman 1984, 2020 (Showmax)

Wrath of Man, 2021 (Showmax)

The Marksman, 2021 (Showmax)

The Bourne Identity, 2002 (Showmax)

Catch all five movies in the Bourne franchise on Showmax.

Greenland, 2020 (Showmax)

The Night Clerk, 2020 (Showmax)

Atomic Blonde, 2017 (Showmax)

Hard Kill, 2020 (Showmax)

The Foreigner, 2018 (Showmax)

Braven, 2018 (Showmax)

Acts of Violence, 2018 (Showmax)

Even more action movies

The Invisible Man (2020)

The Invisible Man (2020)

1917 (2019)

1917 (2019)

Run (2020)

Run (2020)

The Irishman, 2019 (Netflix)

Triple Frontier, 2019 (Netflix)

Close, 2019 (Netflix)

5th Passenger, 2017 (DStv)

The Domestics, 2018 (Showmax)

Bright, 2017 (Netflix)

Lucy, 2014 (Showmax)

Polar, 2019 (Netflix)

Renegades, 2017 (Showmax)

Jagveld, 2016 (Showmax)

City of Lies, 2018 (Showmax)

The Hateful Eight, 2015 (Showmax)

Extraction, 2020 (Netflix)

The Sisters Brothers, 2018 (Showmax)

Gemini Man, 2019 (Showmax)

Escape Plan 3: The Extractors, 2019 (Showmax)

Robin Hood, 2018 (Showmax)

A Vigilante, 2018 (Showmax)

Project Power, 2020 (Netflix)

Rogue, 2020 (Showmax)

The Rhythm Section, 2020 (Showmax)

Angel Has Fallen, 2019 (Showmax)

The Hunt, 2020 (Showmax)

The Great Wall, 2017 (Showmax)

Below Zero, 2021 (Netflix)

Need for Speed, 2014 (Showmax)

Bent, 2018 (DStv)

Love and Monsters, 2020 (Netflix)

Seven, 1995 (Showmax)

Kate, 2021 (Netflix)

Tenet, 2020 (Showmax)

Jiu Jitsu, 2020 (Showmax)

Do you love action movies?

Then, chances are, you’ll love action series just as much. Check out our bumper list, which features the most heart-stopping action series on Showmax, Netflix, Prime Video and DStv online, from Squid Game and The Last Kingdom to Gangs of London, Power Book II: Ghost, from Blue Bloods to Ray Donovan, from HBO’s Warrior to Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, The Capture, The Boys, Money Heist, Mayans MC, Queen Sono, Narcos, Cobra Kai, Strike Back, Trackers, HBO’s Watchmen, Alex Rider, Jett and Line of Duty.

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