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6 September 2019

The best action movies on internet TV to stream immediately

Get your heart rate up and your adrenalin pumping with these irresistible, fast-paced films.

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

1

The Meg, 2018 (DStv Now)

2

Avengement, 2019 (DStv Now)

3

12 Strong, 2018 (Showmax)

4

Solo: A Star Wars Story, 2018 (DStv Now)

5

Ready Player One, 2018 (Showmax)

6

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, 2018 (DStv Now)

7

The Foreigner, 2018 (Showmax)

8

Gringo, 2018 (Showmax)

9

Braven, 2018 (DStv Now)

10

Acts of Violence, 2018 (Showmax)

Even more action movies

Creed II (2018)

Creed II (2018)

American Animals (2018)

American Animals (2018)

Killer Elite (2011)

Killer Elite (2011)

Ant-Man and The Wasp (2018)

Ant-Man and The Wasp (2018)

Blackkklansman (2018)

Blackkklansman (2018)

Bird Box (2018)

Bird Box (2018)

Five Fingers for Marseilles (2017)

Five Fingers for Marseilles (2017)

Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (2018)

Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (2018)

Bandersnatch (2018)

Bandersnatch (2018)

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Transformers: The Last Knight, 2017 (Netflix)

12

Triple Frontier, 2019 (Netflix)

13

Ocean’s 8, 2018 (Showmax)

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Close, 2019 (Netflix)

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Pacific Rim: Uprising, 2018 (DStv Now)

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Den of Thieves, 2018 (Showmax)

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Bright, 2017 (Netflix)

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Geostorm, 2017 (Showmax)

19

Polar, 2019 (Netflix)

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Renegades, 2017 (Showmax)

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7.9/10 87%

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Ready Player One (2017)

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From Steven Spielberg comes an action-packed science-fiction film based on Ernest Cline's bestselling book.

7.5/10 72%

Creed II (2018)

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8/10 68%

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