10 Must-Watch Action Movies on Netflix Right Now (August 2025)

If there’s a king of action movies on Netflix, it’s Gerard Butler. Butler already secured a place for himself on the Watch With Us team’s picks for the must-see action movies on Netflix with London Has Fallen. And he already has a new No. 1 action thriller with Kandahar. However, Kandahar has some very long stretches between action sequences, so we’ve added Plane, a more conventional action movie starring Butler. This month’s other prominent addition is the John Cena-led action comedy Freelance, which embraces both genres with open arms and lots of explosions. You can find the rest of our choi