5 Most Violent Netflix Movies You Have to Watch Right Now (August 2025)

There are plenty of action movies on Netflix, but there aren’t a lot that lean into graphic violence of the hard R variety. Netflix has almost everything else, so it shouldn’t be that surprising to learn that it has films that push the envelope for how much violence movie lovers are willing to absorb. Watch With Us has selected the five most violent Netflix movies you have to watch right now. And we mean right now, because Sicario is leaving at the end of the month. You can find the rest of our picks below, which includes one of the most haunting horror films to emerge from the ’70s.