20 Best Action Movies on Paramount Plus 2026
Find 20 great picks on Paramount Plus, from Terminator 2 and Blade Runner 2049 to Dungeons & Dragons, with action, comedy, and family favorites.
If you want a fast way to find the best action movies on Paramount Plus, this roundup gives you a strong mix of big thrills, sharp humor, and crowd-pleasing set pieces. You’ll find modern favorites like Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, Blade Runner 2049, and The Foreigner alongside all-time staples such as Terminator 2: Judgment Day and War of the Worlds. There’s also room for offbeat energy with Tropic Thunder, plus family-friendly adventure from Clash of the Thundermans. With action, comedy, crime, drama, and kids & family picks all in one place, it’s easy to match the movie to your mood. And since the lineup includes 20 titles, you have plenty of options whether you want something new, nostalgic, or just plain explosive.
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Blade Runner 2049
action & adventure · drama · mystery & thriller · science-fiction
Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K, unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what's left of society into chaos. K's discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard, a former LAPD blade runner who has been missing for 30 years.
Directed by Denis VilleneuveCast Ryan Gosling, Dave Bautista, Robin Wright, Mark Arnold, Vilma SzécsiParamount Plus -
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The Running Man
action · adventure · sci-fi · thriller
Desperate to save his sick daughter, working-class Ben Richards is convinced by The Running Man's charming but ruthless producer to enter the deadly competition game as a last resort. But Ben's defiance, instincts, and grit turn him into an unexpected fan favorite — and a threat to the entire system. As ratings skyrocket, so does the danger, and Ben must outwit not just the Hunters, but a nation addicted to watching him fall.
Directed by Edgar WrightCast Glen Powell, Alyssa Benn, Sienna Benn, David Zayas, Greg TownleyAmazon Prime VideoParamount Plus -
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Edge of Tomorrow
action & adventure · science-fiction
Major Bill Cage is an officer who has never seen a day of combat when he is unceremoniously demoted and dropped into combat. Cage is killed within minutes, managing to take an alpha alien down with him. He awakens back at the beginning of the same day and is forced to fight and die again... and again - as physical contact with the alien has thrown him into a time loop.
Directed by Doug LimanCast Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, Brendan Gleeson, Bill Paxton, Jonas ArmstrongParamount Plus -
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Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender
animation · action · adventure · family · fantasy · mystery
Avatar Aang, the world's last Airbender, learns of an ancient power that could save his culture from extinction. With the help of his friends, he embarks on a global quest to find it before it falls into the wrong hands.
Directed by Lauren Montgomery, Steve Ahn, William MataCast Eric Nam, Dave Bautista, Jessica Matten, Román Zaragoza, Steven YeunParamount Plus -
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Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
action · adventure · comedy · fantasy
A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers undertake an epic heist to retrieve a lost relic, but things go dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people.
Directed by John Francis Daley, Jonathan GoldsteinCast Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Regé-Jean Page, Justice Smith, Sophia LillisNetflixParamount Plus -
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Top Gun: Maverick
action · drama
After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell finds himself training a detachment of TOP GUN graduates for a specialized mission the likes of which no living pilot has ever seen.
Directed by Joseph KosinskiCast Tom Cruise, Val Kilmer, Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Bashir SalahuddinParamount Plus -
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Tropic Thunder
action · comedy · war
A group of self-absorbed actors set out to make the most expensive war film ever. After ballooning costs force the studio to cancel the movie, the frustrated director refuses to stop shooting, leading his cast into the jungles of Southeast Asia, where they encounter real bad guys.
Directed by Ben StillerCast Jeff Kahn, Robert Downey Jr., Anthony Ruivivar, Jack Black, Jay BaruchelHuluParamount Plus -
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Terminator 2: Judgment Day
action · adventure · sci-fi
Ten years after the events of the original, a reprogrammed T-800 is sent back in time to protect young John Connor from the shape-shifting T-1000. Together with his mother Sarah, he fights to stop Skynet from triggering a nuclear apocalypse.
Directed by James CameronCast Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Edward Furlong, Robert Patrick, Earl BoenParamount Plus -
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The Naked Gun
action · comedy · crime
Only one man has the particular set of skills... to lead Police Squad and save the world: Lt. Frank Drebin Jr. Following in his father's footsteps, he must solve a murder case to prevent Police Squad from closure.
Directed by Akiva SchafferCast Liam Neeson, Pamela Anderson, Paul Walter Hauser, Danny Huston, CCH PounderAmazon Prime VideoParamount Plus -
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Collateral
action · crime · drama · thriller
Cab driver Max picks up a man who offers him $600 to drive him around. But the promise of easy money sours when Max realizes his fare is an assassin.
Directed by Michael MannCast Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx, Jada Pinkett Smith, Mark Ruffalo, Peter BergAmazon Prime VideoParamount Plus -
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Minority Report
action · crime · mystery · sci-fi · thriller
John Anderton is a top 'Precrime' cop in the late-21st century, when technology can predict crimes before they're committed. But Anderton becomes the quarry when another investigator targets him for a murder charge.
Directed by Steven SpielbergCast Tom Cruise, Max von Sydow, Steve Harris, Neal McDonough, Patrick KilpatrickStarzParamount Plus -
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War of the Worlds
action · adventure · sci-fi
Ray Ferrier is a divorced dockworker and less-than-perfect father. Soon after his ex-wife and her new husband drop off his teenage son and young daughter for a rare weekend visit, a strange and powerful lightning storm touches down.
Directed by Steven SpielbergCast Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning, Miranda Otto, Justin Chatwin, Tim RobbinsApple TV PlusParamount PlusMax -
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Dunkirk
action · drama · history · thriller · war
The story of the miraculous evacuation of Allied soldiers from Belgium, Britain, Canada and France, who were cut off and surrounded by the German army from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk between May 26th and June 4th 1940 during World War II.
Directed by Christopher NolanCast Fionn Whitehead, Damien Bonnard, Aneurin Barnard, Lee Armstrong, James BloorParamount Plus -
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Gladiator
action · adventure · drama
After the death of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, his devious son takes power and demotes Maximus, one of Rome's most capable generals who Marcus preferred. Eventually, Maximus is forced to become a gladiator and battle to the death against other men for the amusement of paying audiences.
Directed by Ridley ScottCast Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Oliver Reed, Richard HarrisParamount Plus -
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Transformers
action · adventure · sci-fi
Young teenager Sam Witwicky becomes involved in the ancient struggle between two extraterrestrial factions of transforming robots – the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons. Sam holds the clue to unimaginable power and the Decepticons will stop at nothing to retrieve it.
Directed by Michael BayCast Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, Rachael TaylorParamount Plus -
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Transformers One
animation · action · adventure · family · fantasy · sci-fi
The untold origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron, better known as sworn enemies, but once were friends bonded like brothers who changed the fate of Cybertron forever.
Directed by Josh CooleyCast Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry, Scarlett Johansson, Keegan-Michael Key, Steve BuscemiAmazon Prime VideoParamount Plus -
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Top Gun
action · drama
For Lieutenant Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell and his friend and co-pilot Nick 'Goose' Bradshaw, being accepted into an elite training school for fighter pilots is a dream come true. But a tragedy, as well as personal demons, will threaten Pete's dreams of becoming an ace pilot.
Directed by Tony ScottCast Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer, Anthony Edwards, Tom SkerrittParamount Plus -
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The Lego Movie
animation · action · adventure · comedy · family · fantasy · sci-fi
An ordinary Lego mini-figure, mistakenly thought to be the extraordinary MasterBuilder, is recruited to join a quest to stop an evil Lego tyrant from conquering the universe.
Directed by Phil Lord, Christopher MillerCast Will Arnett, Elizabeth Banks, Craig Berry, Alison Brie, David BurrowsParamount Plus -
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Novocaine
action · comedy · crime · thriller
When the girl of his dreams is kidnapped, everyman Nate turns his inability to feel pain into an unexpected strength in his fight to get her back.
Directed by Dan Berk, Robert OlsenCast Jack Quaid, Amber Midthunder, Ray Nicholson, Jacob Batalon, Betty GabrielAmazon Prime VideoParamount Plus -
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Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
action & adventure · mystery & thriller
Ethan Hunt and team continue their search for the terrifying AI known as the Entity — which has infiltrated intelligence networks all over the globe — with the world's governments and a mysterious ghost from Hunt's past on their trail. Joined by new allies and armed with the means to shut the Entity down for good, Hunt is in a race against time to prevent the world as we know it from changing forever.
Directed by Christopher McQuarrieCast Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Esai MoralesAmazon Prime VideoParamount Plus
Wrapping Up
From sci-fi showdowns to clever heists and big-stakes adventure, this list is built to help you quickly land on something worth watching. It brings together iconic films, newer releases, and a few curveballs, so there’s a good pick for almost any kind of movie night. Save this page and come back when you want a fresh recommendation without scrolling endlessly through the catalog. It’s updated regularly, so the lineup can change as new titles arrive and old favorites rotate in.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Do I need a Paramount Plus subscription to watch these?
Yes — every title on this list is currently available on Paramount Plus. Availability can change, so we recommend checking the streaming link on each title before you start watching.
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Last updated: September 11, 2026