20 Best Action Movies on Starz 2026
Find thrilling picks on Starz, from Shelter and Jack Reacher to Looper, The Bourne Supremacy, and more action-packed favorites.
If you’re hunting for the best action movies on Starz, this lineup gives you a little of everything: high-stakes chases, gritty shootouts, sharp twists, and a few smart genre-benders. Shelter (2026) brings a fresh edge, while Jack Reacher and The Bourne Supremacy deliver the kind of relentless momentum that keeps you glued to the screen. For viewers who like their thrills with a sci-fi twist, Looper and Minority Report add time-bending tension, and Sicario: Day of the Soldado turns every decision into a pressure point. You’ll also find crowd-pleasers like The Italian Job, Back to the Future, and a mix of crime and action picks that make this page easy to browse when you want something fast, fun, and worth your time.
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In the Grey
action · crime · drama · thriller
A covert team of elite operatives are living in the shadows. When a ruthless despot steals a billion-dollar fortune, they're sent to take it back—an impossible heist that erupts into a deadly game of strategy, deception and survival.
Directed by Guy RitchieCast Henry Cavill, Jake Gyllenhaal, Eiza González, Carlos Bardem, Michael VuStarzMore details on IMDb → -
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The Furious
action · crime · thriller
After a criminal network kidnaps Wang Wei's daughter and the corrupt police refuse to assist him, Wei sets out on his own to locate her. Navin, a tenacious journalist whose wife has mysteriously vanished, is his only ally. In this explosive martial arts showdown, the unlikely duo fights the kidnappers ruthlessly driven by a furious vengeance.
Directed by Kenji TanigakiCast Miao Xie, Joe Taslim, Enyou Yang, Brian Le, Yayan RuhianStarzMore details on IMDb → -
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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Won 4 Oscars Best Picture (1983) · 9 nominations
action & adventure · kids & family · science-fiction
An alien is left behind on Earth and saved by the 10-year-old Elliott who decides to keep him hidden in his home. While a task force hunts for the extra-terrestrial, Elliott, his brother, and his little sister Gertie form an emotional bond with their new friend, and try to help him find his way home.
Directed by Steven SpielbergCast Dee Wallace, Henry Thomas, Peter Coyote, Robert MacNaughton, Drew BarrymoreStarzMore details on IMDb → -
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Underworld
action · fantasy · thriller
Vampires and werewolves have waged a nocturnal war against each other for centuries. But all bets are off when a female vampire warrior named Selene, who's famous for her strength and werewolf-hunting prowess, becomes smitten with a peace-loving male werewolf, Michael, who wants to end the war.
Directed by Len WisemanCast Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman, Michael Sheen, Shane Brolly, Bill NighyStarzMore details on IMDb → -
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Minority Report
1 Oscar nomination
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 KilpatrickAmazon Prime VideoStarzParamount PlusMore details on IMDb →
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Dawn of the Dead
action · horror
A group of survivors take refuge in a shopping mall after the world is taken over by aggressive, flesh-eating zombies.
Directed by Zack SnyderCast Sarah Polley, Ving Rhames, Jake Weber, Mekhi Phifer, Ty BurrellStarzMore details on IMDb → -
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Shelter
action · thriller
Michael Mason is a recluse on a remote Scottish island who rescues a girl from the sea, unleashing a perilous sequence of events that culminate in an attack on his home, compelling him to face his turbulent history.
Directed by Ric Roman WaughCast Jason Statham, Bodhi Rae Breathnach, Michael Shaeffer, Anna Crilly, Bill NighyStarzMore details on IMDb → -
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The Bourne Ultimatum
Won 3 Oscars
action · mystery · thriller
Bourne is brought out of hiding once again by reporter Simon Ross who is trying to unveil Operation Blackbriar, an upgrade to Project Treadstone, in a series of newspaper columns. Information from the reporter stirs a new set of memories, and Bourne must finally uncover his dark past while dodging The Company's best efforts to eradicate him.
Directed by Paul GreengrassCast Matt Damon, Julia Stiles, David Strathairn, Scott Glenn, Paddy ConsidineNetflixStarzMore details on IMDb → -
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The Bourne Supremacy
action · mystery · thriller
A CIA operation to purchase classified Russian documents is blown by a rival agent, who then shows up in the sleepy seaside village where Bourne and Marie have been living. The pair run for their lives and Bourne, who promised retaliation should anyone from his former life attempt contact, is forced to once again take up his life as a trained assassin to survive.
Directed by Paul GreengrassCast Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Brian Cox, Julia Stiles, Karl UrbanNetflixStarzMore details on IMDb → -
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The Bourne Legacy
action · adventure · thriller
New CIA operative Aaron Cross experiences life-or-death stakes that have been triggered by the previous actions of Jason Bourne.
Directed by Tony GilroyCast Jeremy Renner, Scott Glenn, Stacy Keach, Edward Norton, Donna MurphyNetflixStarzMore details on IMDb → -
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The Italian Job
action · crime · thriller
Charlie Croker pulled off the crime of a lifetime. The one thing that he didn't plan on was being double-crossed. Along with a drop-dead gorgeous safecracker, Croker and his team take off to re-steal the loot and end up in a pulse-pounding, pedal-to-the-metal chase that careens up, down, above and below the streets of Los Angeles.
Directed by F. Gary GrayCast Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, Donald Sutherland, Jason Statham, Seth GreenStarzMore details on IMDb → -
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Ant-Man
1 BAFTA Film Award nomination
action · comedy · sci-fi
Armed with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, master thief Scott Lang must embrace his inner-hero and help his mentor, Doctor Hank Pym, protect the secret behind his spectacular Ant-Man suit from a new generation of towering threats. Against seemingly insurmountable obstacles, Pym and Lang must plan and pull off a heist that will save the world.
Directed by Peyton ReedCast Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas, Evangeline Lilly, Corey Stoll, Bobby CannavaleStarzDisney PlusMore details on IMDb → -
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Oscar Shaw
action · crime · drama
After retiring from the police force, a relentless detective haunted by the tragic loss of his closest friend sets out on a perilous quest for vengeance, seeking redemption and fighting to restore justice to the streets he once swore to protect.
Directed by R. Ellis Frazier, Justin NesbittCast Michael Jai White, Tyrese Gibson, Michellene Covington, Isaiah Washington, Jeannette JosueStarzMore details on IMDb → -
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Looper
action · drama · sci-fi · thriller
In the year 2044, time travel has not yet been invented but in 30 years it will have been. When the mob wants to get rid of someone, they will send their target into the past where a looper, a hired gun, like Joe is waiting to mop up. Joe is getting rich and life is good until the day the mob decides to close the loop, sending back Joe's future self for assassination.
Directed by Rian JohnsonCast Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, Emily Blunt, Paul Dano, Noah SeganStarzMore details on IMDb → -
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Cradle 2 the Grave
action · crime · drama · thriller
Gang leader Tony pulls off a major diamond heist with his crew, but cop-turned-criminal Ling knows who has the loot and responds by kidnapping Tony's daughter and holding her for ransom. Unfortunately, Tony's lost the diamonds as well. As he frantically searches for his daughter and the jewels, Tony pairs with a high-kicking government agent who once worked with Ling and seeks revenge on him.
Directed by Andrzej BartkowiakCast Jet Li, DMX, Anthony Anderson, Kelly Hu, Tom ArnoldStarzMore details on IMDb → -
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Priest
action · fantasy · horror · sci-fi · thriller
In an alternate world, humanity and vampires have warred for centuries. After the last Vampire War, the veteran Warrior Priest lives in obscurity with other humans inside one of the Church's walled cities. When the Priest's niece is kidnapped by vampires, the Priest breaks his vows to hunt them down. He is accompanied by the niece's boyfriend, who is a wasteland sheriff, and a former Warrior Priestess.
Directed by Scott StewartCast Paul Bettany, Karl Urban, Cam Gigandet, Maggie Q, Lily CollinsStarzMore details on IMDb → -
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Beast
action & adventure · drama · sport
MMA legend Patton James, now a commercial fisherman, is pulled back into the cage when his brother is in danger. Reuniting with his old coach Sammy, he commits to one final fight in one championship against the brutal champion Xavier Grau.
Directed by Tyler AtkinsCast Russell Crowe, Mojean Aria, Daniel MacPherson, George Burgess, Nathan PhillipsStarzMore details on IMDb → -
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Wanted
2 Oscar nominations
action · crime · thriller
Doormat Wesley Gibson is an office worker whose life is going nowhere. He meets an attractive woman named Fox and discovers that his recently murdered father - whom Wesley never knew - belonged to the Fraternity, a secret society of assassins which takes its orders from Fate itself. Fox and Sloan, the Fraternity's leader, teach Wesley, through intense training, to tap into dormant powers and hone his innate killing skills. Though he enjoys his newfound abilities, he begins to suspect that there is more to the Fraternity than meets the eye.
Directed by Timur BekmambetovCast James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman, Angelina Jolie, Terence Stamp, Thomas KretschmannStarzMore details on IMDb → -
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Waterworld
1 Oscar nomination
action · adventure · sci-fi
In a futuristic world where the polar ice caps have melted and made Earth a liquid planet, a beautiful barmaid rescues a mutant seafarer from a floating island prison. They escape, along with her young charge, Enola, and sail off aboard his ship. But the trio soon becomes the target of a menacing pirate who covets the map to 'Dryland'—which is tattooed on Enola's back.
Directed by Kevin ReynoldsCast Kevin Costner, Chaim Jeraffi, Rick Aviles, R.D. Call, Zitto KazannStarzMore details on IMDb → -
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Turbulence
action · adventure · drama · fantasy · thriller
A married couple embarks on a hot-air balloon adventure, but unforeseen circumstances lead to life-threatening situations that test their love and resilience as they fight for survival.
Directed by Claudio FähCast Hera Hilmar, Jeremy Irvine, Kelsey Grammer, Olga Kurylenko, Lionel Robert BlancStarzMore details on IMDb →
Wrapping Up
This collection is built for quick decisions and great movie nights, whether you want a sleek thriller, a crime caper, or a full-throttle chase movie. With titles like Shelter, Jack Reacher, Looper, and The Bourne Supremacy, you can jump straight to something exciting without wasting time scrolling. Bookmark this page and come back whenever you need a fresh pick from the catalog. We update it regularly, so the list stays useful as the Starz lineup changes.
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