Best Action Movies of the 2010s
The 2010s reshaped action cinema, and this is what survived the decade's own hype cycle — 20 films ranked purely by audience score, from 2010 to 2019. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse leads at 8.4. If you only work through the top ten, you will have covered the decade properly.
20 titles · average score 8.1 ·
The top 5 picks
- 1
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
★ 8.4 · 17,644 ratingsStruggling to find his place in the world while juggling school and family, Brooklyn teenager Miles Morales is unexpectedly bitten by a radioactive spider and develops unfathomable powers just like the one and only…
- 2
The Legend of Hei (2019)
★ 8.4 · 532 ratingsWhen cat spirit Luo Xiaohei's home is deforested by humans, he must find a new one. He runs into a group of other spirit creatures who take him under their wing with dreams of reconquering the land they say is…
- 3
Inception (2010)
★ 8.4 · 39,907 ratingsCobb, a skilled thief who commits corporate espionage by infiltrating the subconscious of his targets is offered a chance to regain his old life as payment for a task considered to be impossible: "inception", the…
- 4
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
★ 8.2 · 32,589 ratingsAs the Avengers and their allies have continued to protect the world from threats too large for any one hero to handle, a new danger has emerged from the cosmic shadows: Thanos. A despot of intergalactic infamy, his…
- 5
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
★ 8.2 · 28,337 ratingsAfter the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War, the universe is in ruins due to the efforts of the Mad Titan, Thanos. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers must assemble once more in order to undo…
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How this list is ranked
Nothing on this page is hand-picked to hit a word count. We pull films matching this list's criteria from TMDB, require a real audience behind each score, and rank by that score — 20 titles averaging 8.1. The page rebuilds daily, so new releases appear here as soon as enough people have rated them.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best action movie of the 2010s?
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) leads the decade with 8.4. The full list covers 2010–2019 and averages 8.1.
How many action movies from the 2010s are on this list?
20, each with at least 300 audience ratings behind its score. Anything with a thin vote count is excluded so the ranking reflects a real consensus.
Is this list updated?
Yes — it rebuilds every day from TMDB, so newly released movies appear as soon as enough people have rated them. You do not need an account to browse it, and there is no paywall on anything at MovieAI.