The best action films of 2021

146 action films from 2021, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. Sweet Girl Score 20.1 · IMDb 5.6 · Tomatometer 24% · Metascore 46
  2. Satyameva Jayate 2 Score 20.1 · IMDb 3.3
  3. The Desperate Hour Score 20.0 · IMDb 5.0 · Tomatometer 27% · Metascore 35
  4. 15/07: Break of Dawn Score 19.8 · IMDb 1.3
  5. Radhe Score 19.7 · IMDb 1.8
  6. Tadap Score 19.1 · IMDb 5.1 · Tomatometer 20%
  7. American Night Score 19.1 · IMDb 4.4 · Tomatometer 37%
  8. The Lady of Heaven Score 18.9 · IMDb 5.7 · Tomatometer 20% · Metascore 41
  9. Dangerous Score 18.7 · IMDb 5.2 · Tomatometer 26% · Metascore 27
  10. The Cost of Deception Score 17.9 · IMDb 1.5