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. Emergency Declaration Score 52.6 · IMDb 6.8 · Tomatometer 65% · Metascore 70
  2. Army of Thieves Score 51.5 · IMDb 6.4 · Tomatometer 69% · Metascore 49
  3. Shershaah Score 51.1 · IMDb 8.3 · Tomatometer 54%
  4. The Harder They Fall Score 50.6 · IMDb 6.6 · Tomatometer 88% · Metascore 68
  5. The Tomorrow War Score 49.4 · IMDb 6.6 · Tomatometer 51% · Metascore 45
  6. PAW Patrol: The Movie Score 49.3 · IMDb 6.1 · Tomatometer 82% · Metascore 50
  7. Sarpatta Parambarai Score 49.0 · IMDb 8.4
  8. Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans Score 48.4 · IMDb 6.6 · Tomatometer 88%
  9. Maanaadu Score 48.2 · IMDb 8.1
  10. Karnan Score 47.6 · IMDb 8.0