Action movies under 2 hours to stream tonight

Action movies that respect your evening: all under two hours, all streaming in the US on a subscription or free service. Most-rated first, so the ones at the top are the safest bets for a room with mixed tastes.

Streaming on a subscription or free service in the US as of 2026-11-07: 180 movies with at least 300 TMDB votes, most-voted first. Open a title for where it streams in your country tonight. Streaming availability by JustWatch.

#	Movie	Length	Genres	TMDB
1	Deadpool (2016)	1 h 48 min	Action, Adventure	7.6
2	Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)	2 h 1 min	Action, Science Fiction	7.9
3	Doctor Strange (2016)	1 h 55 min	Fantasy, Adventure	7.4
4	Iron Man 3 (2013)	2 h 10 min	Action, Adventure	6.9
5	The Hunger Games (2012)	2 h 22 min	Science Fiction, Adventure	7.2
6	Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)	2 h 4 min	Action, Adventure	7.0
7	Iron Man 2 (2010)	2 h 4 min	Adventure, Action	6.9
8	Star Wars (1977)	2 h 1 min	Adventure, Action	8.2
9	Thor (2011)	1 h 55 min	Adventure, Fantasy	6.8
10	Suicide Squad (2016)	2 h 2 min	Action, Adventure	5.9
11	John Wick (2014)	1 h 41 min	Action, Thriller	7.5
12	Ant-Man (2015)	1 h 57 min	Science Fiction, Adventure	7.1
13	Deadpool 2 (2018)	2 h	Action, Comedy	7.5
14	Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)	1 h 51 min	Action, Crime	8.0
15	The Incredibles (2004)	1 h 55 min	Action, Adventure	7.7
16	The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)	2 h 16 min	Action, Adventure	6.8
17	Thor: The Dark World (2013)	1 h 52 min	Action, Adventure	6.5
18	Dunkirk (2017)	1 h 47 min	War, Action	7.5
19	Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)	1 h 57 min	Animation, Action	8.4
20	Venom (2018)	1 h 52 min	Science Fiction, Action	6.8
21	Baby Driver (2017)	1 h 53 min	Action, Crime	7.4
22	World War Z (2013)	1 h 56 min	Action, Horror	6.9
23	Big Hero 6 (2014)	1 h 42 min	Adventure, Family	7.7
24	X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)	2 h 12 min	Action, Adventure	7.5
25	Léon: The Professional (1994)	1 h 51 min	Crime, Drama	8.3
26	Edge of Tomorrow (2014)	1 h 54 min	Action, Science Fiction	7.6
27	Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)	2 h 16 min	Action, Crime	7.9
28	Men in Black (1997)	1 h 38 min	Action, Adventure	7.2
29	The Terminator (1984)	1 h 48 min	Action, Thriller	7.7
30	300 (2007)	1 h 57 min	Action, Adventure	7.2
31	John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)	2 h 2 min	Action, Thriller	7.3
32	Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)	1 h 59 min	Action, Adventure	6.9
33	X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)	2 h 24 min	Science Fiction, Fantasy	6.5
34	Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)	1 h 55 min	Adventure, Action	7.9
35	Justice League (2017)	2 h	Action, Adventure	6.1
36	Incredibles 2 (2018)	1 h 58 min	Action, Adventure	7.5
37	Maleficent (2014)	1 h 37 min	Fantasy, Adventure	7.1
38	Scarface (1983)	2 h 50 min	Action, Crime	8.2
39	The Incredible Hulk (2008)	1 h 54 min	Science Fiction, Action	6.3
40	Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)	1 h 45 min	Thriller, Action	7.4
41	Kung Fu Panda (2008)	1 h 30 min	Action, Animation	7.3
42	I, Robot (2004)	1 h 55 min	Action, Science Fiction	7.0
43	Kick-Ass (2010)	1 h 58 min	Action, Crime	7.1
44	X-Men (2000)	1 h 44 min	Adventure, Action	7.0
45	In Time (2011)	1 h 49 min	Action, Thriller	7.0
46	Casino Royale (2006)	2 h 24 min	Adventure, Action	7.6
47	X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)	1 h 47 min	Adventure, Action	6.3
48	Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)	2 h	Action, Comedy	6.7
49	Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)	1 h 37 min	Science Fiction, Action	6.7
50	Kong: Skull Island (2017)	1 h 58 min	Action, Adventure	6.6
51	21 Jump Street (2012)	1 h 49 min	Action, Comedy	6.9
52	Looper (2012)	1 h 58 min	Action, Thriller	6.9
53	X2 (2003)	2 h 13 min	Adventure, Action	7.0
54	The Fast and the Furious (2001)	1 h 46 min	Action, Crime	7.0
55	Men in Black 3 (2012)	1 h 46 min	Action, Comedy	6.6
56	Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020)	1 h 49 min	Action, Crime	6.9
57	Men in Black II (2002)	1 h 28 min	Action, Comedy	6.4
58	Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)	1 h 54 min	Action, Science Fiction	7.5
59	Independence Day (1996)	2 h 25 min	Action, Adventure	6.9
60	Star Trek (2009)	2 h 7 min	Science Fiction, Action	7.4

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