While romance or horror movies can set the mood for the rest of your movie night, there’s something about action movies that can lift your spirits, scare you, or make you decide to be a treasure hunter. Action movies focus not only on high-stakes car chases and villains, but the character development as well, making them worthwhile to watch. If you have Hulu and are trying to decide how you want your movie night to go, try out one of these six best action movies on Hulu and go on a virtual journey through the unknown.
6. The Lost City (2022)
While many females love to read romance novels with “Fabio” on the cover, The Lost City takes this idea to the next level. Reclusive romance author Loretta Sage writes about thrilling adventures in her books, with her characters traveling to various exotic landscapes. Her own “Fabio” is the handsome cover model Alan who appears on her book covers. While promoting her newest publication with Alan, Loretta is kidnapped by an eccentric billionaire convinced she can led him to an ancient city’s lost treasure. After Loretta is stolen, Alan becomes determined to prove he can be a hero in real life and heads into the jungle after her.
–IMDb score: 6.1
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5. Uncharted (2022)
Also diving into the wilderness is our fifth selection for best action movies on Hulu, Uncharted, starring Mark Wahlberg and Tom Holland. Seasoned treasure hunter Victor “Sully” Sullivan (Wahlberg) seeks out and recruits street-smart Nathan Drake (Holland) to find the lost fortune of Ferdinand Magellan. The treasure was lost 500 years prior by the House of Moncada, who is also searching for the treasure, led by ruthless Santiago Moncada who believes he is the rightful heir. Nate and Sully must work together to solve each clue, bringing them closer to one of the world’s oldest mysteries, but also to life-threatening danger.
–IMDb score: 6.3
4. The Creator (2023)
Taking a turn into science fiction is our fourth selection for best action movies on Hulu, The Creator, which has been nominated for two Oscars. Earth is being torn apart as the war between humans and robots with artificial intelligence continues. Joshua, a hardened ex-special forces agent, is recruited to hunt down the Creator, the architect of advanced AI. The Creator has developed a mysterious weapon with the power to end the war and mankind, all in the form of a young child.
–IMDb score: 6.7
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3. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024)
We can’t have the best action movies on Hulu list without including Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, the newest installment in the Planet of the Apes film franchise. Set many years after the conclusion of the 2017 War for the Planet of the Apes and the reign of Caesar, many ape societies have grown across the world as humans get reduced to a feral-like existence. As one ape leader controls other groups to find human technology, another ape embarks on a journey to find freedom in this newfound world. What he ends up finding is a young human woman, who becomes key to his quest.
–IMDb score: 7.0
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2. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)
Jumping into the top two for the best action movies on Hulu is Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. Four teenage high-schoolers discover an old video game console while in detention. As they go to play the game, they literally get sucked into the jungle setting, becoming the adult avatars they chose. Now, the four must survive the game with three lives, and change the way they think about themselves or risk getting stuck in the game forever.
–IMDb score: 7.0
1. Bullet Train (2022)
Our number one selection for best action movies on Hulu is Bullet Train, starring Brad Pitt as the unlucky assassin Ladybug. Determined to do his job peacefully without too much violence, Ladybug gets assigned a mission he hopes will not go off the rails. Unfortunately for Ladybug, his newest mission puts him in the same space as five other assassins with loosely connected objectives. The end of the line is just a small piece in the thrilling journey through modern-day Japan.
–IMDb score: 7.3
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