10 Best Action Movies on Peacock
Peacock dials up the action with some gold standard butt-kickers! Check out our picks for 10 worthwhile cinematic thrill rides.
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Fast & Furious 6
May 21, 2013Hobbs has Dominic and Brian reassemble their crew to take down a team of mercenaries; Dominic unexpectedly gets sidetracked with facing his presumed deceased girlfriend, Letty.
The Fast & Furious franchise is splintered across several streaming services, but you can watch the sixth film on Peacock.
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Speed
June 9, 1994Jack Traven, an LAPD cop on SWAT detail, and veteran SWAT officer Harry Temple thwart an extortionist-bomber’s scheme for a $3 million ransom. As they corner the bomber, he flees and detonates a bomb vest, seemingly killing himself. Weeks later, Jack witnesses a mass transit city bus explode and nearby a pay phone rings. On the phone is that same bomber looking for vengeance and the money he’s owed. He gives a personal challenge to Jack: a bomb is rigged on another city bus - if it slows down below 50 mph, it will explode - bad enough any day, but a nightmare in LA traffic. And that’s just the beginning…
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Lucy
July 25, 2014A woman, accidentally caught in a dark deal, turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic.
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John Wick
October 22, 2014The legendary assassin John Wick (Keanu Reeves) is mourning the sudden death of his wife. When a cruel mobster (Alfie Allen) takes his car and kills his dog, it’s more than he can bear. Wick sets out to avenge the life he once loved.
The cast also includes Willem Dafoe, Adrianne Palicki, Bridget Moynahan, John Leguizamo, Ian McShane, and Lance Reddick.
All the John Wick movies are available on Peacock.
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Men in Black
July 2, 1997After a police chase with an otherworldly being, a New York City cop is recruited as an agent in a top-secret organization established to monitor and police alien activity on Earth: the Men in Black. Agent Kay (Tommy Lee Jones) and new recruit Agent Jay (Will Smith) find themselves in the middle of a deadly plot by an intergalactic terrorist who has arrived on Earth to assassinate two ambassadors from opposing galaxies.
Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld with a driving Danny Elfman score, this sci-fi comedy will appeal to fans of Ghostbusters or Guardians of the Galaxy. Vincent D’Onofrio also deserves praise for his role as a human possessed by a giant bug.
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Apocalypto
December 7, 2006Set in the Mayan civilization, when a man’s idyllic presence is brutally disrupted by a violent invading force, he is taken on a perilous journey to a world ruled by fear and oppression where a harrowing end awaits him. Through a twist of fate and spurred by the power of his love for his woman and his family he will make a desperate break to return home and to ultimately save his way of life.
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Train to Busan
July 20, 2016Martial law is declared when a mysterious viral outbreak pushes Korea into a state of emergency. Those on an express train to Busan, a city that has successfully fended off the viral outbreak, must fight for their own survival…
This highly entertaining zombie adventure features Gong Yoo as a father trying to connect with his estranged daughter. He’d later appear in the breakthrough Netflix series “Squid Game” (2021).
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I, Robot
July 15, 2004In 2035, where robots are commonplace and abide by the three laws of robotics, a technophobic cop investigates an apparent suicide. Suspecting that a robot may be responsible for the death, his investigation leads him to believe that humanity may be in danger.
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Furious 7
April 1, 2015Deckard Shaw seeks revenge against Dominic Toretto and his family for his comatose brother.
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Pitch Black
February 18, 2000When their ship crash-lands on a remote planet, the marooned passengers soon learn that escaped convict Riddick (Vin Diesel) isn’t the only thing they have to fear. Deadly creatures lurk in the shadows, waiting to attack in the dark, and the planet is rapidly plunging into the utter blackness of a total eclipse.
With the body count rising, the doomed survivors are forced to turn to Riddick with his eerie dark-vision eyes to guide them through the night to safety. With time running out, there’s only one rule: Stay in the light.
This surprisingly entertaining film spawned a series of sequels that never quite matched the fun of the first.
