Foreign Action & Adventure on Netflix
Last updated January 21, 2025
Paan Singh Tomar
2010 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsPaan Singh Tomar goes from celebrated runner -- as the Indian National Games steeplechase champion -- to star brigand and rebel when life after sports fails to unfold as planned. After a stint in the military, Tomar joins a group of bandits.
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Power Kids
2009 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsWhen little Wun needs a heart transplant, his friends race to save him. But the donor heart he needs is at a hospital that's been captured by terrorists, so it's up to the remaining Power Kids to liberate it.
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9th Company
2005 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsAfter barely surviving an intensely grueling boot camp in Uzbekistan, an eclectic group of recently enlisted Soviet soldiers ships off to fight in Afghanistan, where they must endure hellish conditions and extremely dangerous mujahedeen forces.
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Don 2
2011 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsWith Asia under his complete control, criminal mastermind Don turns to Europe, battling the mob bosses of each nation along the way. One step ahead of the authorities at every turn, Don's stranglehold on the underground world seems unstoppable.
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The Four
2012 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsDuring the Song dynasty, four constables with special powers must do battle with a rival law enforcement agency, spies, a sinister villain and the undead to thwart a counterfeit currency plot that threatens to bring down the empire.
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The Legend of Drunken Master
1994 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsJackie Chan returns in the sequel to the film that made him famous. To battle a group of smugglers, dutiful son Fei-Hung must use his patented "Drunken Boxing" fighting style, in which a swig of alcohol empowers him to kick some baddie butt.
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Lakshya
2004 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsOn a lark, spoiled teenager Karan decides to join the Indian army, but the life proves too tough for him. Shamed by his family and girlfriend after dropping out, Karan reenlists and proves his mettle by becoming an officer just as war breaks out.
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House of Flying Daggers
2004 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsNear the end of the Tang Dynasty, police deputies Jin and Leo tangle with Mei, a dancer suspected of having ties to a revolutionary faction known as the House of Flying Daggers, which steals from the rich and gives to the poor.
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Kung Fu Hustle
2004 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsSing (Stephen Chow) is a mobster in 1940s China who longs to be as cool as the formally clad Axe Gang, a band of killers who rule Hong Kong's streets. But Sing is so awkward he can't possibly aspire to be one of them, so he does the next best thing: pretend. His shenanigans, unfortunately, land him in a barrel of trouble with everyone, including the unassuming farmers who till the land, setting off fireworks of massive proportions.
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The Protector
2005 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsTony Jaa stars as Kham, a young Thai fighter who sets off for Sydney, Australia, to reclaim his family's prized pachyderms. When a nefarious Chinese gang shoots his father and makes off with two beloved elephants, Kham vows to settle the score.
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The Raid: Redemption
2011 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsWhen an elite SWAT team goes after a drug lord holed up in Jakarta's most notorious tenement building, they find themselves trapped and forced to fight their way out through brutal gangsters loyal to the kingpin they were trying to assassinate.
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Painted Skin: The Resurrection
2012 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsWhen ancient, human-heart-eating fox spirit Xiaowei, determined to become human, meets up with scarred Princess Jing, the two become interested in the same man; soon, Xiaowei offers Jing a diabolical deal that will restore her beauty.
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Singham
2011 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsAfter young police inspector Rakesh Kadam kills himself when powerful gangster Jaikant Shirke frames him for corruption, his widow is unable to get justice. But soon honest cop Bajirao Singham takes on Jaikant.
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Tai Chi Zero
2012 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsThis fantasy epic narrates the furious conflict between a Tai Chi master and a marauding army of soldiers armed with powerful steam-driven machines. Although many view Yang Luchan as a fool, his unique powers may be all that can stop the invaders.
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Shinobi: Heart Under Blade
2005 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsIt's X-Men meets Romeo and Juliet in Ten Shimoyama's ninja action thriller. Gennosuke (Joe Odagiri), from the Koga ninja clan, falls in love with Oboro (Yukie Nakama), from the rival Iga clan. Already exiled to the mountains, the evil Shogun aims to eliminate the tribes. He pits the clans against each other in a duel to the death, where the ninjas wield their supernatural powers. But will inbred hate snuff out forbidden love?
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The Sword with No Name
2011 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsWhen the queen he secretly loves becomes caught up in a dangerous political battle that may prove fatal, the queen's bodyguard -- former bounty hunter Mu Myeong -- must take action to save her life.
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Dhoom 2
2006 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsHot on the tail of notorious globe-trotting thief who's eyeing a target in Mumbai, two cops team with a lovely expert on the crook's methods. Now, each side tries to outwit the other in a race against time.
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Dhoom
2004 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsWith few clues to go on, no-nonsense detective Jai is tracking a gang of suave, motorbike-riding robbers who are sweeping through Mumbai. Jai's investigation leads him to a slacker mechanic whose riding skills may help bring the crooks to justice.
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Chennai Express
2013 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsWhat could have been a sad journey turns into a joyful one for Rahul when he falls in love with a woman en route to submerging his grandfather's ashes. Exotic landscapes and rousing musical numbers follow as the pair traverses South India.
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Kung Fu Dunk
2008 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsFeaturing an all-star cast, this action-driven comedy charts the rise of Fang Shi-Jie, an orphaned kung fu student who blossoms into a basketball star when a street hustler tries to make money off of the young man's talents.
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The Gods Must Be Crazy 2
1989 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsN!xau is back in this sequel to the 1980 cult hit, and this time, an even stranger turn of events -- stranger than a Coke bottle -- leads him to an unexpected run-in with the world beyond his African village. While hunting in the desert, N!xau discovers that his children have been abducted by elephant poachers and vows to find them. But he's forced to save the day (again) when he meets transplanted New Yorkers and soldiers who've lost their way.
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La Femme Nikita
1990 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsInternationally acclaimed director Luc Besson delivers the action-packed story of Nikita (Anne Parillaud), a ruthless street junkie whose killer instincts could make her the perfect weapon, in this French film that was remade as Point of No Return in the U.S. Recruited against her will into a secret government organization, Nikita is broken and transformed into a sexy, sophisticated "lethal weapon."
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Ichi
2008 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsOn a quest to find the blind masseur who raised her as a child, sightless but exceptionally skilled swordswoman Ichi (Haruka Ayase) saves the life of a hapless samurai (Takao Osawa), which lands her in the middle of a violent feud between local villagers and a gang of bandits. Directed by Fumihiko Sori, this blood-soaked Japanese action movie features beautifully choreographed fight scenes and fine acting.
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The Prey
2011 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsThis thriller follows the ups and downs of thief Franck Adrien, who's serving prison time for a job whose proceeds he's safely stashed away. But when the hidden loot and his family are compromised, Franck has no choice but to bust out early.
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El Mariachi
1992 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsWhen guitar player El Mariachi arrives in a small Mexican town, drug lord Moco mistakes him for an assassin who carries a trademark guitar case full of guns. Now El Mariachi must elude Moco's henchmen, who plan to shoot first and ask questions later.
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