Independent Action & Adventure on Netflix
Last updated April 18, 2025
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsHoping to make a bundle in a high-stakes poker game, four shiftless lads from London's East End instead find themselves swimming in debt to underworld porn king "Hatchet" Harry -- and with only a week to repay him.
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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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Grindhouse: Death Proof
2007 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsIn this high-octane thriller, a tough-talking serial murderer transforms his Dodge Charger into an indestructible weapon and then climbs behind the wheel of his well-oiled killing machine to terrorize a group of women on the road.
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Beneath the Blue
2010 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsBahamian teenager Alyssa has a kinship with dolphins, a gift she harnesses as a scientist at her father's research station. But her heart is torn when she discovers that her first real love, Craig, takes an opposing interest in the creatures.
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Redbelt
2008 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsIn this riveting character study, a jujitsu master in a financial bind considers entering the arena to compete for cash -- which goes against his values and his integrity. When a gun mishap adds to his debt, he's left at the mercy of gangland thugs.
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A Lonely Place to Die
2011 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsFive mountaineering friends on vacation in the Scottish Highlands stumble upon a tiny chamber in the woods, in which a young Serbian girl is trapped. But when they free her and try to take her to safety, they become the kidnappers' next targets.
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American Brawler
2013 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsAlready grappling with his own problems, martial arts teacher Carlos Castillo faces another crisis when his brother, Ricky, runs afoul of a gangster. To save Ricky and keep his dojo, Carlos is obliged to take part in illegal pit-fighting bouts.
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The Matador
2005 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsThe life of Danny Wright, a salesman constantly on the road, veers into dangerous and surreal territory when he wanders into a Mexican bar and strikes up a friendship with a mysterious stranger -- who happens to be a hit man.
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The Timekeeper
2009 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsWhen his father dies, Martin Bishop (Craig Olejnik) gets a job building the Canadian railroad in the mid-1960s. As timekeeper, he's responsible for ensuring the crew stays on pace to lay 52 miles of track through some of the country's roughest terrain in 52 days. Bishop soon runs afoul of the domineering foreman Fisk (Stephen McHattie), who leads the remote work camp with an iron fist and may have a secret agenda.
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The Colombian Connection
2011 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsJack Hooks is an ex-cop set up by his corrupt partner and sent to jail for a drug crime he didn't commit. Yanked out of prison with an early release deal by the DEA, he's sent on a mission to bring down the drug trade of his former partner.
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Storage
2009 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsAfter his father's murder, grieving teen Jimmy (Matt Scully) goes to live with his uncle, who runs an underground storage facility. As he wanders through the mazelike corridors, Jimmy begins to suspect that one of the renters is hiding evidence of a vicious crime. Aided by his new friend Zia (Saskia Burmeister), Jimmy investigates, but as his search takes him further into the man's twisted life, he learns that he may be in too deep.
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Dead Man's Burden
2012 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsIn 1870, homesteader Martha McCall wants to sell the family farm in New Mexico and move with her husband, Heck, to San Francisco. But the unexpected return of Wade, her brother who was presumed dead in the Civil War, throws her plans into turmoil.
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Surviving Crooked Lake
2008 | NR | 2.9 out of 5 StarsYoung teen Steph and her three pals find themselves hopelessly lost deep in the wilderness when their guide perishes while leading them on a backcountry canoe trip. Now the four girls must survive the perils of the wild and find their way back.
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