Action films on The Criterion Channel 2026

Updated September 14, 2026Checked September 14, 2026

1. An Actor's Revenge (1963)
2. Adventures of Zatoichi (1964)
3. Alexander Nevsky (1938)
4. Another World (2025)
5. Assassination (1964)
6. Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron (1978)
7. Beast (2022)
8. Behemoth: Or the Game of God (2016)
9. Betrayal (2009)
10. A Better Tomorrow (1986)
11. A Better Tomorrow II (1987)
12. A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon (1989)
13. Black River (1957)
14. Blackout (1996)
15. Branded to Kill (1967)
16. The Bronze Buckaroo (1939)
17. Bulldog Drummond at Bay (1937)
18. Bulldog Drummond's Bride (1939)
19. Bulldog Drummond's Peril (1938)
20. Bullet in the Head (1990)
21. Bullshot (1983)
22. A Chinese Ghost Story (1987)
23. A Chinese Ghost Story II (1990)
24. A Chinese Ghost Story III (1991)
25. City on Fire (1987)
26. Cloud (2024)
27. A Colt Is My Passport (1967)
28. Cruel Gun Story (1964)
29. Death Shadows (1986)
30. Destiny's Son (1962)
31. Destroy All Monsters (1968)
32. Dragon Inn (1967)
33. Dreadnaught (1981)
34. The Eagle Shooting Heroes (1993)
35. Eastern Condors (1987)
36. Encounters of the Spooky Kind (1980)
37. Equinox (1970)
38. Escape from New York (1981)
39. EVANGELION: DEATH (TRUE)² (1998)
40. Everything Goes Wrong (1960)
41. Evil Cat (1987)
42. Fearless Hyena (1979)
43. Fearless Hyena 2 (1983)
44. Fight, Zatoichi, Fight (1964)
45. Fighting Elegy (1966)
46. First Man into Space (1959)
47. A Flame at the Pier (1962)
48. The Flying Ace (1926)
49. For Heaven's Sake (1926)
50. Foreign Correspondent (1940)
51. The Fortress (2017)
52. Full Alert (1997)
53. Gatchaman: The Movie (1978)
54. Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
55. Godzilla Raids Again (1955)
56. Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)
57. Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972)
58. Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991)
59. Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)
60. Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973)
61. Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956)
62. Golden Eyes (1968)
63. Golden Eyes (1968)
64. Half a Loaf of Kung Fu (1978)
65. Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice (1972)
66. Hanzo the Razor: The Snare (1973)
67. Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold? (1974)
68. Happy Anniversary (1963)
69. Hard Boiled (1992)
70. Heroes Shed No Tears (1984)
71. The Heroic Trio (1993)
72. Hunter in the Dark (1979)
73. I Am Waiting (1957)
74. Infernal Affairs II (2003)
75. Infernal Affairs III (2003)
76. Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965)
77. Ironfinger (1965)
78. Jungle Book (1942)
79. Kill! (1968)
80. The Killer (1989)
81. Killers on Parade (1961)
82. King Solomon's Mines (1937)
83. Lady Snowblood (1973)
84. Last Hurrah for Chivalry (1979)
85. Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx (1972)
86. Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril (1972)
87. Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons (1973)
88. Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades (1972)
89. Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972)
90. Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell (1974)
91. The Lost Okoroshi (2019)
92. The Magnificent Butcher (1979)
93. Magnificent Warriors (1987)
94. Maniac Cop (1988)
95. Mosonngoa (2015)
96. The Most Dangerous Game (1932)
97. Mother India (1957)
98. Mr Vampire Saga 4 (1988)
99. Mr. Vampire (1985)
100. Mr. Vampire II (1986)
101. Mr. Vampire III (1987)
102. My Lucky Stars (1985)
103. Mynarski Death Plummet (2014)
104. The Mysterians (1957)
105. Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (1997)
106. New Tale of Zatoichi (1963)
107. Once a Thief (1991)
108. Once Upon a Time in China (1991)
109. Once Upon a Time in China and America (1997)
110. Once Upon a Time in China II (1992)
111. Once Upon a Time in China III (1993)
112. Pamfir (2022)
113. Pathfinder (1987)
114. Peking Opera Blues (1986)
115. The Perfect Game (1958)
116. Police Story (1985)
117. Police Story 2 (1988)
118. Pom Pom and Hot Hot (1992)
119. Prison on Fire (1987)
120. Regeneration (1923)
121. The Return of Bulldog Drummond (1934)
122. The Return of Godzilla (1984)
123. Revenge (1990)
124. Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky (1991)
125. Rodan (1956)
126. Ronin-gai (1990)
127. The Rose on His Arm (1956)
128. Royal Warriors (1986)
129. Safety Last! (1923)
130. A Sailor-Made Man (1921)
131. Samaritan Zatoichi (1968)
132. Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954)
133. Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955)
134. Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)
135. Samurai Saga (1959)
136. Samurai Spy (1965)
137. Sanjuro (1962)
138. Sanshiro Sugata (1943)
139. Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two (1945)
140. Scarface (1932)
141. School on Fire (1988)
142. Seven Samurai (1954)
143. Shogun Assassin (1980)
144. Snow Trail (1947)
145. Speedy (1928)
146. Spiritual Kung Fu (1978)
147. The Steel Helmet (1951)
148. Straight to Hell (1987)
149. Sword Devil (1965)
150. The Sword of Doom (1966)
151. Sword of the Beast (1965)
152. Swordsman (1990)
153. Take Aim at the Police Van (1960)
154. The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)
155. The Tale of Zatoichi Continues (1962)
156. Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)
157. They Call Me Bruce? (1982)
158. Thief (1981)
159. The Third Shadow Warrior (1963)
160. Three Outlaw Samurai (1964)
161. Tokyo Drifter (1966)
162. A Touch of Zen (1970)
163. The Union (2024)
164. Until the End of the World (1991)
165. Vendetta of a Samurai (1952)
166. The War of the Gargantuas (1966)
167. Wild Search (1989)
168. Wildcat (2025)
169. The X from Outer Space (1967)
170. Yojimbo (1961)
171. The Young Master (1980)
172. Youth of the Beast (1963)
173. Zatoichi and the Chess Expert (1965)
174. Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold (1964)
175. Zatoichi and the Doomed Man (1965)
176. Zatoichi and the Fugitives (1968)
177. Zatoichi at Large (1972)
178. Zatoichi Challenged (1967)
179. Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival (1970)
180. Zatoichi in Desperation (1972)
181. Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman (1971)
182. Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo (1970)
183. Zatoichi on the Road (1963)
184. Zatoichi the Fugitive (1963)
185. Zatoichi the Outlaw (1967)
186. Zatoichi's Cane Sword (1967)
187. Zatoichi's Conspiracy (1973)
188. Zatoichi's Flashing Sword (1964)
189. Zatoichi's Pilgrimage (1966)
190. Zatoichi's Revenge (1965)
191. Zatoichi's Vengeance (1966)