Best action movies on MUBI in India
By the KyaDekhu team · Updated · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb
15 movies on MUBI in India match this list, with an average IMDb rating of 6.6. Most are in Japanese (9), English (3), Cantonese (2). Ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating and popularity.
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1. Children of Men (2006)
Movie · English · 1h 49m · A · Science Fiction, Thriller · IMDb 7.9 (5.7L votes)
Visually stunningEdge-of-seatMatureDark & gritty
In 2027, in a chaotic world in which humans can no longer procreate, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea, where her child's birth may help scientists save the future of humankind.
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2. Battle Royale (2000)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 53m · Drama, Thriller · IMDb 7.5 (2.1L votes)
MatureFast-pacedDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act.
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3. Fallen Angels (1995)
Movie · Cantonese · 1h 38m · Action, Romance · IMDb 7.5 (61.7K votes)
TwistyMatureVisually stunningSlow-burn
An indifferent hitman, his infatuated business partner and an ex-convict search for love and meaning as their lives cross paths in Hong Kong.
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4. 13 Tzameti (2006)
Movie · French · 1h 33m · Action, Thriller · IMDb 7.3 (18.8K votes)
TwistyMatureCold & detachedEdge-of-seat
Sebastian, a young man, has decided to follow instructions intended for someone else, without knowing where they will take him. Something else he does not know is that Gerard Dorez, a cop on a knife-edge, is tailing him. When he reaches his destination, Sebastian falls into a degenerate, clandestine world of mental cha
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5. Ashes of Time (1994)
Movie · Cantonese · 1h 38m · Drama, Action · IMDb 7.0 (18.5K votes)
TwistySlow-burnVisually stunningCold & detached
Ouyang Feng is a heartbroken and cynical man who spends his days in the desert, connecting expert swordsmen with those seeking revenge and willing to pay for it. Throughout five seasons in exile, Ouyang spins tales of his clients' unrequited loves and unusual acts of bravery.
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6. Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 45m · Action, Adventure · IMDb 7.0 (8.4K votes)
Visually stunningEdge-of-seatCold & detachedDark & gritty
Godzilla has become a distant memory for Japan when the destruction of a US submarine raises alarms for Admiral Tachibana. His estranged daughter Yuri investigates the legend of the guardian monsters, who must rise to protect Japan against the vengeful spirits within Godzilla that seek to destroy both the nation and it
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7. Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 43m · Action, Science Fiction · IMDb 6.9 (8.9K votes)
Visually stunningCold & detachedEdge-of-seatDark & gritty
A burning Godzilla, on the verge of meltdown, emerges to lay siege to Hong Kong. At the same time horrifying new organisms are discovered in Japan. These crustacean-like beings are seemingly born of the Oxygen Destroyer, the weapon that killed the original Godzilla.
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8. The Return of Godzilla (1984)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 43m · Science Fiction, Action · IMDb 6.8 (3.9K votes)
Visually stunningCold & detachedEdge-of-seatDark & gritty
After a fishing boat is attacked, the sole surviving crew member realizes it is none other than a resurrected Godzilla. However, efforts to bring the story to light are suppressed by the Japanese government amid growing political tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union, who are both willing to bomb Japa
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9. Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 29m · Drama, Action · IMDb 6.5 (12.2K votes)
Visually stunningEdge-of-seatCold & detached
Journalists Ichiro Sakai and Junko cover the wreckage of a typhoon when an enormous egg is found and claimed by greedy entrepreneurs. Mothra's fairies arrive and are aided by the journalists in a plea for its return. As their requests are denied, Godzilla arises near Nagoya and the people of Infant Island must decide i
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10. Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 45m · Action, Horror · IMDb 6.5 (8.7K votes)
Visually stunningCold & detachedEdge-of-seat
After the previous Godzilla attack, a miniature arms race ensues to collect his cells. Concerned over Godzilla's possible return, the Japanese government uses the cells to create a new bio-weapon, ANEB (Anti-Nuclear Energy Bacteria). They seeks the aid of geneticist Genshiro Shiragami, who's experiments result in a new
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11. Destroy All Monsters (1968)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 29m · Science Fiction, Action · IMDb 6.3 (9.1K votes)
Visually stunningCold & detachedEdge-of-seatFast-paced
At the turn of the century, all of the Earth's monsters have been rounded up and kept safely on Monsterland. Chaos erupts when a race of she-aliens known as the Kilaaks unleash the monsters across the world.
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12. Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 24m · Action, Adventure · IMDb 6.2 (9.3K votes)
Visually stunningCold & detachedEdge-of-seatTwisty
An Okinawan prophecy that foretells the destruction of the Earth is seeming fulfilled when Godzilla emerges to return to his destructive roots. But not all is what it seems after Godzilla breaks his ally Anguirus's jaw. Matters are further complicated when a second Godzilla emerges, revealing the doppelgänger as a mech
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13. Godzilla 1985 (1985)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 27m · Action, Science Fiction · IMDb 6.1 (7.4K votes)
Visually stunningCold & detachedEdge-of-seatDark & gritty
Originally released in Japan as "The Return of Godzilla" in 1984, this is the heavily re-edited, re-titled "Godzilla 1985". Adding in new footage of Raymond Burr, this 16th Godzilla film ignores all previous sequels and serves as a direct follow-up to the 1956 "Godzilla King of the Monsters", which also featured scen
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14. Punk Vacation (1987)
Movie · English · 1h 34m · Crime, Action · IMDb 3.9 (473 votes)
MatureCold & detachedFast-pacedEdge-of-seat
A peaceful California town is shaken after the brutal murder of diner owner by a gang of vicious punks. When the daughter of the slain man attempts to avenge her father’s death, she’s held hostage by the gang resulting in an epic battle between punks and rednecks.
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15. Terminal Island (1973)
Movie · English · 1h 28m · Action, Drama · IMDb 5.3 (2.0K votes)
MatureDark & grittyCold & detachedEdge-of-seat
After the U.S. Supreme Court banishes the death penalty, California decides to exile all convicted murderers to the remote island of San Bruno, overseen by a tyrannical camp leader who forces all female inmates into sex slavery.
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