Action Movies · 2020s So Far
Best Action Movies of the 2020s So Far, Ranked by IQ Score
Action movies released from 2020 onward, ranked for what survives after the set piece ends.
Dune: Part Two is the highest-scoring 2020s action movie in the current TVI catalog at 162/200. Nobody (151) and Tenet (149) follow.
Every eligible title is ranked on the same published methodology, not popularity or paid placement.
The best action movies of the 2020s do more than escalate. Dune: Part Two makes scale legible. Tenet turns temporal mechanics into choreography. RRR treats physical excess as a storytelling language. Furiosa, Top Gun: Maverick, and John Wick: Chapter 4 each build a distinct grammar of movement.
Eligibility is strict: the film must have been released from 2020 onward and carry an action classification in the TVI catalog. That keeps tense dramas and adjacent genre films from entering merely because they contain action. Eligible films are ranked by Cognitive Stimulation (40%), Educational Value (35%), and Craft & Quality (25%).
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Questions about this ranking
What is the best 2020s action film so far?
Dune: Part Two holds the highest IQ Score among 2020s action movies in the current TVI catalog at 162/200. Nobody (151) and Tenet (149) follow.
How does TVI rank 2020s action?
A film must have been released from 2020 onward and carry an action classification in the TVI catalog. Eligible films are scored on the same rubric: Cognitive Stimulation (40%), Educational Value (35%), and Craft & Quality (25%).
Will this list change as more 2020s films release?
Yes. The rankings are rebuilt against the live TVI catalog, so they reflect the current database. Half-decade into the 2020s, the action-cinema picture is still forming. Late-decade entries from Cruise, Villeneuve, and the John Wick / Mission Impossible franchise extensions will reshape the ranking.
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