What is the best 2020s action film so far?

By IQ Score on TV Intelligentsia, RRR (2022) and Top Gun: Maverick (2022) anchor the decade so far. Dune: Part Two, John Wick: Chapter 4, and The Northman round out the canonical entries.

How does TVI rank 2020s action?

Every 2020s action film is scored on the same rubric: Cognitive Stimulation (40%), Educational Value (35%), Craft & Quality (25%). The decade so far is characterized by practical-effects renaissance — Tom Cruise's franchise commitment, RRR's choreographic ambition, and the Dune-scale practical-stunts work.

Will this list change as more 2020s films release?

Yes — the page is updated each Monday as new titles are scored. 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.

Action Films · 2020s So Far

Best Action Films of the 2020s So Far, Ranked by IQ Score

Half-decade into the 2020s — the action films that have demonstrated practical-effect discipline. Ranked by IQ Score.

The 2020s in action cinema is the decade Tom Cruise's commitment to practical-stunts continued reshaping the genre's expectations. Top Gun: Maverick (2022) used actual F/A-18 footage. Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) committed to the canonical motorcycle-cliff-jump sequence. John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023) committed to choreographic discipline at register the franchise had not previously sustained.

Anchor picks: RRR (2022) is the most-formally-distinctive entry — S.S. Rajamouli's Tollywood epic that achieved international canonical-action recognition. Dune (2021) and Dune: Part Two (2024) demonstrate that auteur action remains commercially viable.

11 titles · ranked by IQ Score