Explore 10 must-watch action movies on Amazon Prime Video, including 'Mission: Impossible' and more great films streaming in May 2025 ...

Action movies offer high-octane energy, and colourful and grandios narratives that repeatedly resemble comic books.

Then you'll be game for this rollicking movie, based on the long popular ... Knight isn't just the best comic book movie of all time — it's one of the best action movies of all time, too.

Fortunately, the book is a short read and is a great precursor to watching the film.

This list is regularly updated as movies rotate on and off of Prime Video. *New additions are indicated with an asterisk. Critic Brian Tallerico watches and writes about movies and TV every day.