The Best Action Movies to Make You White-Knuckle Your Seat in 2020

This story follows Buck, a domestic dog who finds himself in the wilds of the Alaskan Yukon in the late 1800s. Based on the 1903 Jack London book of the same name, the movie stars Harrison Ford as Buck’s owner, John Thornton.

Vin Diesel stars in Bloodshot as Ray Garrison, a man who was murdered, but is later resurrected by a team of scientists (which sounds like some spooky Buffy the Vampire stuff).

Loosely based on the 1924 Richard Connell short story, “The Most Dangerous Game,” this film is about a group of 12 strangers who wake up in a field, but aren’t sure exactly how they got there. Soon after that, they discover that they are the prey in a hunting game designed by a group of elites.

The live-action adaptation of the 1997 Disney animated movie follows the story of a woman who fights in the Imperial Chinese Army in place of her ailing father. No, there is no talking lizard voiced by Eddie Murphy in this version.

Daniel Craig returns for one last outing as James Bond, who emerges from retirement to square off against Safin, a dangerous villain who may or may not be Dr. No.

Maisie Williams stars as Rahne Sinclair/Wolfsbane, one of several teen mutants who are just discovering their powers while being hidden at a secret facility.

Natasha Romanova (aka Black Widow), portrayed by Scarlett Johansson, is given to the KGB at birth, and she’s trained to become its ultimate operative. When the U.S.S.R. breaks up, the government tries to kill Black Widow. As an adult, she is now working alone as a secret operative in the U.S.

Also known as F9, the follow-up to 2017’s The Fate of the Furious picks up with Vin Diesel’s character, Dominic Toretto, who is now in semi-retirement on a farm and has a kid named after the late Paul Walker’s character. Charlize Theron and John Cena also star in the ninth movie of the franchise.

Gal Gadot returns as Diana Prince, aka Wonder Woman. This time, the story is set in the 1980s, where the fashion features lots of shoulder pads. Wonder Woman will face off against Cheetah, played by Kristen Wiig in villain mode.

In Free Guy, Ryan Reynolds plays a bank teller who realizes he is a background character in a video game called Free City that is about to go offline. So far, the film looks like 2020’s version of The Truman Show. Oscar winner Taika Waititi and Jodi Comer (Killing Eve) also star.

Tom Cruise suits up as Maverick again in this 2020 sequel to the 1986 classic, where Pete Mitchell (Cruise) has been one of the Navy’s top aviators for more than 30 years.

Dr. Michael Morbius (Jared Leto) tries to cure himself of his rare blood disease, but instead he gives himself a form of vampirism. Something says he maybe wasn’t aware of that potential side-effect.

Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, and Morgan Freeman star in a story about bodyguard Michael Bryce, who is friends with assassin Darius Kincaid. They work together to save Darius’s wife, Sonia (Hayek), from new threats.

Alexander Skarsgård and Millie Bobby Brown star in this movie about two of the world's most powerful monsters, Godzilla and Kong, as they finally face off in a blockbuster-sized battle.

Director Christopher Nolan’s upcoming action-thriller features John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki, Dimple Kapadia, Michael Caine, and Kenneth Branagh in a story about a secret agent who has been given the mission of preventing a potential World War III through what looks to be (at least from the mysterious first trailer) time travel.