The 31 Best Action Movies of 2023 (So Far) (2023)

While 2022 was the year the film industry found its new normal, 2023 is shaping up to be a yearfullyear of blockbuster films. Several highly anticipated comedies, dramas, and documentaries are coming to the big screen, and previously delayed action movies will make their debut in theaters and on streaming like Netflix. From the Marvel epics and the latest John Wick to the return of Indiana Jones andvoracious games(not to mentioncocaine bear), read this year's action movies. (If you are looking for thebest action movies of 2022which are already available, we have a guide for that too).

'Airplane'

Release date: January 13, 2023

Hero: Gerard Butler, Mike Colter, Daniella Pineda, Kelly Gale, Yoson An, Remi Adeleke, Tony Goldwyn y Paul Ben-Victor

Why is it worth watching?: Don't be fooled by the one-word title; This film about a pilot (Butler) who is forced to land on a war-torn island is packed with impressive action. When his passengers are taken hostage, Brodie must team up with accused killer Louis (Colter) to rescue them, get them back to the plane and get it back in the air.

'Forced marriage'

Release date: January 27, 2023

Hero: Jennifer Lopez, Josh Duhamel, Jennifer Coolidge, Sonia Braga, Cheech Marin, Selena Tan y Lenny Kravitz

Why is it worth watching?: J.Lo stars in this action comedy as a bride whose marriage is strained by a hostage situation involving their families (including her mother-in-law, Jennifer Coolidge).

'Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania'

Release date: February 17, 2023

Hero: Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michelle Pfeiffer, Michael Douglas, Jonathan Majors, Kathryn Newton, William Jackson Harper y Bill Murray

Why is it worth watching?: Any Marvel movie is a must see right now, but this third Ant-Man movie promises adventures in the Quantum Realm and the introduction of the MCU's newest big bad villain (played by the actor whose face you'll see every day). next time). -year/future-Oscar winner Jonathan Majors).

'Cocaine Bear'

Release date: February 24, 2023

Hero: Keri Russell, Margo Martindale, Ray Liotta, Alden Ehrenreich, O'Shea Jackson Jr., Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Christian Convery y Brooklynn Prince

Why is it worth watching?: This irreverent action comedy is inspired by thetrue storyof a bear that gets into a pile of cocaine that was dumped in the woods. Sure, the real-life bear didn't go on a cocaine killing spree, but where's the fun in that?

'I believe III'

Release date: March 3, 2023

Hero: Michael B. Jordan, Tessa Thompson, Jonathan Majors, Florian Munteanu, Wood Harris, Selenis Leyva y Phylicia Rashad

Why is it worth watching?: Franchise star Michael B. Jordan makes his directorial debut in this trio about the heavyweight champion son of Apollo Creed as he takes on his former childhood friend (played by Majors).

'Sixty-five'

Release date: March 17, 2023

Hero: Adam Driver, Ariana Greenblatt y Chloe Coleman

Why is it worth watching?: Driver stars in this crash-landing movie with a sci-fi twist, where space pilot Mills discovers he's actually trapped on Earth... 65 million years ago. To get to the only chance of rescue, he and the only survivor (Greenblatt) must traverse uncharted terrain filled with dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures.

'Shazam! the fury of the gods'

Release date: March 17, 2023

Hero: Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer, Rachel Zegler, Adam Brody, Ross Butler, Lucy Liu, Djimon Hounsou y Helen Mirren

Why is it worth watching?: The 2019 Sequelshazammarks the return of adoptive son Billy Batson (Angel), who transforms into his superhuman adult alter ego (Levi).

'John Wick: Chapter 4'

Release date: March 24, 2023

Hero: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Ian McShane, Donnie Yen, Hiroyuki Sanada, Rina Sawayama, Shamier Anderson and Lance Reddick

Why is it worth watching?: If you're a fan of action and haven't seen the John Wick movies yet, be sure to catch up on the critically acclaimed series before the fourth movie is released.

'Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves'

Release date: March 31, 2023

Hero: Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Regé-Jean Page, Justice Smith, Sophia Lillis, Chloe Coleman, Daisy Head y Hugh Grant

Why is it worth watching?: Even if you are not familiar with the popular board game (but how could you not be afterWeird things), Chris Pine and the Duke of Hastings in a medieval action movie should be enough to get you hooked.

'The movie Super Mario Bros.'

Release date: April 7, 2023

Hero: Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black, Keegan Michael-Key, Seth Rogen y Fred Armisen

Why is it worth watching?Mario's American accent aside, seeing the game's beloved characters animated on the big screen is sure to be a treat (or at least rekindle your childhood fear of Bowser.

'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3'

Release date: May 5, 2023

Hero: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Elizabeth Debicki y Will Poulter

Why is it worth watching?: It's been six years and an entire Infinity War since the last Guardians solo movie, and we can't wait to return to the irreverent world of the team (and excellent soundtrack).

'Mother'

Release date: May 12, 2023

Hero: Jennifer Lopez, Joseph Fiennes, Omari Hardwick, Gael Garcia Bernal, Paul Raci and Lucy Paez

Why is it worth watching?: In this more serious version of Jennifer Lopez's Action Star, she'll play an assassin who comes out of hiding to protect the daughter she gave up years before.

'X-fast'

Release date: May 19, 2023

Hero: Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Jason Momoa, Charlize Theron, Brie Larson, Alan Ritchson, Nathalie Emmanuel, Michael Rooker, Daniela Melchior, Jordana Brewster, Sung Kang, Ludacris, Cardi B, Scott Eastwood y Rita Moreno

Why is it worth watching?: o 10ºFast and FuriousThe movie (which actually lost some puns using Fast10) has the biggest cast in the franchise yet (Momoa! Larson! Moreno! Cardi!).

'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse'

Release date: June 2, 2023

Hero: Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Jake Johnson, Oscar Isaac, Jason Schwartzman e Issa Rae

Why is it worth watching?: This highly anticipated sequel to Miles Morales' Oscar-winning Spider-Man film will see the hero teaming up with Gwen Stacy to battle an epic villain across the multiverse.

'Extraction 2'

Release date: June 2, 2023

Hero: Chris Hemsworth, Adam Bessa, Tinatin Dalakishvili, Patrick Newall, Rayna Campbell and Hector Andreu

Why is it worth watching?: The sequel to the 2020 Netflix hitExtractionfinally arrives this year, with Tyler Rake (Hemsworth) on a new mission involving one of the world's deadliest prisons.

'Transformers: Rise of the Beasts'

Release date: June 9, 2023

Hero: Anthony Ramos, Dominique Fishback, Peter Cullen, Peter Dinklage, Pete Davidson, Michaela Jaé Rodríguez and Michelle Yeoh

Why is it worth watching?: This Reboot (the first Transformers movie since 2018)Bee)it will be set in the 1990s and will bring new factions of the living robot race to the big screen (as well as the return of Optimus Prime!).

'Indiana Jones and the dial of fate'

Release date: June 30, 2023

Hero: Harrison Ford, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Antonio Banderas, Boyd Holbrook, Mads Mikkelsen y Toby Jones

Why is it worth watching?: The fifth Indiana Jones movie will be exciting and impressive (just watch the trailer!), withflea bagstar Waller-Bridge joins the franchise.

'Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One'

Release date: July 14, 2023

Hero: Tom Cruise, Rebecca Ferguson, Hayley Atwell, Vanessa Kirby, Pom Klementieff, Simon Pegg y Ving Rhames

Why is it worth watching?: The best part of any noveltyMission Impossibleis to see how Cruise will top his old death-defying stunts. The next installment also brings backCairstars Ferguson and Kirby in their badass roles.

'The wonders'

Release date: July 28, 2023

Hero: Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris, Iman Vellani, Zawe Ashton, Park Seo-joon and Samuel L. Jackson

Why is it worth watching?: Remember the days when the MCU only had one Avenger? This year will see a team-up movie with three heroines, a villain (rumored), and a touch of visual appeal with Park Seo-joon.

'Heart of stone'

Release date: August 11, 2023

Hero: Gal Gadot, Jamie Dornan, Alia Bhatt, Sophie Okonedo, Matthias Schweighöfer, Jing Lusi and Paul Ready

Why is it worth watching?: This spy thriller stars Gadot as a secret agent who is the only person who can stop the loss of her global peacekeeping organization's most valuable and dangerous asset.

'Blue beetle'

Release date: August 18, 2023

Hero: Xolo Maridueña, George Lopez, Adrianna Barraza, Harvey Guillén, Bruna Marquezine, Damián Alcázar, Belissa Escobedo and Elpidia Carrillo

Why is it worth watching?: DC's first Latino superhero movie hits the big screen this year with the origin story of Mexican-American teenager Jaime Reyes, who gains superpowers when a blue beetle attaches itself to his spine, granting him powerful alien armor.

'Lift'

Release date: August 25, 2023

Hero: Kevin Hart, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Sam Worthington, Vincent D'Onofrio, Ursula Corbero, Billy Magnussen, Yun Jee Kim and Jacob Batalhão

Why is it worth watching?: This heist movie about a team recruited to thwart a terrorist attack on a mid-air mission sounds exciting. Just maybe watch with both feet on the ground.

'Kraven the Hunter'

Release date: October 6, 2023

Hero: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ariana DeBose, Christopher Abbot, Russell Crowe, Fred Hechinger, Alessandro Nivola y Levi Miller

Why is it worth watching?: Another Spider-Man anti-hero is getting his own standalone film, with Taylor-Johnson playing a Russian nobleman who sets out to become the world's greatest hunter.

'Maid'

Release date: October 13, 2023

Hero: Millie Bobby Brown, Angela Bassett, Robin Wright, Ray Winstone, Nick Robinson, Brooke Carter y Shohreh Aghdashloo

Why is it worth watching?: For his latest Netflix project, theWeird thingsThe star will play a "maiden" who must be saved when she discovers that she must be sacrificed to a bloodthirsty dragon.

'Dune: second part'

Release date: November 3, 2023

Hero: Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Dave Bautista, Stellan Skarsgård, Javier Bardem, Florence Pugh, Lea Seydoux, Austin Butler y Christopher Walken

Why is it worth watching?: The sequel to the Oscar-nominated film will continue to adapt the acclaimed science fiction novel, this time with a lot more Zendaya!

'The murderer'

Release date: November 10, 2023

Hero: Michael Fassbender, Tilda Swinton, Charles Parnell, Arliss Howard y Sophie Charlotte

Why is it worth watching?:fight clubmimissing girlDirector David Fincher returns with his first film in years, a noir thriller starring Fassbender as a killer with no moral compass who slowly begins to lose his mind during an international manhunt.

'The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes'

Release date: November 17, 2023

Hero: Tom Blyth, Rachel Zegler, Hunter Schafer, Peter Dinklage, Jason Schwartzman, Burn Gorman y Viola Davis

Why is it worth watching?: We return to the world of The Hunger Games with this prequel, following 18-year-old Coriolanus Snow (Blyth) as he mentors Lucy Gray Baird (Zeglaer), the female tribute from District 12.

'Rogue Moon'

Release date: TBA

Hero: Sofia Boutella, Charlie Hunnam, Stuart Martin, Anthony Hopkins, Jena Malone

Why is it worth watching?: Acclaimed action director Zach Snyder directs this sci-fi thriller about a mysterious young woman who seeks warriors from neighboring planets to help her defend her peaceful colony against a tyrannical king.

'Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom'

Release date: December 25, 2023

Hero: Jason Momoa, Patrick Wilson, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Nicole Kidman, Indya Moore, Dolph Lundgren, Randall Park y Ben Affleck

Why is it worth watching?: While the future of the DCEU is up in the air, we'll still get an Aquaman sequel this Christmas.

'Monkey Man'

Release date: TBA

Hero: Dev Patel, Sharlto Copley

Why is it worth watching?: Patel will star in his directorial debut, playing an unlikely hero and ex-con who enters the corporate world to exact revenge on the people who took everything from him.

'Nimona'

Release date: TBA

Hero: Chloë Grace Moretz, Riz Ahmed y Eugene Lee Yang

Why is it worth watching?: Animation fans beware this movie set in a cool techno-medieval world. A knight has been accused of a crime he did not commit and the only person who can prove his innocence is Nimona, a shape-shifting teenager who may also be the monster he swore to kill.