"It's admittedly far down the list of 2020's offenses, but this has been an abysmal year for action movies. Several higher-profile movies that would most likely have earned a spot on this list have moved to 2021, some others were only released overseas, and plenty of smaller films just never went into production at all. It hasn't affected all genres as evident by the abundance of terrific horror films released in 2020, but action movies took a real and tangible beating.
What does that mean for a list of the year's twenty best action films? Well, it means several movies have landed a spot here that in a normal year would have managed only an honorable mention. It should also come as no surprise that Netflix landed more spots on the list than its originals would typically secure too. So yes, some of these are far from "great" action films, but guess what? They're still the best US-released action flicks that 2020 had to offer. So keep reading for the best action movies of 2020!"
