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Best Action Movies Starring Idris Elba

This collection ranks 21 action movies starring Idris Elba. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. Thor: Ragnarok tops the list with a 7.6/10 audience score. The qualifying titles span 2008–2026. The most widely seen film here is Thor (22,700 votes).

21 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  1. 1

    Thor: Ragnarok

    2017· 2h 11m· en

    7.622.4K
  4. 4

    Extraction 2

    2023· 2h 2m· en

    7.43.0K
  6. 6

    Pacific Rim

    2013· 2h 11m· en

    6.913.7K
  7. 7

    Thor

    2011· 1h 55m· en

    6.822.7K
  14. 14

    RocknRolla

    2008· 1h 54m· en

    7.03.3K
  16. 16

    The Losers

    2010· 1h 37m· en

    6.32.0K
  17. 17

    Beast

    2022· 1h 33m· en

    6.51.8K
  18. 18

    Takers

    2010· 1h 47m· en

    6.31.4K
  19. 19

    The Dark Tower

    2017· 1h 35m· en

    5.85.6K
  20. 20

    The Gunman

    2015· 1h 55m· en

    5.81.0K

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Frequently asked questions

How many action movies has Idris Elba made?

21 action movies starring Idris Elba carry real rating data in this catalog.

How are these Idris Elba films ranked?

By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.

What is the best Idris Elba action movie?

Thor: Ragnarok currently holds the #1 position in this collection.

Which Idris Elba action movie is the most popular?

Thor has the largest audience (22,700 votes) among these titles.