14 Brutal R-Rated Movies to Watch on Netflix in February 2024

From the gritty streets where every fight scene feels like a dance with danger, to the sleek, modern battlegrounds where the action is as sharp as the dialogue, this collection has it all. Think bone-crunching, adrenaline-pumping, edge-of-your-seat kind of entertainment. And no, it's not just the John Wick series on repeat.

14. The Courier (2019)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 10%

Runtime: 1h 39m

A courier in London discovers that one of her packages is a bomb aimed at a witness against a ruthless crime boss, leading her into a deadly game of cat and mouse.

13. London Has Fallen (2016)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 27%

Runtime: 1h 38m

In this explosive action thriller, a Secret Service agent must thwart a terrorist plot targeting world leaders attending the Prime Minister's funeral in London.

12. Hunter Killer (2018)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 37%

Runtime: 2h 1m

An untested American submarine captain teams with U.S. Navy Seals to rescue the Russian president, who has been kidnapped by a rogue general, in a tense underwater mission.

11. Primal (2019)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 38%

Runtime: 1h 36m

A big-game hunter on a cargo ship discovers that a political assassin being extradited to the U.S is on the loose after releasing dangerous animals in a deadly hunt on the high seas.

10. Sniper: Ultimate Kill (2017)

Rotten Tomatoes Audience score: 40%

Runtime: 1h 33m

In this action-packed thriller, a skilled sniper teams up with a veteran shooter to take down a notorious drug cartel and its deadly hitman, known as "The Devil."

9. Contraband (2012)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 51%

Runtime: 1h 49m

A former smuggler finds himself back in the game to protect his brother-in-law from a drug lord, leading to a risky run in Panama to settle his family's debt.

8. Those Who Wish Me Dead (2021)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 62%

Runtime: 1h 39m

A smoke jumper and a traumatized boy fight for their lives as two relentless assassins pursue them through a raging fire in the Montana wilderness, with secrets and survival on the line.

7. Desierto (2015)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 63%

Runtime: 1h 27m

Migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border are hunted by a merciless vigilante, leading to a desperate fight for survival in the harsh desert landscape.

6. The Foreigner (2017)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 66%

Runtime: 1h 53m

A humble London businessman, whose long-buried past erupts in a revenge-fueled vendetta when his teenage daughter is killed in a senseless act of politically-motivated terrorism, seeks justice while unraveling a conspiracy.

5. Death Wish (1974)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 66%

Runtime: 1h 33m

After his wife is murdered and his daughter sexually assaulted, a New York City architect becomes a one-man vigilante squad, taking on the city's criminals and exacting brutal justice.

4. A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 68%

Runtime: 1h 54m

A private investigator, haunted by past tragedies, is drawn into a case involving kidnapping and murder, leading him down a dark path of dangerous secrets and unexpected redemption.

3. Training Day (2001)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 74%

Runtime: 2h 2m

A rookie cop spends his first day as a Los Angeles narcotics officer with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears to be, leading to a 24-hour period filled with violence and corruption.

2. John Wick (2014)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 86%

Runtime: 1h 41m

A retired hitman embarks on a relentless spree of vengeance against gangsters who have wronged him, unleashing his deadly skills to track down those responsible for taking everything he loved.

1. John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 89%

Runtime: 2h 2m

John Wick, now a marked man, is forced back into the world of assassination when he must honor a debt to a powerful figure in the criminal underworld, leading him to Rome for a series of intense battles.