Streaming Movies: Five action picks and this weekend’s must-watch list
This week’s streaming movies roundup collects five high-octane action films and the key shows and debuts arriving over the Feb. 20–22 weekend, so viewers can pick what to queue now.
Streaming Movies: Five action picks to queue
Start with Hung Tzu-Hsuan’s 96 Minutes, a taut train-set thriller that runs 117 minutes and tracks bomb squad officers Song Kang Ren (Lin Po-hung) and Jie Li (Lee Lee-zen) as they race to defuse devices on two parallel high-speed trains. Director Hung uses smash cuts from characters’ eyes to the ticking clock and the speeding locomotive to heighten tension in key calculations that decide lives on board.
Herman Yau’s Customs Frontline follows customs officer Chow Ching-lai (Nicholas Tse) as he chases illegal weapons shipments bound for the fictional Republic of Loklamoa. That globe-trotting story builds to a raid on a shipping vessel involving customs boats and helicopters and finishes with an extended brawl on a mini-submarine that tests the film’s stunt work and choreography.
From Vietnam, Ham Tran’s Hijacked is inspired by the 1978 takeover of Vietnam Civil Aviation Flight 501. The film centers on Binh (Nguyen Thanh Son), an off-duty air marshal instructor, and his close-quarters fights with Long (Thai Hoa), the gang leader. One sequence includes a fighter jet ordered to shoot down the commandeered plane, underlining how the film staggers melodrama and realistic effects.
Weekend binge guide for Feb. 20–22
The weekend slate highlights a mix of finales, new seasons and genre picks. The season 1 finale of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, titled “The Morrow, ” follows Ser Duncan “Dunk” the Tall (Peter Claffey) and Aegon “Egg” Targaryen (Dexter Sol Ansell) as they cope with the death of Prince Baelor. Gothic horror film The Dreadful reunites Sophie Turner and Kit Harington, while The Night Agent returns for season 3 and The Last Thing He Told Me offers a suspenseful limited-series arc.
For those preferring films, the Korean title No Other Choice is listed among weekend recommendations, giving viewers a mix of international cinema alongside high-profile series finales and new seasons.
New series and debuts this week
Animation and true-crime entries arrive alongside thrillers: Strip Law, an R-rated animated workplace comedy set in Las Vegas featuring Adam Scott, Janelle James and Keith David, debuts on Feb. 20. Documentary Wild Boys: Strangers in Town begins by tracing the 2003 story of two brothers who emerged from forests in British Columbia and the community tensions that followed. The thriller 56 Days, adapted from the novel by Catherine Ryan Howard, poses a central mystery about a corpse discovered 56 days after a whirlwind supermarket romance between Oliver Kennedy (Avan Jogia) and Ciara Wyse (Dove Cameron).
These entries expand choices for viewers who want either tightly plotted action — like the train-bound countdown in 96 Minutes — or slower-burn mysteries such as 56 Days.
What to watch next: queue the action picks now, or follow the weekend schedule for Feb. 20–22. Strip Law debuts on Feb. 20, and the week of new releases is rounded out by documentaries and thrillers arriving on streaming services through Feb. 20, 2026.
