3 Great Action Movies on Tubi You Need to Watch in September 2024

Tubi continues to add an eclectic group of films each month. Ready or notthe great thriller of Radio Silence, and The MasterPaul Thomas Anderson’s psychological drama, are two of Tubi’s main films. Other notable hits include Valkyrie, The readerAnd Free State Jones.

Tubi is considered a FAST service, or free ad-supported streaming. It doesn’t cost a dime to use Tubi. However, each user has to watch a few ads with every movie or TV show, which is a fair trade-off considering the free price. If you’re looking for an action movie, watch one of these three: a sensational crime saga, an iconic disaster film, and an underrated thriller.

Sicario (2015)

Before Taylor Sheridan became Paramount’s prolific showrunner, the talented screenwriter investigated the drug war on the U.S.-Mexico border in SicarioWritten by Sheridan and directed by Denis Villeneuve, Sicario stars Emily Blunt as Kate Mercer, a law-abiding FBI agent who leads raids on drug cartels. CIA agent Matt Graver (Josh Brolin) recruits Kate to join a special Joint Task Force and help find one of the Sonora Cartel’s top lieutenants.

The team includes the mysterious Alejandro Gillick (Benicio del Toro), a CIA hitman with a tumultuous history with the cartel. In the course of her work, Kate realizes that the rulebook has been thrown out. Anything goes, as long as the CIA gets what it wants. Is Kate willing to compromise her morals and conform? Featuring some of the most exciting action scenes of the last decade, Sicario never lets you catch your breath, as thrillers should.

Current Sicario on Tubi.

Independence Day (1996)

“Welcome to Earth.” With those three words, Will Smith became a movie star, and Independence Day became an iconic summer blockbuster. In Roland Emmerich’s disaster film, humanity’s worst nightmare comes to life after aliens invade Earth over the Fourth of July weekend. These aliens are hostile, as their ships destroy major cities and kill millions. The U.S. military launches counterattacks, but they are colossal failures.

To defeat the alien race, humans must outsmart them. Enter engineer David Levinson (Jeff Goldblum) and pilot Steven Hiller (Will Smith), two Americans who hold the key to saving the human race. Come for the sci-fi spectacle, but stay for the best speech by a movie president.

Current Independence Day on Tubi.

The Contractor (2022)

Although released in 2022, The contractor feels like a 90s action movie. The plot revolves around a character who uses elite combat skills to get revenge. That’s a premise made for Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, and Bruce Willis. In this case, Chris Pine steps into the role of the hero to play James Harper, a special forces sergeant who has been discharged from the army.

Desperate for cash, Harper joins his friend Mike (Ben Foster) to work for a private underground military force led by veteran Rusty Jennings (Kiefer Sutherland). When Harper’s first mission goes awry, he must go on the run and track down the men who betrayed him. Heads will roll in this solid thriller.

Current The contractor on Tubi.