Best Action Movies on Netflix Right Now (2020)

1. Full Metal Jacket 

Release Year: 1987

Written by Stanley Kubrick, Michael Herr, and Gustav Hasford

Directed by Stanley Kubrick

Starring Matthew Modine, Adam Baldwin, Vincent D’Onofrio, Lee Ermey, Dorian Harewood, Arliss Howard, Kevyn Major Howard, and Ed O’Ross

Full Metal Jacket is based on The Short-Timers, a novel written by Gustav Hasford, that was published in 1979.

The film follows several U.S. Marines through boot camp, training, and into combat during the Vietnam War in the late 1960s.

The movie is not necessarily a fun movie to watch, but it’s very good. If you have not seen it yet, give it a chance when you have time!

Full Metal Jacket was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. The film is considered to be one of Kubrick’s best movies. There are several Kubrick movies, including 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Shining, and more, spread out in of our 50 Best on Netflix rankings.