Best Action movies of 1980

Actors : Gene Hackman, Margot Kidder, Ned Beatty, Christopher Reeve,

Superman agrees to sacrifice his powers to start a relationship with Lois Lane, unaware that three Kryptonian criminals he inadvertently released are conquering Earth.

Actors : Cab Calloway, John Candy, John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd,
Directors : John Landis,

Jake Blues, just out from prison, puts together his old band to save the Catholic home where he and brother Elwood were raised.

Actors : Bobby Di Cicco, Mark Hamill, Robert Carradine, Lee Marvin,
Directors : Samuel Fuller,

The story of a sergeant and the inner core members of his unit as they try to serve in and survive World War II.

Actors : Billy Dee Williams, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford,
Directors : Irvin Kershner,

After the rebels are overpowered by the Empire on their newly established base, Luke Skywalker begins Jedi training with Master Yoda. His friends accept shelter from a questionable ally as Darth Vader hunts them in a plan to capture Luke.

Actors : Geoffrey Lewis, Sondra Locke, Clint Eastwood, Scatman Crothers,
Directors : Clint Eastwood,

An idealistic, modern-day cowboy struggles to keep his Wild West show afloat in the face of hard luck and waning interest.

Actors : Melody Anderson, Topol, Max von Sydow, Sam J. Jones,
Directors : Mike Hodges,

A football player and his friends travel to the planet Mongo and find themselves fighting the tyranny of Ming the Merciless to save Earth.

Actors : Geoffrey Lewis, Sondra Locke, William Smith, Clint Eastwood,
Directors : Buddy Van Horn,

A trucker turned prize fighter, his brother and their pet orangutan have a series of misadventures involving the mob, corrupt cops, motorcycle gangs and pretty dames.

Actors : Jerry Reed, Jackie Gleason, Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise,
Directors : Hal Needham,

The Bandit goes on another cross-country run, transporting an elephant from Florida to Texas. And, once again, Sheriff Buford T. Justice is on his tail.

Actors : Kirk Douglas, Katharine Ross, James Farentino, Martin Sheen,
Directors : Don Taylor,

A modern aircraft carrier is thrown back in time to 1941 near Hawaii, just hours before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

Actors : Barbara Hershey, Steve Railsback, Peter O'Toole, Allen Garfield,
Directors : Richard Rush,

A fugitive stumbles on a movie set just when they need a new stunt man, takes the job as a way to hide out, and falls for the leading lady.

Actors : Colin Blakely, Tom Berenger, Hugh Millais, Christopher Walken,
Directors : John Irvin,

Mercenary James Shannon, on a reconnaissance job to the African nation of Zangaro, is tortured and deported. He returns to lead a coup.

Actors : Kayo Matsuo, Minoru Ôki, Shôgen Nitta, Tomisaburô Wakayama,

When the wife of the Shogun's Decapitator is murdered and he is ordered to commit suicide by the paranoid Shogun, he and his four-year-old son escape and become assassins for hire, embarking on a journey of blood and violent death.

Actors : John Saxon, Richard Thomas, George Peppard, Robert Vaughn,

A young farmer sets out to recruit mercenaries to defend his peaceful planet, which is under threat of invasion by the evil tyrant Sador and his armada of aggressors.

Actors : Samantha Eggar, Christopher George, Robert Ginty, Steve James,
Directors : James Glickenhaus,

A man's best friend is killed on the streets of New York. The man (Robert Ginty) then transforms into a violent killer, turning New York into a great war zone and Christopher George is the only one to stop him.

Actors : LeVar Burton, Steve McQueen, Eli Wallach, Kathryn Harrold,
Directors : Buzz Kulik,

The story of professional bounty hunter Ralph "Papa" Thorson.

Actors : Lee Van Cleef, Chuck Norris, Art Hindle, Karen Carlson,
Directors : Eric Karson,

A martial artist must defeat a plan by ninjas to create a worldwide training camp for terrorists.

Actors : Jason Robards, Anne Archer, David Selby, Richard Jordan,
Directors : Jerry Jameson,

To obtain a supply of a rare mineral, a ship raising operation is conducted for the only known source, the Titanic.

Actors : Ernest Borgnine, Terence Hill, Marc Lawrence, Joanne Dru,
Directors : Sergio Corbucci,

Red powder from a nuclear explosion gives a police officer super powers as long as he doesn't see anything red. He is eventually framed for murder and is unsuccessfully executed by many different methods.

Actors : Angela Punch McGregor, David Warner, Michael Caine, Frank Middlemass,
Directors : Michael Ritchie,

In New York, the journalist Blair Maynard convinces his editor to travel to Florida to investigate the mysterious disappearance of ships in the Bermuda's Triangle area. Maynard is divorced ...

Actors : Pai Wei, Biao Yuen, Jackie Chan, Lily Li,
Directors : Jackie Chan,

After failing his fellow students in a Lion Dance competition, Dragon (Jackie Chan) is sent away from his school in disgrace, on the condition that he must find his errant brother. Much ...