Best Action movies of 1980s

Actors : Dulari, Mithun Chakraborty, Arun Govil, Asrani,
Directors : K. Muralimohana Rao,

Ravi Kumar is the younger brother of Judge Soumitra Devi and Mohan Kumar. He and his sister have different views and ideas. They lack understanding and that is why he decides to be apart ...

Actors : Yueh Sun, Jackie Chan, Brigitte Lin, Yu Wang,
Directors : Yen-Ping Chu,

Similar to "The Dirty Dozen" or one of that nature. Japan is trying to take over the world and the generals of the allied forces trying to stop the Japanese have been taken prisoner. A ...

Actors : Cynthia Rothrock, Loren Avedon, Max Thayer, Patra Wanthivanond,
Directors : Corey Yuen,

In this sequel, Scott Wylde, an American kickboxer, must go to Cambodia to rescue his Vietnamese girlfriend from Russian and Vietnamese troops.

Actors : Conan Lee, Nina Li Chi, Norman Chu, Yun-Fat Chow,
Directors : Chia-Liang Liu,

A seasoned cop and his rookie partner are a pair of mismatched partners in this Hong Kong action-comedy in the style of 'Lethal Weapon'. The wacky twosome are up in arms as they try to solve the murder of a heroin trafficker.

Actors : Hou Hsiao, Jason Pai Piao, Chia-Hui Liu, Lily Li,
Directors : Chia-Liang Liu,

Gordon Liu Chia-hui reprises his famous Monk San Te role as he tries to support and protect Shaolin her Fang Shih-yu who purposely attacks corrupt Ching officials. Fights by legendary action director Liu Chia-liang are to die for.

Actors : Loren Avedon, Billy Blanks, Don Stroud, Richard Jaeckel,
Directors : Lucas Lowe,

A cop goes undercover in Thailand to avenge his brother's death in this martial arts film.

Actors : Biao Yuen, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Rosamund Kwan, Olivia Cheng,
Directors : Sammo Kam-Bo Hung,

Multi-genre flick (western, martial arts, comedy, adventure, etc.) with an all-star cast about a man who returns to his home town, buys everything in sight, and tries to improve its ...

Actors : John Stockwell, Michele Little, Lisa Blount, Michael Dudikoff,
Directors : Albert Pyun,

After an atomic war Phillip Hammer and Marlowe Chandler have spent 15 years on their own in a bunker, stuffed with junk from the 40s and old detective novels. Now, 19 years old, they leave ...

Actors : Dean Shek, Sylvia Chang, Karl Maka, Samuel Hui,
Directors : Eric Tsang,

A "James Bond" type burglar named King Kong (Sam Hui) tries to redeem himself and joins forces with Albert "Baldy" Au (Karl Maka), a bumbling police detective from the states, to try to ...

Actors : Yuet Sang Chin, Doo Hee Jang, Ho Kon Kim, Eddy Ko,
Directors : John Woo,

The Thai government hires a group of Chinese mercenaries to capture a powerful drug lord from the Golden Triangle. The mercenaries manage to capture the drug lord, but soon find themselves ...

Actors : Peter O'Farrell, John Saxon, Richard Hatch, Kay Lenz,
Directors : Terry Marcel,

Three people are transported into a parallel reality, where they find they must use modern technology, but medieval weapons, in order to save the citizenry from a murderous warlord.

Actors : Scott Glenn, Edward Fox, Barbara Carrera, Laurence Olivier,
Directors : Peter R. Hunt,

A group of mercenaries is hired to spring Rudolf Hess from Spandau Prison in Berlin.

Actors : Shô Kosugi, Blackie Dammett, Brent Huff, Emilia Crow,
Directors : Emmett Alston,

Two anti-terrorist agents are assigned to free a busload of American schoolchildren in the Philippines who are taken hostage by terrorists.

Actors : Thalmus Rasulala, Darlanne Fluegel, Henry Silva, Gary Busey,
Directors : Steve Carver,

A group of dangerous terrorists succeeds to get hold of a tank of the army and all its crew.

Actors : Éva Darlan, Jacques Perrin, Fiona Gélin, Alain Delon,
Directors : José Pinheiro,

Actors : Cynthia Rothrock, Biao Yuen, Roy Chiao, Melvin Wong,
Directors : Corey Yuen,

Yuen Biao plays Jason Chan a lawyer, angry at the way the law seems to protect the bad guys, he decides to take the law into his own hands when a key witness and his entire family are ...

Actors : Michael Beck, Annie McEnroe, Bruno Lawrence, James Wainwright,
Directors : Harley Cokeliss,

Post World War III futuristic tale of collapsed governments & bankrupt countries heralding a new lawless age.

Actors : Jaya Prada, Sridevi, Amitabh Bachchan, Om Shivpuri,
Directors : Bhagyaraj,

David is an old prisoner, released after twenty-four years in a penitentiary for a crime he hasn't committed. The three men who framed him and sent him away, are now prominent citizens of ...

Actors : Ed Harris, Ho Nguyen, Donald Moffat, Amy Madigan,
Directors : Louis Malle,

A despondent Vietnam veteran in danger of losing his livelihood is pushed to the edge when he sees Vietnamese immigrants moving into the fishing industry in a Texas bay town.

Actors : Joe Mari Avellana, Rob Kaman, Billy Blanks, Don Wilson,
Directors : Terence H. Winkless,

Don Wilson plays retired kickboxer Jake Raye, who travels to Manila, where his brother is favored to win a kickboxing competition. His brother is killed, and Jake realizes he must enter the...