Best Action movies of 1980s

Actors : Pamela Prati, George Eastman, Elvire Audray, Sam Pasco,
Directors : Umberto Lenzi,

A tale that takes place at the dawn of history. The movie tells the story of a tribe that discovers how to fashion weapons out of iron and use them for their own survival. However, the ...

Actors : Mel Welles, Robert Jayne, David Carradine, Susan Lee Hoffman,
Directors : Charles B. Griffith,

Three kingdoms have been overtaken by three evil lords and only Tyor, a teenage boy with magical powers, can restore peace to the land with the help of a bumbling elder, wizard and a hero ...

Actors : Anthony Zerbe, Richard Roundtree, Tom Skerritt, Lisa Eichhorn,
Directors : Eric Karson,

The commander of an Air Force camp simulates prisoner-of-war conditions for realistic training goes too far, creating all too real torture situations. He preys on the only woman in the experiment.

Actors : Anupam Kher, Raj Kiran, Dimple Kapadia, Sunny Deol,
Directors : Rahul Rawail,

Arjun Malvankar after his graduation thrives to get job. The corruption and injustice taking place in his community frustrates him to the extent of revolting with the help of some of his ...

Actors : Brad Davis, Jonathan Banks, Sharon Stone, Jay Acovone,
Directors : Dorothy Ann Puzo,

On Christmas Eve Johnny Modine's father is murdered by a psycho cut-throat. The cop swears bloody revenge, though he's taken off the case. He doesn't suspect yet that he's also target in a ...

Actors : Michael Keaton, Danny Aiello III, Rae Dawn Chong, Ric Abernathy,
Directors : Roger Young,

A mysterious black box spells danger to a con man and female detective.

Actors : Anna Marie Gutierrez, Carmi Martin, Weng Weng, Yehlen Catral,
Directors : Eddie Nicart,

Mr. Giant has kidnapped the brilliant Dr. Van Kohler and is planning to use the Doctor's invention, the N-bomb, to hold the world hostage. The only one who can foil Mr. Giant's evil scheme ...

Actors : John McLiam, Gene Hackman, Jeff Fahey, Craig Sheffer,
Directors : David Drury,

When a boxer is killed because he wouldn't take a dive, his brother tries to find a way to avenge him even if only symbolically.

Actors : Paul L. Smith, David Carradine, Conrad Janis, Brad Dourif,
Directors : Robert Martin Carroll,

A small-town crime boss accepts delivery of a stolen car, only to find there's a baby in the back-seat. He and his transgender wife cut out the boy's tongue and raise him as a mute ...

Actors : Yaseen Khan, Monique Gabrielle, Crofton Hardester, Dana Burns Westburg,

[American version.] Emmanuelle has a streak of bad luck that starts when she is stripped by a mob of adoring fans at the Cannes Film Festival. Her rotten luck continues when the dictator of...

Actors : Ronald E. House, Alan Shearman, Diz White, Frances Tomelty,
Directors : Dick Clement,

The dashing Captain Hugh "Bullshot" Crummond - WWI ace fighter pilot, Olympic athlete, racing driver, part-time sleuth and all round spiffing chap - must save the world from the dastardly ...

Actors : John Schneider, Kirk Douglas, Lisa Dunsheath, Lee Purcell,
Directors : Jeff Kanew,

A young man, harshly sentenced for a few minor infractions, escapes from a prison in Huntsville Texas and flees to Laredo, Texas, where he hopes to cross into Mexico for a reunion with his wife and small son.

Actors : Tôru Furuya, Hirotaka Suzuoki, Kôichi Hashimoto, Ryô Horikawa,
Directors : Shigeyasu Yamauchi,

Hyoga is missing somewhere in Asgard... When Seiya and the others are looking for him, Athena is kidnapped and they have to rescue her from Dolvar and some mysterious warriors.

Actors : Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, Paul Winfield, David Caruso,
Directors : Michelle Manning,

Returning to the small Florida town where he grew up, Billy Turner (Nelson) learns that his father has been killed. With little help from the police, Billy will take matters into his own ...

Actors : Kingman Cho, Joe Chu, Chien-Lien Wu, Andy Lau,
Directors : Benny Chan,

A story of a bank heist that almost ended in disaster (for the robbers) until their getaway driver Wah Dee (Andy Lau) took a young woman Jo Jo(Jacklyn Wu) hostage. After preventing her from...

Actors : Idy Chan, Adam Cheng, Chia-Hui Liu, Li Ching,
Directors : Chia-Hui Liu,

Two friends from rival schools are turned against one another by a jealous chief who wants to eliminate those whose fighting styles may rival his own.

Actors : Maggie Cheung, Ken Boyle, Siu-Ho Chin, Yun-Fat Chow,
Directors : Ngai Choi Lam,

A young heroic cop in the jungle of Thailand attempts to rescue a beautiful girl from being sacrificed to the "Worm Tribe" she belongs to. As a result, the cop is damned with seven "Blood ...

Actors : Melanie Vincz, Raven De La Croix, Paul Coufos, Angela Aames,
Directors : Jim Wynorski,

In a land in a distant past, three beautiful women, members of a lost tribe, battle a male genius with diabolical plans to destroy their "Lost Empire." If the victor can find the sacred jewels, they can anticipate total power.

Actors : Makio Inoue, Kei Tomiyama, Yûjirô Ishihara, Shûichi Ikeda,
Directors : Tomoharu Katsumata,

Space captain Harlock, the latest in a family of proud aerial warriors, begins his journey to free the oppressed Earth from the despotic Illumidas Command.

Actors : Kimberly Beck, Bo Hopkins, George Kennedy, Wings Hauser,
Directors : Nico Mastorakis,

Scientists poison the water supply of a small town, turning the residents into homicidal maniacs who kill each other and anybody who passes through.