Best Action movies of 1980s

Actors : Vic Morrow, Fred Williamson, Mark Gregory, Christopher Connelly,
Directors : Enzo G. Castellari,

In a post-apocalyptic New York City, a policeman infiltrates the Bronx, which has become a battleground for several murderous street gangs.

Actors : Camila Griggs, Mary Louise Weller, Chuck Norris, Michael Cavanaugh,
Directors : James Fargo,

A casino security guard is forced into violence from when the Hong Kong mob threatens his friends.

Actors : Pepe Serna, Gary Swanson, Season Hubley, Wings Hauser,
Directors : Gary Sherman,

A Los Angeles businesswoman, known only by her street name of Princess, turns to prostitution to support herself and her young daughter when she's forced by Detective Tom Walsh and his vice...

Actors : Richard Bright, Robert Forster, Fred Williamson, Rutanya Alda,
Directors : William Lustig,

Eddie Marino is a factory worker in New York City. He has a wife named Vickie and a son named Scott. Eddie's friend and co-worker Nick and some of the factory's other workers have formed a ...

Actors : Reb Brown, Carole André, Corinne Cléry, John Steiner,
Directors : Antonio Margheriti,

A warrior seeks his true origins in a seemingly prehistoric wasteland.

Actors : Valentine Monnier, Michael Sopkiw, George Eastman, Anna Kanakis,
Directors : Sergio Martino,

After a nuclear war, society breaks down into two groups, the evil Euraks and the rebel Federation. A mercenary named Parsifal is hired by the Federation to infiltrate New York City, which ...

Actors : Donald Pleasence, Fred Williamson, Robert Ginty, Persis Khambatta,
Directors : David Worth,

A nomad mercenary on a high-tech motorcycle helps bring about the downfall of the evil Orwellian government, the Omega.

Actors : Biao Yuen, Damian Lau, Adam Cheng, Brigitte Lin,
Directors : Hark Tsui,

Chinese soldiers in an ancient civil war get caught up in a fantastical quest to save the universe.

Actors : Tetsurô Sagawa, Kôsei Tomita, Gorô Naya, Toshiko Fujita,
Directors : Osamu Dezaki,

After killing the son of a powerful oil tycoon, an assassin-for-hire becomes the target of American soldiers and superhuman killers.

Actors : Rory Calhoun, Cliff Gorman, Susan Tyrrell, Dick Shawn,
Directors : Robert Vincent O'Neill,

15 year-old Molly is the best in her class in high school. Nobody suspects that the model pupil earns her money at night: as prostitute "Angel" on Sunset Blvd. The well-organized separation...

Actors : Mari Iijima, Mika Doi, Arihiro Hase, Michio Hazama,

In the next century, a reconfiguring ship (think "Transformer" with a pilot) called Macross carries fifty thousand refugees within its hold as it returns to Earth pursued by giant humanoid ...

Actors : Gotti Sigurdarson, Helgi Skúlason, Edda Björgvinsdóttir, Jakob Þór Einarsson,
Directors : Hrafn Gunnlaugsson,

An Irish man seeks vengeance against the vikings who killed his parents.

Actors : Kara Hui, Chia-Hui Liu, Sheng Fu, Lily Li,
Directors : Chia-Liang Liu,

The Yang family was the loyal strong-arm of the Imperial army. But a jealous General betrays the Eilte Spearman and their father to the opposing Mongol army. After an ambush of a battle, ...

Actors : Laurie Moran, Sean Garlick, Elaine Cusick, Rachel Ward,
Directors : Arch Nicholson,

An Australian school teacher and her students are kidnapped. She and the children fight for their lives and try to escape from their captors.

Actors : David Sandford, Garry Who, Peter Ford, Cassandra Delaney,
Directors : Mario Andreacchio,

A young woman running a wildlife sanctuary in the Australian outback is in for trouble when she is confronted by three kangaroo hunters. Bored with killing kangaroos, they decide to kill ...

Actors : Charles Bronson, Jan Gan Boyd, Jill Ireland, Stephen Elliott,
Directors : Peter R. Hunt,

A presidential bodyguard is assigned to protect an objecting first lady, as repeated attempts are made on her life.

Actors : Jayne Smith, James Cole, Margaret Trigg, Richard Gesswein,
Directors : Cullen Blaine,

Robotic Officer Tactical Operation Research. A prototype robot intended for crime combat escapes from the development lab and goes on a killing rampage.

Actors : Ross Hill, Terence Hill, Norman Bowler, Robert Vaughn,
Directors : Enzo Barboni,

Renegade Luke has been living an easy life so far, travelling through the southwest with his horse Joe, making money by running small-time scams. All this comes to an end when he encounters...

Actors : Richard Brooks, Jude Ciccolella, Peter Weller, Sam Elliott,
Directors : James Glickenhaus,

A legal attorney and renegade cop team up to stop a corrupt cop.

Actors : Robert Arevalo, Mark Neely, R. Lee Ermey, Wings Hauser,
Directors : Brian Trenchard-Smith,

A tough sergeant and his sidekick roll into a demoralized firebase and proceed to rebuild morale and fortifications in advance of the climactic battle with the VietCong.