Best Action movies of 1980s

Actors : Sally Yeh, Cherie Chung, Brigitte Lin, Mark Cheng,
Directors : Hark Tsui,

The movie is set in chaotic 1920's China, when warlords fought each other for power while Sun Yat-Sen's underground movement tried to establish a democratic republic. The movie tells the ...

Actors : Nia Peeples, Gregory Harrison, John Philbin, Matt Adler,
Directors : William Phelps,

Before entering art school, Rick Kane sets out to surf the big wave season on the north shore of Oahu, Hawaii, after winning a surfing contest in an Arizona wave pool by his home. Once in ...

Actors : Cameron Mitchell, Fritz Matthews, Ted Prior, Troy Donahue,
Directors : David A. Prior,

A group of sadistic mercenaries kidnap people off the streets and set them loose on the grounds of their secret camp, so the "students" at the camp can learn how to track down and kill their prey.

Actors : Roy Cheung, Ka-Kui Ho, Yun-Fat Chow, Tony Ka Fai Leung,
Directors : Ringo Lam,

Inside a Chinese prison two inmates form a friendship and face the difficulty of life on the inside.

Actors : Laurence Luckinbill, Daniel Benzali, Charles Bronson, Trish Van Devere,
Directors : J. Lee Thompson,

Wifes and children of the Mormon Orville Beecham become victims of a massacre in his own house. The police believes the crime had a religious motive. Orville doesn't give any comment on the...

Actors : Jason Campbell, Brian Dennehy, Richard Gere, Penelope Ann Miller,
Directors : Gary Sinise,

Two brothers who are forced off their farm in the debt stricken mid-west become folk heroes when they begin robbing the banks that have been foreclosing on farmers.

Actors : Gino Samil, Magnus Nilsson, Johan Ulveson, Björn Skifs,
Directors : Jonas Frick,

Conny is a chemistry teacher who is framed for drugpossesion. Unable to prove his innocence he ends up in prison. When he finds a secret exit some inmates "persuades" him to participate in ...

Actors : Ernest Borgnine, Debi A. Monahan, Richard Cox, Brandon Lee,
Directors : BJ Davis,

Mercenary Gold is sent from the CIA to seize the laser expert Braun in Cuba, before the KGB catches him. A recently stolen giant diamond could be used together with Braun's knowledge to ...

Actors : Jim Gaines, Massimo Vanni, Jeff Stryker, Candice Daly,
Directors : Claudio Fragasso,

A woman goes back to the island where her parents were killed. They had been working on a cure for cancer and accidentally raised the dead by angering a voodoo priest. With the woman is a ...

Actors : Anil Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Dimple Kapadia, Rakhee Gulzar,
Directors : Subhash Ghai,

Sharda (Raakhee) vows vengeance when her husband is murdered by his two evil cousins, Bhishamber (Amrish Puri) and Bhanu (Paresh Rawal), and she and her two young sons are thrown out on the...

Actors : Mammootty, Suresh Gopi, Balan K. Nair, Madhavi,
Directors : T. Hariharan,

The film offers an alternative version of the epic battle between two legendary Chekavars from the villain's perspective.

Actors : Amala Akkineni, Raghuvaran, J.D. Chakravarthi, Nagarjuna Akkineni,
Directors : Ram Gopal Varma,

Shiva is a new student in the community college. He is welcomed by a group of collegians, including the lovely Asha, to whom Shiva is instantly attracted. Shiva notices that there is ...

Actors : Patricia Arquette, Corey Haim, Christopher Collet, Julius Harris,
Directors : Rick King,

Set in an unspecified time in the future, USA has declined and become a country of violence and racial prejudice. Griffin earns his living delivering pizzas while he tries to take care of ...

Actors : Joe Turkel, Will Bledsoe, Robert Sampson, Camilla More,
Directors : D.J. Webster,

In 2022, a repair crew is sent to fix an orbital weapon but their spaceship malfunctions and ends up heading towards the dark side of the moon. There, in a mysterious, seemingly abandoned space shuttle, a sinister force lies in wait.

Actors : Cecilia Yip, Samuel Hui, Man Cheung, Jacky Cheung,

When a scroll containing valuable martial arts secrets is stolen from the Emperor, an army detachment is sent to recover it. Blademaster, a young martial arts expert, accidentally ends up ...

Actors : Sandra Kwan Yue Ng, Stephen Chow, Man Cheung, Man-Tat Ng,

A man discovers that his dumb, lovable nephew can see through objects and decides to unleash him into the world of gambling.

Actors : Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Fat Chung, Ha Huang, Lung Chan,
Directors : Sammo Kam-Bo Hung,

Villager Bold Cheung (Sammo Hung Kam-Bo), known for his willingness to do anything courageous, bold or daring, becomes a target by the evil rich Master Tam (Huang Ha), who committed ...

Actors : Michael Horse, Matt Clark, Christopher Lloyd, Klinton Spilsbury,
Directors : William A. Fraker,

The sole surviving Texas Ranger of an ambush arranged by Butch Cavandish returns to fight back as a masked hero.

Actors : Meng Lo, Tien Hsiang Lung, Wai-Man Chan, Tien-Chi Cheng,
Directors : Cheh Chang,

A young martial artist seeks revenge on the Ninja who kills his martial arts brothers and teacher. He finds help in the form of a new teacher (who knows Ninjitsu) and new brothers. Together...

Actors : Conan Lee, Hiroyuki Sanada, Jang Lee Hwang, Tai-Bo,
Directors : Corey Yuen,

Two rival warriors, a Japanese and a Chinese, are forced to work together after their master has been killed by a mighty ennemy.