Best Action movies of 1980s

Actors : Atsuko Asano, Naomi Zaizen, Takaaki Enoki, Masahiko Tsugawa,
Directors : Haruki Kadokawa,

In 16th century Japan, two samurai engage in massive battles across the countryside; one attempting to conquer and the other attempting to defend his land while repressing his love for a woman after taking a vow of celibacy.

Actors : Ed Harris, Horst Buchholz, Max von Sydow, Helmut Berger,
Directors : Jonathan Sanger,

In April 1944, an allied agent is sent to France in order to rescue an "overlord" captured by the Germans. (An "overlord" is one of the few men who know the date and place of the "D" day). ...

Actors : Wai-Man Chan, Brandon Lee, Michael Wong, Regina Kent,
Directors : Ronny Yu,

Brandon plays Brandon Ma, a regular working Joe who holds down two jobs, so he can support his girlfriend May and his dream of owning a motorcycle. Brandon's best friend is Michael (played ...

Actors : Meshach Taylor, Clare Beresford, Mark Bringelson, Dack Rambo,

After the nuclear holocaust, one man rises from the ashes to become the leader of a ragged gang of survivors. They soon discover that their greatest challenge is yet to come; they must ...

Actors : Zeenat Aman, Prem Chopra, Shatrughan Sinha, Amitabh Bachchan,
Directors : Raj Khosla,

Vijay Varma (Amitabh Bachchan) and Ravi Kapoor (Shatrughan Sinha) are two close childhood friends. When they thought they have matured enough they decides to enter law policy: one as a ...

Actors : Nikki Coghill, Dean Stockwell, Tom Burlinson, Carrie Fisher,
Directors : Brian Hannant,

In the distant future, the human race nears extinction and a new race of beast-like creatures rule the earth. The few surviving people live in the City, a huge protected construction with ...

Actors : Richard Ng, Michelle Yeoh, Lowell Lo, Tung-Shing Yee,
Directors : David Chung,

Action film about Chinese resistance after Japanese invasion in 1930's

Actors : Hideyuki Hori, Tôru Furuya, Hirotaka Suzuoki, Ryô Horikawa,
Directors : Kôzô Morishita,

Eris, the goddess of chaos, uses the body of Elien, Hyoga's friend, to revive herself. She obtains the Golden Apple of Discord in order to drain Athena's power, make herself complete and bring chaos to the world.

Actors : Steve Bond, Harold Diamond, Dona Speir, Hope Marie Carlton,
Directors : Andy Sidaris,

With his brother eliminated by operatives of the L.E.T.H.A.L. team, a world-class crime lord will trigger a ruthless hunt against all Agents.

Actors : Maurício do Valle, Sandra Graffi, Elizabeth Hartmann, Lígia de Paula,
Directors : Oswaldo de Oliveira,

Young women in the Amazon are kidnapped by a ring of devil-worshipers, who plan to sell them as sex slaves. Some of the women escape, but are pursued into the jungle by their captors. The ...

Actors : Vladimir Brajovic, Betty Roland, Françoise Blanchard, Raul Cabrera,

The seductive Messalina (Betty Roland) will stop at nothing to become the most powerful woman in Rome. Gaining the attention of the Emperor Caligula (Gino Turini), she soon finds herself at...

Actors : Grant Heslov, Matt Lattanzi, Loryn Locklin, Billy Morrissette,
Directors : Stephen Sommers,

A hotshot car racer persuades the class president of a small Minnesota high school to gamble on illegal car races to raise money for their school facing closure.

Actors : Ka-Yan Leung, Biao Yuen, Tak-Hing Kwan, Shun-Yee Yuen,
Directors : Woo-Ping Yuen,

A short-tempered, violent criminal named "White Tiger" is on the run from the police and joins a theater troupe for disguise, killing anyone who angers him or who suspects his identity. One...

Actors : Keith Carradine, Andréa Ferréol, Bill Duke, Valentina Vargas,
Directors : Samuel Fuller,

A rock star-turned-bum, his vocal chords severed at the height of his career for the love of a woman, reclaims his forgotten past after viewing a music video and seeks revenge against the mobster who maimed him.

Actors : Kara Hui, Lung Wei Wang, Hou Hsiao, Chia-Liang Liu,
Directors : Chia-Liang Liu,

Cheng Tai-Nan (Kara Hui) is an honest and faithful servant of a dying patriarch who wants nothing more than to protect his vast wealth from his selfish, conniving nephew, Yung-Sheng. ...

Actors : Noriko Watanabe, Hiroyuki Sanada, Yuki Kazamatsuri, Jun Miho,
Directors : Kôsei Saitô,

A fortuneteller prophesizes that whoever marries the beautiful Ukio will become the ruler of the world. Naturally, this makes her very popular with those vying for power, particularly the ...

Actors : Tôru Furuya, Hirotaka Suzuoki, Kôichi Hashimoto, Ryô Horikawa,
Directors : Masayuki Akehi,

Lucifer has been awakened from his slumber by Eris, Abel and Poseidon. He has come to destroy Athena and fulfill his heart's desire: becoming the strongest of all the gods.

Actors : Rekha, Zeenat Aman, Prem Chopra, Ajit,
Directors : Vijay Anand,

Ram and Balram are 2 young boys who live with their loving parents. Their scheming uncle, Jagatpal, however kills the boy's father and mother. Jagatpal lies to the boys that their parents ...

Actors : Kevin Kindlin, Sueanne Seamens, Terrie Godfrey, Mark V. Jevicky,
Directors : S. William Hinzman,

A hooded psycho is murdering high-school girls. A devil-worshiping, drug-dealing biker gang is suspected.

Actors : Stoyko Peev, Vania Tzvetkova, Antony Genov, Vassil Mihajlov,
Directors : Ludmil Staikov,

Synopsis: In 651 C.E. Khan Kubrat died and the Khazars accelerated their raids upon Great Bulgaria. His five sons split the Bulgarian tribe and each led his to find new land where they ...