Best Action movies of 1980s

Actors : Eb Lottimer, Christina Applegate, Jane Chung, David Mendenhall,
Directors : Katt Shea,

Serious, well-made story of runaways living in Venice, California, under the threat of a psychotic cop who is a serial killer of prostitutes.

Actors : Joseph Campanella, Loren Avedon, Wanda Acuna, Keith Vitali,
Directors : Lucas Lowe,

Two feuding brothers (one a policeman, the other a martial arts expert) of different political views, join forces to avenge the death of their father, a retired agent, killed by the mafia.

Actors : Robert Mitchum, Savina Gersak, Mark Hamill, Michael Dudikoff,
Directors : Bob Bralver,

A house wife just left her cop husband, when she picks up Justin Mckay she'll wish she never did as she's plunged into a nightmare and the grip of a psychotic killer.

Actors : Dana Wheeler-Nicholson, Vernon Wells, Lu Leonard, Jim Metzler,
Directors : Steven Lovy,

In a future where most humans have moved underground to escape the pollution, one of the few pleasures left is a kind of narcotic in the form of chips which can be plugged directly into the...

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 : David Wu, Robin Shou, Donnie Yen, Rosamund Kwan,
Directors : Woo-Ping Yuen,

An ex-cop and divorce lawyer team up with a gangster to clear their names after getting involved in a dirty money scheme led by a vicious money launderer, who plans to expand his business and wipe out anyone who stands in his way.

Actors : Douglas Ivan, Steven Nelson, Jonathan Anzaldo, Alan Godshaw,
Directors : Emmett Alston,

A treasure map found by three young boys allows them reason to get their kicks in more ways than one.

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 : Ann Bridgewater, Stephen Chow, Eric Tsang, Jacky Cheung,
Directors : Blackie Shou Liang Ko,

Two cops--both best friends and partners--both become the subject of a beautiful news reporter's documentary. The two soon find themselves competing for screen time as well as the love of the reporter while after a murderous arms dealer.

Actors : Paul L. Smith, Rick Hearst, Jon Stafford, Vernon Wells,
Directors : Gary Graver,

A rich kid, with a fondness for fast bikes, is blamed when a motorcycle accident puts his best friend in a coma.

Actors : Richard Farnsworth, Matt Clark, Dirk Benedict, Linda Blair,
Directors : Max Kleven,

Kyle Hanson is a Vietnam veteran whose traumatic war-time experiences have left him unable to rejoin mainstream society. When Kyle, unkempt and in dirty fatigues, stops in a small town for ...

Actors : Cristina Raines, Clarke Peters, David Essex, Beau Bridges,
Directors : David Wickes,

A young hot-headed motorbike enthusiast inherits the prototype for an incredibly fast machine which was designed by his brother. He successfully gets the finance for it, and uses the bike ...

Actors : Linda Miller, James Brolin, Richard S. Castellano, Cliff Gorman,

A tough, New York City ex-cop relentlessly searches for his kidnapped teenage daughter whom is held by a twisted psycho after mistaking her for the daughter of a wealthy businessman.

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 : Albert Au, Tin Sang Lung, Lieh Lo, Chen Chi Lin,
Directors : Hark Tsui,

Three lazybones friends manufacture a firebomb and place it in a cinema. Pearl, a sadistic young girl, has observed the scene, follows the bombers and starts to manipulate them. The four criminals plan more and more daring acts.

Actors : Hiroyuki Sanada, Shin'ichi Chiba, Yuki Ninagawa, Etsuko Shiomi,
Directors : Noribumi Suzuki,

In the middle of the 16th century, Hideyoshi, a power hungry warlord sets out to destroy the Momochi clan. He sends his war commander in search of the clan's hidden gold only to find that ...

Actors : Meng Lo, Sheng Chiang, Feng Lu, Li Wang,
Directors : Cheh Chang,

The Wu Tang chief sends out his men, each of whom is given a symbol so they can recognize each other. The largest is given to Lee, whom the others are to obey.

Actors : Yi Chang, Ka-Yan Leung, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Fanny Wang,
Directors : Sammo Kam-Bo Hung,

Chung Yao, a martial arts expert, has long been on the run from his stepbrother, who he caught trying to rape his wife on their wedding night. His brother has never given up the chase ...

Actors : Phillip Chung-Fung Kwok, Sheng Chiang, Lung Ti, Sheng Fu,
Directors : Cheh Chang,

The movie involves two stories concerning the original Ten Tigers and their future disciples.

Actors : Anneline Kriel, James Ryan, Michael Mayer, Marloe Scott Wilson,
Directors : Ivan Hall,

Dr. Horatio Kane has been kidnapped, and is being forced to create an army of martial artists who will help take over the world. His daughter, Kandy Kane, enlists the help of Steve Chase (...