List of action films of the 1980s
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This is chronological list of action films released in the 1980s. Often there may be considerable overlap particularly between action and other genres (including horror, comedy, and science fiction films); the list should attempt to document films which are more closely related to action, even if they bend genres.
Title | Director | Cast | Country | Subgenre/notes | ||
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1980 | ||||||
2 Champions of Shaolin | Chang Cheh | Lu Feng, Lo Mang, Chiang Sheng | Hong Kong | Martial arts film | ||
Any Which Way You Can | Buddy Van Horn | Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Ruth Gordon | United States | Action comedy[1] | ||
Clan of the White Lotus | Lo Lieh | Gordon Liu, Lo Lieh, | Hong Kong | [2][3] | ||
Delitto a Porta Romana | Bruno Corbucci | Tomas Milian, , Nerina Montagnani | Italy | Action thriller[4] | ||
Encounters of the Spooky Kind | Sammo Hung | Sammo Hung, Chung Fat, Chan Lung | Hong Kong | Martial arts film[5][6] | ||
Flag of Iron | Chang Cheh | Chiang Sheng, , Philip Kwok | Hong Kong | [7] | ||
Flash Gordon | Mike Hodges | Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson, Chaim Topol | United States United Kingdom |
Science fiction action[8] | ||
Le Guignolo | Georges Lautner | Jean-Paul Belmondo, Michel Galabru, Georges Géret | France Italy |
Action comedy[9] | ||
Return to the 36th Chamber | Lau Kar-Leung | Gordon Liu | Hong Kong | [10] | ||
Smokey and the Bandit II | Hal Needham | Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Dom DeLuise | United States | Action comedy[11] | ||
Superman II | Richard Lester | Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Margot Kidder | United Kingdom United States |
Superhero film[12] | ||
The Big Brawl | Robert Clouse | Jackie Chan, José Ferrer, Kristine de Bell | United States | [13] | ||
The Blues Brothers | John Landis | John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, James Brown | United States | Action comedy[14] | ||
The Empire Strikes Back | Irvin Kershner | Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams | United States | Science fiction action[15] | ||
The Exterminator | James Glickenhaus | Christopher George, Samantha Eggar, Robert Ginty | United States | [16] | ||
The Hunter | Buzz Kulik | Steve McQueen, Eli Wallach, Kathryn Harrold | United States | Action thriller[17] | ||
The Master | Tony Liu | , Chang Lin, Chen Kuan-Tai | Hong Kong | [18] | ||
The Octagon | Chuck Norris, Karen Carlson, Lee Van Cleef | United States | [19] | |||
The Rebel Intruders | Chang Cheh | Philip Kwok, Chiang Sheng, Lo Meng | Hong Kong | [20] | ||
The Sword | Patrick Tam | , Jimmy Wang Yu, | Hong Kong | Martial arts film[21] | ||
The Victim | Sammo Hung | Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, Dick Wei | Hong Kong | Martial arts comedy | ||
The Young Master | Jackie Chan | Jackie Chan, Yuan Biao, | Hong Kong | [22] | ||
Trois Hommes à Abattre | Jacques Deray | Alain Delon, Pierre Dux, Dalila di Lazzaro | France | Action thriller[23] | ||
1981 | ||||||
An Eye for an Eye | Steve Carver | Chuck Norris, Christopher Lee, Richard Roundtree | United States | Martial arts film[24] | ||
City Heat | Richard Benjamin | Clint Eastwood, Burt Reynolds, Jane Alexander | United States | [25] | ||
Condorman | Charles Jarrott | Michael Crawford, Oliver Reed, Barbara Carrera | United States | Superhero film, action thriller[26] | ||
Cesar Gallardo | Rudy Fernandez, Phillip Salvador | Philippines | Action thriller[27] | |||
Enter the Ninja | Menahem Golan | Franco Nero, Susan George, Sho Kosugi | United States | [28] | ||
Escape from New York | John Carpenter | Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine | United States | Science fiction action[29] | ||
For Your Eyes Only | John Glen | Roger Moore, Julian Glover, Carole Bouquet | United Kingdom | Action Thriller[30] | ||
Game of Death II | Ng See Yuen | Hong Kong | [31] | |||
Knightriders | George A. Romero | Ed Harris, , Tom Savini | United States | [32] | ||
Le Professionnel | Georges Lautner | Jean-Paul Belmondo, Michel Beaune, | France | Action thriller[33] | ||
Wang Lung-wei, Lo Mang, Wong Yue | Hong Kong | Martial arts film | ||||
Mad Max 2 | George Miller | Mel Gibson, Virginia Hey, Syd Heylen | Australia | [34] | ||
Masked Avengers | Chang Cheh | Philip Kwok, Lu Feng, Chiang Sheng | Hong Kong | Martial arts film[35] | ||
My Young Auntie | Liu Chia-Liang | Liu Chia-Liang, , | Hong Kong | Action comedy, martial arts film[36] | ||
Nighthawks | Bruce Malmuth | Sylvester Stallone, Billy Dee Williams, Rutger Hauer | United States | Action thriller[37] | ||
Outland | Peter Hyams | Sean Connery, , Peter Boyle | United States | Science fiction action[38] | ||
Raiders of the Lost Ark | Steven Spielberg | Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Denholm Elliott | United States | [39] | ||
Sharky's Machine | Burt Reynolds | Burt Reynolds, Vittorio Gassman, Rachel Ward | United States | Action thriller[40] | ||
Southern Comfort | Walter Hill | Keith Carradine, Powers Boothe, Fred Ward | United States | Action thriller[41] | ||
The Cannonball Run | Hal Needham | Burt Reynolds, Roger Moore, Farrah Fawcett | United States | Action comedy[42] | ||
The Emperor and His Brother | Chor Yuen | Ti Lung, Lo Lieh, Ku Feng | Hong Kong | Martial arts film | ||
The Prodigal Son | Sammo Hung | Yuen Biao, Frankie Chan, Lam Ching-ying | Hong Kong | Martial arts film[43] | ||
1982 | ||||||
1990: The Bronx Warriors | Enzo G. Castellari | Vic Morrow, Christopher Connelly, Fred Williamson | Italy | Science fiction action[44] | ||
48 Hrs. | Walter Hill | Nick Nolte, Eddie Murphy | United States | Action comedy[45] | ||
Anno 2020 - I gladiatori del futuro | Joe D'Amato | , Al Cliver, Sabrina Siani | Italy | Science fiction action[46] | ||
Burst City | Sogo Ishii | Takanori Jinnai | Japan | [47] | ||
Carry On Pickpocket | Sammo Hung | Frankie Chan, Sammo Hung, Richard Ng | Hong Kong | [48] | ||
Class of 1984 | Mark L. Lester | Perry King, Timothy Van Patten, | Canada | Action thriller[49] | ||
Conan the Barbarian | John Milius | Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl Jones, Max von Sydow | United States | [50] | ||
Death Wish 2 | Michael Winner | Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland, Vincent Gardenia | United States | Action thriller[51] | ||
Dragon Lord | Jackie Chan | Jackie Chan, , Mars | Hong Kong | [52] | ||
Firefox | Clint Eastwood | Clint Eastwood, David Huffman, Freddie Jones | United States | [53] | ||
First Blood | Ted Kotcheff | Sylvester Stallone | United States | Action thriller[54] | ||
Five Element Ninjas | Chang Cheh | , , | Hong Kong | [55] | ||
Forced Vengeance | James Fargo | Chuck Norris, Mary Louise Weller, Michael Cavanaugh | United States | Action thriller, martial arts film[56] | ||
Get My Son Dead or Alive | Eddie Garcia, Rudy Fernandez, Vic Vargas | Philippines | Action thriller[57] | |||
Lo Lieh, Chen Kuan-Tai, Lo Mang | Hong Kong | [58] | ||||
Ninja in the Dragon's Den | Corey Yuen | Conan Lee, Hiroyuki Sanada, Hwang Jang-lee | Hong Kong | Martial arts Film | ||
One Down Two to Go | Fred Williamson | Fred Williamson, Jim Brown, Jim Kelly | United States | [59] | ||
Running on Empty | Terry Serio, Deborah Conway, | Australia | [60] | |||
Shaolin Temple | Jet Li | Hong Kong | Martial arts film[61] | |||
Silent Rage | Chuck Norris, Ron Silver, Steven Keats | United States | ||||
The Challenge | John Frankenheimer | Scott Glenn, Toshirō Mifune, | United States | Martial arts film[62] | ||
Wu Ma | Cherie Chung, Sammo Hung, Lam Ching-ying | Hong Kong | Action comedy, martial arts film[63] | |||
The Junkman | H. B. Halicki | H. B. Halicki, Christopher Stone, Susan Shaw | United States | Action comedy[64] | ||
Legendary Weapons of China | Liu Chia-Liang | Alexander Fu Sheng, , Liu Chia-Liang | Hong Kong | [65] | ||
The Soldier | James Glickenhaus | Ken Wahl, Klaus Kinski, Alberta Watson | United States | [66] | ||
Tron | Steven Lisberger | Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner, Cindy Morgan | United States | Science fiction action[67] | ||
Turkey Shoot | Brian Trenchard-Smith | Steve Railsback, Olivia Hussey, Michael Craig | Australia | Action thriller[68] | ||
Warlords of the 21st Century | Harley Cokliss | Michael Beck, Annie McEnroe, James Wainwright | United States | [69] | ||
1983 | ||||||
10 to Midnight | J. Lee Thompson | Charles Bronson, Lisa Eilbacher, Gene Davis | United States | Action thriller[70] | ||
2019, After the Fall of New York | Sergio Martino | Michael Sopkiw, Valentine Monnier, Anna Kanakis | Italy France |
Science fiction action[71] | ||
Bastard Swordsman | , Tony Liu, | Hong Kong | [72] | |||
Blue Thunder | John Badham | Roy Scheider, Malcolm McDowell, Warren Oates | United States | [73] | ||
Duel to the Death | Ching Siu-tung | , Damian Lau | Hong Kong | Martial arts film | ||
Endgame | Joe D'Amato | Al Cliver, Laura Gemser, George Eastman | Italy | Science fiction action[74] | ||
Escape from the Bronx | Enzo G. Castellari | Mark Gregory, Henry Silva, Valeria D'Obici | Italy | [75] | ||
Exterminators of the Year 3000 | Giuliano Carmineo | , , Eduardo Fajardo | Italy Spain United States |
[76] | ||
Fearless Hyena Part II | Jackie Chan | Hong Kong | [77] | |||
Go for It | Enzo Barboni | Bud Spencer, Faith Minton, Terence Hill | Italy | [78] | ||
Golgo 13: The Professional | Osamu Dezaki, , | Japan | [79] | |||
, , | Hong Kong | [80] | ||||
Le Marginal | Jacques Deray | Jean-Paul Belmondo, Henry Silva, | France | Action thriller[81] | ||
Lone Wolf McQuade | Steve Carver | Chuck Norris, David Carradine, Barbara Carrera | United States | [82] | ||
Never Say Never Again | Irvin Kershner | Sean Connery, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Max von Sydow | United States | [83] | ||
Octopussy | John Glen | Roger Moore, Maud Adams, Louis Jourdan | United Kingdom | Action thriller[84] | ||
Project A | Jackie Chan | Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao | Hong Kong | Martial arts film[85] | ||
Return of the Jedi | Richard Marquand | Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams | United States | Science fiction action[86] | ||
Revenge of the Ninja | Sam Firstenberg | Sho Kosugi, Keith Vitali, Virgil Frye | United States | [87] | ||
Scarface | Brian De Palma | Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer, Steven Bauer | United States | Crime action[88] | ||
Shaolin Drunkard | Yuen Woo Ping | Simon Yuen, Yuen Cheung-Yan | Hong Kong | [89] | ||
Smokey and the Bandit 3 | Dick Lowry | Jackie Gleason, Jerry Reed, Mike Henry | United States | [90] | ||
Stroker Ace | Hal Needham | Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, Jim Nabors | United States | [91] | ||
Sudden Impact | Clint Eastwood | Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Pat Hingle | United States | Action thriller[92] | ||
Superman III | Richard Lester | Christopher Reeve, Richard Pryor, Jackie Cooper | United States | Superhero film[93] | ||
The Boxer's Omen | Bolo Yeung, | Hong Kong | [94] | |||
The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter | Lau Kar-leung | Alexander Fu Sheng, Gordon Liu | Hong Kong | [95] | ||
The New Barbarians | Enzo G. Castellari | Fred Williamson, Anna Kanakis, Venantino Venantini | Italy | Science fiction action[96] | ||
Uncommon Valor | Ted Kotcheff | Gene Hackman, Robert Stack, Fred Ward | United States | [97] | ||
Vigilante | William Lustig | Robert Forster, Fred Williamson, Richard Bright | United States | Action thriller[98] | ||
Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain | Tsui Hark | Yuen Biao, , Sammo Hung | Hong Kong | [99] | ||
1984 | ||||||
A Breed Apart | Philippe Mora | Rutger Hauer, Powers Boothe, Kathleen Turner | United States | [100] | ||
Alley Cat | , , | , Robert Torti | United States | [101] | ||
Beverly Hills Cop | Martin Brest | Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, Lisa Eilbacher | United States | Action comedy[102] | ||
Blastfighter | Lamberto Bava | Michael Sopkiw, , George Eastman | Italy France |
Action thriller[103] | ||
Cannonball Run II | Hal Needham | Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Shirley MacLaine | United States | Action comedy[104] | ||
Code Name: Wild Geese | Antonio Margheriti | Lewis Collins, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine | Italy West Germany |
[105] | ||
Conan the Destroyer | Richard Fleischer | Arnold Schwarzenegger, Grace Jones, Wilt Chamberlain | United States | [106] | ||
Firestarter | Mark L. Lester | David Keith, Drew Barrymore, George C. Scott | United States | Action thriller[107] | ||
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | Steven Spielberg | Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw, Amrish Puri | United States | [108] | ||
Kids From Shaolin | Jet Li | Hong Kong | [109] | |||
Missing in Action | Joseph Zito | Chuck Norris, M. Emmet Walsh, Lenore Kasdorf | United States | Action thriller[110] | ||
Ninja III: The Domination | Sam Firstenberg | Lucinda Dickey, Jordan Bennett, Sho Kosugi | United States | [111] | ||
Godfrey Ho | Taiwan | [112] | ||||
Godfrey Ho | , | Hong Kong | [113] | |||
Roadhouse 66 | John Mark Robinson | Willem Dafoe, Judge Reinhold, | United States | [114] | ||
Runaway | Michael Crichton | Tom Selleck, Gene Simmons, Cynthia Rhodes | United States | Science fiction action[115] | ||
Sheena | John Guillermin | Tanya Roberts, Ted Wass, Donovan Scott | United States | [116] | ||
Streets of Fire | Walter Hill | Michael Paré, Diane Lane, Rick Moranis | United States | [117] | ||
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | W. D. Richter | Peter Weller, Ellen Barkin, John Lithgow | United States | Action comedy[118] | ||
The Exterminator 2 | Mark Buntzman, William Sachs | Robert Ginty, Mario Van Peebles, Deborah Geffner | United States | Action thriller[119] | ||
The Final Executioner | Romolo Guerrieri | , , | Italy | [120] | ||
The Ninja Mission | Mats Helge | , , | Sweden United Kingdom |
[121] | ||
The Terminator | James Cameron | Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, Linda Hamilton | United States | [122] | ||
The Toxic Avenger | Lloyd Kaufman, Michael Herz | Mitch Cohen, Mark Torgl, Andree Maranda | United States | Action comedy[123] | ||
Toy Soldiers | Jason Miller, Cleavon Little, Terri Garber | United States | [124] | |||
Wheels on Meals | Sammo Hung | Jackie Chan, Yuen Biao, Sammo Hung | Hong Kong | Action comedy, martial arts film[125] | ||
1985 | ||||||
A View to a Kill | John Glen | Roger Moore, Christopher Walken, Tanya Roberts | United Kingdom | [126] | ||
American Ninja | Sam Firstenberg | Michael Dudikoff, Steve James, John Fujioka | United States | [127] | ||
Black Moon Rising | Harley Cokliss | Tommy Lee Jones, Linda Hamilton, Robert Vaughn | United States | [128] | ||
Code of Silence | Andrew Davis | Chuck Norris, Henry Silva, Bert Remsen | United States | [129] | ||
Commando | Mark L. Lester | Arnold Schwarzenegger, Vernon Wells, Bill Duke | United States | [130] | ||
Death Wish 3 | Michael Winner | Charles Bronson, Deborah Raffin, Ed Lauter | United States | [131] | ||
Disciples of the 36th Chamber | Lau Kar-leung | Hsiao Ho, Gordon Liu | Hong Kong | [132] | ||
Gymkata | Robert Clouse | Kurt Thomas, Tetchie Agbayani, Richard Norton | United States | Martial arts film[133] | ||
Heart of Dragon | Sammo Hung | Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Emily Chu | Hong Kong | [134] | ||
Invasion U.S.A. | Joseph Zito | Chuck Norris, Richard Lynch, | United States | [135] | ||
King Solomon's Mines | J. Lee Thompson | Richard Chamberlain, Sharon Stone, Herbert Lom | United States | [136] | ||
Les Spécialistes | Patrice Leconte | Gérard Lanvin, Bernard Giraudeau, | France | Action comedy[137] | ||
Light Blast | Enzo G. Castellari | Erik Estrada, , Thomas Moore | Italy | [138] | ||
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome | George Ogilvie, George Miller | Mel Gibson, Tina Turner, Angelo Rossitto | Australia | [139] | ||
Malibu Express | Andy Sidaris | Darby Hinton, Sybil Danning, Art Metrano | United States | [140] | ||
Missing in Action 2: The Beginning | Chuck Norris, Soon-Teck Oh, | United States | [141] | |||
Mr. Vampire | Ricky Hui, Moon Lee, | Hong Kong | [142] | |||
My Lucky Stars | Sammo Hung | Richard Harrison, Hwang Jang Lee | Hong Kong | [143] | ||
Ninja Terminator | Godfrey Ho | Jackie Chan, Yuen Biao | United States | [144] | ||
Parole de flic | José Pinheiro | Alain Delon, Jacques Perrin, Fiona Gelin | France | [145] | ||
Fernando Poe, Jr. | Philippines | Action thriller[146] | ||||
Police Story | Jackie Chan | Jackie Chan, Maggie Cheung, | Hong Kong | [147] | ||
Pray for Death | Gordon Hessler | Sho Kosugi, James Booth, Norman Burton, Michael Constantine | United States | Martial arts film | ||
Rambo: First Blood Part II | George Pan Cosmatos | Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Charles Napier | United States | [148] | ||
Red Sonja | Richard Fleischer | Arnold Schwarzenegger, Brigitte Nielsen, Sandahl Bergman | United States | [149] | ||
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins | Guy Hamilton | Fred Ward, Joel Grey, Wilford Brimley | United States | [150] | ||
Runaway Train | Andrei Konchalovsky | Jon Voight, Eric Roberts, Rebecca De Mornay | United States | [151] | ||
Spies Like Us | John Landis | Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, Steve Forrest | United States | [152] | ||
Target | Arthur Penn | Gene Hackman, Matt Dillon, Gayle Hunnicutt | United States | Action thriller[153] | ||
The Last Dragon | Michael Schultz | Taimak, Vanity, Christopher Murney | United States | [154] | ||
The Protector | James Glickenhaus | Jackie Chan, Danny Aiello, Roy Chiao | Hong Kong United States |
[155] | ||
To Live and Die in L.A. | William Friedkin | William L. Petersen, Willem Dafoe, John Pankow | United States | Action thriller[156] | ||
Trancers | Charles Band | Tim Thomerson, Helen Hunt, Michael Stefani | United States | Science fiction action[157] | ||
Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars | Sammo Hung | Jackie Chan, Yuen Biao, Sammo Hung | Hong Kong | [158] | ||
Wild Geese II | Peter Hunt | Scott Glenn, Barbara Carrera, Edward Fox | United Kingdom | [159] | ||
Year of the Dragon | Michael Cimino | Mickey Rourke, John Lone, Ariane | United States | Action thriller[160] | ||
Yes, Madam! | Corey Yuen | Michelle Yeoh, Cynthia Rothrock | Hong Kong | Martial arts film[161] | ||
1986 | ||||||
A Better Tomorrow | John Woo | Chow Yun-fat, Leslie Cheung, Ti Lung | Hong Kong | Action thriller[162] | ||
Aliens | James Cameron | Sigourney Weaver, Carrie Henn, Michael Biehn | United States | Science fiction action[163] | ||
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold | Gary Nelson | Richard Chamberlain, Sharon Stone, James Earl Jones | United States | [164] | ||
Armed Response | Fred Olen Ray | David Carradine, Lee Van Cleef, Mako | United States | [165] | ||
Armour of God | Jackie Chan | Jackie Chan, Alan Tam, Rosamund Kwan | Hong Kong | Martial arts film[166] | ||
Behind Enemy Lines | David Carradine, Mako Iwamatsu, Steve James | United States | ||||
Big Trouble in Little China | John Carpenter | Kurt Russell, Kim Cattrall | United States | [167] | ||
Yves Boisset | Lambert Wilson, Tchéky Karyo, Myriem Roussel | France | Action thriller[168] | |||
Born American | Renny Harlin | Mike Norris, , David Coburn | Finland United States |
[169] | ||
Born to Defence | Jet Li | Jet Li, Dion Lam, Song Jia | Hong Kong | Martial arts film | ||
, Eddie Chan, | Hong Kong | [170] | ||||
Cobra | George Pan Cosmatos | Sylvester Stallone, Brigitte Nielsen, Reni Santoni | United States | [171] | ||
Eliminators | Peter Manoogian | Andrew Prine, Denise Crosby, Patrick Reynolds | United States | Science fiction action[172] | ||
F/X | Robert Mandel | Bryan Brown, Brian Dennehy, Diane Venora | United States | [173] | ||
Fair Game | Mario Andreacchio | Cassandra Delaney, Peter Ford, | Australia | [174] | ||
Firewalker | J. Lee Thompson | Chuck Norris, Louis Gossett, Jr., Melody Anderson | United States | [175] | ||
Heroes Shed No Tears | John Woo | , , | Hong Kong | [176] | ||
Highlander | Russell Mulcahy | Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery, Clancy Brown | United States, United Kingdom | |||
Iron Eagle | Sidney J. Furie | Louis Gossett, Jr., Jason Gedrick, David Suchet | United States | [177] | ||
Jumpin' Jack Flash | Penny Marshall | Whoopi Goldberg, Stephen Collins, Jonathan Pryce | United States | Action comedy[178] | ||
Legacy of Rage | Ronny Yu | Brandon Lee, Michael Wong, Regina Kent | Hong Kong | |||
Ronwaldo Reyes | Fernando Poe, Jr., , Eddie Garcia | Philippines | [179] | |||
Martial Arts of Shaolin | Lau Kar-leung | Jet Li, Yu Chenghui, Ji Chunhua, Hung Yan-yan | Hong Kong China |
Martial arts film | ||
Maximum Overdrive | Stephen King | Emilio Estevez, Pat Hingle, Laura Harrington | United States | Science fiction action[180] | ||
Millionaire's Express | Sammo Hung | Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, Cynthia Rothrock | Hong Kong | [181] | ||
J. Lee Thompson | Charles Bronson, Kathleen Wilhoite, Carrie Snodgress | United States | Action thriller[182] | |||
No Retreat, No Surrender | Corey Yuen | Jean-Claude Van Damme, Kurt McKinney, | United States Hong Kong |
[183] | ||
Raw Deal | John Irvin | Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kathryn Harrold, Sam Wanamaker | United States | [184] | ||
Righting Wrongs | Corey Yuen | Cynthia Rothrock, Yuen Biao | Hong Kong | [185] | ||
Royal Warriors | Michelle Yeoh, Michael Wong (actor), Hiroyuki Sanada | Hong Kong | ||||
Running Scared | Peter Hyams | Gregory Hines, Billy Crystal, Joe Pantoliano | United States | |||
The Delta Force | Menahem Golan | Chuck Norris, Lee Marvin | United States | [186] | ||
The Golden Child | Michael Ritchie | Eddie Murphy, Charles Dance, Charlotte Lewis | United States | [187] | ||
The Seventh Curse | Lam Ngai Kai | Chow Yun-Fat, , Dick Wei | Hong Kong | Martial arts film[188] | ||
Vendetta dal futuro | Sergio Martino | Daniel Greene, Janet Agren, John Saxon | Italy | Science fiction action[189] | ||
The Wraith | Charlie Sheen, Nick Cassavetes, Randy Quaid | United States | [190] | |||
1987 | ||||||
A Better Tomorrow II | John Woo | Chow Yun-fat, Emily Chu, Waise Lee | Hong Kong | [191][192] | ||
A Chinese Ghost Story | Leslie Cheung, Joey Wong, Wu Ma | Hong Kong | Martial arts film[193] | |||
American Ninja 2: The Confrontation | Sam Firstenberg | Michael Dudikoff, Steve James, Jeff Weston | United States | Martial arts film[194] | ||
Angel | , | Moon Lee, Yukari Oshima, Elaine Lui | Hong Kong | |||
Banzai Runner | John G. Thomas | Dean Stockwell, John Shepherd, Charles Dierkop | United States | [195] | ||
Beverly Hills Cop II | Tony Scott | Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, Jürgen Prochnow | United States | Action comedy[196] | ||
Black Cobra | Stelvio Massi | Fred Williamson, Eva Grimaldi, Bruno Bilotta | Italy | Action thriller[197] | ||
Cherry 2000 | Steve De Jarnatt | Melanie Griffith, David Andrews, Ben Johnson | United States | [198] | ||
Death Before Dishonor | Fred Dryer, Brian Keith, Paul Winfield | United States | [199] | |||
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown | J. Lee Thompson | Charles Bronson, Kay Lenz, John Ryan | United States | Action thriller [200] | ||
Eastern Condors | Sammo Hung | Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, Joyce Godenzi | Hong Kong | [201] | ||
Extreme Prejudice | Walter Hill | Nick Nolte, Powers Boothe, Michael Ironside | United States | Action thriller[202] | ||
Fatal Beauty | Tom Holland | Whoopi Goldberg, Sam Elliott, Rubén Blades | United States | Action thriller[203] | ||
Hard Ticket to Hawaii | Andy Sidaris | Ronn Moss, Dona Speir, | United States | Action thriller[204] | ||
Le Solitaire | Jacques Deray | Jean-Paul Belmondo, , Michel Creton | France | [205] | ||
Lethal Weapon | Richard Donner | Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Gary Busey | United States | Action thriller[206] | ||
Magnificent Warriors | Richard Ng, Michelle Yeoh, Derek Yee | Hong Kong | [207] | |||
Masters of the Universe | Gary Goddard | Dolph Lundgren, Frank Langella, Meg Foster | United States | [208] | ||
Miami Connection | Richard Park, Y.K. Kim | Y.K. Kim, Vincent Hirsch, William Ergle | United States | Martial arts film[209] | ||
No Retreat, No Surrender 2 | Corey Yuen | Loren Avedon, Matthias Hues, Cynthia Rothrock | Hong Kong
United States |
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Predator | John McTiernan | Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers, Elpidia Carrillo | United States | Science fiction action[210] | ||
Prison on Fire | Ringo Lam | Chow Yun-fat, Tony Leung Kar-Fai, Roy Cheung | China Hong Kong |
Action thriller[211] | ||
Project A II | Jackie Chan | Jackie Chan, Maggie Cheung, Rosamund Kwan | Hong Kong | Action comedy, martial arts[212] | ||
Rage of Honor | Gordon Hessler | Sho Kosugi, Lewis Van Bergen, Ulises Dumont | United States Argentina |
Martial arts film | ||
RoboCop | Paul Verhoeven | Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Ronny Cox | United States | Science fiction action[213] | ||
Sparrow Unit | Ramon "Bong" Revilla, Jr., Ronnie Ricketts, Sonny Parsons | Philippines | [214] | |||
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace | Sidney J. Furie | Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Jackie Cooper | United States | Superhero film[215] | ||
Surf Nazis Must Die | Peter George | , , | United States | [216] | ||
The Living Daylights | John Glen | Timothy Dalton, Maryam d'Abo, Jeroen Krabbé | United Kingdom | [217] | ||
The Running Man | Paul Michael Glaser | Arnold Schwarzenegger, María Conchita Alonso, Richard Dawson | United States | Science fiction action[218] | ||
Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except | Josh Becker | Brian Schulz, , | United States | Action thriller[219] | ||
Tragic Hero | Andy Lau, Chow Yun-fat, Alex Man | Hong Kong | ||||
Wilfredo Milan, , | Eddie Garcia, Ramon Revilla | Philippines | [220] | |||
Walker | Alex Cox | Ed Harris, Marlee Matlin, Peter Boyle | United States Nicaragua |
[221] | ||
Wanted: Dead or Alive | Gary Sherman | Rutger Hauer, Gene Simmons, Robert Guillaume | United States | [222] | ||
1988 | ||||||
Above the Law | Andrew Davis | Steven Seagal, Pam Grier, Sharon Stone | United States | Action thriller[223] | ||
Action Jackson | Craig R. Baxley | Carl Weathers, Vanity, Craig T. Nelson | United States | [224] | ||
Ronnie Ricketts, , E.R. Ejercito | Philippines | [225] | ||||
Alien Nation | Graham Baker | James Caan, Mandy Patinkin, Terence Stamp | United States | |||
Alex Fong, Moon Lee, Elaine Lui | Hong Kong | |||||
Black Eagle | Jean-Claude Van Damme, Doran Clark, Bruce French | United States | Action thriller, martial arts film[226] | |||
Bloodsport | Newt Arnold | Jean-Claude Van Damme, Donald Gibb, Leah Ayres | United States | Martial arts film[227] | ||
Braddock: Missing in Action III | Aaron Norris | Chuck Norris, Aki Aleong, Roland Harrah III | United States | [228] | ||
Bulletproof | Steve Carver | Gary Busey, Darlanne Fluegel, Henry Silva | United States | [229] | ||
Crocodile Dundee II | John Cornell | Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski, John Meillon | Australia United States |
[230] | ||
Die Hard | John McTiernan | Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Bonnie Bedelia | United States | Action thriller[231] | ||
Dragons Forever | Sammo Hung | Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao | China Hong Kong |
[232] | ||
Lito Lapid, Marianne Dela Riva, Tetchie Agbayani | Philippines | |||||
Hero and the Terror | Chuck Norris, Brynn Thayer, Steve James | United States | [233] | |||
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka | Keenan Ivory Wayans | Keenan Ivory Wayans, Bernie Casey, Antonio Fargas | United States | Action comedy[234] | ||
In the Line of Duty III | Arthur Wong | Cynthia Khan, Hiroshi Fujioka, Dick Wei | Hong Kong | |||
Maniac Cop | William Lustig | Tom Atkins, Bruce Campbell, Laurene Landon | United States | [235] | ||
Messenger of Death | J. Lee Thompson | Charles Bronson, Trish VanDevere, Laurence Luckinbill | United States | Action thriller[236] | ||
Midnight Run | Martin Brest | Robert De Niro, Charles Grodin, Yaphet Kotto | United States | Action comedy[237] | ||
Ne réveillez pas un flic qui dort | José Pinheiro | Alain Delon, Michel Serrault, | France | Action thriller[238] | ||
Platoon Leader | Aaron Norris | Michael Dudikoff, Michael DeLorenzo, Robert F. Lyons | United States | War action | ||
Police Story 2 | Jackie Chan | Jackie Chan, Maggie Cheung | Hong Kong | Martial arts film[239] | ||
Rambo III | Peter MacDonald | Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Marc de Jonge | United States | Action thriller[240] | ||
Red Heat | Walter Hill | Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Belushi, Peter Boyle | United States | Action thriller[241] | ||
Red Scorpion | Joseph Zito | Dolph Lundgren, M. Emmet Walsh, Al White | United States | [242] | ||
Shakedown | James Glickenhaus | Peter Weller, Sam Elliott, Patricia Charbonneau | United States | |||
Shoot to Kill | Roger Spottiswoode | Sidney Poitier, Tom Berenger, Kirstie Alley | United States | Action thriller[243] | ||
Space Mutiny | , Neal Sundstrom | Reb Brown, Cameron Mitchell, Cisse Cameron | South Africa | Science fiction action[244] | ||
, Enzo G. Castellari | Frank Zagarino, John Phillip Law, John Steiner | United States Italy |
[245] | |||
The Dead Pool | Buddy Van Horn | Clint Eastwood, Patricia Clarkson, Evan Kim | United States | Action thriller[246] | ||
The Inspector Wears Skirts | Sibelle Hu, Ellen Chan, Sandra Ng | Hong Kong | Action comedy[247] | |||
They Live | John Carpenter | Roddy Piper, Keith David, Meg Foster | United States | Science fiction action[248] | ||
Tiger Cage | Yuen Woo-ping | Simon Yam, Carol Cheng, Jacky Cheung, Donnie Yen | Hong Kong | |||
Tiger on Beat | Lau Kar-Leung | Chow Yun-fat, Conan Lee, Nina Li | Hong Kong | [249] | ||
1989 | ||||||
A Better Tomorrow 3 | Tsui Hark | Chow Yun-fat, Anita Mui, Tony Leung Kar-Fai | Hong Kong | [250] | ||
, Yukari Oshima, | Hong Kong | |||||
American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt | David Bradley, Steve James, Marjoe Gortner | United States | [251] | |||
David DeCoteau | United States | [252] | ||||
Stanley Tong | Alex Fong, Moon Lee | Hong Kong | ||||
Angel Enforcers | Godfrey Ho | Dick Wei, Phillip Ko, Pan Pan Yeung | Hong Kong | |||
Batman | Tim Burton | Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger | United States | [253] | ||
Best of the Best | Eric Roberts, James Earl Jones, Sally Kirkland | United States | [254] | |||
Black Rain | Ridley Scott | Michael Douglas, Andy García, Ken Takakura | United States | [255] | ||
Ronnie Ricketts, , Tony Ferrer | Philippines | Action thriller[256] | ||||
Blind Fury | Phillip Noyce | Rutger Hauer, Terrance O'Quinn, Lisa Blount | United States | Martial arts film | ||
Bloodfist | Terence H. Winkless | Don "The Dragon" Wilson, , | United States | [257] | ||
Sergio Goyri, , | Mexico | [258] | ||||
Cyborg | Albert Pyun | Jean-Claude Van Damme, , Vincent Klyn | United States | Science fiction action, martial arts film[259] | ||
Dead Bang | John Frankenheimer | Don Johnson, Penelope Ann Miller, William Forsythe | United States | [260] | ||
Devil Hunters | Alex Man, Moon Lee, | Hong Kong | ||||
Dragon Fight | Billy Tang | Jet Li, Stephen Chow, Dick Wei | Hong Kong | |||
Robin Padilla, Monsour del Rosario, E.R. Ejercito, Ricky Davao, Edu Manzano, Julio Diaz, Jinggoy Estrada, Paquito Diaz | Philippines | [261] | ||||
Fatal Vacation | Eric Tsang | Bernardo Bernardo, , Spanky Manikan | Hong Kong | [262] | ||
Ghostbusters II | Ivan Reitman | Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver | United States | Action comedy[263] | ||
God of Gamblers | Wong Jing | Chow Yun-fat, Andy Lau, Joey Wong | Hong Kong | [264] | ||
In the Line of Duty 4 | Yuen Woo-ping | Donnie Yen, Cynthia Khan, Michael Wong | Hong Kong | |||
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | Steven Spielberg | Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Denholm Elliott | United States | [265] | ||
K-9 | Rod Daniel | James Belushi, Mel Harris, Kevin Tighe | United States | [266] | ||
Kickboxer | , David Worth | Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dennis Alexio, | United States | [267] | ||
Moon Lee | Hong Kong | |||||
Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects | J. Lee Thompson | Charles Bronson, Perry Lopez, James Pax | United States | [268] | ||
Lethal Weapon 2 | Richard Donner | Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci | United States | [269] | ||
Licence to Kill | John Glen | Timothy Dalton, Carey Lowell, Robert Davi | United Kingdom | [270] | ||
Next of Kin | John Irvin | Patrick Swayze, Liam Neeson, Adam Baldwin | United States | [271] | ||
Pink Cadillac | Buddy Van Horn | Clint Eastwood, Bernadette Peters, Timothy Carhart | United States | [272] | ||
Godfrey Ho | Moon Lee, Michiko Nishiwaki | Hong Kong | ||||
Renegades | Jack Sholder | Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips, Robert Knepper | United States | Action thriller | ||
Road House | Rowdy Herrington | Patrick Swayze, Kelly Lynch, Sam Elliott | United States | [273] | ||
Samurai Cop | Amir Shervan | Robert Z'Dar, Matt Hannon, | United States | [274] | ||
Snake Eater | Lorenzo Lamas, Ronnie Hawkins | Canada | ||||
Snake Eater II | Lorenzo Lamas, Ron Palillo, Kathleen Kinmont | Canada | ||||
Tango & Cash | Andrei Konchalovsky | Sylvester Stallone, Kurt Russell, Teri Hatcher | United States | [275] | ||
Cynthia Rothrock, Ronny Yu, Wu Ma | United States Hong Kong |
|||||
The Killer | John Woo | Chow Yun-fat, Danny Lee, Sally Yeh | Hong Kong | [276] | ||
The Punisher | Mark Goldblatt | Dolph Lundgren, Louis Gossett, Jr., Jeroen Krabbé | United States Australia |
[277] | ||
Violent Cop | Beat Takeshi Kitano | Beat Takeshi Kitano | Japan | Action thriller[278] |
See also[]
- Action films
- Martial arts films
- Swashbuckler films
Notes[]
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