List Of Action Films Of The 1980s
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 it bends genres.
| Title | Director | Cast | Country | Sub-Genre/Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | ||||||
| Any Which Way You Can | Buddy Van Horn | Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Ruth Gordon | Action comedy | |||
| The Big Brawl | Robert Clouse | Jackie Chan, José Ferrer, Kristine de Bell | ||||
| The Blues Brothers | John Landis | John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, James Brown | Action comedy | |||
| Clan of the White Lotus | Lo Lieh | Gordon Liu, Lo Lieh, Hui Ya-hung | ||||
| Delitto a Porta Romana | Bruno Corbucci | Tomas Milian, Olimpia di Nardo, Nerina Montagnani | Action thriller | |||
| Encounters of the Spooky Kind | Sammo Hung | Sammo Hung, Chung Fat, Chan Lung | Martial arts film | |||
| The Exterminator | James Glickenhaus | Christopher George, Samantha Eggar, Robert Ginty | ||||
| Flag of Iron | Chang Cheh | Chiang Sheng, Guan Feng, Philip Kwok | ||||
| Le Guignolo | Georges Lautner | Jean-Paul Belmondo, Michel Galabru, Georges Géret | Action comedy | |||
| The Hunter | Buzz Kulik | Steve McQueen, Eli Wallach, Kathryn Harrold | Action thriller | |||
| The Octagon | Eric Karson | Chuck Norris, Karen Carlson, Lee Van Cleef | ||||
| The Empire Strikes Back | Irvin Kershner | Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams | Science fiction action | |||
| Flash Gordon | Mike Hodges | Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson, Chaim Topol | Science fiction action | |||
| The Master | Tony Liu | Chan Lau, Chang Lin, Chen Kuan-Tai | ||||
| The Rebel Intruders | Chang Cheh | Philip Kwok, Chiang Sheng, Lo Meng | ||||
| Return to the 36th Chamber | Lau Kar-Leung | Gordon Liu | ||||
| Smokey and the Bandit II | Hal Needham | Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Dom DeLuise | Action comedy | |||
| Superman II | Richard Lester | Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Margot Kidder | Superhero film | |||
| The Sword | Patrick Tam | Lee Kwan-hak, Jimmy Wang Yu, Chan Pooi-Ling | Martial arts film | |||
| Trois Hommes à Abattre | Jacques Deray | Alain Delon, Pierre Dux, Dalila di Lazzaro | Action thriller | |||
| Two Champions of Shaolin | Chang Cheh | Lo Meng, Chiang Sheng, Sun Chien | ||||
| The Young Master | Jackie Chan | Jackie Chan, Yuan Biao, Wei Pai | ||||
| 1981 | ||||||
| The Cannonball Run | Hal Needham | Burt Reynolds, Roger Moore, Farrah Fawcett | Action comedy | |||
| City Heat | Richard Benjamin | Clint Eastwood, Burt Reynolds, Jane Alexander | ||||
| Class of 1984 | Mark L. Lester | Perry King, Timothy Van Patten, Merrie Lynn Ross | Action thriller | |||
| Condorman | Charles Jarrott | Michael Crawford, Oliver Reed, Barbara Carrera | Superhero film, action thriller | |||
| Enter the Ninja | Menahem Golan | Franco Nero, Susan George, Sho Kosugi | ||||
| Escape from New York | John Carpenter | Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine | Science fiction action | |||
| An Eye for an Eye | Steve Carver | Chuck Norris, Christopher Lee, Richard Roundtree | Martial arts film | |||
| Game of Death II | Ng See Yuen | Tang Lung | ||||
| Nighthawks | Bruce Malmuth | Sylvester Stallone, Billy Dee Williams, Rutger Hauer | Action thriller | |||
| Knightriders | George A. Romero | Ed Harris, Gary Lahti, Tom Savini | ||||
| My Young Auntie | Liu Chia-Liang | Liu Chia-Liang, Hui Ying-Hung, Liu Chia-hui | Action comedy, martial arts film | |||
| Outland | Peter Hyams | Sean Connery, Francis Sternhagen, Peter Boyle | Science fiction action | |||
| Le Professionnel | Georges Lautner | Jean-Paul Belmondo, Michel Beaune, Cyrielle Claire | Action thriller | |||
| Raiders of the Lost Ark | Steven Spielberg | Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Denholm Elliott | ||||
| The Road Warrior | George Miller | Mel Gibson, Virginia Hey, Syd Heylen | ||||
| Sharky's Machine | Burt Reynolds | Burt Reynolds, Vittorio Gassman, Rachel Ward | Action thriller | |||
| Southern Comfort | Walter Hill | Keith Carradine, Powers Boothe, Fred Ward | Action thriller | |||
| The True Game of Death | Chen Tien Tai | Hsao Lung, Shou Lung | ||||
| 1982 | ||||||
| 1990: The Bronx Warriors | Enzo G. Castellari | Vic Morrow, Christopher Connelly, Fred Williamson | Science fiction action | |||
| 48 Hrs. | Walter Hill | Nick Nolte, Eddie Murphy | Action comedy | |||
| Anno 2020 - I gladiatori del futuro | Joe D'Amato | Harrison Muller, Al Cliver, Sabrina Siani | Science fiction action | |||
| Burst City | Sogo Ishii | Takanori Jinnai | ||||
| Carry On Pickpocket | Sammo Hung | Frankie Chan, Sammo Hung, Richard Ng | ||||
| The Challenge | John Frankenheimer | Scott Glenn, Toshirō Mifune, Donna Kei Benz | Martial arts film | |||
| Conan the Barbarian | John Milius | Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl Jones, Max von Sydow | ||||
| The Dead and the Deadly | Wu Ma | Cherie Chung, Sammo Hung, Lam Ching-ying | Action comedy, martial arts film | |||
| Death Wish 2 | Michael Winner | Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland, Vincent Gardenia | Action thriller | |||
| Dragon Lord | Jackie Chan | Jackie Chan, Chen Hui-Min, Mars | ||||
| Firefox | Clint Eastwood | Clint Eastwood, David Huffman, Freddie Jones | ||||
| First Blood | Ted Kotcheff | Sylvester Stallone | Action thriller | |||
| Five Element Ninjas | Chang Cheh | Chen Pei Hsi, Cheng Tien Chi, Chu Ke | ||||
| Forced Vengeance | James Fargo | Chuck Norris, Mary Louise Weller, Michael Cavanaugh | Action thriller, martial arts film | |||
| Human Lanterns | Sun Chung | Lo Lieh, Chen Kuan-Tai, Lo Mang | ||||
| The Junkman | H. B. Halicki | H. B. Halicki, Christopher Stone, Susan Shaw | Action comedy | |||
| Legendary Weapons of China | Liu Chia-Liang | Fu Sheng, Lee Shao Hwa, Liu Chia-Liang | ||||
| The New Barbarians | Enzo G. Castellari | Fred Williamson, Anna Kanakis, Venantino Venantini | Science fiction action | |||
| One Down Two to Go | Fred Williamson | Fred Williamson, Jim Brown, Jim Kelly | ||||
| The Prodigal Son | Sammo Hung | Yuen Biao, Frankie Chan, Lam Ching-ying | Martial arts film | |||
| Running on Empty | John Clark | Terry Serio, Deborah Conway, Geoff Rhoe | ||||
| Shaolin Temple | Cheung Yam Yim | Jet Li | Martial arts film | |||
| The Soldier | James Glickenhaus | Ken Wahl, Klaus Kinski, Alberta Watson | ||||
| Tron | Steven Lisberger | Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner, Cindy Morgan | Science fiction action | |||
| Turkey Shoot | Brian Trenchard-Smith | Steve Railsback, Olivia Hussey, Michael Craig | Action thriller | |||
| Warlords of the 21st Century | Harley Cokliss | Michael Beck, Annie McEnroe, James Wainwright | ||||
| 1983 | ||||||
| 10 to Midnight | J. Lee Thompson | Charles Bronson, Lisa Eilbacher, Gene Davis | Action thriller | |||
| 2019, After the Fall of New York | Sergio Martino | Michael Sopkiw, Valentine Monnier, Anna Kanakis | Science fiction action | |||
| Bastard Swordsman | Lu Chun-ku | Norman Chu, Alex Man Chi-Leung, Liu Yung | ||||
| Blue Thunder | John Badham | Roy Scheider, Malcolm McDowell, Warren Oates | ||||
| The Boxer's Omen | Kuei Chi Hung | Bolo Yeung, Lung Wei Wang | ||||
| The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter | Lau Kar-leung | Alexander Fu Sheng, Gordon Liu | ||||
| Endgame | Joe D'Amato | Al Cliver, Laura Gemser, George Eastman | Science fiction action | |||
| Escape from the Bronx | Enzo G. Castellari | Mark Gregory, Henry Silva, Valeria D'Obici | ||||
| Exterminators of the Year 3000 | Giuliano Carmineo | Robert Jannucci, Alicia Moro, Eduardo Fajardo | ||||
| Fearless Hyena Part II | Chuen Chan | Jackie Chan | ||||
| The Final Executioner | Romolo Guerrieri | William Mang, Marina Costa, Harrison Muller | ||||
| Go for It | Enzo Barboni | Bud Spencer, Faith Minton, Terence Hill | ||||
| Golgo 13: The Professional | Osamu Dezaki, Shichiro Kobayashi, Hirokazu Takahashi | |||||
| Holy Flame of the Martial World | Lu Chun-ku | Candy Wen Hsueh-Erh, Huang Min-Yi, Kuo Chue | ||||
| Lone Wolf McQuade | Steve Carver | Chuck Norris, David Carradine, Barbara Carrera | ||||
| Le Marginal | Jacques Deray | Jean-Paul Belmondo, Henry Silva, Claude Brosset | Action thriller | |||
| Never Say Never Again | Irvin Kershner | Sean Connery, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Max von Sydow | ||||
| Octopussy | John Glen | Roger Moore, Maud Adams, Louis Jourdan | Action thriller | |||
| Project A | Jackie Chan | Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao | Martial arts film | |||
| Revenge of the Ninja | Sam Firstenberg | Sho Kosugi, Keith Vitali, Virgil Frye | ||||
| Shaolin Drunkard | Yuen Woo Ping | Simon Yuen, Yuen Cheung-Yan | ||||
| Return of the Jedi | Richard Marquand | Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams | Science fiction action | |||
| Smokey and the Bandit 3 | Dick Lowry | Jackie Gleason, Jerry Reed, Mike Henry | ||||
| Stroker Ace | Hal Needham | Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, Jim Nabors | ||||
| Sudden Impact | Clint Eastwood | Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Pat Hingle | Action thriller | |||
| Superman III | Richard Lester | Christopher Reeve, Richard Pryor, Jackie Cooper | Superhero film | |||
| Uncommon Valor | Ted Kotcheff | Gene Hackman, Robert Stack, Fred Ward | ||||
| Vigilante | William Lustig | Robert Forster, Fred Williamson, Richard Bright | Action thriller | |||
| Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain | Tsui Hark | Yuen Biao, Tsui Siu Keung, Sammo Hung | ||||
| 1984 | ||||||
| A Breed Apart | Philippe Mora | Rutger Hauer, Powers Boothe, Kathleen Turner | ||||
| Alley Cat | Victor M. Ordonez, Eduardo Palmos, Al Valletta | Karin Mani, Robert Torti | ||||
| Beverly Hills Cop | Martin Brest | Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, Lisa Eilbacher | Action comedy | |||
| Blastfighter | Lamberto Bava | Michael Sopkiw, Valerie Blake, George Eastman | Action thriller | |||
| Cannonball Run II | Hal Needham | Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Shirley MacLaine | Action comedy | |||
| Code Name: Wild Geese | Antonio Margheriti | Lewis Collins, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine | ||||
| Conan the Destroyer | Richard Fleischer | Arnold Schwarzenegger, Grace Jones, Wilt Chamberlain | ||||
| The Exterminator 2 | Mark Buntzman, William Sachs | Robert Ginty, Mario Van Peebles, Deborah Geffner | Action thriller | |||
| Firestarter | Mark L. Lester | David Keith, Drew Barrymore, George C. Scott | Action thriller | |||
| Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | Steven Spielberg | Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw, Amrish Puri | ||||
| Kids From Shaolin | Cheung Yam Yim | Jet Li | ||||
| Missing in Action | Joseph Zito | Chuck Norris, M. Emmet Walsh, Lenore Kasdorf | Action thriller | |||
| Ninja III: The Domination | Sam Firstenberg | Lucinda Dickey, Jordan Bennett, Sho Kosugi | ||||
| The Ninja Mission | Mats Helge | Curt Brober, Christopher Kohlberg, Hanna Pola | ||||
| Raiders of the Shaolin Temple | Godfrey Ho | |||||
| Revenge of the Drunken Master | Godfrey Ho | Chen Hui Liu, Wen Chiang Lung | ||||
| Roadhouse 66 | John Mark Robinson | Willem Dafoe, Judge Reinhold, Kaaren Lee | ||||
| Sheena | John Guillermin | Tanya Roberts, Ted Wass, Donovan Scott | ||||
| Streets of Fire | Walter Hill | Michael Paré, Diane Lane, Rick Moranis | ||||
| The Terminator | James Cameron | Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, Linda Hamilton | ||||
| Toy Soldiers | David Andrew Fisher | Jason Miller, Cleavon Little, Terri Garber | ||||
| Wheels on Meals | Sammo Hung | Jackie Chan, Yuen Biao, Sammo Hung | Action comedy, martial arts film | |||
| 1985 | ||||||
| A View to a Kill | John Glen | Roger Moore, Christopher Walken, Tanya Roberts | ||||
| American Ninja | Sam Firstenberg | Michael Dudikoff, Steve James, John Fujioka | ||||
| Black Moon Rising | Harley Cokliss | Tommy Lee Jones, Linda Hamilton, Robert Vaughn | ||||
| Code of Silence | Andrew Davis | Chuck Norris, Henry Silva, Bert Remsen | ||||
| Commando | Mark L. Lester | Arnold Schwarzenegger, Vernon Wells, Bill Duke | r | |||
| Death Wish 3 | Michael Winner | Charles Bronson, Deborah Raffin, Ed Lauter | ||||
| Disciples of the 36th Chamber | Lau Kar-leung | Hsiao Ho, Gordon Liu | ||||
| Gymkata | Robert Clouse | Kurt Thomas, Tetchie Agbayani, Richard Norton | Martial arts film | |||
| Heart of Dragon | Sammo Hung | Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Emily Chu | ||||
| Invasion U.S.A. | Joseph Zito | Chuck Norris, Richard Lynch, Melissa Prophet | ||||
| King Solomon's Mines | J. Lee Thompson | Richard Chamberlain, Sharon Stone, Herbert Lom | ||||
| The Last Dragon | Michael Schultz | Taimak, Vanity, Christopher Murney | ||||
| Light Blast | Enzo G. Castellari | Erik Estrada, Michael Pritchard, Thomas Moore | ||||
| Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome | George Ogilvie, George Miller | Mel Gibson, Tina Turner, Angelo Rossitto | ||||
| Malibu Express | Andy Sidaris | Darby Hinton, Sybil Danning, Art Metrano | ||||
| Missing in Action 2: The Beginning | Lance Hool | Chuck Norris, Soon-Teck Oh, Cosie Costa | ||||
| Mr. Vampire | Ricky Lau | Ricky Hui, Moon Lee, Chin Suit Ho | ||||
| My Lucky Stars | Sammo Hung | Richard Harrison, Hwang Jang Lee | ||||
| Ninja Terminator | Godfrey Ho | Jackie Chan, Yuen Biao | ||||
| Parole De Flic | José Pinheiro | Alain Delon, Jacques Perrin, Fiona Gelin | ||||
| The Protector | James Glickenhaus | Jackie Chan, Danny Aiello, Roy Chiao | ||||
| Police Story | Jackie Chan | Jackie Chan, Maggie Cheung, Cho Yuen | ||||
| Rambo: First Blood Part II | George Pan Cosmatos | Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Charles Napier | ||||
| Red Sonja | Richard Fleischer | Arnold Schwarzenegger, Brigitte Nielsen, Sandahl Bergman | ||||
| Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins | Guy Hamilton | Fred Ward, Joel Grey, Wilford Brimley | ||||
| Runaway Train | Andrei Konchalovsky | Jon Voight, Eric Roberts, Rebecca De Mornay | ||||
| Les Spécialistes | Patrice Leconte | Gérard Lanvin, Bernard Giraudeau, Christiane Jean | Action comedy | |||
| Spies Like Us | John Landis | Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, Steve Forrest | ||||
| Target | Arthur Penn | Gene Hackman, Matt Dillon, Gayle Hunnicutt | Action thriller | |||
| To Live and Die in L.A. | William Friedkin | William L. Petersen, Willem Dafoe, John Pankow | Action thriller | |||
| Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars | Sammo Hung | Jackie Chan, Yuen Biao, Sammo Hung | ||||
| Wild Geese II | Peter Hunt | Scott Glenn, Barbara Carrera, Edward Fox | ||||
| Year of the Dragon | Michael Cimino | Mickey Rourke, John Lone, Ariane | Action thriller | |||
| Yes, Madam! | Corey Yuen | Michelle Yeoh, Cynthia Rothrock | Martial arts film | |||
| 1986 | ||||||
| A Better Tomorrow | John Woo | Chow Yun-fat, Leslie Cheung, Ti Lung | Action thriller | |||
| Aliens | James Cameron | Sigourney Weaver, Carrie Henn, Michael Biehn | Science fiction action | |||
| Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold | Gary Nelson | Richard Chamberlain, Sharon Stone, James Earl Jones | ||||
| Armed Response | Fred Olen Ray | David Carradine, Lee Van Cleef, Mako | ||||
| Banzai Runner | John G. Thomas | Dean Stockwell, John Shepherd, Charles Dierkop | ||||
| Big Trouble in Little China | John Carpenter | Kurt Russell, Kim Cattrall | ||||
| Bleu Comme L'Enfer | Yves Boisset | Lambert Wilson, Tchéky Karyo, Myriem Roussel | Action thriller | |||
| Born American | Renny Harlin | Mike Norris, Steve Durham, David Coburn | ||||
| Clash of the Ninjas | Wallace Chan | Thomas Allen, Eddie Chan, Bernie Junker | ||||
| Cobra | George Pan Cosmatos | Sylvester Stallone, Brigitte Nielsen, Reni Santoni | ||||
| The Delta Force | Menahem Golan | Chuck Norris, Lee Marvin | ||||
| Eastern Condors | Sammo Hung | Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, Joyce Godenzi | ||||
| F/X | Robert Mandel | Bryan Brown, Brian Dennehy, Diane Venora | ||||
| Fair Game | Mario Andreacchio | Cassandra Delaney, Peter Ford, David Sandford | ||||
| Firewalker | J. Lee Thompson | Chuck Norris, Louis Gossett, Jr., Melody Anderson | ||||
| The Golden Child | Michael Ritchie | Eddie Murphy, Charles Dance, Charlotte Lewis | ||||
| Heroes Shed No Tears | John Woo | Yuet Sang Chin, Doo Hee Jang, Ho Kon Kim | ||||
| Iron Eagle | Sidney J. Furie | Louis Gossett, Jr., Jason Gedrick, David Suchet | ||||
| Jumpin' Jack Flash | Penny Marshall | Whoopi Goldberg, Stephen Collins, Jonathan Pryce | Action comedy | |||
| Maximum Overdrive | Stephen King | Emilio Estevez, Pat Hingle, Laura Harrington | Science fiction action | |||
| Millionaire's Express | Sammo Hung | Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, Cynthia Rothrock | ||||
| Murphy's Law | J. Lee Thompson | Charles Bronson, Kathleen Wilhoite, Carrie Snodgress | Action thriller | |||
| No Retreat, No Surrender | Corey Yuen | Jean-Claude Van Damme, Kurt McKinney, J.W. Fails | ||||
| Raw Deal | John Irvin | Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kathryn Harrold, Sam Wanamaker | ||||
| Righting Wrongs | Corey Yuen | Cynthia Rothrock, Yuen Biao | ||||
| Le Solitaire | Jacques Deray | Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean-Pierre Malo, Michel Creton | ||||
| The Wraith | Mike Marvin | Charlie Sheen, Nick Cassavetes, Ramdy Quaid | ||||
| 1987 | ||||||
| American Ninja 2: The Confrontation | Sam Firstenberg | Michael Dudikoff, Steve James, Jeff Weston | Martial arts film | |||
| Armour of God | Jackie Chan | Jackie Chan, Alan Tam, Rosamund Kwan | Martial arts film | |||
| A Better Tomorrow II | John Woo | Chow Yun-fat, Emily Chu, Waise Lee | ||||
| Beverly Hills Cop II | Tony Scott | Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, Jürgen Prochnow | Action comedy | |||
| Cherry 2000 | Steve De Jarnatt | Melanie Griffith, David Andrews, Ben Johnson | ||||
| Death Before Dishonor | Terry J. Leonard | Fred Dryer, Brian Keith, Paul Winfield | ||||
| Death Wish 4: The Crackdown | J. Lee Thompson | Charles Bronson, Kay Lenz, John Ryan | Action thriller | |||
| Extreme Prejudice | Walter Hill | Nick Nolte, Powers Boothe, Michael Ironside | Action thriller | |||
| Fatal Beauty | Tom Holland | Whoopi Goldberg, Sam Elliott, Rubén Blades | Action thriller | |||
| Hard Ticket to Hawaii | Andy Sidaris | Ronn Moss, Dona Speir, Hope-Marie Carlton | Action thriller | |||
| Lethal Weapon | Richard Donner | Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Gary Busey | Action thriller | |||
| The Living Daylights | John Glen | Timothy Dalton, Maryam d'Abo, Jeroen Krabbé | ||||
| Magnificent Warriors | David Chung | Richard Ng, Michelle Yeoh, Derek Yee | ||||
| Masters of the Universe | Gary Goddard | Dolph Lundgren, Frank Langella, Meg Foster | ||||
| Predator | John McTiernan | Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers, Elpidia Carrillo | Science fiction action | |||
| Prison on Fire | Ringo Lam | Chow Yun-fat, Tony Leung Kar-Fai, Roy Cheung | Action thriller | |||
| Project A II | Jackie Chan | Jackie Chan, Maggie Cheung, Rosamund Kwan | Action comedy, martial arts | |||
| RoboCop | Paul Verhoeven | Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Ronny Cox | Science fiction action | |||
| The Running Man | Paul Michael Glaser | Arnold Schwarzenegger, María Conchita Alonso, Richard Dawson | Science fiction action | |||
| Superman IV: The Quest for Peace | Sidney J. Furie | Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Jackie Cooper | Superhero film | |||
| Surf Nazis Must Die | Peter George | Barry Brenner, Gail Neely, Michael Sonya | ||||
| Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except | Josh Becker | Brian Schulz, John Manfredi, Robert Rickman | Action thriller | |||
| Walker | Alex Cox | Ed Harris, Marlee Matlin, Peter Boyle | ||||
| Wanted: Dead or Alive | Gary Sherman | Rutger Hauer, Gene Simmons, Robert Guillaume | ||||
| 1988 | ||||||
| Above the Law | Andrew Davis | Steven Seagal, Pam Grier, Sharon Stone | Action thriller | |||
| Action Jackson | Craig R. Baxley | Carl Weathers, Vanity, Craig T. Nelson | ||||
| American Rampage | David DeCoteau | Samantha York | ||||
| Black Eagle | Eric Karson | Jean-Claude Van Damme, Doran Clark, Bruce French | Action thriller, martial arts film | |||
| Bloodsport | Newt Arnold | Jean-Claude Van Damme, Donald Gibb, Leah Ayres | Martial arts film | |||
| Braddock: Missing in Action 3 | Aaron Norris | Chuck Norris, Aki Aleong, Roland Harrah III | ||||
| Bulletproof | Steve Carver | Gary Busey, Darlanne Fluegel, Henry Silva | ||||
| China O'Brien | Robert Clouse | Cynthia Rothrock | ||||
| "Crocodile" Dundee II | John Cornell | Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski, John Meillon | ||||
| The Dead Pool | Buddy Van Horn | Clint Eastwood, Patricia Clarkson, Evan Kim | Action thriller | |||
| Die Hard | John McTiernan | Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Bonnie Bedelia | Action thriller | |||
| Dragons Forever | Sammo Hung | Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao | ||||
| Hero and the Terror | William Tannen | Chuck Norris, Brynn Thayer, Steve James | ||||
| The Inspector Wears Skirts | Wellson Chin Sing-Wai | Sibelle Hu, Ellen Chan, Sandra Ng | Action comedy | |||
| Maniac Cop | William Lustig | Tom Atkins, Bruce Campbell, Laurene Landon | ||||
| Messenger of Death | J. Lee Thompson | Charles Bronson, Trish VanDevere, Laurence Luckinbill | Action thriller | |||
| Midnight Run | Martin Brest | Robert De Niro, Charles Grodin, Yaphet Kotto | Action comedy | |||
| Ne Reveillez Pas Un Flic Qui Dort | José Pinheiro | Alain Delon, Michel Serrault, Patrick Catalifo | Action thriller | |||
| Police Story 2 | Jackie Chan | Jackie Chan, Maggie Cheung | Martial arts film | |||
| Rambo III | Peter MacDonald | Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Marc de Jonge | Action thriller | |||
| Red Heat | Walter Hill | Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Belushi, Peter Boyle | Action thriller | |||
| Shoot to Kill | Roger Spottiswoode | Sidney Poitier, Tom Berenger, Kirstie Alley | Action thriller | |||
| Striker | Stephen M. Andrews, Enzo G. Castellari | Frank Zagarino, John Phillip Law, John Steiner | ||||
| They Live | John Carpenter | Roddy Piper, Keith David, Meg Foster | Science fiction action | |||
| Tiger on Beat | Lau Kar-Leung | Chow Yun-fat, Conan Lee, Nina Li | ||||
| 1989 | ||||||
| Batman | Tim Burton | Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger | ||||
| Best of the Best | Bob Radler | Eric Roberts, James Earl Jones, Sally Kirkland | ||||
| A Better Tomorrow 3 | Tsui Hark | Chow Yun-fat, Anita Mui, Tony Leung Kar-Fai | ||||
| American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt | Cedric Sundstrom | David Bradley, Steve James, Marjoe Gortner | ||||
| Black Rain | Ridley Scott | Michael Douglas, Andy García, Ken Takakura | ||||
| Bloodfist | Terence H. Winkless | Don "The Dragon" Wilson, Joe Mari Avellana, Michael Shaner | ||||
| Comando de la Muerte | Alfredo Gurrola | Sergio Goyri, Jorge Luke, Cesar Sobrevals | ||||
| Cyborg | Albert Pyun | Jean-Claude Van Damme, Deborah Richter, Vincent Klyn | Science fiction action, martial arts film | |||
| Dead Bang | John Frankenheimer | Don Johnson, Penelope Ann Miller, William Forsythe | ||||
| Fatal Vacation | Eric Tsang | Bernardo Bernardo, Emily Kwan, Spanky Manikan | ||||
| Ghostbusters 2 | Ivan Reitman | Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver | Action comedy | |||
| God of Gamblers | Wong Jing | Chow Yun-fat, Andy Lau, Joey Wong | ||||
| Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | Steven Spielberg | Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Denholm Elliott | ||||
| K-9 | Rod Daniel | James Belushi, Mel Harris, Kevin Tighe | ||||
| Kickboxer | Mark di Salle, David Worth | Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dennis Alexio, Dennis Chan | ||||
| The Killer | John Woo | Chow Yun-fat, Danny Lee, Sally Yeh | ||||
| Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects | J. Lee Thompson | Charles Bronson, Perry Lopez, James Pax | ||||
| Lethal Weapon 2 | Richard Donner | Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci | ||||
| Licence to Kill | John Glen | Timothy Dalton, Carey Lowell, Robert Davi | ||||
| The Master | Tsui Hark | Jet Li, Yuen Wah | ||||
| Next of Kin | John Irvin | Patrick Swayze, Liam Neeson, Adam Baldwin | ||||
| Pink Cadillac | Buddy Van Horn | Clint Eastwood, Bernadette Peters, Timothy Carhart | ||||
| The Punisher | Mark Goldblatt | Dolph Lundgren, Louis Gossett, Jr., Jeroen Krabbé | ||||
| Red Scorpion | Joseph Zito | Dolph Lundgren, M. Emmet Walsh, Al White | ||||
| Road House | Rowdy Herrington | Patrick Swayze, Kelly Lynch, Sam Elliott | ||||
| Samurai Cop | Amir Shervan | Robert Z'Dar, Matt Hannon, Jannis Farley | ||||
| Tango & Cash | Andrei Konchalovsky | Sylvester Stallone, Kurt Russell, Teri Hatcher | ||||
| Violent Cop | Beat Takeshi Kitano | Beat Takeshi Kitano | Action thriller | |||
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