List of action films of the 1980s

Action films
By decade
1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s

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
1980
Any Which Way You Can	Buddy Van Horn	Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Ruth Gordon		Action comedy[1]
The Big Brawl	Robert Clouse	Jackie Chan, José Ferrer, Kristine de Bell		[2]
The Blues Brothers	John Landis	John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, James Brown		Action comedy[3]
Clan of the White Lotus	Lo Lieh	Gordon Liu, Lo Lieh, Hui Ya-hung		[4][5]
Delitto a Porta Romana	Bruno Corbucci	Tomas Milian, Olimpia di Nardo, Nerina Montagnani		Action thriller[6]
Encounters of the Spooky Kind	Sammo Hung	Sammo Hung, Chung Fat, Chan Lung		Martial arts film[7][8]
The Exterminator	James Glickenhaus	Christopher George, Samantha Eggar, Robert Ginty		[9]
Flag of Iron	Chang Cheh	Chiang Sheng, Guan Feng, Philip Kwok		[10]
Le Guignolo	Georges Lautner	Jean-Paul Belmondo, Michel Galabru, Georges Géret		Action comedy[11]
The Hunter	Buzz Kulik	Steve McQueen, Eli Wallach, Kathryn Harrold		Action thriller[12]
The Octagon	Eric Karson	Chuck Norris, Karen Carlson, Lee Van Cleef		[13]
The Empire Strikes Back	Irvin Kershner	Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams		Science fiction action[14]
Flash Gordon	Mike Hodges	Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson, Chaim Topol		Science fiction action[15]
The Master	Tony Liu	Chan Lau, Chang Lin, Chen Kuan-Tai		[16]
The Rebel Intruders	Chang Cheh	Philip Kwok, Chiang Sheng, Lo Meng		[17]
Return to the 36th Chamber	Lau Kar-Leung	Gordon Liu		[18]
Smokey and the Bandit II	Hal Needham	Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Dom DeLuise		Action comedy[19]
Superman II	Richard Lester	Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Margot Kidder		Superhero film[20]
The Sword	Patrick Tam	Lee Kwan-hak, Jimmy Wang Yu, Chan Pooi-Ling		Martial arts film[21]
Trois Hommes à Abattre	Jacques Deray	Alain Delon, Pierre Dux, Dalila di Lazzaro		Action thriller[22]
Two Champions of Shaolin	Chang Cheh	Lo Meng, Chiang Sheng, Sun Chien		[23]
The Young Master	Jackie Chan	Jackie Chan, Yuan Biao, Wei Pai		[24]
1981
The Cannonball Run	Hal Needham	Burt Reynolds, Roger Moore, Farrah Fawcett		Action comedy[25]
City Heat	Richard Benjamin	Clint Eastwood, Burt Reynolds, Jane Alexander		[26]
Class of 1984	Mark L. Lester	Perry King, Timothy Van Patten, Merrie Lynn Ross		Action thriller[27]
Condorman	Charles Jarrott	Michael Crawford, Oliver Reed, Barbara Carrera		Superhero film, action thriller[28]
Deadly Brothers	Cesar Gallardo	Rudy Fernandez, Phillip Salvador		Action thriller[29]
Enter the Ninja	Menahem Golan	Franco Nero, Susan George, Sho Kosugi		[30]
Escape from New York	John Carpenter	Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine		Science fiction action[31]
An Eye for an Eye	Steve Carver	Chuck Norris, Christopher Lee, Richard Roundtree		Martial arts film[32]
Game of Death II	Ng See Yuen	Tang Lung		[33]
Nighthawks	Bruce Malmuth	Sylvester Stallone, Billy Dee Williams, Rutger Hauer		Action thriller[34]
Knightriders	George A. Romero	Ed Harris, Gary Lahti, Tom Savini		[35]
Mad Max 2	George Miller	Mel Gibson, Virginia Hey, Syd Heylen		[36]
My Young Auntie	Liu Chia-Liang	Liu Chia-Liang, Hui Ying-Hung, Liu Chia-hui		Action comedy, martial arts film[37]
Outland	Peter Hyams	Sean Connery, Francis Sternhagen, Peter Boyle		Science fiction action[38]
Le Professionnel	Georges Lautner	Jean-Paul Belmondo, Michel Beaune, Cyrielle Claire		Action thriller[39]
Raiders of the Lost Ark	Steven Spielberg	Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Denholm Elliott		[40]
Sharky's Machine	Burt Reynolds	Burt Reynolds, Vittorio Gassman, Rachel Ward		Action thriller[41]
Southern Comfort	Walter Hill	Keith Carradine, Powers Boothe, Fred Ward		Action thriller[42]
The True Game of Death	Chen Tien Tai	Hsao Lung, Shou Lung		[43]
1982
1990: The Bronx Warriors	Enzo G. Castellari	Vic Morrow, Christopher Connelly, Fred Williamson		Science fiction action[44]
48 Hrs.	Walter Hill	Nick Nolte, Eddie Murphy		Action comedy[45]
Anno 2020 - I gladiatori del futuro	Joe D'Amato	Harrison Muller, Al Cliver, Sabrina Siani		Science fiction action[46]
Burst City	Sogo Ishii	Takanori Jinnai		[47]
Carry On Pickpocket	Sammo Hung	Frankie Chan, Sammo Hung, Richard Ng		[48]
The Challenge	John Frankenheimer	Scott Glenn, Toshirō Mifune, Donna Kei Benz		Martial arts film[49]
Conan the Barbarian	John Milius	Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl Jones, Max von Sydow		[50]
The Dead and the Deadly	Wu Ma	Cherie Chung, Sammo Hung, Lam Ching-ying		Action comedy, martial arts film[51]
Death Wish 2	Michael Winner	Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland, Vincent Gardenia		Action thriller[52]
Dragon Lord	Jackie Chan	Jackie Chan, Chen Hui-Min, Mars		[53]
Firefox	Clint Eastwood	Clint Eastwood, David Huffman, Freddie Jones		[54]
First Blood	Ted Kotcheff	Sylvester Stallone		Action thriller[55]
Five Element Ninjas	Chang Cheh	Chen Pei Hsi, Cheng Tien Chi, Chu Ke		[56]
Forced Vengeance	James Fargo	Chuck Norris, Mary Louise Weller, Michael Cavanaugh		Action thriller, martial arts film[57]
Get My Son Dead or Alive	Pepe Marcos	Eddie Garcia, Rudy Fernandez, Vic Vargas		Action thriller[58]
Human Lanterns	Sun Chung	Lo Lieh, Chen Kuan-Tai, Lo Mang		[59]
The Junkman	H. B. Halicki	H. B. Halicki, Christopher Stone, Susan Shaw		Action comedy[60]
Legendary Weapons of China	Liu Chia-Liang	Fu Sheng, Lee Shao Hwa, Liu Chia-Liang		[61]
The New Barbarians	Enzo G. Castellari	Fred Williamson, Anna Kanakis, Venantino Venantini		Science fiction action[62]
One Down Two to Go	Fred Williamson	Fred Williamson, Jim Brown, Jim Kelly		[63]
The Prodigal Son	Sammo Hung	Yuen Biao, Frankie Chan, Lam Ching-ying		Martial arts film[64]
Running on Empty	John Clark	Terry Serio, Deborah Conway, Geoff Rhoe		[65]
Shaolin Temple	Cheung Yam Yim	Jet Li		Martial arts film[66]
The Soldier	James Glickenhaus	Ken Wahl, Klaus Kinski, Alberta Watson		[67]
Tron	Steven Lisberger	Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner, Cindy Morgan		Science fiction action[68]
Turkey Shoot	Brian Trenchard-Smith	Steve Railsback, Olivia Hussey, Michael Craig		Action thriller[69]
Warlords of the 21st Century	Harley Cokliss	Michael Beck, Annie McEnroe, James Wainwright		[70]
1983
10 to Midnight	J. Lee Thompson	Charles Bronson, Lisa Eilbacher, Gene Davis		Action thriller[71]
2019, After the Fall of New York	Sergio Martino	Michael Sopkiw, Valentine Monnier, Anna Kanakis		Science fiction action[72]
Bastard Swordsman	Lu Chun-ku	Norman Chu, Tony Liu, Wong Yung		[73]
Blue Thunder	John Badham	Roy Scheider, Malcolm McDowell, Warren Oates		[74]
The Boxer's Omen	Kuei Chi Hung	Bolo Yeung, Lung Wei Wang		[75]
The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter	Lau Kar-leung	Alexander Fu Sheng, Gordon Liu		[76]
Endgame	Joe D'Amato	Al Cliver, Laura Gemser, George Eastman		Science fiction action[77]
Escape from the Bronx	Enzo G. Castellari	Mark Gregory, Henry Silva, Valeria D'Obici		[78]
Exterminators of the Year 3000	Giuliano Carmineo	Robert Jannucci, Alicia Moro, Eduardo Fajardo		[79]
Fearless Hyena Part II	Chuen Chan	Jackie Chan		[80]
The Final Executioner	Romolo Guerrieri	William Mang, Marina Costa, Harrison Muller		[81]
Go for It	Enzo Barboni	Bud Spencer, Faith Minton, Terence Hill		[82]
Golgo 13: The Professional	Osamu Dezaki, Shichiro Kobayashi, Hirokazu Takahashi			[83]
Holy Flame of the Martial World	Lu Chun-ku	Candy Wen Hsueh-Erh, Huang Min-Yi, Kuo Chue		[84]
Lone Wolf McQuade	Steve Carver	Chuck Norris, David Carradine, Barbara Carrera		[85]
Le Marginal	Jacques Deray	Jean-Paul Belmondo, Henry Silva, Claude Brosset		Action thriller[86]
Never Say Never Again	Irvin Kershner	Sean Connery, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Max von Sydow		[87]
Octopussy	John Glen	Roger Moore, Maud Adams, Louis Jourdan		Action thriller[88]
Project A	Jackie Chan	Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao		Martial arts film[89]
Revenge of the Ninja	Sam Firstenberg	Sho Kosugi, Keith Vitali, Virgil Frye		[90]
Shaolin Drunkard	Yuen Woo Ping	Simon Yuen, Yuen Cheung-Yan		[91]
Return of the Jedi	Richard Marquand	Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams		Science fiction action[92]
Smokey and the Bandit 3	Dick Lowry	Jackie Gleason, Jerry Reed, Mike Henry		[93]
Stroker Ace	Hal Needham	Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, Jim Nabors		[94]
Sudden Impact	Clint Eastwood	Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Pat Hingle		Action thriller[95]
Superman III	Richard Lester	Christopher Reeve, Richard Pryor, Jackie Cooper		Superhero film[96]
Uncommon Valor	Ted Kotcheff	Gene Hackman, Robert Stack, Fred Ward		[97]
Vigilante	William Lustig	Robert Forster, Fred Williamson, Richard Bright		Action thriller[98]
Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain	Tsui Hark	Yuen Biao, Tsui Siu Keung, Sammo Hung		[99]
1984
A Breed Apart	Philippe Mora	Rutger Hauer, Powers Boothe, Kathleen Turner		[100]
Alley Cat	Victor M. Ordonez, Eduardo Palmos, Al Valletta	Karin Mani, Robert Torti		[101]
Beverly Hills Cop	Martin Brest	Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, Lisa Eilbacher		Action comedy[102]
Blastfighter	Lamberto Bava	Michael Sopkiw, Valerie Blake, George Eastman		Action thriller[103]
Cannonball Run II	Hal Needham	Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Shirley MacLaine		Action comedy[104]
Code Name: Wild Geese	Antonio Margheriti	Lewis Collins, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine		[105]
Conan the Destroyer	Richard Fleischer	Arnold Schwarzenegger, Grace Jones, Wilt Chamberlain		[106]
The Exterminator 2	Mark Buntzman, William Sachs	Robert Ginty, Mario Van Peebles, Deborah Geffner		Action thriller[107]
Firestarter	Mark L. Lester	David Keith, Drew Barrymore, George C. Scott		Action thriller[108]
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom	Steven Spielberg	Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw, Amrish Puri		[109]
Kids From Shaolin	Cheung Yam Yim	Jet Li		[110]
Missing in Action	Joseph Zito	Chuck Norris, M. Emmet Walsh, Lenore Kasdorf		Action thriller[111]
Ninja III: The Domination	Sam Firstenberg	Lucinda Dickey, Jordan Bennett, Sho Kosugi		[112]
The Ninja Mission	Mats Helge	Curt Brober, Christopher Kohlberg, Hanna Pola		[113]
Raiders of the Shaolin Temple	Godfrey Ho			[114]
Revenge of the Drunken Master	Godfrey Ho	Chen Hui Liu, Wen Chiang Lung		[115]
Roadhouse 66	John Mark Robinson	Willem Dafoe, Judge Reinhold, Karen Lee		[116]
Sheena	John Guillermin	Tanya Roberts, Ted Wass, Donovan Scott		[117]
Streets of Fire	Walter Hill	Michael Paré, Diane Lane, Rick Moranis		[118]
The Terminator	James Cameron	Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, Linda Hamilton		[119]
Toy Soldiers	David Andrew Fisher	Jason Miller, Cleavon Little, Terri Garber		[120]
Wheels on Meals	Sammo Hung	Jackie Chan, Yuen Biao, Sammo Hung		Action comedy, martial arts film[121]
1985
A View to a Kill	John Glen	Roger Moore, Christopher Walken, Tanya Roberts		[122]
American Ninja	Sam Firstenberg	Michael Dudikoff, Steve James, John Fujioka		[123]
Black Moon Rising	Harley Cokliss	Tommy Lee Jones, Linda Hamilton, Robert Vaughn		[124]
Code of Silence	Andrew Davis	Chuck Norris, Henry Silva, Bert Remsen		[125]
Commando	Mark L. Lester	Arnold Schwarzenegger, Vernon Wells, Bill Duke		[126]
Death Wish 3	Michael Winner	Charles Bronson, Deborah Raffin, Ed Lauter		[127]
Disciples of the 36th Chamber	Lau Kar-leung	Hsiao Ho, Gordon Liu		[128]
Gymkata	Robert Clouse	Kurt Thomas, Tetchie Agbayani, Richard Norton		Martial arts film[129]
Heart of Dragon	Sammo Hung	Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Emily Chu		[130]
Invasion U.S.A.	Joseph Zito	Chuck Norris, Richard Lynch, Melissa Prophet		[131]
King Solomon's Mines	J. Lee Thompson	Richard Chamberlain, Sharon Stone, Herbert Lom		[132]
The Last Dragon	Michael Schultz	Taimak, Vanity, Christopher Murney		[133]
Light Blast	Enzo G. Castellari	Erik Estrada, Michael Pritchard, Thomas Moore		[134]
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome	George Ogilvie, George Miller	Mel Gibson, Tina Turner, Angelo Rossitto		[135]
Malibu Express	Andy Sidaris	Darby Hinton, Sybil Danning, Art Metrano		[136]
Missing in Action 2: The Beginning	Lance Hool	Chuck Norris, Soon-Teck Oh, Cosie Costa		[137]
Mr. Vampire	Ricky Lau	Ricky Hui, Moon Lee, Chin Suit Ho		[138]
My Lucky Stars	Sammo Hung	Richard Harrison, Hwang Jang Lee		[139]
Ninja Terminator	Godfrey Ho	Jackie Chan, Yuen Biao		[140]
Parole de flic	José Pinheiro	Alain Delon, Jacques Perrin, Fiona Gelin		[141]
Partida	Ben Yalung	Fernando Poe, Jr.		Action thriller[142]
The Protector	James Glickenhaus	Jackie Chan, Danny Aiello, Roy Chiao		[143]
Police Story	Jackie Chan	Jackie Chan, Maggie Cheung, Cho Yuen		[144]
Rambo: First Blood Part II	George Pan Cosmatos	Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Charles Napier		[145]
Red Sonja	Richard Fleischer	Arnold Schwarzenegger, Brigitte Nielsen, Sandahl Bergman		[146]
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins	Guy Hamilton	Fred Ward, Joel Grey, Wilford Brimley		[147]
Runaway Train	Andrei Konchalovsky	Jon Voight, Eric Roberts, Rebecca De Mornay		[148]
Les Spécialistes	Patrice Leconte	Gérard Lanvin, Bernard Giraudeau, Christiane Jean		Action comedy[149]
Spies Like Us	John Landis	Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, Steve Forrest		[150]
Target	Arthur Penn	Gene Hackman, Matt Dillon, Gayle Hunnicutt		Action thriller[151]
To Live and Die in L.A.	William Friedkin	William L. Petersen, Willem Dafoe, John Pankow		Action thriller[152]
Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars	Sammo Hung	Jackie Chan, Yuen Biao, Sammo Hung		[153]
Wild Geese II	Peter Hunt	Scott Glenn, Barbara Carrera, Edward Fox		[154]
Year of the Dragon	Michael Cimino	Mickey Rourke, John Lone, Ariane		Action thriller[155]
Yes, Madam!	Corey Yuen	Michelle Yeoh, Cynthia Rothrock		Martial arts film[156]
1986
A Better Tomorrow	John Woo	Chow Yun-fat, Leslie Cheung, Ti Lung		Action thriller[157]
Aliens	James Cameron	Sigourney Weaver, Carrie Henn, Michael Biehn		Science fiction action[158]
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold	Gary Nelson	Richard Chamberlain, Sharon Stone, James Earl Jones		[159]
Armed Response	Fred Olen Ray	David Carradine, Lee Van Cleef, Mako		[160]
Banzai Runner	John G. Thomas	Dean Stockwell, John Shepherd, Charles Dierkop		[161]
Big Trouble in Little China	John Carpenter	Kurt Russell, Kim Cattrall		[162]
Bleu Comme L'Enfer	Yves Boisset	Lambert Wilson, Tchéky Karyo, Myriem Roussel		Action thriller[163]
Born American	Renny Harlin	Mike Norris, Steve Durham, David Coburn		[164]
Clash of the Ninjas	Wallace Chan	Thomas Allen, Eddie Chan, Bernie Junker		[165]
Cobra	George Pan Cosmatos	Sylvester Stallone, Brigitte Nielsen, Reni Santoni		[166]
The Delta Force	Menahem Golan	Chuck Norris, Lee Marvin		[167]
Eastern Condors	Sammo Hung	Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, Joyce Godenzi		[168]
F/X	Robert Mandel	Bryan Brown, Brian Dennehy, Diane Venora		[169]
Fair Game	Mario Andreacchio	Cassandra Delaney, Peter Ford, David Sandford		[170]
Firewalker	J. Lee Thompson	Chuck Norris, Louis Gossett, Jr., Melody Anderson		[171]
The Golden Child	Michael Ritchie	Eddie Murphy, Charles Dance, Charlotte Lewis		[172]
Heroes Shed No Tears	John Woo	Yuet Sang Chin, Doo Hee Jang, Ho Kon Kim		[173]
Iron Eagle	Sidney J. Furie	Louis Gossett, Jr., Jason Gedrick, David Suchet		[174]
Jumpin' Jack Flash	Penny Marshall	Whoopi Goldberg, Stephen Collins, Jonathan Pryce		Action comedy[175]
Maximum Overdrive	Stephen King	Emilio Estevez, Pat Hingle, Laura Harrington		Science fiction action[176]
Millionaire's Express	Sammo Hung	Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, Cynthia Rothrock		[177]
Murphy's Law	J. Lee Thompson	Charles Bronson, Kathleen Wilhoite, Carrie Snodgress		Action thriller[178]
No Retreat, No Surrender	Corey Yuen	Jean-Claude Van Damme, Kurt McKinney, J.W. Fails		[179]
Raw Deal	John Irvin	Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kathryn Harrold, Sam Wanamaker		[180]
Righting Wrongs	Corey Yuen	Cynthia Rothrock, Yuen Biao		[181]
Le Solitaire	Jacques Deray	Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean-Pierre Malo, Michel Creton		[182]
The Wraith	Mike Marvin	Charlie Sheen, Nick Cassavetes, Randy Quaid		[183]
1987
American Ninja 2: The Confrontation	Sam Firstenberg	Michael Dudikoff, Steve James, Jeff Weston		Martial arts film[184]
Armour of God	Jackie Chan	Jackie Chan, Alan Tam, Rosamund Kwan		Martial arts film[185]
A Better Tomorrow II	John Woo	Chow Yun-fat, Emily Chu, Waise Lee		[186][187]
Beverly Hills Cop II	Tony Scott	Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, Jürgen Prochnow		Action comedy[188]
Cherry 2000	Steve De Jarnatt	Melanie Griffith, David Andrews, Ben Johnson		[189]
Death Before Dishonor	Terry J. Leonard	Fred Dryer, Brian Keith, Paul Winfield		[190]
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown	J. Lee Thompson	Charles Bronson, Kay Lenz, John Ryan		Action thriller [191]
Extreme Prejudice	Walter Hill	Nick Nolte, Powers Boothe, Michael Ironside		Action thriller[192]
Fatal Beauty	Tom Holland	Whoopi Goldberg, Sam Elliott, Rubén Blades		Action thriller[193]
Hard Ticket to Hawaii	Andy Sidaris	Ronn Moss, Dona Speir, Hope-Marie Carlton		Action thriller[194]
Lethal Weapon	Richard Donner	Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Gary Busey		Action thriller[195]
The Living Daylights	John Glen	Timothy Dalton, Maryam d'Abo, Jeroen Krabbé		[196]
Magnificent Warriors	David Chung	Richard Ng, Michelle Yeoh, Derek Yee		[197]
Masters of the Universe	Gary Goddard	Dolph Lundgren, Frank Langella, Meg Foster		[198]
Predator	John McTiernan	Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers, Elpidia Carrillo		Science fiction action[199]
Prison on Fire	Ringo Lam	Chow Yun-fat, Tony Leung Kar-Fai, Roy Cheung		Action thriller[200]
Project A II	Jackie Chan	Jackie Chan, Maggie Cheung, Rosamund Kwan		Action comedy, martial arts[201]
RoboCop	Paul Verhoeven	Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Ronny Cox		Science fiction action[202]
The Running Man	Paul Michael Glaser	Arnold Schwarzenegger, María Conchita Alonso, Richard Dawson		Science fiction action[203]
Sparrow Unit	Ben Yalung	Ramon "Bong" Revilla, Jr., Ronnie Ricketts, Sonny Parsons		[204]
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace	Sidney J. Furie	Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Jackie Cooper		Superhero film[205]
Surf Nazis Must Die	Peter George	Barry Brenner, Gail Neely, Michael Sonya		[206]
Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except	Josh Becker	Brian Schulz, John Manfredi, Robert Rickman		Action thriller[207]
Ultimatum Ceasefire	Wilfredo Milan, Bert Mendoza, Jerry Tirazona	Eddie Garcia, Ramon Revilla		[208]
Walker	Alex Cox	Ed Harris, Marlee Matlin, Peter Boyle		[209]
Wanted: Dead or Alive	Gary Sherman	Rutger Hauer, Gene Simmons, Robert Guillaume		[210]
1988
Above the Law	Andrew Davis	Steven Seagal, Pam Grier, Sharon Stone		Action thriller[211]
Action Jackson	Craig R. Baxley	Carl Weathers, Vanity, Craig T. Nelson		[212]
Alex Boncayao Brigade	Joey del Rosario	Ronnie Ricketts, Mia Prats, E.R. Ejercito		[213]
American Rampage	David DeCoteau	Samantha York		[214]
Black Eagle	Eric Karson	Jean-Claude Van Damme, Doran Clark, Bruce French		Action thriller, martial arts film[215]
Bloodsport	Newt Arnold	Jean-Claude Van Damme, Donald Gibb, Leah Ayres		Martial arts film[216]
Braddock: Missing in Action 3	Aaron Norris	Chuck Norris, Aki Aleong, Roland Harrah III		[217]
Bulletproof	Steve Carver	Gary Busey, Darlanne Fluegel, Henry Silva		[218]
China O'Brien	Robert Clouse	Cynthia Rothrock		[219]
"Crocodile" Dundee II	John Cornell	Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski, John Meillon		[220]
The Dead Pool	Buddy Van Horn	Clint Eastwood, Patricia Clarkson, Evan Kim		Action thriller[221]
Die Hard	John McTiernan	Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Bonnie Bedelia		Action thriller[222]
Dragons Forever	Sammo Hung	Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao		[223]
Hero and the Terror	William Tannen	Chuck Norris, Brynn Thayer, Steve James		[224]
The Inspector Wears Skirts	Wellson Chin Sing-Wai	Sibelle Hu, Ellen Chan, Sandra Ng		Action comedy[225]
Maniac Cop	William Lustig	Tom Atkins, Bruce Campbell, Laurene Landon		[226]
Messenger of Death	J. Lee Thompson	Charles Bronson, Trish VanDevere, Laurence Luckinbill		Action thriller[227]
Midnight Run	Martin Brest	Robert De Niro, Charles Grodin, Yaphet Kotto		Action comedy[228]
Ne réveillez pas un flic qui dort	José Pinheiro	Alain Delon, Michel Serrault, Patrick Catalifo		Action thriller[229]
Police Story 2	Jackie Chan	Jackie Chan, Maggie Cheung		Martial arts film[230]
Rambo III	Peter MacDonald	Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Marc de Jonge		Action thriller[231]
Red Heat	Walter Hill	Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Belushi, Peter Boyle		Action thriller[232]
Shoot to Kill	Roger Spottiswoode	Sidney Poitier, Tom Berenger, Kirstie Alley		Action thriller[233]
Striker	Stephen M. Andrews, Enzo G. Castellari	Frank Zagarino, John Phillip Law, John Steiner		[234]
They Live	John Carpenter	Roddy Piper, Keith David, Meg Foster		Science fiction action[235]
Tiger on Beat	Lau Kar-Leung	Chow Yun-fat, Conan Lee, Nina Li		[236]
1989
Batman	Tim Burton	Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger		[237]
Best of the Best	Bob Radler	Eric Roberts, James Earl Jones, Sally Kirkland		[238]
A Better Tomorrow 3	Tsui Hark	Chow Yun-fat, Anita Mui, Tony Leung Kar-Fai		[239]
American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt	Cedric Sundstrom	David Bradley, Steve James, Marjoe Gortner		[240]
Black Rain	Ridley Scott	Michael Douglas, Andy García, Ken Takakura		[241]
Bloodfist	Terence H. Winkless	Don "The Dragon" Wilson, Joe Mari Avellana, Michael Shaner		[242]
Comando de la Muerte	Alfredo Gurrola	Sergio Goyri, Jorge Luke, Cesar Sobrevals		[243]
Cyborg	Albert Pyun	Jean-Claude Van Damme, Deborah Richter, Vincent Klyn		Science fiction action, martial arts film[244]
Dead Bang	John Frankenheimer	Don Johnson, Penelope Ann Miller, William Forsythe		[245]
Eagle Squad	Jose Carreon	Robin Padilla, Monsour del Rosario, E.R. Ejercito, Ricky Davao, Edu Manzano, Julio Diaz, Jinggoy Estrada, Paquito Diaz		[246]
Fatal Vacation	Eric Tsang	Bernardo Bernardo, Emily Kwan, Spanky Manikan		[247]
Ghostbusters II	Ivan Reitman	Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver		Action comedy[248]
God of Gamblers	Wong Jing	Chow Yun-fat, Andy Lau, Joey Wong		[249]
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade	Steven Spielberg	Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Denholm Elliott		[250]
K-9	Rod Daniel	James Belushi, Mel Harris, Kevin Tighe		[251]
Kickboxer	Mark di Salle, David Worth	Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dennis Alexio, Dennis Chan		[252]
The Killer	John Woo	Chow Yun-fat, Danny Lee, Sally Yeh		[253]
Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects	J. Lee Thompson	Charles Bronson, Perry Lopez, James Pax		[254]
Lethal Weapon 2	Richard Donner	Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci		[255]
Licence to Kill	John Glen	Timothy Dalton, Carey Lowell, Robert Davi		[256]
The Master	Tsui Hark	Jet Li, Yuen Wah		[257]
Next of Kin	John Irvin	Patrick Swayze, Liam Neeson, Adam Baldwin		[258]
Pink Cadillac	Buddy Van Horn	Clint Eastwood, Bernadette Peters, Timothy Carhart		[259]
The Punisher	Mark Goldblatt	Dolph Lundgren, Louis Gossett, Jr., Jeroen Krabbé		[260]
Red Scorpion	Joseph Zito	Dolph Lundgren, M. Emmet Walsh, Al White		[261]
Road House	Rowdy Herrington	Patrick Swayze, Kelly Lynch, Sam Elliott		[262]
Samurai Cop	Amir Shervan	Robert Z'Dar, Matt Hannon, Jannis Farley		[263]
Tango & Cash	Andrei Konchalovsky	Sylvester Stallone, Kurt Russell, Teri Hatcher		[264]
Violent Cop	Beat Takeshi Kitano	Beat Takeshi Kitano		Action thriller[265]

See also

• Action films
• Martial arts films
• Swashbuckler films

Notes