Best action films 1981 – 1990 - Charts
Best action films 1981 – 1990
1. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
USA, Adventure / Action
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Harrison Ford, Karen Allen
2. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
USA, Adventure / Action
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Harrison Ford, Sean Connery
3. Aliens (1986)
USA / UK, Sci-fi / Thriller
Directed by: James Cameron
Cast: Sigourney Weaver, Carrie Henn
4. Die Hard (1988)
USA, Action / Thriller
Directed by: John McTiernan
Cast: Bruce Willis, Bonnie Bedelia
5. Lethal Weapon (1987)
USA, Action / Crime
Directed by: Richard Donner
Cast: Mel Gibson, Danny Glover
6. Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
USA, Sci-fi / Adventure
Directed by: Richard Marquand
Cast: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford
9. Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
USA, Action / Crime
Directed by: Richard Donner
Cast: Mel Gibson, Danny Glover
10. Back to the Future Part II (1989)
USA, Adventure / Comedy
Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
Cast: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd
11. First Blood (1982)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Ted Kotcheff
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna
12. Castle in the Sky (1986)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Hayao Miyazaki
Cast: Keiko Yokozawa, Mayumi Tanaka
13. The Professional (1981)
France, Action / Crime
Directed by: Georges Lautner
Cast: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean Desailly
14. The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
USA, Comedy / Crime
Directed by: David Zucker
Cast: Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley
15. Die Hard 2 (1990)
USA, Action / Thriller
Directed by: Renny Harlin
Cast: Bruce Willis, Bonnie Bedelia
16. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
USA, Adventure / Action
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw
17. Clash of the Titans (1981)
UK / USA, Fantasy / Adventure
Directed by: Desmond Davis
Cast: Harry Hamlin, Burgess Meredith
20. Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
USA, Action / Comedy
Directed by: Martin Brest
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold
23. Fort Apache the Bronx (1981)
USA, Crime / Drama
Directed by: Daniel Petrie
Cast: Paul Newman, Edward Asner
24. Batman (1989)
USA / UK, Action / Crime
Directed by: Tim Burton
Cast: Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson
26. Police Story (1985)
Hong Kong, Action / Comedy
Directed by: Jackie Chan
Cast: Jackie Chan, Brigitte Lin
27. The Hunt for Red October (1990)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: John McTiernan
Cast: Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin
28. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
USA, Sci-fi / Adventure
Directed by: Leonard Nimoy
Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy
29. Police Story 2 (1988)
Hong Kong, Action / Thriller
Directed by: Jackie Chan
Cast: Jackie Chan, Maggie Cheung
30. A Better Tomorrow II (1987)
Hong Kong, Action / Crime
Directed by: John Woo
Cast: Lung Ti, Leslie Cheung
31. Project A (1983)
Hong Kong, Action / Comedy
Directed by: Sammo Hung, Jackie Chan
Cast: Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung
32. Mad Mission 2 (1983)
Hong Kong, Action / Comedy
Directed by: Eric Tsang
Cast: Samuel Hui, Karl Maka
34. A Better Tomorrow (1986)
Hong Kong, Action / Crime
Directed by: John Woo
Cast: Lung Ti, Yun-fat Chow
35. Ninja in the Dragon's Den (1982)
Hong Kong, Action / Comedy
Directed by: Corey Yuen
Cast: Conan Lee, Jang-Lee Hwang
36. Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)
Australia, Sci-fi / Action
Directed by: George Miller
Cast: Mel Gibson, Bruce Spence
38. Romancing the Stone (1984)
USA / Mexico, Adventure / Comedy
Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
Cast: Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner
39. Memphis Belle (1990)
UK / Japan, War / Drama
Directed by: Michael Caton-Jones
Cast: Matthew Modine, Eric Stoltz
40. Go for It (1983)
Italy / USA, Comedy / Adventure
Directed by: Enzo Barboni
Cast: Terence Hill, Bud Spencer
41. The Best of the Martial Arts Films (1990)
Hong Kong, Action / Documentary
Directed by: Sandra Weintraub
Cast: Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung
42. Midnight Run (1988)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Martin Brest
Cast: Robert De Niro, Charles Grodin
43. Bullet in the Head (1990)
Hong Kong, Action / Crime
Directed by: John Woo
Cast: Tony Chiu-wai Leung, Jacky Cheung
45. Martial Club (1981)
Hong Kong, Action / Drama
Directed by: Chia-Liang Liu
Cast: Ku Feng, Chia-Hui Liu
47. Crocodile Dundee (1986)
Australia, Comedy / Action
Directed by: Peter Faiman
Cast: Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski
48. Mad Mission (1982)
Hong Kong, Action / Comedy
Directed by: Eric Tsang
Cast: Samuel Hui, Karl Maka
49. Big Shar (1982)
Poland, Drama / Action
Directed by: Sylwester Chęciński
Cast: Jan Nowicki, Andrzej Pieczynski
50. Armour of God (1986)
Hong Kong, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Jackie Chan
Cast: Jackie Chan, Alan Tam
51. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
USA, Sci-fi / Adventure
Directed by: Nicholas Meyer
Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy
52. Tango & Cash (1989)
USA, Crime / Action
Directed by: Albert Magnoli, Andrey Konchalovskiy
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Kurt Russell
53. My New Partner at the Races (1990)
France, Action / Comedy
Directed by: Claude Zidi
Cast: Philippe Noiret, Thierry Lhermitte
54. Highlander (1986)
USA / UK, Action / Fantasy
Directed by: Russell Mulcahy
Cast: Christopher Lambert, Roxanne Hart
55. Invincible Pole Fighter (1984)
Hong Kong, Action / Drama
Directed by: Chia-Liang Liu
Cast: Chia-Hui Liu, Alexander Sheng Fu
56. Project A II (1987)
Hong Kong, Action / Comedy
Directed by: Jackie Chan
Cast: Jackie Chan, John Cheung
57. The Legend of Wisely (1987)
Hong Kong / West Germany, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Teddy Robin Kwan
Cast: Lung Ti, Teddy Robin Kwan
58. Bad Taste (1987)
New Zealand, Comedy / Action
Directed by: Peter Jackson
Cast: Terry Potter, Pete O'Herne
59. Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure (1981)
Italy / USA, Comedy / Adventure
Directed by: Sergio Corbucci
Cast: Terence Hill, Bud Spencer
60. Pathfinder (1987)
Norway, Adventure / Action
Directed by: Nils Gaup
Cast: Svein Scharffenberg, Mikkel Gaup
61. Double Trouble (1984)
Italy, Action / Comedy
Directed by: Enzo Barboni
Cast: Bud Spencer, Terence Hill
66. City on Fire (1987)
Hong Kong, Action / Crime
Directed by: Ringo Lam
Cast: Yun-fat Chow, Danny Lee
67. In the Line of Duty 4 (1989)
Hong Kong, Action
Directed by: Woo-ping Yuen
Cast: Cynthia Khan, Donnie Yen
68. Wheels on Meals (1984)
Hong Kong / Spain, Action / Comedy
Directed by: Sammo Hung
Cast: Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung
69. Skinny Tiger and Fatty Dragon (1990)
Hong Kong, Action / Comedy
Directed by: Kar-wing Lau
Cast: Sammo Hung, Xinxin Xiong
70. Violent Cop (1989)
Japan, Action / Crime
Directed by: Takeshi Kitano
Cast: Takeshi Kitano, Makoto Ashikawa
71. Chinese Super Ninjas (1982)
Hong Kong, Action / Drama
Directed by: Cheh Chang
Cast: Ricky Cheng, Meng Lo
72. A Chinese Ghost Story (1987)
Hong Kong, Action / Fantasy
Directed by: Tony Ching
Cast: Leslie Cheung, Ma Wu
73. Silverado (1985)
USA, Western / Action
Directed by: Lawrence Kasdan
Cast: Kevin Kline, Scott Glenn
75. Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: George P. Cosmatos
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna
76. The Shaolin Temple (1982)
Hong Kong / China, Action
Directed by: Xinyan Zhang
Cast: Hu Jian Qiang, Jet Li
77. Royal Warriors (1986)
Hong Kong, Action / Drama
Directed by: David Chung
Cast: Michelle Yeoh, Hiroyuki Sanada
78. The Prodigal Son (1981)
Hong Kong, Action / Comedy
Directed by: Sammo Hung
Cast: Biao Yuen, Ching-Ying Lam
79. Innerspace (1987)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Joe Dante
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Martin Short
80. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)
UK / West Germany, Adventure / Fantasy
Directed by: Terry Gilliam
Cast: John Neville, Eric Idle
81. Heartbreak Ridge (1986)
USA, Action / Comedy
Directed by: Clint Eastwood
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Marsha Mason
82. Yellow River Fighter (1988)
China, Action / Drama
Directed by: Xinyan Zhang, Yam-Yin Cheung
Cast: Cheng-hui Yu, Hu Jian Qiang
83. For Your Eyes Only (1981)
UK, Action / Adventure
Directed by: John Glen
Cast: Roger Moore, Carole Bouquet
84. She Shoots Straight (1990)
Hong Kong, Action / Crime
Directed by: Corey Yuen
Cast: Joyce Godenzi, Carina Lau
85. The Millionaires' Express (1986)
Hong Kong, Action / Comedy
Directed by: Sammo Hung
Cast: Sammo Hung, Biao Yuen
86. Opium and the Kung Fu Master (1984)
Hong Kong, Action / Drama
Directed by: Chia Tang
Cast: Lung Ti, Robert Mak
87. God of Gamblers (1989)
Hong Kong, Action / Comedy
Directed by: Jing Wong
Cast: Yun-fat Chow, Fui-on Shing
88. A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
USA, Horror / Fantasy
Directed by: Chuck Russell
89. Tiger on the Beat (1988)
Hong Kong, Crime / Action
Directed by: Chia-Liang Liu
Cast: Yun-fat Chow, Chia-Hui Liu
91. TRON (1982)
USA, Sci-fi / Adventure
Directed by: Steven Lisberger
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner
92. Shaolin Intruders (1983)
Hong Kong, Drama / Action
Directed by: Chia Tang
Cast: Tung-shing Yee, Jason Pai Piao
93. Hong Kil-Dong (1986)
North Korea, Action / Fantasy
Directed by: Kim Kil-in
Cast: Gwon Ri, Chang Son Hui
94. Dragons Forever (1988)
Hong Kong, Action / Comedy
Directed by: Sammo Hung
Cast: Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung
95. Octopussy (1983)
UK / USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: John Glen
Cast: Roger Moore, Maud Adams
96. Runaway Train (1985)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Andrey Konchalovskiy
Cast: Jon Voight, Eric Roberts
99. The Living Daylights (1987)
UK / USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: John Glen
Cast: Timothy Dalton, Maryam d'Abo
100. Shogun's Shadow (1989)
Japan, Adventure / Action
Directed by: Yasuo Furuhata
Cast: Ken Ogata, Sonny Chiba