Best Action Movies of the 1980s
The top-rated action films from the 1980s, ranked by user score (250+ votes). Want to tune it — runtime, cast, streaming service? Open this search in Flickomatic.
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The Empire Strikes Back1980 · ★ 8.4 - 2
Scarface1983 · ★ 8.2 - 3
Ran1985 · ★ 8.0 - 4
Castle in the Sky1986 · ★ 8.0 - 5
Aliens1986 · ★ 8.0 - 6
Akira1988 · ★ 7.9 - 7
Raiders of the Lost Ark1981 · ★ 7.9 - 8
Return of the Jedi1983 · ★ 7.9 - 9
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade1989 · ★ 7.9 - 10
Kagemusha1980 · ★ 7.8 - 11
Die Hard1988 · ★ 7.8 - 12
Platoon1986 · ★ 7.8 - 13
The Terminator1984 · ★ 7.7 - 14
The Killer1989 · ★ 7.6 - 15
Predator1987 · ★ 7.6 - 16
Police Story1985 · ★ 7.5 - 17
First Blood1982 · ★ 7.5 - 18
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan1982 · ★ 7.4 - 19
Godzilla vs. Biollante1989 · ★ 7.4 - 20
The Mission1986 · ★ 7.4