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50 Classic 80s Action Movies

A list of fifty classic action movies released during the 1980s that are worth checking out, assuming you haven't seen them already. If you have, watch them again.
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Kagemusha (1980)
Kagemusha (1980)
1
88%8.0
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
2
94%8.7
The Blues Brothers (1980)
The Blues Brothers (1980)
3
73%7.9
Superman II (1980)
Superman II (1980)
4
85%6.8
Clash of the Titans (1981)
Clash of the Titans (1981)
5
65%6.9
Nighthawks (1981)
Nighthawks (1981)
6
70%6.4
Excalibur (1981)
Excalibur (1981)
7
74%7.4
Escape From New York (1981)
Escape From New York (1981)
8
87%7.2
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
9
95%8.4
For Your Eyes Only (1981)
For Your Eyes Only (1981)
10
72%6.7
Southern Comfort (1981)
Southern Comfort (1981)
11
79%7.2
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)
12
94%7.6
Conan the Barbarian (1982)
Conan the Barbarian (1982)
13
66%6.9
Tron (1982)
Tron (1982)
14
71%6.8
First Blood (1982)
First Blood (1982)
15
85%7.7
48 Hrs. (1982)
48 Hrs. (1982)
16
93%6.9
Lone Wolf McQuade (1983)
Lone Wolf McQuade (1983)
17
57%6.4
Return of the Jedi (1983)
Return of the Jedi (1983)
18
82%8.3
Octopussy (1983)
Octopussy (1983)
19
43%6.5
Romancing the Stone (1984)
Romancing the Stone (1984)
20
85%6.9
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
21
84%7.5
Red Dawn (1984)
Red Dawn (1984)
22
48%6.4
The Terminator (1984)
The Terminator (1984)
23
100%8.0
Missing in Action (1984)
Missing in Action (1984)
24
20%5.5
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
25
83%7.3
Code of Silence (1985)
Code of Silence (1985)
26
70%6.1
Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
27
33%6.5
Ran (1985)
Ran (1985)
28
96%8.2
The Goonies (1985)
The Goonies (1985)
29
77%7.8
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
30
80%6.3
Commando (1985)
Commando (1985)
31
69%6.7
To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
32
85%7.3
Runaway Train (1985)
Runaway Train (1985)
33
83%7.2
Cobra (1986)
Cobra (1986)
34
18%5.8
Top Gun (1986)
Top Gun (1986)
35
59%6.9
Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
36
74%7.3
Running Scared (1986)
Running Scared (1986)
37
57%6.6
Aliens (1986)
Aliens (1986)
38
97%8.3
Lethal Weapon (1987)
Lethal Weapon (1987)
39
80%7.6
The Untouchables (1987)
The Untouchables (1987)
40
83%7.9
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