My collection of enjoyable action movies
by jhpstrydom | created - 14 Feb 2012 | updated - 14 Feb 2012 | PublicThese are action movies in my collection that I found really enjoyable despite the fact that some of them have not so good acting and silly scripts, they are really fun to watch if you take them as they are.
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1. Commando (1985)
R | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
A retired Special Forces colonel tries to save his daughter, who was abducted by his former subordinate.
Director: Mark L. Lester | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rae Dawn Chong, Dan Hedaya, Vernon Wells
Votes: 174,947 | Gross: $35.10M
2. Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991)
R | 79 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Two L.A. cops with opposing views on what is the best way to uphold the law have to work together to bring down the Yakuza, while trying to protect a beautiful woman.
Director: Mark L. Lester | Stars: Dolph Lundgren, Brandon Lee, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Tia Carrere
Votes: 20,722 | Gross: $2.28M
3. Rapid Fire (1992)
R | 95 min | Action, Crime, Drama
When student Jake Lo witnesses a killing, he finds himself caught between two feuding drug lords. Betrayed and set up by the federal agents, the only person he can trust is Ryan, a Chicago cop who reminds Jake of his deceased father.
Director: Dwight H. Little | Stars: Brandon Lee, Powers Boothe, Nick Mancuso, Raymond J. Barry
Votes: 10,395 | Gross: $14.36M
4. 44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out (2003 TV Movie)
R | 103 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After a failed bank robbery, two heavily armed men hold the Los Angeles Police Department at bay for 44 minutes.
Director: Yves Simoneau | Stars: Michael Madsen, Ron Livingston, Ray Baker, Douglas Spain
Votes: 5,476
5. The Ghost (2001)
86 min | Action, Thriller
A feared Chinese Tong soldier goes undercover in America as an Asian Internet bride.
Director: Douglas Jackson | Stars: Julie Lee, Michael Madsen, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Richard Hatch
Votes: 383
6. Tough and Deadly (1995 Video)
R | 92 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Elmo Freech is a private investigator who is contacted by CIA agent John Portland, who suffers from amnesia, to reveal a dubious case of drug smuggling involving big fish from Washington, D.C. and the CIA.
Director: Steve Cohen | Stars: Billy Blanks, Roddy Piper, Richard Norton, Charles Kahlenberg
Votes: 607
7. Talons of the Eagle (1992)
R | 96 min | Action, Adventure
After 3 DEA agents are killed by Mr. Li, martial arts champion Tyler Wilson is sent on assignment to Toronto and teams up with Michael Reeds. Wilson and Reeds enter a martial arts ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Kennedy | Stars: Jalal Merhi, Billy Blanks, James Hong, Priscilla Barnes
Votes: 638
8. Recoil (1998)
R | 96 min | Action
A mafia Godfather exacts revenge on the policeman responsible for his son's death during a bank robbery. The officer then unleashes his fury in retaliation for the death of his family.
Director: Art Camacho | Stars: Gary Daniels, Gregory McKinney, Thomas Kopache, Billy Maddox
Votes: 735
9. Riot (1996)
R | 94 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
An heiress is kidnapped during the chaos of a riot.
Director: Joseph Merhi | Stars: Gary Daniels, Sugar Ray Leonard, Paige Rowland, Charles Napier
Votes: 570
10. Drive (1997)
R | 100 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A prototype enhanced human, on the run from Chinese-hired hit men, hooks up with a dread-locked bystander, and the two of them elude their pursuers narrowly each time.
Director: Steve Wang | Stars: Mark Dacascos, Kadeem Hardison, John Pyper-Ferguson, Brittany Murphy
Votes: 6,921
11. No Code of Conduct (1998)
R | 90 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A cop, his partner, and his father uncover a plot by city elders to smuggle drugs from Mexico into Phoenix, Arizona.
Director: Bret Michaels | Stars: Charlie Sheen, Martin Sheen, Mark Dacascos, Paul Gleason
Votes: 1,633
12. Plato's Run (1997 Video)
R | 96 min | Action
Hired to rescue escaped inmates, a Florida man is framed for a Cuban gangster's assassination.
Director: James Becket | Stars: Gary Busey, Roy Scheider, Steven Bauer, Jeff Speakman
Votes: 538
13. Left for Dead (II) (2005)
Not Rated | 105 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Left For Dead is a revenge thriller set in a city called Hope, where a crimelord called Kincaid rules with an iron fist. Williams, a former hitman for Kincaid is attacked and left for dead ... See full summary »
Director: Ross Boyask | Stars: Glenn Salvage, Andy Prior, Adam Chapman, Kevin Akehurst
Votes: 258
14. Bangkok Adrenaline (2009)
R | 90 min | Action, Comedy
Four backpackers arrive in Thailand to party and drink. A gambling game goes wrong and with their lives on the line they desperately decide to kidnap a billionaires daughter. Things go ... See full summary »
Director: Raimund Huber | Stars: Daniel O'Neill, Praya Lundberg, Gwion Jacob Miles, Conan Stevens
Votes: 1,027
15. First Option (1996)
90 min | Drama, Action
Hong Kong action thriller, about the Hong Kong Police Department's Special Duties Unit. When a raid by customs officials goes drastically wrong, the SDU are called in to deal with the ... See full summary »
Director: Gordon Chan | Stars: Michael Wong, Gigi Leung, Damian Lau, Kathy Chow
Votes: 290
16. Y2K (1999)
R | 106 min | Action, Thriller
On the eve of the new millenium, the American military are alerted of a long missing nuclear missile hidden deep in the jungle which is set to go off in January 2000, due to the millenium bug. They must race against time to stop it.
Director: Richard Pepin | Stars: Louis Gossett Jr., Jaimz Woolvett, Ed O'Ross, Sarah Chalke
Votes: 611
17. Extreme Justice (1993)
R | 96 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A rogue cop joins an elite L.A.P.D. unit who secretly operate as a vigilante death squad, but soon begins to question their methods.
Director: Mark L. Lester | Stars: Lou Diamond Phillips, Scott Glenn, Chelsea Field, Yaphet Kotto
Votes: 1,389
18. Sweepers (1998)
R | 96 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A humanitarian minesweeping operation in Angola uncovers a covert operation that is planting new and deadly mines.
Director: Keoni Waxman | Stars: Dolph Lundgren, Bruce Payne, Claire Stansfield, Ian Roberts
Votes: 1,944
19. Dragon Heat (2005)
Not Rated | 110 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Interpol agents and gangsters battle in Hong Kong.
Director: Daniel Lee | Stars: Vanness Wu, Shawn Yue, Yu Xia, Shengyi Huang
Votes: 1,685
20. 2000 AD (2000)
TV-14 | 109 min | Action, Thriller
The Y2K Bug. Real Warfare vs Electronic Gaming. Peter Tong, a carefree Hong Kong youngster, finds himself drawn into web of a deadly espionage conspiracy.
Director: Gordon Chan | Stars: Aaron Kwok, Phyllis Quek, James Lye, Daniel Wu
Votes: 704
21. Reflex Action (2002 Video)
R | 98 min | Action, Adventure
Special Forces demolition expert Quinn Taylor returns home to the Arizona desert after a botched assignment in a tunnel during the Gulf War led to the death of his partner. While his father and brother are happy to see him.
Director: Kevin Rapp | Stars: Michael Baldoz, Michael Guerin, Archie Gibson, Monique Scott
Votes: 50
22. Expect No Mercy (1995)
R | 91 min | Action, Sci-Fi
A maniacal leader trains assassins to become more efficient killing machines through virtual reality. A Federal Service Agent is assigned to infiltrate the mysterious academy.
Director: Zale Dalen | Stars: Billy Blanks, Jalal Merhi, Wolf Larson, Laurie Holden
Votes: 742
23. China Strike Force (2000)
R | 103 min | Action, Crime
Assassination at a charity event in Shanghai has 2 cops follow and fighting the assassin or follow a cute, Japanese woman pick-pocketing the victim. Drugs are involved. Chases with motorcycles, race-cars and helicopter follow.
Director: Stanley Tong | Stars: Aaron Kwok, Norika Fujiwara, Leehom Wang, Ruby Lin
Votes: 1,880
24. The Last Boy Scout (1991)
R | 105 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A private detective's protected female witness is murdered, prompting him and the victim's boyfriend to investigate the crime that leads to a corrupt politician and a crooked football team owner.
Director: Tony Scott | Stars: Bruce Willis, Damon Wayans, Chelsea Field, Noble Willingham
Votes: 112,088 | Gross: $59.51M
25. Mean Guns (1997)
R | 110 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
100 people, who have betrayed The Syndicate, are gathered in a prison opening the next day. They are given weapons and 6 hours to kill each other. The 3 remaining share $10,000,000.
Director: Albert Pyun | Stars: Christopher Lambert, Ice-T, Michael Halsey, Deborah Van Valkenburgh
Votes: 4,852
26. The Perfect Weapon (1991)
R | 83 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An expert in "kenpo" karate avenges his Koreatown friend, slain by a mobster in Los Angeles.
Director: Mark DiSalle | Stars: Jeff Speakman, John Dye, Mako, James Hong
Votes: 4,853 | Gross: $14.06M
27. Street Knight (1993)
R | 91 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A former cop returns to challenge a plot to escalate gang violence in the streets of Los Angeles.
Director: Albert Magnoli | Stars: Jeff Speakman, Christopher Neame, Lewis Van Bergen, Jennifer Gatti
Votes: 881 | Gross: $0.84M
28. Land of the Free (1998)
R | 100 min | Action, Thriller
A political candidate uses his office to shield his criminal activities while his campaign manager fights for the truth.
Director: Jerry Jameson | Stars: Jeff Speakman, William Shatner, Lisa Darr, Larry Cedar
Votes: 442
29. Driving Force (1989)
R | 90 min | Action, Sci-Fi
In a futuristic time, a fierce band of marauders, the Black Knights, rule the road - and everyone on it. Into this chaos comes a fearless warrior to challenge them. Together with a tough, ... See full summary »
Director: Andrew Prowse | Stars: Sam J. Jones, Catherine Bach, Don Swayze, Stephanie Mason
Votes: 224
30. Bullet in the Head (1990)
Not Rated | 136 min | Action, Crime, Drama
When three close friends escape from Hong Kong to war-time Saigon to start a criminal's life, they all go through a harrowing experience which totally shatters their lives and their friendship forever.
Director: John Woo | Stars: Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Jacky Cheung, Waise Lee, Simon Yam
Votes: 11,665
31. War Camp (1988)
84 min | Action, War
Gripping Vietnam War movie about mercenaries hired to rescue a few American soldiers held captive in a P.O.W camp whose plane was shot down over the Vietnam jungles, and of which, carried documents of plans for dropping an H-bomb on Hanoi.
Director: Jett C. Espiritu | Stars: Rey Malonzo, Bill Baldridge, Charles Black, Urs Hardegger
Votes: 33
32. American Yakuza (1993)
R | 96 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An American FBI agent is lured away by the Japanese Mafia--the Yakuza--in this action film.
Director: Frank A. Cappello | Stars: Viggo Mortensen, Ryo Ishibashi, Michael Nouri, Franklyn Ajaye
Votes: 2,909
33. Back to Back (1996 TV Movie)
R | 86 min | Action, Drama
Bob Malone, a disgraced ex-cop who finds himself trapped between local homegrown thugs and the Japanese ganglords of the Yakuza when he investigates the frame-up that ruined his career.
Director: Roger Nygard | Stars: Michael Rooker, Ryo Ishibashi, Danielle Harris, John Laughlin
Votes: 849
34. U.S. Seals (2000 Video)
R | 90 min | Action, Thriller
Dozens of American cargos with high valuable goods have disappeared, probably attacked by modern pirates. The United States decide to mobilize a team of expert SWAT, with Mike Bradley as ... See full summary »
Director: Yossi Wein | Stars: Jim Fitzpatrick, Greg Collins, Ty Miller, Justin Williams
Votes: 3,089
35. U.S. Seals II (2001 Video)
R | 95 min | Action, Adventure
A commando of retired US SEALs must invade an island in North Japan from where a rogue ex-SEAL menaces to launch a nuclear strike against the US. Because of a leak of natural gas, fighting is restricted to blade weapons.
Director: Isaac Florentine | Stars: Michael Worth, Karen Kim, Damian Chapa, Marshall R. Teague
Votes: 910
36. Cold Harvest (1999 Video)
R | 89 min | Action, Sci-Fi
A bounty hunter protects his dead brother's wife in a lawless world after a comet has devastated much of earth.
Director: Isaac Florentine | Stars: Gary Daniels, Bryan Genesse, Barbara Crampton, David Sherwood
Votes: 683
37. Naked Weapon (2002)
R | 90 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Madame M, kidnaps forty pre-teen girls to train them as the most deadly assassins. CIA operative follows the case for 6 years with no leads, but when a series of assassinations begin to occur, he suspects that Madame M is back in business.
Director: Siu-Tung Ching | Stars: Anya, Marit Thoresen, Maggie Q, Daniel Wu
Votes: 8,084
38. A Better Tomorrow (1986)
Not Rated | 95 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A reforming ex-gangster tries to reconcile with his estranged policeman brother, but the ties to his former gang are difficult to break.
Director: John Woo | Stars: Lung Ti, Leslie Cheung, Chow Yun-Fat, Emily Chu
Votes: 25,469
39. A Better Tomorrow II (1987)
Not Rated | 105 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A restauranteur teams up with a police officer and his ex-con brother to avenge the death of a friend's daughter.
Director: John Woo | Stars: Leslie Cheung, Chow Yun-Fat, Lung Ti, Dean Shek
Votes: 11,320
40. A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon (1989)
R | 105 min | Action, Crime, War
A man travels from China to Vietnam, on the brink of war with America, to retrieve his uncle and cousin but find complications when he falls in love with a female gangster with a dangerous ex.
Director: Hark Tsui | Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Tony Ka Fai Leung, Anita Mui, Kien Shih
Votes: 3,662
41. Hard Boiled (1992)
R | 128 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A tough-as-nails cop teams up with an undercover agent to shut down a sinister mobster and his crew.
Director: John Woo | Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Teresa Mo, Philip Chan
Votes: 54,040
42. The Hitman (1991)
R | 95 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A Cop goes undercover as a Hitman to bring down a criminal organization.
Director: Aaron Norris | Stars: Chuck Norris, Michael Parks, Al Waxman, Alberta Watson
Votes: 4,341 | Gross: $4.65M
43. Broken Arrow (1996)
R | 108 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
Terrorists steal nuclear warheads from the U.S. military but don't count on a pilot and park ranger spoiling their plans.
Director: John Woo | Stars: John Travolta, Christian Slater, Samantha Mathis, Delroy Lindo
Votes: 105,251 | Gross: $70.77M
44. Lies & Illusions (2009)
R | 93 min | Action, Thriller
A self help author is hunted by thugs who believe the writer holds millions of dollars in diamonds stolen by his dead fiancée.
Director: Tibor Takács | Stars: Christian Slater, Cuba Gooding Jr., Sarah Ann Schultz, Christa Campbell
Votes: 3,082
45. The Hunted (1995)
R | 110 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
An American businessman visiting Nagoya, Japan, meets a woman in a hotel bar. Returning to her room, 3 ninjas kill her and wound him, but he sees the ninja boss' face. Now, he's the prime target of a dangerous ninja cult.
Director: J.F. Lawton | Stars: Christopher Lambert, John Lone, Joan Chen, Yoshio Harada
Votes: 5,699 | Gross: $6.61M
46. The Butcher (2009)
Not Rated | 95 min | Action, Thriller
A mob enforcer is set up for a fall, but when he slips the trap he snaps and seeks retribution, living up to his moniker: The Butcher.
Director: Jesse V. Johnson | Stars: Eric Roberts, Robert Davi, Keith David, Geoffrey Lewis
Votes: 917
47. DOA: Dead or Alive (2006)
PG-13 | 87 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery
The world's best fighters are invited to DOA, an invitational martial arts contest. There, four female rival fighters will have to work together to uncover the secret that the organizer of the tournament is trying to hide.
Director: Corey Yuen | Stars: Jaime Pressly, Devon Aoki, Sarah Carter, Holly Valance
Votes: 46,327 | Gross: $0.48M
48. Bitch Slap (2009)
R | 109 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Three bad girls travel to a remote desert hideaway to steal $200 million in diamonds from a ruthless underworld kingpin.
Director: Rick Jacobson | Stars: Julia Voth, Erin Cummings, America Olivo, Michael Hurst
Votes: 14,153 | Gross: $0.02M
49. Vigilante (1982)
R | 90 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
After his wife and son got brutalized by a street gang, and a corrupt criminal justice system puts the perpetrators back on the street, a NYC factory worker teams up with a vigilante group to find some measure of bloody justice.
Director: William Lustig | Stars: Robert Forster, Fred Williamson, Richard Bright, Rutanya Alda
Votes: 4,538
50. Death Wish (1974)
R | 93 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A New York City architect becomes a one-man vigilante squad after his wife is murdered by street punks. In self-defense, the vengeful man kills muggers on the mean streets after dark.
Director: Michael Winner | Stars: Charles Bronson, Hope Lange, Vincent Gardenia, Steven Keats
Votes: 44,059 | Gross: $22.00M
51. Death Wish II (1982)
R | 89 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Architect Paul Kersey once again becomes a vigilante when he tries to find the five street punks who murdered his daughter and housekeeper, this time on the dark streets of Los Angeles.
Director: Michael Winner | Stars: Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland, Vincent Gardenia, J.D. Cannon
Votes: 18,140 | Gross: $16.10M
52. Death Wish 3 (1985)
R | 90 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Architect/vigilante Paul Kersey arrives back in New York City and is forcibly recruited by a crooked police chief to fight street crime caused by a large gang terrorizing the neighborhoods.
Director: Michael Winner | Stars: Charles Bronson, Deborah Raffin, Ed Lauter, Martin Balsam
Votes: 17,395 | Gross: $16.12M
53. Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987)
R | 99 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Architect/vigilante Paul Kersey takes on the members of a vicious Los Angeles drug cartel to stop the flow of drugs after his girlfriend's daughter dies from an overdose.
Director: J. Lee Thompson | Stars: Charles Bronson, Kay Lenz, John P. Ryan, Perry Lopez
Votes: 11,126 | Gross: $6.88M
54. Death Wish: The Face of Death (1994)
R | 95 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Paul Kersey is back at working vigilante justice when his fiancée, Olivia, has her business threatened by mobsters.
Director: Allan A. Goldstein | Stars: Charles Bronson, Lesley-Anne Down, Michael Parks, Chuck Shamata
Votes: 8,783 | Gross: $1.70M
55. Eraser (1996)
R | 115 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A Witness Protection specialist becomes suspicious of his co-workers when dealing with a case involving high-tech weapons.
Director: Chuck Russell | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Vanessa Williams, James Caan, James Coburn
Votes: 118,404 | Gross: $101.30M
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