Best award winning movies with a non-stop action from 1980s

Check out today’s highest ranked movies with a non-stop action from 1980s! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best movies with a non-stop action from 1980s, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.

1 Batman (1989)

Batman must face his most ruthless nemesis when a deformed madman calling himself "The Joker" seizes control of Gotham's criminal underworld.

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1989-06-21 | Fantasy / Action

Cast

Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson

Rating

rating icon 7.235
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #164 for
    mythology extending
  2. Ranked #208 for
    like Cape Fear
  3. Ranked #215 for
    Based on TV Series

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Batman trailer
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2 A Better Tomorrow (1986)

A reforming ex-gangster tries to reconcile with his estranged policeman brother, but the ties to his former gang are difficult to break.

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1986-08-02 | Action / Crime

Cast

Ti Lung, Chow Yun-fat

Rating

rating icon 7.414
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #80 for
    game changer
  2. Ranked #81 for
    chivalry
  3. Ranked #96 for
    like The Equalizer

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3 The Untouchables (1987)

Elliot Ness, an ambitious prohibition agent, is determined to take down Al Capone. In order to achieve this goal, he forms a group given the nickname “The Untouchables”.

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1987-06-03 | Crime / History

Cast

Kevin Costner, Sean Connery

Rating

rating icon 7.768
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #17 for
    like Scarface
  2. Ranked #94 for
    naff
  3. Ranked #101 for
    hard-nosed

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4 Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)

'Toon star Roger is worried that his wife Jessica is playing pattycake with someone else, so the studio hires detective Eddie Valiant to snoop on her. But the stakes are quickly raised when Marvin Acme is found dead and Roger is the prime suspect.

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1988-06-21 | Fantasy / Animation

Cast

Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd

Rating

rating icon 7.525
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #32 for
    like Fantastic Mr. Fox
  2. Ranked #49 for
    hardboiled style
  3. Ranked #61 for
    femme fatale

Trailer

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5 Witness (1985)

A sheltered Amish child is the sole witness of a brutal murder in a restroom at a Philadelphia train station, and he must be protected. The assignment falls to a taciturn detective who goes undercover in a Pennsylvania Dutch community. On the farm, he slowly assimilates despite his urban grit, and forges a romantic bond with the child's beautiful mother.

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1985-02-08 | Crime / Drama

Cast

Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis

Rating

rating icon 7.099
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #63 for
    gruesome murder
  2. Ranked #85 for
    horrific crimes
  3. Ranked #92 for
    fish out of water

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6 Lethal Weapon (1987)

Veteran buttoned-down LAPD detective Roger Murtaugh is partnered with unhinged cop Martin Riggs, who -- distraught after his wife's death -- has a death wish and takes unnecessary risks with criminals at every turn. The odd couple embark on their first homicide investigation as partners, involving a young woman known to Murtaugh with ties to a drug and prostitution ring.

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1987-03-06 | Adventure / Action

Cast

Mel Gibson, Danny Glover

Rating

rating icon 7.29
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #15 for
    with mercenaries
  2. Ranked #55 for
    fish out of water
  3. Ranked #69 for
    like The Equalizer

Trailer

Lethal Weapon trailer
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7 Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)

Axel Foley returns to the land of sunshine and palm trees to investigate the near-fatal shooting of police Captain Andrew Bogomil. With the help of Sgt. Taggart and Det. Rosewood, they soon uncover that the shooting is associated with a series of "alphabet" robberies masterminded by a heartless weapons kingpin—and the chase is on.

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1987-05-18 | Action / Comedy

Cast

Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold

Rating

rating icon 6.505
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #67 for
    loud explosion
  2. Ranked #77 for
    fish out of water
  3. Ranked #92 for
    glitzy

Trailer

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8 Beverly Hills Cop (1984)

Fast-talking, quick-thinking Detroit street cop Axel Foley has bent more than a few rules and regs in his time, but when his best friend is murdered, he heads to sunny Beverly Hills to work the case like only he can.

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1984-12-05 | Comedy / Crime

Cast

Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold

Rating

rating icon 7.198
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #23 for
    cocksure
  2. Ranked #47 for
    fish out of water
  3. Ranked #57 for
    potty-mouthed

Trailer

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9 Police Story (1985)

Officer Chan Ka Kui manages to put a major Hong Kong drug dealer behind the bars practically alone, after a shooting and an impressive chase inside a slum. Now, he must protect the boss' secretary, Selina, who will testify against the gangster in court.

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1985-12-14 | Action / Crime

Cast

Jackie Chan, Brigitte Lin

Rating

rating icon 7.526
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #13 for
    vehicular carnage
  2. Ranked #62 for
    gun fu
  3. Ranked #92 for
    cat-and-mouse

Trailer

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10 Midnight Run (1988)

A bounty hunter pursues a former Mafia accountant who embezzled $15 million of mob money. He is also being chased by a rival bounty hunter, the F.B.I., and his old mob boss after jumping bail.

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1988-07-20 | Action / Comedy

Cast

Robert De Niro, Charles Grodin

Rating

rating icon 7.2
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #72 for
    hard-nosed
  2. Ranked #98 for
    most thrilling
  3. Ranked #113 for
    gun-for-hire

Trailer

Midnight Run trailer
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