Best Action Movies & TV Series of the 1980s

3eyedraven's 457 top-rated Action movies and TV series of the 1980s — ordered by how strongly audiences rate them and how many actually voted, so the ranking reflects real consensus. Full details on each.

The Empire Strikes Back 1980 ★ 8.4
Scarface 1983 ★ 8.2
Ran 1985 ★ 8.0
Aliens 1986 ★ 8.0
Castle in the Sky 1986 ★ 8.0
Akira 1988 ★ 7.9
Return of the Jedi 1983 ★ 7.9
Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981 ★ 7.9
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 1989 ★ 7.9
Die Hard 1988 ★ 7.8
Kagemusha 1980 ★ 7.8
Platoon 1986 ★ 7.8
The Terminator 1984 ★ 7.7
Predator 1987 ★ 7.6
Saint Seiya: Legend of Crimson Youth 1988 ★ 7.8
The Killer 1989 ★ 7.6
First Blood 1982 ★ 7.5
Police Story 1985 ★ 7.5
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 1982 ★ 7.4
Saint Seiya: The Heated Battle of the Gods 1988 ★ 7.6
Mad Max 2 1981 ★ 7.4
The Mission 1986 ★ 7.4
RoboCop 1987 ★ 7.4
A Better Tomorrow 1986 ★ 7.4