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Above the Law (1988 film)
Above the Law (1988) is an American action thriller directed by Andrew Davis, starring Steven Seagal in his film debut as Chicago cop and ex-CIA agent Nico Toscani, with Pam Grier, Sharon Stone, and Henry Silva; released 8 April 1988 by Warner Bros.
Action Jackson (1988 film)
Action Jackson is a 1988 American action comedy film directed by Craig R. Baxley, starring Carl Weathers as a Detroit police sergeant fighting a corrupt auto magnate.
Assassins (1995 film)
Assassins is a 1995 American-French action thriller directed by Richard Donner, starring Sylvester Stallone as an assassin pursued by a younger rival played by Antonio Banderas.
Assault on Precinct 13 (2005 film)
Assault on Precinct 13 (2005) is Jean-François Richet's remake of John Carpenter's 1976 siege thriller, starring Ethan Hawke and Laurence Fishburne, set in a snowbound Detroit precinct attacked by corrupt cops on New Year's Eve.
Backdraft (film)
Backdraft is a 1991 Ron Howard action thriller about the backdraft fire phenomenon, starring Kurt Russell and William Baldwin as feuding Chicago firefighter brothers hunting an arsonist; it earned three Oscar nominations and $147 million worldwide.
Blown Away (1994 film)
Blown Away is a 1994 American action thriller directed by Stephen Hopkins, in which Boston bomb-squad specialist Jeff Bridges is hunted by bomber Tommy Lee Jones, released by MGM.
Blue Steel (1990 film)
Blue Steel is a 1990 American police thriller directed by Kathryn Bigelow, starring Jamie Lee Curtis as a rookie officer hunting a murderous commodities broker played by Ron Silver.
Blue Thunder
Blue Thunder is a 1983 John Badham action thriller starring Roy Scheider as an LAPD pilot testing an armed surveillance helicopter, with a $30 million budget, an ABC spin-off series in 1984, and a 79% Rotten Tomatoes score.
Bodyguard from Beijing (中南海保镳)
Bodyguard from Beijing (中南海保镳), released in the US as The Defender, is a 1994 Hong Kong action film directed by Corey Yuen and starring Jet Li.
Champagne and Bullets
Champagne and Bullets (aka Road to Revenge, GetEven) is a 1993 self-financed American action film written, directed, produced by, and starring lawyer John De Hart, with Wings Hauser and William Smith, famous for the Shimmy Slide and three different cuts.
Cliffhanger (1993 film)
Cliffhanger (1993), Renny Harlin action film starring Sylvester Stallone as mountain rescuer Gabe Walker versus hijacker Eric Qualen (John Lithgow) after a $100 million Treasury heist; filmed in the Italian Dolomites, grossed over $250 million worldwide, three Oscar nominations.
Cloak & Dagger (1984 film)
Cloak & Dagger is a 1984 American family spy adventure film directed by Richard Franklin, starring Henry Thomas as a boy guided by imaginary spy Jack Flack (Dabney Coleman).
Cobra (1986 film)
Cobra is a 1986 American action film directed by George P. Cosmatos, written by and starring Sylvester Stallone as an LAPD officer protecting a witness.
Commando (1985 film)
Commando (1985), Mark L. Lester action film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as John Matrix, also known as the Joel Silver-produced Val Verde rescue movie; $34.9M US gross, 70% Tomatometer, no sequel.
Crimson Tide (film)
Crimson Tide is a 1995 American submarine thriller directed by Tony Scott. It stars Denzel Washington and Gene Hackman during a nuclear launch crisis on the USS Alabama.
Death Warrant
Death Warrant is a 1990 American-Canadian prison action film directed by Deran Sarafian, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme as a detective undercover in a violent state prison.
Death Wish II
Death Wish II, also known as Death Wish 2, is a 1982 American vigilante action film directed by Michael Winner and starring Charles Bronson as Paul Kersey.
Double Impact
Double Impact is a 1991 American action film directed by Sheldon Lettich, in which Jean-Claude Van Damme plays twins Alex and Chad Wagner, separated after their parents' murder in Hong Kong.
Enemy of the State (film)
Enemy of the State is a 1998 American action thriller directed by Tony Scott. It stars Will Smith as a lawyer framed by the National Security Agency.
Enemy Territory
Enemy Territory: 1987 American action thriller directed by Peter Manoogian, first Millennial Films feature, starring Gary Frank, Ray Parker Jr., Jan-Michael Vincent; also Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory (2003) and Quake Wars (2007) shooters.
Eraser (film)
Eraser (1996) is a Chuck Russell action film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as WITSEC marshal John Kruger protecting whistleblower Vanessa Williams from arms-dealer traitor James Caan; $101M domestic gross, mixed reviews, railgun set pieces.
Escape from L.A.
Escape from L.A. (1996) is John Carpenter's sequel to Escape from New York, written with Debra Hill and Kurt Russell, who returns as Snake Plissken retrieving a doomsday device from earthquake-isolated, prison-island Los Angeles of 2013; released by Paramount, it grossed $25.5 million and drew mixed reviews.
Fire Down Below (1997 film)
Fire Down Below (1997) is a Steven Seagal action thriller directed by Felix Enriquez Alcala, in which EPA agent Jack Taggart fights toxic waste dumping in Kentucky; Warner Bros., $60M budget, $16.2M gross, 15% Tomatometer. Not the 1957 Hayworth film.
Firebird (1997 film)
Firebird (불새, Bulsae, also Fire Bird) is a 1997 South Korean melodrama directed by Kim Young-bin, starring Lee Jung-jae as a drifter bound to a chaebol heir after disposing of a body; released 1 February 1997, distinct from the 2021 film of the same name.
Firefox (film)
Firefox is a 1982 American techno-thriller directed by and starring Clint Eastwood, based on Craig Thomas's novel, in which a US pilot steals a radar-invisible, thought-controlled Soviet fighter.
G.I. Jane
G.I. Jane is a 1997 American action drama directed by Ridley Scott. It stars Demi Moore as a Navy intelligence officer training for the Navy SEAL program.
Hard Boiled (辣手神探)
Hard Boiled (辣手神探) is John Woo's 1992 Hong Kong Heroic Bloodshed action film starring Chow Yun-fat as Inspector Tequila and Tony Leung as an undercover cop, his last Hong Kong film before Hollywood, famous for its hospital shootout single-take sequence.
Hard Target
Hard Target (1993) is John Woo's first Hollywood film, an action thriller for Universal adapting Richard Connell's The Most Dangerous Game, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme hunting mercenaries who stalk homeless men in New Orleans; it earned $31.5 million in the US.
Hard to Kill
Hard to Kill is a 1990 American action thriller starring Steven Seagal as a comatose detective who takes revenge on the corrupt cops behind a hit.
Harry Brown (film)
Harry Brown (2009) is a British vigilante thriller, Daniel Barber's feature debut, starring Michael Caine as a widowed ex-Marine avenging his friend's murder on a South London estate; UK release 13 November 2009, Empire Award Best British Film 2010.