Action Movies of 1986
The Transformers: The Movie
In this theatrically released chapter of the 1984-1987 syndicated animated series, the struggle between the heroic Autobots and evil Decepticons is taken ... [ Action movie - 1986 ]
Eye of the Tiger
The budget may be loftier, but Eye of the Tiger is essentially an up-to-date AIP motorcycle flick. Ex-convict Buck Mathews (Gary Busey) lives as quietly as possible in his old home town. The corrupt local sheriff (Seymour Cassel) would give ... [ Action movie - 1986 ]
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
After receiving a mysterious gold piece, Quatermain travels to Africa to find his brother, who is searching for a lost white tribe. In his search, ... [ Action movie - 1986 ]
Cobra
Crime is the disease and Sylvester Stallone is the cure in Cobra, a high-octane rehash of the Clint Eastwood/Dirty Harry films, burnished to a 1980s action sheen. Stallone is Marion Cobretti, a cop called in when regular police methods have ... [ Action movie - 1986 ]
Armed Response
Fred Olen Ray always manages to attract major names to his bargain-basement actioners, and Armed Response is no exception. The scene is Chinatown, where Yakuza boss Mako yearns to get his hands on a stolen jade ... [ Action movie - 1986 ]
The Delta Force
Menahem Golan melds a Chuck Norris action spectacle with the disaster film genre in The Delta Force. The story is based upon the June, 1985 hijacking of a TWA jet, where ... [ Action movie - 1986 ]
Raw Deal
A former FBI agent is recruited to root out the gangsters who killed a fellow agent's son in this Arnold Schwarzenegger action film. After being booted out of the bureau for excessive violence, Kaminski ... [ Action movie - 1986 ]
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Nick Randall (Rutger Hauer) is a modern-day bounty hunter who goes after notorious terrorist Malak Al Rahim ... [ Action movie - 1986 ]
Miami Vice: Season 03
Season Three of the too-hip-for-the-room crime series Miami Vice opens with a bang as the beloved Ferrari of Dade County undercover vice cop Sonny Crockett ... [ Action movie - 1986 ]
MacGyver: Season 02
Season two of MacGyver finds TV's most resourceful and inventive crime fighter (played, of course, by Richard Anderson) continuing to ... [ Action movie - 1986 ]
Black Moon Rising
A John Carpenter story served as the launching pad for Black Moon Rising. Veteran thief Quint (Tommy Lee Jones) is hired by the FBI ... [ Action movie - 1986 ]
Firewalker
Firewalker stars Chuck Norris as Max Donigan, an ex-Marine, and Louis Gossett, Jr. as his buddy, Leo Porter. Both set out to help Patricia Goodwyn (Melody Anderson) find a lost Aztec city and a temple filled with gold. After a few misadventures, ... [ Action movie - 1986 ]
The A-Team: Season 05
The fifth and final season of The A-Team marks a very significant change in the series' established format. Tricked into being ... [ Action movie - 1986 ]
Big Trouble in Little China
Playing in a manner that can be conservatively described as larger than life, Kurt Russell plays a macho truck driver who agrees to go to the San Francisco airport and pick up his friend's ... [ Action movie - 1986 ]
Bloodsport
Jean-Claude Van Damme makes his starring debut in the ... [ Action movie - 1986 ]
Flight of the Navigator
The year is 1978: 12-year-old Joey Cramer, playing in the woods near his home, is knocked unconscious. He awakens and heads home, only to find strangers living there. ... [ Action movie - 1986 ]
The Golden Child
Eddie Murphy followed up his Beverly Hills Cop success with this fantasy adventure that plops him right into the land of Ray Harryhausen and Indiana Jones. The ... [ Action movie - 1986 ]
Shanghai Express
This slapstick Hong Kong action film follows the passengers of the Shanghai Express, a train running to the small village of ... [ Action movie - 1986 ]
Jake Speed
An adventure tale for movie buffs, Jake Speed deftly lifts scenes from detective films of the '40s through the '70s to bring an added dimension to its spoof of the detective and adventure genres. When a family ... [ Action movie - 1986 ]
The Clan of the Cave Bear
Cinematographer Michael Chapman directed this John Sayles adaptation of Jean M. Auel's best-selling ode to Cro-Magnon women. The story ... [ Action movie - 1986 ]
Banzai Runner
Starring Dean Stockwell and Charles Dierkop, Banzai Runner concerns a modern-day phenomenon, common among the very rich. Each year, an every-man-for-himself race is staged in the desert, with fat-cat ... [ Action movie - 1986 ]
Righting Wrongs
Kung fu star and choreographer Corey Yuen spins this vigilante flick featuring Yuen ... [ Action movie - 1986 ]
Rambo [Animated TV Series]
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Keeping Track
In this suspenseful thriller two strangers are suddenly thrown together in the ... [ Action movie - 1986 ]
King Kong Lives
Pandering über-producer Dino De Laurentiis followed his unnecessary 1976 remake of King Kong with this even more pointless sequel ten years later. Though ... [ Action movie - 1986 ]
Eastern Condors
Actor/director Sammo Hung gathered an international cast including the late Oscar winner Dr. Haing S. Ngor (The Killing Fields) and some of the most recognizable faces in Hong Kong cinema for ... [ Action movie - 1986 ]
Ninja the Protector
In this actioner, a good ninja takes on a ninja crime lord. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide [ Action movie - 1986 ]
The Patriot
This action film centers around the theft of a nuclear warhead from the U.S. Navy. Lt. Matt Ryder (Gregg Henry) is called out of his dishonorably discharged status and is requested to go find the missing nuke. It ... [ Action movie - 1986 ]
Scorpion
This martial arts film features Tonny Tulleners (a karate champion) as ... [ Action movie - 1986 ]
Quiet Cool
This actioner is set in a remote, heavily forested area in Northern California where marijuana growers raise ... [ Action movie - 1986 ]
The Delos Adventure
In this Cold-War era actioner, the trouble begins when a group of scientists travel to an isolated island off the Chilean coast to plant experimental seismic monitors on the ocean floor. While encamped upon the island, they are ambushed by ... [ Action movie - 1986 ]
Legacy of Rage
The first film role of the late Brandon Lee, this Hong Kong thriller is the story of Brandon (Lee), a ... [ Action movie - 1986 ]
Escuadron De La Muerte
Police Captain Balbuena (Mario Almada) is taken off the case when he uncovers police involvement with ... [ Action movie - 1986 ]
The Alamut Ambush
In this follow-up to Cold War Killer, a government agent turns the tables on his would-be assassins and goes ... [ Action movie - 1986 ]
Assassin
In this made-for-television drama, a former-CIA agent is called back into to service to stop a megalomaniacal scientist's killer robot from assassinating the President and other ... [ Action movie - 1986 ]
The Bronx Executioner
NYC humans attempt to defend themselves against attacks from malevolent androids in this sci-fi martial arts actioner. ~ Kristie Hassen, All Movie Guide [ Action movie - 1986 ]
Clash of the Ninja
Ninjas of all kinds abound in this martial arts film that centers around the conflicts between a bad White ninja and the ninja's of Interpol. Also featured are an exploding ninja, and one ... [ Action movie - 1986 ]
G.I. Joe: The Movie
In this animated children's film, G. I. Joe and his friends must defend the world when it is threatened by Golobulus and his evil COBRA team. ~ Iotis Erlewine, All ... [ Action movie - 1986 ]
Island Warriors
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Mr. Vampire
Ricky Lau directs this fantastically successful horror yarn that successfully fused high-flying slapstick with creepy genre atmospherics. The film opens with Taoist priest Kau (Lam Ching-ying) along with his two hapless ... [ Action movie - 1986 ]
Ninja Blacklist
In this actioner, a pair of courageous fighters take on the vicious crime lord the Iron Hand. ~ ... [ Action movie - 1986 ]
Ninja Dragon
The Ninja Dragon begins with major figures in the ninja community being slaughtered. The film follows the exploits of three ninjas as they attempt to figure out what evil people want to bring ... [ Action movie - 1986 ]
The Ninja Squad
In this actioner, ninja bands battle it out for power and prestige. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide [ Action movie - 1986 ]
The Shaolin Disciple
This action film follows the adventures of a number of ... [ Action movie - 1986 ]
C.A.T. Squad
William Friedkin, a product of television, returned to the small screen to direct ... [ Action movie - 1986 ]
Urusei Yatsura Movie 4: Lum the Forever
Lum the Forever is another feature-length chapter of the ongoing Japanese cartoon series Urusei Yatsura. Created ... [ Action movie - 1986 ]
The Young Hero of the Shaolin 2
When a group of children are kidnapped by a heartless group of criminals, it is up to one brave man to rescue them. ~ Iotis Erlewine, All Movie Guide [ Action movie - 1986 ]
Verdugo De Traidores
An honest lawman declares war on dirty dealings in this action thriller from Mexico. Santa Cruz (Mario Almada) is a police detective who has been struggling against ... [ Action movie - 1986 ]
Royal Warriors
This sequel to Yes, Madam is a good vehicle for the martial arts talents of Michelle Khan (aka: Michelle ... [ Action movie - 1986 ]
Un Hombre Violente
This fast-paced tale of a bloody feud between two families is compelling in its action and characters. Julian Carrera (Valentin Trujillo, also the director) and his brother run an auto ... [ Action movie - 1986 ]
Heroes Shed No Tears
A group of Chinese soldiers take on a vicious drug lord in Heroes Shed No Tears, an early film from famed director John Woo. The action takes place in Southeast ... [ Action movie - 1986 ]
Cop Chases
Cop Chases features footage of real-life car chases between police-officers and a variety of dangerous criminals. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide [ Action movie - 1986 ]
Ninja: The Final Duel
A holy man must use violence to bring peace and justice to an embattled Chinese community in ... [ Action movie - 1986 ]
Project A-Ko: Love and Robots [Anime OVA Series]
While the film Project A-Ko was released to theaters, its three sequels, which ... [ Action movie - 1986 ]
