Action Movies of 1988
Red Heat
Arnold Schwarzenegger plays a taciturn law-enforcement officer from Russia. James Belushi co-stars as a wise-lipped Chicago cop. Though they go together like caviar and White Castles, they are forced to team up to ... [ Action movie - 1988 ]
Born to Defence
Produced in Mainland China by Sil-Metropole, this action picture marked the first directorial work by international martial arts icon Jet Li. He also stars in the film as a young kung-fu expert who fights back ... [ Action movie - 1988 ]
Shoot to Kill
Sidney Poitier makes his long-overdue return to films in the 1988 thriller Shoot to Kill. Poitier plays an FBI agent, on the trail of an elusive killer. ... [ Action movie - 1988 ]
Bulletproof
Frank McBain (Gary Busey) is a cop who earned the nickname of "bulletproof" from the dozens of shootings he has ... [ Action movie - 1988 ]
Die Hard
It's Christmas time in L.A., and there's an employee party in progress on the 30th floor of the Nakatomi ... [ Action movie - 1988 ]
Action Jackson
Ex-football player Carl Weathers stars in this violent action film as Detroit policeman Jericho Jackson. The dedicated but brutal cop is ... [ Action movie - 1988 ]
Miami Vice: Season 05
The fifth and final season of the ultrahip crime series Miami Vice opens with a 2-parter resolving the incredible cliffhanger from Season Four. A blow on the head had caused Dade County vice cop Sonny Crockett ... [ Action movie - 1988 ]
The Dead Pool
The Dead Pool is the fifth and (thus far) the last of Clint Eastwood's Dirty Harry movies. A sports pool is placing bets ... [ Action movie - 1988 ]
MacGyver: Season 04
Season four of MacGyver finds the titular hero still performing awesome (albeit nonviolent) acts of courage and derring-do on behalf of the Phoenix Organization, a think tank devoted to fighting crime and righting wrongs. And as ... [ Action movie - 1988 ]
Little Nikita
Jeff Grant (River Phoenix) is a San Diego teen who discovers his father Richard (Richard Jenkins) and mother Elizabeth Grant) are KGB agents. When he applies to the Air Force Academy, a routine FBI check ... [ Action movie - 1988 ]
Rambo III
The third entry in the ultra-macho Rambo action movie series finds muscle-bound warrior John Rambo ... [ Action movie - 1988 ]
Above the Law
Martial arts hero Steven Seagal developed, ... [ Action movie - 1988 ]
Maniac Cop
A maniacal murderer is stalking New York City cops in this urban crime thriller. Jack Forrest (Bruce Campbell) is suspected of being the killer until Lieutenant McCrae (Tom Atkins) is found dead. Jack takes over the case after McCrae's death ... [ Action movie - 1988 ]
Trouble in Paradise
"Paradise" is actually Australia, where this made-for-TV adventure was filmed. Raquel Welch stars as a rich, spoiled socialite who is shipwrecked on a desert island. Her only companion is boozy, unkempt Aussie Jack Thompson. Before the film has a ... [ Action movie - 1988 ]
Warlock
Julian Sands oozes maleficence as a warlock of the 1600s cast forth to 1980s Los Angeles, where he continues to work his deviltry. The story begins in 1691 Boston when a warlock is condemned to die. Calling for Satan's help, the ... [ Action movie - 1988 ]
Kansas
A drifter becomes both a bank robber and a hero in this crime thriller. Andrew McCarthy stars as Wade Corey, who hitches a ride on a freight train already ... [ Action movie - 1988 ]
Caribe
This tepid action adventure mainly serves as a travelogue of tropical Belize. Jeff Richardson (John Savage) is ... [ Action movie - 1988 ]
A Better Tomorrow II
Following the bloody climax of the previous film, A Better ... [ Action movie - 1988 ]
Buster
On August 8, 1963, the Royal Mail train, on its nighttime ... [ Action movie - 1988 ]
Iron Eagle II
A pair of American pilots are forced to cooperate with their Soviet counterparts on a mission to destroy a Middle ... [ Action movie - 1988 ]
Taffin
This melodrama is set in Ireland and follows bill collector and karate master Taffin as he and other ... [ Action movie - 1988 ]
Crocodile Dundee II
An evil drug baron rears his ugly head in this sequel to the blockbuster Crocodile Dundee, kidnapping Sue so that Dundee will butt out of the Baron's affairs. Using outback strategy, Dundee attempts to rescue his girlfriend. Reversing ... [ Action movie - 1988 ]
White Force
In this film, a secret agent sets out to follow the movements of his arch enemy, while his own movements are followed, in turn, ... [ Action movie - 1988 ]
Black Eagle
Black Eagle takes as its inspiration Reagan-era cold war paranoia. After a renegade ... [ Action movie - 1988 ]
China O'Brien
While staying in her hometown for a vacation, a martial-arts-trained police officer (Cynthia Rothrock) finds herself running ... [ Action movie - 1988 ]
Wrangler
Underrated leading man Jeff Fahey carries most of the dramatic weight of the Australian Wrangler. Fahey plays a handsome, athletic ... [ Action movie - 1988 ]
Crackdown
In this action drama, a high-ranking military man returns to his home town, only to discover that drug dealers have taken control of the city and that crack has polluted the community. When he finds ... [ Action movie - 1988 ]
Gnaw: Food of the Gods 2
In this horror film sequel, a strange substance referred to as "Food of the Gods" is accidentally fed to some rats in a ... [ Action movie - 1988 ]
Ninja in the USA
Alexander Lau and Yau Jin Tomas star in Ninja in the USA. The story gets under way when evil drug lords peddle their wares in America. To ward off the law -- and competitors -- the ... [ Action movie - 1988 ]
Savage Justice
A raped woman seeks revenge and recruits a former Vietnam vet as her lover and protector. Together they comb the Asian jungles in search of her attackers. ~ All Movie Guide [ Action movie - 1988 ]
Troma's War
When a plane filled with residents from Tromaville crash on a desert island, the pilot literally goes all to pieces, and only one crew ... [ Action movie - 1988 ]
Search and Destroy
In this high-action film, a S.W.A.T. team is recruited when a germ-warfare research plant falls into ... [ Action movie - 1988 ]
Bonanza: The Next Generation
Bonanza: The Movie originally went out as Bonanza: The Next Generation. That title accurately reflected the film's content: death and previous commitments prevented the cast of the original Bonanza TV series of 1959-1973, ... [ Action movie - 1988 ]
Sukeban Deka: Kazama Sanshimai No Gyakushu
A trio of female high school students try to head off a mad bomber at a rock concert in this teen crime drama. One of the ... [ Action movie - 1988 ]
Gunmen
In this stylish Hong Kong thriller, Tony Leung stars as a cop in Shanghai during the 1930s. His department is overrun with corruption, while gangsters rule the city via the opium trade. The young cop recruits ... [ Action movie - 1988 ]
Tezaab
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Hero of Tomorrow
Max Mok Siu-Chung, Miu Kiu-Wai and Joan Tong Lai-Kau star in this crime thriller from Hong Kong about ... [ Action movie - 1988 ]
18 Secrets of Kung Fu
The martial arts movie 18 Secrets of Kung Fu concerns a young man who endures brutal training at the hands of a wise master. One day his master is killed, prompting the student to avenge ... [ Action movie - 1988 ]
Robo Vampire
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Tiger Cage
Director turned hot Hollywood fight choreographer Yuen Woo-ping spins this propulsive action-thriller. When officer Hsiu (Leung Kar-yan) successfully cracks into a major drug ring, he is able ... [ Action movie - 1988 ]
Yellow River Fighter
In this martial arts action-drama, a swordsman named Toh Hong travels home after a long battle to discover his wife and children have been brutally murdered. Toh Hong immediately sets out to take justice against the men who ... [ Action movie - 1988 ]
For a Few More Yen They Kill
Hector Kwong's martial arts action film For a Few More Yen They Kill concerns a casino owner who plots revenge against those who have ... [ Action movie - 1988 ]
The Big Turnaround
A small community must band together in order to oust the criminals ... [ Action movie - 1988 ]
