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 ... [ Action movie - 1988 ]
Born to Defence
Produced in Mainland China by Sil-Metropole, this action picture marked the first directorial work by international ... [ Action movie - 1988 ]
Shoot to Kill
Sidney Poitier makes his long-overdue return to films in the 1988 thriller ... [ Action movie - 1988 ]
Bulletproof
Frank McBain (Gary Busey) is a cop who earned the nickname of "bulletproof" from the dozens of shootings he has survived over his career. He is called on to retrieve a tank held by ... [ 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 ... [ Action movie - 1988 ]
Action Jackson
Ex-football player Carl Weathers stars in this violent action film as Detroit policeman ... [ 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. ... [ 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 on ... [ 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 ... [ 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 ... [ 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, co-wrote, co-produced, ... [ 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 ... [ 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 ... [ Action movie - 1988 ]
Warlock
Julian Sands oozes maleficence as a warlock of the 1600s cast forth to 1980s Los Angeles, where he continues ... [ 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 occupied by Doyle Kennedy (Matt Dillon), a charming ex-con who ... [ Action movie - 1988 ]
Caribe
This tepid action adventure mainly serves as a travelogue of tropical Belize. Jeff Richardson (John Savage) is a British secret agent who tries to stop the former CIA agent Whitehale (Stephen McHattie) from dealing powerful explosives. ... [ Action movie - 1988 ]
A Better Tomorrow II
Following the bloody climax of the previous film, A Better Tomorrow -- again directed by John Woo -- opens with Sung Chi-hi (spelled Tse-ho in the first film ... [ Action movie - 1988 ]
Buster
On August 8, 1963, the Royal Mail train, on its nighttime run from London to Glasgow, was robbed by 15 men who got away with 2.6 million pounds (today the equivalent of $35 million). Buster tells the story of one of the junior robbers, Buster ... [ 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 Eastern nuclear ... [ Action movie - 1988 ]
Taffin
This melodrama is set in Ireland and follows bill collector and karate master Taffin as he and other try to keep a soccer field from being destroyed by developers. Soon he finds ... [ Action movie - 1988 ]
Crocodile Dundee II
An evil drug baron rears his ugly head in this sequel ... [ 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, by government agents. ~ Iotis Erlewine, All ... [ Action movie - 1988 ]
Black Eagle
Black Eagle takes as its inspiration Reagan-era cold war paranoia. After a renegade scientist goes AWOL, a top secret device is up for grabs. International intrigue ... [ 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 for sheriff after her father (David Blackwell) is killed by a local crimepin (Steven Kerby). As ... [ Action movie - 1988 ]
Wrangler
Underrated leading man Jeff Fahey carries most of the dramatic weight of the Australian Wrangler. Fahey plays a handsome, athletic businessman who vies for the hand of rancher's daughter Tushika ... [ 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 ... [ Action movie - 1988 ]
Gnaw: Food of the Gods 2
In this horror film sequel, a strange substance ... [ 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 ... [ 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 ... [ 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 ... [ Action movie - 1988 ]
Bonanza: The Next Generation
Bonanza: The Movie originally went out as Bonanza: The Next Generation. That title accurately reflected ... [ 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 weapons is a yo-yo equipped with razor-sharp blades that proves capable of downing a light aircraft. The film has the feel of ... [ 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 the aid of some ... [ Action movie - 1988 ]
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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 a member of the Triads who obeys a strict code of honor despite his criminal lifestyle. He is forced to battle his enemies in an ... [ Action movie - 1988 ]
18 Secrets of Kung Fu
The martial arts movie 18 Secrets of Kung Fu concerns a young man who endures ... [ 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 ... [ Action movie - 1988 ]
Yellow River Fighter
In this martial arts action-drama, a swordsman named Toh ... [ 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 been embezzling from him. However, those same employees have started a plan to take out the casino ... [ Action movie - 1988 ]
The Big Turnaround
A small community must band together in order to oust the criminals running their town in ... [ Action movie - 1988 ]
