Action Movies of 1990
The Rookie
In return for Warner Bros. greenlighting his pet project White Hunter, Black Heart (1990), Clint Eastwood directed and starred in this more commercial film, an action caper about a ... [ Action movie - 1990 ]
Bird on a Wire
The can't-miss teaming of Mel Gibson and Goldie Hawn is squandered on a clumsy, illogical romantic melodrama. Running across her old boyfriend ... [ Action movie - 1990 ]
Dick Tracy
Warren Beatty directed and starred in this big-budget action comedy featuring Chester Gould's square-jawed, two-dimensional comic strip detective. Ruthless gangster Big Boy Caprice (Al Pacino) ... [ Action movie - 1990 ]
Blue Steel
Megan Turner (Jamie Lee Curtis) is a rookie cop who witnesses a ... [ Action movie - 1990 ]
Total Recall
In Paul Verhoeven's wild sci-fi action movie Total Recall, Arnold Schwarzenegger plays a 21st-century construction ... [ Action movie - 1990 ]
Framed
Made for cable TV, Framed top-bills Jeff Goldblum as Wiley, a talented but somewhat naďve art forger. Wiley's big chance to score a con is cleverly foiled by another scam artist, Kate (Kristin Scott Thomas). Eager for revenge, Wiley ... [ Action movie - 1990 ]
White Hunter, Black Heart
Something of a sleeper in its 1990 release, White Hunter, Black Heart is one of Clint Eastwood's most engaging films. It is based on Peter Vietel's novel about the ... [ Action movie - 1990 ]
Die Hard 2
"Another basement, another elevator...how can the same thing happen to the same guy twice?" asks John McClane (Bruce Willis), in what is doubtless the ... [ Action movie - 1990 ]
Another 48 Hrs.
At times, Another 48 Hrs. seems less like a sequel to than a parody of the first 48 Hrs., especially when Nick Nolte, repeating his role from the earlier film, begins commenting on the cliched absurdity of ... [ Action movie - 1990 ]
The Flight of the Intruder
Two pilots go against the rule book in a bid to win the war in Viet Nam in this speculative military drama. Lieutenant Jake Grafton (Brad Johnson) is a U.S. Navy pilot stationed aboard an aircraft ... [ Action movie - 1990 ]
Air America
Mel Gibson and Robert Downey Jr. play a couple of what-the-hell flyboys flying contraband to ... [ Action movie - 1990 ]
The Lost Samurai
This time the villains want to rule the world by controlling the weather. Paul Williams plays the obligatory crusading broadcast journalist who ... [ Action movie - 1990 ]
MacGyver: Season 06
Richard Dean Anderson stars as the titular crime fighter as MacGyver launches ... [ Action movie - 1990 ]
Fire Birds
Nicolas Cage stars in the below-par action film Firebirds -- a dying ember from Reagan-era nationalistic jingoism. In this Top Gun retread, Cage plays Jake Preston, a hotshot Army helicopter pilot who is being trained to use the U.S. Army's ... [ Action movie - 1990 ]
The Prisoner
Chu Yen-ping directs this all-star cast prison flick about cop Huang Wei (Tony Leung Kar-fai) who goes into the clink undercover to figure out how the fingerprints of a long deceased ... [ Action movie - 1990 ]
Far Out Man
Starring many of his family members, this is Tommy Chong's (of the well-known duo, Cheech and Chong) first solo production. As an outdated ... [ Action movie - 1990 ]
Class of 1999
Mark L. Lester's follow-up film to his Class of ... [ Action movie - 1990 ]
Robocop 2
The serialized story structure and barbed social commentary from comic ... [ Action movie - 1990 ]
Blind Fury
Rutger Hauer plays a blinded Vietnam vet who also happens to be an expert swordsman. Twenty years ... [ Action movie - 1990 ]
Cover Up
In Cover-Up, an espionage thriller, someone attacks a U.S. military installation in Israel and steals a secret "package" destined for the CIA. Mike Anderson (Dolph Lundgren) is ... [ Action movie - 1990 ]
Kickboxer 2: The Road Back
This sequel to the popular Jean-Claude Van Damme vehicle ... [ Action movie - 1990 ]
Death Warrant
Canadian Mountie Louis Burke (Jean-Claude Van Damme) is assigned to a ... [ Action movie - 1990 ]
Marked for Death
In Marked for Death, Steven Seagal is told to "try to find the gentle person inside yourself." But he doesn't spend too ... [ Action movie - 1990 ]
Laser Mission
In this action adventure tale, Professor Braun (Ernest Borgnine), an expert in weapons technology, is kidnapped by ... [ Action movie - 1990 ]
Skinny Tiger, Fatty Dragon
King-sized martial arts hero Sammo Hung stars in this wild and wacky blend of ... [ Action movie - 1990 ]
Hard to Kill
Action star Steven Seagal crosses Rip Van Winkle with Clint Eastwood in this belabored revenge ... [ Action movie - 1990 ]
Delta Force 2: Operation Stranglehold
This confused sequel -- bearing many names in the credits: Delta Force 2, Delta Force 2: Operation Stranglehold, Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection -- to the first Delta Force movie lacks the nightmarish collection of guest stars ... [ Action movie - 1990 ]
Operation Condor
Jackie Chan returns to his adventuring Indiana Jones-esque Asian Hawk character with this ... [ Action movie - 1990 ]
Abraxas: Guardian of the Universe
This average Canadian sci-fi actioner concerns the exploits of an ... [ Action movie - 1990 ]
Lionheart
After his brother is badly beaten by a street gang, Jean-Claude Van Damme deserts the foreign legion in order to avenge his honor in this action film also known as A.W.O.L. and Wrong Bet. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Movie Guide [ Action movie - 1990 ]
Noche de Pánico
The Spanish language thriller Noche de Panico transpires during a serious drought. As water becomes more and more scarce, people start dying. That is when ... [ Action movie - 1990 ]
All for the Winner
This low-budget knockoff of God of Gamblers succeeds primarily due to an ... [ Action movie - 1990 ]
American Eagle
American Eagle deals with three Vietnam survivors, particularly one who carries a grudge against his war buddies after they stop him from a wanton killing of a Vietnamese civilian. The film delves into the post-Vietnam decades ... [ Action movie - 1990 ]
Bloodfist II
The first of several sequels to 1989's Bloodfist, Bloodfist 2 once more stars kickboxing champ Don "The Dragon" Wilson. This time, Wilson is up against a diabolical Fu Manchu type named Mr. Su (Joe Mari Avellana). Our hero and five other ... [ Action movie - 1990 ]
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie is the live-action, feature film ... [ Action movie - 1990 ]
Big Bad John
Nearly three decades after climbing the top-ten charts with his ballad "Big Bad John", Jimmy Dean stars in a film version of the song. Dean doesn't play the title character, though; that honor goes to ex-footballer Doug English. After ... [ Action movie - 1990 ]
Coldfire
A team of cops investigate the destructive power of a lethal street drug being promulgated on the streets of Los Angeles. ~ John Bush, All Movie Guide [ Action movie - 1990 ]
The Fatal Image
Fatal Image stars Michele Lee as a recent divorcee and Justine Bateman as her daughter. Forgetting ... [ Action movie - 1990 ]
The Last Riders
In this actioner, a tough biker leaves his gang to become a cop and finds that he has become their latest target for revenge. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide [ Action movie - 1990 ]
Lockdown
Framed for a murder he did not commit, a detective is sent to a prison where each day's survival is a victory. Sickened by the brutality he encounters there, he plans his escape, knowing that only on the outside will he be able to prove his ... [ Action movie - 1990 ]
Ninja Academy
In this comedic ninja spoof, a septet of aspiring ninjas struggles to survive the rigid curriculum at the Ninja Academy. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide [ Action movie - 1990 ]
Ninja Supremo
In this actioner, a troubled teen gets revenge upon his tormentors after becoming a skilled fighter. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide [ Action movie - 1990 ]
Ninja vs. Ninja
In this actioner, wicked ninja drug lords do their darnedest to prevent a scientist from making public his newly developed cure for heroin addiction. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie ... [ Action movie - 1990 ]
Ragin' Cajun
When his girl's life's in danger, this kickboxer, who'd sworn off the sport, must fight one last contest ... [ Action movie - 1990 ]
The Young Hero of the Shaolin
The epic tale of Chinese folk-hero Fong Sai Yuk comes to the screen in a sprawling martial arts classic that follows the popular legend from his early days at the Shaolin Temple ... [ Action movie - 1990 ]
Bullet in the Head
Following up on his 1989 masterpiece The Killer, superstar action director John Woo directs this emotionally wrenching look at three friends waylaid in war-torn Vietnam. Set in 1967, when clashes between leftists ... [ Action movie - 1990 ]
Agneepath
This Hindi action-drama stars Amitabh Bachchan as Vijay Dinanath Chahuan, a man whose moral father was murdered by the local mobsters. When Vijay reaches adulthood, he himself ... [ Action movie - 1990 ]
Ghayal
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King of Beggars
Hong Kong comedy star Stephen Chiau stars in this period piece about Beggar So, a Chinese folk hero. ... [ Action movie - 1990 ]
Killer's Romance
Simon Yam stars in this Hong Kong-lensed crime thriller as a man sworn to avenge the death of his father, who was killed by Triad gangsters. But when a woman witnesses one of his killings, instead of murdering her, he falls in love ... [ Action movie - 1990 ]
China Heat
A three-woman task force travels from Asia to New York in search of a murderous drug lord taken to killing anyone who stands in his way in this explosive Hong Kong action film. Captain Tie Hua is determined to bring ... [ Action movie - 1990 ]
Hakkenden [Anime OVA Series]
The tradition of the samurai epic is interwoven with the supernatural in this six-episode OVA. As legend says, the leader of the ... [ Action movie - 1990 ]
In the Line of Duty 5: Middle Man
Cynthia Yang Li-ching once again stars in this final installment of the lucrative In the Line of Duty series, directed by Cha Chuen-yee. The film opens with innocent U.S. Marine David Ng ... [ Action movie - 1990 ]
The Ninja Dragon
Cutie Suzuki stars in this high-powered martial arts action opus. Someone is targeting and murdering the members of a secret enclave of ninja warriors, and the members of the group are ... [ Action movie - 1990 ]
Angel Force
Heart of Darkness gets the kung-fu treatment with this Rambo-style girls-with-guns flick directed by ... [ Action movie - 1990 ]
Angel Terminators
The outstanding martial arts talents of Sharon Yeung are highlighted in this otherwise standard Hong Kong action film from director Wai Lit. Yeung plays Ida, a dedicated cop chasing after drug lord Ken Zheng (Kenneth ... [ Action movie - 1990 ]
Curry and Pepper
Hong Kong filmmaker-stunt man Blackie Ko directed and starred in this standard buddy comedy with Jacky Cheung and Stephen Chiau as Curry and Pepper, two cops who, despite being almost constant embarrassments to the department, are very good at ... [ Action movie - 1990 ]
Fatal Vacation
This outrageous jungle-set actioner from Hong Kong filmmaker ... [ Action movie - 1990 ]
Here Comes a Vampire
Inspector Wears a Skirt meets Ghostbusters meets Falling Down in this mad-cap police comedy directed by Yuen Cheung-yan featuring workplace violence and demonic possession. The Hong Kong police force has ... [ Action movie - 1990 ]
Cyber City: The Decoy
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Cyber City: Time Bomb
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Muertes A Media Noche
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Cyber City: The Vampire
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Time Barbarians
When evil wizard Mandrak kills the wife of Doran, the warrior king, he immediately escapes through a time portal to modern day Los Angeles in an attempt to escape ... [ Action movie - 1990 ]
Mi Venganza
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Mision Sangrienta
The Spanish language action film Mission Sangrienta concerns a pair of police officers who have been assigned ... [ Action movie - 1990 ]
Blood Stained Tradewind
Chor Yuen directs the sweeping Asian crime saga Blood Stained Tradewind, AKA Xue zai feng shang, starring Alex Fong Chung-Sun, Waise Lee Chi-Hung and Carrie Ng Ka-Lai. The film ... [ Action movie - 1990 ]
