My collection of enjoyable action movies
These are action movies in my collection that I found really enjoyable despite the fact that some of them have not so good acting and silly scripts, they are really fun to watch if you take them as they are.
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- DirectorMark L. LesterStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerRae Dawn ChongDan HedayaA retired Special Forces colonel tries to save his daughter, who was abducted by his former subordinate.
- DirectorMark L. LesterStarsDolph LundgrenBrandon LeeCary-Hiroyuki TagawaTwo L.A. cops with opposing views on what is the best way to uphold the law have to work together to bring down the Yakuza, while trying to protect a beautiful woman.
- DirectorDwight H. LittleStarsBrandon LeePowers BootheNick MancusoWhen student Jake Lo witnesses a killing, he finds himself caught between two feuding drug lords. Betrayed and set up by the federal agents, the only person he can trust is Ryan, a Chicago cop who reminds Jake of his deceased father.
- DirectorYves SimoneauStarsMichael MadsenRon LivingstonRay BakerAfter a failed bank robbery, two heavily armed men hold the Los Angeles Police Department at bay for 44 minutes.
- DirectorDouglas JacksonStarsJulie LeeMichael MadsenCary-Hiroyuki TagawaA feared Chinese Tong soldier goes undercover in America as an Asian Internet bride.
- DirectorSteve CohenStarsBilly BlanksRoddy PiperRichard NortonElmo Freech is a private investigator who is contacted by CIA agent John Portland, who suffers from amnesia, to reveal a dubious case of drug smuggling involving big fish from Washington, D.C. and the CIA.
- DirectorMichael KennedyStarsJalal MerhiBilly BlanksJames HongAfter 3 DEA agents are killed by Mr. Li, martial arts champion Tyler Wilson is sent on assignment to Toronto and teams up with Michael Reeds. Wilson and Reeds enter a martial arts tournament, where they end up saving Mr. Li from being killed by a rival crime boss. Li invites the two to join his staff. As Wilson and Reeds get closer to the truth about Li's operation, they gather the needed evidence, but will have to escape Li, alive.
- DirectorArt CamachoStarsGary DanielsGregory McKinneyThomas KopacheA mafia Godfather exacts revenge on the policeman responsible for his son's death during a bank robbery. The officer then unleashes his fury in retaliation for the death of his family.
- DirectorJoseph MerhiStarsGary DanielsSugar Ray LeonardPaige RowlandAn heiress is kidnapped during the chaos of a riot.
- DirectorSteve WangStarsMark DacascosKadeem HardisonJohn Pyper-FergusonA prototype enhanced human, on the run from Chinese-hired hit men, hooks up with a dread-locked bystander, and the two of them elude their pursuers narrowly each time.
- DirectorBret MichaelsStarsCharlie SheenMartin SheenMark DacascosA cop, his partner, and his father uncover a plot by city elders to smuggle drugs from Mexico into Phoenix, Arizona.
- DirectorJames BecketStarsGary BuseyRoy ScheiderSteven BauerHired to rescue escaped inmates, a Florida man is framed for a Cuban gangster's assassination.
- DirectorRoss BoyaskStarsGlenn SalvageAndy PriorAdam ChapmanLeft For Dead is a revenge thriller set in a city called Hope, where a crimelord called Kincaid rules with an iron fist. Williams, a former hitman for Kincaid is attacked and left for dead when he tries to leave the organisation. He teams up with Kelso, a kickboxer who had his hands smashed by Kincaid, and together, they seek revenge.
- DirectorRaimund HuberStarsDaniel O'NeillPraya LundbergGwion Jacob MilesFour backpackers arrive in Thailand to party and drink. A gambling game goes wrong and with their lives on the line they desperately decide to kidnap a billionaires daughter. Things go wrong when her 'father' doesn't play ball and prefers to use the kidnapping to further his own interests.
- DirectorGordon ChanStarsMichael WongGigi LeungDamian LauHong Kong action thriller, about the Hong Kong Police Department's Special Duties Unit. When a raid by customs officials goes drastically wrong, the SDU are called in to deal with the ruthless mercenaries responsible, but before long the operation is derailed by a series of inter-departmental rivalries that could cause more innocent lives to be lost.
- DirectorRichard PepinStarsLouis Gossett Jr.Jaimz WoolvettEd O'RossOn the eve of the new millenium, the American military are alerted of a long missing nuclear missile hidden deep in the jungle which is set to go off in January 2000, due to the millenium bug. They must race against time to stop it.
- DirectorMark L. LesterStarsLou Diamond PhillipsScott GlennChelsea FieldA rogue cop joins an elite L.A.P.D. unit who secretly operate as a vigilante death squad, but soon begins to question their methods.
- DirectorKeoni WaxmanStarsDolph LundgrenBruce PayneClaire StansfieldA humanitarian minesweeping operation in Angola uncovers a covert operation that is planting new and deadly mines.
- DirectorDaniel LeeStarsVanness WuShawn YueYu XiaInterpol agents and gangsters battle in Hong Kong.
- DirectorGordon ChanStarsAaron KwokPhyllis QuekJames LyeThe Y2K Bug. Real Warfare vs Electronic Gaming. Peter Tong, a carefree Hong Kong youngster, finds himself drawn into web of a deadly espionage conspiracy.
- DirectorKevin RappStarsMichael BaldozMichael GuerinArchie GibsonSpecial Forces demolition expert Quinn Taylor returns home to the Arizona desert after a botched assignment in a tunnel during the Gulf War led to the death of his partner. While his father and brother are happy to see him.
- DirectorZale DalenStarsBilly BlanksJalal MerhiWolf LarsonA maniacal leader trains assassins to become more efficient killing machines through virtual reality. A Federal Service Agent is assigned to infiltrate the mysterious academy.
- DirectorStanley TongStarsAaron KwokNorika FujiwaraLeehom WangAssassination at a charity event in Shanghai has 2 cops follow and fighting the assassin or follow a cute, Japanese woman pick-pocketing the victim. Drugs are involved. Chases with motorcycles, race-cars and helicopter follow.
- DirectorTony ScottStarsBruce WillisDamon WayansChelsea FieldA private detective's protected female witness is murdered, prompting him and the victim's boyfriend to investigate the crime that leads to a corrupt politician and a crooked football team owner.
- DirectorAlbert PyunStarsChristopher LambertIce-TMichael Halsey100 people, who have betrayed The Syndicate, are gathered in a prison opening the next day. They are given weapons and 6 hours to kill each other. The 3 remaining share $10,000,000.
- DirectorMark DiSalleStarsJeff SpeakmanJohn DyeMakoAn expert in "kenpo" karate avenges his Koreatown friend, slain by a mobster in Los Angeles.
- DirectorAlbert MagnoliStarsJeff SpeakmanChristopher NeameLewis Van BergenA former cop returns to challenge a plot to escalate gang violence in the streets of Los Angeles.
- DirectorJerry JamesonStarsJeff SpeakmanWilliam ShatnerLisa DarrA political candidate uses his office to shield his criminal activities while his campaign manager fights for the truth.
- DirectorAndrew ProwseStarsSam J. JonesCatherine BachDon SwayzeIn a futuristic time, a fierce band of marauders, the Black Knights, rule the road - and everyone on it. Into this chaos comes a fearless warrior to challenge them. Together with a tough, beautiful woman, he pits himself against the Destroyers.
- DirectorJohn WooStarsTony Leung Chiu-waiJacky CheungWaise LeeWhen three close friends escape from Hong Kong to war-time Saigon to start a criminal's life, they all go through a harrowing experience which totally shatters their lives and their friendship forever.
- DirectorJett C. EspirituStarsRey MalonzoBill BaldridgeCharles BlackGripping Vietnam War movie about mercenaries hired to rescue a few American soldiers held captive in a P.O.W camp whose plane was shot down over the Vietnam jungles, and of which, carried documents of plans for dropping an H-bomb on Hanoi.
- DirectorFrank A. CappelloStarsViggo MortensenRyo IshibashiMichael NouriAn American FBI agent is lured away by the Japanese Mafia--the Yakuza--in this action film.
- DirectorRoger NygardStarsMichael RookerRyo IshibashiDanielle HarrisBob Malone, a disgraced ex-cop who finds himself trapped between local homegrown thugs and the Japanese ganglords of the Yakuza when he investigates the frame-up that ruined his career.
- DirectorYossi WeinStarsJim FitzpatrickGreg CollinsTy MillerDozens of American cargos with high valuable goods have disappeared, probably attacked by modern pirates. The United States decide to mobilize a team of expert SWAT, with Mike Bradley as leader, sending them to destroy the pirates' base, namely a deserted oil rig near Turkey. But these are cleverly waiting for them.
- DirectorIsaac FlorentineStarsMichael WorthKaren KimDamian ChapaA commando of retired US SEALs must invade an island in North Japan from where a rogue ex-SEAL menaces to launch a nuclear strike against the US. Because of a leak of natural gas, fighting is restricted to blade weapons.
- DirectorIsaac FlorentineStarsGary DanielsBryan GenesseBarbara CramptonA bounty hunter protects his dead brother's wife in a lawless world after a comet has devastated much of earth.
- DirectorSiu-Tung ChingStarsAnyaMarit ThoresenMaggie QMadame M, kidnaps forty pre-teen girls to train them as the most deadly assassins. CIA operative follows the case for 6 years with no leads, but when a series of assassinations begin to occur, he suspects that Madame M is back in business.
- DirectorJohn WooStarsLung TiLeslie CheungChow Yun-FatA reforming ex-gangster tries to reconcile with his estranged policeman brother, but the ties to his former gang are difficult to break.
- DirectorJohn WooStarsLeslie CheungChow Yun-FatLung TiA restauranteur teams up with a police officer and his ex-con brother to avenge the death of a friend's daughter.
- DirectorHark TsuiStarsChow Yun-FatTony Ka Fai LeungAnita MuiA man travels from China to Vietnam, on the brink of war with America, to retrieve his uncle and cousin but find complications when he falls in love with a female gangster with a dangerous ex.
- DirectorJohn WooStarsChow Yun-FatTony Leung Chiu-waiTeresa MoA tough-as-nails cop teams up with an undercover agent to shut down a sinister mobster and his crew.
- DirectorAaron NorrisStarsChuck NorrisMichael ParksAl WaxmanA Cop goes undercover as a Hitman to bring down a criminal organization.
- DirectorJohn WooStarsJohn TravoltaChristian SlaterSamantha MathisTerrorists steal nuclear warheads from the U.S. military but don't count on a pilot and park ranger spoiling their plans.
- DirectorTibor TakácsStarsChristian SlaterCuba Gooding Jr.Sarah Ann SchultzA self help author is hunted by thugs who believe the writer holds millions of dollars in diamonds stolen by his dead fiancée.
- DirectorJ.F. LawtonStarsChristopher LambertJohn LoneJoan ChenAn American businessman visiting Nagoya, Japan, meets a woman in a hotel bar. Returning to her room, 3 ninjas kill her and wound him, but he sees the ninja boss' face. Now, he's the prime target of a dangerous ninja cult.
- DirectorJesse V. JohnsonStarsEric RobertsRobert DaviKeith DavidA mob enforcer is set up for a fall, but when he slips the trap he snaps and seeks retribution, living up to his moniker: The Butcher.
- DirectorCorey YuenStarsJaime PresslyDevon AokiSarah CarterThe world's best fighters are invited to DOA, an invitational martial arts contest. There, four female rival fighters will have to work together to uncover the secret that the organizer of the tournament is trying to hide.
- DirectorRick JacobsonStarsJulia VothErin CummingsAmerica OlivoThree bad girls travel to a remote desert hideaway to steal $200 million in diamonds from a ruthless underworld kingpin.
- DirectorWilliam LustigStarsRobert ForsterFred WilliamsonRichard BrightAfter his wife and son got brutalized by a street gang, and a corrupt criminal justice system puts the perpetrators back on the street, a NYC factory worker teams up with a vigilante group to find some measure of bloody justice.
- DirectorMichael WinnerStarsCharles BronsonHope LangeVincent GardeniaA New York City architect becomes a one-man vigilante squad after his wife is murdered by street punks. In self-defense, the vengeful man kills muggers on the mean streets after dark.
- DirectorMichael WinnerStarsCharles BronsonJill IrelandVincent GardeniaArchitect Paul Kersey once again becomes a vigilante when he tries to find the five street punks who murdered his daughter and housekeeper, this time on the dark streets of Los Angeles.
- DirectorMichael WinnerStarsCharles BronsonDeborah RaffinEd LauterArchitect/vigilante Paul Kersey arrives back in New York City and is forcibly recruited by a crooked police chief to fight street crime caused by a large gang terrorizing the neighborhoods.
- DirectorJ. Lee ThompsonStarsCharles BronsonKay LenzJohn P. RyanArchitect/vigilante Paul Kersey takes on the members of a vicious Los Angeles drug cartel to stop the flow of drugs after his girlfriend's daughter dies from an overdose.
- DirectorAllan A. GoldsteinStarsCharles BronsonLesley-Anne DownMichael ParksPaul Kersey is back at working vigilante justice when his fiancée, Olivia, has her business threatened by mobsters.
- DirectorChuck RussellStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerVanessa WilliamsJames CaanA Witness Protection specialist becomes suspicious of his co-workers when dealing with a case involving high-tech weapons.