Last Action Hero (
1993) | IMDb:
6.5
After his father's death, a young boy finds solace in action movies featuring an indestructible cop. Given a magic ticket by a theater manager, he is transported into the film and teams up with the cop to stop a villain who escapes into the real world.
Starring:
Arnold Schwarzenegger
,
Austin O'Brien
,
Bridgette Wilson-Sampras
,
F. Murray Abraham
,
Art Carney
,
Charles Dance
Rapid Fire (
1992) | IMDb:
6.3
College student Jake Lo is pursued by smugglers, mobsters and crooked federal agents after he witnesses a murder by a Mafia kingpin.
Toy Soldiers (
1991) | IMDb:
6.6
After federal agents arrest a drug czar and put him on trial, the cartel leader's vicious son storms a prep school and takes its students hostage. They rebel against the armed intruders and try to take back their academy by any means necessary.
Out for Justice (
1991) | IMDb:
6.1
Gino Felino is an NYPD detective from Brooklyn who knows everyone and everything in his neighborhood. Killing his partner was someone's big mistake... because he's now out for justice.
Starring:
Steven Seagal
,
William Forsythe
,
Jerry Orbach
,
Jo Champa
,
Shareen Mitchell
,
Sal Richards
Kill Me Again (
1989) | IMDb:
6.3
After Faye and her psychotic boyfriend, Vince, successfully rob a mob courier, Faye decides to abscond with the loot. She heads to Reno, where she hires feckless private investigator Jack Andrews to help fake her death. He pulls the scheme off and sets up Faye with a new identity, only to have her skip out on him without paying. Jack follows her to Vegas and learns he's not the only one after her. Vince has discovered that she's still alive.
Starring:
Val Kilmer
,
Joanne Whalley
,
Michael Madsen
,
Nick Dimitri
,
Pat Mulligan
,
Robert Schuch
Turner & Hooch (
1989) | IMDb:
6.2
Detective Scott Turner has three days left in the local police department before he moves to a bigger city to get some 'real' cases—not just misdemeanors. When Amos Reed is murdered, Scott sets himself on the case, but the closest thing to a witness to the murder is Reed's dog, Hooch, which Scott has to take care of—to avoid Hooch being 'put to sleep'.
Starring:
Tom Hanks
,
Mare Winningham
,
Craig T. Nelson
,
Scott Paulin
,
John McIntire
,
David Knell
Directed by:
Roger Spottiswoode
Commando (
1985) | IMDb:
6.7
John Matrix, the former leader of a special commando strike force that always got the toughest jobs done, is forced back into action when his young daughter is kidnapped. To find her, Matrix has to fight his way through an array of punks, killers, one of his former commandos, and a fully equipped private army. With the help of a feisty stewardess and an old friend, Matrix has only a few hours to overcome his greatest challenge: finding his daughter before she's killed.
Starring:
Arnold Schwarzenegger
,
Rae Dawn Chong
,
Dan Hedaya
,
Vernon Wells
,
James Olson
,
David Patrick Kelly
48 Hrs. (
1982) | IMDb:
6.9
A hard-nosed cop reluctantly teams up with a wise-cracking criminal temporarily paroled to him, in order to track down a killer.
Starring:
Nick Nolte
,
Eddie Murphy
,
Annette O'Toole
,
Frank McRae
,
James Remar
,
David Patrick Kelly
Directed by:
Walter Hill
My Favorite Year (
1982) | IMDb:
7.3
Fledgling comic Benjy Stone can't believe his luck when his childhood hero, the swashbuckling matinee idol Alan Swann, gets booked to appear on the variety show he writes for. But when Swann arrives, he fails to live up to his silver screen image. Instead, he's a drunken womanizer who suffers from stage fright. Benjy is assigned to look after him before the show, and it's all he can do to keep his former idol from going completely off the rails.
Starring:
Peter O'Toole
,
Mark Linn-Baker
,
Jessica Harper
,
Joseph Bologna
,
Bill Macy
,
Lainie Kazan
Bustin' Loose (
1981) | IMDb:
6
After ex-con Joe Braxton violates his probation, he is given a second chance. All he has to do is drive a group of special kids across the country.
The Driver (
1978) | IMDb:
7.1
The Driver specializes in driving getaway cars for robberies. His exceptional talent has prevented him from being caught yet. After another successful flight from the police a self-assured detective makes it his primary goal to catch the Driver. He promises pardons to a gang if they help to convict him in a set-up robbery. The Driver seeks help from The Player to mislead the detective.
Hard Times (
1975) | IMDb:
7.2
In the depression, Chaney, a strong silent streetfighter, joins with Speed, a promoter of no-holds-barred street boxing bouts. They go to New Orleans where Speed borrows money to set up fights for Chaney, but Speed gambles away any winnings.
Starring:
Charles Bronson
,
James Coburn
,
Jill Ireland
,
Strother Martin
,
Margaret Blye
,
Michael McGuire
The Ambushers (
1967) | IMDb:
5.3
When an experimental flying saucer crashes, secret agent Matt Helm has to bring back the secret weapons hidden on board.