What are the best action movies of the 1980s?

From muscle-bound icons to slick cops and cyborg killers, the decade delivered a relentless parade of adrenaline-fueled classics. Which one reigns supreme?

1. 1
   Die Hard

   Bruce Willis plays a cop trapped in a skyscraper taken over by terrorists on Christmas Eve.
2. 2
   The Terminator

   A cyborg assassin is sent back in time to kill a woman whose son will lead the human resistance.
3. 3
   RoboCop

   A slain police officer is resurrected as a cyborg law enforcer in a crime-ridden future Detroit.
4. 4
   Predator

   An elite military team is hunted in a jungle by an alien creature with advanced camouflage technology.
5. 5
   Lethal Weapon

   A suicidal detective and a by-the-book cop become partners to take down a drug trafficking ring.
6. 6
   First Blood

   Vietnam veteran John Rambo is pushed to his limits by a small-town sheriff and wages a one-man war.
7. 7
   Raiders of the Lost Ark

   Archaeologist Indiana Jones races to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis can weaponize it.
8. 8
   Top Gun

   A hotshot Navy pilot competes at the elite fighter weapons school while falling for his instructor.
9. 9
   Aliens

   Ellen Ripley returns to the alien planet with a unit of marines to face a terrifying colonial infestation.
10. 10
    Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior

    In a post-apocalyptic wasteland, Max helps a group of settlers defend their oil refinery from a brutal gang.
11. 11
    Beverly Hills Cop

    A street-smart Detroit detective goes undercover in Beverly Hills to solve his friend's murder.
12. 12
    Commando

    A retired Special Forces operative is forced back into action when his daughter is kidnapped.
13. 13
    Total Recall

    A construction worker discovers his memories are implants and that he may be a secret agent on Mars.
14. 14
    Escape from New York

    Snake Plissken must rescue the U.S. President from Manhattan, which has been turned into a maximum-security prison.
15. 15
    The Running Man

    A wrongly convicted man must survive a deadly televised game show where the penalty for losing is death.