When it comes to ’80s movies, there’s always a level of unbridled epic-ness that you just don’t see in modern film. Action movies from the 1980s are filled with innovative new ideas, big hair, and tastefully placed laser sounds that leave you feeling satisfied.
As a kid, these were the kinds of movies that filled my summers. Watching over-the-top fights, car chases, and betrayals was the best thing to do inside on a hot day. So now that it’s officially summer, here are some of the best ’80s action movies to stream online in 2020.
Escape from New York (1981)
Indiana Jones and The Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Road House (1989)
Akira (1988)
Bloodsport (1988)
The Terminator (1984)
Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
The Evil Dead (1981)
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