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If you can't stay away from action movies, this quiz was made for you! Can you name them, based on screenshots? Find out by taking this action-packed quiz!
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Which movie is this?
Goodfellas
Scarface
Is there a more iconic Pacino role than Scarface? Look up "scenery chewing" in the dictionary and you'll find a picture of Tony Montana.
Heat
Casino
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Which movie is this?
Robocop
Peter Weller played the title character in Robocop, giving us a look at a corporate dystopian future that no longer seems all that unlikely. The story is set in Detroit, Michigan, in a vague "near future."
Terminator
Timecop
The Enforcer
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Which movie is this?
Beverly Hills Cop
Bowfinger
Street Heat
48 Hours
Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte star in 48 Hours, one of the greatest comic-action movies ever. Remember when Eddie was still funny?
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Which movie is this?
Rumble in the Bronx
Battle Creek Brawl
This is Jackie Chan in Battle Creek Brawl, one of his lesser-known films. Battle Creek is the city in Michigan where a lot of cereal comes from, with Kellogg's and Post both originating there. Hence the city's nickname - "Cereal City."
Supercop
The Legend of Drunken Master
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Which movie is this?
Maniac Cop
Point Break
Border Cop
Border Cop was Telly Savalas' foray into big-screen territory. It didn't go very well. He is most famous for his title role in Kojak.
Fake-Out
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Which movie is this?
Flatliners
City Heat
Endgame
Contraband
This movie about Italian cigarette smugglers stars Mark Wahlberg, Giovanni Ribisi, and Kate Beckinsale. It's a remake of an '80s Icelandic film, ReykjavÃÂk Rotterdam.
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Which movie is this?
Warriors
Vigilante Force
Defiance
This movie is Defiance. Jan-Michael Vincent led this early '80s gang warfare flick that sought to capitalize on the popularity of Warriors. It failed to do so.
Streets of Fire
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Which movie is this?
The Dogs of War
What an amazing cast! Christopher Walken and Tom Berenger lead this mercenary-revenge flick, The Dogs of War, that also starred Poltergeist mom JoBeth Williams.
Platoon
A Bridge Too Far
Full Metal Jacket
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Which movie is this?
The Big Brawl
Vigilante
Savage Streets
The Exterminator
Thanks to Death Wish, the '80s were full of these urban revenge flicks. This one, The Exterminator, is notable for its use of a flamethrower ... and not much else.
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Which movie is this?
Wanted: Dead or Alive
City Heat
Sharky's Machine
The Hunter
Classic movie tough guy Steve McQueen made one of this last appearances in this film, The Hunter. It is purported to be based on a real-life bounty hunter.
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Which movie is this?
Night of the Juggler
James Brolin played against type here in Night of the Juggler, a movie that might well have served as the inspiration for the Taken movies. As an ex-cop with a kidnapped daughter, he's relentless.
Vice Squad
Extreme Prejudice
Death Wish 3
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Which movie is this?
An Eye for an Eye
The Octagon
For a lot of Chuck Norris fans, The Octagon is his best. He sticks more to his martial arts skills and relies less on firearms than in his later films.
Enter the Ninja
The Big Brawl
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Which movie is this?
Bad Blood
Ruckus
This film is The Ruckus - and yes, that's Battlestar Galactica's Dirk Benedict as a troubled Vietnam vet. It seems like most actors under 40 got a chance to play one of those in the '80s.
Timerider
Cannonball Run
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Which movie is this?
The Young Master
The Young Master is one of Jackie Chan's earliest films. He hasn't quite developed the sparkling sense of humor present in his more modern stuff.
Dragon Strike
Eagle's Shadow
Shaolin Warrior
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Which movie is this?
The Evil That Men Do
Death Hunt
With Charles Bronson, Lee Marvin, and Rocky's Carl Weathers, it's hard to find a more testosterone-packed cast than in this film, Death Hunt. Bonus: Angie Dickinson!
White Death
The Challenge
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Which movie is this?
Revenge of the Ninja
Shaolin Showdown
Dragon Lord
Enter the Ninja
Enter the Ninja was an entertaining mashup of the "troubled war vet" and "American ninja" flicks. Unfortunately, it spawned roughly a million copycats.
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Which movie is this?
Escape from New York
Escape from New York features Kurt Russell at his most growling, ferocious best. Snake Plissken is one of cinema's most iconic characters.
Mad Max: The Road Warrior
Escape from LA
Hell Comes to Frogtown
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Which movie is this?
An Eye for an Eye
Chuck Norris and his wide lapels star in another fairly generic butt-kicking martial arts slugfest - An Eye for an Eye. Some of these movies seem interchangeable!
Delta Force
Hero and the Terror
Code of Silence
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Which movie is this?
Mad Foxes
Firecracker
A martial arts movie with a female lead? Yes, it happened in the '80s, in Firecracker! And it wasn't a bad flick, either.
Too Hot to Handle
Avenging Angel
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Which movie is this?
A View To A Kill
Moonraker
For Your Eyes Only
For Your Eyes Only is one of the Roger Moore Bond films, this time with the suave secret agent looking for a lost encryption device. Sheena Easton sang the title track.
Octopussy
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Which movie is this?
Mad Max
Running on Empty
Cannonball Run II
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
For many Mad Max fans, Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior is the best of the bunch. Mel Gibson leads a supporting cast of mostly unknowns in one of the best of the post-apocalyptic genre.
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Which movie is this?
Cobra
Paradise Alley
Nighthawks
Sly Stallone and Rutger Hauer, neither of them in the best film of their careers, star in Nighthawks. Bonus: Persis Khambatta, from Star Trek: The Motion Picture, with hair!
Wanted: Dead or Alive
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Which movie is this?
Raiders of the Lost Ark
If Harrison Ford had never been Han Solo, he'd still be a legend for playing Indiana Jones. Watch Raiders of the Lost Ark for the bullwhip fight scene alone!
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Romancing the Stone
King Solomon's Mines
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Which movie is this?
Death Wish 4
Sharky's Machine
Burt Reynolds wasn't always The Bandit! He did a number of creditable tough-guy flicks, too. Sharky's Machine is the best of them.
City Heat
Sudden Impact
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Which movie is this?
Southern Comfort
The '80s were full of military types in odd situations. In Southern Comfort, a group of soldiers take on angry Cajuns!
Extreme Prejudice
Trespass
Deliverance
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Which movie is this?
Omega Syndrome
Enola Gay
The Survivor
Treasure of the Yankee Zephyr
A crashed WWII plane with $50 million aboard becomes the centerpiece of this engaging actioner with mid-level stars like Ken Wahl. Treasure of the Yankee Zephyr was directed by David Hemmings.
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Which movie is this?
The Challenge
Before he was Jack Crawford in The Silence of the Lambs, Scott Glenn starred in this fish-out-of-water martial arts slugfest. Don't confuse this film, The Challenge, with the 2003 film of the same name that stars the Olsen twins.
American Ninja
Dead-Bang
The Junkman
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Which movie is this?
Death Wish
Death Wish II
Never has an actor been more identified with a movie series than Charles Bronson with the Death Wish flicks. The second installment is widely regarded to be the best.
Death Wish III
Sudden Impact
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Which movie is this?
Shaolin Showdown
Heart of the Dragon
Dragon Lord
Here in Dragon Lord we see Jackie Chan starting to show his comic genius, as a martial artist chasing a girl. Wonder how many bones he broke in this one ...
Iron Fist
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Which movie is this?
A Dangerous Summer
Fighting Back
Swap Charles Bronson for Tom Skerritt and you have this Death Wish clone. Fighting Back is not a bad movie, just not terribly original.
Death Wish III
Family War
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Which movie is this?
Invasion U.S.A.
Never Say Never Again
The Commander
The Final Option
This 1982 movie, The Final Option, offers some eerie foreshadowing of domestic terrorism activities. Don't watch this after watching the news.
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Which movie is this?
Blue Thunder
Firefox
You'll find yourself trying to "think in Russian" after watching this Eastwood prize. Great flight sequences combine with excellent acting in Firefox!
WarGames
Flight of the Navigator
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Which movie is this?
First Blood
First Blood was a national catharsis for a society still struggling to deal with returned Vietnam vets. Stallone shows he's more than just a boxer.
Rambo II
Platoon
Coming Home
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Which movie is this?
Silent Rage
An Eye For An Eye
Forced Vengeance
In Forced Vengeance, Chuck Norris plays casino security guard Josh Randall, curiously not related to the movie bounty hunter of the same name. Punching and kicking ensue.
Code of Silence
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Which movie is this?
City Heat
I, the Jury
I, the Jury is an odd remake of a '50s Mike Hammer tale, starring Armand Assante. That's miscasting on a grand scale.
Fair Game
Raw Deal
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Which movie is this?
Black Belt Jones
Shaft
One Down, Two to Go
Leaving the Oakland Raiders for Hollywood, Fred Williamson made a series of these "blaxploitation" actioners. He hit just as hard on screen as he did on the field. One Down, Two to Go was released in 1982.
1990: The Bronx Warriors
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Which movie is this?
Invasion U.S.A.
Code of Silence
Firewalker
Silent Rage
Silent Rage has Chuck Norris as a sheriff, as opposed to Chuck Norris as a cop, security guard, etc. There are some quality fight scenes, but it's fairly interchangeable with the rest of his work.
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Which movie is this?
The Soldier
In The Soldier, terrorists seize a plutonium bomb to threaten Saudi oil fields. In the early '80s, losing Saudi oil was scarier than just about anything.
Shakedown
The Final Countdown
The Shootist
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Which movie is this?
10 to Midnight
For 10 to Midnight, Bronson steps out of vigilante mode to play a cop tracking a serial slasher. The man's intensity is permanently dialed to 11.
The Evil that Men Do
Messenger of Death
Death Wish 4
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Which movie is this?
Airwolf
F/X
Blue Thunder
Roy Scheider is still playing a cop, but this time he's fighting a futuristic helicopter instead of a shark. Watch Blue Thunder as a double feature with Robocop.
Black Eagle
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Which movie is this?
Deadly Force
Fun fact: Star Wings Hauser spent three decades starring on The Young and The Restless, so this generic action cop flick was probably a nice break. Another fun fact: Estelle Getty from The Golden Girls makes an appearance in Deadly Force.
Vice Squad
Death Street, USA
Vigilante
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Which movie is this?
The Curse
Eddie Macon's Run
John Schneider put some of his Dukes of Hazzard fame to work to land his role in Eddie Macon's Run. Kirk Douglas chews some scenery as the man tracking Eddie down.
Midnight Run
Extreme Prejudice
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Which movie is this?
Lone Wolf McQuade
Chuck Norris completes his transition from martial arts hero to all-American butt-kicker in Lone Wolf McQuade. He can defeat most enemies with his steely gaze.
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Forced Vengeance
Invasion, U.S.A.
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Which movie is this?
A View to a Kill
Octopussy
The Living Daylights
Never Say Never Again
Kim Basinger as a Bond Girl? Max Von Sydow as Blofeld? Never Say Never Again had it all!
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Which movie is this?
Moonraker
Octopussy
Octopussy - it's the Bond movie you can't mention without giggling! Notable spy tech in this one is an underwater sled used to ferry nuclear warheads.
The Living Daylights
For Your Eyes Only
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Which movie is this?
Rumble in the Bronx
The Legend of Drunken Master
Supercop
Project A
Project A stars Jackie Chan as Sergeant Dragon Ma Yue Lung. This kung-fu costume drama is as hilarious as it is punch-drunk. It's like a Bollywood film mixed with a Rocky film.
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Which movie is this?
The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E. : The Fifteen Years Later Affair
What made for a great TV series in the '60s made for a seriously cheesy movie in the '80s - The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E. : The Fifteen Years Later Affair. The stars are obviously having fun, but the audience might not be.
A View to A Kill
Spies Like Us
Fatal Beauty
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Which movie is this?
Revenge of the Ninja
Asian superstar Sho Kosugi leads the cast in Revenge of the Ninja, one of the best of the "ninja" movies. After he's tricked into importing heroin, Kosugi's ninja goes after those who ruined his life.
American Ninja
Ninja Force
Nine Deaths of the Ninja
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Which movie is this?
Dirty Harry
Every Which Way But Loose
The Dead Pool
Sudden Impact
In Sudden Impact, Clint Eastwood dons his Dirty Harry alter ego again to tell this tale of a rape victim exacting bloody revenge. The best of the series is The Gauntlet.
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