The best action films of 1981

20 action films from 1981, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure Score 40.3 · IMDb 7.1
  2. Knightriders Score 39.2 · IMDb 6.3 · Tomatometer 81% · Metascore 69
  3. Nighthawks Score 38.0 · IMDb 6.3 · Tomatometer 71% · Metascore 56
  4. The Cannonball Run Score 34.7 · IMDb 6.3 · Tomatometer 29% · Metascore 28
  5. Zorro: The Gay Blade Score 33.3 · IMDb 6.3 · Tomatometer 50% · Metascore 52
  6. Death Hunt Score 29.3 · IMDb 6.9 · Tomatometer 17% · Metascore 40
  7. Condorman Score 23.4 · IMDb 5.7 · Tomatometer 27% · Metascore 46
  8. An Eye for an Eye Score 21.9 · IMDb 5.6 · Metascore 33
  9. Enter the Ninja Score 20.4 · IMDb 5.3 · Tomatometer 43% · Metascore 35
  10. Galaxy of Terror Score 16.8 · IMDb 5.0 · Tomatometer 36% · Metascore 38