The best action films of 1986

32 action films from 1986, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. No Retreat, No Surrender Score 23.5 · IMDb 5.6 · Tomatometer 80% · Metascore 30
  2. Pirates Score 22.6 · IMDb 6.0 · Tomatometer 25% · Metascore 32
  3. The Delta Force Score 22.6 · IMDb 5.7 · Tomatometer 14% · Metascore 37
  4. Armed and Dangerous Score 21.6 · IMDb 5.8 · Tomatometer 9% · Metascore 17
  5. Howard the Duck Score 21.2 · IMDb 4.8 · Tomatometer 14% · Metascore 28
  6. Firewalker Score 19.8 · IMDb 5.2 · Tomatometer 8% · Metascore 37
  7. The Wraith Score 19.7 · IMDb 5.9 · Tomatometer 33% · Metascore 39
  8. Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold Score 16.9 · IMDb 4.6 · Tomatometer 40%
  9. 8 Million Ways to Die Score 15.7 · IMDb 5.8 · Tomatometer 0% · Metascore 29
  10. Maximum Overdrive Score 13.4 · IMDb 5.4 · Tomatometer 14% · Metascore 24