The best action films of 1989

44 action films from 1989, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. Gleaming the Cube Score 25.4 · IMDb 6.3 · Tomatometer 29% · Metascore 40
  2. The Karate Kid Part III Score 23.2 · IMDb 5.4 · Tomatometer 18% · Metascore 36
  3. Pink Cadillac Score 23.1 · IMDb 5.4 · Tomatometer 24% · Metascore 47
  4. Robot Jox Score 22.4 · IMDb 5.5 · Tomatometer 40%
  5. The Blood of Heroes Score 20.8 · IMDb 6.4 · Tomatometer 20%
  6. The Punisher Score 20.6 · IMDb 5.7 · Tomatometer 24% · Metascore 63
  7. No Holds Barred Score 18.7 · IMDb 4.4 · Tomatometer 10% · Metascore 31
  8. The Return of Swamp Thing Score 18.3 · IMDb 4.7 · Tomatometer 56% · Metascore 39
  9. DeepStar Six Score 17.4 · IMDb 5.4 · Tomatometer 18% · Metascore 34
  10. The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie Score 15.8 · IMDb 4.4