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Best Action Movies Alone On A Rainy Night From The 80S And 90S You Have Probably Never Heard Of

Every action film here was chosen with a rainy night in in mind. These aren't algorithmically ranked, they were chosen because they actually work for this.

The best action movies alone on a rainy night from the 80s and 90s you have probably never heard of. Includes Fallen Angels, Knockin' on Heaven's Door, The T...

A rainy night alone is one of the few situations that genuinely calls for a great film. No interruptions, no compromises on what to watch, no one talking over the quiet moments.

The 80s and 90s remain a goldmine. Films that were commercially dismissed on release and now considered essential.

Action at its finest is pure cinema — image, sound, and momentum doing what words cannot. These films understand that.

Fallen Angels movie poster
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1995 · ★★★½☆ 7.7/10

An indifferent hitman, his infatuated business partner and an ex-convict search for love and meaning as their lives cross paths in Hong Kong.

Knockin' on Heaven's Door movie poster
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1997 · ★★★½☆ 7.7/10

Two young men, Martin and Rudi, both suffering from terminal cancer, get to know each other in a hospital room. They drown their desperation in tequila and decide to take one last trip to the sea. Drunk and still in pajamas they steal the first fancy car they find, a 60's Mercedes convertible. The car happens to belong to a bunch of gangsters, which immediately start to chase it, since it contains more than the pistol Martin finds in the glove box.

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1984 · ★★★½☆ 7.7/10

In the post-apocalyptic future, reigning tyrannical supercomputers teleport a cyborg assassin known as the "Terminator" back to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor, whose unborn son is destined to lead insurgents against 21st century mechanical hegemony. Meanwhile, the human-resistance movement dispatches a lone warrior to safeguard Sarah. Can he stop the virtually indestructible killing machine?

Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks movie poster
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1993 · ★★★½☆ 7.6/10

It has been thirteen years since the Androids began their killing rampage and Son Gohan is the only person fighting back. He takes Bulma's son Trunks as a student and even gives his own life to save Trunks's. Now Trunks must figure out a way to change this apocalyptic future

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1989 · ★★★½☆ 7.6/10

Mob assassin Jeffrey is no ordinary hired gun; the best in his business, he views his chosen profession as a calling rather than simply a job. So, when beautiful nightclub chanteuse Jennie is blinded in the crossfire of his most recent hit, Jeffrey chooses to retire after one last job to pay for his unintended victim's sight-restoring operation. But when Jeffrey is double-crossed, he reluctantly joins forces with a rogue policeman to make things right.

What separates great action from great noise is consequence. Every punch, every chase, every choice has to matter. These films make it matter.

Tombstone movie poster
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1993 · ★★★½☆ 7.6/10

Legendary marshal Wyatt Earp, now a weary gunfighter, joins his brothers Morgan and Virgil to pursue their collective fortune in the thriving mining town of Tombstone. But Earp is forced to don a badge again and get help from his notorious pal Doc Holliday when a gang of renegade brigands and rustlers begins terrorizing the town.

Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku movie poster
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1990 · ★★★½☆ 7.6/10

Bardock, Son Goku's father, is a low-ranking Saiyan soldier who was given the power to see into the future by the last remaining alien on a planet he just destroyed. He witnesses the destruction of his race and must now do his best to stop Frieza's impending massacre.

The Fifth Element movie poster
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1997 · ★★★½☆ 7.6/10

In 2257, a taxi driver is unintentionally given the task of saving a young girl who is part of the key that will ensure the survival of humanity.

Predator movie poster
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1987 · ★★★½☆ 7.5/10

A team of elite commandos on a secret mission in a Central American jungle come to find themselves hunted by an extraterrestrial warrior.

Hard Boiled movie poster
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1992 · ★★★½☆ 7.5/10

A cop who loses his partner in a shoot-out with gun smugglers goes on a mission to catch them. In order to get closer to the leaders of the ring he joins forces with an undercover cop who's working as a gangster hitman. They use all means of excessive force to find them.

The best-kept secrets in cinema aren't obscure for lack of quality. They're obscure because distribution is cruel and algorithms are indifferent.

The best action films leave you with more than adrenaline. They leave you with a character you won't forget and a story worth retelling.

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