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Action Movies For Sick Days From The 80S And 90S

Action movies for sick days from the 80s and 90s. Includes Fallen Angels, Knockin' on Heaven's Door, The Terminator and more, curated by Moviepiq.

You're not going anywhere. The blanket is already there. Pick one of these.

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.

The right texture for a sick day. Present enough to be company, gentle enough not to overwhelm.

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.

The right texture for a sick day. Present enough to be company, gentle enough not to overwhelm.

The Terminator movie poster
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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?

Warm, absorbing, and completely non-taxing. Exactly what sick days call for.

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

The right texture for a sick day. Present enough to be company, gentle enough not to overwhelm.

The Killer movie poster
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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.

Warm, absorbing, and completely non-taxing. Exactly what sick days call for.

Being sick and watching a film is one of life's more specific comforts. These films earn that role.

High energy but easy to follow. No reading between the lines required.

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.

The right texture for a sick day. Present enough to be company, gentle enough not to overwhelm.

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 right texture for a sick day. Present enough to be company, gentle enough not to overwhelm.

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.

The right texture for a sick day. Present enough to be company, gentle enough not to overwhelm.

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.

The right texture for a sick day. Present enough to be company, gentle enough not to overwhelm.

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 right texture for a sick day. Present enough to be company, gentle enough not to overwhelm.

These films work because they match where you actually are, not where you think you should be.

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