Best Showdown Movies & TV Series of the 1980s

The 25 best-rated showdown movies and TV series of the 1980s on 3eyedraven, ranked by a weighted audience score so the genuinely great rises above one-off perfect ratings. Every title has cast, ratings, trailers and where to watch.

Lethal Weapon 1987 ★ 7.3
Beverly Hills Cop 1984 ★ 7.2
Pale Rider 1985 ★ 7.2
Lethal Weapon 2 1989 ★ 7.0
Police Story 2 1988 ★ 7.1
Kickboxer 1989 ★ 6.8
Road House 1989 ★ 6.8
Heaven's Gate 1980 ★ 6.7
F/X 1986 ★ 6.6
Lone Wolf McQuade 1983 ★ 6.5
The Quick and the Dead 1987 ★ 6.4
No Retreat, No Surrender 1986 ★ 6.3
Midnight Offerings 1981 ★ 5.7
Red Heat 1988 ★ 6.2
Cobra 1986 ★ 6.2
Silent Rage 1982 ★ 6.1
Rustlers' Rhapsody 1985 ★ 5.6
Tank 1984 ★ 5.7
Sunset 1988 ★ 5.7
Forced Vengeance 1982 ★ 5.6
Raw Deal 1986 ★ 5.9
Invasion U.S.A. 1985 ★ 5.8
The Punisher 1989 ★ 5.8
8 Million Ways to Die 1986 ★ 5.5