Best Action Comedy Movies from VHS Era

A hand-picked selection of the greatest action comedy films of the VHS era — chosen for standout pacing, personality, and pure rewatch value.

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

1989

Toy Story 2

1999

The Blues Brothers

1980

Knockin' on Heaven's Door

1997

Killer

1997

Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro

1979

Flirting Scholar

1993

Home Alone

1990

The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie

1979

Drunken Master

1978

Dragons Forever

1988

Snake in the Eagle's Shadow

1978

Army of Darkness

1992

Midnight Run

1988

A Man from the Boulevard des Capucines

1987

Big Trouble in Little China

1986

Project A

1983

The God of Cookery

1996

Miracles

1989

The Crimson Permanent Assurance

1983

True Lies

1994

Top Secret!

1984

Raising Arizona

1987

Lethal Weapon 2

1989

Peking Opera Blues

1986

The Prodigal Son

1981

The Magnificent Butcher

1979

The Mummy

1999

Grosse Pointe Blank

1997

From Beijing with Love

1994

Love on Delivery

1994

The Legend of Fong Sai Yuk

1993

Police Story 3: Super Cop

1992

Wheels on Meals

1984

The Young Master

1980

Maverick

1994

Romancing the Stone

1984

Justice, My Foot!

1992

The In-Laws

1979

Hot Shots!

1991

Roller Coaster Rabbit

1990

Operation Condor

1991

The Goat

1981

Project A: Part II

1987

Armour of God

1986

Rush Hour

1998

Fight Back to School

1991

The Foul King

2000

Tummy Trouble

1989

The Fearless Coward

1979

The Fugitives

1986

Hercules

1997

That's Life

1998

In China They Eat Dogs

1999

Samurai Fiction

1998

The Long Kiss Goodnight

1996

Millionaires' Express

1986

The ComDads

1983

Hot Shots! Part Deux

1993

Hail the Judge

1994

God of Gamblers

1989

Dance of the Drunk Mantis

1979

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

1988

Killer 2

1999

Who Am I?

1998

Trail Mix-Up

1993

Royal Tramp

1992

Foul Play

1978

Royal Tramp 2

1992

The Eagle Shooting Heroes

1993

Odds and Evens

1978

The Mask

1994

Leave it to Kero!

2000

Forbidden City Cop

1996

Adventures in Babysitting

1987

Bad Boys

1995

The Great Muppet Caper

1981

Rumble in the Bronx

1995

King of Beggars

1992

God of Gamblers II

1990

They Called Him Bulldozer

1978

Once a Thief

1991

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

1990

Happy Gilmore

1996

God of Gamblers' Return

1994

Attack the Gas Station!

1999

All for the Winner

1990

Aces Go Places

1982

Ranma ½: The Movie 2 — The Battle of Togenkyo: Rescue the Brides!

1992

Stripes

1981

Miss Congeniality

2000

Airbag

1997

Stir Crazy

1980

Space Cowboys

2000

Crocodile Dundee

1986

Crayon Shin-chan: Action Mask vs. Leotard Devil

1993

¡Three Amigos!

1986

Aces Go Places II

1983

Rock 'n' Roll High School

1979

I Wanna Hold Your Hand

1978

Bring It On

2000

Contract Killer

1998

L'Opération Corned Beef

1991

Hold-Up

1985

The Hard Way

1991

Legend of the Red Dragon

1994

The Spirit of Christmas

1992

God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai

1991

Kindergarten Cop

1990

Running Scared

1986

Dragnet

1987

See No Evil, Hear No Evil

1989

Lupin the Third: Bye Bye, Lady Liberty

1989

Last Action Hero

1993

Tango & Cash

1989

Tiger on the Beat

1988

Beverly Hills Cop II

1987

Short Time

1990

The Man Who Knew Too Little

1997

Sixty Million Dollar Man

1995

Honeymoon in Vegas

1992

Last Hero in China

1993

The Toxic Avenger

1984

Ace of Aces

1982

Banzaï

1983

Go for It

1983

Sportloto-82

1982

Career Opportunities

1991

Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure

1981

Umbrella Coup

1980

Bernie

1996

Outrageous Fortune

1987

National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1

1993

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

1992

Twins

1988

The Jönsson Gang Turns Up Again

1986

I'm for the Hippopotamus

1979

Tough Guys

1986

Fight Back to School 2

1992

Banana Joe

1982

Lethal Weapon 3

1992

Mystery Date

1991

Three Fugitives

1989

Nothing to Lose

1997

License to Drive

1988

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

1994

Baadshah

1999

Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars

1985

Super Fuzz

1980

Blue Streak

1999

D'Artagnan's Daughter

1994

Next Friday

2000

Troppo forte

1986

Miami Supercops

1985

Revenge of the Pink Panther

1978

Gorgeous

1999

Flodder

1986

Disciples of the 36th Chamber

1985

Bomber

1982

The Sheriff and the Satellite Kid

1979

Turner & Hooch

1989

Down Periscope

1996

Flashback

1990

Bird on a Wire

1990

Duplicate

1998

Guardian Angels

1995

The Return of the Musketeers

1989

Real Men

1987

Spies Like Us

1985

The Jewel of the Nile

1985

Lucky Luke: Daltons on the Loose

1983

Buddy Goes West

1981

Jupiter's Thigh

1980

Why Did You Pick On Me?

1980

K-9

1989

The Cannonball Run

1981

Orgazmo

1998

A Life Less Ordinary

1997

Airheads

1994

Future Cops

1993

Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat

1989

They Call Me Renegade

1987

Jumpin' Jack Flash

1986

The Guignolo

1980

Every Which Way but Loose

1978

Flatfoot in Africa

1978

The Waterboy

1998

Jingle All the Way

1996

Asterix & Obelix Take on Caesar

1999

The Big Hit

1998

Money Talks

1997

My Fellow Americans

1996

Undercover Blues

1993

Airborne

1993

The Jackpot!

1991

Erik the Viking

1989

The Golden Child

1986

Gotcha!

1985

The Comics

1990

Charlie's Angels

2000

The Chase

1994

Reform School Girls

1986

Any Which Way You Can

1980

Fight Back to School 3

1993

3 Ninjas

1992

Manta, Manta

1991

Midnight Madness

1980

A Low Down Dirty Shame

1994

The Cowboy Way

1994

One Piece: Defeat the Pirate Ganzack!

1998

Armed and Dangerous

1986

The Jönsson Gang in Mallorca

1989

Play It to the Bone

1999

Tokyo Raiders

2000

Flatfoot in Egypt

1980

Tank Girl

1995

Corvette Summer

1978

D.C. Cab

1983

Blind Date

1987

Ernest Goes to Camp

1987

What a Mess!

1995

I Won the New Year's Lottery

1989

Air America

1990

Feds

1988

Ernest Goes to Jail

1990

Saved by the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas

1994

Beverly Hills Ninja

1997

The Comics 2

1991

Men at Work

1990

Hot Pursuit

1987

Overnight Delivery

1998

The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again

1979

Twin Sitters

1994

Pirates

1986

Inspector Blunder

1980

Held Up

1999

Mo' Money

1992

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze

1991

Half a Loaf of Kung Fu

1978

Troublemakers

1994

If Looks Could Kill

1991

The Adventures of Ford Fairlane

1990

Gunslinger's Revenge

1998

The Heroes

1994

Our Lips Are Sealed

2000

Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment

1985

Fletch Lives

1989

The Gendarme and the Gendarmettes

1982

Wrongfully Accused

1998

There's Good Weather in Deribasovskaya, Or It's Raining Again in Brighton Beach

1993

Home Fries

1998

Smokey and the Bandit II

1980

Big Momma's House

2000

Love, Honour and Obey

2000

Half a Chance

1998

The Meteor Man

1993

Police Academy 3: Back in Training

1986

1941

1979

3 Strikes

2000

Bulletproof

1996

Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D.

1991

Deathstalker II

1987

The Villain

1979

Hudson Hawk

1991

Us Real Men, We Hard Men

1987

K-911

1999

Lightning Jack

1994

Los verduleros 3

1992

102 Dalmatians

2000

Werner - Volles Rooäää!!!

1999

Another Stakeout

1993

The Return of Swamp Thing

1989

The Toxic Avenger Part II

1989

Critical Condition

1987

Aladdin

1986

Crimewave

1985

City Heat

1984

Moving Violations

1985

Condorman

1981

Forces of Nature

1999

King Solomon's Mines

1985

Double Trouble

1984

Revenge of a Blonde

1994

Lucky Luke

1991

Troma's War

1988

Nadine

1987

Wise Guys

1986

Knock Off

1998

Best Men

1997

Bushwhacked

1995

City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold

1994

The New Comics

1994

School of Thieves 2

1987

Blankman

1994

El día de los albañiles 4

2000

Gun Shy

2000

Burglar

1987

Firewalker

1986

Hanky Panky

1982

The Main Event

1979

Body Guards

2000

Cops & Robbersons

1994

Doctor Detroit

1983

3 Ninjas Knuckle Up

1995

Bait

2000

Suburban Commando

1991

Chasers

1994

Erkan & Stefan

2000

Ishtar

1987

Hello Brother

1999

Spy Hard

1996

Ready to Rumble

2000

Home Alone 3

1997

The Bachelor

1999

Carpool

1996

Stroker Ace

1983

Two If by Sea

1996

Cop & ½

1993

Fearless Hyena II

1983

Who's That Girl

1987

Cannonball Run II

1984

Blues Brothers 2000

1998

Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach

1988

Mr. Nanny

1993

Police Academy 6: City Under Siege

1989

Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers

1984

In the Army Now

1994

Gone Fishin'

1997

Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time

1991

Big Bully

1996

Speed Zone

1989

Top Dog

1995

Dragon Ball: The Magic Begins

1991

Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot

1992

Cool as Ice

1991

Loose Cannons

1990

Meet the Deedles

1998

McHale's Navy

1997

Mr. Magoo

1997

Smokey and the Bandit Part 3

1983

Best Defense

1984

Exit to Eden

1994

Simon Sez

1999

Santa with Muscles

1996

Leonard Part 6

1987

Going Overboard

1989