Best Investigation movies of 1980s

Actors : Robert Forster, Jeff Conaway, Duncan Regehr, Shanna Reed,
Directors : William Webb,

High-priced prostitutes are being systematically murdered, their corpses mutilated, and a bizarre South American symbol painted in blood is found at the scene. The cop investigating is out to solve the crime before his ex wife, a reporter, becomes the next victim.

Actors : Jean Simmons, Lea Thompson, Chris Lemmon, Viveca Lindfors,
Directors : James Kenelm Clarke,

Forever bungling private investigator Henry Brilliant (Chris Lemmon) has been hired by Maxine de la Hunt (Jean Simmons) to protect her step-daughter Marigold (Lea Thompson) during her trip ...

Actors : Lee Majors, Abe Vigoda, Tracy Brooks Swope, Don Rickles,
Directors : Robert Burge,

Ex-mobster Keaton, now living in a retirement home, narrowly misses being the target of a mob hit. Policemen Jake, an old friend of Keaton's, and Gable, a violent cop who takes an immediate...

Actors : Rick Rossovich, Julie Carmen, Doug Savant, Sally Kirkland,

A serial killer covers his victims in modeling clay, and a local sculptor is accused of the crimes.

Actors : Mammootty, Karthika, Rahman, Mohanlal,
Directors : P. Padmarajan,

Deputy Superintendent of Police Achuthankutty tries to solve the mystery of film director Harikrishnan's death. Three women are the main suspects.

Actors : Michael Nouri, Derren Nesbitt, Darlanne Fluegel, Maxwell Caulfield,
Directors : Frank Shields,

In Norway a military plane crashes under mysterious circumstances: in his last message the pilot reported many lights falling from the sky. The NATO wants to play down the incident, but the...

Actors : Doug Barry, Angela Darter, Mike Kaufman, Andrea Adams,
Directors : Tim Boggs,

Six teenagers decide to party one weekend, but before the partying begins one couple disappears. Only to be fount brutally murdered. A blood thirsty killer is stalking their summer ...

Actors : Roger Ward, Chard Hayward, Louise Howitt, Deborah Coulls,
Directors : Terry Bourke,

A Young woman is looking after her sister's house, unaware that her sister and neighbor have been murdered by their handyman who also happens to be a serial killer.

Actors : Denise Coward, Frank Runyeon, Jaime Tirelli, Robert Trumbull,
Directors : Sig Shore,

A New York City career woman becomes a vigilante after being raped by two car thieves.

Actors : David Ramsey, Andrew Stevens, Mary Page Keller, Josh Segal,
Directors : Richard Friedman,

Strange visions come to haunt a singer when she and her boyfriend-psychiatrist move into the old house that is haunted by the ghost of a slave owner.

Actors : Debi Thibeault, Lisa Schmidt, Simone Reyes, Karen Nielsen,
Directors : Gorman Bechard,

A group of High School girls with guns go on a killing spree. They are intent on ridding the world of scummy men.

Actors : Billy Lau, Chi-Shing Chan, Raymond Fung, Philip Chan,
Directors : Ringo Lam,

A young woman has a tragic accident, slipping on a skateboard and falling off the roof of a tall building. Koo Chi Ming, an insurance investigator, is sent to determine whether the girl's ...

Actors : Nancy Allen, Sal Landi, Ted Shackelford, Martin Landau,
Directors : Mark Sobel,

Nancy Allen plays an investigative news reporter Jillian Gray, who, along with her daughter is kidnapped by white slave king Cicero, after getting too close with her investigation. Now that...

Actors : Gregory Cox, Edward Brayshaw, Debbie Lee London, Fiona Evans,
Directors : Anders Palm,

Jackson is a lonely serial killer who is really beginning to question the point of all his killing. He is losing focus on why he started to kill in the first place. The future looks bleak ...

Actors : Anant Nag, Ashok Mandanna, Shankar Nag, Srinivasa Prabhu,
Directors : Shankar Nag,

Young man kills people sleeping on the footpath while driving under influence. Young man's influential father struggles to silence the police investigation and media coverage.

Actors : Riccardo Parisio Perrotti, Mariangela D'Abbraccio, Giovanni Visentin, Luigi Mezzanotte,
Directors : Camillo Teti,

While writing her thesis in criminology, a young woman begins to suspect that her new boyfriend is a serial killer.

Actors : Sarika, Shatrughan Sinha, Sanjeev Kumar, Ranjeeta Kaur,
Directors : R.K. Nayyar,

A blind man plans revenge on his adulterous wife.... by murder. A taut thriller that keeps you on the edge of your seat.

Actors : Barbara De Rossi, Marina Suma, Athina Cenci, Mara Venier,
Directors : Franco Ferrini,

A serial killer is terrifying the prostitutes in a big Italian city. After few barbaric murdering four prostitutes Lena, Angela, Nadine and Stella decide to unify and try to self-defend ...

Actors : Gerda Lindekens, Mieke Bouve, Herbert Flack, Marc Janssen,
Directors : Patrick Le Bon,

An undercover inspector of the Antwerp criminal investigation unit faces problems not only in his professional life, but also at home. When he is partnered with a young, over-confident ...

Actors : Terence Reis, Michelle Constant, Ron Smerczak, Liam Cundill,
Directors : John Murlowski,

A group of tourists from different corners of the world are planning to stay in an abandoned house, which happens to be the place where an insane serial killer massacred his complete family...