Best Cop movies of 1980s

Actors : Lisa Langlois, Stefan Wodoslawsky, Christopher Plummer, Michael Ironside,
Directors : Jean-Claude Lord,

When a police detective kills a criminal, this traumatic event triggers a locked memory, he didn't know he had, of him being a subject of a CIA experiment.

Actors : Suzanne Snyder, Season Hubley, David Birney, Susannah York,
Directors : George Kaczender,

A detective tries to track down a serial killer who is murdering prostitutes while at the same time having to deal with his girlfriend's mental problems, which are gradually deteriorating ...

Actors : John Saxon, Richard Roundtree, Fred Williamson, Nancy Wilson,
Directors : Fred Williamson,

A narcotics detective lets nothing stand in the way of his bringing down a major drug dealer.

Actors : Susan O'Connell, Garry Goodrow, Max Gail, Michael Paul Chan,
Directors : Murray Mintz,

The "Missing Heart Murders" are plaguing San Francisco - dead bodies that turn up with their hears surgically removed! So a weak-stomached homicide cop looks into the possibilities of a ...

Actors : Stuart Chapin, Rif Hutton, David Marriott, Metanel Ryan,
Directors : Addison Randall,

Detective Ian 'Shotgun' Jones hunts a sadistic misogynistic maniac.

Actors : Ian McShane, Anne Archer, Leon Isaac Kennedy, Mike Connors,
Directors : Tony Lo Bianco,

A killer is brutually attacking several tenants that live in a high rise apartment building in New York City.

Actors : Sharon Farrell, Ronny Cox, Charles Napier, John Matuszak,
Directors : Dale Trevillion,

In this action packed film, an L.A. cop speeds off to get revenge upon the dirty drug-dealing dogs who killed his partner

Actors : Richard Harrison, Don Wong, Barbara Yuen, Yasuaki Kurata,

The Ninja Empire has been run by an evil master and one member decides to leave the empire. The ex-Ninja wants a Hong Kong detective to track down the new leader and end his reign of terror.

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 : Nadia Capone, Nial Lancaster, Robert Bidaman, Erica Fairfield,
Directors : Robert Bergman,

A gang of escaped convicts take over a farmhouse and hold the woman living there hostage. It turns out that her husband is a cop, who among other things is in trouble because he has ...

Actors : Meredith MacRae, Greg Mullavey, Garrett Morris, Austen Tayler,
Directors : Bruce R. Cook,

Exasperated by his intrusions, a family shoots a census taker and tries to hide his body from a detective.

Actors : Boro Stjepanovic, Velimir 'Bata' Zivojinovic, Nikola Simic, Lidija Vukicevic,
Directors : Zoran Calic,

In the first sequel of "Hi Inspector", the cops Boki and Pajko get bored in their quite little town until the arrival of foreign visitors. These people reside at the local hotel where ...

Actors : Tania Boscoli, Neusinha Brizola, Andrea Beltrão, Dedina Bernardelli,
Directors : Ivan Cardoso,

Botanist is incapable of handling a carnivore plant that turns its victims into vampires. Clumsy detective and his secretary are hired to solve the mysterious deaths happening in a nightclub show.

Actors : Tao-Liang Tan, Chung-Erh Lung, Lieh Lo, Hui Lou Chen,
Directors : Wu Ma,

Eight thieves steal a treasure map and split it into eight pieces, vowing to regroup three years later. But they'll have to deal with a deadly-kicking cop.

Actors : Rishi Kapoor, Satish Shah, Naseeruddin Shah, Kimi Katkar,
Directors : Keshu Ramsay,

Ravi gets a call from Father Anthony saying that his missing wife is with him in the Church.But when he meets her claims that she is not his wife. Inspector Balbir finds all the proofs are against Ravi but why is Ravi not ready to face it?

Actors : Chris Holder, Danny Bonaduce, Molly Cheek, Tony Crupi,
Directors : John McCauley,

A serial killer escapes from a mental hospital and hides out in a small town. A local cop must catch him before he starts on another killing spree.

Actors : Richard Ng, Philip Chan, Deannie Yip, John Sham,
Directors : Tung Cho 'Joe' Cheung,

Chau and Beethoven, two Hong Kong police detectives, go through misadventures to protect a young girl from a ruthless crime lord, as she possesses a ledger that contains all of the ...

Actors : Michael Ontkean, Beverly D'Angelo, Kim Coates, Martin Sheen,
Directors : Allan A. Goldstein,

An American cop teams up with a Royal Canadian Mounted Policeman and together they uncover a plot to hide international terrorists in Vancouver.

Actors : Mammootty, Captain Raju, Jagadish, Prathapachandran,
Directors : Sibi Malayil,

A Crime Branch Detective fights the clock to prevent a looming assassination attempt on the Kerala Chief Minister's life.

Actors : David Chiang, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Jacky Cheung, Joey Wang,

Officer Tuba (Sammo Hung) and Police Detective Chow (David Chiang) attempt to hunt down a band of blackmailers. Unsuccessful in capturing the gang, Chow is gunned down and, in his dying ...