Best Cop movies of 1980s

Actors : Royal Dano, John Schneider, Federico Luppi, Kathryn Witt,
Directors : Héctor Olivera,

Miami DEA agent Cliff Adams is in South America working undercover for Gonzalo Reyes, the biggest cocaine exporter in South America. Cliff's fiancée, Janet Meade, is a reporter doing a ...

Actors : David Franks, Bill Drummond, Jimi Cauty,
Directors : Bill Butt,

The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu, King Boy D and Rockman Rock, try to find and gain access to the mystical White Room. They leave a party at their house and drive in their 1968 US Cop Car ...

Actors : Tiana Alexandra, Rod Steiger, David Dukes, Brian Thompson,
Directors : Joel Silberg,

A cop goes undercover in to infiltrate a drug ring as Cinderella Pu, a Chinese dancer with a unique martial arts style. An agent, who is actually at the center of the ring, is attracted by Pu and claims he can make her a star.

Actors : Colin Dale, Dursley McLinden, Saeed Jaffrey, José René Ruiz,
Directors : Stephen Bayly,

When the man who left a package in his care is found murdered, detective Tim Diamond suddenly has every major gangster in the city after him. With only the package and the help of his ...

Actors : Howard Knight, William J. Kulzer, Melanie Coll, Judi Trevor,
Directors : Eric Louzil,

A former female cop is framed by corrupt police, acting in collusion with the local judge, and has to fight her way out of the pen, alone, against tough inmates, and the people in charge.

Actors : Ron Silver, Pat Ryan, Sharon Sharth, John J. Fleming,
Directors : Christopher Hart,

A humanoid alien lands on earth, and soon discovers he likes to eat Italian. Italian people, that is. Incompetent detective McSorely is the only one with a clue about what's going on, and ...

Actors : Robert Forster, Phillip Glasser, Lydie Denier, Caren Kaye,
Directors : Bert I. Gordon,

A down-on-his-luck cop runs into harder times when he is searching for a missing woman.

Actors : Tom Alter, Harbans Darshan M. Arora, Birbal, Krishan Dhawan,
Directors : Subhash Ghai,

When a Police inspector is killed by a band of thugs, his grieving father Samsher Singh seeks justice. Pratap Singh has left behind a pregnant widow, who dies in chidbirth, leaving Samsher ...

Actors : Ray Sharkey, Paul Le Mat, Talia Balsam, Clayton Rohner,
Directors : Nigel Dick,

A young architect finds himself being stalked by a gang of criminals who believe he knows something that could expose their activities.

Actors : Eugene Thomas, Alexander Rei Lo, Mei Lo, Yi Tao Chang,
Directors : Kuo-Ren Wu,

John is a NYPD maverick who's also a ninja and has black partner Spencer. He soon unravels an international conspiracy that revolves around his girlfriend Nancy and her scientist father, who's created a secret formula.

Actors : Frankie Chan, Siu Chung Mok, Yukari Ôshima, Kiu Wai Miu,
Directors : Frankie Chan,

Follows the exploits of two car thieves, and the female police officer who is on their trail.

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 : Morgan Fairchild, Vanity, Billy Dee Williams, John Beck,

A detective is framed for a murder he didn't commit.

Actors : Cameron Mitchell, Leo Fong, Richard Roundtree, Stack Pierce,
Directors : Frank Harris,

An L.A. cop investigating the rape and murder of his wife traces the crime to a psycho biker gang that smuggles guns. He teams up with an FBI agent to stop them and catch his wife's killers.

Actors : Ricky Hui, Anita Mui, Sibelle Hu, Michael Hui,
Directors : Philip Chan,

Inspector Chu (Chocolate) is an idiot to rival Inspector Clouseau. After he fails to catch a car-park full of thieves he is demoted to the missing persons squad, only to be faced with the ...

Actors : Grant Temple, Richard Harrison, Alphonse Beni, Stuart Smith,
Directors : Godfrey Ho,

When police officer Alvin loses both his star witness and his wife to drug kingpin (and ninja assassin) Rudolph, he vows to get revenge. Travelling to Hong Kong, hot on Rudolph's trail, he ...

Actors : Jennifer Jason Leigh, David Harris, David Neidorf, Barry Corbin,
Directors : John Stockwell,

A cop goes undercover in a South Carolina high school. With the help of a local narcotics officer, he investigates the drug ring responsible for another cop's death.

Actors : José Bódalo, Miguel Rellán, Alfredo Landa, María Casanova,
Directors : José Luis Garci,

Private detective Germán Areta is investigating the life of a man who has apparently abandoned another man. When they both turn up dead, it seems one killed the other before committing ...

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 : Sreenivasan, Suresh Gopi, Saranya Ponvannan, K.P.A.C. Sunny,
Directors : G.S. Vijayan,

As a result of a misdiagnosis,a police officer 'James Pallithara' is told he has just weeks to live. He gains a new respect for his life and loved ones but learns that in order for his wife...