Best Cop movies of 1980s

Actors : Steve Guttenberg, David Graf, Michael Winslow, Bubba Smith,

When a new gang moves into town it's up to the screwball police team to stop them.

Actors : Ed O'Ross, Peter Boyle, James Belushi, Arnold Schwarzenegger,
Directors : Walter Hill,

A tough Russian policeman is forced to partner up with a cocky Chicago police detective when he is sent to Chicago to apprehend a Georgian drug lord who killed his partner and fled the country.

Actors : Albert Finney, Diane Venora, Gregory Hines, Edward James Olmos,

A New York cop investigates a series of brutal deaths that resemble animal attacks.

Actors : Mandy Patinkin, Terence Stamp, James Caan, Kevyn Major Howard,
Directors : Graham Baker,

In 1988, Earth makes the first contact with an alien civilization. In 1991, these aliens, known as Newcomers, slowly begin to be integrated into human society after three years of quarantine.

Actors : Reni Santoni, Sylvester Stallone, Andrew Robinson, Brigitte Nielsen,
Directors : George P. Cosmatos,

A tough-on-crime street cop must protect the only surviving witness to a strange murderous cult with far reaching plans.

Actors : Chris Sarandon, Alex Vincent, Catherine Hicks, Brad Dourif,
Directors : Tom Holland,

A single mother gives her son a much sought after doll for his birthday, only to discover that it is possessed by the soul of a serial killer.

Actors : Robert Duvall, Maria Conchita Alonso, Randy Brooks, Sean Penn,
Directors : Dennis Hopper,

An experienced cop and his rookie partner patrol the streets of East Los Angeles while trying to keep the gang violence under control.

Actors : Kurt Russell, Sylvester Stallone, Teri Hatcher, Jack Palance,

Two cops are framed and must clear their names.

Actors : Mike Genovese, Bert Remsen, Chuck Norris, Henry Silva,
Directors : Andrew Davis,

A Chicago cop is caught in a middle of a gang war while his own comrades shun him because he wants to take an irresponsible cop down.

Actors : Sean Connery, Mark Harmon, Jack Warden, Meg Ryan,
Directors : Peter Hyams,

A San Francisco civilian police detective is forced to work on a series of murders with his former enemy commanding officer while dating his daughter.

Actors : Kevin Peter Hall, Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Rubén Blades,
Directors : Stephen Hopkins,

Amidst a territorial gang war in 1997, a sophisticated alien hunter stalks the citizens of Los Angeles and the only man between him and his prey is veteran L.A.P.D. officer, Lieutenant Mike Harrigan.

Actors : John Glover, Mario Machado, Leeza Gibbons, Peter Weller,
Directors : Irvin Kershner,

Cyborg law enforcer RoboCop returns to protect the citizens of old Detroit but faces a deadly challenge when a rogue OCP member secretly creates a new, evil RoboCop 2.

Actors : Priscilla Presley, Andrew Dice Clay, Lauren Holly, Wayne Newton,
Directors : Renny Harlin,

A vulgar private detective is hired to find a missing groupie and is drawn into a mystery involving a series of murders tied to the music industry.

Actors : Burt Reynolds, Rachel Ward, Vittorio Gassman, Brian Keith,
Directors : Burt Reynolds,

Tom Sharky is demoted to vice after a bust goes terribly wrong. He and his team stumble across a mob murder tied to prostitution and government.

Actors : Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy, Redd Foxx, Danny Aiello,
Directors : Eddie Murphy,

During the 1930s, a New York illegal gambling house owner and his associates must deal with strong competition, gangsters and corrupt cops in order to stay in business.

Actors : Al Pacino, Paul Sorvino, Richard Cox, Karen Allen,
Directors : William Friedkin,

A police detective goes undercover in the underground S&M gay subculture of New York City to catch a serial killer who is preying on gay men.

Actors : Patrick Macnee, Dennis Dugan, Christopher Stone, Dee Wallace,
Directors : Joe Dante,

After a bizarre and near fatal encounter with a serial killer, a television newswoman is sent to a remote mountain resort whose residents may not be what they seem.

Actors : Mare Winningham, Craig T. Nelson, Tom Hanks, Reginald VelJohnson,
Directors : Roger Spottiswoode,

A detective must adopt the dog of a dead man to help him find the murderer.

Actors : Kevin Spacey, Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor, Joan Severance,
Directors : Arthur Hiller,

Dave is deaf, and Wally is blind. They witness a murder, but it was Dave who was looking at her, and Wally who was listening.

Actors : Sean Connery, Peter Boyle, Frances Sternhagen, James Sikking,
Directors : Peter Hyams,

In the distant future, a police marshal stationed at a remote mining colony on the Jupiter moon of Io uncovers a drug-smuggling conspiracy, and gets no help from the populace when he later finds himself marked for murder.