Best Crime movies of 1980s

Actors : Márcia Fraga, Danielle Ferrite, Maria Stella Splendore, Neide Ribeiro,
Directors : Oswaldo de Oliveira,

In a prison, women rebel against the guards' sadism and sexual abuse and decide to run away. Some manage to escape and are chased by the Police.

Actors : Frances Foster, Gary Frank, Ray Parker Jr., Jan-Michael Vincent,
Directors : Peter Manoogian,

An insurance salesman inadvertently gets trapped after dark in an apartment building that is terrorized by a street gang called "The Vampires."

Actors : Hédi Temessy, György Cserhalmi, Maria Gladkowska, Zita Perczel,
Directors : Ferenc András,

Two old women who happen to be pickpockets stole money from Simon, the taxi driver. The police are unable to find the thieves, so Simon decides to find them himself.

Actors : Berta Socuéllamos, José María Hervás Roldán, Jose Antonio Valdelomar González, Jesús Arias,
Directors : Carlos Saura,

Angela begins to hang around with Pablo and his gang of young robbers.

Actors : David Wu, Robin Shou, Donnie Yen, Rosamund Kwan,
Directors : Woo-Ping Yuen,

An ex-cop and divorce lawyer team up with a gangster to clear their names after getting involved in a dirty money scheme led by a vicious money launderer, who plans to expand his business and wipe out anyone who stands in his way.

Actors : Martha Plimpton, Tommy Lee Jones, Brian Dennehy, Shawn Smith,
Directors : Thomas Rickman,

After serving time for a theft he didn't commit, all Billy wants to do is to reconnect with his daughter. However, some loose ends, like the whereabouts of the stolen loot, just won't let him go.

Actors : Mustafa Metwalli, Adel Imam, Sa'eed Saleh, Sawsan Badr,
Directors : Nader Galal,

A story of Saeid and Marzouq two friends who made it through poverty and aspire to become successful businessmen. However, in their quest for success, they're forced to resort to illegal ...

Actors : Aud Schønemann, Sverre Holm, Carsten Byhring, Arve Opsahl,
Directors : Knut Bohwim,

Våpenhandel til en milliard kroner! Og Olsenbanden blir selvfølgelig innblandet. I god gammeldags stil planlegger de sitt aller siste kupp. Hvitsnippene Hallandsen og Bang-Johansen må ty ...

Actors : Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, Paul Winfield, David Caruso,
Directors : Michelle Manning,

Returning to the small Florida town where he grew up, Billy Turner (Nelson) learns that his father has been killed. With little help from the police, Billy will take matters into his own ...

Actors : Jean-Hugues Anglade, Lisa Kreuzer, Roland Bertin, Vittorio Mezzogiorno,
Directors : Patrice Chéreau,

A young man discovers his homosexuality and begins a relationship with a manipulative huster/petty criminal that he meets at a train station.

Actors : Jason Robards, Charles Bronson, Dominique Sanda, Fernando Rey,
Directors : J. Lee Thompson,

In 1948, an assortment of shady characters are searching for Nazi loot, sunken off the coast of Peru.

Actors : David Chiang, Kuan Tai Chen, Tien Niu, Danny Lee,

A respected and well liked gang-boss is betrayed and killed. One of his three adopted sons are to take his place. One of them is the traitor.

Actors : Wadeck Stanczak, Nicolas Giraudi, Danielle Darrieux, Catherine Deneuve,
Directors : André Téchiné,

In the woods, a 13-year-old boy is grabbed by an escaped convict and told to bring money later that day. The boy does as he's told, only to be attacked by the convict's partner. A murder ...

Actors : Etienne Chicot, Philippe Léotard, Alain Delon, Catherine Deneuve,

After his last contract, the hitman Martin "Christian" Terrier tells his only friend Michel that he will retire; however Michel advises that the Organization will never let him go. ...

Actors : Kiefer Sutherland, Liz Fraser, Emily Lloyd, John Lahr,
Directors : Bernard Rose,

During World War II, an American serviceman in London decides to impress his English girlfriend by acting as an American gangster, which soon turns deadly.

Actors : Aachi Manorama, R.S. Manohar, K. Balaji, Ashokan,
Directors : R. Krishnamurthy,

A village bumpkin poses as a Mafia don to uncover the gang.

Actors : Claudio Amendola, Michele Placido, Francesco Benigno, Alessandra Di Sanzo,
Directors : Marco Risi,

A teacher discovers his calling. Marco relocates to Palermo from Milan and takes a job teaching in a reform school while he waits for a high school position. He tries to understand and ...

Actors : Michael Sopkiw, George Eastman, Valentina Forte, Stefano Mingardo,
Directors : Lamberto Bava,

A former policeman sets out to unleash violent vengeance upon deer poachers when they rape and kill his long lost daughter.

Actors : Michel Auclair, Patrick Dewaere, Caroline Cellier, Charles Denner,
Directors : Henri Verneuil,

A young journalist stumbles across something much more sinister than a simple suicide in the death of a politician - the death seems to be an assassination contrived by an American ...

Actors : Ann Bridgewater, Stephen Chow, Eric Tsang, Jacky Cheung,
Directors : Blackie Shou Liang Ko,

Two cops--both best friends and partners--both become the subject of a beautiful news reporter's documentary. The two soon find themselves competing for screen time as well as the love of the reporter while after a murderous arms dealer.