Best Female Lead movies of 1980s

Actors : Irene Cara, Nicholas Campbell, George Murdock, Tatum O'Neal,
Directors : Stephen Gyllenhaal,

During a shooting in court young prostitute Scarlet manages to flee. In a state of confusion, the black Tracy, who was arrested for a minor delict, follows her. When she decides to leave ...

Actors : Sonia Braga, Maria Lúcia Dahl, Regina Casé, Vera Abelha,
Directors : Arnaldo Jabor,

Man meets woman, and invites her home. The two start an intense relationship in order to shield themselves from loneliness.

Actors : Amy Lynn Baxter, James Summer, Sherrie Rose, Cari Mayor,
Directors : Paul Madden,

A less-than-elite group of college coeds pursue sexual adventure and bits of revenge, and actually do some of the work they are expected to do at a resort over the summer.

Actors : Deborah Raffin, John Amos, Michael Learned, Diane Lane,
Directors : Gus Trikonis,

A young nurse becomes determined to reach an unresponsive teenage cerebral palsy patient by encouraging her to write to her favorite rock singer, Elvis Presley.

Actors : Kylie Clare, Tony Blackett, Allen Leong, Matthew Nicholls,
Directors : Chris Roache,

As a child, a girl witnesses her father electrocute a young boy. When she grows into an adult, the ghost of the murdered boy appears to her, and together they set out to expose the crimes of her father.

Actors : Martha Byrne, Mark Patton, Donna Mitchell, Dina Merrill,
Directors : Robert Wiemer,

Anna Hart was always an odd child, a genius, a shoplifter, desperately afraid of flickering lights, with strange prophetic dreams. Simultaneously, several strange things begin to happen. A ...

Actors : David Carradine, Jacqueline Giroux, Chris Graver, Peter Jason,
Directors : Gary Graver,

A baby sitter is stuck watching over a young brat on Halloween night who keeps playing vicious pranks on her. To add to her trouble the boy's deranged father has escaped from an asylum and is planning on making a visit.

Actors : Shirley MacLaine, Teri Garr, Colin Baumgartner, Louis Guzzo,
Directors : Christopher Monger,

A former vaudevillian magician (MacLaine) moves her straight-laced niece (Garr) and her two mischievous children to a small town. When the two kids get in trouble with a neighbor for ...

Actors : Kevin O'Connor, Zoë Lund, Eric Bogosian, Brad Rijn,
Directors : Larry Cohen,

A director makes a movie based on a murder he committed.

Actors : Gülsen Bubikoglu, Müjdat Gezen, Münir Özkul, Perran Kutman,
Directors : Osman F. Seden,

Actors : Lou Babin, Benoît Dagenais, Charlotte Laurier, Julien Poulin,
Directors : Pierre Falardeau,

At a maximum security prison, there is preparation for the annual party where entertainers and strippers are scheduled to perform. But not everyone is having fun. A man is sent to solitary,...

Actors : Sigrid Huun, Hilde Nyeggen Martinsen, Merete Moen, Line Storesund,
Directors : Per Blom,

In a remote Norwegian mountain-area in the 1930s, two 12 year old girls Siss and Unn meet. They are friends, but for Unn it is more serious. She admits to having secret and indecent ...

Actors : Cynthia Rothrock, Kara Hui, Regina Kent, Sibelle Hu,
Directors : Wellson Chin,

Madame Wu (Sibelle Hu) has been assigned to the Hong Kong Police Academy to train female Banshee Squad Members, next door to the male Tiger Squad Members lead by Inspector Kan (Shui-Fan ...

Actors : Michel Auclair, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Michel Serrault, Catherine Deneuve,
Directors : Francis Girod,

In Paris, a women's bag, which contains an embarrassing letter from the french president, is stolen.

Actors : Stratford Johns, Brian Murphy, Norman Eshley, Yootha Joyce,
Directors : Peter Frazer-Jones,

Mildred decides that she and George will celebrate their anniversary at a posh London hotel - whatever the cost. However, a shady businessman mistakes George for a hit man.

Actors : Suzy Aitchison, Nikki Brooks, Daniel James, Mark Powley,
Directors : Norman J. Warren,

Five shipwrecked English teenagers take refuge in an island hotel that is decorated for New Years. The problem is, it's early summer, and soon enough, even the walls themselves are striking out against them...

Actors : Mariangela Giordano, Aldo Sambrell, Jacqueline Dupré, Joe Davers,
Directors : Mario Bianchi,

In the crypt of the remote castle of the Aguilars lies the recently-deceased body of Maria. Her husband Antonio is a jealous bully, his mute brother Ignazio is in a wheelchair peeping on ...

Actors : Eddie Deezen, Britt Ekland, Tom Shell, Tim Conway Jr.,
Directors : Fred Olen Ray,

A trio of geeks go to Hollywood to make a movie and are bored one night so they get some hookers to have some sex. Unfortunately, the hookers like to drink blood.

Actors : Ovidiu Iulian Moldovan, Coca Andronescu, Tamara Buciuceanu-Botez, Raluca Zamfirescu,
Directors : Horea Popescu,

Actors : Nick Nolte, Chip Zien, Kit Le Fever, Katharine Hepburn,
Directors : Anthony Harvey,

Grace Quigley is nearing the end of her life, living alone in her New York apartment. One day she witnesses a murder being committed by top hit-man, Seymour Flint. She decides to blackmail ...