Best Assassin movies of 1980s

Actors : Leo Rossi, Lance Henriksen, Charles Napier, Jan-Michael Vincent,
Directors : William Lustig,

A family man and a mob witness hunt for a hit-man who has mistakenly kidnapped the family man's son.

Actors : Stratford Johns, Norman Eshley, Brian Murphy, 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 : 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 : Peter Maffay, Bernard Freyd, Massimo Ghini, Tahnee Welch,
Directors : Peter Patzak,

Several known criminals already have been murdered by a professional killer, leaving no trace but the "ace" game card. The police suspects a new mob is trying to take over the district. The...

Actors : Mel Smith, Peter Coyote, Philip Sayer, Billie Whitelaw,
Directors : Terry Bedford,

Thieves run over a child while escaping after a robbery. A deadly hitman who likes to taunt his targets is hired to track them down. Stone moves to England, but the assassin follows. Loosely based on Donald Westlake's cult crime novel.

Actors : Billy Chow, Joe Bryan Baker, Cynthia Khan, Chuen-Yee Cha,
Directors : Chuen-Yee Cha,

When he is framed for being a spy because of his friend's illegal activities, David must escape from police, CIA, and assassins with the help of his cousin.

Actors : Bo Svenson, Lance Henriksen, Stephen Collins, Janet Julian,
Directors : Charles Bail,

A "cowboy"-scientist is fighting a corporation who wants to dump atomic waste on a piece of land he has leased.

Actors : John Woehrle, Matthew Stockley, Anne Carlisle, Brad Rijn,
Directors : Larry Cohen,

A hit-man tries to seduce the mother of a child who witnessed his most recent kill.

Actors : Joe Silver, Harvey Atkin, Mike MacDonald, Jan Smithers,
Directors : Henry Wolfond,

A hitman by the name of Mr. Nice Guy is about to be married and his fiancee doesn't know his true profession. On top of that, his future father-in-law has a contract out on him. A zany mafia comedy!

Actors : Mariko Ishihara, Mari Natsuki, Masanori Sera, Takuzô Kawatani,
Directors : Hideo Gosha,

After their executions are faked by the authorities, three criminals are forced to become assassins under the Shogun's command

Actors : Edwige Fenech, Alvaro Vitali, Edith Peters, Giacomo Rizzo,
Directors : Michele Massimo Tarantini,

A Texan travels to Rome to hire two police officers to impersonate a mobster's girlfriend and his most ruthless hitman.

Actors : Houshang Touzie, Saeed Rajai, Mary Apick, Parviz Sayyad,
Directors : Parviz Sayyad,

An Iranian assassin is sent to the United States to kill a former Iranian official who served under the Shah of Iran. The night before the assassination he find out that his target (Mr. ...

Actors : Soledad Silveyra, Federico Luppi, Julio De Grazia, Ulises Dumont,
Directors : Adolfo Aristarain,

The story of a hitman, a man who kills other people for money, and the dangers that come with the job.

Actors : Lee Majors, Abe Vigoda, Tracy Brooks Swope, Don Rickles,
Directors : Robert Burge,

Ex-mobster Keaton, now living in a retirement home, narrowly misses being the target of a mob hit. Policemen Jake, an old friend of Keaton's, and Gable, a violent cop who takes an immediate...

Actors : Eiko Nagashima, Silvia Aguilar, Lautaro Murúa, Paul Naschy,
Directors : Paul Naschy,

A hit man working for the Yakuza double crosses his employers and flees with a cache of diamonds from the latest heist. Injured and hiding in the mountain regions of Spain, with Japanese ...

Actors : Nick Mather, Ramya Krishnan, Monisha, Mohanlal,
Directors : Priyadarshan,

Dispossessed Brahmin Mohanlal priest moves to Bombay where he finds a new calling in the hitman business.

Actors : Albert Janni, Henry Silva, Dalila Di Lazzaro, Franco Diogene,
Directors : Fernando Di Leo,

A boss, recruits some professionals, to steal a valuable chemical formula kept in a guarded industrial complex. They work well, together 'killer Sterling', 'burglar Jaffe' (an expert in ...

Actors : Barbara Stock, Lucinda Jenney, Scott Glenn, Thomas G. Waites,
Directors : Rod Hewitt,

Upon his release from prison, Verne Miller works his way into Al Capone's organization. He becomes a top assassin and earns Capone's trust. Miller's failing health and an oversized ego get ...

Actors : Keith Carradine, Bill Pullman, Tom Waits, Sally Kirkland,
Directors : Robert Dornhelm,

A psycho-killer with mommy issues, a charming crooked cowboy and their girl steal some jewels. The cowboy decides not to share and goes on the run with the loot. A crazy chase across the country between former partners in crime begins.

Actors : Omero Antonutti, José Luis López Vázquez, Ovidi Montllor, Charles Denner,
Directors : Antonio Drove,

Barcelona between the years 1917 and 1923. It is the time of the gun law, during which the confrontation between anarchist gunmen and hired assassins paid by the employers gave a scandalous...