Best Assassin movies of 1980s

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 ...

Actors : Livia Russo, Haris Tryfonas, Laura Gemser, Gabriele Tinti,
Directors : Ilias Mylonakos,

A woman struggles to keep her stepdaughter from harms way after she hires an assassin to kill her husband, but the hitman turns and blackmails her for the crime.

Actors : Beano, Darwyn Carson, John McCafferty, Robyn Blythe,
Directors : Mark Pirro,

Chuck Toedan's the host of a gameshow featuring death row convicts competeing in life-or-death contests in hopes of cheating the executioner or, at the very least, winning some nice prizes ...

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...

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 : Albert Janni, Dalila Di Lazzaro, Henry Silva, 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : Andy Garcia, Ricardo Sibelo, Kitty Aldridge, Guy Bertrand,
Directors : Maurice Hatton,

Carlos Quintas, the democratically-elected president of an unnamed South American country, has been deposed by a military coup. He is in London, the head of a government in exile, rallying ...

Actors : Barbara Stock, Scott Glenn, Lucinda Jenney, 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 : Lisa Eilbacher, Temuera Morrison, Tony Barry, George Wendt,
Directors : Geoff Murphy,

A couple end up running for their lives from South African hit-men and the Police.

Actors : Peter Maffay, Bernard Freyd, Tahnee Welch, Massimo Ghini,
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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : Yasuhiro Shikamura, Simon Yam, Phillip Ko, Joey Wang,
Directors : Phillip Ko,

A triad assassin is sent to kill a female witness to a murder only to fall in love with her instead. A Hong Kong remake of the Japanese manga Crying Freeman.

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.