Best Investigation movies of 1988

Actors : Angelyne, Peter Marc Jacobson, Lawrence Monoson, Brenda Bakke,
Directors : Marty Ollstein,

Someone is videotaping & killing members of a video dating club.

Actors : Naichang Ren, Haitao Wen, Guohua Zhao, Xiaoqin Mai,
Directors : Abuer,

An international film crew is at work on location at a tomb when ancient golden statues are replaced by fakes. A crew member investigates.

Actors : Paul Simpson, Freddie Fletcher, Tony Melody, Lynton Dearden,
Directors : Franco Rosso,

A boy reads about the attacks of a unknown animal on livestock in the town. He plans to run his own investigation. The so called beast however is also used as a metaphor for every day problems the townsfolk face.

Actors : Barbara Cupisti, Richard Hatch, Alessandra Stordy, Marina Suma,
Directors : Stelio Fiorenza,

Anna, a young saxophone player, investigates her sister's disappearance with the help of a friend.

Actors : Saira Banu, Vinod Khanna, Ashok Kumar, Bindu,
Directors : S. Ramanathan,

Three convicts escape from prison to avenge the rape and death of one of their daughters', and get involved in a mansion's mystery involving the death of the owner, allegedly at the hands ...

Actors : Yeqiu Du, Hongsheng Zen,
Directors : Yuqiang Zhang,

The police investigate the death of a clothing store owner.

Actors : Jerry Van Dyke, Yvette Nipar, Martin Landau, Morgan Douglas,
Directors : Virginia L. Stone,

A young woman accidentally sees snuff films through a satellite dish aberration and alerts the police, who are already looking for a serial killer.

Actors : Chuck Jeffreys, Stan Wertlieb, George Chung, Troy Donahue,
Directors : George Chung,

Hawkeye's partner is killed when a Las Vegas drug investigation goes bad. He is then teamed with Charles, a smooth talking officer who clashes with his Texas cowboy ways. Together they hit ...

Actors : Corinne Calvet, Lori Lynn Andrest, Jeff Speakman, Bill Bordy,
Directors : Bill Bordy,

Stylish noir thriller about an ex-con attempting to get his life in order, who is slowly drawn into an intricate murder plot.

Actors : Randy Strickland, Billie Carroll, Tamara Hext, Tom Campitelli,
Directors : Gary Marcum,

A young woman asks a policeman to help her find her missing sister. They find a medallion, sought after by some worshipers of demon Moloch, a beast that may be invoked and wreaks havoc, but can only be stopped with the amulet.

Actors : Julie Carmen, Timothy Carhart, Lise Cutter, Martyn Stanbridge,
Directors : Jan Eliasberg,

Retired international police agent, now suburban housewife, is asked by her former partner to help him catch a serial killer.

Actors : Judy Davis, Julia Blake, John Bach, Alex Menglet,
Directors : Ben Lewin,

A young woman investigates the death of her mother, who drowned when her daughter was still a baby. The question is: was it murder, suicide or merely an accident?

Actors : Ying Li, Yulu Du, Boluo Liang,

A court scholar investigates a conspiracy against Emperor Xi Zong of the Ming dynasty.

Actors : Shawn Weatherly, Richard Hatch, Greta Blackburn, Leif Garrett,
Directors : William Webb,

A rich brother and sister are crazed killers. She lures men into her bed, and he attacks them and murders them. A detective is assigned to find the killers and bring them in.

Actors : Lawerance Tan, Tao Chiang, Laurens C. Postma, Rowena Corter,
Directors : Shing Hon Lau,

The murder of a crewman while ashore in Hong Kong leads his friend and shipmate to partner with a local to find the killer. The murkier back alleys are explored and periodic fights break out as someone wants their investigation to end.

Actors : Jim Haynie, Jurgens Doeres, Scott Paulin, Barbara Schock,
Directors : Rex Pickett,

Two loser detectives need to score a case or give it up. Finding a missing starlet leaving a trail of blackmail and murder may be too much for them.

Actors : Michael James, Ming-yuk Kwan, Ken Boyle, Kwok Keung Cheung,
Directors : Kwok-Ming Cheung,

A few gossiping neighbors watch a murder through an apartment's open window. A bumbling mainland cop Lo Yau Dai is sent to investigate working undercover as a new tenant.

Actors : Shigeru Sasaki, Masahiko Itô, Maya Shiraki, Yôko Fujita,
Directors : Hisayasu Satô,

A hospital nurse treating a patient for amnesia discovers that he is the serial killer who has been roaming the city armed with a metal baseball bat.

Actors : Virginia Hey, Gérard Darmon, Dario Parisini, Gioia Scola,
Directors : Piccio Raffanini,

A cop is assigned to catch a serial killer who is murdering his way through Rome's sexual underground.

Actors : Kristin Kajander, Frank Krog, Rolf Skøien, Anne Krigsvoll,
Directors : Sølve Skagen,

The lonely, divorced and disillusioned lawyer Lex Larsen comforts himself by drinking "Brun Bitter" helps out a small boy finding his lost bike, and finds himself hunting a serial killer in a undercurrent of sex and violence.