Best Female Lead movies of 1980s

Actors : James Russo, Darlanne Fluegel, Billy Drago, Richard Belzer,
Directors : Francis Delia,

A deeply-disturbed priest goes on a murderous night-time rampage across America's highways.

Actors : Nancy Allen, Richard Blackburn, Don Peoples, Catherine Schultz,
Directors : Paul Bartel,

Tabloid reporter Lois Thornedyke and her photographer Barry Denver stumble upon evidence of a sex scandal, blackmail and political conspiracy that may involve her love interest Franklyn - the saintly Mayor of New York City.

Actors : Antonio Banderas, Josema Yuste, Fernando Fernán Gómez, Ana Belén,
Directors : José Luis García Sánchez,

In the early Spanish Civil Post-war, in Madrid, during the most hard times of the Franco dictatorship, a group of second-rate players try to get out of their wretched lives taking advantage...

Actors : Xavier Deluc, Michel Aumont, Elizabeth Bourgine, Sylvia Zerbib,
Directors : Pierre Granier-Deferre,

Actors : Corinne Touzet, Daniel Ezralow, Béatrice Dalle, Jacques Weber,
Directors : Marco Bellocchio,

The freshly graduated psychiatrist David shall deliver an opinion about young Maddalena, who's on trial for murdering a hunter. She claims she's a witch and acted on behalf of the devil. ...

Actors : Andrey Mironov, Elena Proklova, Filipp Adamovich, Nina Ruslanova,
Directors : Alla Surikova,

The children's doctor is sent on leave to the south where its services in quality "husband" were necessary for young and very beautiful woman. The light musical comedy with great actors.

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

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

Actors : Milan Mladenovic, Branko Vidakovic, Branislav Lecic, Sonja Savic,
Directors : Milan Zivkovic,

After the death of their sponsor, rock band Zenit falls into a crisis. Thay need to make new arrangments of old songs in only 6 days. There comes to disagreement between band members because of different opinions.

Actors : Cihan Ünal, Kerim Afsar, Hümeyra, Türkan Soray,
Directors : Atif Yilmaz,

Actors : Susan Barnes, Ione Skye, Maureen O'Sullivan, Joe Morton,
Directors : Fleming B. Fuller,

A young woman and her grandmother living in an isolated farmhouse are kidnapped by aliens.

Actors : Bonnie Bedelia, Peter Riegert, Barry Primus, David Spielberg,
Directors : Adolfo Aristarain,

A woman suffering from amnesia discovers that she is the sole surviving witness to a brutal murder. Although the police can find no clues about any murder, the killers begin to hunt her.

Actors : Emiliano Redondo, Helga Liné, José Antonio Ceinos, Josephine Jacqueline Jones,
Directors : Claude Mulot,

Spanish actor Jose Antonio Ceinos stars as a down-and-out sculptor, whose inspiration returns with the strange appearance of a beautiful, mysterious black muse.

Actors : Thérèse Liotard, Santo Polimeno, Diego Abatantuono, Gian Maria Volontè,
Directors : Luigi Comencini,

Actors : Phillip Ko, Jason Pai Piao, Tung-Shing Yee, Yu-Po Liu,
Directors : Chia Tang,

Shaolin Temple becomes suspect when several clan leaders are robbed and killed by the deadly Shaolin Palm technique.

Actors : Caris Corfman, Predrag 'Miki' Manojlovic, Dragan Nikolic, Zorka Manojlovic,
Directors : Srdjan Karanovic,

An American woman comes to Belgrade to visit an old friend. There, on the exotic boundary between West and East, she becomes entangled in a love triangle.

Actors : Ingeborga Dapkunaite, Saulius Balandis, Eleonora Korisnaite, Linas Paugis,
Directors : Raimundas Banionis,

This contemporary urban drama tells of a love story, of a girl with a very strong character who fights against the social prejudices, and a young man who wins her heart, and their wedding.

Actors : Taiji Tonoyama, Carrie Hamilton, Diamond Yukai, Tetsurô Tanba,
Directors : Fran Rubel Kuzui,

Young female rock singer is not appreciated by her band, gets postcard from Japan saying "wish you were here". Takes what little money she has including ex-boyfriend's rent money and goes ...

Actors : Hema Malini, Pradeep Kumar, Parveen Babi, Dharmendra,
Directors : Kamal Amrohi,

An account of the reign of Indian empress Razia Sultan and her love for her slave Jamaluddin Yakut.

Actors : Peter Tuinman, Mirjam Sternheim, Geert de Jong, Marijke Veugelers,
Directors : Pieter Verhoeff,

Actors : Tom Bell, Kilian McKenna, Patricia Kerrigan, Caroline Milmoe,
Directors : David Wheatley,

After her parents are killed, a young girl is sent to London to live with her uncle and his family. Her uncle, who is a toymaker, secretly has the power to make his toys come to life, but ...