Best Murder Mystery movies of 1980s

Actors : Robert Mitchum, Mike Connors, James Franciscus, Jaclyn Smith,
Directors : Ted Post,

A woman is convinced by her lover to poison her cruel husband, a rich businessman. However, she becomes terrified when she finds the lover dead as well. A sinister PI, who's investigating her husband's disappearance, contacts her.

Actors : Vijay Aidasani, Jayshree Arora, Ila Arun, Kabir Bedi,
Directors : Esmayeel Shroff,

Inspector Shahnawaz Khan is called in to question some people about the apparel death of a young woman named Karuna Sharma. These people claims that Karuna's death was due to suicide but at...

Actors : Ove Sprogøe, Michael Falch, Ole Ernst, Line Knutzon,
Directors : Sune Lund-Sørensen,

A womanizing reporter investigates death of his friend in Copenhagen's sporting district and the detective finds himself caught between clunky ordeals of police and gangsters involved in drug trafficking.

Actors : Mammootty, Karthika, Rahman, Mohanlal,
Directors : P. Padmarajan,

Deputy Superintendent of Police Achuthankutty tries to solve the mystery of film director Harikrishnan's death. Three women are the main suspects.

Actors : Lee Ann Nestegard, Edward Chester, David Christopher Adamson, Peter Roberts,
Directors : Robert Bouvier,

A detective teams up with a talk-show host to take down a homophobic serial killer on the streets of Toronto.

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 : Franco Nero, Licinia Lentini, Mario Maranzana, Sybil Danning,
Directors : Enzo G. Castellari,

An American narcotics agent is murdered in Italy. The head of the department decides to hire Larry Stanziani, 'The Cobra'. Larry, a former agent and now a third-rate private detective, uses...

Actors : Jennifer Jason Leigh, David Harris, David Neidorf, Barry Corbin,
Directors : John Stockwell,

A cop goes undercover in a South Carolina high school. With the help of a local narcotics officer, he investigates the drug ring responsible for another cop's death.

Actors : Suzanne Snyder, Season Hubley, David Birney, Susannah York,
Directors : George Kaczender,

A detective tries to track down a serial killer who is murdering prostitutes while at the same time having to deal with his girlfriend's mental problems, which are gradually deteriorating ...

Actors : Anupam Kher, Raj Kiran, Neelam Kothari, Govinda,
Directors : Kirti Kumar,

Hatya is an experience. Through the eyes of a child. A spine-chilling musical thriller, the film is about the turmoil of a deaf and dumb child, who witnesses a murder along with his mother,...

Actors : Y.G. Parthasarathy, Kamal Haasan, Radha, Madhavi,
Directors : Bharathiraja,

A fashion photographer gets embroiled in a series of grisly murders

Actors : Hugh Farrington, Ron Briskman, Denise Crosby, Michael Parks,
Directors : John G. Thomas,

A tough Arizona cop is teamed with a lesbian cop to catch a serial killer who is murdering police officers.

Actors : William J. Kulzer, Shea Porter, Elizabeth Trosper, George Engelson,
Directors : Howard Heard,

A detective investigates a series of killings committed by a serial killer known as "The Black Angel." He begins to suspect that it might not be just a random group of murders.

Actors : Biao Yuen, Charlie Chin, Pat Ha, Lieh Lo,
Directors : Alfred Cheung,

When his wife, also working for the the police, but in a different department, is being brutally murdered, a police officer begins to investigate the case on his own. Soon he has the ...

Actors : Aldo Ray, Renee Harmon, Antoine John Mottet, Christopher Mitchum,
Directors : James Bryan,

An L.A. cop and a reporter team up to find a masked serial killer.

Actors : Charles Napier, Katherine Kelly Lang, Robert Viharo, Michelle Reese,
Directors : Max Kleven,

A tough homicide cop is assigned to track down a serial killer who is murdering prostitutes.

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 : Nassar, Sukumaran, Mohanlal, Renjini,
Directors : Mohan,

A police officer tries to uncover and stop an unknown serial killer who sniped three victims and plans for a fourth one.

Actors : Vanity, Morgan Fairchild, Billy Dee Williams, John Beck,

A detective is framed for a murder he didn't commit.

Actors : Pierre Santini, Jean-François Balmer, Sandra Montaigu, Roland Dubillard,
Directors : Jacques Bral,

A private detective ponders another profession until a mysterious woman hires him to solve her roommate's murder.