Best Crime movies of 1980s

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 : Najid Jadali, Fred Williamson, Nicholas Hammond, Emma Hoagland,
Directors : Edoardo Margheriti,

Chicago cop Robert Malone (Fred Williamson) finds himself in The Philippines, ostensibly to learn the techniques of Interpol. Before he exits the Manila airport, his wallet is stolen by a ...

Actors : John Weiner, Johnny Stumper, David Henry Keller, Jake LaMotta,
Directors : J. Christian Ingvordsen,

When the New York City police disrupt a big cocaine deal, the TV news reporters find John Falcone, a local mobster, nearby. They ask some tough questions, and Falcone decides he needs a ...

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 : Anne Roussel, Philippe Noiret, Elizabeth Bourgine, Guy Marchand,
Directors : Pierre Granier-Deferre,

Molinat is assigned to the case of a man found with a bullet in his ear on the shore of a little Atlantic coast resort he knows well. Indeed, he used to live there before his wife ...

Actors : Mukesh, Mammootty, Jagathi Sreekumar, Devan,
Directors : K. Madhu,

Sethurama Iyer and the CBI investigate the mysterious murder of a famous actress.

Actors : Marianne Basler, Gérard Darmon, Zabou Breitman, Gérard Jugnot,
Directors : Yves Amoureux,

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 : Nami Misaki, Ayako Ôta, Gorô Kataoka, Tsutomu Akashi,
Directors : Kôyû Ohara,

Three crazed rapists hijack a school bus and proceed to terrorize and rape all the teachers and students they feel are attractive enough.

Actors : Kwong Leung Wong, Stephen Chow, Ka-Kui Ho, Danny Lee,
Directors : Parkman Wong,

A cop relies on a young car thief to take down four gangsters, who plan to rob a rich merchant for a large amount of money.

Actors : Jean-Hugues Anglade, Claude Brasseur, Robert Arden, Niels Arestrup,
Directors : José Giovanni,

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 : Rishi Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt, Dharmendra, Sangeeta Bijlani,
Directors : J.P. Dutta,

Avinash and his family relocate to Bombay where his father commits suicide due to poverty. Avinash who decides to bear the responsibility of his family, is unable to find a job and becomes a criminal.

Actors : Jack Langedijk, Kim Coates, Heidi von Palleske, Shelley Hack,
Directors : Tom Berry,

A blind employee at a New England lodge is in danger when a gang of killers arrives to stay at the lodge.

Actors : Roy Cheung, Wai-Man Chan, Fui-On Shing, Yun-Fat Chow,
Directors : Taylor Wong,

Li Man-Ho comes to Hong Kong after his father's death following a double crossed peace meeting at the hands of a rival gang. The family's business begins to crumble as rival organizations ...

Actors : Ken Bones, Derek Newark, Richard Hope, Bernard Hill,
Directors : Richard Loncraine,

Hiller, a computer expert, was bribed by group of bank robbers to obtain details of the security system at a newly-built bank. Having obtained the information, he thought he'd seen the last...

Actors : Jason Mizell, Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels, Daniel Simmons,
Directors : Rick Rubin,

Legendary hip-hop group Run-D.M.C. stars in this cross between a blaxploitation film and a spaghetti western. They must find and punish the evil drug lord-record company executive who ...

Actors : Bo Svenson, Fred Williamson, Phyllis Hyman, Maud Adams,
Directors : Fred Williamson,

Williamson plays a cop called 'Soda Cracker', whose partner was killed in a mysterious assassination. He is convinced that the murder was committed by his old enemy, Ivan Moss, played by Bo...

Actors : Reb Brown, Bill Hunter, James Coburn, Maurie Fields,
Directors : Philippe Mora,

Based on a true story, James Coburn portrays a military lawyer assigned to defend a confessed psychotic killer. Set in the context of WWII and the uneasy US-Australian military alliance. ...