Best Murder Mystery movies of 1980s

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 : Margie Newton, Gabriele Gori, Chuck Valenti, Rod Robinson,
Directors : Vanio Amici,

In a futuristic New York City, a cyborg goes on a killing spree.

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

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

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 : 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 : János Derzsi, Kati Lázár, Péter Haumann, Judit Pogány,
Directors : György Fehér,

When a schoolgirl is found murdered in the woods, a retiring detective tries to find her murderer.

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 : Jorge Luke, Jorge Rivero, Josefina Echánove, Claudia Islas,
Directors : Julián Pastor,

Lawyer has his life chattered when his beautiful wife is found murdered. Through intense investigation he is finding out that people have been lying to him. Raul (Jorge Rivero) was told she...

Actors : Chung Wang, Ray Lui, Kent Cheng, Yung Chan,
Directors : Chung Wang,

Crank and Fatty, two remarkably incompetent cops whose inept investigations lead to rape, torture, duplicity, and murder.

Actors : Jørgen Kiil, Masja Dessau, Agneta Ekmanner, Buster Larsen,

A mortuary worker uncovers the identity of a serial killer after finding one of his victims in the mortuary's coffins. However, instead of turning him over to the police, he blackmails him. Complications ensue.

Actors : Jonas Bloch, Paulo César Peréio, Monique Lafond, John Herbert,

A model is found dead in the bathtub of her own mansion. A policeman tries to investigate, inquiring the rich and powerful men who knew her.

Actors : Julissa, Ernesto Gómez Cruz, Pedro Armendáriz Jr., Guillermo Murray,
Directors : Alfredo Gurrola,

Several young women are murdered in a small community, and a detective moves in to solve the crimes.

Actors : Kumiko Ohba, Masato Furuoya, Isao Natsuyagi, Misako Tanaka,
Directors : Noboru Tanaka,

An emotionally distraught young man goes on a violent killing spree after his tuberculosis keeps him from serving in World War II and is frowned upon by his fellow villagers.

Actors : John McCurry, Arch Johnson, Lee Bryant, Farley Granger,
Directors : Richard Friedman,

Haunted by the drowning death of his own daughter, a police investigator embarks on an obsessive 10-year hunt for the identity of a dead boy, to the detriment of his family life.

Actors : Raymond Mayo, Susanne Reed, Jack Kehoe, Allan Kolman,
Directors : Patrick Roth,

A former insurance man and a thief get together and plan to rob a house. However, things don't go as planned, and they wind up getting involved in rape and murder.

Actors : Eddy Mitchell, Gérard Lanvin, Françoise Arnoul, Raymond Pellegrin,
Directors : Jean-Claude Missiaen,

With the help of journalist Diane Castelain, Parisian police inspectors Leo Gorce and Gu Arenas are trying to solve the murder of a member of the French Parliament, but some dangerous powerful people try to make sure that doesn't happen.

Actors : Pamela Collyer, Walter Massey, Nanette Workman, Jack Langedijk,
Directors : Claudio Castravelli,

A girl starts her own investigation after the police fail to catch a local serial killer.

Actors : Guanyin Ma, Baolong Yang, Bo Gao,
Directors : Tianren Wu,

Investigation of the murder of a mill worker.

Actors : Rakesh Roshan, Reem Kapadia, Marc Zuber, Aaloka,
Directors : Keshu Ramsay,

Inspector Shyam is investigating the murder case of a woman which leads him to 4 men who are heading to Goa,Shyam along with his constable Hingirani heads to Goa,Shyam also shares a past ...

Actors : Ramachandran, Mammootty, Gopi, Jayabharati,
Directors : K.N. Sasidharan,

Film that opens with a missing of a girl who later identified to be killed by someone who is close to her. The film is in a format of investigation thriller giving importance to the plot rather to the characters.