Best Crime movies of 1986

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer(1986)

Actors : Tom Towles, Michael Rooker, Tracy Arnold, Mary Demas,
Directors : John McNaughton,

Henry, a drifter, commits a series of brutal murders, supposedly operating with impunity.

Ruthless People(1986)

Actors : Bette Midler, Judge Reinhold, Helen Slater, Danny DeVito,

A couple, cheated by a vile businessman, kidnap his wife in retaliation, without knowing that their enemy is delighted they did.

Something Wild(1986)

Actors : George 'Red' Schwartz, Leib Lensky, Jeff Daniels, Melanie Griffith,
Directors : Jonathan Demme,

A free-spirited woman "kidnaps" a yuppie for a weekend of adventure. But the fun quickly takes a dangerous turn when her ex-convict husband shows up.

River's Edge(1986)

Actors : Daniel Roebuck, Ione Skye, Keanu Reeves, Crispin Glover,
Directors : Tim Hunter,

A high school slacker commits a shocking act and proceeds to let his friends in on the secret. However, the friends' reaction is almost as ambiguous and perplexing as the crime itself.

The Big Easy(1986)

Actors : Ellen Barkin, John Goodman, Ned Beatty, Dennis Quaid,
Directors : Jim McBride,

Set in New Orleans. Remy McSwain, lieutenant in Homicide finds that he has two problems, the first of a series of gang killings and Ann Osborne, a beautiful attorney from the D.A.'s police ...

Manhunter(1986)

Actors : Kim Greist, William Petersen, Brian Cox, Joan Allen,
Directors : Michael Mann,

Former FBI profiler Will Graham returns to service to pursue a deranged serial murderer named "the Tooth Fairy" by the media.

Cobra(1986)

Actors : Reni Santoni, Sylvester Stallone, Andrew Robinson, Brigitte Nielsen,
Directors : George P. Cosmatos,

A tough-on-crime street cop must protect the only surviving witness to a strange murderous cult with far reaching plans.

Mauvais sang(1986)

Actors : Hans Meyer, Michel Piccoli, Denis Lavant, Juliette Binoche,
Directors : Leos Carax,

Marc (Michel Piccoli) recruits Alex (Denis Lavant), son of his former, now dead colleague. Alex is a card shark with a big dream to go out to the world and leave his own mark. His ...

Down by Law(1986)

Actors : Nicoletta Braschi, Tom Waits, John Lurie, Roberto Benigni,
Directors : Jim Jarmusch,

Two innocent people are arrested. An interesting third person, with broken English, joins them in their cell. On his idea, they decide to escape from the prison. Their journey is the rest of the movie.

Mona Lisa(1986)

Actors : Cathy Tyson, Robbie Coltrane, Bob Hoskins, Michael Caine,
Directors : Neil Jordan,

A man recently released from prison manages to get a job driving a call girl from customer to customer.

Der Name der Rose(1986)

Actors : Sean Connery, Helmut Qualtinger, Christian Slater, Elya Baskin,
Directors : Jean-Jacques Annaud,

An intellectually nonconformist friar investigates a series of mysterious deaths in an isolated abbey.

At Close Range(1986)

Actors : Mary Stuart Masterson, Christopher Walken, Chris Penn, Sean Penn,
Directors : James Foley,

In 1978 Pennsylvania, an absentee father is reacquainted with his estranged teenage sons who become intrigued with his romanticized life of crime.

Raw Deal(1986)

Actors : Paul Shenar, Sam Wanamaker, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kathryn Harrold,
Directors : John Irvin,

A former FBI agent turned small-town sheriff agrees to help the FBI chief infiltrate the Chicago mafia when the FBI chief's son is killed by them.

Legal Eagles(1986)

Actors : Robert Redford, Debra Winger, Daryl Hannah, Brian Dennehy,
Directors : Ivan Reitman,

A New York district attorney works and flirts with his adversary and her kooky artist client, who is on trial for a murder she didn't commit.

No Retreat, No Surrender(1986)

Actors : J.W. Fails, Kathie Sileno, Kurt McKinney, Jean-Claude Van Damme,
Directors : Corey Yuen,

Jason Stillwell, a Bruce Lee fan, is beaten numerous times and trains from the ghost of Lee. Jason then must use his newly acquired skills to save Seattle from a crime syndicate, whose top ...

Ying hung boon sik(1986)

Actors : Emily Chu, Yun-Fat Chow, Lung Ti, Leslie Cheung,
Directors : John Woo,

A reforming ex-gangster tries to reconcile with his estranged policeman brother, but the ties to his former gang are difficult to break.

The Morning After(1986)

Actors : Raul Julia, Diane Salinger, Jane Fonda, Jeff Bridges,
Directors : Sidney Lumet,

A washed up, alcoholic actress who is prone to blackouts wakes up next to a murdered man. Did she kill him and, if not, is she in danger?

Wise Guys(1986)

Actors : Ray Sharkey, Joe Piscopo, Harvey Keitel, Danny DeVito,
Directors : Brian De Palma,

Harry Valentini and Moe Dickstein are both errand boys for the Mob. When they lose $250,000, they are set up to kill each other. But they run off to Atlantic City and comedy follows.

Quicksilver(1986)

Actors : Paul Rodriguez, Rudy Ramos, Kevin Bacon, Jami Gertz,
Directors : Thomas Michael Donnelly,

Jack Casey used to be a hot-shot stock market whiz kid. After a disastrous professional decision, his life in the fast lane is over. He loses his nerve and joins a speed delivery firm which...

Running Scared(1986)

Actors : Darlanne Fluegel, Gregory Hines, Steven Bauer, Billy Crystal,
Directors : Peter Hyams,

Two street-wise Chicago cops have to shake off some rust after returning from a Key West vacation to pursue a drug dealer who nearly killed them in the past.