Best Investigation movies of 1986

Blue Velvet(1986)

Actors : Kyle MacLachlan, Dennis Hopper, Laura Dern, Isabella Rossellini,
Directors : David Lynch,

The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of psychopathic criminals who have kidnapped her child.

Stand by Me(1986)

Actors : Jerry O'Connell, River Phoenix, Wil Wheaton, Corey Feldman,
Directors : Rob Reiner,

After the death of a friend, a writer recounts a boyhood journey to find the body of a missing boy.

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer(1986)

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

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

F/X(1986)

Actors : Cliff De Young, Diane Venora, Bryan Brown, Brian Dennehy,
Directors : Robert Mandel,

A movie special effects man is hired to fake a real-life mob killing for a witness protection plan, but finds his own life in danger.

Highlander(1986)

Actors : Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery, Roxanne Hart, Clancy Brown,
Directors : Russell Mulcahy,

An immortal Scottish swordsman must confront the last of his immortal opponent, a murderously brutal barbarian who lusts for the fabled "Prize".

The Golden Child(1986)

Actors : J.L. Reate, Charlotte Lewis, Eddie Murphy, Charles Dance,
Directors : Michael Ritchie,

A private detective specializing in missing children is charged with the task of finding a special child who dark forces want to eliminate.

Poltergeist II: The Other Side(1986)

Actors : JoBeth Williams, Oliver Robins, Craig T. Nelson, Heather O'Rourke,
Directors : Brian Gibson,

The Freeling family have a new house, but their troubles with supernatural forces don't seem to be over.

The Hitcher(1986)

Actors : C. Thomas Howell, Jeffrey DeMunn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Rutger Hauer,
Directors : Robert Harmon,

A young man who escaped the clutches of a murderous hitch-hiker is subsequently stalked by the hitcher and framed for his crimes.

From Beyond(1986)

Actors : Ken Foree, Jeffrey Combs, Ted Sorel, Barbara Crampton,
Directors : Stuart Gordon,

A group of scientists have developed the Resonator, a machine which allows whoever is within range to see beyond normal perceptible reality. But when the experiment succeeds, they are immediately attacked by terrible life forms.

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.

Matador(1986)

Actors : Antonio Banderas, Nacho Martínez, Assumpta Serna, Eva Cobo,
Directors : Pedro Almodóvar,

An ex-bullfighter who gets turned on by killing, a lady lawyer with the same fetish and a young man driven insane by his religious upbringing - these are the main characters in this stylish...

Black Moon Rising(1986)

Actors : Linda Hamilton, Tommy Lee Jones, Robert Vaughn, Richard Jaeckel,
Directors : Harley Cokeliss,

A professional thief is hired by the FBI to steal a data tape from a company under investigation. The analysis of this tape, will prove the criminal activities of this company. As this ...

Murphy's Law(1986)

Actors : Robert F. Lyons, Charles Bronson, Carrie Snodgress, Kathleen Wilhoite,
Directors : J. Lee Thompson,

An action-packed thriller starring Charles Bronson as Jack Murphy, a cop who is running to stay alive long enough to even the score with his wife's killer.

The Whistle Blower(1986)

Actors : James Fox, John Gielgud, Michael Caine, Nigel Havers,
Directors : Simon Langton,

A war veteran tries to investigate the murder of his son who was working as a Russian translator for the British intelligence service during the Cold War. He meets a web of deception and paranoia that seems impenetrable...

Big Trouble(1986)

Actors : Alan Arkin, Charles Durning, Beverly D'Angelo, Peter Falk,
Directors : John Cassavetes,

Insurance agent plots with client to kill her nutty husband.

Inspecteur Lavardin(1986)

Actors : Jean-Claude Brialy, Jean-Luc Bideau, Bernadette Lafont, Jean Poiret,
Directors : Claude Chabrol,

Inspector Lavardin is induced to investigate the murder of a province's notable who was taking himself as the moral guardian of his village. The perspective of the inquiry changes when the ...

Müllers Büro(1986)

Actors : Barbara Rudnik, Sue Tauber, Andreas Vitásek, Christian Schmidt,

Private detective Max Müller and his assistent Larry try to solve a crime but find themselves in strange bars and women.

Blood Hook(1986)

Actors : Sara Hauser, Lisa Jane Todd, Patrick Danz, Mark Jacobs,
Directors : Jim Mallon,

During a local fishing contest, people are being mysteriously dragged into the lake and killed by a giant fish hook. After a sufficient number of deaths, the killer is finally revealed.

Dreamaniac(1986)

Actors : Thomas Bern, Sylvia Summers, Lauren Peterson, Ashlyn Gere,
Directors : David DeCoteau,

A heavy-metal musician makes a deal with a satanic succubus to make him successful with women, in return for the succubus being able to feed on the girls.

The Abomination(1986)

Actors : Blue Thompson, Brad McCormick, Scott Davis, Jude Johnson,
Directors : Bret McCormick,

An old woman coughs up what she believes to be a tumor. While asleep, the thing crawls inside of her son and reproduces inside him, then causes him to go on a killing spree to feed it.