Best Investigation movies of 1987

Actors : Sean Young, Gene Hackman, Will Patton, Kevin Costner,
Directors : Roger Donaldson,

A coverup and witchhunt occur after a politician accidentally kills his mistress.

Actors : Josette Simon, Wabei Siyolwe, Denzel Washington, Kevin Kline,
Directors : Richard Attenborough,

South African journalist Donald Woods is forced to flee the country, after attempting to investigate the death in custody of his friend, the black activist Steve Biko.

Actors : Ronny Cox, Judge Reinhold, Eddie Murphy, Jürgen Prochnow,
Directors : Tony Scott,

Axel Foley returns to Beverly Hills to help Taggart and Rosewood investigate Chief Bogomil's near-fatal shooting and the series of "alphabet crimes" associated with it.

Actors : Charlotte Rampling, Mickey Rourke, Lisa Bonet, Robert De Niro,
Directors : Alan Parker,

Harry Angel is a private investigator. He is hired by a man who calls himself Louis Cyphre to track down a singer called Johnny Favorite. But the investigation takes an unexpected and somber turn.

Actors : Kim Greist, Danny DeVito, Anne Ramsey, Billy Crystal,
Directors : Danny DeVito,

A bitter ex-husband and a put-upon momma's boy both want their respective former spouse and mother dead. Who will pull it off?

Actors : Terry O'Quinn, Charles Lanyer, Jill Schoelen, Shelley Hack,
Directors : Joseph Ruben,

After murdering his entire family, a man remarries a widow with a teenage daughter in another town and prepares to do it all over again.

Actors : Mimi Rogers, Tom Berenger, Lorraine Bracco, Jerry Orbach,
Directors : Ridley Scott,

A married New York cop falls for the socialite murder witness he's been assigned to protect.

Actors : Dennis Hopper, Debra Winger, Sami Frey, Theresa Russell,
Directors : Bob Rafelson,

A federal investigator tracks down a gold digging woman who moves from husband to husband, kills them and collects the inheritance.

Actors : Robert Loggia, Harley Cross, Helen Shaver, Martin Sheen,
Directors : John Schlesinger,

A New York psychiatrist finds that a satanic cult, which believes in child sacrifice, has a keen interest in his own son.

Actors : Perry Lopez, Charles Bronson, John P. Ryan, Kay Lenz,
Directors : J. Lee Thompson,

Architect/vigilante Paul Kersey takes on the members of a vicious Los Angeles drug cartel to stop the flow of drugs after his girlfriend's daughter dies from an overdose.

Actors : Harris Yulin, Whoopi Goldberg, Sam Elliott, Rubén Blades,
Directors : Tom Holland,

Rita Rizzoli is a narcotics police officer with a plethora of disguises. When a drug shipment is hijacked, the thieves don't know that the drug is unusually pure and packs of "Fatal Beauty"...

Actors : Gary Conway, Larry Poindexter, Steve James, Michael Dudikoff,
Directors : Sam Firstenberg,

On a remote Caribbean island, Army Ranger Joe Armstrong investigates the disappearance of several marines, which leads him to The Lion, a super-criminal who has kidnapped a local scientist and mass-produced an army of mutant Ninja warriors.

Actors : Art Evans, David Keith, Alan Rosenberg, Cathy Moriarty,
Directors : Donald Cammell,

In a wealthy and isolated desert community, a sound expert is targeted as the prime suspect of a series of brutal murders of local suburban housewives who were attacked and mutilated in ...

Actors : Brendan Hughes, Scott Jacoby, Alex Rocco, Lori Lethin,
Directors : Bill Froehlich,

A few years ago, a mysterious serial-killer caused panic on Crippen High School. The killer was never caught. A movie company, Cosmic Pictures, has decided to make a feature movie about ...

Actors : Zelda Rubinstein, Michael Lerner, Talia Paul, Àngel Jové,
Directors : Bigas Luna,

A controlling mother uses telepathic powers to send her middle-aged son on a killing spree.

Actors : Virginia Madsen, Tom Hulce, Don Keith Opper, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio,
Directors : Wayne Wang,

An artist, framed for the murder of a woman, is drawn into a web of corruption, blackmail and deceit.

Actors : Louise Lasser, Julie Gordon, Mark Soper, Jayne Bentzen,
Directors : John Grissmer,

As kids, Todd is institutionalized for a murder whilst his twin goes free. 10 years later, on Thanksgiving, Todd escapes and a killing spree begins in his neighborhood.

Actors : Don Barrett, Sherry Leigh, Joe B. Barton, Bill Brinsfield,
Directors : Rick Roessler,

The owner of a slaughterhouse facing foreclosure instructs his obese and mentally disabled son to go on a killing spree against the people who want to buy his property.

Actors : Michael Rubin, Craig Sabin, Steve McCoy, George Seminara,
Directors : John Elias Michalakis,

Six high school buddies accidentally kill a drug pusher and dump his body in toxic waters. When the pusher returns as a zombie and goes on a killing spree, their only recourse is to dump ...

Actors : Josef Sommer, Charles Durning, Belinda Bauer, Donald Sutherland,
Directors : Fred Walton,

A priest is put in a dilemma when the serial killer who has been murdering priests and nuns confesses to him.