Best Thriller 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.

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.

The Mosquito Coast(1986)

Actors : River Phoenix, Jadrien Steele, Helen Mirren, Harrison Ford,
Directors : Peter Weir,

An eccentric and dogmatic inventor sells his house and takes his family to Central America to build a utopia in the middle of the jungle. Conflicts with his family, a local preacher and ...

Jumpin' Jack Flash(1986)

Actors : John Wood, Carol Kane, Whoopi Goldberg, Stephen Collins,
Directors : Penny Marshall,

Terry works for a bank, and uses computers to communicate with clients all over the world. One day she gets a coded message from an unknown source. After decoding the message, Terry becomes...

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.

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.

Salvador(1986)

Actors : James Woods, John Savage, James Belushi, Michael Murphy,
Directors : Oliver Stone,

An American photojournalist gets caught in a political struggle at El Salvador in 1980.

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...

Jason Lives: Friday the 13th Part VI(1986)

Actors : Jennifer Cooke, David Kagen, Kerry Noonan, Thom Mathews,
Directors : Tom McLoughlin,

Tommy Jarvis goes to the graveyard to get rid of Jason Voorhees' body once and for all, but inadvertently brings him back to life instead. The newly revived killer once again seeks revenge, and Tommy may be the only one who can defeat him.

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.

Iron Eagle(1986)

Actors : Louis Gossett Jr., David Suchet, Jason Gedrick, Larry B. Scott,
Directors : Sidney J. Furie,

Heroic young pilot Doug Masters launches a rescue mission when his father, an Air Force veteran, is shot down over enemy territory and captured.

Witchboard(1986)

Actors : Todd Allen, Stephen Nichols, Kathleen Wilhoite, Tawny Kitaen,
Directors : Kevin Tenney,

A woman (Kitaen) finds an interest in her friend Brandon's Ouija Board when he brings it by her party.

Psycho III(1986)

Actors : Jeff Fahey, Diana Scarwid, Anthony Perkins, Roberta Maxwell,
Directors : Anthony Perkins,

Norman Bates falls in love with a nun - which makes his "mother" jealous - who has visited the Bates Motel alongside a drifter and a curious reporter.

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...

52 Pick-Up(1986)

Actors : John Glover, Roy Scheider, Vanity, Ann-Margret,
Directors : John Frankenheimer,

A secret fling between a man and his mistress leads to blackmail and murder.

Black Moon Rising(1986)

Actors : Tommy Lee Jones, Linda Hamilton, 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 ...

Nomads(1986)

Actors : Adam Ant, Lesley-Anne Down, Pierce Brosnan, Anna Maria Monticelli,
Directors : John McTiernan,

A French anthropologist moves to Los Angeles and is followed by the evil spirits of an extinct tribe he once uncovered.

Extremities(1986)

Actors : Alfre Woodard, James Russo, Diana Scarwid, Farrah Fawcett,
Directors : Robert M. Young,

A woman takes revenge on the man who invades her home and tries to rape her.

The Manhattan Project(1986)

Actors : Richard Council, Robert Schenkkan, John Lithgow, Christopher Collet,
Directors : Marshall Brickman,

A teen and his girlfriend make an atomic bomb with plutonium stolen from a scientist dating his mother.

Reform School Girls(1986)

Actors : Pat Ast, Linda Carol, Wendy O. Williams, Sybil Danning,
Directors : Tom DeSimone,

Jenny is sent to a women's reform school. It is run by evil warden Sutter and her henchwoman Edna. Jenny will stop at nothing to escape but she also has to deal with Charlie the bully.