Best Psychopath movies of 1980s

Actors : Cynthia Beatt, Ilona Halberstadt, Annette Michelson, Vito Acconci,
Directors : Yvonne Rainer,

An epic meditation on psychoanalysis, the Baader-Meinhof, feminism, and pre-revolutionary Russia.

Actors : Bob Flag, Mark Hawkins, Martin Byrne-Quinn, Geoffrey Greenhill,
Directors : Fhiona-Louise,

Fictionalized account based on the actions of serial killer Dennis Nilsen.

Actors : Suzanna Smith, Brian Burt, S.E. Zygmont, Sheila Lussier,
Directors : Leland Thomas,

A psychopath with a mother fixation terrorizes a city, picking out young beautiful women as his victims.

Actors : Roxana Chávez, Mario Almada, Sebastian Ligarde, Sergio Goyri,
Directors : Alfonso Rosas Priego hijo,

Make sure you lock the doors and leave the lights on as you follow a psychopath as he plans and executes his crimes, all the while eluding the police. It's an edge-of-your-seat thriller ...

Actors : Hanna Fernholm, Marc Klein Essink, Kjell Bergqvist, Charlotta Larsson,
Directors : Vilgot Sjöman,

A woman about to start in psychoanalysis finds out that it's a long waiting period, during which she goes to Asia. Seven months later, she's back. In an inner monologue, she describes what happened during the trip in Asia.

Actors : Marcie Severson, Janet Galen, Russ Fast, B. Joe Medley,
Directors : George Hood,

While awaiting execution, a convicted serial killer relates the story of the circumstances that led to his present situation.

Actors : Emma Sutton, Frank Rozelaar-Green, Jane Price, Jared Morgan,
Directors : John Eyres,

A psychotic killer is embarked on a murder spree, and the authorities begin to suspect that he may have been sent from Hell.

Actors : Virginia Hey, Gérard Darmon, Dario Parisini, Gioia Scola,
Directors : Piccio Raffanini,

A cop is assigned to catch a serial killer who is murdering his way through Rome's sexual underground.

Actors : Daniel MacIvor, Valerie Buhagiar, Thomas Rickert, Stan Lake,
Directors : Catherine Ord,

A girl who is stalked by a psychotic manic hides out with transvestites who aren't at all what they seem.

Actors : Michael De Mesa, Francis Arnaiz, Vilma Santos, Miguel Rodriguez,
Directors : Maryo J. de los Reyes,

A young Pina was traumatized when her family was murdered while she had her first menstruation. She grown up into a serial killer transforming herself to different personalities as she ...

Actors : Charlene Kaleina, Cookie Mueller, Robbie Coltrane, John Lurie,
Directors : Amos Poe,

A Psychotic saxophone player (played both by Amos Poe and John Lurie) lures victims to deserted spots with his music and then guns them down.

Actors : Stephen Bittrich, Joe Paradise, Michael Balin, Robert Barrera,
Directors : Jenö Hodi,

A psycho college janitor threatens to start killing female students if he isn't given a million dollars.

Actors : Lyman Ward, Tom Dugan, Deborah Shelton, Clarence Williams III,
Directors : Shuki Levy,

A psycho who has contracted AIDS blames women for his disease, and begins to stalk and kill beautiful girls.

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 : Stuart Whitman, Blair Weickgenant, Joe Guzaldo, Paul Raci,
Directors : Tom Milo,

A cop tracks down a serial killer who goes after women who work for a phone-sex company.

Actors : Jean-Louis Trintignant, Féodor Atkine, Richard Berry, Carole Laure,
Directors : Michel Vianey,

The story of a serial killer but bears little resemblance to a slasher movie. We know almost at once who the killer is and the emphasis is not on the murders but on his psychology as he ...

Actors : Lisa Geoffrion, Ken Ceresne, Timothy Greeson, Jerry Disson,
Directors : Cliff Guest,

A psycho is on the prowl, and his victims are all beautiful women. The police must catch him before he kills again.

Actors : Harry Capri, Ratno Timoer, Advent Bangun, Enny Beatrice,
Directors : Ratno Timoer,

Raden Parna, a psychopathic and brutal Indonesian despot terrorizes and exploits the rural population. The cruel warlord demands sacrifices from the villagers, slaughtering them when they don't meet his demands.

Actors : Martin Balsam, P.J. Soles, Grigor Taylor, Kit Taylor,
Directors : Colin Eggleston,

A woman living in Dallas discovers that her husband, from New Zealand, is actually a crazed serial killer who murders prostitutes. She helps the authorities arrest him, and he is sent to a ...

Actors : Xinghai Wang, Junyi Shen,
Directors : Teyuan Mu,

The Tianjin chief of police has a rough time investigating the murders of unidentified women whose bodies are found floating in a river in the 1930s.