Best Investigation movies of 1980s

Actors : Tania Boscoli, Neusinha Brizola, Dedina Bernardelli, Andrea Beltrão,
Directors : Ivan Cardoso,

Botanist is incapable of handling a carnivore plant that turns its victims into vampires. Clumsy detective and his secretary are hired to solve the mysterious deaths happening in a nightclub show.

Actors : Lora Staley, Lawrence Day, Neil Dainard, Lenore Zann,
Directors : Don McBrearty,

A man investigates the disappearance of his sister with the help of her roommate. He uncovers a trail of prostitution, incest, blackmail...and murder.

Actors : Mukesh, Jagathi Sreekumar, Mammootty, Devan,
Directors : K. Madhu,

Sethurama Iyer and the CBI investigate the mysterious murder of a famous actress.

Actors : Cheryl Hirshman, James McCann, Rufus Butler Seder, Eugene Seder,
Directors : Rufus Butler Seder,

A detective investigating a series of murders discovers that they are similar to the slayings that occur in the new script of a Hollywood screenwriter.

Actors : Jerry Daugirda, H.B. Halicki, Marion Busia, Hoyt Axton,
Directors : H.B. Halicki,

After the attempted theft of his daughter's husband's car, LAPD Captain Gibbs declares war on master car thief Maindrian Pace, whose insurance investigation company provides the perfect ...

Actors : Ray Sharkey, Michael Chiklis, David Beecroft, Tania Coleridge,
Directors : Ken Stein,

Together, a weary cop and an all business FBI agent, team up to catch the latest homicidal manic: The Rain Killer. Just when they think that all the clues have been washed away, they find ...

Actors : Lee Ann Nestegard, Edward Chester, David Christopher Adamson, Peter Roberts,
Directors : Robert Bouvier,

A detective teams up with a talk-show host to take down a homophobic serial killer on the streets of Toronto.

Actors : Sylvia Chang, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Karl Maka, Kent Cheng,
Directors : Eric Tsang,

Kidstuff has been asked by the police to investigate a case of international ammunition trade between two gangs. One of the gangs is the Japanese Yakuza in possession of stolen diamonds, ...

Actors : Chris Holder, Danny Bonaduce, Molly Cheek, Tony Crupi,
Directors : John McCauley,

A serial killer escapes from a mental hospital and hides out in a small town. A local cop must catch him before he starts on another killing spree.

Actors : Michel Aumont, Bernard Giraudeau, Fanny Cottençon, Fanny Bastien,
Directors : Edouard Niermans,

A tired and alcoholic police investigator has lost his wife to a hotel owner, and former pimp, but befriends a young woman which isn't at all who she claims to be.

Actors : Fanny Fen-Ni, Fei Ai, Lily Chan, Melvin Wong,
Directors : Chih-Hung Kuei,

While possessed by an evil spirit, a man murders his daughter. A police detective investigating the case also becomes possessed. A good monk helps fight the evil spirit.

Actors : Paul Le Mat, Olivia Barash, Renée Soutendijk, Lee Ving,
Directors : Donald P. Borchers,

A woman tormented by ghostly apparitions and a professor of psychic phenomena investigate other-worldly disturbances and unlock the secret of a malevolent force reaching out for vengeance from beyond the grave.

Actors : Christine Amor, Andrew Booth, Linda Blair, Tony Bonner,
Directors : Alec Mills,

Young nurse investigates suspicious deaths in a psychiatric ward.

Actors : Colin Dale, Dursley McLinden, Saeed Jaffrey, José René Ruiz,
Directors : Stephen Bayly,

When the man who left a package in his care is found murdered, detective Tim Diamond suddenly has every major gangster in the city after him. With only the package and the help of his ...

Actors : William J. Kulzer, Shea Porter, Elizabeth Trosper, George Engelson,
Directors : Howard Heard,

A detective investigates a series of killings committed by a serial killer known as "The Black Angel." He begins to suspect that it might not be just a random group of murders.

Actors : Bert Remsen, James Keach, Charles Durning, Pam Grier,
Directors : Alan Beattie,

A World War II vet is pushed to the limit when gang members and drug dealers take over his neighborhood.

Actors : Suzanne Snyder, Season Hubley, David Birney, Susannah York,
Directors : George Kaczender,

A detective tries to track down a serial killer who is murdering prostitutes while at the same time having to deal with his girlfriend's mental problems, which are gradually deteriorating ...

Actors : Ignacio López Tarso, Carlos Bracho, Hanna Schygulla, Isabelle Adjani,
Directors : Carlos Saura,

A French psychologist investigates about famous suicidal women. She finds the case of Antonieta Rivas Mercado, a Mexican writer who died inside Paris' Notre Dame in 1931. To follow the ...

Actors : Margie Newton, Gabriele Gori, Chuck Valenti, Rod Robinson,
Directors : Vanio Amici,

In a futuristic New York City, a cyborg goes on a killing spree.