Best Thriller movies of 1980s

Actors : Sylvia Kristel, William Ostrander, Sue Kiel, Linda Blair,

An American woman visiting her fiancée in West Germany is caught up with a defecting spy and captured by those in the East. After brutal interrogation she is placed in a prison along with ...

Actors : John Savage, Marthe Keller, Arthur Hill, Christopher Plummer,
Directors : Charles Jarrott,

A researcher for the CIA who convinces his superiors to send him to the eastern bloc in order to avenge the murder of his wife by enemy agents discovers a web of deception underneath his ...

Actors : John Kerry, Lesa Lee, Mark Mears, John Caso,
Directors : Robert C. Hughes,

Campers on a holiday are terrorized by an axe-wielding maniac.

Actors : José Ferrer, George Kennedy, Brian Thompson, Oliver Reed,

A fashion photographer and seven models travel to a South American island fortress, ostensibly to do a fashion shoot. In reality, the photographer is a mercenary and their job is to free an...

Actors : Edwige Fenech, Donald Pleasence, Michael York, Mapi Galán,
Directors : Ruggero Deodato,

In Italy, a pianist suffering from the Progeria genetic disease becomes distraught and goes on a mad killing spree prompting a police inspector to investigate.

Actors : Cherie Currie, Cal Bowman, Keenan Wynn, Robert Carradine,
Directors : Mike Gray,

Two young lovers learn that a small group of child-like space aliens are marooned on Earth and are being held prisoner at a top secret military facility. The couple then decide to liberate ...

Actors : Martin Balsam, Franco Nero, Anthony Quinn, Sybil Danning,
Directors : Peter Zinner,

An Italian policeman investigates a series of murders involving people in prominent positions. Left behind at each murder scene is a drawing of a salamander. The policeman begins to suspect...

Actors : Cochin Hanifa, Janardanan, Jagadish, Mohanlal,
Directors : Priyadarshan,

Two cops tries to capture a jail-broken felon, a psychopath who seeks revenge on his adversaries, while one of the cops falls for the felon's daughter.

Actors : Jared Martin, Howard Ross, Eleonora Brigliadori, Fred Williamson,
Directors : Lucio Fulci,

In 2072 Rome, Italy, the ruthless CEO of a TV network plots to stage a modern series of gladiator games for ratings while one 'contenstant' learns of a conspiracy behind the true nature of the results.

Actors : Pamela Sue Martin, Ned Beatty, Jared Rushton, Stephen Meadows,
Directors : Mark Griffiths,

13-year-old Brian is the sole survivor of an unreported plane crash. Alone in the Yukon wilderness, Brian must learn to survive by his wits, find food and shelter, and brave wild, hungry ...

Actors : Brad Davis, Jonathan Banks, Sharon Stone, Jay Acovone,
Directors : Dorothy Ann Puzo,

On Christmas Eve Johnny Modine's father is murdered by a psycho cut-throat. The cop swears bloody revenge, though he's taken off the case. He doesn't suspect yet that he's also target in a ...

Actors : Kristine DeBell, Perry Lang, Linda Hamilton, Robert Carradine,
Directors : Nick Castle,

College assassination game turns deadly as someone starts playing for real.

Actors : Mark Keyloun, Debra Winger, Darrell Larson, Brooke Alderson,
Directors : James Bridges,

Betty has a crush on her tennis coach Mike. He keeps on promising to call, but never does - she doesn't know that he's a little dealer. After a failed deal in someone else's district he has...

Actors : Kari Sorvali, Ville-Veikko Salminen, Tiina Björkman, Kim Gunell,
Directors : Olli Soinio,

A female fashion model Anni Stark (played by Tiina Björkman) takes leave from the fashion business and goes to Finland's Lappland (a wilderness region in Northern Finland, better known as ...

Actors : Steve Bond, Harold Diamond, Dona Speir, Hope Marie Carlton,
Directors : Andy Sidaris,

With his brother eliminated by operatives of the L.E.T.H.A.L. team, a world-class crime lord will trigger a ruthless hunt against all Agents.

Actors : Tony King, Tisa Farrow, David Warbeck, Bobby Rhodes,
Directors : Antonio Margheriti,

During the Vietnam war, an American soldier gets trapped behind enemy lines. A squad of his buddies sets out to rescue him.

Actors : Paul L. Smith, David Carradine, Conrad Janis, Brad Dourif,
Directors : Robert Martin Carroll,

A small-town crime boss accepts delivery of a stolen car, only to find there's a baby in the back-seat. He and his transgender wife cut out the boy's tongue and raise him as a mute ...

Actors : François Périer, Pierre Mondy, Anne Parillaud, Alain Delon,

Jacques Darnay (A. Delon) is caught and convicted for stealing diamonds and murder of jeweler. Although he was not guilty, the prison has served eight years. At that time, the jewels are ...

Actors : Amy Irving, Andy Garcia, Lou Diamond Phillips, Robert Duvall,
Directors : Bruno Barreto,

An American journalist in Puerto Rico in 1978 investigates the death of nationalists who may have been murdered by the police.

Actors : Tyra Ferrell, Michael Woods, Diane Lane, Cotter Smith,
Directors : Karen Arthur,

Young and good looking Katya, a window dresser for a big department store in Pittsburgh, begins a love story with a journalist, Mac Odell. She is however stalked by Jack, a married man who ...