Best Gangster movies of 1980s

Actors : Anne Archer, Gene Hackman, J.T. Walsh, James Sikking,
Directors : Peter Hyams,

A Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney is sent to protect a woman who accidentally witnessed a Mafia murder.

Actors : Gena Rowlands, Julie Carmen, Tony Knesich, Buck Henry,
Directors : John Cassavetes,

When a young boy's family is killed by the mob, their tough neighbor Gloria becomes his reluctant guardian. In possession of a book that the gangsters want, the pair go on the run in New York.

Actors : Maggie Cheung, Andy Lau, Alex Man, Jacky Cheung,
Directors : Kar-Wai Wong,

Mid-level gangster Wah falls in love with his beautiful cousin, but must also continue to protect his volatile partner-in-crime and friend, Fly.

Actors : David Argue, John Ley, Angelo D'Angelo, Nicole Kidman,
Directors : Brian Trenchard-Smith,

Two BMX expert bikers and a friend of theirs (Kidman) become entangled with a group of bank robbers after discovering a carton of walkie-talkies.

Actors : Mithun Chakraborty, Neelam Kothari, Amitabh Bachchan, Madhavi,
Directors : Mukul Anand,

A young boy's quest for revenge leads him to become a gangster as an adult, and with each day he becomes more and more like his enemies. Can he find vengeance and redemption?

Actors : A.J. Clarke, Terence Stamp, Freddie Stuart, Ralph Brown,
Directors : Stephen Frears,

Ten years later, after ratting on his old mobster friends in exchange for personal immunity, two hit men drive a hardened criminal to Paris for his execution. However, while on the way, whatever can go wrong, does go wrong.

Actors : Nick Dimitri, Pat Mulligan, Joanne Whalley, Val Kilmer,
Directors : John Dahl,

A young detective becomes involved with a beautiful woman on the run from the mob and her psychopath boyfriend.

Actors : Alexandra Paul, Rosanna Arquette, Jeff Bridges, Randy Brooks,
Directors : Hal Ashby,

Scudder is a detective with the Sheriff's Department who is forced to shoot a violent suspect during a narcotics raid. The ensuing psychological aftermath of this shooting worsens his ...

Actors : John Vernon, Tamara Dobson, Linda Blair, Sybil Danning,
Directors : Paul Nicholas,

Linda Blair plays Carol, a young woman who must serve 18 months in prison after killing a man (by accident). The prison turns out to be brimming with decadence, corruption and sleaze, where...

Actors : Victor Arnold, Jackie Chan, Sandy Alexander, Danny Aiello,
Directors : James Glickenhaus,

Two New York cops, Billy Wong and Danny Garoni, head to Hong Kong after the daughter of a rich businessman is kidnapped by the drug lord, Mr. Ko.

Actors : Candice Bergen, Charles Durning, Burt Reynolds, George Segal,
Directors : Burt Reynolds,

Ernest 'Stick' Stickley returns from prison, and very soon he gets involved with his old friend in a drug-running deal that goes sour. Hired by a rich investor, he tries to walk the line, ...

Actors : Joe Don Baker, Rossano Brazzi, Patrizia Pellegrino, Venantino Venantini,
Directors : Greydon Clark,

Homicidal Sheriff Thomas Jefferson Geronimo is tasked with escorting a mobster to Malta; when the prisoner escapes, Geronimo goes rogue to catch him.

Actors : Camila Griggs, Mary Louise Weller, Chuck Norris, Michael Cavanaugh,
Directors : James Fargo,

A casino security guard is forced into violence from when the Hong Kong mob threatens his friends.

Actors : Natan Eidelman, Anatoly Slivnikov, German Shorr, Ilya Ivanov,
Directors : Sergey Solovev,

ASSA is set in Crimea during the winter in the mid eighties. A young musician (Bananan) falls for mobster's (Krymov) young mistress (Alika). The parallel story line involves an 18th century...

Actors : Mario Van Peebles, Robert Ginty, Deborah Geffner, Frankie Faison,
Directors : Mark Buntzman,

The flamethrower-wielding vigilante John Eastland returns to rid New York of a drug lord and his gang.

Actors : Jackie Shroff, Madhuri Dixit, Naseeruddin Shah, Sunny Deol,
Directors : Rajiv Rai,

A honest but disgraced Police Inspector's attempts to clear his name pits him against terrorists and the brother of his sweetheart.

Actors : Adam Baldwin, Roy Scheider, Harley Cross, Cooper Huckabee,
Directors : Eric Red,

A boy kidnapped by two mismatched hitmen puts them at each other's throats while being driven to their employers, possibly to be killed. Cohen, an older professional becomes increasingly ...

Actors : Sela Ward, Ronny Cox, Bernie Casey, Martin Kove,
Directors : Robert Boris,

Steele is ex-cop and Vietnam vet who is determined to bring down Kwan, former South Vietnamese general and now rich and powerful drug lord.

Actors : Norman Burton, Shô Kosugi, James Booth, Donna Kei Benz,
Directors : Gordon Hessler,

After a peace loving Japanese immigrant and his family become victims of a crime syndicate, a master ninja emerges.

Actors : Michel Galabru, Catherine Deneuve, Yves Montand, Gérard Depardieu,
Directors : Alain Corneau,

Two men break out of prison; a rival gang ambushes them. One is mortally wounded and tells the other, Mickey, to take him to the estate of a retired robber, Noel, who lives in comfort with ...