Best Psychopath movies of 1980s

Actors : Toni Kalem, Chuck Norris, Ron Silver, Steven Keats,
Directors : Michael Miller,

A sheriff tries to stop the killing spree of a mute maniacal murderer who, as the result of years of medical experimentation, has the ability to self-heal.

Actors : Elizabeth Kemp, Tom Rolfing, Caitlin O'Heaney, Don Scardino,
Directors : Armand Mastroianni,

A young bride-to-be is being stalked upon by a serial killer in Staten Island. She gets help from a former lover, but will they manage to escape?

Actors : Bruce Campbell, Claudia Christian, Michael Lerner, Robert Davi,
Directors : William Lustig,

A supernatural, maniac killer cop teams up with a Times Square serial killer.

Actors : Barbara Cupisti, Domenico Fiore, Robert Gligorov, David Brandon,
Directors : Michele Soavi,

A group of stage actors lock themselves in the theater for a rehearsal of their upcoming musical production, unaware that an escaped psychopath has sneaked into the theater with them.

Actors : Todd Graff, Tim Robbins, John Turturro, Jodie Foster,
Directors : Tony Bill,

A psychotic young man returns to his old neighborhood after release from prison. He seeks out the woman he previously tried to rape and the man who protected her, with twisted ideas of love for her and hate for him.

Actors : Alexandra Paul, Jeff Bridges, Rosanna Arquette, 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 : Alan Bates, Kathy Baker, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Jeff Goldblum,
Directors : Philippe Setbon,

Frost is arrested and committed for murder after he is apprehended burying his victims in the garden. However, even while under psychiatric care and tight hospital security, it becomes ...

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 : Jenny Wright, Stephanie Hodge, Clayton Rohner, Randall William Cook,
Directors : Tibor Takács,

A bookshop clerk finds that an insane and murderous doctor from one of the store's horror novels has come to life.

Actors : Robert Picardo, Jim Haynie, James Spader, Cynthia Gibb,
Directors : Rowdy Herrington,

A serial killer in Los Angeles celebrates Jack the Ripper's 100th birthday by committing similar murders and only one has a chance of stopping him.

Actors : Joel S. Rice, DeAnna Robbins, Cecile Bagdadi, Ralph Brown,
Directors : Jimmy Huston,

A psycho killer shows up on college campus to slash up pretty co-eds and dumb jocks.

Actors : Brandon Maggart, Andy Fenwick, Jeffrey DeMunn, Dianne Hull,
Directors : Lewis Jackson,

A toy factory worker, mentally scarred as a child upon learning Santa Claus is not real, suffers a nervous breakdown after being belittled at work, and embarks on a Yuletide killing spree.

Actors : Marjorie Yates, Vanessa Redgrave, Ian Holm, Judi Dench,
Directors : David Hare,

The mysterious death of an enigmatic young man newly arrived in the suburb of Wetherby releases the long-repressed, dark passions of some of its residents.

Actors : Stacy Keach, Marion Edward, Grant Page, Jamie Lee Curtis,
Directors : Richard Franklin,

A truck driver plays a cat-and-mouse game with a mysterious serial killer on a desolate Australian highway.

Actors : C.J. Cooke, Mik Cribben, Baird Stafford, Sharon Smith,
Directors : Romano Scavolini,

A mental patient embarks on a murder spree upon escaping from an institution.

Actors : Zelda Rubinstein, Michael Lerner, Talia Paul, Àngel Jové,
Directors : Bigas Luna,

A controlling mother uses telepathic powers to send her middle-aged son on a killing spree.

Actors : Faye Dunaway, Frank Sinatra, David Dukes, George Coe,
Directors : Brian G. Hutton,

A police inspector, nearing retirement, tracks a serial killer who is terrorizing New York.

Actors : Caroline Williams, Meg Foster, Terry O'Quinn, Jonathan Brandis,
Directors : Jeff Burr,

After escaping the insane asylum in which he was incarcerated, the Stepfather impersonates a marriage counselor and manages to win over a patient and her young son.

Actors : Peter DuPre, Lauren Tewes, Jennifer Jason Leigh, John DiSanti,
Directors : Ken Wiederhorn,

A reporter suspects a creepy neighbor, who lives in the high-rise building across from hers, is a serial killer terrorizing the Miami area.

Actors : David Sandford, Garry Who, Peter Ford, Cassandra Delaney,
Directors : Mario Andreacchio,

A young woman running a wildlife sanctuary in the Australian outback is in for trouble when she is confronted by three kangaroo hunters. Bored with killing kangaroos, they decide to kill ...