Best Investigation movies of 1980s

Actors : Collin Chou, Richard Ng, Biao Yuen, Joyce Godenzi,
Directors : Billy Chan,

Two sisters who are burglars find themselves at risk when one of them falls in love with the nephew of the police detective assigned to arrest them.

Actors : António Assunção, Helena Isabel, Rui Mendes, Agostinho Alves,
Directors : António de Macedo,

Irene, a agent of an insurance company, is in charge of investigating the disappearance of an old librarian, in a provincial town. In the course of the investigation, she knows Ricardo, a ...

Actors : Michael McCabe, Hal Orlandini, Peter Firth, Cathy Moriarty,
Directors : James Allen,

Women are killed and raped in a small town near a condemned nuclear power plant. The bodies turn out to be very radioactive. The sheriff and a female reporter start to investigate.

Actors : Leslie Carelse, Robyn Sheppard, Hereward Pooley,
Directors : Richard Oleksiak,

A woman and a small-town sheriff investigate a laboratory whose toxic waste might be causing genetic mutations in the local fauna.

Actors : Tom Billett, Angel Caban, Joe Ambrose, Paul Borghese,

Considered too dangerous to be on the force, ex-cop Mickey McCardle is tormented by the brutal murder of his partner. When a serial killer begins to stalk the streets of New York, McCardle ...

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 : John Wood, Ray Barrett, Bryan Brown, Anna Maria Monticelli,
Directors : Chris Thomson,

A down-on-his-luck P.I. is hired by a beautiful woman to find her missing husband who disappeared after receiving some tapes.

Actors : Kristin Kajander, Frank Krog, Rolf Skøien, Anne Krigsvoll,
Directors : Sølve Skagen,

The lonely, divorced and disillusioned lawyer Lex Larsen comforts himself by drinking "Brun Bitter" helps out a small boy finding his lost bike, and finds himself hunting a serial killer in a undercurrent of sex and violence.

Actors : Ivan Rogers, Tony Cecil, Brenda Banet, Eddie Beverly Jr.,
Directors : Eddie Beverly Jr.,

Roosevelt Prophet is a one-time big city cop turned private investigator. In his new calling he has acquired the most impressive moniker of "Ballbuster". The thugs that he comes in contact ...

Actors : Fernando Poe Jr., Coney Reyes, Fred Montilla, Rey Langit,
Directors : Fernando Poe Jr.,

Portrayed the character of the hired assassin who plots the slaying of the lead character, played by FPJ.

Actors : Michael Brandon, David Carradine, Arielle Dombasle, Guy Marchand,
Directors : Guy Hamilton,

An insurance investigator is looking for a stolen priceless medieval Russian icon.

Actors : Jaya Prada, Shilpa Shirodkar, Jeetendra, Sumeet Saigal,
Directors : Lawrence D'Souza,

Anju dies a mysterious death while on a college camp. Her boyfriend discovers the truth behind her death and seeks revenge.

Actors : Kanwaljit Singh, Shabana Azmi, Naseeruddin Shah, Sarika,
Directors : Ketan Anand,

The city is rocked by a series of brutal murders. All the victims are women of lose character or prostitutes, and all have been brutally slain. Inspector Arjun Dutt is assigned this case, ...

Actors : Agneta Söderpalm-Talo, Johan Sandqvist, Carl Jershed, Anna Lundqvist,

A young man tries to come to terms with life through investigations into the mysteries of why raisins can not jump. It is a cold uncaring world he meets, but maybe there is someone out there who can understand...

Actors : Kenji Endo, Fujiko Fukamizu, Baiken Jukkanji, Morio Agata,
Directors : Kaizô Hayashi,

An aging silent film actress hires a private eye and his wacky but helpful assistant to track down her missing daughter, Bellflower. The two follow a succession of bizarre, obscure clues, ...

Actors : Ying Li, Yulu Du, Boluo Liang,

A court scholar investigates a conspiracy against Emperor Xi Zong of the Ming dynasty.

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 : William Hickey, John Savage, Mia Sara, Michael Lerner,
Directors : Tom Clegg,

A veteran reporter is investigating the disappearance of a photo-journalist who was covering a civil war in Africa. The only clue is a roll of film he left behind. The reporter soon realizes he may have bitten more than he can chew.

Actors : Jingli Li, Qiang Liu, Yuan Li,
Directors : Erji Guangbudao,

Liu Ping heads the investigation of the death of a fashion model.