Best Female Lead movies of 1980s

Actors : Julia Saly, Silvia Aguilar, Paul Naschy, Azucena Hernández,
Directors : Paul Naschy,

An evil witch brings back to life the infamous Elizabeth Bathory, who was executed several hundred years previously for murdering young woman and bathing in their blood.

Actors : Victoria Longley, Mary-Anne Fahey, Rebecca Smart, Nicholas Eadie,
Directors : Ann Turner,

An imaginative and somewhat disturbed young girl fantasizes about evil creatures and other oddities to mask her insecurities while growing up in rural Australia.

Actors : Persis Khambatta, Peggy McIntaggart, Kathleen Kinmont, James Emery,
Directors : Robert Hayes,

Big hair, big guns, big personalities, and a serious lack of wardrobe. She-Wolves of the Wasteland, a post-apocalyptic story that features women--lots and lots of women--who leave little to...

Actors : David Allen Brooks, Lolita Lorre, Rachael Kelly, Marie Masters,
Directors : Michael Winner,

A teenaged girl discovers that her stepfather is trying to murder her and her mother, but when she tells people, no one will believe her.

Actors : Ming Hsu, Sylvia Chang, Terry Hu, Hou Tao Hsiao,
Directors : Edward Yang,

Two friends who haven't seen each other for thirteen years reunite. One is a successful concert pianist just back from a European tour and the other has just started a new business.

Actors : Bhanupriya, Mohan Babu, Annapoorna, Chiranjeevi,
Directors : Vijaya Baapineedu,

Actors : Maureen Stapleton, Trini Alvarado, Lee Richardson, John Bedford Lloyd,
Directors : Steve Gomer,

Summers at The Lorraine have been a blast, but the guests and staff have saved the best...for last.

Actors : Paolo Bonacelli, Ángela Molina, Harvey Keitel, Isa Danieli,
Directors : Lina Wertmüller,

After Annunziata (Angela Molina) opens up a hostel with her friend Antonio (Daniel Ezralow) she is saved from being raped by a Camorra (organized crime) boss when the gangster is suddenly ...

Actors : Þórhallur Sigurðsson, Sólveig Arnarsdóttir, Gestur Einar Jónasson, Edda Björgvinsdóttir,
Directors : Þórhildur Þorleifsdóttir,

When her husband breaks his arm, Stella is forced to go in his place with his Swedish colleague on a fishing trip. Unbeknownst to her, she picks up the wrong man on the airport; a man ...

Actors : Amelia Shankley, Craig T. Nelson, Rocco Sisto, Isabella Rossellini,
Directors : Adam Brooks,

The faithful little girl must brave the forest and the big, bad wolf to bring her grandmother a basket of goodies in this musical version of the classic fairytale.

Actors : Carol Alt, Elliott Gould, Pierre Cosso, Jean Rochefort,
Directors : Carlo Vanzina,

Marina is a woman who never says no...to men, money and fame! Determined to climb the social ladder, she works her way up from a marriage of a millionaire prince. At last, she's living the ...

Actors : Lisa Schmidt, Debi Thibeault, Simone Reyes, Karen Nielsen,
Directors : Gorman Bechard,

A group of High School girls with guns go on a killing spree. They are intent on ridding the world of scummy men.

Actors : Burt Lancaster, Margot Kidder, Joseph Hacker, Ted Danson,
Directors : Alan Sharp,

Margo hilariously portrayed by Margot Kidder arriving in Mexico to see ailing father who soon dies; but not before telling her of a stolen treasure buried years ago in a ghost-town. Margo ...

Actors : Stefania Sandrelli, Céline Beauvallet, Jean-Pierre Duriez, Leonardo Ruta,
Directors : Francesca Archibugi,

Actors : Howard Knight, William J. Kulzer, Melanie Coll, Judi Trevor,
Directors : Eric Louzil,

A former female cop is framed by corrupt police, acting in collusion with the local judge, and has to fight her way out of the pen, alone, against tough inmates, and the people in charge.

Actors : Heide Kipp, Julia Brendler, Hans-Peter Dahm, Gudrun Ritter,
Directors : Helmut Dziuba,

18-year old Georg and 13-year old Barbara have been playing together as children. Play becomes love later, which leads to a catastrophe , as their parents are hostile leading to file a report to the court, as Barbara is still under age.

Actors : Valérie Allain, Jean-Noël Brouté, Sophie Carle, Franck Dubosc,
Directors : Michel Lang,

Actors : Tiana Alexandra, Rod Steiger, David Dukes, Brian Thompson,
Directors : Joel Silberg,

A cop goes undercover in to infiltrate a drug ring as Cinderella Pu, a Chinese dancer with a unique martial arts style. An agent, who is actually at the center of the ring, is attracted by Pu and claims he can make her a star.

Actors : Moira Sinise, Christopher Cazenove, Timothy Bottoms, John Kavanagh,
Directors : Robin Hardy,

When an Irish woman moves from the suburbs to Dublin, she begins receiving phone calls from a stranger. Coincidentally, the city is being plagued by a serial killer who uses this method to ...

Actors : Eli Cohen, Gila Almagor, Kaipu Cohen, Marina Rossetti,
Directors : Eli Cohen,

A ten year old girl spends her summer with her overly protective mother, a mentally scarred holocaust survivor, while hopefully trying to find her real father in the newly established state of Israel.