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Best Thriller Movies of the 1980s
Das Boot (1981)
RAdventure, Drama, Thriller2h29The claustrophobic world of a WWII German U-boat; boredom, filth and sheer terror.
Die Hard (1988)
RAction, Thriller2h12An NYPD officer tries to save his wife and several others taken hostage by German terrorists during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles.
Blade Runner (1982)
RAction, Sci-Fi, Thriller1h57A blade runner must pursue and terminate four replicants who stole a ship in space, and have returned to Earth to find their creator.
The Untouchables (1987)
RCrime, Drama, Thriller1h59During the era of Prohibition in the United States, Federal Agent Eliot Ness sets out to stop ruthless Chicago gangster Al Capone and, because of rampant corruption, assembles a small, hand-picked team to help him.
Blue Velvet (1986)
RDrama, Mystery, Thriller2h00The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of psychopathic criminals who have kidnapped her child.
Blood Simple (1984)
RCrime, Drama, Thriller1h39The owner of a seedy small-town Texas bar discovers that one of his employees is having an affair with his wife. A chaotic chain of misunderstandings, lies and mischief ensues after he devises a plot to have them murdered.
Lethal Weapon (1987)
RAction, Crime, Thriller1h49Two newly paired cops who are complete opposites must put aside their differences in order to catch a gang of drug smugglers.
Angel Heart (1987)
RHorror, Mystery, Thriller1h53A private investigator is hired by a man who calls himself Louis Cyphre to track down a singer named Johnny Favorite. But the investigation takes an unexpected and somber turn.
Poltergeist (1982)
PGHorror, Thriller1h54A family's home is haunted by a host of demonic ghosts.
Day of the Dead (1985)
Not RatedHorror, Thriller1h36As the world is overrun by zombies, a small group of scientists and military personnel dwelling in an underground bunker in Florida must determine whether they should educate, eliminate or escape the undead horde.
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
RAction, Crime, Thriller1h54Riggs and Murtaugh are on the trail of South African diplomats who are using their immunity to engage in criminal activities.
Videodrome (1983)
RHorror, Sci-Fi, Thriller1h27A programmer at a TV station that specializes in adult entertainment searches for the producers of a dangerous and bizarre broadcast.
Fright Night (1985)
RFantasy, Horror, Thriller1h46A teenager discovers that the newcomer in his neighborhood is a vampire, so he turns to an actor in a television horror show for help dealing with the undead.
Hellraiser (1987)
RHorror, Thriller1h34A woman discovers the newly resurrected, partially formed, body of her brother-in-law. She starts killing for him to revitalize his body so he can escape the demonic beings that are pursuing him after he escaped their sadistic underworld.
Fatal Attraction (1987)
RDrama, Thriller1h59A married man's one-night stand comes back to haunt him when that lover begins to stalk him and his family.
The 'Burbs (1989)
PGComedy, Mystery, Thriller1h42An overstressed suburbanite and his neighbors are convinced that the new family on the block are part of a murderous Satanic cult.
Commando (1985)
RAction, Adventure, Thriller1h30A retired Special Forces colonel tries to save his daughter, who was abducted by his former subordinate.
Scanners (1981)
RHorror, Sci-Fi, Thriller1h43A scientist sends a man with extraordinary psychic powers to hunt others like him.
The Fog (1980)
RHorror, Thriller1h29An unearthly fog rolls into a small coastal town exactly 100 years after a ship mysteriously sank in its waters.
Black Rain (1989)
RAction, Crime, Thriller2h05Two NYC cops arrest a Yakuza member and must escort him when he's extradited to Japan.
Christine (1983)
RHorror, Thriller1h50A nerdish boy buys a strange car with an evil mind of its own and his nature starts to change to reflect it.
For Your Eyes Only (1981)
PGAction, Adventure, Thriller2h07James Bond is assigned to find a missing British vessel, equipped with a weapons encryption device and prevent it from falling into enemy hands.
Sudden Impact (1983)
RAction, Crime, Thriller1h57A rape victim is exacting revenge on her aggressors in a small town outside San Francisco. "Dirty" Harry Callahan, on suspension for angering his superiors (again), is assigned to the case.
The Living Daylights (1987)
PGAction, Adventure, Thriller2h10James Bond is sent to investigate a KGB policy to kill all enemy spies and uncovers an arms deal that potentially has major global ramifications.
The Running Man (1987)
RAction, Sci-Fi, Thriller1h41In a dystopian America, a falsely convicted policeman gets his shot at freedom when he must forcibly participate in a TV game show where convicts, runners, must battle killers for their freedom.
Child's Play (1988)
RFantasy, Horror, Thriller1h27A single mother gives her son a much sought-after doll for his birthday, only to discover that it is possessed by the soul of a serial killer.
License to Kill (1989)
PG-13Action, Adventure, Thriller2h13After capturing a drug lord, Felix Leiter is left for dead and his wife is murdered. James Bond goes rogue and seeks vengeance on those responsible, as he infiltrates an organisation posing as a hitman.
Octopussy (1983)
PGAction, Adventure, Thriller2h11A fake Fabergé egg, and a fellow Agent's death, lead James Bond to uncover an international jewel-smuggling operation, headed by the mysterious Octopussy, being used to disguise a nuclear attack on N.A.T.O. forces.
Pet Sematary (1989)
RFantasy, Horror, Thriller1h43After tragedy strikes, a grieving father discovers an ancient burial ground behind his home with the power to raise the dead.
Road House (1989)
RAction, Thriller1h54A tough bouncer is hired to tame a dirty bar.
Friday the 13th (1980)
RHorror, Mystery, Thriller1h35A group of camp counselors are stalked and murdered by an unknown assailant while trying to reopen a summer camp which was the site of a child's drowning and a grisly double murder years before.
Kickboxer (1989)
RAction, Sport, Thriller1h37Kurt Sloane must learn the ancient kick boxing art of Muay Thai in order to avenge his brother.
Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
RAction, Adventure, Thriller1h36Rambo returns to the jungles of Vietnam on a mission to infiltrate an enemy base-camp and rescue the American POWs still held captive there.