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1980s Thriller Movies

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Poltergeist(1982)

PG
| 1h 54min | Horror
3.6/5 (with 1,295 votes)

Steve Freeling lives with his wife, Diane, and their three children, Dana, Robbie, and Carol Anne, in Southern California where he sells houses for the company that built the neighborhood. It starts with just a few odd occurrences, such as broken dishes and furniture moving around by itself. However, when he realizes that something truly evil haunts his home, Steve calls in a team of parapsychologists led by Dr. Lesh to help before it's too late.

Directed by Tobe Hooper - With Craig T. Nelson, JoBeth Williams, Beatrice Straight, Dominique Dunne, Heather O'Rourke, Richard Lawson, ...
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Christine(1983)

R
| 1h 50min | Horror
3.4/5 (with 892 votes)

Geeky student Arnie Cunningham falls for Christine, a rusty 1958 Plymouth Fury, and becomes obsessed with restoring the classic automobile to her former glory. As the car changes, so does Arnie, whose newfound confidence turns to arrogance behind the wheel of his exotic beauty. Arnie's girlfriend Leigh and best friend Dennis reach out to him, only to be met by a Fury like no other.

Directed by John Carpenter - With Keith Gordon, John Stockwell, Alexandra Paul, Robert Prosky, Harry Dean Stanton, Roberts Blossom, ...
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Dressed to Kill(1980)

R
| 1h 45min | Mystery, Horror, Crime, Thriller
3.5/5 (with 368 votes)

After witnessing a mysterious woman brutally slay a homemaker, prostitute Liz Blake finds herself trapped in a dangerous situation. While the police thinks she is the murderer, the real killer is intent on silencing her only witness.

Directed by Brian De Palma - With Michael Caine, Angie Dickinson, Nancy Allen, Keith Gordon, Dennis Franz, David Margulies, ...
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Body Double(1984)

R
| 1h 54min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
3.4/5 (with 349 votes)

After losing an acting role and his girlfriend, Jake Scully finally catches a break: he gets offered a gig house-sitting in the Hollywood Hills. While peering through the beautiful home's telescope one night, he spies a gorgeous woman dancing in her window. But when he witnesses the girl's murder, it leads Scully through the netherworld of the adult entertainment industry on a search for answers—with porn actress Holly Body as his guide.

Directed by Brian De Palma - With Craig Wasson, Melanie Griffith, Gregg Henry, Deborah Shelton, Dennis Franz, Al Israel, ...
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WarGames(1983)

PG
| 1h 54min | Thriller, Science Fiction, Drama
3.5/5 (with 768 votes)

High School student David Lightman has a talent for hacking. But while trying to hack into a computer system to play unreleased video games, he unwittingly taps into the Defense Department's war computer and initiates a confrontation of global proportions. Together with his girlfriend and a wizardly computer genius, David must race against time to outwit his opponent and prevent a nuclear Armageddon.

Directed by John Badham - With Matthew Broderick, Ally Sheedy, Dabney Coleman, John Wood, Barry Corbin, Michael Madsen, ...
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Fatal Attraction(1987)

R
| 1h 59min | Drama, Thriller
3.4/5 (with 605 votes)

For Dan Gallagher, life is good. He is on the rise at his New York law firm, is happily married to his wife, Beth, and has a loving daughter. But, after a casual fling with a sultry book editor named Alex, everything changes. Jilted by Dan, Alex becomes unstable, her behavior escalating from aggressive pursuit to obsessive stalking. Dan realizes that his main problem is not hiding his affair, but rather saving himself and his family.

Directed by Adrian Lyne - With Michael Douglas, Glenn Close, Anne Archer, Ellen Foley, Fred Gwynne, Lois Smith, ...
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Clue(1985)

PG
| 1h 34min | Comedy, Thriller, Crime, Mystery
3.6/5 (with 745 votes)

Clue finds six colorful dinner guests gathered at the mansion of their host, Mr. Boddy -- who turns up dead after his secret is exposed: He was blackmailing all of them. With the killer among them, the guests and Boddy's chatty butler must suss out the culprit before the body count rises.

Directed by Jonathan Lynn - With Tim Curry, Christopher Lloyd, Madeline Kahn, Lesley Ann Warren, Eileen Brennan, Martin Mull, ...
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The Hitcher(1986)

R
| 1h 38min | Horror, Action, Thriller
3.5/5 (with 406 votes)

On a stormy night, young Jim, who transports a luxury car from Chicago to California to deliver it to its owner, feeling tired and sleepy, picks up a mysterious hitchhiker, who has appeared out of nowhere, thinking that a good conversation will help him not to fall asleep. He will have enough time to deeply regret such an unmeditated decision.

Directed by Robert Harmon - With Rutger Hauer, C. Thomas Howell, Jeffrey DeMunn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Armin Shimerman, John M. Jackson, ...

Wicked City(1987)

1h 22min | Animation, Action, Fantasy, Horror
3.4/5 (with 82 votes)

A peace treaty between the Earth and the Black World, a parallel universe of demons, is coming to an end. Two cops, Taki, a human male, and Maki, a female demon, are assigned to protect a diplomat who will help secure another treaty. A radical group of demons from the Black World are out to assassinate the diplomat and prevent the treaty; only the bond that forms between the two cops can save the Earth from destruction.

Directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri - With Jeff Winkless, Robert V. Barron, Gregory Snegoff, Gaye Kruger, Mike Reynolds, Edie Mirman, ...

The Changeling(1980)

R
| 1h 43min | Horror
3.5/5 (with 246 votes)

After a tragic event happens, composer John Russell moves to Seattle to try to overcome it and build a new and peaceful life in a lonely big house that has been uninhabited for many years. But, soon after, the obscure history of such an old mansion and his own past begin to haunt him.

Directed by Peter Medak - With George C. Scott, Melvyn Douglas, Jean Marsh, Barry Morse, Madeleine Sherwood, Eric Christmas, ...
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Subway(1985)

1h 44min | Action, Thriller
3.3/5 (with 183 votes)

Fred, a raffish safe blower, takes refuge in the Paris Metro after being chased by the henchmen of a shady businessman from whom he has just stolen some documents. While hiding out in the back rooms and conduits of the Metro, Fred encounters a subterranean society of eccentric characters and petty criminals.

Directed by Luc Besson - With Isabelle Adjani, Christopher Lambert, Michel Galabru, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Richard Bohringer, Jean-Pierre Bacri, ...

Class of 1984(1982)

R
| 1h 38min | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
3.2/5 (with 140 votes)

Andy is a new teacher at an inner city high school that is unlike any he has seen before. There are metal detectors at the front door and the place is basically run by a tough kid named Peter Stegman. Soon, Andy and Stegman become enemies and Stegman will stop at nothing to protect his turf and drug dealing business.

Directed by Mark L. Lester - With Perry King, Tim Van Patten, Roddy McDowall, Michael J. Fox, Lisa Langlois, Al Waxman, ...
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The Mosquito Coast(1986)

PG
| 1h 59min | Adventure, Drama
3.2/5 (with 201 votes)

Allie Fox, an American inventor exhausted by the perceived danger and degradation of modern society, decides to escape with his wife and children to Belize. In the jungle, he tries with mad determination to create a utopian community with disastrous results.

Directed by Peter Weir - With Harrison Ford, Helen Mirren, River Phoenix, Martha Plimpton, Jadrien Steele, Dick O'Neill, ...
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The Vanishing(1988)

NR
| 1h 46min | Thriller, Mystery
3.8/5 (with 249 votes)

A man embarks on an increasingly obsessive search for his girlfriend after she disappears without a trace during a romantic summer getaway to France.

Directed by George Sluizer - With Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, Johanna ter Steege, Bernadette Le Saché, Gene Bervoets, Pierre Forget, Raphaëline Goupilleau, ...
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Against All Odds(1984)

R
| 2h 8min | Crime, Drama, Romance / Love, Thriller
2.8/5 (with 76 votes)

She was a beautiful fugitive. Fleeing from corruption. From power. He was a professional athlete past his prime. Hired to find her, he grew to love her. Love turned to obsession. Obsession turned to murder. And now the price of freedom might be nothing less than their lives.

Directed by Taylor Hackford - With Rachel Ward, Jeff Bridges, James Woods, Alex Karras, Jane Greer, Richard Widmark, ...
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Silent Night, Deadly Night(1984)

R
| 1h 19min | Thriller, Horror
3.0/5 (with 150 votes)

Little Billy witnesses his parents being brutally murdered by Santa. Years later, when he has to fill in for an absent in-store Santa Claus, his childhood trauma materializes once again.

Directed by Charles Sellier - With Lilyan Chauvin, Gilmer McCormick, Linnea Quigley, Tara Buckman, Charles Dierkop
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Law of Desire(1987)

NC-17
| 1h 42min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller
3.7/5 (with 113 votes)

Pablo, a successful film director, disappointed in his relationship with his young lover, Juan, concentrates in a new project, a monologue starring his transgender sister, Tina. Antonio, an uptight young man, falls possessively in love with the director and in his passion would stop at nothing to obtain the object of his desire.

Directed by Pedro Almodóvar - With Eusebio Poncela, Carmen Maura, Antonio Banderas, Manuela Velasco, Rossy de Palma, Nacho Martínez, ...
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Maniac(1980)

R
| 1h 27min | Horror
3.2/5 (with 171 votes)

A psychotic man, troubled by his childhood abuse, loose in NYC, kills young women and local girl American models and takes their scalps as trophies. Will he find the perfect woman in photographer Anna, and end his killing spree.

Directed by William Lustig - With Joe Spinell, Caroline Munro, Tom Savini, Sharon Mitchell, William Lustig, Rita Montone, ...
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Miracle Mile(1988)

R
| 1h 27min | Romance / Love, Drama, Science Fiction
3.5/5 (with 95 votes)

After 30 years of searching, Harry has finally met the girl of his dreams. Unfortunately, before they even have a chance to go on their first date, Harry intercepts some chilling news: WWIII has begun and nuclear missiles will destroy Los Angeles in less than an hour!

Directed by Steve De Jarnatt - With Anthony Edwards, Mare Winningham, Denise Crosby, Mykelti Williamson, John Agar, Kurt Fuller, ...
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Demented(1980)

R
| 1h 27min | Crime, Horror, Thriller
1.8/5 (with 10 votes)

A woman is gang-raped in a horse's stable, and even though the rapists are caught and imprisoned, she is harassed many moons later by ghastly visions of her tormentors, while her husband philanders and every little thing frightens her out of her wits.

Directed by Arthur Jeffreys

Missing(1982)

PG
| 2h 3min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
3.6/5 (with 157 votes)

Based on the real-life experiences of Ed Horman. A conservative American businessman travels to Chile to investigate the sudden disappearance of his son after a military takeover. Accompanied by his son's wife he uncovers a trail of cover-ups that implicate the US State department which supports the dictatorship.

Directed by Costa-Gavras - With Jack Lemmon, Sissy Spacek, Melanie Mayron, John Shea, Janice Rule, Charles Cioffi, ...

Black Widow(1987)

R
| 1h 42min | Mystery, Thriller
3.1/5 (with 83 votes)

Federal agent Alexandra Barnes believes that Catherine Petersen is a serial killer who marries rich men and then murders them for their money. But since Catherine is seemingly a master of disguise and has multiple identities, Alexandra can't prove anything with conventional detective work. With no other option, she goes undercover, pursuing the same man as Catherine, and hoping that Catherine will slip up and reveal her true identity.

Directed by Bob Rafelson - With Debra Winger, Theresa Russell, Sami Frey, Dennis Hopper, Rutanya Alda, Terry O'Quinn, ...
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The Mirror Crack'd(1980)

PG
| 1h 45min | Crime, Thriller, Mystery
3.1/5 (with 86 votes)

Jane Marple solves the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim.

Directed by Guy Hamilton - With Angela Lansbury, Elizabeth Taylor, Kim Novak, Rock Hudson, Edward Fox, Geraldine Chaplin, ...
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Dead Ringers(1988)

R
| 1h 55min | Thriller, Horror
3.6/5 (with 373 votes)

Elliot, a successful gynecologist, works at the same practice as his identical twin, Beverly. Elliot is attracted to many of his patients and has affairs with them. When he inevitably loses interest, he will give the woman over to Beverly, the meeker of the two, without the woman knowing the difference. Beverly falls hard for one of the patients, Claire, but when she inadvertently deceives him, he slips into a state of madness.

Directed by David Cronenberg - With Jeremy Irons, Geneviève Bujold, David Cronenberg, David Hughes, Jill Hennessy, Shirley Douglas, ...
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Amsterdamned(1988)

R
| 1h 45min | Action, Horror, Thriller
3.1/5 (with 72 votes)

A mysterious diver hiding in Amsterdam's canal system embarks on a rampage of gruesome murders, terrifying city officials and leaving few clues for the city's best detective, who doesn't suspect that both his new girlfriend and twelve-year-old daughter may be closer than he is to finding the killer.

Directed by Dick Maas - With Huub Stapel, Monique van de Ven, Wim Zomer, Serge-Henri, Tanneke Hartzuiker, Hidde Maas, ...
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Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder(1987)

2h per episode | Drama, Mystery
3.3/5 (with 1 vote)

A sociopathic socialite plots her father's murder.

Directed by Paul Bogart - With Lee Remick

A Prayer for the Dying(1987)

1h 47min | Crime, Drama, Action, Thriller
2.9/5 (with 35 votes)

Jack Higgins' straightforward thriller about a guilt-ridden IRA bomber forced into "one last job".

Directed by Mike Hodges - With Mickey Rourke, Liam Neeson, Bob Hoskins, Alan Bates, Alison Doody, Camille Coduri, ...
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Little Nikita(1988)

PG
| 1h 38min | Drama, Action, Thriller
3.0/5 (with 47 votes)

Roy Parmenter is an FBI agent in San Diego; 20 years ago his partner was killed by a Soviet spy, nicknamed Scuba, still at large. Scuba is now trying to extort the Soviets; to prove he's serious, he's killing their agents one by one, including "sleepers," agents under deep cover awaiting orders. Roy interviews a high school lad, Jeff Grant, an applicant to the Air Force Academy. In a routine background check, Roy discovers that Jeff's parents are sleepers. He must see if Jeff is also a spy, confront the parents yet protect them, and catch his nemesis. Meanwhile, the Soviets have sent their own spy-catcher, the loner Karpov, to reel in Scuba. Alliances shift; it's cat and mouse.

Directed by Richard Benjamin - With Sidney Poitier, River Phoenix, Richard Jenkins, Caroline Kava, Richard Bradford, Richard Lynch, ...

Someone to Watch Over Me(1987)

R
| 1h 46min | Drama, Romance / Love, Thriller
3.0/5 (with 73 votes)

Claire Gregory, an upper class New York personality, witnesses a murder in a luxurious nightclub. Detective Mike Keegan, recently promoted, is assigned to protect her.

Directed by Ridley Scott - With Tom Berenger, Mimi Rogers, Lorraine Bracco, Jerry Orbach, Andreas Katsulas, John Rubinstein, ...
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The Morning After(1986)

R
| 1h 42min | Crime, Mystery, Romance / Love
3.1/5 (with 42 votes)

Failed actress Alex Sternbergen wakes up hungover one morning in an apartment she does not recognize, unable to remember the previous evening -- and with a dead body in bed next to her. As she tries to piece together the events of the night, Alex cannot totally rely on friends or her estranged husband, Joaquin, for assistance. Only a single ally, loner ex-policeman Turner Kendall, can help her escape her predicament and find the true killer.

Directed by Sidney Lumet - With Jane Fonda, Jeff Bridges, Raul Julia, Geoffrey Scott, Rick Rossovich, Bruce Vilanch, ...
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