A list of thriller films released in the 1980s.
Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/notes 1980Aquella casa en las afuerasEugenio MartínJavier Escrivá, Silvia Águila, Mara GoyanesSpainThe AtticGeorge EdwardsRay MillandUnited StatesBad TimingNicolas RoegArt Garfunkel, Theresa Russell, Harvey Keitel, Denholm ElliottErotic thrillerLe bar du téléphoneClaude BarroisDaniel Duval, François Périer, Georges WilsonFranceCrime thrillerThe ChangelingPeter MedakGeorge C. Scott, Trish Van Devere, Melvyn Douglas CanadaCruisingWilliam FriedkinAl Pacino, Paul Sorvino, Karen AllenUnited StatesDressed to KillBrian De PalmaMichael Caine, Angie Dickinson, Nancy Allen United States Psychological thriller, erotic thrillerHarlequinSimon WincerRobert Powell, Carmen Duncan, David HemmingsAustraliaThe HearseGeorge BowersTrish Van Devere, Joseph Cotten, David GautreauxUnited StatesSupernatural thriller, psychological thrillerThe House on the Edge of the ParkRuggero DeodatoDavid Hess, Annie Belle, Giovanni Lombardo RadiceItalyThe HunterBuzz KulikSteve McQueen, Eli Wallach, Kathryn Harrold, LeVar Burton, Ben Johnson, Tracey Walter United StatesAction thrillerNightkillTed PostRobert Mitchum, Jaclyn SmithWest GermanyThe Stunt ManRichard RushPeter O'Toole, Steve Railsback, Barbara HersheyUnited StatesComedy thrillerThree Men to KillJacques DerayAlain Delon, Dalila Di Lazzaro, Pierre DuxFranceWindowsGordon WillisTalia Shire, Joseph Cortese, Elizabeth AshleyUnited StatesThe Woman CopYves BoissetMiou-Miou, Jean-Marc Thibault, Leny EscudéroFrance Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes 1981Blow OutBrian De Palma John Travolta, Nancy Allen, John Lithgow, Dennis Franz United StatesBody Heat Lawrence Kasdan William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Richard Crenna, Ted Danson, J.A. Preston, Mickey Rourke United States Erotic thrillerBoy NazarenoTeody RecioRhene Imperial, Beth Bautista, Azenith Briones, Carmen Ronda, Dante Rivero, George Estregan, Dick IsraelPhilippinesBiographical action thriller Choice of ArmsAlain CorneauYves Montand, Gérard Depardieu, Catherine DeneuveFranceCrime thrillerDeadly BrothersCesar GallardoRudy Fernandez, Phillip SalvadorPhilippinesAction thrillerDivaJean-Jacques BeineixFrédéric Andréi, Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez FranceEaux profondesMichel DevilleJean-Louis Trintignant, Isabelle Huppert, Christian BenedettiFranceEyes of a StrangerKen WiederhornLauren Tewes, Jennifer Jason Leigh, John DiSantiUnited StatesEyewitnessPeter YatesWilliam Hurt, Sigourney Weaver, Christopher Plummer, James WoodsUnited StatesThe FanEdward BianchiLauren Bacall, James Garner, Maureen Stapleton, Michael Biehn, Hector Elizondo United StatesGarde à vueClaude MillerLino Ventura, Michel Serrault, Romy Schneider FranceThe HandOliver StoneMichael Caine, Andrea Marcovicci, Annie McEnroeUnited StatesPsychological thrillerLookerMichael CrichtonAlbert Finney, James Coburn, Susan DeyUnited StatesMs .45Abel FerraraZoe Tamerlis, Steve Singer, Jack ThibeauUnited StatesCrime thrillerNighthawksBruce MalmuthSylvester Stallone, Rutger Hauer, Billy Dee Williams, Lindsay Wagner, Persis Khambatta, Nigel DavenportUnited StatesCrime thriller, action thrillerPour la peau d'un flicAlain DelonAlain Delon, Anne ParillaudFranceThe ProfessionalGeorges LautnerJean-Paul Belmondo, Robert Hossein, Cyrielle ClairFranceRoadgamesRichard FranklinStacy Keach, Jamie Lee CurtisAustraliaSharky's MachineBurt ReynoldsBurt Reynolds, Charles Durning, Vittorio Gassman, Rachel WardUnited StatesSouthern ComfortWalter HillKeith Carradine, Powers Boothe, Fred WardUnited StatesStrange BehaviorMichael LaughlinMichael Murphy, Louise Fletcher, Dan Shor New ZealandThiefMichael MannJames Caan, Tuesday Weld, Robert Prosky, Willie Nelson United StatesCrime thriller Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes 1982La BalanceBob SwaimNathalie Baye, Philippe Léotard, Richard BerryFranceCrime thrillerBrimstone and TreacleRichard LoncraineSting, Denholm Elliott, Joan PlowrightPsychological thrillerLe ChocRobin DavisAlain Delon, Catherine Deneuve, Philippe LéotardFranceClass of 1984Mark L. LesterPerry King, Timothy Van Patten, Merrie Lynn RossCanadaAction thrillerDeathtrapSidney LumetMichael Caine, Christopher Reeve, Dyan Cannon, Irene Worth, Henry Jones, Joe SilverUnited StatesPsychological thrillerDeath Wish IIMichael WinnerCharles Bronson, Jill Ireland, Vincent GardeniaUnited StatesEspion, lève-toiYves BoissetLino Ventura, Krystyna Janda, Michel PiccoliFrancePolitical thrillerLes fantômes du chapelierClaude ChabrolMichel Serrault, Charles Aznavour, Monique Chaumette FranceFirst BloodTed KotcheffSylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Brian DennehyUnited StatesAction thrillerForced VengeanceJames FargoChuck Norris, Mary Louise Weller, Michael CavanaughUnited StatesAction thriller, martial arts filmGet My Son Dead or AlivePepe MarcosEddie Garcia, Rudy Fernandez, Vic VargasPhilippinesAction thrillerThe New York RipperLucio FulciJack Hedley, Almanta Keller, Paolo MalcoItalyThe SeductionDavid SchmoellerMorgan Fairchild, Michael Sarrazin, Andrew Stevens, Vince Edwards, Colleen CampUnited StatesStill of the NightRobert BentonRoy Scheider, Meryl Streep, Josef Sommer, Jessica TandyUnited StatesTenebraeDario ArgentoAnthony Franciosa, John Saxon, Daria NicolodiItalyTurkey ShootBrian Trenchard-SmithSteve Railsback, Olivia Hussey, Michael CraigAustraliaVisiting HoursJean-Claude LordMichael Ironside, Lee Grant, Linda PurlCanada Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes 198310 to MidnightJ. Lee ThompsonCharles Bronson, Lisa Eilbacher, Andrew StevensUnited StatesLe battantAlain DelonAlain Delon, François Périer, Pierre MondyFranceCrime thrillerBlue ThunderJohn BadhamRoy Scheider, Malcolm McDowell, Daniel Stern, Candy Clark, Warren OatesUnited StatesAction thrillerBrainstormDouglas TrumbullChristopher Walken, Natalie Wood, Cliff Robertson, Louise FletcherUnited StatesChristineJohn CarpenterKeith Gordon, John Stockwell, Alexandra Paul, Robert Prosky, Harry Dean Stanton United StatesConfidentially YoursFrançois TruffautFanny Ardant, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Philippe Laudenbach FrancePsychological thrillerCujoLewis TeagueDee Wallace, Danny Pintauro, Daniel Hugh-KellyUnited StatesThe Dead ZoneDavid CronenbergChristopher Walken, Martin Sheen, Brooke Adams, Tom Skerritt, Colleen DewhurstUnited StatesSupernatural thrillerDog DayYves BoissetLee Marvin, Miou-Miou, Jean Carmet FranceDope GodfatherJunn CabreraTony Ferrer, Vic VargasPhilippines Action thriller The Fourth ManPaul VerhoevenJeroen Krabbé, Renée Soutendijk, Thom HoffmanNetherlandsLe MarginalJacques DerayJean-Paul Belmondo, Henry SilvaFranceMortelle RandonnéeClaude MillerMichel Serrault, Isabelle Adjani, Geneviève PageFranceOctopussyJohn GlenRoger Moore, Maud Adams, Louis JourdanAction thrillerOver My Dead BodyArsenio BautistaTony Ferrer, Efren Reyes, Jr., Bembol RocoPhilippinesAction thrillerLe Prix du DangerYves BoissetGérard Lanvin, Michel Piccoli, Marie-France PisierFrancePsycho IIRichard FranklinAnthony Perkins, Vera Miles, Robert Loggia, Meg Tilly, Dennis FranzUnited StatesThe Osterman WeekendSam PeckinpahRutger Hauer, John Hurt, Craig T. Nelson, Burt Lancaster, Dennis Hopper, Chris Sarandon, Meg Foster United StatesPolitical thrillerThe Star ChamberPeter HyamsMichael Douglas, Hal Holbrook, Yaphet KottoUnited StatesSudden ImpactClint EastwoodClint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Pat HingleUnited StatesUmpisahan Mo, Tatapusin KoRonwaldo ReyesFernando Poe Jr., Baby Delgado, Paquito Diaz, Rodolfo Boy Garcia, Lito Anzures, Fred MontillaPhilippinesAction thriller WarGamesJohn BadhamMatthew Broderick, Dabney Coleman, Ally SheedyUnited States Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes 1984Alyas Baby TsinaMarilou Diaz-AbayaVilma Santos, Phillip Salvador, Dindo Fernando, Rez Cortez, Johnny DelgadoPhilippinesThriller drama American DreamerRick RosenthalJoBeth Williams, Tom Conti, Giancarlo GianniniBatiguas II: Pasukuin si WawayManuel "Fyke" CincoRudy Fernandez, George Estregan, Maria Isabel Lopez, Ronnie LazaroPhilippinesBiographical action thriller Blood Simple Joel CoenJohn Getz, Frances McDormand, Dan Hedaya, M. Emmet WalshUnited StatesCrime thrillerBody Double Brian De PalmaCraig Wasson, Gregg Henry, Melanie Griffith United StatesCloak & DaggerRichard FranklinHenry Thomas, Dabney Coleman, Michael MurphyUnited StatesParanoid thrillerCrimes of PassionKen RussellKathleen Turner, Anthony Perkins, John Laughlin, Annie PottsUnited StatesDreamscapeJoseph RubenDennis Quaid, Max von Sydow, Kate Capshaw, Christopher PlummerUnited StatesThe Evil That Men DoJ. Lee ThompsonCharles Bronson, Theresa Saldana, Joseph MaherUnited StatesFirestarterMark L. LesterDavid Keith, Drew Barrymore, George C. Scott, Martin Sheen, Heather Locklear, Freddie Jones, Louise Fletcher, Art Carney United StatesPsychological thriller, action thrillerMissing in ActionJoseph ZitoChuck Norris, M. Emmet Walsh, David TressUnited StatesAction thrillerSavage StreetsDanny SteinmannLinda Blair, Linnea Quigley, John VernonUnited StatesThe Strangler vs. the StranglerSlobodan ŠijanTaško Načić, Srđan Šaper, Sonja SavićYugoslaviaStreets of FireWalter HillMichael Paré, Diane Lane, Rick Moranis, Amy Madigan, Willem DafoeUnited StatesThief of HeartsDouglas Day StewartSteven Bauer, Barbara Williams, John Getz, David Caruso, George Wendt, Christine EbersoleUnited StatesTightropeRichard TuggleClint Eastwood, Geneviève Bujold, Dan HedayaUnited StatesToy SoldiersDavid FisherJason Miller, Cleavon Little, Terri Garber United StatesAction thriller