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Top 100 crime movies from the 1980s
Find the best crime movies of the 1980s, from sun-drenched noir to razor-sharp thrillers. Brew curates your next obsession with a film-literate touch.
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YEAR
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Mona Lisa
movie•GB
1986
02
L'Argent
movie•France
1983
03
Wall Street
movie•United States
1987
04
A Better Tomorrow
movie•Hong Kong
1986
05
After Hours
movie•United States
1985
06
Body Heat
movie•United States
1981
07
To Live and Die in L.A.
movie•United States
1985
08
Midnight Run
movie•United States
1988
09
Blow Out
movie•United States
1981
10
A Better Tomorrow II
movie•Hong Kong
1987
11
Blood Simple
movie•United States
1985
12
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
movie•United States
1988
13
Bad Blood
movie•Switzerland
1986
14
Lethal Weapon 2
movie•United States
1989
15
Manhunter
movie•United States
1986
16
Lethal Weapon
movie•United States
1987
17
La Chèvre
movie•France
1985
18
Once Upon a Time in America
movie•Italy
1984
19
Witness
movie•United States
1985
20
Atlantic City
movie•France
1981
21
Salaam Bombay!
movie•India
1988
22
Drugstore Cowboy
movie•United States
1989
23
Pixote
movie•Brazil
1981
24
Mississippi Burning
movie•United States
1989
25
House of Games
movie•United States
1987
26
The King of Comedy
movie•United States
1982
27
Blue Velvet
movie•United States
1986
28
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
movie•United States
1988
29
RoboCop
movie•United States
1987
30
Down by Law
movie•United States
1986
31
Mystery Train
movie•Japan
1989
32
A Fish Called Wanda
movie•GB
1988
33
Police Story
movie•Hong Kong
1985
34
The Long Good Friday
movie•GB
1982
35
Beverly Hills Cop
movie•United States
1984
36
The Professional
movie•France
1981
37
Prince of the City
movie•United States
1981
38
Thief
movie•United States
1981
39
Raising Arizona
movie•United States
1987
40
Clue
movie•United States
1985
41
Nayakan
movie•India
1987
42
Scarface
movie•United States
1983
43
Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro
movie•India
1983
44
The Thin Blue Line
movie•United States
1988
45
The Blues Brothers
movie•United States
1980
46
The Untouchables
movie•United States
1987
47
The Killer
movie•Hong Kong
1989
48
Running on Empty
movie•United States
1988
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