1980s Mystery Movies
The 40 most popular 1980s mystery movies on Flickfolio, ranked by popularity. Click any film for ratings, reviews, trailers, and where to watch.

The Thing
1982 · 1h 49m
country: United States
A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.

Midnight Matinee
1988 · 1h 31m
country: Canada
Even though a devastating murder took place during a small town's horror film festival two years earlier, townspeople want another festival.

Door
1988 · 1h 34m
country: Japan
Yasuko, a housewife, lives in an urban high-rise apartment with her husband Satoru and her son Takuto. Annoyed by spam calls and door-to-door salesmen, Yasuko slams the door on a salesman’s hand when he tries to squeeze a flyer through the apartment's chained front door. He leaves, but the next day, her nightmare starts.

Blue Velvet
1986 · 2h
country: United States
The 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.

Lifeforce
1985 · 1h 42m
country: United Kingdom
A race of space vampires arrives in London and infects the populace, commencing an apocalyptic descent into chaos.

Clue
1985 · 1h 34m
country: United States
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.

Killing of the Flesh
1983 · 1h 32m
country: Italy
A group of decadent and filthy rich people arrive at the empty hotel where a deceased rich man lived. Soon they are copulating like crazy and the murders begin...

The Great Mouse Detective
1986 · 1h 14m
country: United States
When the diabolical Professor Ratigan kidnaps London's master toymaker, the brilliant master of disguise Basil of Baker Street and his trusted sidekick Dawson try to elude the ultimate trap and foil the perfect crime.

Angel Heart
1987 · 1h 53m
country: United Kingdom
A down-and-out Brooklyn detective is hired to track down a singer on an odyssey that will take him through the desperate streets of Harlem, the smoke-filled jazz clubs of New Orleans, and the swamps of Louisiana and its seedy underworld of voodoo.

Body Double
1984 · 1h 54m
country: United States
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.

The Name of the Rose
1986 · 2h 10m
country: France
14th-century Franciscan monk William of Baskerville and his young novice arrive at a conference to find that several monks have been murdered under mysterious circumstances. To solve the crimes, William must rise up against the Church's authority and fight the shadowy conspiracy of monastery monks using only his intelligence; which is considerable.

Above the Law
1988 · 1h 39m
country: United States
Nico Toscani is an Italian immigrant, American patriot, ex-CIA agent, aikido specialist and unorthodox Chicago policeman. He is as committed to his job as he is to his personalized brand of justice—expert and thorough bone-crushing.

The Entity
1982 · 2h 5m
country: United States
A single mom is raped by an invisible force. Her psychiatrist believes the experience stems from childhood trauma, while she knows something supernatural is at play.

Videodrome
1983 · 1h 28m
country: Canada
As the president of a trashy TV channel, Max Renn is desperate for new programming to attract viewers. When he happens upon "Videodrome," a TV show dedicated to gratuitous torture and punishment, Max sees a potential hit and broadcasts the show on his channel. However, after his girlfriend auditions for the show and never returns, Max investigates the truth behind Videodrome and discovers that the graphic violence may not be as fake as he thought.

Mississippi Burning
1988 · 2h 8m
country: United States
Two FBI agents investigating the murder of civil rights workers during the 60s seek to breach the conspiracy of silence in a small Southern town where segregation divides black and white. The younger agent trained in FBI school runs up against the small town ways of his partner, a former sheriff.

Day of the Dead
1985 · 1h 41m
country: United States
As the world is overrun by zombies, scientists and military personnel in an underground Florida bunker must decide on how they should deal with the undead.

Suddenly in the Dark
1981 · 1h 41m
country: South Korea
A wife starts to suspect her husband's infidelity after the arrival of their new, young housekeeper, who carries a mysterious wooden doll with herself.

It's Called 'Murder', Baby
1983 · 1h 34m
country: United States
In 1940s Los Angeles, private investigator Nick Popodopolis, is hired by actress Dixie Ray, to find her blackmailer. Edited R version of adult film, Dixie Ray Hollywood Star.

Blow Out
1981 · 1h 48m
country: United States
While recording sound effects for a slasher flick, Jack Terry stumbles upon a real-life horror: a car careening off a bridge and into a river. Jack jumps into the water and fishes out Sally from the car, but the other passenger is already dead — a governor intending to run for president. As Jack does some investigating of his tapes, and starts a perilous romance with Sally, he enters a tangled web of conspiracy that might leave him dead.

The Secret of NIMH
1982 · 1h 23m
country: United States
A widowed field mouse must move her family -- including an ailing son -- to escape a farmer's plow. Aided by a crow and a pack of superintelligent, escaped lab rats, the brave mother struggles to transplant her home to firmer ground.

Mister Designer
1988 · 1h 43m
country: Soviet Union
A famous artist strives to find the secret of eternal life through the beautiful mannequins he creates.

Night Accident
1980 · 1h 31m
country: Soviet Union
A resident of Magadan, Ukladova, was robbed in a Moscow alley. She claims that she was hit on the head with a hammer and robbed of a large amount of money by a taxi driver. The investigator finds a taxi driver who has already been imprisoned for hooliganism. All the facts are against the suspect, but he does not confess. People who knew him convince him that the guy is not capable of such a crime. Ukladova, however, recognizes the taxi driver in a confrontation.

Cocoon
1985 · 1h 57m
country: United States
When a group of trespassing seniors swim in a pool containing alien cocoons, they find themselves energized with youthful vigor.

Capture
1982 · 1h 13m
country: Soviet Union
The corpse of old Bobo Nazir was found in a mountain village after a fire. Major Kasymov in the basement of a burned-out house discovers a chest with jewelry that belonged to the Basmach Rakhimbek. The absence of a priceless battle belt points to the cause of the crime. The detectives go to the jewelry dealers to capture the criminals.

The Vanishing
1988 · 1h 46m
country: Netherlands
Rex and Saskia, a young couple in love, are on vacation when they stop at a busy service station. Saskia is abducted in broad daylight and three years pass with no answers or closure surrounding her disappearance. Rex has nearly given up all hope when he suddenly begins receiving letters from her abductor.

Psycho II
1983 · 1h 53m
country: United States
Norman Bates is declared sane and released from the facility in which he was being held, despite the complaints of Lila Loomis, sister of his most famous victim. Is he really cured, or will he kill again?

Angel's Egg
1985 · 1h 11m
country: Japan
In the ruins of a strange city, a young girl takes care of a large egg she holds carefully in her arms. She bonds with a boy who is searching for a bird he saw in a dream.

Malibu Express
1985 · 1h 41m
country: United States
In this erotic spy tale private eye Cody Abilene teams up with the Contessa Luciana and policewoman Beverly McAfee to infiltrate a mansion and discover who is sending computer secrets to the Russians.

Dressed to Kill
1980 · 1h 45m
country: United States
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.

Prom Night
1980 · 1h 33m
country: Canada
At a high school senior prom, a masked killer stalks four teenagers who were responsible for the accidental death of a classmate six years prior.

After Being Trapped
1982 · 1h 40m
country: China
After the leader of Qingdao CPC was trapped by enemy, a new leader comes. He makes efforts to save the predecessor and find out the traitor.

Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School
1988 · 1h 33m
country: United States
Scooby, Shaggy and Scrappy are on their way to Miss Grimwood's Finishing School for Girls, where they've been hired as gym teachers. Once there, however, they find that not only is it actually an all-girl school of famous monsters' daughters but there's a villainess out to enslave the girls.

Halloween III: Season of the Witch
1982 · 1h 38m
country: United States
After a terrified toy salesman is mysteriously attacked and brought to the hospital clutching the year's most popular Halloween mask, Dr. Daniel Challis sets out to investigate the strange events and finds himself thrust into a nightmarish conspiracy.

Cruising
1980 · 1h 42m
country: United States
When New York is caught in the grip of a sadistic serial killer who preys on patrons of the city's underground bars, rookie cop Steve Burns infiltrates the S&M subculture to try and lure him out of the shadows.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Treasures of Agra - Part 2
1983 · 1h 13m
country: Soviet Union
During the investigation of the Agra treasure case, Holmes and Watson recall another case that Holmes had investigated earlier. The King of Bohemia comes to Holmes under a false name, who behaves somewhat arrogantly at first, and then plaintively asks for help.

Evil Under the Sun
1982 · 1h 57m
country: United Kingdom
An opulent beach resort provides a scenic background to this amusing whodunit as Poirot attempts to uncover the nefarious evildoer behind the strangling of a notorious stage star.

Odoru Chibusa
1984 · 1h 3m
country: Japan
After coming back from a trip a young newlywed wife discovers that her husband has packed up and left. Dark secrets are revealed when she tries to find him.

The Mirror Crack'd
1980 · 1h 45m
country: United Kingdom
Jane Marple solves the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim.

American Gigolo
1980 · 1h 57m
country: United States
Julian makes a lucrative living as an escort to older women in the Los Angeles area. He begins a relationship with Michelle, a local politician's wife, without expecting any pay. One of his clients is murdered and Detective Sunday begins pumping him for details on his different clients, something he is reluctant to do considering the nature of his work. Julian begins to suspect he's being framed. Meanwhile Michelle begins to fall in love with him.

Días de Combate
1982 · 1h 33m
country: Mexico
A private detective starts a game of cat and mouse with a psychopath who strangles women who leaves messages on the bodies of his victims.