Best Thriller Films of 1986

Extremities

Attacked by a masked ... over to the authorities, who may very well set him free, or should she mete out her own punishment? [ best thriller films - 1986 ]

The Manhattan Project

Everyone knows that teenagers ... longtime Woody Allen collaborator Marshall Brickman, whose expert sense of comic timing obscures the thickheaded "message" of this picture. [ best thriller films - 1986 ]

Half Moon Street

Based on Paul Theroux's ... know that she is being set up in a power-grabbing scheme masterminded by oil-rich sheik Karim Hatami (Nadim Sawalha). [ best thriller films - 1986 ]

The Hitcher

Pretty boy actor C. ... his debut, would go on to write similarly brooding genre fare including Near Dark, Bad Moon, and Alien 3. [ best thriller films - 1986 ]

Invaders from Mars

Invaders from Mars, horror-film ... to the 1950's invasion films, made popular by the original film and others like Invasion of the Body Snatchers. [ best thriller films - 1986 ]

Jake Speed

An adventure tale for ... eventually find the nation where she's being held -- which happens to be in the middle of a revolution. [ best thriller films - 1986 ]

Band of the Hand

Former Starsky and Hutch ... features early performances by Lauren Holly and Larry Fishburne and Bob Dylan can be heard singing the title song. [ best thriller films - 1986 ]

Deadly Friend

With the over-the-top gruesomeness ... robot, decides to exact vengeance upon her father and the rest of the townspeople who have done her wrong. [ best thriller films - 1986 ]

Legacy of Rage

The first film role ... better showcase for his martial arts abilities than his later American films; each film would progressively de-emphasize his skills. [ best thriller films - 1986 ]

Commando Mengele

Part of the Nazi-hunter ... doctor is performing gruesome medical experiments on innocent local women. Commando Mengele is also known as Angel of Death. [ best thriller films - 1986 ]

Girls School Screamers

Girls School Screamers is ... the killer's identity is revealed in the contrived "surprise" climax, by which time viewers will likely have tuned out. [ best thriller films - 1986 ]

The Oracle

Receiving an old oracle ... bizarre, campy turn by Pam La Testa as Farkas, the transvestite lesbian killer. Others will want to stay away. [ best thriller films - 1986 ]

The Zero Boys

When friends Larry (Tom ... the sinister killers on their trail, the group must fight to stay alive in a real game of survival. [ best thriller films - 1986 ]

Hearty Response

A tough detective fights ... that they were indeed meant for one another, Detective Bond and San are forced to go their separate ways. [ best thriller films - 1986 ]

Chain Reaction

As the South Florida ... the streets load their guns and start choosing sides in this gritty urban action thriller from director Willie Hustle. [ best thriller films - 1986 ]