Thriller Movies of 1986
The Morning After
In this excellent thriller, crisply directed by Sidney Lumet, Alex ... [ Thriller movie - 1986 ]
The Whistle Blower
Superpatriotic Briton Michael Caine learns from his son Nigel Havers, a Russian translator with Government Communications Headquarters, that the CIA might have ordered the deaths of some GCH employees to avoid any security leaks. When ... [ Thriller movie - 1986 ]
Manhunter
Red Dragon, the Thomas Harris novel that introduced serial killer ... [ Thriller movie - 1986 ]
F/X
A man who simulates death for a living finds himself unwittingly tied into the real thing in this New York-based suspense drama. Special effects man Rollie Tyler (Bryan Brown) makes his living simulating gory ... [ Thriller movie - 1986 ]
Murphy's Law
An officer of the law becomes a wanted man while trailing a killer in this crime drama. Jack Murphy (Charles Bronson) ... [ Thriller movie - 1986 ]
Extremities
Attacked by a masked assailant, Marjorie (Farrah Fawcett) lives in mortal fear that the ... [ Thriller movie - 1986 ]
The Manhattan Project
Everyone knows that teenagers are smarter than adults, and if given a chance the kids could save the world--if they don't blow ... [ Thriller movie - 1986 ]
Half Moon Street
Based on Paul Theroux's Doctor Slaughter, Half-Moon Street is motivated by the moneymaking schemes of the heroine, PhD researcher Laura Slaughter (Sigourney Weaver). Stuck in a low-paying ... [ Thriller movie - 1986 ]
The Hitcher
Pretty boy actor C. Thomas Howell stars in this dark, violent suspense film about the strange psychological bond between a traveling serial killer and one of his intended victims. Driving cross-country ... [ Thriller movie - 1986 ]
Invaders from Mars
Invaders from Mars, horror-film director Tobe Hooper's remake of the classic 1950's science fiction film, directed by William Cameron Menzies, centers on a young boy named David (Hunter Carson) who tries to stop an invasion of his town as ... [ Thriller movie - 1986 ]
Jake Speed
An adventure tale for movie buffs, Jake Speed deftly lifts scenes from detective films of the '40s through the '70s to bring an added dimension to its spoof of the detective and adventure genres. When a family ... [ Thriller movie - 1986 ]
Band of the Hand
Former Starsky and Hutch star Paul Michael Glaser warmed the director's chair for Band of the Hand. The film zeroes in on five juvenile ... [ Thriller movie - 1986 ]
Deadly Friend
With the over-the-top gruesomeness of The Re-Animator to compare it to, Wes Craven's Deadly Friend limps into the second tier, coming across as a Frankenstein tale lost on Elm Street. Paul (Matthew ... [ Thriller movie - 1986 ]
Legacy of Rage
The first film role of the late Brandon Lee, this ... [ Thriller movie - 1986 ]
Commando Mengele
Part of the Nazi-hunter subgenre that emerged in the wake of 1978's The Boys from Brazil, this lurid thriller comes from Italian director Andrea Bianchi and was co-written by exploitation legend Jesús Franco. The film follows a ... [ Thriller movie - 1986 ]
Girls School Screamers
Girls School Screamers is a sleazy, obnoxious, and derivative slasher offering from those purveyors of "Z-movie" schlock at Troma (namely executive producers Lloyd Kauffman and Michael Herz). The story ... [ Thriller movie - 1986 ]
The Oracle
Receiving an old oracle as a present, young Jenny Jorgens (Caroline Capers Powers) ... [ Thriller movie - 1986 ]
The Zero Boys
When friends Larry (Tom Shell), Steve (Daniel Hirsch), and Rip (Jared Moses) decide to celebrate their survival game victory ... [ Thriller movie - 1986 ]
Hearty Response
A tough detective fights for the freedom of an illegal immigrant in this ... [ Thriller movie - 1986 ]
