What are some good gritty 80s crime movies
 

I'm talking about movies with pulsating 80s soundtracks, badass alcoholic cops, hookers with huge hair, now-ridiculous outfits, and lots of coke.

two examples
8 Million Ways to Die
To Live and Die in L.A.

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You can stream Michael Mann's Thief on Netflix. Not a lot of coke that I can remember, but a good, gritty crime drama.

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Year of the Dragon
Black Rain
Cobra
48 Hrs
Red Heat
Johnny Handsome
Cruising
The Exterminator

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Great list. Now I want to watch all of them again.

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Mickey Rourke's hair in "Year of the Dragon" is worth the price of admission (rental).

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Light Sleeper
Vigilante
Last Exit to Brooklyn
52 Pick-Up
Prince of the City
Band of the Hand
Fort Apache the Bronx
Night of the Juggler
Ms. 45
Nighthawks
Alphabet City
Fear City
Cutter's Way
Street Smart
Relentless
Vice Squad

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Miami Connection

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Ditto on JOHNNY HANDSOME.

You should also give Walter Hill's other movies of the decade a try, esp. EXTREME PREJUDICE and RED HEAT.

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Haven't seen it in a while, but I remember enjoying Dead Bang.

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These lists are great. I need an '80s crime drama marathon.

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Manhunter

Stars: William Petersen.

Good 80's score & music, Petersen has a scruff badass look, psycho killer, directed by Michael Mann


Murphy's Law

Stars: Charles Bronson as a badass LAPD cop, lots of hookers and strippers


10 to Midnight

Stars: Charles Bronson as a badass LAPD cop hunting a serial killer. A very young Kelly Preston is in it.

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52 Pickup ins a pretty grim one that goes well with the rest of them that have been listed. Kelly Preston is also in that one.

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And Kelly Preston shows her goods in these?

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No Man's Land. I think the only available anamorphic DVD is available in the UK.

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^^ Fighting Back was awesome. One of the 1st Tom Skerritt movies I saw.

One of the best parts was the ring scene. If you saw it, you know what I mean.

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Colors

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That's not from the 80's.

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some great choices so far. I love this genre and the deacde that went with it too. adding:

Kinjite
Band of the Hand
Big Shots (not exactly gritty but fun nonetheless)

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If Big Shots can get called out, might as well throw Fatal Beauty in there---Which was probably the most violent comedy I ever saw at the time.

EDIT-Felt like digging up some info on that. Completely forgot that Brad Dourif was the baddie in it.

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do movies like VIGILANTE, VICE SQUAD and CLASS OF 1984 count? they're similar to DEATH WISH i suppose...