Best Torture Movies & TV Series of the 1980s

3eyedraven's 24 top-rated torture movies and TV series of the 1980s — ordered by how strongly audiences rate them and how many actually voted, so the ranking reflects real consensus. Full details on each.

Once Upon a Time in America 1984 ★ 8.4

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 1984 ★ 7.3

Kiss of the Spider Woman 1985 ★ 7.0

Rambo: First Blood Part II 1985 ★ 6.7

Hellbound: Hellraiser II 1988 ★ 6.4

Extremities 1986 ★ 6.2

Cannibal Holocaust 1980 ★ 6.3

Above the Law 1988 ★ 6.1

Urotsukidōji: Legend of the Overfiend 1989 ★ 6.0

Convent of Sinners 1986 ★ 5.3

The Evil That Men Do 1984 ★ 5.8

Code of Silence 1985 ★ 5.9

The Dogs of War 1980 ★ 5.9

Violence in a Women's Prison 1982 ★ 5.6

Missing in Action 2: The Beginning 1985 ★ 5.8

Sadomania 1981 ★ 5.1

The Exterminator 1980 ★ 5.5

Lady Terminator 1988 ★ 5.3

Turkey Shoot 1982 ★ 5.4

Cannibal Ferox 1981 ★ 5.4

Eaten Alive! 1980 ★ 5.2

A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child 1989 ★ 5.4

Women's Prison Massacre 1983 ★ 4.6

Guinea Pig: Devil's Experiment 1985 ★ 4.8