Top Movies of 1981


The top movies of 1981 list is calculated by community movie ratings and members' "Top Movies List". Lists are updated daily.

101. Only When I Laugh

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Glenn Jordan
Actors: Marsha Mason, Kristy McNichol, James Coco, Joan Hackett, David Dukes, John Bennett Perry

102. Victory

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: John Huston
Actors: Sylvester Stallone, Michael Caine, Pelé, Bobby Moore, Max von Sydow, Osvaldo Ardiles

103. The Pride of Jesse Hallam

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Gary Nelson
Actors: Johnny Cash, Brenda Vaccaro, Ben Marley, Eli Wallach, Guy Boyd, Earl Poole Ball
Plot: Jesse Hallam is a poor and illiterate coal miner who must learn to read in order to get a job in the city.

104. The Nesting

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Armand Weston
Actors: Robin Groves, John Carradine, Gloria Grahame, Christopher Loomis, Bill Rowley, Michael David Lally

105. Omen 3: The Final Conflict

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Graham Baker
Actors: Sam Neill, Rossano Brazzi, Don Gordon, Lisa Harrow, Barnaby Holm, Mason Adams
Plot: The anti-Christ Damien, now an adult, seeks to control the world. When word comes from his followers that Christ himself has been reborn in Great Britain, he seeks to kill all males born in that time frame. Meanwhile a cabal of monks seeks to destroy Damien before he gains the power he craves.

106. Endless Love

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Franco Zeffirelli
Actors: Brooke Shields, Martin Hewitt, Shirley Knight, Don Murray, Richard Kiley, James Spader
Plot: A young love affairs knows no bounds - nothing can stop them, not their parents - but this all-consuming relationship threatens to destroy them.

107. The Boogens

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: James L. Conway
Actors: Rebecca Balding, Fred McCarren, Anne-Marie Martin, Jeff Harlan, John Crawford, Med Flory
Plot: When some local people open up an abandoned silver mine, they accidentally
release the monstrous boogens that were imprisoned there for a century.
Set free, the boogens, gigantic scaly, turtle-like creatures with sharp
teeth, go on a killing rampage.

109. The Dogs of War

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/War
MPAA Rating: R
Director: John Irvin
Actors: Christopher Walken, Tom Berenger, Colin Blakely, Hugh Millais, Paul Freeman, Jean-François Stévenin

110. Image Before My Eyes

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Joshua Waletzky

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