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.

161. Honky Tonk Freeway

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: John Schlesinger
Actors: David Rasche, Paul Jabara, Howard Hesseman, Teri Garr, Beau Bridges, Beverly D'Angelo
Plot: A writer, a waitress, a nun and other motorists land in a desperate Florida mayor's tourist trap.

162. First Monday in October

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Ronald Neame
Actors: Walter Matthau, Jill Clayburgh, Barnard Hughes, Jan Sterling, James Stephens, Joshua Bryant
Plot: For the first time in history a woman is appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, where she becomes a friendly rival to a liberal associate.

163. The Monster Club

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Roy Ward Baker
Actors: Vincent Price, Donald Pleasence, John Carradine, Stuart Whitman, Barbara Kellerman, Britt Ekland
Plot: A popular author of horror stories is invited to the "Monster Club" where he is told three gruesome tales as music plays between each story. But the real monster is much closer than he can imagine.

164. Hard Country

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Western
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: David Greene
Actors: Jan-Michael Vincent, Kim Basinger, Michael Parks, Daryl Hannah, Gailard Sartain, Tanya Tucker

165. pont du Nord, Le

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Comedy/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Jacques Rivette
Actors: Bulle Ogier, Pascale Ogier, Pierre Clémenti, Jean-François Stévenin, Benjamin Baltimore, Steve Baës

166. The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Historical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Connie Field
Actors: Wanita Allen, Gladys Belcher, Lyn Childs, Lola Weixel, Margaret Wright, Franklin Delano Roosevelt

167. Dawn of the Mummy

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Frank Agrama
Actors: Brenda King, Barry Sattels, George Peck, John Salvo, Ibrahim Khan, Joan Levy

168. Neighbors

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: John G. Avildsen
Actors: John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Kathryn Walker, Cathy Moriarty, Igors Gavon, Dru-Ann Chuckran

169. Ghost Story

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: John Irvin
Actors: Fred Astaire, Melvyn Douglas, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., John Houseman, Craig Wasson, Patricia Neal
Plot: Four old men get together one a week to entertain each other by telling scary tales.

170. Maxwell Street Blues

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Linda Williams, Raul Zaritsky
Actors: Jim Brewer, John Henry Davis, Blind Arvella Gray, Robert Nighthawk, Coot Venson

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