31. Prince of the City
Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Sidney Lumet
Actors: Treat Williams, Jerry Orbach, Richard Foronjy, Don Billett, Kenny Marino, Carmine Caridi
Plot: A New York City narcotics detective reluctantly agrees to cooperate with a special commission investigating police corruption. However, he soon discovers that he's in over his head, and nobody can be trusted.
32. Bloody Birthday
Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Ed Hunt
Actors: Susan Strasberg, Lori Lethin, Julie Brown, Bert Kramer, K.C. Martel, Billy Jayne
Plot: At the height of a total eclipse, three babies are born - but due to this astrological event, all three grow up to be heartless sociopaths. On their 10th birthday, they decide to act - going on a killing spree that their innocent facade hides well. But a boy and his teen sister stumble upon their murderous plot, putting themselves in danger.
33. Body Heat
Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Lawrence Kasdan
Actors: William Hurt, Richard Crenna, Kathleen Turner, Mickey Rourke, J.A. Preston, Ted Danson
Plot: During the hottest time of the year, a man is convinced by his girlfriend
to murder her husband - make it look accidental - so that they can be
together. Will she turn on him in the end?
34. Masada
Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Historical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Boris Sagal
Actors: Peter O'Toole, Peter Strauss, Barbara Carrera, Anthony Quayle, David Warner, Giulia Pagano
35. Clash of the Titans
Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Action
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Desmond Davis
Actors: Laurence Olivier, Maggie Smith, Ursula Andress, Harry Hamlin, Jack Gwillim, Claire Bloom
Plot: Perseus, the favored son of Zeus, wants to marry the beautiful Andromeda. However, after managing to win her hand in marriage, he has to contend with the angry sea goddess Thetis, who wants nothing more than to end Perseus' happiness by claiming either his life or his love.
36. Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears ( Moskva slezam ne verit )
Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Russian
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Vladimir Menshov
Actors: Vera Alentova, Irina Muravyova, Aleksey Batalov, Raisa Ryazanova, Aleksandr Fatyushin, Boris Smorchkov
37. Cutter's Way
Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Ivan Passer
Actors: Jeff Bridges, John Heard, Lisa Eichhorn, Ann Dusenberry, Stephen Elliott, Arthur Rosenberg
38. Time Bandits
Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Terry Gilliam
Actors: John Cleese, Sean Connery, Shelley Duvall, Katherine Helmond, Ian Holm, Michael Palin
Plot: A pack of midgets steal the Supreme Being's map of the universe and go on a looting spree across human history, aided by a British 12 year old and pursued by Pure Evil.
39. Heavy Metal
Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Action
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Gerald Potterton
Actors: John Candy, Eugene Levy, Don Francks, Caroline Semple, Richard Romanus, Al Waxman
Plot: Cult classic animated film featuring a thumping heavy metal soundtrack revolves around a menacing meteorite thought to be the root of all evil.
40. The Howling
Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Joe Dante
Actors: Dee Wallace, Patrick Macnee, Dennis Dugan, Christopher Stone, Belinda Balaski, Kevin McCarthy
Plot: After a near-fatal encounter with a serial killer, a reporter decides to
check into the small community he lived at. She discovers "the colony" has
a dark secret to hide.
