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.

51. Whose Life is It Anyway?

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: John Badham
Actors: Richard Dreyfuss, John Cassavetes, Christine Lahti, Bob Balaban, Kenneth McMillan, Kaki Hunter

52. Inglorious Bastards ( Quel maledetto treno blindato )

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/War
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Enzo G. Castellari
Actors: Bo Svenson, Peter Hooten, Fred Williamson, Michael Pergolani, Jackie Basehart, Michel Constantin
Plot: Two officers (Bo Svenson, Ian Bannen) lead military misfits on a mission to steal a Nazi V-2 rocket gyroscope.

53. The French Lieutenant's Woman

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Karel Reisz
Actors: Meryl Streep, Jeremy Irons, Hilton McRae, Emily Morgan, Charlotte Mitchell, Lynsey Baxter
Plot: The lives and loves of an actor and actress echo that of a movie being filmed.

54. From the Life of the Marionettes ( Aus dem Leben der Marionetten )

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: German
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Ingmar Bergman
Actors: Robert Atzorn, Christine Buchegger, Martin Benrath, Rita Russek, Lola Müthel, Walter Schmidinger
Plot: One of Ingmar Bergman's later works, "From the Life of the Marionettes" explores a couple's troubled marriage, and the motives behind the husband's murder of a call girl.

55. Bloody Birthday

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.8 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.

56. Antropophagus

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Italian
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Joe D'Amato
Actors: Tisa Farrow, Saverio Vallone, Serena Grandi, Margaret Mazzantini, Mark Bodin, George Eastman

57. The Funhouse

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Tobe Hooper
Actors: Elizabeth Berridge, Shawn Carson, Jeanne Austin, Jack McDermott, Kevin Conway, William Finley
Plot: Four teenage friends spent the night in a carnival funhouse and are stalked by a deformed man in a Frankenstein mask.

58. Haunting of Julia, The ( Full Circle )

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Richard Loncraine
Actors: Mia Farrow, Keir Dullea, Tom Conti, Jill Bennett, Robin Gammell, Cathleen Nesbitt

59. Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure aka Friend is a Treasure, A ( Chi trova un amico, trova un tesoro )

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Italian
Genre: Adventure/Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Sergio Corbucci
Actors: Terence Hill, Bud Spencer, John Fujioka, Louise Bennett, Salvatore Borghese, Kainowa Lauritzen

60. Crocodile ( Chorake )

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Sompote Sands
Actors: Nat Puvanai, Tany Tim, Angela Wells, Kirk Warren

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