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.

81. Modern Romance

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Albert Brooks
Actors: Albert Brooks, Kathryn Harrold, Tyann Means, Bruno Kirby, James L. Brooks, Jane Hallaren

82. Eyewitness

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Peter Yates
Actors: William Hurt, Sigourney Weaver, Christopher Plummer, James Woods, Morgan Freeman, Irene Worth

83. Fort Apache, the Bronx

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Daniel Petrie
Actors: Paul Newman, Edward Asner, Ken Wahl, Danny Aiello, Rachel Ticotin, Pam Grier

84. Strange Behavior

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Thriller/Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Michael Laughlin
Actors: Michael Murphy, Louise Fletcher, Dan Shor, Fiona Lewis, Charles Lane, Arthur Dignam

85. Sharky's Machine

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Burt Reynolds
Actors: Burt Reynolds, Vittorio Gassman, Brian Keith, Charles Durning, Earl Holliman, Henry Silva

86. Game of Death II ( Si wang ta )

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: Cantonese
Genre: Action/Mystery
MPAA Rating: R
Director: See-Yuen Ng
Actors: Bruce Lee, Jang Lee Hwang, Roy Chiao, Hoi Sang Lee, Tai Chung Kim

87. Deadly Blessing

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Wes Craven
Actors: Maren Jensen, Sharon Stone, Susan Buckner, Jeff East, Ernest Borgnine, Douglas Barr
Plot: In an Hittite Amish community, a widow is charged as being an "incubus" after her husband dies in a mysterious tractor accident and must figure out the real culprit before she becomes the next victim.

88. Permanent Vacation

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Jim Jarmusch
Actors: Richard Boes, Ruth Bolton, Sara Driver, MarĂ­a Duval, Frankie Faison, Jane Fire

89. The Postman Always Rings Twice

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Bob Rafelson
Actors: Jack Nicholson, Jessica Lange, John Colicos, Michael Lerner, Anjelica Huston, John P. Ryan
Plot: When the seductive wife of a roadside cafe owner starts an affair with a seedy drifter, the two plot a way to get the husband out of the picture.

90. All Night Long

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Jean-Claude Tramont
Actors: Gene Hackman, Barbra Streisand, Diane Ladd, Dennis Quaid, Kevin Dobson, Ann Doran

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