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.

91. Garlic is as Good as Ten Mothers

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Les Blank
Actors: Werner Herzog, Harrod Blank, Kathleen Bendel, Lloyd John Harris, Robert Charles, Benni McCarthy

92. Man of Iron ( Czlowiek z zelaza )

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Polish
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Andrzej Wajda
Actors: Jerzy Radziwilowicz, Krystyna Janda, Marian Opania, Irena Byrska, Wieslawa Kosmalska, Boguslaw Linda

93. Deadly Blessing

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.4 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.

94. Full Moon High

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Horror
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Larry Cohen
Actors: Adam Arkin, Ed McMahon, Alan Arkin, Pat Morita, Roz Kelly, Kenneth Mars
Plot: A former high school jock is transformed into a werewolf during a family visit to Transylvania.

95. City of Women ( città delle donne, La )

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: Italian
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Federico Fellini
Actors: Marcello Mastroianni, Anna Prucnal, Bernice Stegers, Donatella Damiani, Jole Silvani, Ettore Manni

96. Return of the 5 Deadly Venoms aka Cripples Avengers ( Can que )

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: Mandarin
Genre: Action/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Cheh Chang
Actors: Kuan Tai Chen, Feng Lu, Philip Kwok, Meng Lo, Chien Sun, Sheng Chiang

97. 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

98. 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

99. 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.

100. Absurd aka Horrible ( Rosso sangue )

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: Italian
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Joe D'Amato
Actors: George Eastman, Annie Belle, Charles Borromel, Katya Berger, Kasimir Berger, Ted Rusoff

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