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.

141. The Boogens

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: James L. Conway
Actors: Rebecca Balding, Fred McCarren, Anne-Marie Martin, Jeff Harlan, John Crawford, Med Flory
Plot: When some local people open up an abandoned silver mine, they accidentally release the monstrous boogens that were imprisoned there for a century. Set free, the boogens, gigantic scaly, turtle-like creatures with sharp teeth, go on a killing rampage.

142. Zorro, The Gay Blade

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Peter Medak
Actors: George Hamilton, Lauren Hutton, Brenda Vaccaro, Ron Leibman, Donovan Scott, James Booth

143. The Decline of Western Civilization

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Historical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Penelope Spheeris
Actors: Alice Bag, Exene Cervenka, Darby Crash, Ron Reyes, Lee Ving, Greg Hetson

144. Happy Birthday to Me

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Mystery
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Jack Lee Thompson
Actors: Melissa Sue Anderson, Glenn Ford, Lawrence Dane, Sharon Acker, Matt Craven, Frances Hyland
Plot: Virginia has just survived a tragic accident that's blacked out parts of her memory. But now she's back at school with her popular friends, and she's glad to start over. Days before she turns 18, however, the trauma resurfaces as her friends die off one by one, victims of an as-yet-unknown killer.

145. Continental Divide

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Romance
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Michael Apted
Actors: John Belushi, Blair Brown, Allen Garfield, Carlin Glynn, Tony Ganios, Val Avery

146. Bloody Moon ( Säge des Todes, Die )

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: German
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Jesus Franco
Actors: Olivia Pascal, Christoph Moosbrugger, Nadja Gerganoff, Alexander Waechter, Jasmin Losensky, Corinna Drews

147. They All Laughed

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Peter Bogdanovich
Actors: Audrey Hepburn, Ben Gazzara, Patti Hansen, John Ritter, Colleen Camp, Dorothy Stratten

148. 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.

149. 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.

150. 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.

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