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.

111. The Boogens

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.4 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.

113. The Dogs of War

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/War
MPAA Rating: R
Director: John Irvin
Actors: Christopher Walken, Tom Berenger, Colin Blakely, Hugh Millais, Paul Freeman, Jean-François Stévenin

114. Cannibal Terror ( Terreur cannibale )

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Crime/Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Alain Deruelle
Actors: Silvia Solar, Gérard Lemaire, Pamela Stanford, Olivier Mathot, Burt Altman, Antonio Mayans

115. Image Before My Eyes

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Joshua Waletzky

116. Silence of the North

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Allan King
Actors: Ellen Burstyn, Tom Skerritt, Gordon Pinsent, Jennifer McKinney, Donna Dobrijevic, Jeff Banks

117. Scream

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Byron Quisenberry
Actors: Pepper Martin, Hank Worden, Ethan Wayne, Ann Bronston, Julie Marine, Nancy St. Marie
Plot: On a river rafting trip, a group of friends make a pit stop at a ghost town. When they get back, the raft has disappeared, and soon they are being killed off one by one...

118. On the Right Track

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Romance
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Lee Philips
Actors: Gary Coleman, Maureen Stapleton, Norman Fell, Michael Lembeck, Lisa Eilbacher, Bill Russell

119. Raggedy Man

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Jack Fisk
Actors: Sissy Spacek, Eric Roberts, Sam Shepard, William Sanderson, Tracey Walter, R.G. Armstrong

120. American Pop

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Ralph Bakshi
Actors: Ron Thompson, Mews Small, Jerry Holland, Lisa Jane Persky, Jeffrey Lippa, Roz Kelly
Plot: Animated film which follows 20th century music, from ragtime to rock to
new wave, accomplished by following the descendants of a Jewish immigrant
family, and their involvement in the music industry.

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