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.

131. Pick-up Summer ( Pinball Summer )

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: George Mihalka
Actors: Michael Zelniker, Carl Marotte, Karen Stephen, Helene Udy, Thomas Kovacs, Joey McNamara

132. Ticket to Heaven

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Ralph L. Thomas
Actors: Nick Mancuso, Saul Rubinek, Meg Foster, Kim Cattrall, R.H. Thomson, Jennifer Dale

133. Chanel Solitaire

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: George Kaczender
Actors: Marie-France Pisier, Timothy Dalton, Rutger Hauer, Brigitte Fossey, Karen Black, Leila Fréchet

134. Menschenfrauen

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: German
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Valie Export
Actors: Renée Felden, Maria Martina, Susanne Widl, Klaus Wildbolz, Hermann Hendrich, Helmut Richter

135. The Plumber

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Peter Weir
Actors: Judy Morris, Ivar Kants, Robert Coleby, Candy Raymond, Henri Szeps, Yomi Abioudan

136. Blood Beach

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Mystery
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Jeffrey Bloom
Actors: David Huffman, Marianna Hill, Burt Young, Otis Young, Lena Pousette, John Saxon

137. 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

138. Absurd aka Horrible ( Rosso sangue )

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.3 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

139. The Devil and Max Devlin

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Steven Hilliard Stern
Actors: Elliott Gould, Bill Cosby, Susan Anspach, Adam Rich, David Knell, Julie Budd
Plot: When Max Devlin is killed in a car crash, he goes to hell where he makes a bargain with the Devil. If Max can convince three innocent people to sell him their souls within a two month period, he can go back to earth and resume living his life.

140. Basket Case

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Frank Henenlotter
Actors: Kevin Van Hentenryck, Terri Susan Smith, Beverly Bonner, Robert Vogel, Diana Browne, Lloyd Pace
Plot: Duane Bradley seems to be a charming redneck but the basket he carries hides a deadly secret: his deformed Siamese twin, who wants nothing more than vengeance against the doctors who cruelly separated them years before.

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