21. Superman II
Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Richard Lester & Richard Donner
Actors: Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, Ned Beatty, Margot Kidder, Jackie Cooper, Terence Stamp
Plot: The Man of Steel has found love in Lois Lane, but he must make the ultimate sacrifice and give up his powers if he wants to truly be with her. Unfortunately a trio of Kryptonian criminals have landed on earth and teamed up with Lex Luther to rule the planet.
22. Taps
Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Harold Becker
Actors: George C. Scott, Timothy Hutton, Ronny Cox, Sean Penn, Tom Cruise, Evan Handler
Plot: Cadets at a military boarding school revolt when the school is shut down.
23. The Great Muppet Caper
Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Family/Comedy
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Jim Henson
Actors: Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Dave Goelz, Charles Grodin, Diana Rigg, John Cleese
Plot: Kermit, Fozzie and Gonzo are reporters sent to London to interview Lady Holiday, a fashion designer who has just had her diamond necklace stolen. Kermit falls for her secretary, Miss Piggy. When a second jewelery theft happens, Miss Piggy is framed and the reporters will stop at nothing to uncover the real thief.
24. Mommie Dearest
Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Frank Perry
Actors: Faye Dunaway, Diana Scarwid, Steve Forrest, Howard Da Silva, Mara Hobel, Rutanya Alda
Plot: Based on the book about Joan Crawford, written by her adopted daughter Christine, the perfect Hollywood life presented by the family is just a facade.
25. Atlantic City
Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Louis Malle
Actors: Burt Lancaster, Susan Sarandon, Robert Joy, Robert Goulet, Kate Reid, Michel Piccoli
26. Southern Comfort
Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Thriller
Director: Walter Hill
Actors: Keith Carradine, Powers Boothe, Fred Ward, Peter Coyote, Franklyn Seales, T.K. Carter
Plot: A troop of National Guardsmen get on the wrong side of a murderous clan of Cajuns in the bayous of Louisiana.
27. Oblomov ( Neskolko dney iz zhizni I.I. Oblomova )
Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: Russian
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Nikita Mikhalkov
Actors: Oleg Tabakov, Yuri Bogatyryov, Andrei Popov, Yelena Solovey, Avangard Leontyev, Andrei Razumovsky
28. Prince of the City
Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Sidney Lumet
Actors: Treat Williams, Jerry Orbach, Richard Foronjy, Don Billett, Kenny Marino, Carmine Caridi
Plot: A New York City narcotics detective reluctantly agrees to cooperate with a special commission investigating police corruption. However, he soon discovers that he's in over his head, and nobody can be trusted.
29. Body Heat
Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Lawrence Kasdan
Actors: William Hurt, Richard Crenna, Kathleen Turner, Mickey Rourke, J.A. Preston, Ted Danson
Plot: During the hottest time of the year, a man is convinced by his girlfriend to murder her husband - make it look accidental - so that they can be together. Will she turn on him in the end?
30. Nice Dreams
Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Action
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Tommy Chong
Actors: Tommy Chong, Cheech Marin, Benita Barrie, Sandra Bernhard, Tony Cox, Peter Jason
Plot: Two loser potheads are making a living selling weed out of an ice cream
truck when one them gets an idea.
