31. Bloody Birthday
Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Ed Hunt
Actors: Susan Strasberg, Lori Lethin, Julie Brown, Bert Kramer, K.C. Martel, Billy Jayne
Plot: At the height of a total eclipse, three babies are born - but due to this astrological event, all three grow up to be heartless sociopaths. On their 10th birthday, they decide to act - going on a killing spree that their innocent facade hides well. But a boy and his teen sister stumble upon their murderous plot, putting themselves in danger.
32. 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?
33. Masada
Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Historical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Boris Sagal
Actors: Peter O'Toole, Peter Strauss, Barbara Carrera, Anthony Quayle, David Warner, Giulia Pagano
34. Clash of the Titans
Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Action
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Desmond Davis
Actors: Laurence Olivier, Maggie Smith, Ursula Andress, Harry Hamlin, Jack Gwillim, Claire Bloom
Plot: Perseus, the favored son of Zeus, wants to marry the beautiful Andromeda. However, after managing to win her hand in marriage, he has to contend with the angry sea goddess Thetis, who wants nothing more than to end Perseus' happiness by claiming either his life or his love.
35. Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears ( Moskva slezam ne verit )
Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Russian
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Vladimir Menshov
Actors: Vera Alentova, Irina Muravyova, Aleksey Batalov, Raisa Ryazanova, Aleksandr Fatyushin, Boris Smorchkov
36. Cutter's Way
Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Ivan Passer
Actors: Jeff Bridges, John Heard, Lisa Eichhorn, Ann Dusenberry, Stephen Elliott, Arthur Rosenberg
37. Time Bandits
Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Terry Gilliam
Actors: John Cleese, Sean Connery, Shelley Duvall, Katherine Helmond, Ian Holm, Michael Palin
Plot: A pack of midgets steal the Supreme Being's map of the universe and go on a looting spree across human history, aided by a British 12 year old and pursued by Pure Evil.
38. Heavy Metal
Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Action
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Gerald Potterton
Actors: John Candy, Eugene Levy, Don Francks, Caroline Semple, Richard Romanus, Al Waxman
Plot: Cult classic animated film featuring a thumping heavy metal soundtrack revolves around a menacing meteorite thought to be the root of all evil.
39. Halloween II
Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Rick Rosenthal
Actors: Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Pleasence, Charles Cyphers, Jeffrey Kramer, Lance Guest, Leo Rossi
Plot: After surviving her ordeal, Laurie Strode is rushed to the hospital. While Sheriff Brackett and Dr. Loomis scour Haddonfield for Michael Myers, the killer has discovered Laurie's whereabouts and turns the hospital into his own killing field.
40. My Bloody Valentine
Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: George Mihalka
Actors: Paul Kelman, Lori Hallier, Neil Affleck, Keith Knight, Helene Udy, Thomas Kovacs
Plot: A decades old folk tale surrounding a deranged murderer killing those who celebrate Valentine's Day, turns out to be true to legend when a group defies the killer's order and people start turning up dead.
