31. Dark Night of the Scarecrow
Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Mystery
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Frank De Felitta
Actors: Charles Durning, Robert F. Lyons, Claude Earl Jones, Lane Smith, Tonya Crowe, Larry Drake
Plot: A mentally-challenged young man, dressed as a scarecrow, saves a young
woman, but a crowd blames him for the attack and kills him. When members
of the posse start dying, it appears the man has come back from the dead
seeking vengeance.
32. 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
33. 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.
34. 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
35. 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
36. 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.
37. 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.
38. 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.
39. The Howling
Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Joe Dante
Actors: Dee Wallace, Patrick Macnee, Dennis Dugan, Christopher Stone, Belinda Balaski, Kevin McCarthy
Plot: After a near-fatal encounter with a serial killer, a reporter decides to check into the small community he lived at. She discovers "the colony" has a dark secret to hide.
40. Last Metro, The ( dernier métro, Le )
Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: François Truffaut
Actors: Catherine Deneuve, Gérard Depardieu, Jean Poiret, Andréa Ferréol, Paulette Dubost, Jean-Louis Richard
