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.

51. The Prowler

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Joseph Zito
Actors: Vicky Dawson, Christopher Goutman, Lawrence Tierney, Farley Granger, Cindy Weintraub, Lisa Dunsheath

52. Pixote ( Pixote: A Lei do Mais Fraco )

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Portuguese
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Hector Babenco
Actors: Fernando Ramos da Silva, Jorge Julião, Gilberto Moura, Edilson Lino, Zenildo Oliveira Santos, Claudio Bernardo

53. Whose Life is It Anyway?

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: John Badham
Actors: Richard Dreyfuss, John Cassavetes, Christine Lahti, Bob Balaban, Kenneth McMillan, Kaki Hunter

54. The French Lieutenant's Woman

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Karel Reisz
Actors: Meryl Streep, Jeremy Irons, Hilton McRae, Emily Morgan, Charlotte Mitchell, Lynsey Baxter
Plot: The lives and loves of an actor and actress echo that of a movie being filmed.

55. Inglorious Bastards ( Quel maledetto treno blindato )

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/War
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Enzo G. Castellari
Actors: Bo Svenson, Peter Hooten, Fred Williamson, Michael Pergolani, Jackie Basehart, Michel Constantin
Plot: Two officers (Bo Svenson, Ian Bannen) lead military misfits on a mission to steal a Nazi V-2 rocket gyroscope.

56. From the Life of the Marionettes ( Aus dem Leben der Marionetten )

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: German
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Ingmar Bergman
Actors: Robert Atzorn, Christine Buchegger, Martin Benrath, Rita Russek, Lola Müthel, Walter Schmidinger
Plot: One of Ingmar Bergman's later works, "From the Life of the Marionettes" explores a couple's troubled marriage, and the motives behind the husband's murder of a call girl.

57. Antropophagus

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Italian
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Joe D'Amato
Actors: Tisa Farrow, Saverio Vallone, Serena Grandi, Margaret Mazzantini, Mark Bodin, George Eastman

58. Haunting of Julia, The ( Full Circle )

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Richard Loncraine
Actors: Mia Farrow, Keir Dullea, Tom Conti, Jill Bennett, Robin Gammell, Cathleen Nesbitt

59. Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure aka Friend is a Treasure, A ( Chi trova un amico, trova un tesoro )

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Italian
Genre: Adventure/Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Sergio Corbucci
Actors: Terence Hill, Bud Spencer, John Fujioka, Louise Bennett, Salvatore Borghese, Kainowa Lauritzen

60. Crocodile ( Chorake )

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Sompote Sands
Actors: Nat Puvanai, Tany Tim, Angela Wells, Kirk Warren

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