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1. ...All the Marbles (1981)
R | 113 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
Small timer female wrestling team "The California Dolls" and their manager must face the hardship of their sport and life to suceed.
Director: Robert Aldrich | Stars: Peter Falk, Vicki Frederick, Laurene Landon, Burt Young
Votes: 2,412
2. A Day of Judgment (1981)
92 min | Drama, Horror
In the 1920s, a man in black rides into a small Southern town to visit retribution upon the citizens who have strayed from the path of righteousness and religion. He does this, of course, by killing them in various bloody ways.
Director: Charles Reynolds | Stars: William Hicks, Harris Bloodworth, Deborah Bloodworth, Susan Bloodworth
Votes: 314
3. A Face in the Crowd (1981)
58 min | Drama
An hour long hand spliced epic s8mm movie chronicles the life of a writer traveling hopefully to loveless New York.
Director: Larry Fessenden | Stars: Larry Fessenden, Tom Laverack, Lisa Robb, Tom Garner
Votes: 20
4. Absence of Malice (1981)
PG | 116 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
When a prosecutor leaks to a Miami reporter that a liquor wholesaler is suspected in the murder of a union head, the man's life begins to unravel.
Director: Sydney Pollack | Stars: Paul Newman, Sally Field, Bob Balaban, Melinda Dillon
Votes: 14,761 | Gross: $40.72M
5. All Night Long (1981)
R | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A middle-aged executive's lifestyle and values are turned upside down after he is demoted to chain-store night manager.
Director: Jean-Claude Tramont | Stars: Gene Hackman, Barbra Streisand, Diane Ladd, Dennis Quaid
Votes: 2,000 | Gross: $4.45M
7. American Pop (1981)
R | 96 min | Animation, Drama, History
The story of four generations of a Russian Jewish immigrant family of musicians whose careers parallel the history of American popular music in the 20th century.
Director: Ralph Bakshi | Stars: Mews Small, Ron Thompson, Jerry Holland, Lisa Jane Persky
Votes: 5,510 | Gross: $6.00M
8. Americana (1981)
PG | 91 min | Drama
In a small town in rural Kansas, a troubled veteran attempts to restore an old merry-go-round ride.
Director: David Carradine | Stars: David Carradine, Barbara Hershey, Michael Greene, Arnold Herzstein
Votes: 317
9. Amy (1981)
G | 100 min | Drama, Family
A woman leaves her husband after the death of her child to teach deaf children how to speak. Her own child was deaf and although she has no formal training she successfully teaches one boy.
Director: Vincent McEveety | Stars: Jenny Agutter, Barry Newman, Kathleen Nolan, Chris Robinson
Votes: 600
10. An American Werewolf in London (1981)
R | 97 min | Comedy, Horror
Two American college students on a walking tour of Britain are attacked by a werewolf that none of the locals will admit exists.
Director: John Landis | Stars: David Naughton, Jenny Agutter, Joe Belcher, Griffin Dunne
Votes: 120,568 | Gross: $30.57M
11. An Eye for an Eye (1981)
R | 106 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A SFPD undercover narcotics cop aims to avenge his partner's death and destroy a drug-smuggling ring operated by the Chinese Triads.
Director: Steve Carver | Stars: Chuck Norris, Christopher Lee, Richard Roundtree, Matt Clark
Votes: 4,525 | Gross: $7.68M
12. Arthur (1981)
PG | 97 min | Comedy, Romance
Alcoholic billionaire playboy Arthur Bach must marry a woman he does not love, or he will be cut off from his $750,000,000 fortune. But when Arthur falls in love with a poor waitress, he must decide if he wants to choose love or money.
Director: Steve Gordon | Stars: Dudley Moore, Liza Minnelli, John Gielgud, Geraldine Fitzgerald
Votes: 31,107 | Gross: $95.46M
13. Atrapados (1981)
92 min | Fantasy, Horror
2 strangers, a man and a woman are trapped together underground when the building collapses around them, and are forced to create a new world.
Director: Matthew Patrick | Stars: Carmen J Bonefont, Juan B. Colon, Daniel Earnshaw, Charlene Koh
Votes: 24
14. Back Roads (1981)
R | 94 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance
A prostitute and a drifter find themselves bound together as they make their way through the rural South, doing what they have to do to survive.
Director: Martin Ritt | Stars: Sally Field, Tommy Lee Jones, David Keith, Miriam Colon
Votes: 1,072 | Gross: $11.81M
15. Beating the Lesbian Bitch (1981)
After walking in on his wife having a sexual experience with another woman, a man goes berserk and proceeds to beat and violate the women.
Director: Lester Cohen
Votes: 23
16. Beatlemania (1981)
PG | 86 min | Music
Four guys who look and sound moderately like the Beatles play a plethora of Lennon/McCartney classics, while footage of memorable sixties events flashes by.
Director: Joseph Manduke | Stars: David Leon, Mitch Weissman, Tom Teeley, Ralph Castelli
Votes: 143
17. Beyond the Universe (1981)
93 min | Sci-Fi
A 21st-century scientist tries to save Earth after two atomic wars.
Director: Robert Emenegger | Stars: David Ladd, Jacqueline Ray, Christopher Cary, John Dewey Carter
Votes: 114
18. Bloody Birthday (1981)
R | 85 min | Horror, Thriller
Three children are born at the height of an eclipse of the sun. Ten years later, they begin to murder the people around them - even their family members.
Director: Ed Hunt | Stars: Lori Lethin, Melinda Cordell, Julie Brown, Joe Penny
Votes: 5,672
19. Blow Out (1981)
R | 108 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A movie sound recordist accidentally records the evidence that proves that a car accident was actually murder and consequently finds himself in danger.
Director: Brian De Palma | Stars: John Travolta, Nancy Allen, John Lithgow, Dennis Franz
Votes: 63,321 | Gross: $13.75M
20. Body Heat (1981)
R | 113 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
During an extreme heatwave, a beautiful Florida woman and a seedy lawyer engage in an affair while plotting the murder of her rich husband.
Director: Lawrence Kasdan | Stars: William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Richard Crenna, Ted Danson
Votes: 40,152 | Gross: $24.06M
21. Body and Soul (I) (1981)
R | 109 min | Drama, Sport
A young man struggles to become a boxing champ, but success blinds him. It is only through the love of his girlfriend that he is brought back to reality.
Director: George Bowers | Stars: Leon Isaac Kennedy, Jayne Kennedy, Perry Lang, Nikki Swasey Seaton
Votes: 399
22. Broken English (1981)
R | 93 min | Drama
Follows the story of Sarah, who comes under fire from her family, friends and colleagues when she marries an African man, Maas. When she discovers that Maas is part of an underground group ... See full summary »
Director: Michie Gleason | Stars: Beverly Ross, Jacques Martial, Greta Ronningen, Mansour Sy
Votes: 60
23. Brother Enemy (1981)
TV-PG | 76 min
When David catches a gang of angry teenagers breaking into his workshop, he struggles against his own hostility to teach them a lesson. But can he overcome evil with good?
Director: Russell S. Doughten Jr. | Stars: William Wellman Jr., Robert Shook, Dan Wood, Debbie Leporte
Votes: 14
24. Buddy Buddy (1981)
R | 96 min | Comedy
During a high-profile Mafia testimony case in California's Riverside County, a hired killer checks into a hotel room near the courthouse, while his depressed next-door neighbor wants to commit suicide over marital problems.
Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Paula Prentiss, Klaus Kinski
Votes: 5,184 | Gross: $7.26M
25. Bustin' Loose (1981)
R | 94 min | Comedy, Drama
Failed parolee Joe Braxton has one last shot at redemption: by driving school kids from Philadelphia to Washington State.
Directors: Oz Scott, Michael Schultz | Stars: Richard Pryor, Cicely Tyson, Angel Ramirez Jr., Jimmy Hughes
Votes: 3,716 | Gross: $31.26M
26. C.O.D. (1981)
PG | 96 min | Comedy
Albert Zack is a struggling, bumbling, advertising salesman hired to save the Beaver Bra Company from impending doom. He is charged with signing five specific, world-famous, busty woman as ... See full summary »
Directors: Chuck Vincent, Sigi Krämer | Stars: Nicholas Saunders, Marilyn Joi, Carole Davis, Samantha Fox
Votes: 255
27. Carbon Copy (1981)
PG | 92 min | Comedy, Drama
When a rich white corporate executive finds out that he has an illegitimate black son, things start falling apart for him at home, work, and in his social circles.
Director: Michael Schultz | Stars: George Segal, Susan Saint James, Jack Warden, Dick Martin
Votes: 3,258 | Gross: $9.57M
28. Cattle Annie and Little Britches (1980)
PG | 97 min | Drama, Western
In 19th-century Oklahoma, two teen girls who love stories about outlaws are on a quest to meet and join up with them. They find a shadow of a former gang and, although disappointed, still try to help them escape from a vigorous Marshal.
Director: Lamont Johnson | Stars: Scott Glenn, Redmond Gleeson, William Russ, Kenny Call
Votes: 944 | Gross: $0.53M
29. Caveman (1981)
PG | 91 min | Comedy, Romance
A caveman seeks revenge on a much larger competitor for the hand of a beautiful cavewoman.
Director: Carl Gottlieb | Stars: Ringo Starr, Dennis Quaid, Shelley Long, Jack Gilford
Votes: 8,616 | Gross: $15.97M
30. Chanel Solitaire (1981)
R | 107 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
This movie tells the story of the early life and rise to fame and fortune of French fashion designer Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel (Marie-France Pisier), beginning with her upbringing in an ... See full summary »
Director: George Kaczender | Stars: Marie-France Pisier, Timothy Dalton, Rutger Hauer, Brigitte Fossey
Votes: 340
31. Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (1981)
PG | 95 min | Comedy, Mystery
Detective Charlie Chan helps SFPD solve the many bizarre murders. His clumsy grandson Lee, who's getting married, "helps" him. Is the Dragon Queen behind this?
Director: Clive Donner | Stars: Peter Ustinov, Lee Grant, Angie Dickinson, Richard Hatch
Votes: 1,430
32. Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure (1981)
108 min | Adventure, Comedy, Action
On a small pacific island, Alan and Charlie try to find a war treasure left behind by the Japanese army in World War II.
Director: Sergio Corbucci | Stars: Terence Hill, Bud Spencer, John Fujioka, Louise Bennett
Votes: 12,794
33. Choices (1981)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama
John Carluccio, a partially deaf teenager, becomes alienated when prevented from playing football because of his handicap. He must deal with his parents, coach, teammates, his new ... See full summary »
Director: Silvio Narizzano | Stars: Paul Carafotes, Victor French, Lelia Goldoni, Val Avery
Votes: 359
34. Christmas Mountain (1981)
G | 90 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A cowboy comes to a town at Christmas time. He eats at a cafe but was unable to pay for his meal, so the owner throws him in jail. The town wants to alleviate their guilt over a Mexican ... See full summary »
Director: Pierre De Moro | Stars: Mark Miller, Slim Pickens, Jack Glenn Evans, Logan Field
Votes: 160
35. Chu Chu and the Philly Flash (1981)
PG | 92 min | Comedy
Flash used to be a talented baseball player, but he took to drinking and now he sells stolen watches in the streets. One day he meets Chu Chu, who, before falling into alcoholism like him, ... See full summary »
Director: David Lowell Rich | Stars: Alan Arkin, Carol Burnett, Jack Warden, Danny Aiello
Votes: 354
37. Clash of the Titans (1981)
PG | 118 min | Action, Adventure, Family
Perseus must battle Medusa and the Kraken to save the Princess Andromeda.
Director: Desmond Davis | Stars: Laurence Olivier, Harry Hamlin, Claire Bloom, Maggie Smith
Votes: 47,781 | Gross: $41.09M
38. Comin' at Ya! (1981)
R | 91 min | Western
Tragedy strikes as two ruthless brothers kidnap a bride during her wedding. Hurt and angry, H.H. begins his quest to find the love he lost, and take vengeance upon the wicked. Comin' at Ya.
Director: Ferdinando Baldi | Stars: Tony Anthony, Gene Quintano, Victoria Abril, Ricardo Palacios
Votes: 638 | Gross: $12.00M
39. Continental Divide (1981)
PG | 103 min | Comedy, Romance
A hard-nosed Chicago journalist has an unlikely love affair with an eagle researcher.
Director: Michael Apted | Stars: John Belushi, Blair Brown, Allen Garfield, Carlin Glynn
Votes: 5,645 | Gross: $15.58M
40. Cutter's Way (1981)
R | 109 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Richard spots a man dumping a body, and decides to expose the man he thinks is the culprit with his friend Alex Cutter.
Director: Ivan Passer | Stars: Jeff Bridges, John Heard, Lisa Eichhorn, Ann Dusenberry
Votes: 7,639 | Gross: $1.73M
41. Dawn of the Mummy (1981)
Unrated | 93 min | Horror
A group of fashion models disturb the tomb of a mummy and revive an ancient curse. Along with the mummy rising, slaves who were buried in the desert thousands of years before, also rise, with a craving for human flesh.
Director: Frank Agrama | Stars: Brenda Siemer Scheider, Barry Sattels, George Peck, John Salvo
Votes: 1,309
42. Day of the Assassin (1979)
Not Rated | 94 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Treasure hunters from around the world race to Mexico after a Middle Eastern luxury yacht explodes, sending a Shah's fortune and mysterious document to the bottom of the ocean.
Directors: Brian Trenchard-Smith, Carlos Vasallo | Stars: Glenn Ford, Chuck Connors, Richard Roundtree, Jorge Rivero
Votes: 249
43. Dead & Buried (1981)
R | 94 min | Horror, Mystery
Sheriff Dan Gillis investigates eerie deaths in a sleepy coastal town.
Director: Gary Sherman | Stars: James Farentino, Melody Anderson, Jack Albertson, Dennis Redfield
Votes: 14,925 | Gross: $0.22M
44. Dead Ringer (1982)
101 min | Comedy, Music, Musical
When rock singer Meat Loaf, who has his own biker band, falls in love with a rock star, Cher, the two make "Dead Ringer for Love."
Director: Allan F. Nicholls | Stars: Meat Loaf, Josh Mostel, Frederick Coffin, Alan H. Braunstein
Votes: 93
45. Deadly Blessing (1981)
R | 100 min | Horror, Thriller
After her husband dies under mysterious circumstances, a widow becomes increasingly paranoid of the neighboring religious community that may have diabolical plans for her.
Director: Wes Craven | Stars: Maren Jensen, Sharon Stone, Susan Buckner, Jeff East
Votes: 6,992 | Gross: $8.28M
46. Deadly Vengeance (1981)
84 min | Action
A woman sets out to take revenge on the mobster who murdered her boyfriend over a gambling debt.
Director: Amin Q. Chaudhri | Stars: Arthur Roberts, Alan Marlowe, Bob Holden, Betty Harrison
Votes: 59
47. Death Hunt (1981)
R | 97 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
In 1931 Canada, Yukon trapper Johnson has a feud with a dog owner who later retaliates by publicly accusing Johnson of murder and thus triggering a police manhunt in the wilderness.
Director: Peter R. Hunt | Stars: Charles Bronson, Lee Marvin, Andrew Stevens, Carl Weathers
Votes: 8,347
48. Delusion (1981)
R | 82 min | Horror
A nurse goes to a house to care for a crippled old man. Then people in the house start being murdered.
Director: Alan Beattie | Stars: Patricia Pearcy, David Hayward, John Dukakis, Leon Charles
Votes: 293
49. The Uppercrust (1981)
113 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
This film combines two very different styles: an atmospheric psycho thriller about the ice-cold hired gun, and the bizarre satire of the Austrian TV serial "Kottan ermittelt".
Director: Peter Patzak | Stars: Bibiane Zeller, Ernst Konarek, Fred Schaffer, Pavel Landovský
Votes: 98
50. Steigler and Steigler (1980)
98 min | Comedy, Drama
A naive young man from a small Oregon town travels to the big city--in this case San Francisco--to pursue his dream. He has to learn how to cope with the culture shock encountered in the ... See full summary »
Director: Ovidio G. Assonitis | Stars: Steve Tracy, Eddie Deezen, Isabel Sanford, Paul Benedict
Votes: 88
51. Documenteur (1981)
65 min | Drama
A young French woman, separated from her lover, tries to find a lodging in L.A. for herself and her son.
Director: Agnès Varda | Stars: Sabine Mamou, Mathieu Demy, Lisa Blok-Linson, Tina Odom
Votes: 1,288
52. Don't Go in the Woods (1981)
R | 82 min | Horror, Thriller
Four friends camping in the woods inadvertently stumble upon the domain of a maniacal killer.
Director: James Bryan | Stars: Nick Cleland, Mary Gail Artz, James P. Hayden, Angie Brown
Votes: 3,502
54. Dragonslayer (1981)
PG | 109 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A young wizarding apprentice is sent to kill a dragon which has been devouring girls from a nearby kingdom.
Director: Matthew Robbins | Stars: Peter MacNicol, Caitlin Clarke, Ralph Richardson, John Hallam
Votes: 19,964 | Gross: $14.11M
55. Dream on! (1981)
98 min | Drama
Dream On! takes real risks with cinema as form...manifesting a kind of narrative-collage. The film's action follows a group of young actors as they struggle to survive in L.A. and hang on to their artistic principles.
Director: Ed Harker | Stars: Ed Harris, Erin Nico, Luce Rains, Paul Reubens
Votes: 70
56. Early Warning (1981)
Not Rated | 85 min | Drama, Thriller
A Christian woman (Delana Michaels) wants a newspaper man (Greg Wynne) to publish a story about a One World Foundation being set up whose only goal is to control the world. She wants him to... See full summary »
Director: David R. Elliott | Stars: Delana Michaels, Christopher Wynne, Joe Chapman, Alvy Moore
Votes: 187
57. Earthbound (1981)
PG | 99 min | Family, Sci-Fi, Comedy
A family of space aliens crash lands on Earth when their spaceship conks out.
Director: James L. Conway | Stars: Burl Ives, Christopher Connelly, Meredith MacRae, Joseph Campanella
Votes: 206
58. Endless Love (1981)
R | 116 min | Drama, Romance
Parental disapproval of a passionate romance between two teenagers leads to arguments, circumstance, insanity and tragedy.
Director: Franco Zeffirelli | Stars: Brooke Shields, Martin Hewitt, Shirley Knight, Don Murray
Votes: 9,576 | Gross: $31.18M
59. Enter Another Dragon (1981)
Action
Director: Harry Hope | Stars: Michael B. Christy, Bruce Le, Jim Saxon, Ron Van Clief
Votes: 22
60. Enter the Ninja (1981)
R | 99 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After passing a ninja master test in Japan, Cole visits a war buddy in the Philippines. He helps him fight men, who want his buddy's plantation.
Director: Menahem Golan | Stars: Franco Nero, Susan George, Shô Kosugi, Christopher George
Votes: 5,490
61. Escape from DS-3 (1981)
90 min | Crime, Sci-Fi
Framed for a serious crime, a man attempts to escape from a maximum security satellite prison...
Directors: Robert Emenegger, Allan Sandler | Stars: Jackson Bostwick, Cameron Mitchell Jr., David Chandler, Howard Dayton
Votes: 116
62. Escape from New York (1981)
R | 99 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
In 1997, when the U.S. president crashes into Manhattan, now a giant maximum security prison, a convicted bank robber is sent in to rescue him.
Director: John Carpenter | Stars: Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence
Votes: 157,577 | Gross: $25.24M
63. Evilspeak (1981)
R | 97 min | Horror
An outcast military cadet taps into a way to summon demons and cast spells on his tormentors through his computer.
Director: Eric Weston | Stars: Clint Howard, R.G. Armstrong, Joe Cortese, Claude Earl Jones
Votes: 4,887
64. Excalibur (1981)
PG | 140 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Merlin the magician helps Arthur Pendragon unite the Britons around the Round Table of Camelot, even as dark forces conspire to tear it apart.
Director: John Boorman | Stars: Nigel Terry, Helen Mirren, Nicholas Clay, Cherie Lunghi
Votes: 67,190 | Gross: $34.97M
65. Eyes of a Stranger (1981)
R | 84 min | Horror, Thriller
A news anchorwoman begins to suspect a man living in the same apartment complex as her to be the serial killer that's been raping and killing women in the Miami area.
Director: Ken Wiederhorn | Stars: Lauren Tewes, Jennifer Jason Leigh, John DiSanti, Peter DuPre
Votes: 3,184 | Gross: $1.12M
66. Eyewitness (1981)
R | 103 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A janitor who claims he's seen a murder becomes romantically involved with the glamorous TV reporter covering the story.
Director: Peter Yates | Stars: William Hurt, Sigourney Weaver, Christopher Plummer, James Woods
Votes: 5,726 | Gross: $6.40M
67. Fait Accompli (1981)
Drama
Philippe is driven by guilt to avenge the death of his friend Michael.
Director: Stephen Mitchell | Stars: Gérard Ismaël, Nani Brunel, Stephen Mitchell, Susan Hampton
68. Fantasies (1981)
R | 81 min | Drama, Romance
16-year old Anastasia and her adopted brother Damir live on a Greek island with their pervy grandfather. She dreams about having a large antique bathtub and he dreams about running a sea-side resort. They begin to fall for each other.
Director: John Derek | Stars: Peter Hooten, Bo Derek, Anna Alexiadis, Faidon Georgitsis
Votes: 377
69. Fast Money (1981)
92 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Three buddies after 'Fast Money' try flying drugs into the U.S. from Mexico. When they meet with unexpected dangers, the trip turns turbulent.
Director: Douglas Holloway | Stars: Sammy Allred, D. Dryden Arnsberger, Sonny Carl Davis, Marshall Ford
Votes: 19
70. Fat Chance (1981)
92 min | Comedy, Drama
An overweight man and woman become penpals but are too embarrassed to send each other photographs of themselves and instead exchange pictures of two thinner people. Comedic complications ... See full summary »
Director: Manuel Summers | Stars: Farnham Scott, January Stevens, Jack Aaron, Amy Steel
Votes: 63
71. Fatal Encounter (1981)
Drama, Thriller
Director: Orestes Matacena | Stars: Clara Hernandez, Orestes Matacena, Theodora Castellanos, Michael Kravitz
72. Fear No Evil (1981)
R | 99 min | Horror
High school student turns out to be personification of Lucifer. Two arch angels in human form (as women) take him on.
Director: Frank LaLoggia | Stars: Stefan Arngrim, Elizabeth Hoffman, Kathleen Rowe McAllen, Frank Birney
Votes: 1,733
73. Fela in Concert (1981)
57 min | Music
Nigeria's explosively charismatic superstar was at his very best in this historic conert recorded in Paris. Fela's Afro-Beat music is inspired by Charlie Parker, Bob Marley, and Miles Davis... See full summary »
Director: Claude Lambert | Star: Fela Kuti
Votes: 12
74. Final Exam (1981)
R | 89 min | Horror, Thriller
A psycho killer shows up on college campus to slash up pretty co-eds and dumb jocks.
Director: Jimmy Huston | Stars: Cecile Bagdadi, Joel S. Rice, Ralph Brown, DeAnna Robbins
Votes: 4,625
75. Firecracker (1981)
R | 77 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Femme fatale martial arts expert teaches the mafia a lesson.
Director: Cirio H. Santiago | Stars: Jillian Kesner, Darby Hinton, Rey Malonzo, Ken Metcalfe
Votes: 873
76. First Monday in October (1981)
R | 98 min | Comedy, Drama
For the first time in history a woman is appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, where she becomes a friendly rival to a liberal associate.
Director: Ronald Neame | Stars: Walter Matthau, Jill Clayburgh, Barnard Hughes, Jan Sterling
Votes: 1,661
77. Force: Five (1981)
R | 96 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A martial-arts expert leads a team of fellow martial artists to rescue a senator's daughter from an island ruled by the evil leader of a fanatical religious cult.
Director: Robert Clouse | Stars: Joe Lewis, Bong Soo Han, Sonny Barnes, Richard Norton
Votes: 576
78. Fort Apache the Bronx (1981)
R | 125 min | Crime, Drama
In New York City, South Bronx's main police precinct is nicknamed Fort Apache by its employees who feel like troopers surrounded by hostiles in a wild west isolated outpost.
Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: Paul Newman, Edward Asner, Ken Wahl, Danny Aiello
Votes: 6,988 | Gross: $29.20M
79. Four Friends (1981)
R | 114 min | Comedy, Drama
A group of four friends form strong bonds while in high school in the early 1960s, then desperately cling to that love during the turbulent counterculture movement and social upheavals that marked the end of the decade.
Director: Arthur Penn | Stars: Craig Wasson, Jodi Thelen, Michael Huddleston, Jim Metzler
Votes: 2,014
80. Frankenstein Island (1981)
PG | 97 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
When a hot-air balloon crashes on a remote island, the crew discovers Dr. Frankenstein's ancestor carrying on the family work, along with a race of mutants and a population of Amazons.
Director: Jerry Warren | Stars: Robert Clarke, Steve Brodie, Cameron Mitchell, Robert Christopher
Votes: 1,302
81. Free Amerika Broadcasting (1981)
Not Rated | 80 min | Drama
President Richard Nixon has been assassinated and Vice President Spiro Agnew has declared martial law throughout America. Pete leads a band of rebels known as the Rangers in taking over ... See full summary »
Director: Dean Wilson | Stars: Kaye Fryling, Jesse Young, A.R. Wren, Bill Renfrew
Votes: 15
82. Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
R | 87 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Five years after the events of the first film, a summer camp next to the infamous Camp Crystal Lake is preparing to open, but the legend of Jason is weighing heavy on the proceedings.
Director: Steve Miner | Stars: Betsy Palmer, Amy Steel, John Furey, Adrienne King
Votes: 77,788 | Gross: $21.72M
83. Full Moon High (1981)
PG | 93 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
A popular high school football player becomes a werewolf after a trip to Romania, and struggles to come to terms with his new reality.
Director: Larry Cohen | Stars: Adam Arkin, Roz Kelly, Ed McMahon, Joanne Nail
Votes: 1,619
84. Galaxy of Terror (1981)
R | 81 min | Action, Adventure, Horror
A ragtag spaceship crew sent on a rescue mission encounter a formidable enemy, their worst fears projected by their own imaginations.
Director: Bruce D. Clark | Stars: Edward Albert, Erin Moran, Ray Walston, Bernard Behrens
Votes: 8,899
85. Gangster Wars (1981)
121 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Three poor ghetto kids in turn-of-the-century New York City grow up to become feared gangsters.
Director: Richard C. Sarafian | Stars: Michael Nouri, Brian Benben, Joe Penny, Richard S. Castellano
Votes: 232
86. Getting Even (1981)
55 min | Comedy
Director: Mark Feldberg | Stars: Matthew Faison, Kate Zentall, Ian Abercrombie, George J. Manisco
87. Getting Over (1981)
PG | 108 min | Comedy, Music
This tuneful drama features the rock group Love Machine as it tells the tale of a record promoter hired by a crooked producer to fulfill affirmative action quotas. It is the hard-working, ... See full summary »
Director: Bernie Rollins | Stars: John Daniels, Gwen Brisco, Bernice Givens, Mary Hopkins
Votes: 27
88. Ghost Story (1981)
R | 110 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
Two generations of men find themselves haunted by the presence of a spectral woman. When the son of one of the elderly men returns to his hometown after his brother's mysterious death, they attempt to unravel her story.
Director: John Irvin | Stars: Craig Wasson, Alice Krige, Fred Astaire, John Houseman
Votes: 9,876 | Gross: $23.37M
89. Goin' All the Way! (1981)
R | 85 min | Comedy
Arnie is a typical teenager who wants to lose his virginity, only his girlfriend won't put out. Maybe he can with the help of his wiseguy best friend.
Director: Robert Freeman | Stars: Adam Lightplay, Gina Calabrese, Alan Shubin, Wanda Sander
Votes: 392
90. Going Ape! (1981)
PG | 87 min | Comedy, Crime, Family
When 80-year-old Max Sabatini dies, he leaves his three prized orangutans in the care of his only son, Foster. To inherit his father's $5-million fortune, Foster must take care of the apes for the next five years.
Director: Jeremy Joe Kronsberg | Stars: Tony Danza, Jessica Walter, Stacey Nelkin, Danny DeVito
Votes: 975
91. Freddie of the Jungle (1981)
82 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
An enterprising woman reporter enlists the help of a hardened African explorer to try to locate a missing showbiz man who disappeared some time ago.
Director: Josi W. Konski | Stars: Frankie Mann, Victoria Vera, Frank Braña, Russell Bates
Votes: 34
92. Grad Night (1981)
R | 85 min | Comedy
In this comedy, a group of high school kids embark on a series of crazy hi-jinks and wild pranks on the night before their graduation.
Director: John Tenorio Jr. | Stars: Joseph Alan Johnson, Suzanne Fagan, Barry Stoltze, Carolyn Bates
Votes: 39
93. Graduation Day (1981)
R | 96 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A masked killer begins murdering students on the school track team after a track runner dies upon completion of a 30 second 200-meter race.
Director: Herb Freed | Stars: Christopher George, Patch Mackenzie, E. Danny Murphy, E.J. Peaker
Votes: 4,891 | Gross: $23.89M
94. Greatest American Hero spoof (1981)
58 min | Action
Director: Jeff Regal | Stars: Keith Grimes, Jeff Regal, Tasciotti, Gary Riegel
95. Halloween II (1981)
R | 92 min | Horror
While Dr. Loomis hunts for Michael Myers, a traumatized Laurie is rushed to Haddonfield Memorial Hospital, and The Shape is not far behind her.
Director: Rick Rosenthal | Stars: Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Pleasence, Charles Cyphers, Jeffrey Kramer
Votes: 101,727 | Gross: $25.53M
96. Harry's War (1981)
PG | 98 min | Comedy, Drama
After his aunt dies of a heart attack while fighting the IRS, Harry Johnson decides to take up the cause.
Director: Kieth Merrill | Stars: Edward Herrmann, Geraldine Page, Karen Grassle, David Ogden Stiers
Votes: 370
97. Heartbeeps (1981)
PG | 78 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
Two household robots run away and try to start a family.
Director: Allan Arkush | Stars: Andy Kaufman, Bernadette Peters, Randy Quaid, Kenneth McMillan
Votes: 1,675 | Gross: $2.15M
98. Hell Night (1981)
R | 101 min | Horror, Thriller
Four college pledges are forced to spend the night in a deserted old mansion, where they are stalked by the monstrous survivor of a family massacre years earlier.
Director: Tom DeSimone | Stars: Linda Blair, Vincent Van Patten, Peter Barton, Kevin Brophy
Votes: 8,772
99. High Point (1981)
71 min
Director: Dan Dunkelberger | Stars: Jeff Hibbard, Vondria Andrews, Gordon Kisier, Ginger Schneider
100. High Risk (1981)
R | 94 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Four naive Americans, in need of easy cash, decide to fly to Colombia and raid the safe of a notorious drug lord with connections to the corrupt military regime.
Director: Stewart Raffill | Stars: James Brolin, Anthony Quinn, Lindsay Wagner, James Coburn
Votes: 1,290
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