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16 Best Movies from 1981 till 1981
Raiders of the Lost Ark ( 1981 )
Genre: Action | Adventure
Runtime: 115
Country: United States
Language: English | German | Spanish
Director: Steven Spielberg
Writer: Lawrence Kasdan | George Lucas | Philip Kaufman
Stars: Harrison Ford | Karen Allen | Paul Freeman | Ronald Lacey
Plot: In 1936, archaeologist Indiana Jones is tasked by Army Intelligence to help locate a legendary ancient power, the Ark of Covenant, before the Nazis get it first.
Das Boot ( 1981 )
Genre: Drama | War
Runtime: 149
Country: West Germany
Language: German | English | French
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Writer: Wolfgang Petersen | Lothar G. Buchheim
Stars: Jürgen Prochnow | Herbert Grönemeyer | Klaus Wennemann | Hubertus Bengsch
Plot: A German U-boat stalks the frigid waters of the North Atlantic as its young crew experience the sheer terror and claustrophobic life of a submariner in World War II.
My Dinner with Andre ( 1981 )
Genre: Comedy | Drama
Runtime: 110
Country: United States
Language: English | French
Director: Louis Malle
Writer: Wallace Shawn | Andre Gregory
Stars: Andre Gregory | Wallace Shawn | Jean Lenauer | Roy Butler
Plot: Two old friends meet for dinner; as one tells anecdotes detailing his experiences, the other notices their differing worldviews.
Mephisto ( 1981 )
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 146
Country: Hungary | West Germany | Austria
Language: German | Hungarian | English
Director: István Szabó
Writer: Péter Dobai | István Szabó | Klaus Mann
Stars: Klaus Maria Brandauer | Ildikó Bánsági | Krystyna Janda | Rolf Hoppe
Plot: In early-1930s Germany, a passionate stage actor faces a dilemma: renounce his apolitical stance and comply with the Reich's doctrine, or face oblivion. But, Faustian bargains never end well. What is the price of success?
Mad Max 2 ( 1981 )
Genre: Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Runtime: 96
Country: Australia
Language: English
Director: George Miller
Writer: Terry Hayes | George Miller | Brian Hannant | George Miller | Byron Kennedy
Stars: Mel Gibson | Bruce Spence | Michael Preston | Max Phipps
Plot: In the post-apocalyptic Australian wasteland, a cynical drifter agrees to help a small, gasoline-rich community get rid of a horde of bandits.
On Golden Pond ( 1981 )
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 109
Country: United States
Language: English
Director: Mark Rydell
Writer: Ernest Thompson | Ernest Thompson
Stars: Katharine Hepburn | Henry Fonda | Jane Fonda | Doug McKeon
Plot: Curmudgeon Norman is estranged from his daughter Chelsea. Nevertheless, at Golden Pond he and his wife agree to look after Billy, the son of Chelsea's new boyfriend, and a most unexpected relationship blooms.
An American Werewolf in London ( 1981 )
Genre: Comedy | Horror
Runtime: 97
Country: United Kingdom | United States
Language: English
Director: John Landis
Writer: John Landis
Stars: Joe Belcher | David Naughton | Griffin Dunne | David Schofield
Plot: American college students David Kessler and Jack Goodman on a walking tour of Britain are attacked by a werewolf that none of the locals will admit exists. Jack dies. David recovers in a hospital, where he has nightmares.
Thief ( 1981 )
Genre: Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Runtime: 123
Country: United States
Language: English
Director: Michael Mann
Writer: Michael Mann | Michael Mann | Frank Hohimer
Stars: James Caan | Tuesday Weld | Willie Nelson | Jim Belushi
Plot: After years in prison, ace safe-cracker Frank owns a car dealership and a cocktail lounge, which are fronts for high-stakes jewelry heists. He wants to complete one last big heist for the Mob before he goes straight.
The Evil Dead ( 1981 )
Genre: Horror
Runtime: 85
Country: United States
Language: English
Director: Sam Raimi
Writer: Sam Raimi
Stars: Bruce Campbell | Ellen Sandweiss | Richard DeManincor | Betsy Baker
Plot: Five friends travel to a cabin in the woods, where they unknowingly release flesh-possessing demons.
Body Heat ( 1981 )
Genre: Crime | Drama | Romance | Thriller
Runtime: 113
Country: United States
Language: English
Director: Lawrence Kasdan
Writer: Lawrence Kasdan
Stars: William Hurt | Kathleen Turner | Richard Crenna | Ted Danson
Plot: During an extreme heatwave, a beautiful Florida woman and a seedy lawyer engage in an affair while plotting the murder of her rich husband.
Blow Out ( 1981 )
Genre: Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller
Runtime: 108
Country: United States
Language: English
Director: Brian De Palma
Writer: Brian De Palma | Bill Mesce Jr.
Stars: John Travolta | Nancy Allen | John Lithgow | Dennis Franz
Plot: A movie sound recordist accidentally records the evidence that proves that a car accident was actually murder and consequently finds himself in danger.
Excalibur ( 1981 )
Genre: Adventure | Drama | Fantasy | Romance
Runtime: 140
Country: United Kingdom | United States
Language: English
Director: John Boorman
Writer: Thomas Malory | Rospo Pallenberg | Rospo Pallenberg | John Boorman
Stars: Nigel Terry | Helen Mirren | Nicholas Clay | Cherie Lunghi
Plot: Merlin the magician helps Arthur Pendragon unite the Britons around the Round Table of Camelot, even as dark forces conspire to tear it apart.
Possession ( 1981 )
Genre: Drama | Horror
Runtime: 124
Country: France | West Germany
Language: English | French | German
Director: Andrzej Zulawski
Writer: Andrzej Zulawski | Andrzej Zulawski | Frederic Tuten | Andrzej Zulawski | Frederic Tuten
Stars: Isabelle Adjani | Sam Neill | Margit Carstensen | Heinz Bennent
Plot: A woman starts exhibiting increasingly disturbing behavior after asking her husband for a divorce. Suspicions of infidelity soon give way to something much more sinister.
Reds ( 1981 )
Genre: Biography | Drama | History | Romance
Runtime: 195
Country: United States
Language: English | Russian | German
Director: Warren Beatty
Writer: Warren Beatty | Trevor Griffiths
Stars: Warren Beatty | Diane Keaton | Edward Herrmann | Jerzy Kosinski
Plot: A radical American journalist becomes involved with the Communist revolution in Russia, and hopes to bring its spirit and idealism to the United States.
The Fox and the Hound ( 1981 )
Genre: Animation | Adventure | Drama | Family
Runtime: 83
Country: United States
Language: English
Director: Ted Berman | Richard Rich | Art Stevens | David Hand | Wolfgang Reitherman
Writer: Daniel P. Mannix | Larry Clemmons | Ted Berman | Dave Michener | Peter Young | Burny Mattinson | Steve Hulett | Earl Kress | Vance Gerry
Stars: Mickey Rooney | Kurt Russell | Pearl Bailey | Jack Albertson
Plot: A fox named Tod and a hound named Copper vow to be best friends forever. But as Copper grows into a hunting dog, their unlikely friendship faces the ultimate test.
Time Bandits ( 1981 )
Genre: Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy | Sci-Fi
Runtime: 116
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Director: Terry Gilliam
Writer: Michael Palin | Terry Gilliam
Stars: John Cleese | Sean Connery | Shelley Duvall | Katherine Helmond
Plot: A young boy accidentally joins a band of time travelling dwarves, as they jump from era to era looking for treasure to steal.