Best Movies of 1981
21 items ranked
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1.
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Maybe the best film of the entire decade.
77 points - added 14 years ago by BradHemphill -
2.
Stripes
23 points - added 14 years ago by BradHemphill -
3.
Porky's
21 points - added 14 years ago by BradHemphill -
4.
Das Boot
21 points - added 14 years ago by BradHemphill -
5.
Time Bandits
16 points - added 14 years ago by BradHemphill -
6.
Esacape From New York
14 points - added 14 years ago by BradHemphill -
7.
Blow Out
12 points - added 14 years ago by BradHemphill -
8.
Clash of the Titans
Great story bolstered by extremely cool special effects.
10 points - added 14 years ago by BradHemphill -
9.
An American Werewolf in London
Easily one of the best films of the year. Funny. Frightening. And very cool.
6 points - added 14 years ago by BradHemphill -
10.
The French Lieutenant's Woman
3 points - added 14 years ago by BradHemphill -
11.
Chariots of Fire
Oscar winner for Best Film.
3 points - added 14 years ago by BradHemphill -
12.
Mommie Dearest
1 point - added 14 years ago by BradHemphill -
13.
Prince of the City
0 points - added 11 years ago by guest -
14.
Reds
0 points - added 14 years ago by BradHemphill -
15.
My Dinner with Andre
Low-budget, groundbreaking talkie.
0 points - added 14 years ago by BradHemphill -
16.
Absence of Malice
0 points - added 14 years ago by BradHemphill -
17.
Halloween II
-5 points - added 14 years ago by BradHemphill -
18.
Howling
-5 points - added 14 years ago by BradHemphill -
19.
The Funhouse
Hooper made some great films.
-5 points - added 14 years ago by BradHemphill -
20.
The Decline of Western Civilization
Eye-opening doc.
-5 points - added 14 years ago by BradHemphill -
21.
On Golden Pond
So it was a little melodramatic. So what, Hepburn and Fonda were perfect.
-16 points - added 14 years ago by BradHemphill -
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