Director:
Richard Pearce

Casting:
Donald Sutherland,
John Marley,
Sharon Acker,

Canada, 1981

Threshold
Drama , Sci-Fi
Director:
Steven Spielberg

Casting:
Harrison Ford,
Karen Allen,
Paul Freeman,

USA, 1981

Raiders of the Lost Ark
Action , Adventure
Director:
Irving J. Moore Don Medford Jerome Courtland

Casting:
John Forsythe,
Linda Evans,
Joan Collins,

USA, 1981

Dynasty
Drama
Director:
Francesco Rosi

Casting:
Philippe Noiret,
Michele Placido,
Vittorio Mezzogiorno,

Italy, France, 1981

Three Brothers
Drama
Director:
Harold Becker

Casting:
George C. Scott,
Timothy Hutton,
Ronny Cox,

USA, 1981

Taps
Drama
Director:
D. Paul Thomas

Casting:
Gary Bayer,
Alana Rader,
Malcon McCaiman,

USA, Canada, 1981

Years of the Beast
Sci-Fi
Director:
Manmohan Desai

Casting:
Amitabh Bachchan,
Shatrughan Sinha,
Rishi Kapoor,

India, 1981

Naseeb
Action , Musical , Romance
Director:
J. Lee Thompson

Casting:
Melissa Sue Anderson,
Glenn Ford,
Lawrence Dane,

Canada, 1981

Happy Birthday to Me
Horror , Mystery , Thriller
Director:
Eric Weston

Casting:
Clint Howard,
R.G. Armstrong,
Joe Cortese,

USA, 1981

Evilspeak
Horror
Director:
Shyam Benegal

Casting:
Shashi Kapoor,
Rekha,
Raj Babbar,

India, 1981

Kalyug
Drama
Director:
Mel Brooks

Casting:
Mel Brooks,
Dom DeLuise,
Madeline Kahn,

USA, 1981

History of the World: Part I
Comedy , History , Musical
Director:
Daniel Haller Hollingsworth Morse Bruce Bilson

Casting:
Lee Majors,
Douglas Barr,
Heather Thomas,

USA, 1981

The Fall Guy
Action , Adventure
Director:
Joel Schumacher

Casting:
Lily Tomlin,
Charles Grodin,
Ned Beatty,

USA, 1981

The Incredible Shrinking Woman
Sci-Fi , Comedy , Fantasy
Director:
Alexander Singer James Frawley Reza Badiyi

Casting:
Tyne Daly,
Al Waxman,
John Karlen,

USA, 1981

Cagney & Lacey
Crime , Drama , Mystery
Director:
Steve Gordon

Casting:
Dudley Moore,
Liza Minnelli,
John Gielgud,

USA, 1981

Arthur
Comedy , Romance
Director:
Arnold Laven Ivan Dixon Rod Holcomb

Casting:
William Katt,
Robert Culp,
Connie Sellecca,

USA, 1981

The Greatest American Hero
Adventure , Comedy , Sci-Fi
Director:
Philo Bregstein

Casting:
Pier Paolo Pasolini,
Alberto Moravia,
Laura Betti,

Netherlands, 1981

Wie de Waarheid Zegt Moet Dood
Documentary , Biography
Director:
Peter Graham Scott Alex Kirby Ken Price

Casting:
Pamela Salem,
Charlie Caine,
Ron Moody,

UK, 1981

Into the Labyrinth
Family , Fantasy
Director:
Rick Rosenthal

Casting:
Jamie Lee Curtis,
Donald Pleasence,
Charles Cyphers,

USA, 1981

Halloween II
Horror , Thriller
Director:
Mark Rydell

Casting:
Katharine Hepburn,
Henry Fonda,
Jane Fonda,

UK, USA, 1981

On Golden Pond
Drama
Director:
Daniel Petrie

Casting:
Paul Newman,
Edward Asner,
Ken Wahl,

USA, 1981

Fort Apache the Bronx
Crime , Drama
Director:
Alan Alda

Casting:
Alan Alda,
Carol Burnett,
Len Cariou,

USA, 1981

The Four Seasons
Comedy , Drama
Director:
Gregory Hoblit Christian I. Nyby II David Anspaugh

Casting:
Daniel J. Travanti,
Taurean Blacque,
Bruce Weitz,

USA, 1981

Hill Street Blues
Drama
Director:
Norman J. Warren

Casting:
Robin Clarke,
Jennifer Ashley,
Stephanie Beacham,

UK, 1981

Horror Planet
Horror , Sci-Fi
Director:
Patrice Leconte

Casting:
Michel Blanc,
Bernard Giraudeau,
Thérèse Liotard,

France, 1981

Viens chez moi, j'habite chez une copine
Comedy
Director:
Jeremy Kagan

Casting:
Maximilian Schell,
Rod Steiger,
Robby Benson,

USA, 1981

The Chosen
Drama
Director:
Philippe de Broca

Casting:
Patrick Dewaere,
Anny Duperey,
Jean-François Stévenin,

France, 1981

Psy
Comedy
Director:
Ralph L. Thomas

Casting:
Nick Mancuso,
Saul Rubinek,
Meg Foster,

Canada, 1981

Ticket to Heaven
Drama
Director:
Ray Patterson Carl Urbano Rudy Zamora

Casting:
Don Messick,
Danny Goldman,
Lucille Bliss,

USA, Belgium, 1981

Smurfs
Animation , Family , Fantasy
Director:
Frank Hof Alexander Arnz Martin Keiffenheim

Casting:
Thomas Gottschalk,
Frank Elstner,
Mirjam Weichselbraun,

Germany, Austria, Switzerland, 1981

Wetten, dass..?
Comedy , Game-Show , Music
Director:
Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Casting:
Hanna Schygulla,
Giancarlo Giannini,
Mel Ferrer,

West Germany, 1981

Lili Marleen
Drama , Music , Romance
Director:
Sidney Lumet

Casting:
Treat Williams,
Jerry Orbach,
Richard Foronjy,

USA, 1981

Prince of the City
Crime , Drama , Thriller
Director:
Peter Bogdanovich

Casting:
Audrey Hepburn,
Ben Gazzara,
Patti Hansen,

USA, 1981

They All Laughed
Comedy , Romance
Director:
Burt Reynolds

Casting:
Burt Reynolds,
Vittorio Gassman,
Brian Keith,

USA, 1981

Sharky's Machine
Action , Crime , Drama
Director:
Kevin Bishop Bill Wilson John Bishop

Casting:
Kenny Everett,
Cleo Rocos,
Sheila Steafel,

UK, 1981

The Kenny Everett Television Show
Comedy , Music
Director:
Reza Badiyi Harry Harris Robert Foxworth

Casting:
Jane Wyman,
Lorenzo Lamas,
Chao Li Chi,

USA, 1981

Falcon Crest
Drama
Director:
Frank Arnold Di Drew Julian Pringle

Casting:
Ivar Kants,
Peter Gwynne,
Geoffrey Rush,

Australia, 1981

Menotti
Drama
Director:
Marco Ferreri

Casting:
Ben Gazzara,
Ornella Muti,
Susan Tyrrell,

Italy, France, 1981

Tales of Ordinary Madness
Drama
Director:
Michael Mackenroth Michael Kreindl Peter Adam

Casting:
Claus Theo Gärtner,
Renate Kohn,
Paul Frielinghaus,

West Germany, 1981

A Case for Two
Crime , Thriller
Director:
Michael Herz Lloyd Kaufman

Casting:
Jim Harris,
Carol Drake,
Carol Bevar,

USA, 1981

Waitress!
Comedy
Director:
Bruce Beresford

Casting:
Nell Schofield,
Jad Capelja,
Geoff Rhoe,

Australia, 1981

Puberty Blues
Comedy , Drama
Director:
Bigas Luna

Casting:
Dennis Hopper,
Michael Moriarty,
Antonella Murgia,

Spain, USA, Italy, 1981

Reborn
Drama , Thriller , Fantasy
Director:
Clive Donner

Casting:
Peter Ustinov,
Lee Grant,
Angie Dickinson,

USA, 1981

Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
Comedy , Mystery
Director:
Howard R. Cohen

Casting:
Richard Benjamin,
Paula Prentiss,
Jeffrey Tambor,

USA, 1981

Saturday the 14th
Comedy , Fantasy , Horror
Director:
Robert Aldrich

Casting:
Peter Falk,
Vicki Frederick,
Laurene Landon,

USA, 1981

...All the Marbles
Action , Comedy , Drama
Director:
Michael Schultz

Casting:
George Segal,
Susan Saint James,
Jack Warden,

USA, UK, 1981

Carbon Copy
Comedy
Director:
Alan J. Pakula

Casting:
Jane Fonda,
Kris Kristofferson,
Hume Cronyn,

USA, 1981

Rollover
Drama , Mystery , Romance
Director:
Peter Hyams

Casting:
Sean Connery,
Peter Boyle,
Frances Sternhagen,

UK, 1981

Outland
Action , Crime , Sci-Fi
Director:
Franco Zeffirelli

Casting:
Brooke Shields,
Martin Hewitt,
Shirley Knight,

USA, 1981

Endless Love
Drama , Romance
Director:
Peter Medak

Casting:
George Hamilton,
Lauren Hutton,
Brenda Vaccaro,

USA, 1981

Zorro: The Gay Blade
Action , Adventure , Comedy
Director:
Ivan Passer

Casting:
Jeff Bridges,
John Heard,
Lisa Eichhorn,

USA, 1981

Cutter's Way
Crime , Drama , Mystery
Director:
Vincent McEveety Sigmund Neufeld Jr. Burt Kennedy

Casting:
Gerald McRaney,
Jameson Parker,
Mary Carver,

USA, 1981

Simon & Simon
Action , Mystery , Drama
Director:
Richard C. Sarafian

Casting:
Michael Nouri,
Brian Benben,
Joe Penny,

USA, 1981

Gangster Wars
Biography , Crime , History
Director:
Penelope Spheeris

Casting:
Alice Bag Band,
Alice Bag,
Claude Bessey,

USA, 1981

The Decline of Western Civilization
Documentary , History , Music
Director:
Jean-Jacques Annaud

Casting:
Everett McGill,
Ron Perlman,
Nicholas Kadi,

Canada, France, USA, 1981

Quest for Fire
Adventure , Drama , History
Director:
Herb Freed

Casting:
Christopher George,
Patch Mackenzie,
E. Danny Murphy,

USA, 1981

Graduation Day
Horror , Mystery , Thriller
Director:
Hal Cooper Jim Drake Linda Day

Casting:
Nell Carter,
Lara Jill Miller,
Lauri Hendler,

USA, 1981

Gimme a Break!
Comedy
Director:
Gus Trikonis

Casting:
Robert Hays,
Barbara Hershey,
David Keith,

USA, 1981

Take This Job and Shove It
Comedy
Director:
Moustapha Akkad

Casting:
Anthony Quinn,
Oliver Reed,
Irene Papas,

Libya, USA, 1981

Lion of the Desert
Biography , Drama , History
Director:
Dave Teubner

Casting:
Kirk Alyn,
Bob Burns,
Vern Dietsche,

USA, 1981

Superbman: The Other Movie
Short , Comedy
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