Director:
Gregory Hoblit Christian I. Nyby II David Anspaugh

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

USA, 1981

Hill Street Blues
Drama
Director:
Daniel Haller Hollingsworth Morse Bruce Bilson

Casting:
Lee Majors,
Douglas Barr,
Heather Thomas,

USA, 1981

The Fall Guy
Action , Adventure
Director:
Steven Spielberg

Casting:
Harrison Ford,
Karen Allen,
Paul Freeman,

USA, 1981

Raiders of the Lost Ark
Action , Adventure
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:
Alexander Singer James Frawley Reza Badiyi

Casting:
Tyne Daly,
Al Waxman,
John Karlen,

USA, 1981

Cagney & Lacey
Crime , Drama , Mystery
Director:
Chi Wong

Casting:
Dennis Chan,
Philip Chan,
Roy Chiao,

Hong Kong, 1981

Chuang ban shen tan dian zi gui
Director:
Robert Tronson Michael Rolfe Robert Young

Casting:
John Nettles,
Terence Alexander,
Sean Arnold,

UK, Australia, 1981

Bergerac
Crime , Drama , Mystery
Director:
Ivan Reitman

Casting:
Bill Murray,
Harold Ramis,
Warren Oates,

USA, 1981

Stripes
Comedy , War
Director:
Peter Yates

Casting:
William Hurt,
Sigourney Weaver,
Christopher Plummer,

USA, 1981

Eyewitness
Thriller
Director:
Reza Badiyi Harry Harris Robert Foxworth

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

USA, 1981

Falcon Crest
Drama
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:
Mark Rydell

Casting:
Katharine Hepburn,
Henry Fonda,
Jane Fonda,

UK, USA, 1981

On Golden Pond
Drama
Director:
Michael Steinke Hans-Jürgen Tögel Karola Meeder

Casting:
Heide Keller,
Horst Naumann,
Siegfried Rauch,

West Germany, 1981

Das Traumschiff
Drama , Comedy , Romance
Director:
Mamoru Oshii Kazuo Yamazaki Iku Suzuki

Casting:
Fumi Hirano,
Toshio Furukawa,
Saeko Shimazu,

Japan, 1981

Urusei yatsura
Animation , Comedy , Sci-Fi
Director:
Jim Sharman

Casting:
Jessica Harper,
Cliff De Young,
Richard O'Brien,

USA, 1981

Shock Treatment
Comedy , Musical
Director:
Daniel Petrie

Casting:
Paul Newman,
Edward Asner,
Ken Wahl,

USA, 1981

Fort Apache the Bronx
Crime , Drama
Director:
Tom DeSimone

Casting:
Linda Blair,
Vincent Van Patten,
Peter Barton,

USA, 1981

Hell Night
Horror , Thriller
Director:
John Blanchard Jim Drake John Bell

Casting:
John Candy,
Joe Flaherty,
Eugene Levy,

Canada, USA, 1981

SCTV Network
Comedy
Director:
Irving J. Moore Don Medford Jerome Courtland

Casting:
John Forsythe,
Linda Evans,
Joan Collins,

USA, 1981

Dynasty
Drama
Director:
Luis Ballester Bustos Fumio Kurokawa

Casting:
Gregory Snegoff,
Ted Layman,
Claudio Rodríguez,

Spain, Japan, 1981

Around the World with Willy Fog
Animation , Adventure , Family
Director:
Gerald Potterton

Casting:
Don Francks,
Caroline Semple,
Richard Romanus,

Canada, 1981

Heavy Metal
Animation , Adventure , Fantasy
Director:
Patrice Leconte

Casting:
Michel Blanc,
Bernard Giraudeau,
Thérèse Liotard,

France, 1981

Viens chez moi, j'habite chez une copine
Comedy
Director:
Ivan Passer

Casting:
Jeff Bridges,
John Heard,
Lisa Eichhorn,

USA, 1981

Cutter's Way
Crime , Drama , Mystery
Director:
Richard Franklin

Casting:
Stacy Keach,
Jamie Lee Curtis,
Marion Edward,

Australia, 1981

Road Games
Drama , Thriller
Director:
Roger Spottiswoode Buzz Kulik

Casting:
Robert Duvall,
Treat Williams,
Kathryn Harrold,

USA, 1981

The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper
Adventure , Crime , Thriller
Director:
Claude Lelouch

Casting:
Robert Hossein,
Nicole Garcia,
Geraldine Chaplin,

France, 1981

Bolero
Drama , Music
Director:
J. Lee Thompson

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

Canada, 1981

Happy Birthday to Me
Horror , Mystery , Thriller
Director:
John Carpenter

Casting:
Kurt Russell,
Lee Van Cleef,
Ernest Borgnine,

UK, USA, 1981

Escape from New York
Action , Sci-Fi
Director:
Theodore J. Flicker

Casting:
Ben Johnson,
Dub Taylor,
Ann Wedgeworth,

USA, 1981

Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
Comedy
Director:
Mika Kaurismäki

Casting:
Aki Kaurismäki,
Pirkko Hämäläinen,
Juuso Hirvikangas,

Finland, West Germany, 1981

The Liar
Comedy , Drama
Director:
Juan Piquer Simón

Casting:
Terence Stamp,
Peter Cushing,
Ian Sera,

Spain, USA, 1981

Mystery on Monster Island
Adventure , Comedy , Horror
Director:
Lee Philips

Casting:
Gary Coleman,
Maureen Stapleton,
Norman Fell,

USA, 1981

On the Right Track
Comedy , Romance
Director:
Howard Avedis

Casting:
Karen Black,
Tony Lo Bianco,
Arlene Golonka,

USA, 1981

Separate Ways
Drama
Director:
Sydney Pollack

Casting:
Paul Newman,
Sally Field,
Bob Balaban,

USA, 1981

Absence of Malice
Drama , Romance , Thriller
Director:
Ken Anderson

Casting:
Mike Hickman,
Rebecca Baker,
Charles Applegate,

USA, 1981

Hudson Taylor
Biography , Drama
Director:
Michael Levanios Jr. Tom Pileggi

Casting:
Maxine Greene,
John Russell,
James E. Myers,

USA, 1981

Uncle Scam
Comedy
Director:
Larry Cohen

Casting:
Adam Arkin,
Roz Kelly,
Ed McMahon,

USA, 1981

Full Moon High
Comedy , Horror , Fantasy
Director:
Vincent McEveety Sigmund Neufeld Jr. Burt Kennedy

Casting:
Gerald McRaney,
Jameson Parker,
Mary Carver,

USA, 1981

Simon & Simon
Action , Mystery , Drama
Director:
John G. Avildsen

Casting:
John Belushi,
Kathryn Walker,
Cathy Moriarty,

USA, 1981

Neighbors
Comedy
Director:
Claude Berri

Casting:
Coluche,
Josiane Balasko,
Jacques Debary,

France, 1981

Le maître d'école
Comedy
Director:
Jean-Jacques Annaud

Casting:
Everett McGill,
Ron Perlman,
Nicholas Kadi,

Canada, France, USA, 1981

Quest for Fire
Adventure , Drama , History
Director:
Oliver Stone

Casting:
Michael Caine,
Andrea Marcovicci,
Annie McEnroe,

USA, 1981

The Hand
Drama , Horror , Thriller
Director:
Ernest Pintoff

Casting:
Art Carney,
David Huffman,
Cassie Yates,

USA, 1981

St. Helens
Adventure , Drama
Director:
John Glen

Casting:
Roger Moore,
Carole Bouquet,
Topol,

UK, 1981

For Your Eyes Only
Action , Adventure , Crime
Director:
Just Jaeckin

Casting:
Sylvia Kristel,
Shane Briant,
Nicholas Clay,

UK, France, West Germany, 1981

Lady Chatterley's Lover
Drama , Romance
Director:
Richard Marquand

Casting:
Donald Sutherland,
Stephen MacKenna,
Philip Martin Brown,

UK, 1981

Eye of the Needle
Romance , Thriller , War
Director:
Clive Donner

Casting:
Peter Ustinov,
Lee Grant,
Angie Dickinson,

USA, 1981

Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
Comedy , Mystery
Director:
Joel Schumacher

Casting:
Lily Tomlin,
Charles Grodin,
Ned Beatty,

USA, 1981

The Incredible Shrinking Woman
Sci-Fi , Comedy , Fantasy
Director:
Yves Boisset

Casting:
Lucas Belvaux,
Jean Carmet,
Jean-Pierre Aumont,

France, 1981

Allons z'enfants
War , Drama
Director:
Glenn Jordan

Casting:
Marsha Mason,
Kristy McNichol,
James Coco,

USA, 1981

Only When I Laugh
Comedy , Drama
Director:
Bruce D. Clark

Casting:
Edward Albert,
Erin Moran,
Ray Walston,

USA, 1981

Galaxy of Terror
Action , Adventure , Horror
Director:
Charles Jarrott

Casting:
John Savage,
Christopher Plummer,
Marthe Keller,

Canada, 1981

The Amateur
Crime , Thriller
Director:
Roy Ward Baker

Casting:
Vincent Price,
Donald Pleasence,
John Carradine,

UK, 1981

The Monster Club
Comedy , Horror
Director:
Steve Rash

Casting:
Chevy Chase,
Carrie Fisher,
Eve Arden,

USA, 1981

Under the Rainbow
Comedy
Director:
Tom Donovan

Casting:
Richard Burton,
Kate Mulgrew,
Nicholas Clay,

USA, 1981

Lovespell
Drama , Fantasy , Romance
Director:
John Quested

Casting:
Albert Finney,
Martin Sheen,
Susannah York,

UK, 1981

Loophole
Adventure , Crime , Drama
Director:
Alain Corneau

Casting:
Yves Montand,
Gérard Depardieu,
Catherine Deneuve,

France, 1981

Choice of Arms
Crime , Drama
Director:
Wes Craven

Casting:
Maren Jensen,
Sharon Stone,
Susan Buckner,

USA, 1981

Deadly Blessing
Horror , Mystery , Thriller
Director:
Tommy Chong

Casting:
Tommy Chong,
Cheech Marin,
Benita Barrie,

USA, 1981

Nice Dreams
Comedy , Crime
Director:
Michael Mann

Casting:
James Caan,
Tuesday Weld,
Willie Nelson,

USA, 1981

Thief
Action , Crime , Drama
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