Cinemaths · List View Films of 1981 Ranked List
18 films · View as Text List
1.
100 /100
100th percentile
Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981 115m Adventure, Action PG
Directed by
Steven Spielberg
USA · English
2.
92 /100
93rd percentile
Mad Max 2
1981 96m Adventure, Action, Thriller, Science Fiction R
Directed by
George Miller
Australia · English
3.
89 /100
89th percentile
Time Bandits
1981 116m Family, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Adventure, Comedy PG
Directed by
Terry Gilliam
UK · English
4.
89 /100
89th percentile
Das Boot
1981 150m Drama, History, War R
Directed by
Wolfgang Petersen
Germany · German
5.
88 /100
87th percentile
Reds
1981 195m Drama, History, Romance PG
Directed by
Warren Beatty
USA · English
6.
83 /100
76th percentile
Thief
1981 123m Crime, Thriller, Drama R
Directed by
Michael Mann
USA · English
7.
82 /100
74th percentile
The Evil Dead
1981 85m Horror NC-17
Directed by
Sam Raimi
USA · English
8.
82 /100
74th percentile
The Killing of America
1981 90m Documentary, Crime R
Directed by
Sheldon Renan, Leonard Schrader
USA · English
9.
79 /100
67th percentile
Escape from New York
1981 99m Science Fiction, Action R
Directed by
John Carpenter
USA · English
10.
78 /100
64th percentile
For Your Eyes Only
1981 128m Adventure, Action, Thriller PG
Directed by
John Glen
UK · English
11.
71 /100
51st percentile
An American Werewolf in London
1981 97m Comedy, Horror R
Directed by
John Landis
USA · English
12.
69 /100
45th percentile
The Burning
1981 91m Horror R
Directed by
Tony Maylam
USA · English
13.
69 /100
45th percentile
The Hand
1981 104m Horror, Thriller R
Directed by
Oliver Stone
USA · English
14.
66 /100
39th percentile
Absence of Malice
1981 116m Drama, Romance PG
Directed by
Sydney Pollack
USA · English
15.
63 /100
33rd percentile
Superman II
1981 127m Science Fiction, Action, Adventure PG
Directed by
Richard Lester
USA · English
16.
58 /100
25th percentile
Friday the 13th Part 2
1981 86m Horror, Thriller R
Directed by
Steve Miner
USA · English
17.
54 /100
20th percentile
Halloween II
1981 92m Horror, Thriller R
Directed by
Rick Rosenthal
USA · English
18.
51 /100
17th percentile
The Final Conflict
1981 108m Horror, Mystery, Thriller R
Directed by
Graham Baker
USA · English