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My Top 10 Movies of 1981

by humphy18 created 17 Jan 2011 | last updated - 17 Jan 2011
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Image of Raiders of the Lost Ark
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Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.7/10 X  
Archeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones is hired by the US government to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis. (115 mins.)
Director: Steven Spielberg
Stars: Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, John Rhys-Davies
 
Image of Stripes
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Stripes (1981)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.8/10 X  
Two friends who are dissatisfied with their jobs decide to join the army for a bit of fun. (106 mins.)
Director: Ivan Reitman
Stars: Bill Murray, John Candy, Harold Ramis, Warren Oates
 
Image of History of the World: Part I
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History of the World: Part I (1981)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.7/10 X  
Mel Brooks brings his one-of-a-kind comic touch to the history of mankind covering events from the Old Testament to the French Revolution in a series of episodic comedy vignettes. (92 mins.)
Director: Mel Brooks
Stars: Mel Brooks, Gregory Hines, Dom DeLuise, Madeline Kahn
 
Image of On Golden Pond
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On Golden Pond (1981)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.5/10 X  
The loons are back again on Golden Pond and so are Norman Thayer, a retired professor, and Ethel who... (109 mins.)
Director: Mark Rydell
Stars: Katharine Hepburn, Henry Fonda, Jane Fonda, Doug McKeon
 
Image of Das Boot
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Das Boot (1981)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.4/10 X  
The claustrophobic world of a WWII German U-boat; boredom, filth, and sheer terror. (149 mins.)
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Stars: Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer, Klaus Wennemann, Hubertus Bengsch
 
Image of The Evil Dead
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The Evil Dead (1981)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.6/10 X  
Five friends travel to a cabin in the woods, where they unknowingly release flesh-possessing demons. (85 mins.)
Director: Sam Raimi
Stars: Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss, Richard DeManincor, Betsy Baker
 
Image of Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
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Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.6/10 X  
In the post-apocalyptic Australian wasteland, a cynical drifter agrees to help a small, gasoline rich, community escape a band of bandits. (95 mins.)
Director: George Miller
Stars: Mel Gibson, Bruce Spence, Michael Preston, Max Phipps
 
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Escape from New York (1981)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.2/10 X  
In 1997, when the US President crashes into Manhattan, now a giant max. security prison, a convicted bank robber is sent in for a rescue. (99 mins.)
Director: John Carpenter
Stars: Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence
 
Image of Time Bandits
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Time Bandits (1981)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.9/10 X  
A young boy accidently joins a band of dwarves as they jump from time-period to time-period looking for treasure to steal. (116 mins.)
Director: Terry Gilliam
Stars: Sean Connery, Shelley Duvall, John Cleese, Katherine Helmond
 
Image of The Cannonball Run
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The Cannonball Run (1981)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.9/10 X  
A wide variety of eccentric competitors participate in a wild and illegal cross-country car race. (95 mins.)
Director: Hal Needham
Stars: Burt Reynolds, Roger Moore, Farrah Fawcett, Dom DeLuise
 

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