Best Movies/TV shows of 1981

100 titles that travel well across time — a personal watchlist for best movies/tv shows of 1981.

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1 Raiders of the Lost Ark(1981)
Movie | Action, Adventure | USA | English, German
2 Das Boot(1981)
Movie | Drama, War | Germany | German, English
3 Only Fools and Horses(1981)
TV | Comedy | UK | English
4 Thillu Mullu(1981)
Movie | Comedy | India | Tamil
5 Mad Max 2aka The Road Warrior(1981)
Movie | Action, Adventure | Australia | English
6 Chashme Buddoor(1981)
Movie | Comedy, Family | India | Hindi
7 Priklyucheniya Sherloka Kholmsa i doktora Vatsona: Sobaka Baskervileyaka The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Hound of the Baskervilles(1981)
TV | Adventure, Crime | Russia | Russian
8 The Evil Dead(1981)
Movie | Horror | USA | English
9 An American Werewolf in London(1981)
Movie | Comedy, Horror | UK, USA | English
10 Christiane F. - Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zooaka Christiane F.(1981)
Movie | Biography, Drama | Germany | German
11 Possession(1981)
Movie | Drama, Horror | France, Germany | English, French
12 Davaro(1981)
Movie | Comedy, Romance | Turkey | Turkish
13 Ek Duuje Ke Liye(1981)
Movie | Drama, Musical | India | Hindi
14 Escape from New York(1981)
Movie | Action, Adventure | UK, USA | English
15 Sadgatiaka Deliverance(1981)
Movie | Drama | India | Hindi
16 Mephisto(1981)
Movie | Drama | Hungary, Germany | German, Hungarian
17 Kalyug(1981)
Movie | Drama | India | Hindi
18 Silsila(1981)
Movie | Drama, Family | India | Hindi
19 Umrao Jaan(1981)
Movie | Drama, Musical | India | Urdu
20 Misaka Teddy Bear(1981)
Movie | Comedy | Poland | Polish, English
21 On Golden Pond(1981)
Movie | Drama | USA | English
22 Vukaka The Little Fox(1981)
Movie | Animation, Adventure | Hungary | Hungarian
23 Naram Garam(1981)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | India | Hindi
24 The Fox and the Hound(1981)
Movie | Animation, Adventure | USA | English
25 Chariots of Fire(1981)
Movie | Biography, Drama | UK | English, French
26 Body Heat(1981)
Movie | Crime, Drama | USA | English
27 Le professionnelaka The Professional(1981)
Movie | Action, Crime | France | French
28 Yaarana(1981)
Movie | Action, Comedy | India | Hindi
29 Blow Out(1981)
Movie | Crime, Drama | USA | English
30 Hill Street Blues(1981)
TV | Crime, Drama | USA | English
31 Laawaris(1981)
Movie | Drama, Action | India | Hindi
32 Naseeb(1981)
Movie | Action, Musical | India | Hindi
33 Excalibur(1981)
Movie | Adventure, Drama | UK, USA | English
34 Thief(1981)
Movie | Action, Crime | USA | English
35 My Dinner with Andre(1981)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | USA | English, French
36 Diva(1981)
Movie | Crime, Music | France | French, English
37 Antha Ezhu Natkal(1981)
Movie | Drama | India | Tamil
38 Time Bandits(1981)
Movie | Adventure, Comedy | UK | English
39 Gallipoli(1981)
Movie | Adventure, Drama | Australia | English, Arabic
40 36 Chowringhee Lane(1981)
Movie | Drama, Romance | India | Hindi
41 Stripes(1981)
Movie | Comedy, War | USA | English, Russian
42 Reds(1981)
Movie | Biography, Drama | USA | English, Russian
43 Uc Kagitciaka Trickster(1981)
Movie | Comedy | Turkey | Turkish
44 Vabank(1981)
Movie | Comedy, Crime | Poland | German, Polish
45 Brideshead Revisited(1981)
TV | Drama, Romance | UK | English
46 Kranti(1981)
Movie | Action, Adventure | India | Hindi
47 Smurfsaka The Smurfs(1981)
TV | Animation, Adventure | USA, Belgium | English
48 The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy(1981)
TV | Adventure, Comedy | UK | English
49 For Your Eyes Only(1981)
Movie | Action, Adventure | UK, USA | English, Greek
50 Lola(1981)
Movie | Drama, Romance | Germany | German, English
51 La chevreaka La Ch vre(1981)
Movie | Adventure, Comedy | France, Mexico | French, Spanish
52 The Postman Always Rings Twice(1981)
Movie | Crime, Drama | Germany, USA | English, Greek
53 Kaalia(1981)
Movie | Action, Drama | India | Hindi
54 La femme d'a coteaka The Woman Next Door(1981)
Movie | Drama, Romance | France | French, English
55 Chi trova un amico trova un tesoroaka Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure(1981)
Movie | Adventure, Comedy | Italy, USA | Italian
56 Sjecas li se, Dolly Bellaka Do You Remember Dolly Bell?(1981)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | Yugoslavia | Serbo-Croatian
57 La guerre du feuaka Quest for Fire(1981)
Movie | Adventure, Drama | Canada, France | French
58 Garde a vueaka The Grilling(1981)
Movie | Crime, Drama | France | French
59 Coup de torchonaka Clean Slate(1981)
Movie | Comedy, Crime | France | French, English
60 The Cannonball Run(1981)
Movie | Action, Comedy | Hong Kong, USA | English, Cantonese
61 Halloween II(1981)
Movie | Horror | USA | English
62 Clash of the Titans(1981)
Movie | Action, Adventure | UK, USA | English
63 ...E tu vivrai nel terrore! L'aldilaaka The Beyond(1981)
Movie | Horror | Italy | Italian
64 Saptapadhi(1981)
Movie | Drama, Family | India | Telugu, Malayalam
65 Arthur(1981)
Movie | Comedy, Romance | USA | English
66 La femme de l'aviateuraka The Aviator's Wife(1981)
Movie | Comedy, Romance | France | French, English
67 History of the World: Part I(1981)
Movie | Comedy, History | USA | English, Latin
68 Scanners(1981)
Movie | Horror, Sci-Fi | Canada | English
69 Ranganayaki(1981)
Movie | Drama | India | Kannada
70 Ulysse 31(1981)
TV | Animation, Action | France, Japan | Japanese, French
71 Il marchese del Grillo(1981)
Movie | Comedy, History | Italy, France | Italian
72 Feherlofiaaka Son of the White Mare(1981)
Movie | Animation, Adventure | Hungary | Hungarian
73 Tayna tretey planetyaka The Mystery of the Third Planet(1981)
Movie | Animation, Adventure | Russia, USA | Russian, English
74 Akaler Sandhaneaka In Search of Famine(1981)
Movie | Drama | India | Bengali
75 Pikoor Diary(1981)
Movie | Short | India | Bengali
76 Raaja Paarvai(1981)
Movie | Drama, Romance | India | Tamil, Telugu
77 Guru Shishyaru(1981)
Movie | Comedy | India | Kannada
78 Chann Pardesee(1981)
Movie | Drama | India | Hindi
79 Rocky(1981)
Movie | Action, Romance | India | Hindi
80 Friday the 13th Part 2(1981)
Movie | Horror, Mystery | USA | English
81 Kudrat(1981)
Movie | Drama, Mystery | India | Hindi
82 Victory(1981)
Movie | Drama, Sport | UK, USA | English, German
83 Geetha(1981)
Movie | Drama, Romance | India | Kannada
84 Death Hunt(1981)
Movie | Action, Adventure | Hong Kong, USA | English
85 The Howling(1981)
Movie | Horror | USA | English, Spanish
86 Orkestar bez imeaka A Nameless Band(1981)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | Bulgaria | Bulgarian, Italian
87 Prince of the City(1981)
Movie | Crime, Drama | USA | English, Spanish
88 Indru Poyi Naalai Vaa(1981)
Movie | Comedy | India | Tamil
89 Heavy Metal(1981)
Movie | Animation, Adventure | UK, Canada | English
90 Southern Comfort(1981)
Movie | Action, Thriller | USA | English, French
91 Bianco, rosso e Verdone(1981)
Movie | Comedy | Italy | Italian
92 The Fall Guy(1981)
TV | Action, Adventure | USA | English
93 Bhagyavantha(1981)
Movie | India | Kannada
94 Netri Kann(1981)
Movie | Drama | India | Tamil, Telugu
95 Quella villa accanto al cimiteroaka The House by the Cemetery(1981)
Movie | Horror | Italy | Italian
96 Porky's(1981)
Movie | Comedy | Canada | English
97 The Great Muppet Caper(1981)
Movie | Adventure, Comedy | UK, USA | English
98 La soupe aux chouxaka The Cabbage Soup(1981)
Movie | Comedy, Sci-Fi | France | French
99 D'Artacan y los tres mosqueperrosaka Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds(1981)
TV | Animation, Adventure | Spain, Japan | Japanese
100 Tango(1981)
Movie | Animation, Short | Poland

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