Movies released in 1981

Murder Syndrome

53/100

Michael is a successful actor, but he has a scandal in his past: at a tender age he knifed his father to death. He and his girlfriend Deborah go to his mother's for the weekend, and are ... See full summary »

Os Saltimbancos Trapalhões

66/100

Four humble and goofy employees of a prominent circus, all of them with a natural comedic talent, rebel against their tyrannical boss and his unscrupulous illusionist assistant.

Miracle on Ice

69/100

A fact-based story of how the U.S. Olympic hockey team beat the Soviet Union at the 1980 Lake Placid, New York Winter Olympics, then went on to win the gold medal.

Girgiriye

59/100

Een vlucht regenwulpen

63/100

Maarten, a bachelor living with his terminally ill mother, is haunted by a nightmare in which God tells...

Conquest of the Earth

53/100

The Battlestar Galactica and its ragtag fleet of ships finally locate the Earth, only to discover that the planet is not prepared for the inevitable Cylon invasion.

Midnight Offerings

63/100

Vivian has magic powers. She doesn't hesitate to save her boyfriend David from failing in school by murdering teachers. However, David has gotten tired of her and is putting his charm on a ... See full summary »

Chie the Brat

71/100

Chie Takemoto is a small dependable girl, who lives in Osaka with her dad. She has to goals - to get her troublesome father, who runs a tavern, some work and then get him to make up with her mother, who left him.

Das Duell

76/100

Officer Moldovan must solve the case of a robbery.

Muddy River

80/100

Two boys, whose parents ply their trade by the mouth of a muddy river in Osaka, become close friends...

Die zwei Gesichter einer Frau

68/100

Over two decades after their affair ended, a married man is haunted by the presence of his former lover.

2 Herzen voller Liebe

58/100

The story of the impossible love between a schoolgirl and a sixty-year-old painter.

Kahle Köter

75/100

A Hungarian band plays American rock & roll and blues hits with great enthusiasm and passion, but success seems to avoid them. TV and radio don't play their songs, sometimes even their ... See full synopsis »

Cattle Annie and Little Britches

61/100

In nineteenth century Oklahoma, two teen girls, fans of stories about outlaws, are on a quest to meet and join up with them. They find a shadow of a former gang and although disappointed, still try to help them escape from a vigorous Marshal.

Das Boot ist voll

72/100

During World War II, Switzerland severely limited refugees: "Our boat is full." A train from Germany halts briefly in an isolated corner of Switzerland. Six people jump off seeking asylum: ... See full summary »

The Best Little Girl in the World

66/100

Teenage Casey Powell secretly suffers from anorexia nervosa, a mental and physical illness of deliberately starving herself or making herself vomit, because of her troubled home life and ... See full summary »

The Liar

71/100

Talkative, hyperactive young drifter Ville Alfa goes around Helsinki, basically trying to borrow money from friends and strangers by means of an incessant delivery of quirky and snappy quasi-intellectual lines and fabricated excuses.

Someday You'll Find Her, Charlie Brown

77/100

Charlie Brown and Linus go in search of a girl seen in the audience of a sport event.

Eu Te Amo

64/100

Man meets woman, and invites her home. The two start an intense relationship in order to shield themselves from loneliness.

Of Mice and Men

73/100

A TV adaptation of John Steinbeck's novel. George and Lenny travel through the Depression-era west working at odd jobs, hoping to make enough money to buy their own farm. George must always... See full summary »