Movies released in 1981

26 Tage aus dem Leben Dostojewskis

73/100

A biographical romance about the famous Russian writer.

The Inventor

73/100

Jakob is an obsessive inventor who lives in a Swiss village. He receives unconditional support from his friend Otti...

Professor Pyarelal

71/100

Kishinchand has taken to a life of crime, namely that of forging passports, and for that is under surveillance by the police. Upon his wife, Shanti's, and son, Pyarelal's insistence, he ... See full summary »

Troilus & Cressida

67/100

During the Trojan War, a Trojan warrior is distraught when his lover takes up with a Greek.

Cheerful Wind

61/100

A romance develops between a blind man and a photographer.

Meine Ferien mit Großvater

62/100

The Winter's Tale

72/100

King Leontes of Bohemia suspects his wife, Hermione, and his friend, Polixenes, of betraying him. When he forces Polixenes to flee for his life...

Te rompo el rating

67/100

A Buenos Aires television station tricks a competitor into hiring inept TV fan Jorge, hoping he will harm their ratings. Jorge accidentally ruins various broadcasts, but his buffoonish ... See full summary »

The Empire of Desire

70/100

Sandra (Meiry Vieira), a rich widow of a devout millionaire, goes to the coast to recover the beach house left by her husband. She discovers that her husband kept it for love affairs. She ... See full summary »

Schools Falling Apart

53/100

Hoodwink

64/100

True story about a jailed bank robber who pretends he's become blind to get an early release. Cops don't believe him, but a lonely minister's wife arrives to teach him how to live with his "condition". They fall in love. Big mistake.

The Dark End of the Street

46/100

If a teen couple doesn't come up to confess what they know about a death of a friend, an innocent man might hang for death he didn't cause.

Kings and Desperate Men

64/100

A group of terrorists take a radio disk jockey and his wife and child hostage in order to get their manifesto out to the world.

When the Circus Came to Town

79/100

Saltimbancii

72/100

A circus family encounters hard times and family strife, but is brought into the limelight through their chance encounter with a polar bear cub.

Brujas mágicas

38/100

No Country for Old Men

70/100

An exploration of Jonathan Swift's time in Dublin in 1739.

Purlie

88/100

In the early days of the civil rights movement, a Southern plantation owner holds his sharecroppers in virtual slavery. Purlie comes home as a preacher who will shake things up and bring freedom to his people.

Una vacanza bestiale

53/100

Der Maler Stefan Luchian

77/100