in 1981 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. The top ten films...

Arthur is a 1981 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Steve Gordon. It stars Dudley Moore as Arthur Bach, a drunken New York City millionaire...

Possession is a 1981 psychological horror drama film directed by Andrzej Żuławski and written by Żuławski and Frederic Tuten. The plot obliquely follows...

Silsila (transl. Continuation) is a 1981 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film co-written, directed, and produced by Yash Chopra. The story revolves...

1981 Australian war drama film directed by Peter Weir and produced by Patricia Lovell and Robert Stigwood, starring Mel Gibson and Mark Lee. The film...

1981, longer title 1981: L'année où je suis devenu un menteur (1981: The Year I Became a Liar), is a 2009 Canadian French language comedy-drama film from...

Kalyug (Age of vice) is a 1981 Indian Hindi-language crime drama film, directed by Shyam Benegal. It is known as a modern-day adaptation of the Indian...

Diva is a 1981 French thriller film directed by Jean-Jacques Beineix, adapted from the novel Diva by Daniel Odier. It eschewed the realist mood of the...

Quartet is a 1981 historical drama film directed by James Ivory from a screenplay by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, based on the 1928 novel of the same name by...

is a 1981 American made-for-television biographical drama film starring Mickey Rooney and Dennis Quaid based on the life of Bill Sackter. The film was...

Dragonslayer is a 1981 American dark fantasy film directed by Matthew Robbins from a screenplay he co-wrote with Hal Barwood. It stars Peter MacNicol...

Tango is a 1981 Polish animated short film written and directed by Zbigniew Rybczyński. It won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 55th...

Nighthawks is a 1981 American neo-noir action crime thriller film directed by Bruce Malmuth and starring Sylvester Stallone with Billy Dee Williams, Lindsay...

The Burning is a 1981 American slasher film directed by Tony Maylam, and starring Brian Matthews, Leah Ayres, Brian Backer, Larry Joshua, and Lou David...

pʁɔfɛsjɔˈnɛl]) is a 1981 French action thriller film directed by Georges Lautner. The film stars Jean-Paul Belmondo as the title role. The film is based on award-winning...

Chosen is a 1981 American drama film directed by Jeremy Kagan, based on the best-selling book of the same name by Chaim Potok, published in 1967. It stars...

The Fan is a 1981 American psychological thriller film directed by Edward Bianchi and starring Lauren Bacall, Michael Biehn, James Garner, and Maureen...

The Bunker is a 1981 American made-for-television historical war film produced by Time-Life Productions based on the 1975 book The Bunker by James P....

Rocky is a 1981 Indian romantic action film directed by Sunil Dutt. This film marks the debut of Sanjay Dutt and also stars Reena Roy, Tina Munim, Amjad...

Chakra is a 1981 Hindi movie directed by Rabindra Dharmaraj. The film stars Smita Patil, Naseeruddin Shah and Kulbhushan Kharbanda. Amma and her son Benwa...

is a 1981 American psychological horror film written and directed by Oliver Stone, based on the novel The Lizard's Tail by Marc Brandel. The film stars...

Endless Love is a 1981 American romantic drama film directed by Franco Zeffirelli, and starring Brooke Shields, Martin Hewitt, Shirley Knight, Don Murray...

Holden in his final film role. The film was produced by Lorimar and was released by Paramount Pictures on July 1, 1981. The satirical plot follows film industry...

Premabhishekam (transl. Anointing of Love) is a 1981 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film written and directed by Dasari Narayana Rao. Produced...

in tears. Ross takes Robert away to comfort him. The TV film won a 1982 Emmy for Outstanding Children's Program, and a 1981 Peabody Award and a 1981 Young...

Thee (transl. Fire) is a 1981 Indian Tamil-language action crime film directed R. Krishnamoorthy. The film stars Rajinikanth plays the lead role and Suman...

Mephisto is a 1981 German political drama film co-written and directed by István Szabó, and based on the novel of the same title by Klaus Mann. It stars...

Tattoo is a 1981 erotic thriller film directed by Bob Brooks, and starring Bruce Dern and Maud Adams. It depicts the relationship between a fashion model...

(transl. Seven steps) is a 1981 Indian Telugu-language drama film written and directed by K. Viswanath. Upon release, the film received widely positive...

The Prowler is a 1981 American slasher film directed by Joseph Zito, written by Neal Barbera and Glenn Leopold, and starring Vicky Dawson, Christopher...