Top 60 movies of 1981
Raiders of the Lost Ark
The Evil Dead
Das Boot
Mad Max 2
Possession
The Fox and the Hound
An American Werewolf in London
Escape from New York
For Your Eyes Only
Blow Out
Excalibur
Halloween II
Body Heat
The Cannonball Run
Clash of the Titans
Christiane F.
Friday the 13th Part 2
Escape to Victory
Thief
Porky's
The Professional
Stripes
Beau Pere
Chariots of Fire
Scanners
Heavy Metal
The Howling
On Golden Pond
Time Bandits
Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure
The Beyond
Quest for Fire
Ms .45
Lion of the Desert
La Chèvre
Outland
The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Great Muppet Caper
Gallipoli
Arthur
The Final Conflict
Reds
Nighthawks
My Bloody Valentine
Polyester
Southern Comfort
Ace
The Burning
Taps
Diva
Dead & Buried
Private Lessons
Death Hunt
Mommie Dearest
Cannibal Ferox
Dragonslayer
Caveman
The French Lieutenant's Woman
Endless Love
Lola
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