Best movies of 1981 that are award winners or nominees

Actors : Harrison Ford, Paul Freeman, John Rhys-Davies, Karen Allen,
Directors : Steven Spielberg,

Archaeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones is hired by the U.S. government to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis.

Actors : Nicholas Farrell, Ben Cross, Ian Charleson, Nigel Havers,
Directors : Hugh Hudson,

Two British track athletes, one a determined Jew, and the other a devout Christian, compete in the 1924 Olympics.

Actors : Cherie Lunghi, Nigel Terry, Helen Mirren, Nicholas Clay,
Directors : John Boorman,

Merlin the magician helps Arthur Pendragon unite the Britons around the round table of Camelot even as forces conspire to tear it apart

Actors : Jenny Agutter, Griffin Dunne, David Naughton, Joe Belcher,
Directors : John Landis,

Two American college students on a walking tour of Britain are attacked by a werewolf that none of the locals will admit exists.

Actors : Roger Moore, Carole Bouquet, Topol, Lynn-Holly Johnson,
Directors : John Glen,

Agent 007 is assigned to hunt for a lost British encryption device and prevent it from falling into enemy hands.

Actors : Warren Beatty, Jerzy Kosinski, Edward Herrmann, Diane Keaton,
Directors : Warren Beatty,

A radical American journalist becomes involved with the Communist revolution in Russia and hopes to bring its spirit and idealism to the United States.

Actors : Sally Field, Paul Newman, Bob Balaban, Melinda Dillon,
Directors : Sydney Pollack,

When a prosecutor leaks a false story that a liquor warehouse owner is involved in the murder of a union head, the man's life begins to unravel.

Actors : Ronny Cox, Timothy Hutton, Sean Penn, George C. Scott,
Directors : Harold Becker,

Military cadets take extreme measures to insure the future of their academy when its existence is threatened by local condo developers.

Actors : John Gielgud, Dudley Moore, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Liza Minnelli,
Directors : Steve Gordon,

Arthur he does as he pleases. All of his life, his master's toys. Deep in his heart, he's just, he's just a boy.

Actors : Howard E. Rollins Jr., James Cagney, Elizabeth McGovern, Brad Dourif,
Directors : Milos Forman,

A young black pianist becomes embroiled in the lives of an upper-class white family set among the racial tensions, infidelity, violence, and other nostalgic events in early 1900s New York City.

Actors : Doug McKeon, Henry Fonda, Katharine Hepburn, Jane Fonda,
Directors : Mark Rydell,

Norman is a curmudgeon with an estranged relationship with his daughter Chelsea. At Golden Pond, he and his wife nevertheless agree to care for Billy, the son of Chelsea's new boyfriend, and a most unexpected relationship blooms.

Actors : Sean Connery, Peter Boyle, Frances Sternhagen, James Sikking,
Directors : Peter Hyams,

In the distant future, a police marshal stationed at a remote mining colony on the Jupiter moon of Io uncovers a drug-smuggling conspiracy, and gets no help from the populace when he later finds himself marked for murder.

Actors : Peter MacNicol, Ralph Richardson, Caitlin Clarke, John Hallam,
Directors : Matthew Robbins,

A young wizarding apprentice is sent to kill a dragon which has been devouring girls from a nearby kingdom.

Actors : Meryl Streep, Hilton McRae, Jeremy Irons, Emily Morgan,
Directors : Karel Reisz,

A film is being made of a story, set in 19th century England, about Charles, a biologist who's engaged to be married, but who falls in love with outcast Sarah, whose melancholy makes her ...

Actors : Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Dave Goelz,
Directors : Jim Henson,

Kermit, Gonzo and Fozzie are reporters who travel to Britain to interview a rich victim of jewel thieves and help her along with her secretary, Miss Piggy.

Actors : Rolf Hoppe, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Ildikó Bánsági, Krystyna Janda,
Directors : István Szabó,

A German stage actor finds unexpected success and mixed blessings in the popularity of his performance in a Faustian play as the Nazis take power in pre-WWII Germany. As his associates and ...

Actors : Richard Foronjy, Don Billett, Treat Williams, Jerry Orbach,
Directors : Sidney Lumet,

A New York City narcotics detective reluctantly agrees to cooperate with a special commission investigating police corruption. However, he soon discovers that he's in over his head, and nobody can be trusted.

Actors : Martin Hewitt, Brooke Shields, Don Murray, Shirley Knight,
Directors : Franco Zeffirelli,

A high school student's love for a 15-year-old girl is thwarted by parental disapproval, circumstance and accident.

Actors : Carlin Glynn, John Belushi, Blair Brown, Allen Garfield,
Directors : Michael Apted,

A hard-nosed Chicago journalist has an unlikely love affair with an eagle researcher.

Actors : Carol Burnett, Len Cariou, Sandy Dennis, Alan Alda,
Directors : Alan Alda,

Three middle-aged wealthy couples take vacations together in Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. Along the way we are treated to mid-life, marital, parental and other crises.