Best movies of 1981

Actors : Rüdiger Vogler, Jutta Lampe, Doris Schade, Barbara Sukowa,
Directors : Margarethe von Trotta,

Two sisters both fight for women's rights. Juliane is a journalist and Marianne a terrorist. When Marianne is jailed, Juliane feels obligated to help her despite their differing views on how to live.

Actors : Burt Young, Vicki Frederick, Laurene Landon, Peter Falk,
Directors : Robert Aldrich,

Harry manages The California Dolls, a female wrestling tag team endlessly touring America, and he's also romantically involved with one of them. Their fortunes seem on the slide (...

Actors : Gene Hackman, Barbra Streisand, Diane Ladd, Dennis Quaid,
Directors : Jean-Claude Tramont,

A drummer plants doubts into the mind of a bandleader about his wife's faithfulness in an attempt to take over the band himself.

Actors : Keith Aberdein, Bruno Lawrence, Anna Maria Monticelli, Greer Robson-Kirk,
Directors : Roger Donaldson,

Al Shaw's life revolves around motor racing and his back country junkyard, the "Smash Palace". His French wife, Jacqui, doesn't appreciate the lack of attention due to Al's obsession with ...

Actors : Allan Edwall, Erik Lindgren, Håkan Serner, Jarl Kulle,
Directors : Olle Hellbom,

Rasmus lives at an orphanage. He's OK, but wants a mom and a dad, and from time to time some comes to find a child, but they always chose little girls curls. Rasmus realizes he has to run away and find parents himself.

Actors : Charles Borromel, George Eastman, Katya Berger, Annie Belle,
Directors : Joe D'Amato,

A priest comes to a small town to help get rid of a monster whose blood coagulates very fast. This creates problems as the monster is very hard to kill and then decides to go on a killing spree of its own.

Actors : Vic Morrow, James Franciscus, Micaela Pignatelli, Joshua Sinclair,
Directors : Enzo G. Castellari,

James Franciscus tries to save hundreds of swimmers in a coastal resort after a Great White Shark starts terrorizing the area.

Actors : Lauren Bacall, Maureen Stapleton, Michael Biehn, James Garner,
Directors : Ed Bianchi,

Douglas, a record salesman, is an obsessive fan of actress Sally Ross. When his letters are rejected, he strikes out at her and her loved ones.

Actors : Robby Benson, Maximilian Schell, Barry Miller, Rod Steiger,
Directors : Jeremy Kagan,

In 1944, in Brooklyn, two Jewish kids become friends. One is from a very conservative family, and the other is more liberal. The issues of importance of tradition, parental expectations and the formation of Israel cause constant friction.

Actors : Yftach Katzur, Zachi Noy, Ariella Rabinovich, Jonathan Sagall,
Directors : Boaz Davidson,

Momo and Yudale take turns mounting Bentzi's foreign buxom cousin, but Yudale and her get stuck together. Momo raises the bar even further by proving the rumors of an accepting older buxom piano tutor, Fritzi. Bentzi looks for love.

Actors : Michael Horse, Matt Clark, Christopher Lloyd, Klinton Spilsbury,
Directors : William A. Fraker,

The sole surviving Texas Ranger of an ambush arranged by Butch Cavandish returns to fight back as a masked hero.

Actors : Rishi Kapoor, Hema Malini, Shatrughan Sinha, Amitabh Bachchan,
Directors : Manmohan Desai,

Naseeb, a story of destiny and fate, begins with a lottery ticket. A drunk who cannot pay his tab trades his 'winning' ticket to the waiter, Namdev (Pran), instead. Namdev decides to share ...

Actors : Poul Bundgaard, Kirsten Walther, Ove Sprogøe, Morten Grunwald,
Directors : Erik Balling,

This is the last of the two-part finale of the Olsen Banden series (apart from the 1998 revival). Egon comes up with one brilliant plan after another to get the red suitcase in an attempt ...

Actors : Jan Sterling, Jill Clayburgh, Barnard Hughes, Walter Matthau,
Directors : Ronald Neame,

For the first time in history a woman is appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, where she becomes a friendly rival to a liberal associate.

Actors : Dusica Zegarac, Aleksandar Bercek, Rade Markovic, Dara Dzokic,
Directors : Milos 'Misa' Radivojevic,

A normal boy receives a blow to the head which sets him off to do rebellious acts.

Actors : Philippe Noiret, Andréa Ferréol, Michele Placido, Vittorio Mezzogiorno,
Directors : Francesco Rosi,

Three men face their mother's death.

Actors : Josef Abrhám, Daniela Bakerová, Zdenek Sverák, Libuse Safránková,
Directors : Ladislav Smoljak,

A comedy concerning a down on his luck bookshop owner with a penchant for women who decides to make some money by pretending to be a waiter and collecting cash from unsuspecting diners.

Actors : Michel Galabru, Catherine Deneuve, Yves Montand, Gérard Depardieu,
Directors : Alain Corneau,

Two men break out of prison; a rival gang ambushes them. One is mortally wounded and tells the other, Mickey, to take him to the estate of a retired robber, Noel, who lives in comfort with ...

Actors : Lino Banfi, Francesco Salvi, Anna Mazzamauro, Paolo Villaggio,
Directors : Neri Parenti,

The world's greatest criminal and the world greatest loser share the same face... now they'll share the same life!

Actors : Edwige Fenech, Sylva Koscina, Adriano Celentano, Renato Salvatori,

Asso, THE best poker-player in town, was killed in his wedding night, because he won too much against a bad loser. In the 'final' game in heaven the clerk on duty also lost, so Asso can ...