Movies from 1981 A Chipmunk Christmas (1981) 30 mins Animation, Family, TV Movie A Chipmunk Christmas (1981) Alvin, Theodore and Simon try to buy a harmonica after Alvin gives one Dave gave him to a sick child... An American Werewolf in London (1981) 97 mins Comedy, Horror I first watched "An American Werewolf in London" back at the end of the 80s on the recommendation of a friend who proclaimed it was the funniest horror movie they had ever watched. It didn't do anything for me back then and I... An Eye for an Eye (1981) 106 mins Action , Adventure , Crime An Eye for an Eye (1981) Chuck Norris stars as Sean Kane, a cop who resigns and takes matters in to his own hands when his partner is killed during an undercover operation... Arthur (1981) 97 mins Comedy, Romance Although it may have been remade the 1981 version of "Arthur" starring Dudley Moore and Liza Minnelli still remains the best with its simple tale of Arthur the lovable drunk.... Body Heat (1981) 113 mins Crime, Drama, Thriller Lawrence Kasdan's "Body Heat" starring William Hurt and Kathleen Turner is very much a homage to film noir, with it's roots firmly set in the now classics from the 40s and 50s and like so many others feeling not too unlike Bi... The Bunker (1981) 150 mins Drama, TV Movie, War "The Bunker" starts with the character of James O'Donnell entering the dark, flooded corridors of the Bunker and telling us basically what follows is based on accounts from those who know but that time may have caused the mem... California Gold Rush (1981) 100 mins Family, TV Movie, Western "California Gold Rush" is one of those movies which starts with a narration, the writer's recollections of his time when he was in California and ended up working for Captain John Sutter. What then follows is a tale full of l... The Cannonball Run (1981) 95 mins Action , Comedy Having watched "The Cannonball Run" many times since my childhood I have grown to wonder whether it really is a movie or just a bunch of actors and friends having a good time. Yes it has a story, based around the cross countr... Chariots of Fire (1981) 123 mins Drama, Sport Based upon the true story of two British athletes at the 1924 Olympics "Chariots of Fire" is not only one of the best British movies ever made but also a great sporting movie.... The Children Nobody Wanted (1981) 100 mins Drama, TV Movie Movie Review - The Children Nobody Wanted (1981) Fredric Lehne stars as Tom Butterfield who despite being a single young man takes on the system as he sets aout creating a home for homeless children... Clash of the Titans (1981) 118 mins Action , Adventure , Family "Clash of the Titans" is what I call a Good, Bad and Ugly movie although in truth that ugly is seriously down to what you think of old special effects. So let me start with the ugly and I say that because I know many a modern... Conspiracy Exposed (1981) 97 mins Drama, TV Movie Conspiracy Exposed: Glynn Turman stars as James R. Thornwell who discovers that whilst in the Amry he was given LSD as part of an interrogation... Dark Night of the Scarecrow (1981) 96 mins Horror, TV Movie It seems that killing people and covering it up is not just down to teens on a drunken night as in "Dark Night of the Scarecrow" we have 4 grown men who kill a man and then find themselves seemingly persecuted by someone who ... The Entity (1981) 125 mins Horror, Mystery, Thriller As a horror movie "The Entity" is not the best, but it is disturbing, playing on your mind long after the credits have finished rolling. You see "The Entity", a story about a woman who is raped and abused by some unseen force... Escape from New York (1981) 99 mins Action , Adventure , Crime, Sci-Fi There is no denying that John Carpenter has given us movies which have helped to define genres no more so than "Halloween". But he has also given us movies which in comparison feel inferior which is the case of "Escape from N... Escape to Victory (1981) 116 mins Action , Sport, War Two boys having watched "The Great Escape" followed by the "FA Cup" allow their imaginations to run riot and come up with a war movie where the prisoners of war stick it to the Germans in a game of football. That for me is ho... The Evil Dead (1981) 85 mins Horror Anyone who loves movies will have heard of Sam Raimi's "The Evil Dead" even if they haven't watched it as this is one of those horror movies deemed too gruesome in some countries. The amazing thing about that is not that "The... For Your Eyes Only (1981) 127 mins Action , Adventure , Thriller I'm going to tell you how "For Your Eyes Only" ends, not how the story ends but the movie, you know when head quarters tries to get in touch with Bond to congratulate him on another successful mission but inevitably he is in ... The Fox and the Hound (1981) 83 mins Adventure , Animation, Drama I wonder when the bigwigs over at Disney decided to make "The Fox and the Hound" that they placed being adorable at the top of the list of must haves because that is what this is with almost a feel of classic Disney with youn... Gallipoli (1981) 110 mins Adventure , Drama, War I'm a bit lost having watched "Gallipoli", not something I like to admit, but it is not the movie I was anticipating because whilst a war movie the actual war element is only the third act, before that we have 2 acts of male ... 3 pages / 43 reviews Simple list