1981

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Incubus
5.5

Incubus

Feb. 24, 1982

Incubus

In the small New England town of Galen, a young teenage boy claims he has dreams of young women being brutally raped and murdered. A doctor and ...
Inseminoid
4

Inseminoid

Jan. 23, 1981

Inseminoid

A crew of interplanetary archaeologists is threatened when an alien creature impregnates one of their members, causing her to turn homicidal and ...
Absurd
5.3

Absurd

Oct. 01, 1981

Absurd

A priest-doctor chasing a man with supernatural regenerative abilities, who has recently escaped from a medical lab, reaches a small town where ...
Son of the White Mare
7.8

Son of the White Mare

Oct. 22, 1981

Son of the White Mare

A horse goddess gives birth to three powerful brothers who set out into the Underworld to save three princesses from three evil dragons and ...
The Evil Dead
7.4

The Evil Dead

Sep. 10, 1981

The Evil Dead

In 1979, a group of college students find a Sumerian Book of the Dead in an old wilderness cabin they’ve rented for a weekend getaway.
Caligula and Messalina
3.6

Caligula and Messalina

Messalina (played by gorgeous Betty Roland) is a power-hungry nymphomaniac who will stop at nothing to become Empress of Rome. She brings herself ...
Willful Murder
7.4

Willful Murder

Nov. 07, 1981

Willful Murder

The president of the Japanese National Railways is found dead during a period in which train service is plagued by numerous layoffs, strikes and ...
Attack Force Z
5.4

Attack Force Z

Jun. 01, 1982

Attack Force Z

Tim Burstall directs then-up-and-comers Mel Gibson and Sam Neill in this action-packed Cannes Film Festival selection about the grim realities of ...
In the Claws of the CIA
4.5

In the Claws of the CIA

Kung fu champ John is given the chance to train CIA agents in martial arts by using self-hypnosis. But when he discovers the reason, he escapes ...
Zoot Suit
6.7

Zoot Suit

Oct. 02, 1981

Zoot Suit

Part fact and part fiction, Zoot Suit is the film version of Luis Valdez’s critically acclaimed play, based on the actual Sleepy Lagoon ...
Dreadnaught
7.1

Dreadnaught

Mar. 26, 1981

Dreadnaught

Mousy, a timid laundry man, crosses paths with a violent criminal known only as ‘White Tiger’, who hides amongst a theatre troupe, ...
Yokohama BJ Blues
7.1

Yokohama BJ Blues

Apr. 25, 1981

Yokohama BJ Blues

BJ is a relatively unknown blues singer who scraps some bars in Yokohama. He does not earn much with it and to make ends meet he also acts as a ...
Martial Club
7.1

Martial Club

Aug. 19, 1981

Martial Club

Wong Fei Hung and his friend are constantly having contests to see who has the better martial arts skill. After getting in trouble with their ...
Wolfen
6.3

Wolfen

Jul. 24, 1981

Wolfen

A New York City cop and an expert criminologist trying to solve a series of grisly deaths in which the victims have seemingly been maimed by ...
Winter of Our Dreams
6.3

Winter of Our Dreams

Jul. 31, 1981

Winter of Our Dreams

When a womanizing bookshop owner hears about the suicide of a former girlfriend, he tries to find out more and meets her friend, a prostitute. ...
The Big Picnic
6.7

The Big Picnic

Oct. 23, 1981

The Big Picnic

Rysiek is an escapee from a reform school. Julek escapes the anger of a fire brigade in a small town from which he embezzled. In search for food ...
Whose Life Is It Anyway?
7.3

Whose Life Is It Anyway?

Ken Harrison is an artist that lives to make sculptures. One day he is involved in a car accident, and is paralyzed from his neck down. All he ...
Mad Foxes
5.2

Mad Foxes

Jan. 02, 1981

Mad Foxes

Hal is proud of his white Chevrolet Sting Ray. After going on a date with young Babsi, a gang of rockers ambushes them. Hal wants to be the hero, ...
Escape to Victory
6.6

Escape to Victory

Jun. 17, 1981

Escape to Victory

A group of POWs in a German prison camp during World War II play the German National Soccer Team in this powerful film depicting the role of ...
Beware of the Jönsson Gang
6.3

Beware of the Jönsson Gang

The movie begins with the Jönsson gang making a minor burglary. It goes wrong and the gang leader, Sickan, gets caught. After he has spent 10 ...
Vernon, Florida
7

Vernon, Florida

Oct. 08, 1981

Vernon, Florida

Early Errol Morris documentary intersplices random chatter he captured on film of the genuinely eccentric residents of Vernon, Florida. A few ...
Under the Rainbow
5.3

Under the Rainbow

Jul. 31, 1981

Under the Rainbow

In World War II era Los Angeles, the manager of the Culver Hotel leaves his nephew in charge for a weekend. The nephew changes the name to the ...
The Rooster
5.9

The Rooster

Sep. 04, 1981

The Rooster

In 1944, Cederqvist comes to a small cloth factory to see how the all-women employees can work more efficiently. At the beginning he is greeted ...
True Confessions
6.3

True Confessions

Sep. 25, 1981

True Confessions

A cop clashes with his priest brother while investigating the brutal murder of a young prostitute.
Troilus & Cressida
6.5

Troilus & Cressida

Nov. 07, 1981

Troilus & Cressida

The bitter Trojan War drags on – the Greeks blame Achilles’ apathy for low morale, while Troy’s hero Hector challenges one of ...
Divine Emanuelle
3.8

Divine Emanuelle

Apr. 10, 1981

Divine Emanuelle

The young daughter of a US Senator is drawn into a hippie “free love” cult called “The Children of Light” by the blond boyfriend of the cult’s ...
Ticket to Heaven
6.9

Ticket to Heaven

Oct. 09, 1981

Ticket to Heaven

David is a young man seduced by a religious cult that uses starvation, exhaustion, and brainwashing to mold recruits into money hustling ...
Threshold
6

Threshold

Sep. 19, 1981

Threshold

Celebrated heart surgeon Thomas Vrain supports the research of an offbeat scientist who has invented an artificial heart. Against the advice of ...
This Is Elvis
7.6

This Is Elvis

Apr. 03, 1981

This Is Elvis

Though several actors portray Elvis Presley at different stages of his life, this documentary is comprised mostly of actual performance footage ...