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| Title | Year | Cast | Genres | Href | Extract |
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| Airplane! | 1980 | Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Leslie Nielsen, Peter Graves, Robert Stack, Lloyd Bridges, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Comedy, Satire | Airplane! | Airplane! is a 1980 American parody film written and directed by the brothers David and Jerry Zucker, and Jim Abrahams in their directorial debuts, and produced by Jon Davison. It stars Robert Hays an… |
| Alex and the Doberman Gang | 1980 | Jack Stauffer, Taurean Blacque, Cindy Acker | Action, Comedy, Family | ||
| Alien Dead | 1980 | Buster Crabbe | Science Fiction, Horror | Alien_Dead | Alien Dead is an American horror film directed by Fred Olen Ray. Ray co-wrote the script with Martin Nicholas. The film involves a meteor hitting a houseboat, which causes the people on board to becom… |
| Alligator | 1980 | Robert Forster, Robin Riker, Henry Silva, Dean Jagger | Horror, Independent | Alligator_(film) | Alligator is a 1980 American independent horror film directed by Lewis Teague and written by John Sayles. It stars Robert Forster, Robin Riker and Michael V. Gazzo. It also includes an appearance by a… |
| Altered States | 1980 | William Hurt, Blair Brown | Science Fiction, Horror | Altered_States | Altered States is a 1980 American science fiction body horror film directed by Ken Russell, and based on the novel of the same name by playwright and screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky. The film was adapted… |
| Amber Waves | 1980 | Dennis Weaver, Kurt Russell, Fran Brill, Wilford Brimley, Mare Winningham | Drama | ||
| American Gigolo | 1980 | Richard Gere, Lauren Hutton, Héctor Elizondo | Drama, Crime, Noir | American_Gigolo | American Gigolo is a 1980 American neo-noir crime drama film written and directed by Paul Schrader, and starring Richard Gere and Lauren Hutton. It tells the story of a high-priced escort in Los Angel… |
| Animalympics | 1980 | Billy Crystal | Animated | Animalympics | Animalympics is a 1980 animated television film directed by Steven Lisberger and produced by Lisberger Studios for the NBC network. Originally commissioned as two separate specials, it spoofs the Summ… |
| Any Which Way You Can | 1980 | Clint Eastwood, Geoffrey Lewis, Sondra Locke, Ruth Gordon, William Smith | Action, Comedy | Any_Which_Way_You_Can | Any Which Way You Can is a 1980 American action comedy film directed by Buddy Van Horn and starring Clint Eastwood, with Sondra Locke, Geoffrey Lewis, William Smith, and Ruth Gordon in supporting role… |
| The Apple | 1980 | Catherine Mary Stewart | Science Fiction, Musical, Comedy | The_Apple_(1980_film) | The Apple is a 1980 science fiction musical comedy film written and directed by Menahem Golan. It stars Catherine Mary Stewart as a young singer named Bibi, who, in a futuristic 1994, signs to an evil… |
| Atlantic City | 1980 | Burt Lancaster, Susan Sarandon | Crime, Romance | Atlantic_City_(1980_film) | Atlantic City is a 1980 romantic-gangster film directed by Louis Malle, and starring Burt Lancaster, Susan Sarandon, Kate Reid, Robert Joy, Hollis McLaren, Michel Piccoli and Al Waxman. A Canadian-Fre… |
| The Attic | 1980 | Carrie Snodgress, Ray Milland | Horror, Thriller, Drama, War | The_Attic_(1980_film) | The Attic is a 1980 American psychological horror drama film directed by George Edwards and starring Carrie Snodgress and Ray Milland. |
| The Awakening | 1980 | Charlton Heston, Susannah York, Stephanie Zimbalist | Horror | The_Awakening_(1980_film) | The Awakening is a 1980 British horror film directed by Mike Newell in his directorial debut and starring Charlton Heston, Susannah York, and Stephanie Zimbalist. It is the third film version of Bram… |
| The Baltimore Bullet | 1980 | James Coburn, Omar Sharif, Ronee Blakley | Comedy | The_Baltimore_Bullet | The Baltimore Bullet is a 1979 American comedy film based on the adventures of two pool hustlers in the United States. |
| Battle Beyond the Stars | 1980 | Richard Thomas, Robert Vaughn, John Saxon, Sam Jaffe, Darlanne Fluegel, George Peppard, John Saxon | Science Fiction | Battle_Beyond_the_Stars | Battle Beyond the Stars is a 1980 American space opera film produced by Roger Corman, directed by Jimmy T. Murakami, and starring Richard Thomas, Robert Vaughn, George Peppard, John Saxon, Sybil Danni… |
| Below the Belt | 1980 | Regina Baff, John C. Becher, Mildred Burke, (as herself), Firesign Theatre | Comedy, Drama | ||
| Beyond Evil | 1980 | John Saxon, Lynda Day George | Horror, Supernatural | Beyond_Evil | Beyond Evil is a 1980 American supernatural horror film directed by Herb Freed and starring John Saxon and Lynda Day George. Its plot follows an architect who suspects his wife is possessed by a forme… |
| The Big Brawl | 1980 | Jackie Chan | Action, Comedy, Martial Arts | The_Big_Brawl | The Big Brawl, also known as Battle Creek Brawl, is a 1980 martial arts action comedy film, which marked Jackie Chan's first attempt to break into the American movie Hollywood market. A joint American… |
| The Big Red One | 1980 | Lee Marvin, Mark Hamill, Robert Carradine | War | The_Big_Red_One | The Big Red One is a 1980 American epic war film written and directed by Samuel Fuller, and starring Lee Marvin alongside an ensemble supporting cast, including Mark Hamill, Robert Carradine, Siegfrie… |
| The Black Marble | 1980 | Robert Foxworth, Paula Prentiss, Harry Dean Stanton | Crime, Comedy, Mystery, Romance | The_Black_Marble | The Black Marble is a 1980 mystery/romantic comedy film directed by Harold Becker and starring Robert Foxworth, Paula Prentiss and Harry Dean Stanton. It is based on the 1978 novel by Joseph Wambaugh. |
| The Blue Lagoon | 1980 | Christopher Atkins, Brooke Shields | Adventure, Drama, War, Romance | The_Blue_Lagoon_(1980_film) | The Blue Lagoon is a 1980 American dramatic coming-of-age romantic survival film directed by Randal Kleiser from a screenplay written by Douglas Day Stewart based on the 1908 novel of the same name by… |
| The Blues Brothers | 1980 | Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Carrie Fisher, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, James Brown, Cab Calloway, Kathleen Freeman, Steve Lawrence, John Candy | Musical, Comedy | The_Blues_Brothers_(film) | The Blues Brothers is a 1980 American musical comedy film directed by John Landis. It stars John Belushi as "Joliet" Jake Blues and Dan Aykroyd as his brother Elwood, characters developed from the rec… |
| Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!) | 1980 | Arrin Skelley, Daniel Anderson, Patricia Patts, Casey Carlson, Annalisa Bortolin, Laura Planting | Animated, Adventure, Comedy | Bon_Voyage,_Charlie_Brown_(and_Don%27t_Come_Back!!) | Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown is a 1980 American animated adventure comedy film produced by United Feature Syndicate and distributed by Paramount Pictures, directed by Bill Melendez and Phil Roman. It wa… |
| The Boogeyman | 1980 | Ron James, Suzanna Love, Ron Jeremy | Horror, Slasher, Supernatural | The_Boogeyman_(1980_film) | The Boogeyman is a 1980 American supernatural slasher film written and directed by Ulli Lommel, and starring Suzanna Love, John Carradine, and Ron James. The film's title refers to the long-held super… |
| Borderline | 1980 | Charles Bronson, Ed Harris, Michael Lerner, Wilford Brimley | Action, Crime, Drama | Borderline_(1980_film) | Borderline is a 1980 American action crime drama film directed and co-written by Jerrold Freedman. Starring Charles Bronson, Ed Harris and Bruno Kirby, it is set in the San Diego–Tijuana area of the U… |
| Bronco Billy | 1980 | Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Geoffrey Lewis, Scatman Crothers | Comedy, Drama, Western | Bronco_Billy | Bronco Billy is a 1980 American Western comedy-drama film starring Clint Eastwood and Sondra Locke. It was directed by Eastwood and written by Dennis Hackin. |
| Brubaker | 1980 | Robert Redford, Jane Alexander, Yaphet Kotto | Drama | Brubaker | Brubaker is a 1980 American prison drama film directed by Stuart Rosenberg. It stars Robert Redford as a newly arrived prison warden, Henry Brubaker, who attempts to clean up a corrupt and violent pen… |
| Caboblanco | 1980 | Charles Bronson, Jason Robards, Dominique Sanda | Action, Drama | Caboblanco | Caboblanco is a 1980 American drama film directed by J. Lee Thompson, starring Charles Bronson, Dominique Sanda and Jason Robards. The film has often been described as a remake of Casablanca. |
| Caddyshack | 1980 | Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Bill Murray, Ted Knight, Michael O'Keefe, Cindy Morgan | Sports, Comedy | Caddyshack | Caddyshack is a 1980 American sports comedy film directed by Harold Ramis, written by Brian Doyle-Murray, Ramis and Douglas Kenney, and starring Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Ted Knight, Michael O'… |
| Cannibal Apocalypse | 1980 | John Saxon, Elizabeth Turner | Action, Horror | Cannibal_Apocalypse | Cannibal Apocalypse is a 1980 action horror film directed by Antonio Margheriti and starring John Saxon, Elizabeth Turner, Giovanni Lombardo Radice, Cinzia De Carolis, Tony King and Ramiro Oliveros. T… |
| Can't Stop the Music | 1980 | Valerie Perrine, Caitlyn Jenner, (credited as Bruce Jenner), [a], Steve Guttenberg, Village People | Musical, Comedy | Can%27t_Stop_the_Music | Can't Stop the Music is a 1980 American musical comedy film directed by Nancy Walker. Written by Allan Carr and Bronté Woodard, the film is a pseudo-biography of the 1970s disco group the Village Peop… |
| Cardiac Arrest | 1980 | Garry Goodrow | Thriller, Slasher | Cardiac_Arrest_(film) | Cardiac Arrest is a 1980 American slasher thriller film written and directed by Murray Mintz, and starring Garry Goodrow, Max Gail and Fred Ward. |
| Carny | 1980 | Gary Busey, Jodie Foster, Robbie Robertson | Drama | Carny_(1980_film) | Carny is a 1980 American drama film about a waitress who joins a traveling carnival. It stars Gary Busey, Jodie Foster, and Robbie Robertson. It also includes an early role for Fred Ward. |
| A Change of Seasons | 1980 | Shirley MacLaine, Anthony Hopkins, Bo Derek | Romance, Comedy, Drama | A_Change_of_Seasons_(film) | A Change of Seasons is a 1980 American comedy-drama film directed by Richard Lang. It stars Anthony Hopkins, Shirley MacLaine and Bo Derek. The film was a critical and commercial failure, grossing $7.… |
| The Changeling | 1980 | George C. Scott, Trish Van Devere | Horror, Supernatural | The_Changeling_(1980_film) | The Changeling is a 1980 Canadian supernatural psychological horror film directed by Peter Medak and starring George C. Scott, Trish Van Devere, and Melvyn Douglas. Its plot follows an esteemed New Yo… |
| Cheech & Chong's Next Movie | 1980 | Tommy Chong, Cheech Marin, Paul Reubens, Evelyn Guerrero | Comedy | Cheech_%26_Chong%27s_Next_Movie | Cheech and Chong's Next Movie is a 1980 American comedy film directed by Tommy Chong and the second feature-length project by Cheech & Chong, following Up in Smoke, released by Universal Pictures. |
| The Children | 1980 | Martin Shakar, Gil Rogers, Gale Garnett | Horror | The_Children_(1980_film) | The Children is a 1980 American horror film, directed by Max Kalmanowicz, and starring Martin Shakar, Gil Rogers, and Gale Garnett. It follows a group of five children in a small New England town when… |
| Christmas Evil | 1980 | Brandon Maggart | Slasher | Christmas_Evil | Christmas Evil is a 1980 American slasher film written and directed by Lewis Jackson and starring Brandon Maggart. The plot follows a deranged man obsessed with Santa Claus who eventually goes on a mu… |
| Circle of Two | 1980 | Richard Burton, Tatum O'Neal | Drama | Circle_of_Two | Circle of Two is a 1981 Canadian drama film starring Richard Burton. It was the last film directed by acclaimed film noir director Jules Dassin. O'Neal - sixteen at the time of filming - appears tople… |
| Coal Miner's Daughter | 1980 | Sissy Spacek, Tommy Lee Jones, Beverly D'Angelo, Levon Helm | Biography, Musical | Coal_Miner%27s_Daughter_(film) | Coal Miner's Daughter is a 1980 American biographical musical film directed by Michael Apted from a screenplay written by Tom Rickman. It follows the story of country music singer Loretta Lynn from he… |
| Coast to Coast | 1980 | Robert Blake, Dyan Cannon | Comedy, Romance | Coast_to_Coast_(1980_film) | Coast to Coast is a 1980 American romantic comedy film starring Dyan Cannon and Robert Blake, directed by Joseph Sargent. The screenplay was written by Stanley Weiser. The original score was composed… |
| The Competition | 1980 | Richard Dreyfuss, Amy Irving, Lee Remick | Drama, Musical | The_Competition_(1980_film) | The Competition is a 1980 American drama musical film starring Richard Dreyfuss, Amy Irving and Lee Remick, written and directed by Joel Oliansky. |
| Cruising | 1980 | Al Pacino, Paul Sorvino, Karen Allen | Thriller, Crime | Cruising_(film) | Cruising is a 1980 American crime thriller film written and directed by William Friedkin and starring Al Pacino, Paul Sorvino, and Karen Allen. It is loosely based on the novel of the same name by New… |
| Death Ship | 1980 | Richard Crenna, George Kennedy, Nick Mancuso | Horror | Death_Ship_(1980_film) | Death Ship is a 1980 horror film directed by Alvin Rakoff and starring Richard Crenna, George Kennedy, Nick Mancuso, Sally Ann Howes, Kate Reid, Victoria Burgoyne, and Saul Rubinek in an early role. T… |
| Death Watch | 1980 | Harvey Keitel, Romy Schneider, Harry Dean Stanton | Science Fiction | Death_Watch | Death Watch is a 1980 science fiction film directed by Bertrand Tavernier. It is based on the 1973 novel The Unsleeping Eye by David G. Compton. The film was entered into the 30th Berlin International… |
| Defiance | 1980 | Art Carney, Jan-Michael Vincent, Danny Aiello, Theresa Saldana | Noir, Action, Crime | Defiance_(1980_film) | Defiance is a 1980 American action neo noir crime film starring Jan-Michael Vincent, Art Carney, and Theresa Saldana. The film was an early Jerry Bruckheimer production. |
| Delusion | 1980 | Patricia Pearcy, David Hayward | Mystery, Horror, Slasher | Delusion_(1980_film) | Delusion is a 1980 American psychological horror and slasher film directed by Alan Beattie, and starring Patricia Pearcy, Joseph Cotten, David Hayward, and John Dukakis. |
| Demented | 1980 | Sallee Young, Harry Reems, Deborah Alter | Horror | Demented_(1980_film) | Demented is a 1980 American rape and revenge horror film directed by Arthur Jeffreys and starring Sallee Young and Harry Reems. |
| Die Laughing | 1980 | Robby Benson, Charles Durning, Elsa Lanchester | Comedy, Drama | Die_Laughing_(film) | Die Laughing is a 1980 American comedy-drama film released by Orion Pictures and starring Robby Benson. |
| Dinosaur | 1980 | Michele Mariana | Animated, Short | Dinosaur_(1980_film) | Dinosaur is an animated short film directed and produced by Will Vinton. |
| Divine Madness! | 1980 | Bette Midler | Documentary, Performance | Divine_Madness! | Divine Madness is a 1980 American concert film directed by Michael Ritchie, and featuring Bette Midler and the Harlettes during her February 13—15, 1980 concerts at Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasade… |
| The Dogs of War | 1980 | Christopher Walken, Tom Berenger, Colin Blakely | War | The_Dogs_of_War_(film) | The Dogs of War is a 1980 American war film based upon the 1974 novel of the same name by Frederick Forsyth. Largely filmed in Belize, it was directed by John Irvin and starred Christopher Walken and… |
| Don't Answer the Phone | 1980 | James Westmoreland, Denise Galik, Nicholas Worth | Horror | Don%27t_Answer_the_Phone | Don't Answer the Phone! is a 1980 American psychological horror film co-written and directed by Robert Hammer. |
| Don't Go in the House | 1980 | Dan Grimaldi | Horror | Don%27t_Go_in_the_House | Don't Go in the House is a 1980 American psychological horror film written and directed by Joseph Ellison, written by Ellen Hammill and Joe Masefield, and starring Dan Grimaldi. Its plot follows a dis… |
| Double Negative | 1980 | Michael Sarrazin, Anthony Perkins, Michael Ironside, Howard Duff, Susan Clark, John Candy | Thriller | Deadly_Companion | Deadly Companion is a 1980 Canadian thriller film based on the novel The Three Roads by Ross Macdonald. |
| Dressed to Kill | 1980 | Michael Caine, Angie Dickinson, Nancy Allen, Keith Gordon, Dennis Franz | Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Erotic | Dressed_to_Kill_(1980_film) | Dressed to Kill is a 1980 American erotic psychological horror-thriller film written and directed by Brian De Palma, and starring Michael Caine, Angie Dickinson, Nancy Allen, and Keith Gordon. It depi… |
| The Earthling | 1980 | William Holden, Rick Schroder | Adventure | The_Earthling | The Earthling is a 1980 American-Australian adventure film directed by Peter Collinson, and starring William Holden and Ricky Schroder. It was filmed in Australia in 1979, and was the last to be direc… |
| The Elephant Man | 1980 | Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft | Biography, Drama | The_Elephant_Man_(film) | The Elephant Man is a 1980 British-American biographical drama film about Joseph Merrick, a severely deformed man in late 19th-century London. The film was directed by David Lynch, produced by Mel Bro… |
| The Exterminator | 1980 | Robert Ginty, Samantha Eggar, Christopher George, Steve James | Thriller, Action | The_Exterminator | The Exterminator is a 1980 American vigilante action film written and directed by James Glickenhaus. It stars Robert Ginty as Vietnam War veteran John Eastland, also known as "The Exterminator". When… |
| Fade to Black | 1980 | Dennis Christopher, Linda Kerridge, James Luisi | Horror, Comedy | Fade_to_Black_(1980_film) | Fade to Black is a 1980 American psychological horror comedy film written and directed by Vernon Zimmerman, and starring Dennis Christopher, Eve Brent and Linda Kerridge. It also features Mickey Rourk… |
| Fame | 1980 | Irene Cara, Debbie Allen, Maureen Teefy | Drama, Musical, Teen | Fame_(1980_film) | Fame is a 1980 American teen musical drama film directed by Alan Parker. Set in New York City, it chronicles the lives and hardships of students attending the High School of Performing Arts, from thei… |
| Fatso | 1980 | Dom DeLuise, Anne Bancroft, Candice Azzara | Comedy, Drama | Fatso_(1980_film) | Fatso is a 1980 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Anne Bancroft, her only such credit, and starring Dom DeLuise, Ron Carey and Candice Azzara. It was the first film produced by Mel Br… |
| The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu | 1980 | Peter Sellers, Sid Caesar, Helen Mirren | Comedy | The_Fiendish_Plot_of_Dr._Fu_Manchu | The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu is a 1980 comedy film. It was the final film featuring star Peter Sellers and David Tomlinson. Based on characters created by Sax Rohmer, the film stars Sellers in t… |
| The Final Countdown | 1980 | Kirk Douglas, Katharine Ross, Martin Sheen | Science Fiction, War | The_Final_Countdown_(film) | The Final Countdown is a 1980 American science fiction war film about a modern nuclear-powered aircraft carrier that travels through time to the day before the December 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor… |
| The First Deadly Sin | 1980 | Frank Sinatra, Faye Dunaway, David Dukes, Brenda Vaccaro, James Whitmore | Thriller, Crime | The_First_Deadly_Sin | The First Deadly Sin is a 1980 American crime thriller film produced by and starring Frank Sinatra. The film features Faye Dunaway, David Dukes, Brenda Vaccaro, James Whitmore, and Martin Gabel in his… |
| First Family | 1980 | Bob Newhart, Madeline Kahn, Gilda Radner, Richard Benjamin, Fred Willard | Comedy | First_Family_(film) | First Family is a 1980 American comedy film written and directed by comedian and actor Buck Henry, and starring Bob Newhart, Madeline Kahn, Gilda Radner, Harvey Korman, Rip Torn, Austin Pendleton, Fre… |
| Flash Gordon | 1980 | Timothy Dalton, Sam J. Jones, Max von Sydow, Melody Anderson | Science Fiction, Superhero | Flash_Gordon_(film) | Flash Gordon is a 1980 space opera superhero film directed by Mike Hodges, based on the King Features comic strip of the same name created by Alex Raymond. The film stars Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson… |
| The Fog | 1980 | Adrienne Barbeau, Jamie Lee Curtis, Janet Leigh, John Houseman, Hal Holbrook | Horror, Supernatural, Musical | The_Fog | The Fog is a 1980 American supernatural horror film directed by John Carpenter, who also co-wrote the screenplay and created the music for the film. It stars Adrienne Barbeau, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom At… |
| Foolin' Around | 1980 | Gary Busey, Annette O'Toole, Cloris Leachman, William H. Macy, Tony Randall, Eddie Albert | Romance, Comedy, Sport | Foolin%27_Around | Foolin' Around is a 1980 American comedy romance sport film directed by Richard T. Heffron and starring Gary Busey and Annette O'Toole. The film was shot on location in Minneapolis and St. Paul. The t… |
| The Formula | 1980 | George C. Scott, Marlon Brando | Thriller, Mystery | The_Formula_(1980_film) | The Formula is a 1980 mystery film directed by John G. Avildsen. It was produced and written by Steve Shagan, who adapted his own 1979 novel The Formula. It stars Marlon Brando, George C. Scott, Marth… |
| Foxes | 1980 | Scott Baio, Jodie Foster, Randy Quaid | Drama | Foxes_(film) | Foxes is a 1980 American coming-of-age drama film directed by Adrian Lyne, in his feature film directorial debut, and written by Gerald Ayres. The film stars Jodie Foster, Scott Baio, Sally Kellerman,… |
| Friday the 13th | 1980 | Betsy Palmer, Adrienne King, Kevin Bacon | Slasher, Independent | Friday_the_13th_(1980_film) | Friday the 13th is a 1980 American independent slasher film produced and directed by Sean S. Cunningham, written by Victor Miller, and starring Betsy Palmer, Adrienne King, Harry Crosby, Laurie Bartra… |
| Galaxina | 1980 | Dorothy Stratten | Science Fiction, Comedy, Fantasy | Galaxina | Galaxina is a low-budget 1980 American science fantasy-comedy film written and directed by William Sachs. The film stars 1980 Playboy Playmate of the Year Dorothy Stratten, who was murdered by her hus… |
| Gilda Live | 1980 | Gilda Radner | Performance, Comedy, Documentary | Gilda_Live | Gilda Live is a 1980 American comedy documentary film starring Gilda Radner, directed by Mike Nichols and produced by Lorne Michaels. Radner and Michaels and all of the writers involved with the produ… |
| Gloria | 1980 | Gena Rowlands | Noir, Crime, Thriller | Gloria_(1980_film) | Gloria is a 1980 American neo-noir crime thriller film written and directed by John Cassavetes. It tells the story of a gangster's girlfriend who goes on the run with a young boy who is being hunted b… |
| The Gods Must Be Crazy | 1980 | N!xau Toma, Sandra Prinsloo, Marius Weyers | Comedy | The_Gods_Must_Be_Crazy | The Gods Must Be Crazy is a 1980 comedy film written, produced, edited and directed by Jamie Uys. An international co-production of South Africa and Botswana, it is the first film in The Gods Must Be… |
| The Gong Show Movie | 1980 | Chuck Barris | Comedy | The_Gong_Show_Movie | The Gong Show Movie is a 1980 American slapstick film starring, co-written and directed by Chuck Barris, the host and creator of the popular game show with the same name. |
| Gorp | 1980 | Dennis Quaid, Michael Lembeck, Rosanna Arquette | Comedy | Gorp_(film) | Gorp is a 1980 American comedy film starring Michael Lembeck and Dennis Quaid, and featuring early acting work of Rosanna Arquette and Fran Drescher in supporting roles. Directed by Joseph Ruben, with… |
| Hangar 18 | 1980 | Gary Collins, Darren McGavin, Robert Vaughn | Science Fiction, Action | Hangar_18_(film) | Hangar 18 is a 1980 American science fiction action film directed by James L. Conway and written by Ken Pettus, from a story by Thomas C. Chapman and Conway. It stars Darren McGavin, Robert Vaughn, Ga… |
| The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood | 1980 | Martine Beswick, Chris Lemmon, Phil Silvers | Erotic, Comedy | The_Happy_Hooker_Goes_Hollywood | The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood, released theatrically in the UK as Hollywood Blue, is a 1980 American comedy film directed by Alan Roberts and starring Martine Beswick, Adam West, Phil Silvers, Chris… |
| He Knows You're Alone | 1980 | Don Scardino, Caitlin O'Heaney, Paul Gleason, Tom Hanks | Slasher | He_Knows_You%27re_Alone | He Knows You're Alone is a 1980 American slasher film directed by Armand Mastroianni, written by Scott Parker, and starring Caitlin O'Heaney, Don Scardino, Elizabeth Kemp, Tom Rolfing, and Tom Hanks i… |
| Health | 1980 | Carol Burnett, James Garner, Glenda Jackson, Lauren Bacall, Dick Cavett | Comedy | Health_(film) | HealtH is a 1980 American ensemble comedy film, the fifteenth feature project from director Robert Altman. It stars Carol Burnett, Glenda Jackson, James Garner, Lauren Bacall, and Paul Dooley, and was… |
| Heart Beat | 1980 | Nick Nolte, Sissy Spacek, John Heard | Romance, Drama | Heart_Beat_(film) | Heart Beat is a 1980 American romantic drama film written and directed by John Byrum, based on the autobiography by Carolyn Cassady. The film is about seminal figures in the Beat Generation. The chara… |
| Heaven's Gate | 1980 | Kris Kristofferson, Christopher Walken, Isabelle Huppert, John Hurt, Jeff Bridges, Sam Waterston, Mickey Rourke | Western | Heaven%27s_Gate_(film) | Heaven's Gate is a 1980 American epic Western film written and directed by Michael Cimino, starring Kris Kristofferson, Christopher Walken, John Hurt, Sam Waterston, Brad Dourif, Isabelle Huppert, Jef… |
| Herbie Goes Bananas | 1980 | Cloris Leachman, Harvey Korman | Comedy, Adventure | Herbie_Goes_Bananas | Herbie Goes Bananas is a 1980 American adventure comedy film directed by Vincent McEveety and written by Don Tait. The film is the fourth installment in the Herbie film series and the sequel to Herbie… |
| Hero at Large | 1980 | Anne Archer, John Ritter | Comedy, Superhero | Hero_at_Large | Hero at Large is a 1980 American superhero comedy film starring John Ritter and Anne Archer. |
| Hide in Plain Sight | 1980 | James Caan, Danny Aiello | Drama | Hide_in_Plain_Sight | Hide in Plain Sight is a 1980 American drama film directed by and starring James Caan with the storyline based on an actual case from the files of New York attorney Salvatore R. Martoche who represent… |
| The Hollywood Knights | 1980 | Tony Danza, Fran Drescher, Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert Wuhl, Stuart Pankin | Comedy, Teen | The_Hollywood_Knights | The Hollywood Knights is a 1980 American teen comedy film written and directed by Floyd Mutrux depicting the crass and mischievous antics and practical jokes of the remaining members of a 1950s-era ca… |
| Home Movies | 1980 | Kirk Douglas, Nancy Allen, Vincent Gardenia | Comedy, Independent | Home_Movies_(film) | Home Movies is a 1979 independent film directed by Brian De Palma and starring Kirk Douglas, Nancy Allen, Vincent Gardenia, Keith Gordon, Theresa Saldana, and Gerrit Graham. |
| Honeysuckle Rose | 1980 | Willie Nelson, Dyan Cannon, Amy Irving | Drama, Romance | Honeysuckle_Rose_(film) | Honeysuckle Rose is a 1980 American romantic drama film directed by Jerry Schatzberg, written by John Binder, Gustaf Molander, Carol Sobieski, Gösta Stevens, and William D. Wittliff, and starring Will… |
| Hopscotch | 1980 | Walter Matthau, Glenda Jackson, Ned Beatty, Sam Waterston | Mystery, Comedy, Spy | Hopscotch_(film) | Hopscotch is a 1980 American comedy spy film, produced by Edie Landau and Ely A. Landau, directed by Ronald Neame, that stars Walter Matthau, Glenda Jackson, Sam Waterston, Ned Beatty, and Herbert Lom… |
| How to Beat the High Co$t of Living | 1980 | Jane Curtin, Susan Saint James, Jessica Lange, Richard Benjamin | Crime, Comedy, Action | How_to_Beat_the_High_Co$t_of_Living | How to Beat the High Cost of Living is a 1980 American comedy heist film starring Susan Saint James, Jane Curtin, and Jessica Lange. Set in the aftermath of the economic recession of the 1970s, the fi… |
| Humanoids from the Deep | 1980 | Doug McClure, Vic Morrow, Ann Turkel | Science Fiction, Horror | Humanoids_from_the_Deep | Humanoids from the Deep is a 1980 American science fiction horror film starring Doug McClure, Ann Turkel, and Vic Morrow. Roger Corman served as the film's uncredited executive producer, and his compa… |
| The Hunter | 1980 | Steve McQueen, Kathryn Harrold, LeVar Burton, Ben Johnson, Eli Wallach | Thriller, Action, Biography | The_Hunter_(1980_film) | The Hunter is a 1980 American biographical action thriller film directed by Buzz Kulik and starring Steve McQueen. The film was McQueen's final role before his death in November of that year at age 50… |
| The Idolmaker | 1980 | Ray Sharkey, Peter Gallagher, Joe Pantoliano | Drama, Musical | The_Idolmaker | The Idolmaker is a 1980 American musical drama starring Ray Sharkey, Peter Gallagher, Paul Land, Tovah Feldshuh and Joe Pantoliano. |
| Image of the Beast | 1980 | William Wellman, Jr. | Thriller | A_Thief_in_the_Night_(film_series) | A Thief in the Night is an evangelical Christian film series about the Rapture and the Tribulation. It consists of four films: A Thief in the Night (1972), A Distant Thunder (1978), Image of the Beast… |
| In God We Tru$t | 1980 | Peter Boyle, Andy Kaufman, Richard Pryor | Comedy | In_God_We_Tru$t | In God We Tru$t is a 1980 American comedy film starring Marty Feldman, Andy Kaufman, Louise Lasser and Peter Boyle. Intended as a biting religious satire, it was also produced, directed and co-written… |
| Inside Moves | 1980 | David Morse, John Savage, Diana Scarwid, Harold Russell | Drama | Inside_Moves | Inside Moves is a 1980 American drama film directed by Richard Donner from a screenplay by Valerie Curtin and Barry Levinson, based on the novel of the same name by Todd Walton. The film stars John Sa… |
| The Island | 1980 | Michael Caine, David Warner | Thriller, Action, Adventure | The_Island_(1980_film) | The Island is a 1980 American action adventure-thriller film directed by Michael Ritchie and starring Michael Caine and David Warner. The film was based on a 1979 novel of the same name by Peter Bench… |
| It's My Turn | 1980 | Jill Clayburgh, Michael Douglas, Charles Grodin, Beverly Garland | Romance, Comedy, Drama | It%27s_My_Turn_(film) | It's My Turn is a 1980 American romantic comedy-drama film starring Jill Clayburgh, Michael Douglas, and Charles Grodin. |
| Jane Austen in Manhattan | 1980 | Anne Baxter, Robert Powell | Romance, Drama | Jane_Austen_in_Manhattan | Jane Austen in Manhattan is a 1980 American romantic drama film produced by Merchant Ivory Productions for LWT, but released for theatrical exhibition in UK and USA. It was the last film appearance of… |
| The Jazz Singer | 1980 | Neil Diamond, Laurence Olivier, Lucie Arnaz | Drama, Musical | The_Jazz_Singer_(1980_film) | The Jazz Singer is a 1980 American musical drama film directed by Richard Fleischer and produced by Jerry Leider. The film stars Neil Diamond, Sir Laurence Olivier and Lucie Arnaz, and tells the story… |
| Just Tell Me What You Want | 1980 | Alan King, Ali MacGraw, Peter Weller, Myrna Loy, Keenan Wynn, Dina Merrill | Romance, Comedy | Just_Tell_Me_What_You_Want | Just Tell Me What You Want is a 1980 American comedy film directed by Sidney Lumet. It stars Ali MacGraw, Peter Weller and Alan King, and was also Myrna Loy's final film. |
| The Kidnapping of the President | 1980 | Ava Gardner, Van Johnson, William Shatner | Thriller, Political | The_Kidnapping_of_the_President | The Kidnapping of the President is a 1980 Canadian-American political thriller film starring William Shatner, Hal Holbrook, Van Johnson and Ava Gardner. It was produced and directed by George Mendeluk… |
| Kill or Be Killed | 1980 | Charlotte Michelle, James Ryan | Action, Martial Arts | Kill_or_Be_Killed_(1980_film) | Kill or Be Killed is a 1977 South African-American martial arts film directed by Ivan Hall and starring James Ryan. Filmed on location, it was retitled Kill or Be Killed in the United States in 1980 t… |
| The Last Flight of Noah's Ark | 1980 | Elliott Gould, Genevieve Bujold, Ricky Schroder, Vincent Gardenia, Tammy Lauren, John Fujioka | Adventure, Family | The_Last_Flight_of_Noah%27s_Ark | The Last Flight of Noah's Ark is a 1980 American family adventure film produced by Walt Disney Productions starring Elliott Gould, Geneviève Bujold and Ricky Schroder. The film was released by Buena V… |
| The Last Married Couple in America | 1980 | George Segal, Natalie Wood, Richard Benjamin, Dom DeLuise | Comedy | The_Last_Married_Couple_in_America | The Last Married Couple in America is a 1980 comedy film released in the US. |
| The Lathe of Heaven | 1980 | Kevin Conway, Bruce Davison | Science Fiction | The_Lathe_of_Heaven_(film) | The Lathe of Heaven is a 1980 film adaptation of the 1971 science fiction novel The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin. It was produced in 1979 as part of New York City public television station WNE… |
| The Legend of Alfred Packer | 1980 | Patrick Day | Western, Biography | The_Legend_of_Alfred_Packer | The Legend of Alfred Packer is a 1980 American biographical Western film directed by Jim Roberson from a script by Burton Raffel. It is a biopic of Alferd Packer starring Patrick Dray in the title rol… |
| The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter | 1980 | Franklin Delano Roosevelt | Documentary | The_Life_and_Times_of_Rosie_the_Riveter | The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter is a 1980 documentary film and the first movie made by Connie Field about the American women who went to work during World War II to do "men's jobs." In 1996, i… |
| Little Darlings | 1980 | Tatum O'Neal, Kristy McNichol, Armand Assante, Cynthia Nixon, Matt Dillon | Comedy, Drama, Teen | Little_Darlings | Little Darlings is a 1980 American teen comedy-drama film starring Tatum O'Neal and Kristy McNichol and featuring Armand Assante and Matt Dillon. It was directed by Ronald F. Maxwell. The screenplay w… |
| The Little Dragons | 1980 | Charles Lane, Chris Petersen, Pat Petersen, Sharon Clark, Ann Sothern, Joe Spinell | Action, Adventure | The_Little_Dragons | The Little Dragons is a 1980 American action adventure film about two young brothers who use their karate skills to rescue a friend after she is held captive for ransom. The film was directed and co-p… |
| Little Miss Marker | 1980 | Walter Matthau, Julie Andrews, Bob Newhart, Kenneth McMillan, Tony Curtis, Brian Dennehy, Nedra Volz, Lee Grant, Sara Stimson | Comedy, Drama | Little_Miss_Marker_(1980_film) | Little Miss Marker is a 1980 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Walter Bernstein and based on a short story by Damon Runyon. It stars Walter Matthau, Tony Curtis, Julie Andrews, Bob Ne… |
| The Long Riders | 1980 | David Carradine, Keith Carradine, Robert Carradine, Randy Quaid, Dennis Quaid, Stacy Keach, James Keach, Christopher Guest, Nicholas Guest | Western | The_Long_Riders | The Long Riders is a 1980 American Western film directed by Walter Hill. It was produced by James Keach, Stacy Keach and Tim Zinnemann and featured an original soundtrack by Ry Cooder. Cooder won the… |
| Loose Shoes | 1980 | Bill Murray, Royce D. Applegate, Ed Lauter | Comedy | Loose_Shoes | Loose Shoes is a 1978 comedy film directed by Ira Miller and featuring Bill Murray. The film is presented as a series of movie trailers with titles such as The Howard Huge Story, Skate-boarders from H… |
| Loving Couples | 1980 | Shirley MacLaine, James Coburn, Susan Sarandon, Stephen Collins | Romance, Comedy | Loving_Couples_(1980_film) | Loving Couples is a 1980 American romantic comedy film written by Martin Donovan and directed by Jack Smight. It stars Shirley MacLaine, James Coburn, Susan Sarandon and Stephen Collins. |
| Mad Max | 1980 | Mel Gibson, Joanne Samuel, Steve Bisley, Tim Burns, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Roger Ward | Action | Mad_Max_(film) | Mad Max is a 1979 Australian dystopian action film directed by George Miller and produced by Byron Kennedy. Mel Gibson stars as "Mad" Max Rockatansky, a police officer turned vigilante in a near-futur… |
| The Magician of Lublin | 1980 | Alan Arkin, Valerie Perrine, Louise Fletcher | Drama | The_Magician_of_Lublin | The Magician of Lublin is a novel by Nobel Laureate Isaac Bashevis Singer. Though originally written in Yiddish, it was first published in English in 1960 in the United States by Noonday, and in 1961… |
| The Man with Bogart's Face | 1980 | Robert Sacchi, Victor Buono, Misty Rowe | Comedy | The_Man_with_Bogart%27s_Face | The Man with Bogart's Face is a 1980 American comedy film, released by 20th Century Fox and based on a novel of the same name. Andrew J. Fenady, author of the novel, produced the film and wrote the sc… |
| Maniac! | 1980 | Joe Spinell, Caroline Munro | Slasher | Maniac_(1980_film) | Maniac is a 1980 American psychological slasher film directed by William Lustig and written by C. A. Rosenberg. It stars Joe Spinell as Frank Zito, an Italian-American serial killer residing in New Yo… |
| Melvin and Howard | 1980 | Jason Robards, Paul LeMat, Mary Steenburgen | Biography, Comedy, Drama | Melvin_and_Howard | Melvin and Howard (stylized as Melvin (and Howard)) is a 1980 American comedy-drama film directed by Jonathan Demme. The screenplay by Bo Goldman was inspired by real-life Utah service station owner M… |
| Middle Age Crazy | 1980 | Bruce Dern, Ann-Margret | Comedy | Middle_Age_Crazy | Middle Age Crazy is a 1980 American-Canadian comedy film directed by John Trent, and starring Bruce Dern and Ann-Margret. The film was nominated for two awards at the 1st Golden Raspberry Awards. |
| Midnight Madness | 1980 | Michael J. Fox, David Naughton | Comedy | Midnight_Madness_(1980_film) | Midnight Madness is a 1980 American comedy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and starring David Naughton, Stephen Furst, Eddie Deezen and Maggie Roswell. |
| The Mirror Crack'd | 1980 | Angela Lansbury, Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, Tony Curtis, Kim Novak | Mystery | The_Mirror_Crack%27d | The Mirror Crack'd is a 1980 British mystery film directed by Guy Hamilton from a screenplay by Jonathan Hales and Barry Sandler, based on Agatha Christie's Miss Marple novel The Mirror Crack'd from S… |
| The Monster Club | 1980 | Vincent Price | Comedy, Horror, War | The_Monster_Club | The Monster Club is a 1981 British anthology horror film directed by Roy Ward Baker and starring Vincent Price and John Carradine. An anthology film, it is based on the works of the British horror aut… |
| Motel Hell | 1980 | Rory Calhoun, Paul Linke, Wolfman Jack | Horror, Comedy | Motel_Hell | Motel Hell is a 1980 American comedy horror film directed by Kevin Connor and starring Rory Calhoun, Nancy Parsons, and Nina Axelrod. The plot follows farmer, butcher, motel manager, and meat entrepre… |
| Mother's Day | 1980 | Nancy Hendrickson, Deborah Luce, Beatrice Pons | Slasher | Mother%27s_Day_(1980_film) | Mother's Day is a 1980 American rape and revenge slasher film directed, co-written and produced by Charles Kaufman, brother of Troma Entertainment co-founder Lloyd Kaufman. The plot focuses on three w… |
| The Mountain Men | 1980 | Charlton Heston, Brian Keith | Adventure, Western | The_Mountain_Men | The Mountain Men is a 1980 American Adventure Western film directed by Richard Lang and starring Charlton Heston and Brian Keith. Heston's son, Fraser Clarke Heston authored the screenplay. |
| My Bodyguard | 1980 | Chris Makepeace, Adam Baldwin, Matt Dillon | Drama, Comedy, Family | My_Bodyguard | My Bodyguard is a 1980 American family comedy drama film directed by Tony Bill, and written by Alan Ormsby. The film stars Chris Makepeace, Adam Baldwin, Matt Dillon, Martin Mull, and Ruth Gordon. |
| New Year's Evil | 1980 | Roz Kelly, Kip Niven, Grant Cramer | Slasher | New_Year%27s_Evil_(film) | New Year's Evil is a 1980 American slasher film written and directed by Emmett Alston, co-written by Leonard Neubauer, and starring Kip Niven, Roz Kelly, and Chris Wallace. The plot follows a Los Ange… |
| Night of the Demon | 1980 | Joy Allen, Bob Collings | Horror | Night_of_the_Demon_(1980_film) | Night of the Demon is a 1980 American horror film directed by James C. Wasson, written by Jim L. Ball and Mike Williams, and starring Michael Cutt, Joy Allen, Robert Collings, Jodi Lazarus, Richard Fi… |
| Night of the Juggler | 1980 | James Brolin, Cliff Gorman | Action, Crime, Drama, Noir, Thriller | Night_of_the_Juggler | Night of the Juggler is a 1980 American neo-noir action crime drama exploitation thriller film starring James Brolin. |
| Nightkill | 1980 | Robert Mitchum, Jaclyn Smith, James Franciscus | Thriller, Crime, Horror | Nightkill | Nightkill is a 1980 West German-American crime horror thriller film directed by Ted Post and starring Robert Mitchum and Jaclyn Smith. The screenplay concerns an adulteress who hatches a plot to murde… |
| Nijinsky | 1980 | Alan Bates, George de la Peña, Leslie Browne | Biography | Nijinsky_(film) | Nijinsky is a 1980 American biographical film directed by Herbert Ross. Hugh Wheeler wrote a screenplay that explores the later life and career of Vaslav Nijinsky; it was based largely on the premier… |
| Nine to Five | 1980 | Jane Fonda, Dolly Parton, Lily Tomlin, Dabney Coleman, Elizabeth Wilson, Sterling Hayden | Comedy | 9_to_5_(film) | 9 to 5 is a 1980 American comedy film directed by Colin Higgins, who wrote the screenplay with Patricia Resnick. It stars Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, and Dolly Parton as three working women who live out… |
| The Ninth Configuration | 1980 | Stacy Keach, Jason Miller, Ed Flanders | Drama | The_Ninth_Configuration | The Ninth Configuration is a 1980 American psychological drama film written, produced, and directed by William Peter Blatty, in his directorial debut. The second installment in Blatty's "Faith Trilogy… |
| Nothing Personal | 1980 | Suzanne Somers, Donald Sutherland | Comedy, Romance | Nothing_Personal_(1980_film) | Nothing Personal is a 1980 Canadian-American romantic comedy film starring Suzanne Somers and Donald Sutherland. Sutherland plays a professor who objects to the killing of baby seals. Somers, a Harvar… |
| The Nude Bomb | 1980 | Don Adams, Rhonda Fleming | Comedy, Mystery, Spy | The_Nude_Bomb | The Nude Bomb is a 1980 American spy comedy film based on the 1965-70 television series Get Smart. It stars Don Adams as Maxwell Smart, Agent 86, and was directed by Clive Donner. It was retitled The… |
| The Octagon | 1980 | Chuck Norris | Action, Martial Arts | The_Octagon_(film) | The Octagon is a 1980 American action martial arts film starring Chuck Norris, Karen Carlson and Lee Van Cleef. It was directed by Eric Karson and written by Paul Aaron and Leigh Chapman. The film inv… |
| Oh, God! Book II | 1980 | George Burns, Suzanne Pleshette, David Birney | Comedy | Oh,_God!_Book_II | Oh, God! Book II is a 1980 American comedy film and a sequel to the film Oh, God! (1977). It was directed by Gilbert Cates, and stars George Burns, Suzanne Pleshette, David Birney and Louanne Sirota.… |
| Oh Heavenly Dog | 1980 | Chevy Chase, Jane Seymour, Omar Sharif | Comedy, Fantasy | Oh_Heavenly_Dog | Oh! Heavenly Dog is a 1980 American fantasy comedy film written by Rod Browning and stars Benjean, billed here as Benji, Chevy Chase, Jane Seymour, and Omar Sharif. The film was directed by Joe Camp a… |
| One Trick Pony | 1980 | Paul Simon, Rip Torn, Blair Brown, Joan Hackett | Musical, Drama | One-Trick_Pony_(film) | One-Trick Pony is a 1980 feature film written by and starring Paul Simon and directed by Robert M. Young. It also stars Blair Brown, Rip Torn, Joan Hackett, Mare Winningham, Michael Pearlman, Lou Reed… |
| Ordinary People | 1980 | Mary Tyler Moore, Donald Sutherland, Timothy Hutton, Judd Hirsch, Elizabeth McGovern | Drama | Ordinary_People | Ordinary People is a 1980 American drama film directed by Robert Redford in his directorial debut. The screenplay by Alvin Sargent is based on the 1976 novel of the same name by Judith Guest. The film… |
| Out of the Blue | 1980 | Dennis Hopper | Drama | Out_of_the_Blue_(1980_film) | Out of the Blue is a 1980 drama film directed by Dennis Hopper, and starring Linda Manz, Hopper, Sharon Farrell, Don Gordon, and Raymond Burr. The film was produced by Leonard Yakir and written by him… |
| Permanent Vacation | 1980 | Richard Boes, Ruth Bolton | Drama | Permanent_Vacation_(1980_film) | Permanent Vacation is a 1980 film directed, written and produced by Jim Jarmusch. It was the director's first release, and was shot on 16 mm film shortly after he dropped out of film school. |
| The Pilot | 1980 | Cliff Robertson, Diane Baker | Drama, Action | The_Pilot_(film) | The Pilot is a 1980 American action-drama film by director and star Cliff Robertson and is based on the novel of the same name by Robert P. Davis. |
| Popeye | 1980 | Robin Williams, Shelley Duvall, Paul Dooley | Musical, Comedy | Popeye_(film) | Popeye is a 1980 American musical comedy film directed by Robert Altman and produced by Paramount Pictures and Walt Disney Productions. It is based on E. C. Segar's Popeye comics character. The script… |
| Pray TV | 1980 | Rosemary Alexander, Dabney Coleman | Comedy, Satire | Pray_TV_(1980_film) | Pray TV is a 1981 American comedy film spoofing televangelism, directed and co-written by Rick Friedberg. |
| Private Benjamin | 1980 | Goldie Hawn, Armand Assante, Eileen Brennan, Albert Brooks | Comedy, War | Private_Benjamin_(1980_film) | Private Benjamin is a 1980 American comedy film directed by Howard Zieff, written by Nancy Meyers, Charles Shyer, and Harvey Miller, and starring Goldie Hawn, Eileen Brennan, and Armand Assante. |
| The Private Eyes | 1980 | Tim Conway, Don Knotts, Trisha Noble | Comedy, Mystery | The_Private_Eyes_(1980_film) | The Private Eyes is a 1980 American comedy mystery film starring Tim Conway and Don Knotts. The pair play bumbling American detectives who work for Scotland Yard. It was filmed at Biltmore Estate in A… |
| Prom Night | 1980 | Jamie Lee Curtis, Leslie Nielsen | Slasher | Prom_Night_(1980_film) | Prom Night is a 1980 slasher film directed by Paul Lynch and written by William Gray. Jamie Lee Curtis and Leslie Nielsen star. The film's plot follows a group of high school seniors who are targeted… |
| The Psychotronic Man | 1980 | Peter Spelson | Science Fiction | The_Psychotronic_Man | The Psychotronic Man is a 1980 American science fiction cult film directed, shot and edited by Jack M. Sell, and written, produced and starred Peter G. Spelson. The film opened in Chicago at the Carne… |
| Raging Bull | 1980 | Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Cathy Moriarty | Biography, Sports, Drama | Raging_Bull | Raging Bull is a 1980 American biographical sports drama film directed by Martin Scorsese, produced by Robert Chartoff and Irwin Winkler and adapted by Paul Schrader and Mardik Martin from Jake LaMott… |
| Raise the Titanic | 1980 | Jason Robards, Alec Guinness, Anne Archer | Action, Adventure | Raise_the_Titanic_(film) | Raise the Titanic is a 1980 adventure film produced by Lew Grade's ITC Entertainment and directed by Jerry Jameson. The film, written by Eric Hughes (adaptation) and Adam Kennedy (screenplay), is base… |
| Resurrection | 1980 | Ellen Burstyn, Richard Farnsworth, Sam Shepard, Eva Le Gallienne | Drama | Resurrection_(1980_film) | Resurrection is a 1980 American drama film directed by Daniel Petrie, written by Lewis John Carlino, and starring Ellen Burstyn, Sam Shepard, Richard Farnsworth, Roberts Blossom, Lois Smith, and Eva L… |
| The Return of the King | 1980 | Orson Bean, John Huston, Roddy McDowall | Animated, Fantasy, Musical | The_Return_of_the_King_(1980_film) | The Return of the King is a 1980 animated musical fantasy television film created by Rankin/Bass and Topcraft. It is an adaptation of the 1955 high fantasy novel Lord of the Rings, taking its name fro… |
| Return of the Secaucus Seven | 1980 | Bruce MacDonald, Maggie Renzi, David Strathairn | Drama | Return_of_the_Secaucus_Seven | Return of the Secaucus 7 is a 1980 drama film written and directed by John Sayles and starring Bruce MacDonald, Maggie Renzi, Adam LeFevre, Maggie Cousineau, Gordon Clapp, Jean Passanante, and others.… |
| Roadie | 1980 | Art Carney, Meat Loaf | Comedy, Musical | Roadie_(1980_film) | Roadie is a 1980 American musical comedy film directed by Alan Rudolph about a truck driver who becomes a roadie for a traveling rock and roll show. The film stars Meat Loaf and marks his first starri… |
| Rockshow | 1980 | Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney, Wings | Documentary, Musical, Performance | Rockshow | Rockshow is a 1980 concert film released by Paul McCartney and Wings, filmed during the band's 1976 North American tour. The film features 30 songs from segments of four concerts of the tour: New York… |
| Rough Cut | 1980 | Burt Reynolds, David Niven, Lesley-Anne Down | Crime, Comedy, Action | Rough_Cut_(1980_film) | Rough Cut is a 1980 American heist film written by Larry Gelbart, directed by Don Siegel, and starring Burt Reynolds, Lesley-Anne Down and David Niven. It was based on the novel Touch the Lion's Paw (… |
| Running Scared | 1980 | Judge Reinhold, Ken Wahl | Action, Adventure | Running_Scared_(1980_film) | Running Scared is a 1980 action/adventure film directed by Paul Glickler, starring Ken Wahl and Judge Reinhold, and introducing Annie McEnroe. |
| Saturn 3 | 1980 | Kirk Douglas, Farrah Fawcett, Harvey Keitel | Science Fiction | Saturn_3_(film) | Saturn 3 is a 1980 British science fiction film produced and directed by Stanley Donen, and starring Farrah Fawcett, Kirk Douglas and Harvey Keitel. The screenplay was written by Martin Amis, from a s… |
| Scared to Death | 1980 | John Stinson | Science Fiction, Horror | Scared_to_Death_(1981_film) | Scared to Death is a 1980 American science fiction horror film directed by William Malone and starring John Stinson. |
| Schizoid | 1980 | Klaus Kinski, Marianna Hill, Craig Wasson, Richard Herd, Christopher Lloyd | Slasher | Schizoid_(film) | Schizoid is a 1980 American slasher film directed and written by David Paulsen, and starring Klaus Kinski, Marianna Hill, Craig Wasson, Christopher Lloyd, and Donna Wilkes. It follows a Los Angeles ad… |
| Scruples | 1980 | Lindsay Wagner, Marie-France Pisier, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Barry Bostwick, Kim Cattrall, Nick Mancuso, Connie Stevens, Gene Tierney | Drama | Scruples_(TV_miniseries) | Scruples is a 1980 American television miniseries based on the 1978 novel by Judith Krantz. It was produced by Warner Bros. Television and starred Lindsay Wagner. Scruples included the final screen ap… |
| The Sea Wolves | 1980 | Roger Moore, Gregory Peck | Action, War | The_Sea_Wolves | The Sea Wolves is a 1980 war film starring Gregory Peck, Roger Moore and David Niven. The film, which is based on the 1978 book Boarding Party by James Leasor, is a fictionalised account of Operation… |
| Seems Like Old Times | 1980 | Chevy Chase, Goldie Hawn, Charles Grodin | Comedy | Seems_Like_Old_Times_(film) | Seems Like Old Times is a 1980 American comedy film starring Chevy Chase, Goldie Hawn, and Charles Grodin, directed by Jay Sandrich and written by Neil Simon. It was the only theatrical film directed… |
| Serial | 1980 | Martin Mull, Tuesday Weld, Christopher Lee | Comedy | Serial_(1980_film) | Serial is a 1980 American comedy film produced by Paramount Pictures. The screenplay, by Rich Eustis and Michael Elias, is drawn from the novel The Serial by Cyra McFadden, published in 1977. Produced… |
| S*H*E | 1980 | Omar Sharif, Anita Ekberg, Cornelia Sharpe | Spy | S*H*E | S*H*E* or S+H+E: Security Hazards Expert is a 1980 spy film concerning a sexy undercover female espionage agent. Starring Cornelia Sharpe and Omar Sharif, it was written by Richard Maibaum and is a Ma… |
| The Shining | 1980 | Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Scatman Crothers, Danny Lloyd, Anne Jackson, Barry Nelson | Horror | The_Shining_(film) | The Shining is a 1980 psychological horror film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick and co-written with novelist Diane Johnson. The film is based on Stephen King's 1977 novel of the same name and… |
| Shogun Assassin | 1980 | Shogun_Assassin | Shogun Assassin is a 1980 jidaigeki film directed by Robert Houston. | ||
| Silent Scream | 1980 | Cameron Mitchell, Yvonne De Carlo | Horror, Slasher | Silent_Scream_(1980_film) | The Silent Scream, popularly released under the truncated title, Silent Scream, is a 1979 American slasher film directed by Denny Harris, and starring Rebecca Balding, Cameron Mitchell, Barbara Steele… |
| Simon | 1980 | Alan Arkin, Madeline Kahn, Austin Pendleton | Comedy | Simon_(1980_film) | Simon is a 1980 American comedy film written and directed by Marshall Brickman and starring Alan Arkin. |
| A Small Circle of Friends | 1980 | Karen Allen, Brad Davis | Drama | A_Small_Circle_of_Friends | A Small Circle of Friends is a 1980 American drama film directed by Rob Cohen and starring Brad Davis, Karen Allen and Jameson Parker. It was distributed by United Artists. |
| Smokey and the Bandit II | 1980 | Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jackie Gleason, David Huddleston, Jerry Reed, Dom DeLuise | Action, Comedy | Smokey_and_the_Bandit_II | Smokey and the Bandit II is a 1980 American action comedy film directed by Hal Needham, and starring Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jerry Reed, Jackie Gleason and Dom DeLuise. The film is the sequel to t… |
| Somewhere in Time | 1980 | Christopher Reeve, Jane Seymour, Christopher Plummer | Fantasy, Romance, Drama, War | Somewhere_in_Time_(film) | Somewhere in Time is a 1980 American romantic fantasy drama film from Universal Pictures, directed by Jeannot Szwarc, and starring Christopher Reeve, Jane Seymour, and Christopher Plummer. It is a fil… |
| Stardust Memories | 1980 | Woody Allen, Charlotte Rampling, Jessica Harper | Comedy, Drama | Stardust_Memories | Stardust Memories is a 1980 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Woody Allen and starring Allen, Charlotte Rampling, Jessica Harper and Marie-Christine Barrault. Sharon Stone has a brief… |
| The Empire Strikes Back | 1980 | Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Billy Dee Williams, Alec Guinness | Science Fiction | The_Empire_Strikes_Back | The Empire Strikes Back is a 1980 American epic space opera film directed by Irvin Kershner from a screenplay by Leigh Brackett and Lawrence Kasdan, based on a story by George Lucas. The sequel to Sta… |
| Stir Crazy | 1980 | Richard Pryor, Gene Wilder | Comedy | Stir_Crazy_(film) | Stir Crazy is a 1980 American comedy film directed by Sidney Poitier, produced by Hannah Weinstein and written by Bruce Jay Friedman. The film stars Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor as two unemployed fri… |
| The Stunt Man | 1980 | Barbara Hershey, Peter O'Toole, Steve Railsback | Comedy, Drama, Action | The_Stunt_Man | The Stunt Man is a 1980 American action comedy film directed by Richard Rush, starring Peter O'Toole, Steve Railsback, and Barbara Hershey. The film was adapted by Lawrence B. Marcus and Rush from the… |
| Sunday Lovers | 1980 | Roger Moore, Lino Ventura, Gene Wilder, Lynn Redgrave | Comedy, Romance | Sunday_Lovers | Sunday Lovers is a 1980 internationally co-produced romantic comedy film directed by Bryan Forbes, Gene Wilder, Dino Risi and Édouard Molinaro. It stars Roger Moore, Gene Wilder, Priscilla Barnes, Lyn… |
| Super Fuzz | 1980 | Terence Hill, Ernest Borgnine, Joanne Dru, Marc Lawrence | Superhero, Comedy | Super_Fuzz | Super Fuzz, also known as Super Snooper, is a 1980 superhero comedy film directed by Sergio Corbucci. The film stars Terence Hill and Ernest Borgnine. It is about Dave Speed, a bumbling Miami police o… |
| Superman II | 1980 | Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Margot Kidder, Ned Beatty, Jackie Cooper, Marc McClure, Clifton James, Valerie Perrine, Terence Stamp, Sarah Douglas, Jack O'Halloran | Superhero | Superman_II | Superman II is a 1980 superhero film directed by Richard Lester and written by Mario Puzo and David and Leslie Newman from a story by Puzo based on the DC Comics character Superman. It is the second i… |
| Tell Me a Riddle | 1980 | Melvyn Douglas, Lila Kedrova, Brooke Adams | Drama | Tell_Me_a_Riddle_(film) | Tell Me a Riddle is a 1980 American drama film directed by actress Lee Grant. The screenplay by Joyce Eliason and Alev Lytle is based on the 1961 O. Henry Award novella from Tillie Olsen's collection… |
| Terror on Tour | 1980 | Rick Styles, Chip Greenman, Rich Pemberton | Crime, Horror, Musical | ||
| Terror Train | 1980 | Jamie Lee Curtis, David Copperfield, Ben Johnson, Vanity, Hart Bochner, Derek MacKinnon | Slasher | Terror_Train | Terror Train is a 1980 slasher film directed by Roger Spottiswoode in his directorial debut and starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Ben Johnson, and Hart Bochner. Set aboard a moving train on New Year's Eve, t… |
| Those Lips, Those Eyes | 1980 | Frank Langella, Glynnis O'Connor, Tom Hulce | Comedy, Romance | Those_Lips,_Those_Eyes | Those Lips, Those Eyes is a 1980 American romance film directed by Michael Pressman and starring Frank Langella, Glynnis O'Connor, and Tom Hulce. |
| Times Square | 1980 | Tim Curry, Trini Alvarado | Drama, Musical | Times_Square_(1980_film) | Times Square is a 1980 American drama film directed by Allan Moyle and starring Trini Alvarado and Robin Johnson as teenage runaways from opposite sides of the tracks and Tim Curry as a radio DJ. The… |
| To All A Goodnight | 1980 | Jennifer Runyon, Forrest Swanson | Slasher | To_All_A_Goodnight | To All a Goodnight is a 1980 American slasher film directed by David Hess and starring Jennifer Runyon and Forrest Swanson. Its plot follows a group of female finishing school students and their boyfr… |
| Tom Horn | 1980 | Steve McQueen, Linda Evans, Richard Farnsworth | Biography, Western | Tom_Horn_(film) | Tom Horn is a 1980 American Western film directed by William Wiard and starring Steve McQueen as the legendary lawman, outlaw, and gunfighter Tom Horn. It was based on Horn's own writings. |
| The Unseen | 1980 | Stephen Furst, Barbara Bach | Slasher | The_Unseen_(1980_film) | The Unseen is a 1980 American slasher film directed and written by Danny Steinmann and starring Stephen Furst, Barbara Bach, Sydney Lassick, and Lelia Goldoni. Its plot follows three female news repor… |
| Up the Academy | 1980 | Ralph Macchio, Barbara Bach | Comedy | Up_the_Academy | Mad Magazine Presents Up the Academy is a 1980 American comedy film directed by Robert Downey Sr. and starring Wendell Brown, Tommy Citera, Ron Leibman, Harry Teinowitz, Hutch Parker, Ralph Macchio, T… |
| Urban Cowboy | 1980 | John Travolta, Debra Winger, Scott Glenn | Drama, Western, Romance | Urban_Cowboy | Urban Cowboy is a 1980 American romantic Western film directed by James Bridges. The plot concerns the love-hate relationship between Buford Uan "Bud" Davis and Sissy. The film's success was credited… |
| Used Cars | 1980 | Kurt Russell, Jack Warden, Gerrit Graham | Comedy | Used_Cars | Used Cars is a 1980 American satirical black comedy film co-written and directed by Robert Zemeckis. The story follows Rudy Russo, a devious salesman, working for affable, but monumentally unsuccessfu… |
| The Watcher in the Woods | 1980 | Bette Davis, Carroll Baker | Fantasy, Thriller, Horror, Supernatural | The_Watcher_in_the_Woods_(1980_film) | The Watcher in the Woods is a 1980 American supernatural horror film directed by John Hough and Vincent McEveety and starring Bette Davis, Carroll Baker, Lynn-Holly Johnson, Kyle Richards, and David M… |
| When Time Ran Out | 1980 | Paul Newman, Jacqueline Bisset, William Holden, James Franciscus, Ernest Borgnine, Red Buttons, Barbara Carrera, Burgess Meredith | Disaster | When_Time_Ran_Out | When Time Ran Out... is a 1980 American disaster film directed by James Goldstone and starring Paul Newman, Jacqueline Bisset and William Holden. The supporting cast features James Franciscus, Ernest… |
| Where the Buffalo Roam | 1980 | Bill Murray, Peter Boyle, Bruno Kirby | Comedy, Biography | Where_the_Buffalo_Roam | Where the Buffalo Roam is a 1980 American semi-biographical comedy film which loosely depicts author Hunter S. Thompson's rise to fame in the 1970s and his relationship with Chicano attorney and activ… |
| Wholly Moses! | 1980 | Dudley Moore, Laraine Newman, Jack Gilford | Comedy, Satire | Wholly_Moses! | Wholly Moses! is a 1980 American Biblical spoof film written by Guy Thomas and directed by Gary Weis. Dudley Moore plays Old Testament-era idol maker Herschel, whose life and adventures seem to parall… |
| Why Would I Lie? | 1980 | Treat Williams, Lisa Eichhorn | Comedy, Drama | Why_Would_I_Lie%3F | Why Would I Lie? is a 1980 American comedy-drama film about a compulsive liar named Cletus. The film, which was directed by Larry Peerce and shot in Spokane, Washington, is based on the novel The Fabr… |
| Willie & Phil | 1980 | Margot Kidder, Michael Ontkean, Ray Sharkey | Comedy, Drama | Willie_%26_Phil | Willie & Phil is a 1980 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Paul Mazursky and starring Michael Ontkean, Margot Kidder, and Ray Sharkey. |
| Windows | 1980 | Joseph Cortese, Talia Shire, Elizabeth Ashley | Horror, Thriller | Windows_(film) | Windows is a 1980 American thriller film directed by Gordon Willis and starring Talia Shire, Joseph Cortese and Elizabeth Ashley. It was the only film directed by Willis, who is better known as a cine… |
| Witches' Brew | 1980 | Teri Garr, Richard Benjamin, Lana Turner | Comedy, Horror | Witches%27_Brew_(film) | Witches' Brew, also known as Which Witch Is Which?, is a 1980 American comedy horror film co-written and directed by Richard Shorr, and starring Richard Benjamin, Teri Garr, and Lana Turner. It was ba… |
| Without Warning | 1980 | Jack Palance, Martin Landau, Tarah Nutter, Kevin Peter Hall | Horror, Science Fiction | Without_Warning_(1980_film) | Without Warning is a 1980 American horror science fiction film directed by Greydon Clark and starring Jack Palance, Martin Landau, Tarah Nutter, and Kevin Peter Hall. Special effects designer Greg Can… |
| Xanadu | 1980 | Olivia Newton-John, Michael Beck, Gene Kelly | Fantasy, Musical | Xanadu_(film) | Xanadu is a 1980 American musical fantasy film written by Richard Christian Danus and Marc Reid Rubel, and directed by Robert Greenwald. The film stars Olivia Newton-John, Michael Beck and Gene Kelly… |
| Absence of Malice | 1981 | Paul Newman, Sally Field, Bob Balaban, Melinda Dillon, Wilford Brimley | Drama, Noir, Thriller | Absence_of_Malice | Absence of Malice is a 1981 American drama neo noir thriller film directed by Sydney Pollack and starring Paul Newman, Sally Field, Wilford Brimley, Melinda Dillon and Bob Balaban. |
| All Night Long | 1981 | Gene Hackman, Barbra Streisand, Diane Ladd, Dennis Quaid | Comedy, Romance | All_Night_Long_(1981_film) | All Night Long is a 1981 American romantic comedy film directed by Jean-Claude Tramont and starring Barbra Streisand, Gene Hackman, Diane Ladd, Dennis Quaid, Kevin Dobson, and William Daniels. It was… |
| ...All the Marbles | 1981 | Peter Falk | Comedy, Drama | ...All_the_Marbles | ...All the Marbles is a 1981 American comedy-drama film about the trials and travails of a female wrestling tag team and their manager. It was directed by Robert Aldrich and stars Peter Falk, Vicki Fr… |
| The Amateur | 1981 | John Savage, Christopher Plummer | Spy, Crime, Thriller | The_Amateur_(1981_film) | The Amateur is a 1981 Canadian crime/thriller film directed by Charles Jarrott with a screenplay by Robert Littell, which he then adapted into a novel of the same name. It stars John Savage and Christ… |
| American Pop | 1981 | Lisa Jane Persky, Ron Thompson | Erotic, Animated, Musical, Drama | American_Pop | American Pop is a 1981 American adult animated jukebox musical drama film starring Ron Thompson and produced and directed by Ralph Bakshi. It was the fourth animated feature film to be presented in Do… |
| An American Werewolf in London | 1981 | David Naughton, Griffin Dunne, Jenny Agutter | Horror, Comedy | An_American_Werewolf_in_London | An American Werewolf in London is a 1981 comedy horror film written and directed by John Landis. An international co-production of the United Kingdom and the United States, the film stars David Naught… |
| Amy | 1981 | Jenny Agutter, Barry Newman | Family, Drama | Amy_(1981_film) | Amy is a 1981 American drama film directed by Vincent McEveety and starring Jenny Agutter. It was produced by Walt Disney Productions, distributed by Buena Vista Distribution, and written by Noreen St… |
| The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire | 1981 | Lane Caudell, Belinda Bauer | Adventure | The_Archer:_Fugitive_from_the_Empire | The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire, also known as Fugitive from the Empire and The Archer and the Sorceress, is a 1981 American made for television sword and sorcery adventure film written, directed… |
| Arthur | 1981 | Dudley Moore, Liza Minnelli, John Gielgud, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Jill Eikenberry, Ted Ross | Romance, Comedy | Arthur_(1981_film) | Arthur is a 1981 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Steve Gordon. It stars Dudley Moore as Arthur Bach, a drunken New York City millionaire who is on the brink of an arranged marria… |
| Back Roads | 1981 | Sally Field, Tommy Lee Jones | Romance, Comedy | Back_Roads_(1981_film) | Back Roads is a 1981 American romantic comedy film starring Sally Field and Tommy Lee Jones. It is directed by Martin Ritt. It got middling reviews and grossed $11 million at the box office. This was… |
| Blood Beach | 1981 | David Huffman, John Saxon, Burt Young | Horror | Blood_Beach | Blood Beach is a 1981 American horror film written and directed by Jeffrey Bloom and starring David Huffman, John Saxon, and Burt Young. The premise, conceived by Steven Nalevansky, involves a creatur… |
| Bloody Birthday | 1981 | Elizabeth Hoy, Billy Jayne, Andy Freeman, Joe Penny, Susan Strasberg, Jose Ferrer | Slasher | Bloody_Birthday | Bloody Birthday is a 1981 American slasher film directed by Ed Hunt, produced by Gerald T. Olson, and starring Susan Strasberg, José Ferrer, and Lori Lethin. Its plot follows a group of three children… |
| Blow Out | 1981 | John Travolta, Nancy Allen, John Lithgow, Dennis Franz | Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Noir | Blow_Out | Blow Out is a 1981 American neo-noir mystery thriller film written and directed by Brian De Palma. The film stars John Travolta as Jack Terry, a movie sound effects technician from Philadelphia who, w… |
| Body Heat | 1981 | William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Richard Crenna, Ted Danson, J. A. Preston, Mickey Rourke | Suspense, Erotic, Noir, Thriller | Body_Heat | Body Heat is a 1981 American neo-noir erotic thriller film written and directed by Lawrence Kasdan in his directorial debut. It stars William Hurt and Kathleen Turner, featuring Richard Crenna, Ted Da… |
| Body and Soul | 1981 | Leon Isaac Kennedy, Jayne Kennedy, Michael V. Gazzo | Sports, Drama | Body_and_Soul_(1981_film) | Body and Soul is a 1981 American sports drama film written by and starring Leon Isaac Kennedy and co-starring Jayne Kennedy. Directed by George Bowers, it is a remake of the 1947 film of the same name… |
| The Boogens | 1981 | John Crawford | Horror | The_Boogens | The Boogens is a 1981 American monster film directed by James L. Conway and starring Rebecca Balding, Fred McCarren, Anne-Marie Martin, Jeff Harlan, John Crawford, Med Flory, Jon Lormer, and Scott Wil… |
| Buddy Buddy | 1981 | Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Paula Prentiss, Klaus Kinski | Comedy | Buddy_Buddy | Buddy Buddy is a 1981 American comedy film based on Francis Veber's play Le contrat and Édouard Molinaro's film L'emmerdeur. It was the final film directed and written by Billy Wilder. |
| Burned at the Stake | 1981 | Susan Swift, Albert Salmi, Guy Stockwell | Horror | Burned_at_the_Stake | Burned at the Stake, also released as The Coming, is a 1981 film directed by Bert I. Gordon. It stars Susan Swift and Albert Salmi. |
| The Burning | 1981 | Brian Matthews, Holly Hunter, Jason Alexander | Slasher | The_Burning_(film) | The Burning is a 1981 American slasher film directed by Tony Maylam, and starring Brian Matthews, Leah Ayres, Brian Backer, Larry Joshua, and Lou David. Its plot follows a summer camp caretaker who is… |
| Bustin' Loose | 1981 | Richard Pryor, Cicely Tyson | Comedy, Drama | Bustin%27_Loose_(film) | Bustin' Loose is a 1981 American road comedy-drama film starring Richard Pryor and Cicely Tyson. It was directed by Oz Scott and Michael Schultz (uncredited) and written by Pryor, Lonne Elder III, and… |
| The Cannonball Run | 1981 | Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Farrah Fawcett, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Roger Moore, Jackie Chan | Comedy, Action | The_Cannonball_Run | The Cannonball Run is a 1981 action comedy film. It was directed by Hal Needham, produced by Hong Kong's Golden Harvest films, and distributed by 20th Century Fox. Filmed in Panavision, it features an… |
| Carbon Copy | 1981 | George Segal, Susan Saint James, Denzel Washington | Comedy, Drama | Carbon_Copy_(film) | Carbon Copy is a 1981 comedy-drama film directed by Michael Schultz, produced by RKO Pictures and Hemdale Film Corporation, and released by Avco Embassy Pictures. The film stars George Segal, Susan Sa… |
| Cattle Annie and Little Britches | 1981 | Burt Lancaster, Amanda Plummer, Diane Lane | Drama, Western | Cattle_Annie_and_Little_Britches | Cattle Annie and Little Britches is a 1981 American Western film starring Burt Lancaster, John Savage, Rod Steiger, Diane Lane, and Amanda Plummer, based on the lives of two adolescent girls in late 1… |
| Caveman | 1981 | Ringo Starr, Dennis Quaid, Shelley Long, Barbara Bach, John Matuszak, Jack Gilford | Comedy | Caveman_(film) | Caveman is a 1981 slapstick comedy film written and directed by Carl Gottlieb and starring Ringo Starr, Dennis Quaid, Shelley Long and Barbara Bach. |
| Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen | 1981 | Peter Ustinov, Angie Dickinson | Mystery, Comedy | Charlie_Chan_and_the_Curse_of_the_Dragon_Queen | Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen is a 1981 comedy–mystery film directed by Clive Donner that stars Peter Ustinov, Angie Dickinson and Lee Grant. |
| The Chosen | 1981 | Maximilian Schell, Rod Steiger, Robby Benson | Drama | The_Chosen_(1981_film) | The Chosen is a 1981 American drama film directed by Jeremy Kagan, based on the best-selling book of the same name by Chaim Potok, published in 1967. It stars Maximilian Schell and Rod Steiger. At the… |
| Circle of Power | 1981 | Yvette Mimieux, Christopher Allport | Thriller | Circle_of_Power | Circle of Power, also known as Mystique, Brainwash and The Naked Weekend, is a 1981 film, co-produced by Gary Mehlman, Anthony Quinn and Jeffrey White, and based on the non-fiction book The Pit: A Gro… |
| Circle of Two | 1981 | Richard Burton, Tatum O'Neal | Drama | Circle_of_Two | Circle of Two is a 1981 Canadian drama film starring Richard Burton. It was the last film directed by acclaimed film noir director Jules Dassin. O'Neal - sixteen at the time of filming - appears tople… |
| Chariots of Fire | 1981 | Ben Cross, Ian Charleson, Nigel Havers | Historical, Sports, Drama | Chariots_of_Fire | Chariots of Fire is a 1981 British historical sports drama film directed by Hugh Hudson, written by Colin Welland and produced by David Puttnam. It is based on the true story of two British athletes i… |
| Chu Chu and the Philly Flash | 1981 | Alan Arkin, Carol Burnett, Jack Warden | Comedy | Chu_Chu_and_the_Philly_Flash | Chu Chu and the Philly Flash is a 1981 American comedy film starring Alan Arkin, Carol Burnett, Jack Warden, Ruth Buzzi, Adam Arkin and Danny Aiello. It was directed by David Lowell Rich and produced… |
| Clash of the Titans | 1981 | Laurence Olivier, Harry Hamlin, Maggie Smith, Burgess Meredith, Ursula Andress, Judi Bowker, Claire Bloom | Fantasy, Adventure | Clash_of_the_Titans_(1981_film) | Clash of the Titans is a 1981 fantasy adventure film directed by Desmond Davis and written by Beverley Cross, loosely based on the Greek myth of Perseus. Starring Harry Hamlin, Judi Bowker, Burgess Me… |
| Condorman | 1981 | Michael Crawford, Oliver Reed, Barbara Carrera | Superhero, Adventure, Spy, Comedy | Condorman | Condorman is a 1981 American adventure spy comedy superhero film directed by Charles Jarrott, produced by Walt Disney Productions, and starring Michael Crawford, Barbara Carrera and Oliver Reed. The m… |
| Continental Divide | 1981 | John Belushi, Blair Brown | Romance, Comedy, Drama | Continental_Divide_(film) | Continental Divide is a 1981 American romantic comedy-drama film starring John Belushi and Blair Brown. It was the first film to be credited as being produced by Steven Spielberg's production company… |
| Cutter's Way | 1981 | Jeff Bridges, John Heard, Lisa Eichhorn | Mystery, Drama, Noir, Thriller | Cutter%27s_Way | Cutter's Way is a 1981 American neo noir thriller directed by Ivan Passer. The film stars Jeff Bridges, John Heard, and Lisa Eichhorn. The screenplay was adapted from the 1976 novel Cutter and Bone by… |
| Dark Night of the Scarecrow | 1981 | Larry Drake, Charles Durning, Tonya Crowe | Horror | Dark_Night_of_the_Scarecrow | Dark Night of the Scarecrow is a 1981 American made-for-television horror film directed by veteran novelist Frank De Felitta from a script by J.D. Feigelson. Feigelson's intent had been to make an ind… |
| Dawn of the Mummy | 1981 | Brenda King, Ahmed Rateb, John Salvo | Horror | Dawn_of_the_Mummy | Dawn of the Mummy is a 1981 Italian-American horror film directed by Frank Agrama, who also served as writer and producer on the film. While not prosecuted for obscenity, the film was seized and confi… |
| Dead & Buried | 1981 | Melody Anderson, Jack Albertson, James Farentino | Horror | Dead_%26_Buried | Dead & Buried is a 1981 American horror film directed by Gary Sherman, starring Melody Anderson, Jack Albertson, and James Farentino. It is Albertson’s final live-action film role before his death six… |
| Deadly Blessing | 1981 | Maren Jensen, Sharon Stone, Susan Buckner, Ernest Borgnine | Horror, Slasher | Deadly_Blessing | Deadly Blessing is a 1981 American slasher film directed by Wes Craven. The film tells the story of a strange figure committing murder in a contemporary community that is not far from another communit… |
| Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story | 1981 | Jamie Lee Curtis, Bruce Weitz, Robert Reed | Biography, Drama | Death_of_a_Centerfold:_The_Dorothy_Stratten_Story | Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story is a 1981 American made-for-television biographical drama film, optioned by Larry Wilcox and his company Wilcox Productions. Wilcox signed the paperwo… |
| Death Hunt | 1981 | Charles Bronson, Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson, Ed Lauter, Andrew Stevens, Carl Weathers | Western, Adventure, Action | Death_Hunt | Death Hunt is a 1981 Western action film directed by Peter Hunt. The film stars Charles Bronson, Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson, Carl Weathers, Maury Chaykin, Ed Lauter and Andrew Stevens. Death Hunt was… |
| The Decline of Western Civilization | 1981 | Black Flag, Circle Jerks, X | Documentary | The_Decline_of_Western_Civilization | The Decline of Western Civilization is a 1981 American documentary filmed through 1979 and 1980. The movie is about the Los Angeles punk rock scene and was directed by Penelope Spheeris. In 1981, the… |
| The Devil and Max Devlin | 1981 | Elliott Gould, Bill Cosby, Susan Anspach | Comedy, Fantasy | The_Devil_and_Max_Devlin | The Devil and Max Devlin is a 1981 American fantasy–comedy film produced by Walt Disney Productions, directed by Steven Hilliard Stern and starring Elliott Gould, Bill Cosby and Susan Anspach. |
| Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder | 1981 | Dennis Christopher, Susan Saint James | Drama, War | Don%27t_Cry,_It%27s_Only_Thunder | Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder is a 1982 American war drama film directed by Peter Werner and written by Paul G. Hensler, set in the Vietnam War. |
| Don't Go in the Woods | 1981 | Jack McClelland, Mary Gail Artz, Tom Drury | Slasher | Don%27t_Go_in_the_Woods_(1981_film) | Don't Go in the Woods... Alone! is a 1981 American slasher film directed by James Bryan and written by Garth Eliassen. The film follows four campers confronted by a murderous woodsman slaying hikers o… |
| Dragonslayer | 1981 | Peter MacNicol, Ralph Richardson | Fantasy | Dragonslayer_(1981_film) | Dragonslayer is a 1981 American dark fantasy film directed by Matthew Robbins from a screenplay he co-wrote with Hal Barwood. It stars Peter MacNicol, Ralph Richardson, John Hallam and Caitlin Clarke.… |
| Elvis and the Beauty Queen | 1981 | Don Johnson, Stephanie Zimbalist | Biography, Drama, Musical | Elvis_and_the_Beauty_Queen | Elvis and the Beauty Queen is a 1981 American made-for-television drama musical film starring Don Johnson and Stephanie Zimbalist. It aired on NBC on March 1, 1981 at 9pm. |
| Endless Love | 1981 | Brooke Shields, Martin Hewitt, Don Murray, Shirley Knight, Richard Kiley, Beatrice Straight, Penelope Milford, James Spader, Tom Cruise | Drama, Romance | Endless_Love_(1981_film) | Endless Love is a 1981 American romantic drama film directed by Franco Zeffirelli, starring Brooke Shields and Martin Hewitt. The film marks Tom Cruise's debut feature film appearance. |
| Enter the Ninja | 1981 | Franco Nero, Susan George, Sho Kosugi, Christopher George | Martial Arts, Action | Enter_the_Ninja | Enter the Ninja is a 1981 American martial arts film directed by Menahem Golan and starring Franco Nero, Susan George, Sho Kosugi and Christopher George. The film is about a martial artist named Cole… |
| Escape from New York | 1981 | Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Isaac Hayes, Harry Dean Stanton, Donald Pleasence, Adrienne Barbeau | Action, Adventure, Science Fiction | Escape_from_New_York | Escape from New York is a 1981 American science fiction action film co-written, co-scored and directed by John Carpenter, and starring Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence, I… |
| Escape to Victory | 1981 | Sylvester Stallone, Michael Caine, Max von Sydow | Sports, War | Escape_to_Victory | Escape to Victory is a 1981 American-British-Italian sports war film directed by John Huston and starring Sylvester Stallone, Michael Caine, Max von Sydow and Pelé. The film is about Allied prisoners… |
| Evilspeak | 1981 | Clint Howard | Horror | Evilspeak | Evilspeak is a 1981 American horror film directed by Eric Weston and co-written by Weston and Joseph Garofalo. The film stars Clint Howard as an outcast cadet named Stanley Coopersmith, who frequently… |
| The Evil Dead | 1981 | Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss | Supernatural, Horror | The_Evil_Dead | The Evil Dead is a 1981 American supernatural horror film written and directed by Sam Raimi. The film stars Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss, Richard DeManincor, Betsy Baker, and Theresa Tilly. The sto… |
| An Eye for an Eye | 1981 | Chuck Norris, Christopher Lee, Richard Roundtree | Action, Crime | An_Eye_for_an_Eye_(1981_film) | An Eye for an Eye is a 1981 American crime action film directed by Steve Carver. It stars Chuck Norris, Christopher Lee, Richard Roundtree, Matt Clark, Mako Iwamatsu, and Maggie Cooper. |
| Eye of the Needle | 1981 | Donald Sutherland, Kate Nelligan, Christopher Cazenove | Spy | Eye_of_the_Needle_(film) | Eye of the Needle is a 1981 British spy film directed by Richard Marquand and starring Donald Sutherland and Kate Nelligan. Written by Stanley Mann, it is based on the 1978 novel of the same title by… |
| Eyes of a Stranger | 1981 | Lauren Tewes, Jennifer Jason Leigh | Horror, Slasher | Eyes_of_a_Stranger_(1981_film) | Eyes of a Stranger is a 1981 American slasher film directed by Ken Wiederhorn, and starring Lauren Tewes and Jennifer Jason Leigh. Its plot follows a newscaster in Miami who suspects that her neighbor… |
| Eyewitness | 1981 | William Hurt, Sigourney Weaver, James Woods, Christopher Plummer | Mystery, Thriller, Noir | Eyewitness_(1981_film) | Eyewitness is a 1981 American neo-noir thriller film produced and directed by Peter Yates and written by Steve Tesich. It stars William Hurt, Sigourney Weaver, Christopher Plummer, and James Woods. T… |
| Excalibur | 1981 | Nicol Williamson, Nigel Terry, Helen Mirren | Fantasy | Excalibur_(film) | Excalibur is a 1981 epic medieval fantasy film directed, co-written and produced by John Boorman, that retells the legend of King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table, based loosely on the 15th-c… |
| Fallen Angel | 1981 | Melinda Dillon, Richard Masur, Dana Hill, Ronny Cox | Drama | Fallen_Angel_(1981_film) | Fallen Angel is a 1981 American made-for-television drama film which explores pedophilia. It was directed by Robert Lewis, written by Lew Hunter, and stars Melinda Dillon, Richard Masur, Dana Hill, an… |
| The Fan | 1981 | Lauren Bacall, James Garner, Maureen Stapleton, Michael Biehn, Hector Elizondo | Horror, Thriller, War | The_Fan_(1981_film) | The Fan is a 1981 American psychological horror-thriller film directed by Edward Bianchi and starring Lauren Bacall, Michael Biehn, James Garner, and Maureen Stapleton. The plot follows a famous stage… |
| Fantasies | 1981 | Bo Derek | Drama | Fantasies_(film) | Fantasies is a 1981 R-rated English language drama film produced in West Germany. Directed by John Derek, the film starred his wife Kathleen Collins. Co-stars included Peter Hooten, Anna Alexiadi, Fai… |
| The Final Conflict | 1981 | Sam Neill, Rossano Brazzi, Don Gordon | Horror, Supernatural | Omen_III:_The_Final_Conflict | Omen III: The Final Conflict is a 1981 supernatural horror film directed by Graham Baker. It is the third installment in The Omen series. Starring Sam Neill, Lisa Harrow and Rossano Brazzi, the film t… |
| First Monday in October | 1981 | Walter Matthau, Jill Clayburgh, Barnard Hughes | Drama, Comedy | First_Monday_in_October_(film) | First Monday in October is a 1981 American comedy-drama film from Paramount Pictures, produced by Paul M. Heller and Martha Scott, directed by Ronald Neame, that is based on the 1978 play of the same… |
| Final Exam | 1981 | Joel S. Rice, DeAnna Robbins | Slasher | Final_Exam_(1981_film) | Final Exam is a 1981 American slasher film written and directed by Jimmy Huston, and starring Cecile Bagdadi, Joel S. Rice, and DeAnna Robbins. The plot follows a nameless killer stalking the remainin… |
| Fort Apache, the Bronx | 1981 | Paul Newman, Edward Asner, Ken Wahl, Pam Grier | Crime, Drama | Fort_Apache,_the_Bronx | Fort Apache, The Bronx is a 1981 American crime drama film directed by Daniel Petrie. The film is about a hard-drinking, lonely veteran cop, Murphy, and his young partner Corelli, who work in a crime-… |
| For Your Eyes Only | 1981 | Roger Moore, Carole Bouquet, Topol, Lynn-Holly Johnson, Julian Glover | Action, Spy | For_Your_Eyes_Only_(film) | For Your Eyes Only is a 1981 spy film directed by John Glen and produced by Albert R. Broccoli. The film stars Roger Moore as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond, and co-stars Carole Bouquet, Chaim Top… |
| Four Friends | 1981 | Craig Wasson, Jodi Thelen | Drama, Comedy | Four_Friends_(1981_film) | Four Friends is a 1981 American comedy-drama film directed by Arthur Penn. The semi-autobiographical screenplay by Steve Tesich follows the path of the title characters from high school to college dur… |
| The Four Seasons | 1981 | Alan Alda, Carol Burnett, Rita Moreno, Len Cariou, Jack Weston, Sandy Dennis, Bess Armstrong | Comedy, Drama, Romance | The_Four_Seasons_(1981_film) | The Four Seasons is a 1981 American romantic comedy film written and directed by and starring Alan Alda, which co-stars Carol Burnett, Len Cariou, Sandy Dennis, Rita Moreno, Jack Weston, and Bess Arms… |
| The Fox and the Hound | 1981 | voices of, Pearl Bailey, Mickey Rooney | Animated, Drama | The_Fox_and_the_Hound | The Fox and the Hound is a 1981 American animated buddy drama film produced by Walt Disney Productions and loosely based on the 1967 novel of the same name by Daniel P. Mannix. The 24th Disney animate… |
| Friday the 13th Part 2 | 1981 | Adrienne King, Amy Steel | Slasher | Friday_the_13th_Part_2 | Friday the 13th Part 2 is a 1981 American slasher film produced and directed by Steve Miner in his directorial debut, and written by Ron Kurz. It is the sequel to Friday the 13th (1980), and the secon… |
| Full Moon High | 1981 | Adam Arkin, Ed McMahon | Comedy, Horror | Full_Moon_High | Full Moon High is a 1981 American comedy horror film written and directed by Larry Cohen. |
| The Funhouse | 1981 | Elizabeth Berridge, Cooper Huckabee, Largo Woodruff, Miles Chapin, Sylvia Miles, Kevin Conway, Wayne Doba, Jack McDermott | Slasher | The_Funhouse | The Funhouse is a 1981 American slasher film directed by Tobe Hooper, written by Larry Block and starring Elizabeth Berridge, Kevin Conway, William Finley, Cooper Huckabee, Miles Chapin, Largo Woodruf… |
| Galaxy of Terror | 1981 | Edward Albert, Erin Moran, Ray Walston | Science Fiction, Horror | Galaxy_of_Terror | Galaxy of Terror is a 1981 science fiction horror film produced by Roger Corman through New World Pictures and directed by Bruce D. Clark. It was distributed by United Artists. It stars Edward Albert,… |
| Gangster Wars | 1981 | Michael Nouri, Joe Penny, Madeleine Stowe | Crime, Drama | Gangster_Wars | The Gangster Chronicles is a 1981 American crime drama television miniseries starring Michael Nouri, Joe Penny, Jon Polito, Louis Giambalvo, Kathleen Lloyd, Madeleine Stowe, Chad Redding, Markie Post,… |
| Ghost Story | 1981 | Fred Astaire, John Houseman, Melvyn Douglas, Craig Wasson, Alice Krige | Supernatural, Horror | Ghost_Story_(1981_film) | Ghost Story is a 1981 American supernatural horror film directed by John Irvin and starring Fred Astaire, Melvyn Douglas, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., John Houseman, Craig Wasson, and Alice Krige. Based on… |
| Going Ape! | 1981 | Tony Danza, Jessica Walter, Danny DeVito | Comedy | Going_Ape! | Going Ape! is a 1981 American comedy film directed by Jeremy Joe Kronsberg and produced by Paramount Pictures. The original music score was composed by Elmer Bernstein. This film starred Tony Danza as… |
| Graduation Day | 1981 | Christopher George, Michael Pataki | Slasher | Graduation_Day_(film) | Graduation Day is a 1981 American slasher film co-written, co-produced and directed by Herb Freed, and starring Christopher George, Patch Mackenzie, Michael Pataki, and E. Danny Murphy in his film deb… |
| The Great Muppet Caper | 1981 | Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Diana Rigg, Charles Grodin | Comedy, Family, Musical, Action | The_Great_Muppet_Caper | The Great Muppet Caper is a 1981 musical heist comedy film directed by Jim Henson. It is the second theatrical film in The Muppets franchise. In addition to the Muppet performers, the film stars Charl… |
| Halloween II | 1981 | Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Pleasence | Slasher | Halloween_II_(1981_film) | Halloween II is a 1981 American slasher film directed by Rick Rosenthal, in his directorial debut, written and produced by John Carpenter and Debra Hill, and starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Donald Pleas… |
| The Hand | 1981 | Michael Caine, Andrea Marcovicci | Horror | The_Hand_(1981_film) | The Hand is a 1981 American psychological horror film written and directed by Oliver Stone, based on the novel The Lizard's Tail by Marc Brandel. The film stars Michael Caine and Andrea Marcovicci. Ca… |
| Happy Birthday to Me | 1981 | Melissa Sue Anderson, Glenn Ford | Slasher | Happy_Birthday_to_Me_(film) | Happy Birthday to Me is a 1981 slasher film directed by J. Lee Thompson and starring Melissa Sue Anderson and Glenn Ford. Its plot revolves around six brutal murders occurring around a popular college… |
| Hard Country | 1981 | Jan-Michael Vincent, Kim Basinger, Michael Parks | Drama, Western | Hard_Country_(film) | Hard Country is a 1981 American drama Western film directed by David Greene and starring Jan-Michael Vincent, Kim Basinger, and Michael Parks. Written by Michael Kane and Michael Martin Murphey, the f… |
| Hardly Working | 1981 | Jerry Lewis, Susan Oliver, Deanna Lund | Comedy | Hardly_Working | Hardly Working is a 1980 American comedy film directed by, co-written by and starring Jerry Lewis and Susan Oliver, filmed in 1979, released in Europe in 1980 and then in the United States on April 3,… |
| Harry's War | 1981 | Edward Herrmann, Geraldine Page, Karen Grassle | Comedy, Drama | Harry%27s_War_(1981_film) | Harry's War is a 1981 American comedy-drama film from American Film Consortium and Taft International Pictures, starring Edward Herrmann, Geraldine Page, Karen Grassle, David Ogden Stiers, Elisha Cook… |
| Heartbeeps | 1981 | Andy Kaufman, Bernadette Peters, Randy Quaid | Science Fiction, Comedy, Romance | Heartbeeps | Heartbeeps is a 1981 American romantic science fiction comedy film about two robots who fall in love and decide to strike out on their own. The film was directed by Allan Arkush, written by John Hill,… |
| Heavy Metal | 1981 | Voices of, John Candy, Eugene Levy, Harold Ramis | Animated, Fantasy, Erotic | Heavy_Metal_(film) | Heavy Metal is a 1981 Canadian adult animated science fantasy anthology film directed by Gerald Potterton, produced by Ivan Reitman and Leonard Mogel, who also was the publisher of Heavy Metal magazin… |
| Hell Night | 1981 | Linda Blair, Vincent Van Patten, Peter Barton | Slasher | Hell_Night | Hell Night is a 1981 American slasher film directed by Tom DeSimone, written by Randy Feldman, and starring Linda Blair. The film depicts a night of fraternity hazing set in an old manor, during which… |
| History of the World: Part I | 1981 | Mel Brooks, Gregory Hines, Madeline Kahn, Harvey Korman, Cloris Leachman, Pamela Stephenson, Mary-Margaret Humes, Sid Caesar, Dom DeLuise, Ron Carey, Shecky Greene, Orson Welles | Comedy | History_of_the_World:_Part_I | History of the World, Part I is a 1981 American comedy film written, produced, and directed by Mel Brooks. Brooks also stars in the film, playing five roles: Moses, Comicus the stand-up philosopher, T… |
| Home Sweet Home | 1981 | Jake Steinfeld, Vinessa Shaw | Slasher | Home_Sweet_Home_(1981_film) | Home Sweet Home is a 1981 American slasher film directed by Nettie Peña, and written by Thomas Bush. It stars Jake Steinfeld, Peter De Paula, and Vinessa Shaw in her film debut, and the plot focuses o… |
| Honky Tonk Freeway | 1981 | Beverly D'Angelo, Beau Bridges, William Devane | Comedy | Honky_Tonk_Freeway | Honky Tonk Freeway is a 1981 American-British comedy film directed by John Schlesinger. The film, conceived and co-produced by Don Boyd, was one of the most expensive box office bombs in history, losi… |
| The Howling | 1981 | Dee Wallace, Patrick Macnee, Christopher Stone, Belinda Balaski, Elisabeth Brooks | Horror | The_Howling_(film) | The Howling is a 1981 American horror film directed by Joe Dante. It is based on the novel of the same name by Gary Brandner. The film stars Dee Wallace, Patrick Macnee, Dennis Dugan, and Robert Picar… |
| The Incredible Shrinking Woman | 1981 | Lily Tomlin, Charles Grodin, Ned Beatty, Henry Gibson | Comedy, Science Fiction | The_Incredible_Shrinking_Woman | The Incredible Shrinking Woman is a 1981 American science-fiction comedy film directed by Joel Schumacher, written by Jane Wagner and starring Lily Tomlin, Charles Grodin, Ned Beatty, John Glover, and… |
| The Intruder Within | 1981 | Chad Everett, Joseph Bottoms, Jennifer Warren | Science Fiction, Horror | ||
| Just Before Dawn | 1981 | George Kennedy, Mike Kellin, Chris Lemmon | Horror, Thriller, Slasher | Just_Before_Dawn_(1981_film) | Just Before Dawn is a 1981 American slasher film directed by Jeff Lieberman and starring Chris Lemmon, Gregg Henry, Deborah Benson, Ralph Seymour, Jamie Rose, and George Kennedy. The film follows a gr… |
| Kill and Kill Again | 1981 | James Ryan, Anneline Kriel, Michael Mayer | Action | Kill_and_Kill_Again | Kill and Kill Again is a 1981 action film directed by Ivan Hall. The film stars James Ryan as Steve Chase who is hired to save the scientist Horatio Kane, who has been kidnapped by the scientist Mardu… |
| King of the Mountain | 1981 | Seymour Cassel, Dennis Hopper | Drama | King_of_the_Mountain_(film) | King of the Mountain is a 1981 American drama film starring Harry Hamlin, Joseph Bottoms, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, Richard Cox, Seymour Cassel and Dennis Hopper about a group that race their cars up a… |
| Knightriders | 1981 | Ed Harris, Tom Savini | Action, Drama | Knightriders | Knightriders is a 1981 American drama film written and directed by George A. Romero and starring Ed Harris, Gary Lahti, Tom Savini, Amy Ingersoll, Patricia Tallman, and Christine Forrest. It was filme… |
| Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains | 1981 | Diane Lane, Laura Dern, Ray Winstone | Comedy, Drama, Musical, Teen | Ladies_and_Gentlemen,_the_Fabulous_Stains | Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains is a 1982 teen musical drama film about three teenage girls, played by Diane Lane, Laura Dern and Marin Kanter, who start a punk band. The film also features… |
| The Last Chase | 1981 | Lee Majors, Chris Makepeace, Burgess Meredith | Science Fiction | The_Last_Chase | The Last Chase is a 1981 Canadian-American dystopian science fiction film directed by Martyn Burke who was also the producer on the film, produced for Argosy Films. The film stars Lee Majors, Chris Ma… |
| The Legend of the Lone Ranger | 1981 | Klinton Spilsbury, Michael Horse, Christopher Lloyd, Jason Robards | Western, Adventure | The_Legend_of_the_Lone_Ranger | The Legend of the Lone Ranger is a 1981 American Western adventure film directed by William A. Fraker and starring Klinton Spilsbury, Michael Horse and Christopher Lloyd. It is based on the story of T… |
| Lion of the Desert | 1981 | Anthony Quinn, Rod Steiger, John Gielgud | Biography, War, Historical | Lion_of_the_Desert | Lion of the Desert is a 1980 epic historical war film about the Second Italo-Senussi War, starring Anthony Quinn as Libyan tribal leader Omar Mukhtar, a Bedouin leader fighting the Regio Esercito, and… |
| Looker | 1981 | Albert Finney, James Coburn, Susan Dey | Science Fiction | Looker | Looker is a 1981 American science fiction film written and directed by Michael Crichton and starring Albert Finney, Susan Dey, and James Coburn. The film is a suspense/science-fiction piece that comme… |
| The Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie | 1981 | Mel Blanc, June Foray | Animated, Comedy | The_Looney_Looney_Looney_Bugs_Bunny_Movie | The Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie is a 1981 American animated comedy package film with a compilation of classic Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies Warner Bros. cartoon shorts and animated bridging s… |
| Madhouse | 1981 | Trish Everly, Allison Biggers, Dennis Robertson | Slasher | Madhouse_(1981_film) | Madhouse is a 1981 Italian-American slasher film directed and co-written by Ovidio G. Assonitis, and starring Trish Everly, Dennis Robertson, Allison Biggers, and Michael Macrae. The plot follows a sc… |
| The Man Who Saw Tomorrow | 1981 | Orson Welles | Documentary | The_Man_Who_Saw_Tomorrow | The Man Who Saw Tomorrow is a 1981 documentary-style movie about the predictions of French astrologer and physician Michel de Notredame (Nostradamus). |
| McClain's Law | 1981 | James Arness, Marshall Colt, George DiCenzo, Conchata Ferrell, Carl Franklin, Bibi Besch, Scott Brady | McClain%27s_Law_(film) | McClain's Law is an American made-for-TV police procedural directed by Vincent McEveety and broadcast on November 20, 1981. It is structured as a two-hour pilot episode for James Arness' police detect… | |
| Modern Problems | 1981 | Chevy Chase, Dabney Coleman, Nell Carter | Comedy, Science Fiction | Modern_Problems | Modern Problems is a 1981 American science fiction black comedy film written and directed by Ken Shapiro and starring Chevy Chase, Patti D'Arbanville, and Dabney Coleman. The film grossed $26.2 millio… |
| Modern Romance | 1981 | Albert Brooks, Kathryn Harrold, Bruno Kirby | Comedy, Romance | Modern_Romance_(film) | Modern Romance is a 1981 American comedy romance film directed by and starring Albert Brooks, who also co-wrote the script with Monica Mcgowan Johnson. It co-stars Kathryn Harrold and Bruno Kirby. |
| Mommie Dearest | 1981 | Faye Dunaway, Diana Scarwid, Mara Hobel, Steve Forrest, Rutanya Alda, Howard Da Silva | Biography, Drama | Mommie_Dearest_(film) | Mommie Dearest is a 1981 American biographical psychological drama film directed by Frank Perry. The film depicts Christina Crawford's adoptive mother, actress Joan Crawford, as an abusive, controllin… |
| Ms. 45 | 1981 | Zoe Tamerlis Lund, Abel Ferrara | Action, Thriller | Ms._45 | Ms .45 is a 1981 American exploitation thriller film directed by Abel Ferrara and starring Zoë Tamerlis. |
| Murder in Texas | 1981 | Katharine Ross, Sam Elliott, Farrah Fawcett, Craig T. Nelson, Andy Griffith, G.W. Bailey | Drama | Murder_in_Texas | Murder in Texas is a 1981 television film starring Katharine Ross, Sam Elliott, Farrah Fawcett, and Andy Griffith. The film was directed by William Hale, and was based on a true story; that was writte… |
| My Bloody Valentine | 1981 | Paul Kelman, Lori Hallier, Neil Affleck, Cynthia Dale | Slasher | My_Bloody_Valentine_(film) | My Bloody Valentine is a 1981 Canadian slasher film directed by George Mihalka and written by John Beaird. It stars Paul Kelman, Lori Hallier, and Neil Affleck. The plot tells about a group of young a… |
| My Dinner with Andre | 1981 | Andre Gregory, Wallace Shawn | Documentary, Comedy, Drama | My_Dinner_with_Andre | My Dinner with Andre is a 1981 American comedy-drama film directed by Louis Malle, and written by and starring André Gregory and Wallace Shawn as fictionalized versions of themselves sharing a convers… |
| Neighbors | 1981 | John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Cathy Moriarty | Comedy | Neighbors_(1981_film) | Neighbors is a 1981 American black comedy film based on the novel of the same name by Thomas Berger. It was released through Columbia Pictures, was directed by John G. Avildsen, and starred John Belus… |
| The Nesting | 1981 | Robin Groves, Christopher Loomis, John Carradine | Supernatural, Horror | The_Nesting | The Nesting is a 1981 American supernatural horror film directed and co-written by Armand Weston, and starring Robin Groves, Michael Lally, John Carradine and Gloria Grahame in her final film role. It… |
| Nice Dreams | 1981 | Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong | Action, Adventure, Comedy | Nice_Dreams | Nice Dreams is a 1981 American action adventure comedy film directed by Tommy Chong and starring Cheech & Chong, in their third feature film. Released in 1981 by Columbia Pictures, the film focuses on… |
| The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia | 1981 | Kristy McNichol, Dennis Quaid, Mark Hamill | Musical, Drama | The_Night_the_Lights_Went_Out_in_Georgia_(film) | The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia is a 1981 American musical drama film starring Kristy McNichol, Dennis Quaid, Mark Hamill and Don Stroud, directed by Ronald F. Maxwell. |
| Night School | 1981 | Rachel Ward | Horror, Slasher, War | Night_School_(1981_film) | Night School is a 1981 American slasher film directed by Ken Hughes and starring Rachel Ward, in her film debut, Leonard Mann, and Drew Snyder. The plot revolves around a series of brutal murders in B… |
| Nighthawks | 1981 | Sylvester Stallone, Rutger Hauer, Billy Dee Williams, Lindsay Wagner, Persis Khambatta | Noir, Action, Crime, Thriller | Nighthawks_(1981_film) | Nighthawks is a 1981 American neo-noir action crime thriller film directed by Bruce Malmuth and starring Sylvester Stallone, Billy Dee Williams, Lindsay Wagner, Persis Khambatta, Nigel Davenport, and… |
| Nightmare | 1981 | Baird Stafford, Sharon Smith, C.J. Cooke | Slasher | Nightmare_(1981_film) | Nightmare is a 1981 American psychological slasher film written and directed by Romano Scavolini, and starring Baird Stafford and Sharon Smith. Its plot follows a deranged man who, after undergoing an… |
| Nobody's Perfekt | 1981 | Gabe Kaplan, Alex Karras, Susan Clark | Comedy | Nobody%27s_Perfekt | Nobody's Perfekt [sic] is a 1981 comedy film, adapted from Tony Kenrick's novel Two for the Price of One; Kenrick wrote the screenplay for this film. |
| Omen III: The Final Conflict | 1981 | Sam Neill, Lisa Harrow, Rossano Brazzi, Don Gordon | Horror, Supernatural | Omen_III:_The_Final_Conflict | Omen III: The Final Conflict is a 1981 supernatural horror film directed by Graham Baker. It is the third installment in The Omen series. Starring Sam Neill, Lisa Harrow and Rossano Brazzi, the film t… |
| On Golden Pond | 1981 | Henry Fonda, Katharine Hepburn, Jane Fonda, Dabney Coleman, Doug McKeon | Drama, Family | On_Golden_Pond_(1981_film) | On Golden Pond is a 1981 family drama film directed by Mark Rydell from a screenplay written by Ernest Thompson adapted from his 1979 play of the same name. It stars Katharine Hepburn, Henry Fonda, Ja… |
| On the Right Track | 1981 | Gary Coleman, Michael Lembeck, Lisa Eilbacher | Comedy, Romance | On_the_Right_Track | On the Right Track is a 1981 American romantic comedy film with the feature film debut of Gary Coleman. It was directed by Lee Philips, produced by Ronald Jacobs, and released to theaters by 20th Cent… |
| Only When I Laugh | 1981 | Marsha Mason, Joan Hackett, James Coco, David Dukes, Kristy McNichol | Drama, Comedy | Only_When_I_Laugh_(film) | Only When I Laugh is a 1981 American comedy-drama film based on Neil Simon's 1970 play The Gingerbread Lady. |
| Outland | 1981 | Sean Connery, Peter Boyle, Frances Sternhagen | Science Fiction, Thriller | Outland_(film) | Outland is a 1981 science fiction thriller film written and directed by Peter Hyams and starring Sean Connery, Peter Boyle, and Frances Sternhagen. |
| Paternity | 1981 | Burt Reynolds, Beverly D'Angelo, Elizabeth Ashley | Comedy | Paternity_(film) | Paternity is a 1981 American comedy film directed by David Steinberg, and starring Burt Reynolds, Beverly D'Angelo, Norman Fell, Paul Dooley, Elizabeth Ashley and Lauren Hutton. |
| Pennies from Heaven | 1981 | Steve Martin, Bernadette Peters, Jessica Harper | Musical, Drama, Romance | Pennies_from_Heaven_(1981_film) | Pennies from Heaven is a 1981 American musical romantic drama film directed by Herbert Ross, based on the 1978 BBC television drama of the same name. Dennis Potter adapted his screenplay from the BBC… |
| The Pit | 1981 | Sammy Snyders, Jeannie Elias | Horror | The_Pit_(1981_film) | The Pit is a 1981 Canadian horror film starring Sammy Snyders and Jeannie Elias. Although it is a Canadian production, it was actually filmed in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin.The pit itself was filmed in Waup… |
| Polyester | 1981 | Divine, Tab Hunter | Comedy | Polyester_(film) | Polyester is a 1981 American comedy film directed, produced, and written by John Waters, and starring Divine, Tab Hunter, Edith Massey, and Mink Stole. It satirizes the melodramatic genre of women's p… |
| Porky's | 1981 | Kim Cattrall, Susan Clark, Doug McGrath | Erotic, Comedy | Porky%27s | Porky's is a 1981 sex comedy film written and directed by Bob Clark about the escapades of teenagers in 1954 at the fictional Angel Beach High School in Florida. The film influenced many writers in th… |
| The Postman Always Rings Twice | 1981 | Jack Nicholson, Jessica Lange, John Colicos, Michael Lerner, Anjelica Huston, John P. Ryan | Noir, Erotic, Thriller | The_Postman_Always_Rings_Twice_(1981_film) | The Postman Always Rings Twice is a 1981 American neo-noir erotic thriller film directed by Bob Rafelson and written by David Mamet. Starring Jack Nicholson and Jessica Lange, it is the fourth adaptat… |
| The Pride of Jesse Hallam | 1981 | Johnny Cash, Brenda Vaccaro, Eli Wallach | Drama | The_Pride_of_Jesse_Hallam | The Pride of Jesse Hallam is a 1981 American made-for-television drama film starring Johnny Cash and Brenda Vaccaro. It originally aired March 3, 1981 on CBS. |
| Prince of the City | 1981 | Treat Williams, Jerry Orbach, Lindsay Crouse, Bob Balaban, James Tolkan, Lane Smith, Lee Richardson | Crime, Drama, Noir | Prince_of_the_City | Prince of the City is a 1981 American neo-noir crime drama film directed and co-written by Sidney Lumet. The film follows Daniel Ciello, an officer of the New York Police Department who chooses, for i… |
| Private Lessons | 1981 | Sylvia Kristel, Howard Hesseman, Ed Begley Jr. | Comedy, Erotic | Private_Lessons_(1981_film) | Private Lessons is a 1981 American sex comedy film starring Sylvia Kristel, Howard Hesseman, Eric Brown, and Ed Begley Jr. |
| The Prowler | 1981 | Vicky Dawson, Christopher Goutman, Farley Granger | Slasher | The_Prowler_(1981_film) | The Prowler is a 1981 American slasher film directed by Joseph Zito and written by Neal Barbera and Glenn Leopold. It stars Vicky Dawson, Christopher Goutman, Lawrence Tierney, Cindy Weintraub, and Fa… |
| The Pursuit of D. B. Cooper | 1981 | Treat Williams, Robert Duvall, Kathryn Harrold | Crime, Thriller | The_Pursuit_of_D._B._Cooper | The Pursuit of D. B. Cooper is a 1981 American crime thriller film about infamous aircraft hijacker D. B. Cooper, who escaped with $200,000 after leaping from the back of a Boeing 727 airliner on Nove… |
| Raggedy Man | 1981 | Sissy Spacek, Eric Roberts, Sam Shepard | Drama | Raggedy_Man | Raggedy Man is a 1981 American drama film based on William D. Wittliff and Sara Clark's 1979 novel, and directed by Jack Fisk. It follows a divorced mother and telephone switchboard operator living wi… |
| Ragtime | 1981 | Elizabeth McGovern, Howard Rollins, James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, Kenneth McMillan, Mary Steenburgen, James Olson, Moses Gunn, Mandy Patinkin, Brad Dourif, Donald O'Connor, Norman Mailer, Robert Joy, Jef… | Drama | Ragtime_(film) | Ragtime is a 1981 American drama film directed by Miloš Forman, based on the 1975 historical novel Ragtime by E.L. Doctorow. The film is set in and around turn-of-the-century New York City, New Rochel… |
| Raiders of the Lost Ark | 1981 | Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Denholm Elliott, John Rhys-Davies, Ronald Lacey, Paul Freeman, Alfred Molina | Action, Adventure | Raiders_of_the_Lost_Ark | Raiders of the Lost Ark is a 1981 American action-adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Lawrence Kasdan, based on a story by George Lucas and Philip Kaufman. Set in 1936, the film… |
| Reds | 1981 | Warren Beatty, Diane Keaton, Gene Hackman, Maureen Stapleton, Jerzy Kosinski, Paul Sorvino, Jack Nicholson | Biography, Drama, Historical, War | Reds_(film) | Reds is a 1981 American epic historical drama film, co-written, produced, and directed by Warren Beatty, about the life and career of John Reed, the journalist and writer who chronicled the October Re… |
| Return of the Rebels | 1981 | Barbara Eden, Don Murray, Jamie Farr, Patrick Swayze | Drama | Return_of_the_Rebels | Return of the Rebels is a 1981 American made-for-television biker drama film starring Barbara Eden, Don Murray, Christopher Connelly, Robert Mandan, Jamie Farr and Patrick Swayze. It originally premie… |
| Rich and Famous | 1981 | Jacqueline Bisset, Candice Bergen, Hart Bochner | Drama | Rich_and_Famous_(1981_film) | Rich and Famous is a 1981 American drama film directed by George Cukor, the final film of his career. The screenplay by Gerald Ayres is based on the 1940 play Old Acquaintance by John Van Druten, prev… |
| The Road Warrior | 1981 | Mel Gibson, Bruce Spence, Vernon Wells | Action | Mad_Max_2 | Mad Max 2 is a 1981 Australian post-apocalyptic action film directed by George Miller. It is the second installment in the Mad Max franchise, with Mel Gibson reprising his role as "Mad" Max Rockatansk… |
| Roar | 1981 | Noel Marshall, Tippi Hedren, Melanie Griffith | Adventure, Comedy | Roar_(film) | Roar is a 1981 American adventure comedy film written and directed by Noel Marshall, and produced by Marshall, Tippi Hedren, and Robert Gottschalk. Roar's story follows Hank, a naturalist who lives on… |
| Rollover | 1981 | Jane Fonda, Kris Kristofferson, Hume Cronyn | Thriller, Political | Rollover_(film) | Rollover is a 1981 American political thriller film directed by Alan J. Pakula and starring Jane Fonda and Kris Kristofferson. The film was nominated for a Razzie Award for Worst Actor for Kristoffers… |
| Ruckus | 1981 | Dirk Benedict, Linda Blair, Richard Farnsworth | Action, Comedy, Thriller | Ruckus_(film) | Ruckus is a 1980 American comedic action thriller film written and directed by Max Kleven, and starring Dirk Benedict and Linda Blair. Its plot follows an unstable Vietnam War veteran who wages war ag… |
| S.O.B. | 1981 | Julie Andrews, William Holden, Richard Mulligan, Robert Preston, Robert Webber, Robert Vaughn, Larry Hagman | Comedy | S.O.B._(film) | S.O.B. is a 1981 American satirical black comedy film written and directed by Blake Edwards. It stars Julie Andrews, Richard Mulligan, Robert Preston, Larry Hagman, Robert Vaughn, Robert Webber, Loret… |
| The Salamander | 1981 | Franco Nero, Anthony Quinn, Sybil Danning | Thriller | The_Salamander_(1981_film) | The Salamander is a 1981 thriller film directed by Peter Zinner in his directorial debut. The film is based on a 1973 novel with the same name by Morris West. |
| Saturday the 14th | 1981 | Richard Benjamin, Paula Prentiss, Severn Darden | Horror, Comedy | Saturday_the_14th | Saturday the 14th is a 1981 American comedy horror film starring real-life husband and wife Paula Prentiss and Richard Benjamin, co-written and directed by Howard R. Cohen and produced by Julie Corman… |
| Second-Hand Hearts | 1981 | Robert Blake, Barbara Harris | Romance, Comedy | Second-Hand_Hearts | Second-Hand Hearts is a 1981 American comedy film directed by Hal Ashby from a screenplay by Charles Eastman. A shorter version of this screenplay, under its original intended title The Hamster of Hap… |
| Sharky's Machine | 1981 | Burt Reynolds, Rachel Ward, Vittorio Gassman, Henry Silva, Charles Durning, Earl Holliman | Noir, Action, Thriller | Sharky%27s_Machine_(film) | Sharky's Machine is a 1981 American neo-noir action thriller film directed by Burt Reynolds, who stars in the title role. It is an adaptation of William Diehl's first novel Sharky's Machine (1978) wit… |
| Shock Treatment | 1981 | Cliff DeYoung, Jessica Harper | Musical, Comedy | Shock_Treatment | Shock Treatment is a 1981 American musical comedy film directed by Jim Sharman, and co-written by Sharman and Richard O'Brien. It is a follow-up to the 1975 film The Rocky Horror Picture Show. |
| Sizzle Beach, U.S.A. | 1981 | Kevin Costner | Comedy, Romance, Independent | Sizzle_Beach,_U.S.A. | Sizzle Beach, U.S.A., also known as Malibu Hot Summer, is a 1981 independent film directed by Richard Brander, and starring Robert Acey, Terry Congie, Leslie Brander, Roselyn Royce and Kevin Costner i… |
| Southern Comfort | 1981 | Powers Boothe, Keith Carradine, Fred Ward, Peter Coyote | Thriller, Action | Southern_Comfort_(1981_film) | Southern Comfort is a 1981 American action thriller film directed by Walter Hill and written by Michael Kane, Hill and his longtime collaborator David Giler. It stars Keith Carradine, Powers Boothe, F… |
| Sphinx | 1981 | Frank Langella, Lesley-Anne Down, John Gielgud | Adventure | Sphinx_(film) | Sphinx is a 1981 American adventure film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner and starring Lesley-Anne Down and Frank Langella. The screenplay by John Byrum is based on the 1979 novel of the same name by… |
| Stripes | 1981 | Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, Warren Oates, John Candy, Sean Young, P.J. Soles, John Larroquette | Comedy, War | Stripes_(film) | Stripes is a 1981 American war comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman and starring Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, Warren Oates, P. J. Soles, Sean Young, and John Candy. Ramis wrote the film with Len Blum an… |
| Student Bodies | 1981 | Kristen Riter, Matt Goldsby | Satire, Slasher | Student_Bodies | Student Bodies is a 1981 American parody slasher film written and directed by Mickey Rose, with an uncredited Michael Ritchie co-directing. A spoof of slasher horror films such as Halloween, Friday th… |
| Superman II | 1981 | Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Ned Beatty, Jackie Cooper, Sarah Douglas, Margot Kidder | Superhero | Superman_II | Superman II is a 1980 superhero film directed by Richard Lester and written by Mario Puzo and David and Leslie Newman from a story by Puzo based on the DC Comics character Superman. It is the second i… |
| So Fine | 1981 | Ryan O'Neal, Jack Warden | Comedy, Erotic | So_Fine_(film) | So Fine is a 1981 American sex comedy film written and directed by Andrew Bergman. The original music score was composed by Ennio Morricone. Ryan O'Neal was nominated for a Golden Raspberry Award as W… |
| Take This Job and Shove It | 1981 | Robert Hays, Art Carney, Barbara Hershey | Comedy | Take_This_Job_and_Shove_It_(film) | Take This Job and Shove It is a 1981 American comedy film directed by Gus Trikonis and starring Robert Hays, Barbara Hershey, Art Carney, David Keith, and Dale Cross in his big screen debut. |
| Taps | 1981 | George C. Scott, Timothy Hutton, Ronny Cox, Sean Penn, Tom Cruise | Drama | Taps_(film) | Taps is a 1981 American drama film starring George C. Scott and Timothy Hutton, with Ronny Cox, Tom Cruise, Sean Penn, and Evan Handler in supporting roles. Hutton was nominated for a Golden Globe awa… |
| Tarzan, the Ape Man | 1981 | Bo Derek, Richard Harris, John Phillip Law, Miles O'Keeffe | Adventure | Tarzan,_the_Ape_Man_(1981_film) | Tarzan, the Ape Man is a 1981 American adventure film directed by John Derek and starring Bo Derek, Miles O'Keeffe, Richard Harris, and John Phillip Law. The screenplay by Tom Rowe and Gary Goddard is… |
| Tattoo | 1981 | Bruce Dern, Maud Adams, Leonard Frey | Thriller, Erotic | Tattoo_(1981_film) | Tattoo is a 1981 erotic thriller film directed by Bob Brooks and starring Bruce Dern and Maud Adams. It depicts the relationship between a fashion model and an eccentric tattoo artist that quickly tur… |
| They All Laughed | 1981 | Audrey Hepburn, Ben Gazzara, Patti Hansen, Dorothy Stratten, John Ritter | Romance, Comedy | They_All_Laughed | They All Laughed is a 1981 American romantic comedy film directed by Peter Bogdanovich and starring Audrey Hepburn, Ben Gazzara, John Ritter, Colleen Camp, Patti Hansen, and Dorothy Stratten. The film… |
| Thief | 1981 | James Caan, Tuesday Weld, James Belushi, Robert Prosky, Willie Nelson | Noir, Action, Thriller | Thief_(film) | Thief is a 1981 American neo-noir heist action thriller film directed and written by Michael Mann in his feature film debut and starring James Caan in the title role, a professional safecracker trying… |
| This Is Elvis | 1981 | Elvis Presley | Documentary | This_Is_Elvis | This Is Elvis is a 1981 American documentary film about the life of Elvis Presley, written and directed by Andrew Solt and Malcolm Leo. It combines archival footage with reenactments, and voice-over n… |
| Time Bandits | 1981 | Craig Warnock, David Rappaport, Shelley Duvall, Malcolm Dixon, Kenny Baker, Ian Holm, Sean Connery, David Warner, John Cleese | Fantasy, Adventure | Time_Bandits | Time Bandits is a 1981 British fantasy adventure film co-written, produced, and directed by Terry Gilliam. It stars Sean Connery, John Cleese, Shelley Duvall, Ralph Richardson, Katherine Helmond, Ian… |
| True Confessions | 1981 | Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall, Charles Durning, Kenneth McMillan, Cyril Cusack, Ed Flanders, Burgess Meredith | Crime, Drama, Noir | True_Confessions_(film) | True Confessions is a 1981 American neo-noir crime drama film directed by Ulu Grosbard and starring Robert De Niro and Robert Duvall as the brothers Spellacy, a priest and police detective. Produced b… |
| Tuck Everlasting | 1981 | Margaret Chamberlain, Paul Flessa | Fantasy, Family | Tuck_Everlasting_(1981_film) | Tuck Everlasting is an American children's novel about immortality written by Natalie Babbitt and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux in 1975. It has sold over 5 million copies and has been called… |
| Under the Rainbow | 1981 | Chevy Chase, Carrie Fisher, Eve Arden | Comedy | Under_the_Rainbow | Under the Rainbow is a 1981 American comedy film directed by Steve Rash and starring Chevy Chase, Carrie Fisher, Eve Arden, and Billy Barty. Set in 1938, the film's plot is loosely based on the gather… |
| Vernon, Florida | 1981 | Snake Reynolds | Documentary | Vernon,_Florida_(film) | Vernon, Florida is a 1981 American documentary film produced and directed by Errol Morris profiling various residents living within the town of Vernon, Florida. Originally titled Nub City, this follow… |
| Waitress! | 1981 | Jim Harris, Carol Drake | Comedy | Waitress! | Waitress! is a 1981 American comedy film directed by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz of Troma Entertainment. It was the second in Troma's line of "sexy comedies", preceded by the 1979's Squeeze Play! a… |
| Whose Life Is It Anyway? | 1981 | Richard Dreyfuss, John Cassavetes, Christine Lahti, Thomas Carter, Kenneth McMillan | Drama | Whose_Life_Is_It_Anyway%3F_(1981_film) | Whose Life Is It Anyway? is a 1981 American drama film directed by John Badham and starring Richard Dreyfuss. It was adapted by Brian Clark and Reginald Rose from Clark's 1972 television movie and 197… |
| Wolfen | 1981 | Albert Finney, Gregory Hines | Horror, Crime | Wolfen_(film) | Wolfen is a 1981 American crime horror film directed by Michael Wadleigh, based on Whitley Strieber's 1978 novel The Wolfen. It stars Albert Finney, Diane Venora, Gregory Hines and Edward James Olmos.… |
| The Woman Inside | 1981 | Dane Clark, Joan Blondell | Drama | The_Woman_Inside | The Woman Inside is a 1981 drama film made by 20th Century Fox, and directed by Joseph Van Winkle who co-wrote screenplay with Steve Fisher (uncredited). This drama film portrays the actions of a toug… |
| Zoot Suit | 1981 | Edward James Olmos, Daniel Valdez, Tyne Daly | Drama, Independent, Musical | Zoot_Suit_(film) | Zoot Suit is a 1981 American independent drama musical film of the Broadway play Zoot Suit. Both the play and film were written and directed by Luis Valdez. The film stars Daniel Valdez, Edward James… |
| Zorro, the Gay Blade | 1981 | George Hamilton, Lauren Hutton | Adventure, Comedy, Western | Zorro,_the_Gay_Blade | Zorro, The Gay Blade is a 1981 American swashbuckling comedy film from 20th Century Fox, produced by C.O. Erickson and George Hamilton, directed by Peter Medak, that stars Hamilton, Lauren Hutton, Ron… |
| 48 Hrs. | 1982 | Nick Nolte, Eddie Murphy, Annette O'Toole, James Remar, David Patrick Kelly, Sonny Landham, Brion James, Frank McRae, Jonathan Banks | Action, Comedy | 48_Hrs. | 48 Hrs. is a 1982 American buddy cop action comedy film directed and co-written by Walter Hill, co-written by Larry Gross, Steven E. de Souza and Roger Spottiswoode, and starring Nick Nolte and Eddie… |
| Airplane II: The Sequel | 1982 | Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Lloyd Bridges, Chad Everett, William Shatner, Rip Torn, Sonny Bono | Comedy, Satire | Airplane_II:_The_Sequel | Airplane II: The Sequel is a 1982 American parody film written and directed by Ken Finkleman in his directorial debut and starring Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Lloyd Bridges, Chad Everett, William Shat… |
| Alone in the Dark | 1982 | Jack Palance, Donald Pleasence, Martin Landau | Slasher | Alone_in_the_Dark_(1982_film) | Alone in the Dark is a 1982 American slasher film co-written and directed by Jack Sholder in his directorial debut, and starring Jack Palance, Martin Landau, Donald Pleasence, Dwight Schultz, and Erla… |
| Amityville II: The Possession | 1982 | James Olson, Burt Young, Rutanya Alda | Horror, Independent, Supernatural | Amityville_II:_The_Possession | Amityville II: The Possession is a 1982 supernatural horror independent film directed by Damiano Damiani. The screenplay by Tommy Lee Wallace is based on the novel Murder in Amityville by the parapsyc… |
| Android | 1982 | Klaus Kinski, Brie Howard | Science Fiction | Android_(film) | Android is a 1982 American science fiction film directed by Aaron Lipstadt and starring Don Keith Opper and Klaus Kinski. The film tells the story of a scientist and his assistant who are working on a… |
| Annie | 1982 | Aileen Quinn, Albert Finney, Carol Burnett, Tim Curry, Bernadette Peters, Ann Reinking, Geoffrey Holder, Edward Herrmann | Musical, Comedy, Drama | Annie_(1982_film) | Annie is a 1982 American musical comedy-drama film based on the 1977 Broadway musical of the same name by Charles Strouse, Martin Charnin and Thomas Meehan, which in turn is based on the Little Orphan… |
| The Atomic Cafe | 1982 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | Documentary | The_Atomic_Cafe | The Atomic Cafe is a 1982 American documentary film directed by Kevin Rafferty, Jayne Loader and Pierce Rafferty. It is a compilation of clips from newsreels, military training films, and other footag… |
| Author! Author! | 1982 | Al Pacino, Dyan Cannon, Tuesday Weld | Comedy, Biography | Author!_Author!_(film) | Author! Author! is a 1982 American autobiographical film directed by Arthur Hiller, written by Israel Horovitz and starring Al Pacino. |
| Barbarosa | 1982 | Willie Nelson, Gary Busey, Isela Vega | Western | Barbarosa | Barbarosa is a 1982 American Western film starring Willie Nelson and Gary Busey about a young cowboy on the run from the law who partners with a famous bandito and learns about life from him. "One of… |
| Basket Case | 1982 | Kevin Van Hentenryck | Horror | Basket_Case_(film) | Basket Case is a 1982 American horror film written and directed by Frank Henenlotter in his feature directorial debut. Produced by Edgar Ievins, the film stars Kevin Van Hentenryck as Duane Bradley, a… |
| The Beach Girls | 1982 | Jeana Tomasino, Debra Blee | Erotic, Comedy | The_Beach_Girls_(1982_film) | The Beach Girls is a 1982 American sex comedy film directed by Pat Townsend. It stars Jeana Tomasino, Val Kline and Debra Blee. |
| The Beast Within | 1982 | Ronny Cox, Bibi Besch, L.Q. Jones | Horror | The_Beast_Within | The Beast Within is a 1982 American horror film directed by Philippe Mora and starring Ronny Cox, Bibi Besch, Paul Clemens, L. Q. Jones, Don Gordon, R. G. Armstrong, Logan Ramsey, Katherine Moffat, an… |
| The Beastmaster | 1982 | Marc Singer, Tanya Roberts, John Amos, Rip Torn | The_Beastmaster_(film) | The Beastmaster is a 1982 sword and sorcery film directed by Don Coscarelli and starring Marc Singer, Tanya Roberts, John Amos and Rip Torn. Loosely based on the 1959 novel The Beast Master by Andre N… | |
| Best Friends | 1982 | Burt Reynolds, Goldie Hawn, Jessica Tandy, Ron Silver, Barnard Hughes | Romance, Comedy | Best_Friends_(1982_film) | Best Friends is a 1982 American romantic comedy film starring Burt Reynolds and Goldie Hawn. It is based on the true story of the relationship between its writers Barry Levinson and Valerie Curtin. Th… |
| The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas | 1982 | Dolly Parton, Burt Reynolds, Charles Durning, Dom DeLuise, Jim Nabors | Musical, Comedy | The_Best_Little_Whorehouse_in_Texas_(film) | The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas is a 1982 American musical comedy film co-written, produced and directed by Colin Higgins. It is an adaptation of the 1978 Broadway musical of the same name, and st… |
| Blade Runner | 1982 | Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Edward James Olmos, Sean Young, Daryl Hannah, Brion James, James Hong, William Sanderson, Joanna Cassidy, Joe Turkel | Science Fiction | Blade_Runner | Blade Runner is a 1982 science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott, and written by Hampton Fancher and David Peoples. Starring Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, and Edward James Olmos, it is… |
| The Border | 1982 | Jack Nicholson, Valerie Perrine, Harvey Keitel, Warren Oates | Drama, Noir | The_Border_(1982_film) | The Border is a 1982 American neo-noir drama film directed by Tony Richardson and starring Jack Nicholson, Harvey Keitel, Valerie Perrine, Elpidia Carrillo and Warren Oates. |
| Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales | 1982 | Mel Blanc, June Foray | Animated, Comedy | Bugs_Bunny%27s_3rd_Movie:_1001_Rabbit_Tales | Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales is a 1982 animated anthology comedy film directed by Friz Freleng with a compilation of Warner Bros. cartoon shorts and animated bridging sequences with Bugs… |
| Burden of Dreams | 1982 | Werner Herzog, Claudia Cardinale, Mick Jagger | Documentary | Burden_of_Dreams | Burden of Dreams is a 1982 "making-of" documentary film directed by Les Blank, shot during and about the chaotic production of Werner Herzog's 1982 film Fitzcarraldo, and filmed on location in the jun… |
| Butterfly | 1982 | Stacy Keach, Pia Zadora, Ed McMahon, Orson Welles, Lois Nettleton, June Lockhart | Drama, Crime, Independent | Butterfly_(1982_film) | Butterfly is a 1982 American independent crime drama film co-written and directed by Matt Cimber, based on the 1947 novel The Butterfly by James M. Cain. The starring cast includes Stacy Keach, Pia Za… |
| Cannery Row | 1982 | Nick Nolte, Debra Winger | Drama, Comedy | Cannery_Row_(film) | Cannery Row is a 1982 American comedy-drama film directed by David S. Ward in his directorial debut, starring Nick Nolte and Debra Winger. The movie is adapted from John Steinbeck's novels Cannery Row… |
| Cat People | 1982 | Nastassja Kinski, Malcolm McDowell, John Heard, Ruby Dee, Annette O'Toole | Horror, Supernatural | Cat_People_(1982_film) | Cat People is a 1982 American supernatural horror film directed by Paul Schrader and starring Nastassja Kinski, Malcolm McDowell, John Heard, and Annette O'Toole. It is a remake of the 1942 RKO Radio… |
| The Challenge | 1982 | Scott Glenn, Toshiro Mifune | Action | The_Challenge_(1982_film) | The Challenge is a 1982 American action film directed by John Frankenheimer and written by John Sayles, Richard Maxwell, and Marc Norman. The film stars Scott Glenn and Toshirō Mifune, and features se… |
| Chan Is Missing | 1982 | Wood Moy, Marc Hayashi | Drama, Comedy, Independent | Chan_Is_Missing | Chan Is Missing is a 1982 American independent comedy-drama film produced and directed by Wayne Wang. The film, which is shot in black and white, is plotted as a mystery with noir undertones, and its… |
| Chasing Dreams | 1982 | David G. Brown, Kevin Costner, John Fife | Sports, Drama | Chasing_Dreams_(film) | Chasing Dreams is a 1982 American sports drama film co-directed by Therese Conte and Sean Roche, starring David G. Brown. Its plot revolves around a teenage boy, growing up on a farm, who discovers he… |
| Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean | 1982 | Cher, Sandy Dennis, Karen Black | Drama, Comedy | Come_Back_to_the_Five_and_Dime,_Jimmy_Dean,_Jimmy_Dean_(film) | Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean is a 1982 comedy-drama film and an adaptation of Ed Graczyk's 1976 play. The Broadway and screen versions were directed by Robert Altman, and stars Sa… |
| Comeback | 1982 | Animals, Eric Burdon | Drama, Biography | Comeback_(film) | Comeback is a 1982 semi-autobiographical film starring Eric Burdon, an English singer best known as a member and vocalist of rock band The Animals and of the funk rock band War, and for his aggressive… |
| Conan the Barbarian | 1982 | Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl Jones, Sandahl Bergman, Mako | Conan_the_Barbarian_(1982_film) | Conan the Barbarian is a 1982 American epic sword and sorcery film directed by John Milius and written by Milius and Oliver Stone. Based on Robert E. Howard's Conan, the film stars Arnold Schwarzenegg… | |
| The Concrete Jungle | 1982 | Jill St. John, Tracey E. Bregman | Drama | The_Concrete_Jungle_(film) | The Concrete Jungle is a 1982 American women in prison film directed by Tom DeSimone and featuring Jill St. John and Tracey E. Bregman. |
| Creepshow | 1982 | Hal Holbrook, Adrienne Barbeau, E. G. Marshall, Ted Danson, Fritz Weaver, Leslie Nielsen, Stephen King | Horror, Comedy | Creepshow | Creepshow is a 1982 American horror comedy anthology film directed by George A. Romero and written by Stephen King, making this film his screenwriting debut. The film's ensemble cast includes Hal Holb… |
| The Dark Crystal | 1982 | Voices of, Frank Oz, Jim Henson | Animated, Fantasy | The_Dark_Crystal | The Dark Crystal is a 1982 dark fantasy film directed by Jim Henson and Frank Oz. It stars the voices of Stephen Garlick, Lisa Maxwell, Billie Whitelaw, Percy Edwards, and Barry Dennen. The film was p… |
| Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid | 1982 | Steve Martin, Rachel Ward, Carl Reiner | Comedy, Mystery, Noir | Dead_Men_Don%27t_Wear_Plaid | Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid is a 1982 American neo-noir mystery comedy film directed, co-written by, and co-starring Carl Reiner and co-written by and starring Steve Martin. Co-starring Rachel Ward, the… |
| Death Valley | 1982 | Paul Le Mat, Catherine Hicks, Stephen McHattie, Wilford Brimley, Peter Billingsley, Edward Herrmann | Slasher | Death_Valley_(1982_film) | Death Valley is a 1982 American slasher film starring Paul Le Mat, Catherine Hicks, Stephen McHattie, Wilford Brimley, Peter Billingsley and Edward Herrmann. It was directed by Dick Richards and writt… |
| Death Wish II | 1982 | Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland, Vincent Gardenia | Action | Death_Wish_II | Death Wish II is a 1982 American vigilante action film directed and co-edited by Michael Winner. It is the first of four sequels to the 1974 film Death Wish. It is the second installment in the Death… |
| Deathtrap | 1982 | Michael Caine, Christopher Reeve, Dyan Cannon | Thriller, Comedy, Mystery | Deathtrap_(film) | Deathtrap is a 1982 American black comedy mystery film based on the 1978 play of the same name by Ira Levin. It was directed by Sidney Lumet from a screenplay by Levin and Jay Presson Allen, and stars… |
| Diner | 1982 | Mickey Rourke, Paul Reiser, Ellen Barkin, Steve Guttenberg, Kevin Bacon, Daniel Stern, Tim Daly | Comedy, Drama | Diner_(1982_film) | Diner is a 1982 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Barry Levinson. It is Levinson's screen-directing debut, and the first of his "Baltimore Films" tetralogy, set in his hometown during… |
| Don't Go to Sleep | 1982 | Valerie Harper, Dennis Weaver, Robin Ignico, Kristin Cumming, Oliver Robbins, Ruth Gordon | Horror, Mystery | Don%27t_Go_to_Sleep | Don't Go To Sleep is a 1982 American made-for-television horror film that was produced and directed by Richard Lang. The movie features Dennis Weaver, Valerie Harper, Ruth Gordon, and Robert Webber, a… |
| The Dorm That Dripped Blood | 1982 | Laurie Lapinski, Stephen Sachs, Dennis Ely | Slasher | The_Dorm_That_Dripped_Blood | The Dorm That Dripped Blood, originally released under the title Pranks, is a 1982 American slasher film directed by Stephen Carpenter and Jeffrey Obrow, written by Carpenter and Stacey Giachino, and… |
| E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | 1982 | Dee Wallace, Henry Thomas, Peter Coyote, Drew Barrymore, Robert MacNaughton | Science Fiction | E.T._the_Extra-Terrestrial | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is a 1982 American science fiction film produced and directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Melissa Mathison. It tells the story of Elliott, a boy who befriends an extr… |
| Eating Raoul | 1982 | Paul Bartel, Mary Woronov, Robert Beltran | Comedy | Eating_Raoul | Eating Raoul is a 1982 American black comedy film written, directed by and starring Paul Bartel with Mary Woronov, Robert Beltran, Ed Begley Jr., Buck Henry, and Susan Saiger. It is about a prudish ma… |
| Endangered Species | 1982 | Robert Urich, JoBeth Williams, Peter Coyote, Paul Dooley, Gailard Sartain, Hoyt Axton | Science Fiction | Endangered_Species_(1982_film) | Endangered Species is a 1982 science fiction film starring Robert Urich, JoBeth Williams, Peter Coyote and Hoyt Axton, that was directed and co-written by Alan Rudolph. |
| The Entity | 1982 | Barbara Hershey, Ron Silver | Horror, Supernatural | The_Entity | The Entity is a 1982 American supernatural horror film directed by Sidney J. Furie, and written by Frank De Felitta, who adapted his 1978 novel of the same name. The film stars Barbara Hershey as a si… |
| The Escape Artist | 1982 | Raúl Juliá, Griffin O'Neal, Teri Garr, Desi Arnaz | Drama | The_Escape_Artist | The Escape Artist is a 1982 film starring Griffin O'Neal and Raúl Juliá. It was based on a book by David Wagoner, and was the directorial debut of Caleb Deschanel. It was the final film of Joan Hacket… |
| Fast Times at Ridgemont High | 1982 | Sean Penn, Judge Reinhold, Phoebe Cates, Ray Walston, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Robert Romanus, Brian Backer | Comedy | Fast_Times_at_Ridgemont_High | Fast Times at Ridgemont High is a 1982 American coming-of-age comedy film directed by Amy Heckerling from a screenplay by Cameron Crowe, based on his 1981 book Fast Times at Ridgemont High: A True Sto… |
| Fast-Walking | 1982 | James Woods, Tim McIntire, Kay Lenz | Drama | Fast-Walking | Fast-Walking is a 1982 American prison drama film directed, produced, and written by James B. Harris, based on Ernest Brawley's 1974 novel The Rap. The film stars James Woods, Tim McIntire, Kay Lenz,… |
| Fighting Back | 1982 | Tom Skerritt, Patti LuPone, Michael Sarrazin | Action, Thriller | Fighting_Back_(1982_American_film) | Fighting Back is a 1982 vigilante action thriller film written by Thomas Hedley Jr and David Zelag Goodman and directed by Lewis Teague. The film stars Tom Skerritt, Patti LuPone, Michael Sarrazin, Ya… |
| Firefox | 1982 | Clint Eastwood, Nigel Hawthorne | Action, Thriller | Firefox_(film) | Firefox is a 1982 American action techno-thriller film produced, directed by and starring Clint Eastwood. It is based upon the 1977 novel of the same name by Craig Thomas. |
| First Blood | 1982 | Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Brian Dennehy, Jack Starrett, David Caruso | Action | First_Blood | First Blood is a 1982 American action film directed by Ted Kotcheff and co-written by and starring Sylvester Stallone as Vietnam War veteran John Rambo. It co-stars Richard Crenna as Rambo's mentor Sa… |
| Five Days One Summer | 1982 | Sean Connery, Betsy Brantley | Drama, Romance | Five_Days_One_Summer | Five Days One Summer is a 1982 American romantic drama film directed and produced by Fred Zinnemann from a screenplay by Michael Austin, based on the 1929 short story Maiden, Maiden by Kay Boyle. Set… |
| The Flight of Dragons | 1982 | John Ritter, Bob McFadden | Animated, Fantasy | The_Flight_of_Dragons | The Flight of Dragons is a 1982 animated fantasy film produced and directed by Jules Bass and Arthur Rankin Jr. loosely combining the speculative natural history book of the same name (1979) by Peter… |
| Forbidden World | 1982 | Dawn Dunlap, Jesse Vint, Michael Bowen | Science Fiction, Horror | Forbidden_World | Forbidden World, originally titled Mutant, is a 1982 American science fiction-horror film. The screenplay was written by Tim Curnen, from a screenstory by R.J. Robertson and Jim Wynorski. It was co-ed… |
| Forbidden Zone | 1982 | Hervé Villechaize, Susan Tyrell, Danny Elfman | Comedy, Fantasy, Musical | Forbidden_Zone | Forbidden Zone is an American absurdist musical fantasy comedy film produced and directed by Richard Elfman, and co-written by Elfman and Matthew Bright. Shot in 1977 and 1978, the film premiered in 1… |
| Forced Vengeance | 1982 | Chuck Norris, Mary Louise Weller, David Opatoshu, Peter Gee, Frank Michael Liu | Action | Forced_Vengeance | Forced Vengeance is a 1982 American action film, starring Chuck Norris, Mary Louise Weller and Camila Griggs. The film was directed by James Fargo, written by Franklin Thompson and James Fargo and fil… |
| Frances | 1982 | Jessica Lange, Kim Stanley, Sam Shepard, Jonathan Banks | Biography, Drama | Frances_(film) | Frances is a 1982 American biographical drama film directed by Graeme Clifford from a screenplay written by Eric Bergren, Christopher De Vore, and Nicholas Kazan. The film stars Jessica Lange as Franc… |
| Friday the 13th Part III | 1982 | Dana Kimmell, Larry Zerner | Slasher | Friday_the_13th_Part_III | Friday the 13th Part III is a 1982 American slasher film directed by Steve Miner, produced by Frank Mancuso Jr., and starring Dana Kimmell, Paul Kratka, and Richard Brooker. It is the sequel to Friday… |
| Genocide | 1982 | Archive footage of, Adolf Hitler, Winston Churchill | Documentary | Genocide_(1981_film) | Genocide is a 1981 American documentary by Arnold Schwartzman. |
| Gandhi | 1982 | Ben Kingsley, Edward Fox, John Gielgud, Trevor Howard, John Mills, Martin Sheen, Candice Bergen | Biography | Gandhi_(film) | Gandhi is a 1982 epic biographical film based on the life of Mahatma Gandhi, the leader of an Indian independence movement against the British Empire during the 20th century. A co-production between I… |
| Girls Nite Out | 1982 | Julia Montgomery, Rutanya Alda, Hal Holbrook | Slasher | Girls_Nite_Out_(1982_film) | Girls Nite Out is a 1982 American slasher film written and produced by Anthony N. Gurvis, directed by Robert Deubel, and starring Julia Montgomery, Suzanne Barnes, Rutanya Alda, and Hal Holbrook. The… |
| Grease 2 | 1982 | Maxwell Caulfield, Michelle Pfeiffer, Adrian Zmed, Didi Conn, Eve Arden, Sid Caesar, Dody Goodman, Eddie Deezen, Connie Stevens, Lorna Luft | Musical, Comedy, Romance | Grease_2 | Grease 2 is a 1982 American musical romantic comedy film and the sequel to the 1978 film Grease, adapted from the 1971 musical of the same name by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. Originally titled More G… |
| Halloween III: Season of the Witch | 1982 | Tom Atkins, Dan O'Herlihy, Stacey Nelkin | Horror, Science Fiction | Halloween_III:_Season_of_the_Witch | Halloween III: Season of the Witch is a 1982 American science fiction horror film and the third installment in the Halloween film series. It is the first film to be written and directed by Tommy Lee W… |
| Hammett | 1982 | Frederic Forrest, Marilu Henner, Peter Boyle | Mystery, Noir | Hammett_(film) | Hammett is a 1982 American neo-noir mystery film directed by Wim Wenders and executive produced by Francis Ford Coppola. The screenplay was written by Ross Thomas and Dennis O'Flaherty, based on the n… |
| Hanky Panky | 1982 | Gene Wilder, Gilda Radner, Richard Widmark | Comedy, Thriller | Hanky_Panky_(1982_film) | Hanky Panky is a 1982 American comedy thriller Metrocolor film directed by Sidney Poitier, starring Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner. Wilder and Radner met during filming and later married. |
| Harry Tracy | 1982 | Bruce Dern, Helen Shaver | Western, Drama | Harry_Tracy,_Desperado | Harry Tracy, Desperado is a 1982 Canadian drama Western film starring Bruce Dern and Helen Shaver. It was directed by William A. Graham, and filmed on-location in Historical Barkerville, British Colum… |
| Heidi's Song | 1982 | Lorne Greene, Margery Gray, Sammy Davis, Jr. | Animated, Family, Musical | Heidi%27s_Song | Heidi's Song is a 1982 American animated musical film produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and based on the 1881 novel Heidi by Johanna Spyri. The film was directed by Robert Taylor from a screenplay… |
| Hey Good Lookin' | 1982 | Voices of, David Proval, Tina Bowman | Erotic, Animated, Comedy, Drama, Teen | Hey_Good_Lookin%27_(film) | Hey Good Lookin' is a 1982 American adult animated coming of age comedy-drama film written, directed, and produced by Ralph Bakshi. The film takes place in Brooklyn during the 1950s and focuses on Vin… |
| Honkytonk Man | 1982 | Clint Eastwood, Kyle Eastwood, Verna Bloom | Musical, Drama, Comedy, Western | Honkytonk_Man | Honkytonk Man is a 1982 American comedy-drama musical western film set in the Great Depression. Clint Eastwood, who produced and directed, stars with his son, Kyle Eastwood. Clancy Carlile's screenpla… |
| Hospital Massacre | 1982 | Barbi Benton, Jon Van Ness | Slasher | Hospital_Massacre | Hospital Massacre is a 1982 American slasher film directed by Boaz Davidson and starring Barbi Benton. Its plot follows a woman who becomes trapped on an empty floor of a hospital, where a murderer po… |
| Hotline | 1982 | Lynda Carter, Steve Forrest, Monte Markham | Horror, Thriller | Hotline_(1982_film) | Hotline is a 1982 American made-for-television horror thriller film directed by Jerry Jameson. The working title of the film was Reach Out. |
| The House on Sorority Row | 1982 | Kate McNeil, Eileen Davidson, Lois Kelso Hunt | Slasher | The_House_on_Sorority_Row | The House on Sorority Row is a 1982 American slasher film written and directed by Mark Rosman, produced by John G. Clark, and starring Eileen Davidson and Kathryn McNeil. The plot follows a group of s… |
| Human Highway | 1982 | Neil Young, Russ Tamblyn, Devo | Comedy | Human_Highway | Human Highway is a 1982 American comedy film starring and co-directed by Neil Young under his pseudonym Bernard Shakey. Dean Stockwell co-directed the film and acted along with Russ Tamblyn, Dennis Ho… |
| The House Where Evil Dwells | 1982 | Edward Albert, Susan George, Doug McClure | Horror, Family, War | The_House_Where_Evil_Dwells | The House Where Evil Dwells is a 1982 American-Japanese horror film starring Edward Albert, Susan George and Doug McClure about an American family that moves into a reputed haunted house in the hills… |
| I Ought to Be in Pictures | 1982 | Walter Matthau, Ann-Margret, Dinah Manoff | Drama, Comedy | I_Ought_to_Be_in_Pictures_(film) | I Ought to Be in Pictures is a 1982 American comedy-drama film directed by Herbert Ross and based on Neil Simon's 1980 play of the same name. The film stars Walter Matthau, Ann-Margret, and Dinah Mano… |
| I, the Jury | 1982 | Armand Assante, Paul Sorvino, Barbara Carrera | Action, Crime, Noir, Thriller, Mystery | I,_the_Jury_(1982_film) | I, the Jury is a 1982 American neo-noir crime thriller film based on the 1947 best-selling detective novel of the same name by Mickey Spillane. The story was previously filmed in 3D in 1953. Larry Coh… |
| I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can | 1982 | Jill Clayburgh, Nicol Williamson, Geraldine Page, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, Dianne Wiest | Biography, Drama | I%27m_Dancing_as_Fast_as_I_Can | I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can is a 1982 American biographical film directed by Jack Hofsiss and starring Jill Clayburgh. The screenplay by David Rabe is based on the memoir of the same title by Emmy Aw… |
| Inchon | 1982 | Laurence Olivier, Toshirō Mifune, Ben Gazzara, Jacqueline Bisset, Richard Roundtree | War | Inchon_(film) | Inchon is a 1981 epic war film about the Battle of Inchon, considered to be the turning point of the Korean War. The film was directed by Terence Young and financed by Unification movement founder Sun… |
| It Came from Hollywood | 1982 | Archive footage of, Bela Lugosi, Mamie Van Doren | Documentary, Comedy | It_Came_from_Hollywood | It Came from Hollywood is a 1982 American comedy documentary film compiling clips from various B movies. Written by Dana Olsen and directed by Malcolm Leo and Andrew Solt, the film features wraparound… |
| Ivanhoe | 1982 | James Mason, Anthony Andrews, Sam Neill, Michael Hordern, Olivia Hussey | Adventure, Historical, Romance | Ivanhoe_(1982_film) | Ivanhoe is a 1982 British-American made-for-television historical romance film. An adaptation of Sir Walter Scott's 1819 novel of the same name, it stars Anthony Andrews in the title role. The film wa… |
| Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again | 1982 | Bess Armstrong, Mark Blankfield, Tim Thomerson | Comedy, Erotic | Jekyll_and_Hyde..._Together_Again | Jekyll and Hyde...Together Again is a 1982 sex comedy based on the 1886 novella Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson and stars Mark Blankfield, Bess Armstrong, Tim Thomers… |
| Jimmy the Kid | 1982 | Gary Coleman, Paul Le Mat, Ruth Gordon, Dee Wallace, Cleavon Little, Don Adams, Pat Morita | Comedy | Jimmy_the_Kid | Jimmy the Kid is a 1982 American comedy film starring Gary Coleman and Paul Le Mat. It was directed by Gary Nelson, produced by Ronald Jacobs, and released on November 12, 1982 by New World Pictures.… |
| Jinxed! | 1982 | Bette Midler, Rip Torn, Ken Wahl | Comedy | Jinxed! | Jinxed! is a 1982 American comedy film starring Bette Midler, Rip Torn and Ken Wahl. The film was the last to be directed by Don Siegel, who suffered a heart attack during production. Sam Peckinpah di… |
| Kill Squad | 1982 | Cameron Mitchell, Jean Glaudé | Martial Arts, Action | Kill_Squad | Kill Squad is a 1982 American martial arts action film written and directed by Patrick G. Donahue and starring Jean Glaudé and Cameron Mitchell. |
| Kiss Me Goodbye | 1982 | Sally Field, James Caan, Jeff Bridges | Romance, Comedy | Kiss_Me_Goodbye_(film) | Kiss Me Goodbye is a 1982 American romantic comedy film directed by Robert Mulligan, and starring Sally Field, James Caan, Jeff Bridges and Claire Trevor. |
| Koyaanisqatsi | 1982 | Musical score by, Philip Glass | Documentary | Koyaanisqatsi | Koyaanisqatsi, also known as Koyaanisqatsi: Life Out of Balance, is a 1982 American experimental non-narrative film directed and produced by Godfrey Reggio with music composed by Philip Glass and cine… |
| The Last American Virgin | 1982 | Lawrence Monoson, Diane Franklin, Steve Antin | Comedy, Erotic | The_Last_American_Virgin | The Last American Virgin is a 1982 American sex comedy film written and directed by Boaz Davidson. It is a remake of Davidson's 1978 Israeli film Eskimo Limon . |
| The Last Horror Film | 1982 | Caroline Munro, Joe Spinell | Horror, Comedy | The_Last_Horror_Film | The Last Horror Film is a 1982 American horror comedy film directed by David Winters and starring Joe Spinell and Caroline Munro. The director, David Winters, filmed on location at the Cannes Film Fes… |
| The Last Unicorn | 1982 | Mia Farrow, Alan Arkin, Jeff Bridges | Animated, Fantasy | The_Last_Unicorn_(film) | The Last Unicorn is a 1982 American animated fantasy film about a unicorn who, upon learning that she is the last of her species on Earth, goes on a quest to find out what has happened to others of he… |
| Let's Spend the Night Together | 1982 | The Rolling Stones | Performance | Let%27s_Spend_the_Night_Together_(film) | Let's Spend the Night Together is a live concert film, documenting the Rolling Stones' 1981 North American Tour. It was directed by Hal Ashby, and released to cinemas on Friday, February 11, 1983. |
| Liquid Sky | 1982 | Anne Carlisle, Susan Doukas | Science Fiction, Independent | Liquid_Sky | Liquid Sky is a 1982 American independent science fiction film directed by Slava Tsukerman and starring Anne Carlisle and Paula E. Sheppard. It debuted at the Montreal Film festival in August 1982 and… |
| A Little Sex | 1982 | Tim Matheson, Kate Capshaw | Comedy | A_Little_Sex | A Little Sex is a 1982 American comedy film produced by MTM Enterprises and distributed by Universal Pictures. It was directed by Bruce Paltrow and written by Bob DeLaurentis. The film starred Tim Mat… |
| Lookin' to Get Out | 1982 | Jon Voight, Ann-Margret, Burt Young | Comedy | Lookin%27_to_Get_Out | Lookin’ to Get Out is a 1982 American comedy film, directed by Hal Ashby and written by Al Schwartz and Jon Voight, who also stars. The film also stars Ann-Margret and Burt Young. Voight's daughter, A… |
| Love Child | 1982 | Amy Madigan, Beau Bridges, Mackenzie Phillips | Biography | Love_Child_(1982_film) | Love Child is a 1982 biopic based on the life of Terry Jean Moore. The film stars Amy Madigan, Beau Bridges, and Mackenzie Phillips. |
| Love and Money | 1982 | Ray Sharkey, Ornella Muti, Klaus Kinski | Drama | Love_and_Money_(film) | Love and Money, also known as Love & Money, is a 1982 American drama film directed by James Toback and starring Ray Sharkey. |
| Madman | 1982 | Gaylen Ross, Tony Fish, Harriet Bass, Paul Ehlers | Slasher | Madman_(1982_film) | Madman is a 1981 American slasher film written and directed by Joe Giannone and starring Gaylen Ross and Paul Ehlers. The plot focuses on an axe-wielding murderer named Madman Marz who, after accident… |
| Making Love | 1982 | Harry Hamlin, Kate Jackson, Michael Ontkean | Drama | Making_Love | Making Love is a 1982 American drama film directed by Arthur Hiller and starring Kate Jackson, Harry Hamlin and Michael Ontkean. The film tells the story of a married man coming to terms with his homo… |
| The Man from Snowy River | 1982 | Tom Burlinson, Terence Donovan, Kirk Douglas | Western, Drama | The_Man_from_Snowy_River_(1982_film) | The Man from Snowy River is a 1982 Australian Western drama film based on the Banjo Paterson poem "The Man from Snowy River". The film had a cast including Kirk Douglas in a dual role as the brothers… |
| Megaforce | 1982 | Barry Bostwick, Michael Beck, Persis Khambatta, Edward Mulhare, Henry Silva | Action | Megaforce | Megaforce is a 1982 action film directed by former stuntman Hal Needham and written by James Whittaker, Albert S. Ruddy, Hal Needham and André Morgan based on a story by Robert S. Kachler. The film st… |
| A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy | 1982 | Mia Farrow, Woody Allen, José Ferrer, Julie Hagerty, Mary Steenburgen, Tony Roberts | Comedy, Erotic | A_Midsummer_Night%27s_Sex_Comedy | A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy is a 1982 American sex comedy film written and directed by Woody Allen, starring Allen and Mia Farrow. |
| Missing | 1982 | Jack Lemmon, Sissy Spacek, John Shea | Biography, Drama | Missing_(1982_film) | Missing is a 1982 biographical drama film directed by Costa-Gavras from a screenplay written by Gavras and Donald E. Stewart, adapted from the book The Execution of Charles Horman: An American Sacrifi… |
| Mongrel | 1982 | Janis Dickerson, Terry Evans, Mitch Pileggi, Aldo Ray | Horror | Mongrel_(film) | Mongrel is a 1982 American horror film written and directed by Robert A. Burns. This is the only feature film Burns directed. |
| Monsignor | 1982 | Christopher Reeve, Geneviève Bujold, Fernando Rey | Drama | Monsignor_(film) | Monsignor is a 1982 American drama film directed by Frank Perry about a Roman Catholic priest's rise through the ranks of the Vatican, during and after World War II. Along the way, he involves the Vat… |
| Mother Lode | 1982 | Charlton Heston, Kim Basinger, Nick Mancuso | Adventure, Thriller | Mother_Lode_(film) | Mother Lode is a 1982 adventure thriller film directed by and starring Charlton Heston. It was written and produced by his son Fraser Clarke Heston. The film also stars Nick Mancuso and Kim Basinger a… |
| Murder by Phone | 1982 | Richard Chamberlain, John Houseman | Science Fiction, Thriller, Slasher | Murder_by_Phone | Murder by Phone is a 1982 science fiction slasher film directed by Michael Anderson. Its plot follows a series of murders committed by a disgruntled phone company employee who designs a device that ki… |
| My Favorite Year | 1982 | Peter O'Toole, Mark Linn-Baker, Joseph Bologna, Lainie Kazan, Jessica Harper, Bill Macy | Comedy | My_Favorite_Year | My Favorite Year is a 1982 American comedy film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, directed by Richard Benjamin and written by Norman Steinberg and Dennis Palumbo from a story written by Palumbo. The fi… |
| National Lampoon's Class Reunion | 1982 | Chuck Berry, Stephen Furst | Comedy | National_Lampoon%27s_Class_Reunion | Class Reunion is a 1982 American black comedy film produced by National Lampoon as the third film from the magazine. It was the second film released; although National Lampoon Goes To The Movies was f… |
| National Lampoon's Movie Madness | 1982 | Bobby Benson, Richard Widmark, Diane Lane, Candy Clark, Christopher Lloyd, Peter Riegert, Ann Dusenberry | Comedy | National_Lampoon%27s_Movie_Madness | National Lampoon's Movie Madness is a 1982 American comedy film produced by National Lampoon as the second film from the magazine. The film was originally produced under the title National Lampoon Goe… |
| Nightbeast | 1982 | Tom Griffith, Jamie Zemarel, Karin Kardian, Don Leifert | Science Fiction, Horror | Nightbeast | Nightbeast is a 1982 science fiction horror film directed by cult director Don Dohler. It is a remake and sequel of sorts to Dohler's first film The Alien Factor. The story concerns a small town sheri… |
| Night Crossing | 1982 | Jane Alexander, Beau Bridges | Drama, Thriller | Night_Crossing | Night Crossing is a 1982 British-American thriller drama film starring John Hurt, Jane Alexander and Beau Bridges. The film is based on the true story of the Strelzyk and Wetzel families, who on Septe… |
| Night Shift | 1982 | Henry Winkler, Michael Keaton, Shelley Long | Comedy | Night_Shift_(1982_film) | Night Shift is a 1982 American comedy film directed by Ron Howard. The film centers on a timid night-shift morgue employee whose life is turned upside down by a new co-worker who fancies himself a fre… |
| An Officer and a Gentleman | 1982 | Richard Gere, Louis Gossett Jr., Debra Winger, David Keith, Lisa Blount, Lisa Eilbacher, Robert Loggia | Drama, War, Romance | An_Officer_and_a_Gentleman | An Officer and a Gentleman is a 1982 American romantic drama film directed by Taylor Hackford from a screenplay by Douglas Day Stewart, and starring Richard Gere, Debra Winger and Louis Gossett Jr. It… |
| One from the Heart | 1982 | Teri Garr, Frederic Forrest, Nastassja Kinski, Raúl Juliá, Harry Dean Stanton, Lainie Kazan | Musical, Romance, Drama | One_from_the_Heart | One from the Heart is a 1982 American musical romantic drama film co-written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Frederic Forrest, Teri Garr, Raul Julia, Nastassja Kinski, Lainie Kazan,… |
| Pandemonium | 1982 | Tom Smothers, Paul Reubens, Carol Kane | Comedy, Slasher, Satire | Pandemonium_(1982_film) | Pandemonium is a 1982 American parody slasher film. It was directed by Alfred Sole and features an ensemble cast including Tom Smothers, Eileen Brennan, Phil Hartman, Tab Hunter, Carol Kane, David La… |
| Parasite | 1982 | Demi Moore, Robert Glaudini | Horror, Science Fiction | Parasite_(1982_film) | Parasite is a 1982 American science fiction horror film produced and directed by Charles Band. The film is set in a dystopian, post-apocalyptic future in which the United States has been taken over by… |
| Partners | 1982 | John Hurt, Ryan O'Neal | Comedy | Partners_(1982_film) | Partners is a 1982 American gay-themed buddy comedy film directed by James Burrows and starring Ryan O'Neal and John Hurt as a mismatched pair of cops. |
| Personal Best | 1982 | Mariel Hemingway, Scott Glenn, Patrice Donnelly | Sports, Drama | Personal_Best_(film) | Personal Best is a 1982 American drama film written, produced and directed by Robert Towne. It stars Mariel Hemingway and real-life track star Patrice Donnelly, along with Scott Glenn as the coach. Th… |
| Pieces | 1982 | Christopher George, Lynda Day George, Ian Sera | Slasher | Pieces_(film) | Pieces is a 1982 Spanish-American slasher film directed by Juan Piquer Simón, written and produced by Dick Randall, and starring Christopher George, Lynda Day George, Frank Braña, Edmund Purdom, Paul… |
| Piranha II: The Spawning | 1982 | Tricia O'Neil, Lance Henriksen | Horror | Piranha_II:_The_Spawning | Piranha II: The Spawning is a 1982 horror film directed by James Cameron from a screenplay by Charles H. Eglee. The film stars Tricia O'Neil and Lance Henriksen, who would later star in Cameron's The… |
| Poltergeist | 1982 | JoBeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson, Beatrice Straight, Dominique Dunne, Zelda Rubinstein, Oliver Robins, Heather O'Rourke | Horror, Supernatural | Poltergeist_(1982_film) | Poltergeist is a 1982 American supernatural horror film directed by Tobe Hooper and written by Steven Spielberg, Michael Grais and Mark Victor from a story by Spielberg. It stars JoBeth Williams, Crai… |
| Q | 1982 | Michael Moriarty, Candy Clark, Richard Roundtree | Horror | Q_(1982_film) | Q – The Winged Serpent is a 1982 American monster horror film written, co-produced and directed by Larry Cohen and starring Michael Moriarty, Candy Clark, David Carradine and Richard Roundtree. The fi… |
| Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip | 1982 | Richard Pryor | Comedy | Richard_Pryor:_Live_on_the_Sunset_Strip | Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip is the seventeenth album by American comedian Richard Pryor. Produced by Pryor and Biff Dawes, the album was released alongside the comedian's film of the same… |