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    Kill and Kill Again 1981 POSTER

    Kill and Kill Again

    1981

    English

    4.9

    6

    42%

    42%

    Action

    Drama

    karate

    kidnapping

    kung fu

    martial arts

    south africa

    world supremacy

    Ivan Hall Ivan Hall Director Ken Gampu Ken Gampu as Gorilla Anneline Kriel Anneline Kriel as Kandy Kane Ron Smerczak Ron Smerczak as Marduks guard Ursula Vermeulen Ursula Vermeulen as Marduk's Lady
    Dr. Horatio Kane has been kidnapped, and is being forced to create an army of martial artists who will help take over the world. His daughter, Kandy Kane, enlists the help of Steve Chase (and a few of his friends) to rescue her father before it's too late.
    Madman 1981 POSTER

    Madman

    1981

    English

    5.1

    9

    30%

    36%

    Action

    blood bath

    forest

    Horror

    hot tub

    psychopath

    summer camp

    Thriller

    woods

    Joe Giannone Joe Giannone Director Gaylen Ross Gaylen Ross as Betsy Lori Mathes Lori Mathes as Jeanie Vicki Kenneally Vicki Kenneally as Mary Ellen Shelley Mathes Shelley Mathes as Shirley
    Madman Marz, an old folklore legend who murdered his family before escaping into the woods, is inadvertently summoned to a campsite to finish the spree he started decades ago.
    Rasmus and the Vagabond 1981 POSTER

    Rasmus and the Vagabond

    1981

    Swedish

    6.8

    7

    Action

    Adventure

    Drama

    Family

    homeless person

    Olle Hellbom Olle Hellbom Director Bertil Norström Bertil Norström as Chief Magistrate Håkan Serner Håkan Serner as Liander Lars Amble Lars Amble as Merchant Emy Storm Emy Storm as Principal of Orphanage
    9-year old orphan called Rasmus runs away from the orphanage. He meets a vagabond they call Paradise Oskar who likes to sing and play his accordion. Oskar makes the Rasmus world seem like a better place.
    Taps 1981 POSTER

    Taps

    1981

    English

    6.8

    31

    68%

    67%

    Action

    cadet

    die hard scenario

    Drama

    gun

    hostile takeover

    military academy

    school shooting

    Harold Becker Harold Becker Director Sean Penn Sean Penn as Cadet Captain Alex Dwyer Tom Cruise Tom Cruise as Cadet Captain David Shawn Giancarlo Esposito Giancarlo Esposito as Cadet Captain J.C. Pierce Evan Handler Evan Handler as Edward West
    Military cadets take extreme measures to ensure the future of their academy when its existence is threatened by local condo developers.
    Ghost Keeper 1981 POSTER

    Ghost Keeper

    1981

    English

    5.0

    6

    19%

    19%

    Action

    canada

    Drama

    haunted house

    Horror

    hotel

    murder

    snow

    Thriller

    winter

    Jim Makichuk Jim Makichuk Director Georgie Collins Georgie Collins as Ghostkeeper Riva Spier Riva Spier as Jenny Murray Ord Murray Ord as Marty Les Kimber Les Kimber as Storekeeper
    A group of three friends on a snowmobiling trip find themselves stranded at an abandoned lodge isolated in the mountains. They discover that an old woman resides in the hotel, along with an evil entity that she is keeping in the basement.
    Venom 1981 POSTER

    Venom

    1981

    English

    5.8

    13

    33%

    33%

    Action

    attempted robbery

    Horror

    london, england

    snake

    terrorism

    terrorist

    Thriller

    Tobe Hooper Tobe Hooper Director Oliver Reed Oliver Reed as Dave Paul Williamson Paul Williamson as Det. Sergeant Glazer Alan Ford Alan Ford as Peters Pat Gorman Pat Gorman as Policeman
    International terrorists attempt to kidnap a wealthy couple's child. Their plan comes unstuck, however, when a deadly Black Mamba, sent by mistake instead of a harmless snake, escapes and terrorizes both them and their hostages.
    Zombie Lake 1981 POSTER

    Zombie Lake

    1981

    French

    3.1

    7

    27%

    27%

    Action

    Horror

    lake

    living dead

    nazi

    revenge

    soldier

    zombie

    Jean Rollin Jean Rollin Director Bertrand Altmann Bertrand Altmann as (as Burt Altman) Pierre-Marie Escourrou Pierre-Marie Escourrou as German Soldier Anouchka Anouchka as Helena Marcia Sharif Marcia Sharif as Katya
    In a small village, somewhere in France, German soldiers, killed and thrown into the lake by the Resistance during WWII, come back.
    Female Beautician Rope Discipline 1981 POSTER

    Female Beautician Rope Discipline

    1981

    Japanese

    5.1

    16

    Action

    blu-ray

    bondage

    softcore

    Hidehiro Ito Hidehiro Ito Director Sumiko Minami Sumiko Minami as Shinshô Nakamaru Shinshô Nakamaru as Ippei Izumi Shima Izumi Shima as Ippei's Ex-Wife Junko Mabuki Junko Mabuki as Misa
    Hairstylist Misa meets S&M enthusiast Ippei and is convinced to give it a try. Then later, Ippei's ex-wife, who happens to be one of Misa's beauty shop clients, begins a sexual relationship with her. The lesbian affair is also accentuated by some more S&M.
    Butterfly 1981 POSTER

    Butterfly

    1981

    English

    4.7

    7

    40%

    36%

    Crime

    disgusted

    disturbed

    Drama

    seduction

    Matt Cimber Matt Cimber Director Peter Jason Peter Jason as Allen Ed McMahon Ed McMahon as Mr. Gillespie June Lockhart June Lockhart as Mrs. Gillespie Edward Albert Edward Albert as Wash Gillespie
    Jess Tyler lives a quiet life next to an abandoned mining factory by himself in the desert. His life is turned upside down when a sexually provocative young woman comes to visit him and tells him she's his daughter. Jess finds it hard to adapt to his newfound parenting role, as a mutual attraction grows between them.
    The Last Shark 1981 POSTER

    The Last Shark

    1981

    Italian

    4.3

    3

    33%

    33%

    beach

    exploitation

    gore

    Horror

    scuba diving

    shark attack

    surf

    Enzo G. Castellari Enzo G. Castellari Director Bill Eudaly Bill Eudaly as Chris Olsen Stefania Girolami Goodwin Stefania Girolami Goodwin as Jenny Benton Joshua Sinclair Joshua Sinclair as Mayor William Wells Vic Morrow Vic Morrow as Ron Hamer
    When a 35-foot great white shark begins to wreak havoc on a seaside town, the mayor, not wanting to endanger his gubernatorial campaign, declines to act, so a local shark hunter and horror author band together to stop the beast.
    Delusion 1981 POSTER

    Delusion

    1981

    English

    4.8

    4

    12%

    12%

    Horror

    mansion

    murder

    nurse

    old man

    slasher

    supernatural

    Alan Beattie Alan Beattie Director Abraham Alvarez Abraham Alvarez as Alex James Purcell James Purcell as Detective Joseph Cotten Joseph Cotten as Ivar Langrock Simone Griffeth Simone Griffeth as Pamela Barton
    Meredith Stone, a home care nurse, has been assigned the duty of looking after a wealthy invalid named Ivar Langrock. Cooped up in Langrock's stately country mansion, Meredith quickly suspects that someone sinister is lurking in the manor's dark halls only to discover that Ivar's demented and violent son has been locked away in a hidden room. Shortly thereafter, Ivar's grandson Gabriel also moves into the house and with his arrival a mysterious killer soon begins murdering members of the Langrock family along with their live-in staff.
    Lady Chatterley's Lover 1981 POSTER

    Lady Chatterley's Lover

    1981

    English

    5.1

    25

    30%

    30%

    Action

    adultery

    based on novel or book

    Drama

    eroticism

    infidelity

    nurse

    Romance

    servant

    Just Jaeckin Just Jaeckin Director Bessie Love Bessie Love as Flora Ann Mitchell Ann Mitchell as Ivy Bolton Sylvia Kristel Sylvia Kristel as Lady Constance Chatterley Shane Briant Shane Briant as Sir Clifford Chatterley
    After a crippling injury leaves her husband impotent, Lady Chatterly is torn between her love for her husband and her physical desires. With her husband's consent, she seeks out other means of fulfilling her needs.
    Private Lessons 1981 POSTER

    Private Lessons

    1981

    English

    5.1

    45

    32%

    bathroom

    blackmail

    chauffeur

    Comedy

    first time

    Romance

    sexual attraction

    statutory rape

    James Fargo James Fargo Director Beans Morocco Beans Morocco as Green Ed Begley Jr. Ed Begley Jr. as Jack Travis Howard Hesseman Howard Hesseman as Lester Sylvia Kristel Sylvia Kristel as Mallow
    Phillip Filmore is a naive, 15-year-old, preoccupied with sex, who develops a crush on Nicole Mallow, the new 30-something, French housekeeper and sitter to look after him when Phillip's father is out of town for the summer on a "business" trip. But Mr. Filmore's unscrupulous chauffeur, Lester Lewis, takes advantage of Phillip's crush on Nicole to hire her to seduce the youth, then draws her into a plot to fake her own death in a blackmail scheme aimed to drain Phillip's trust fund.
    Road Games 1981 POSTER

    Road Games

    1981

    English

    6.6

    19

    92%

    62%

    Action

    australia

    cult film

    hitchhiker

    Horror

    Mystery

    serial killer

    Thriller

    truck

    truck driver

    Richard Franklin Richard Franklin Director John Murphy John Murphy as Benny Balls Jamie Lee Curtis Jamie Lee Curtis as Hitch Alan Hopgood Alan Hopgood as Lester Stacy Keach Stacy Keach as Pat Quid
    A truck driver plays a cat-and-mouse game with a mysterious serial killer in a van who lures young female hitchhiker victims on a desolate Australian highway.
    Full Moon High 1981 POSTER

    Full Moon High

    1981

    English

    4.8

    9

    37%

    37%

    Action

    Comedy

    Fantasy

    gay character

    Horror

    transylvania

    werewolf

    Larry Cohen Larry Cohen Director Adam Arkin Adam Arkin as Ed McMahon Ed McMahon as Dad - Col. William P. Walker Alan Arkin Alan Arkin as Dr. Brand Bernie Hamilton Bernie Hamilton as Hijacker #2
    High-school quarterback Tony Walker is bitten by a werewolf and transforms into a growling beast that hungrily chases down beautiful girls.
    Wolf 1981 POSTER

    Wolf

    1981

    Indonesian

    4.9

    2

    Action

    Horror

    speedboat 

    Thriller

    zombie

    Sisworo Gautama Putra Sisworo Gautama Putra Director Sukardi Sukardi as Didin Syamsudin Didin Syamsudin as M. Affandy M. Affandy as (as M. Affandy S.M.) Eddy Hansudi Eddy Hansudi as Masked Boat Driver
    People on an island are brutally murdered one by one by a mysterious stranger in this Indonesian Friday the 13th rip-off.
    Vabank 1981 POSTER

    Vabank

    1981

    Polish

    7.8

    5

    Action

    Comedy

    Crime

    Juliusz Machulski Juliusz Machulski Director Henryk Bista Henryk Bista as Jan Rozek Leon Niemczyk Leon Niemczyk as Jeweler Ewa Szykulska Ewa Szykulska as Marta Rychlinska Jan Hencz Jan Hencz as Policeman
    October 1934. Poland. Famous bank robber Kwinto decided to quit his dangerous criminal job, but after his friend's death, he changed his mind and organized a burglary of famous and well protected bank which belonged to his former partner in crime, backstabbing and double-crossing Kramer. Kwinto designs a clever plan not to only rob the Kramer's bank but to make it look like Kramer himself did it.
    Burial Ground 1981 POSTER

    Burial Ground

    1981

    Italian

    5.6

    11

    Action

    crypt

    Horror

    upper class

    zombie

    Andrea Bianchi Andrea Bianchi Director Karin Well Karin Well as Janet Anna Valente Anna Valente as Kathryn Antonella Antinori Antonella Antinori as Leslie Pietro Barzocchini Pietro Barzocchini as Michael
    A cursed country estate is besieged by horny houseguests, undead Etruscans, and the unusual relationship between a mother and her young son.
    Final Exam 1981 POSTER

    Final Exam

    1981

    English

    4.6

    11

    13%

    18%

    Action

    campus

    college

    final exam

    grindhouse

    Horror

    north carolina

    serial killer

    Thriller

    Jimmy Huston Jimmy Huston Director Gene Poole Gene Poole as Cafeteria Worker Carol Capka Carol Capka as Girl In Car DeAnna Robbins DeAnna Robbins as Lisa R.C. Nanney R.C. Nanney as Mitch
    In a small college in North Carolina, only a select few students are left to take mid terms. But, when a killer strikes, it could be everyone's final exam.
    ...All the Marbles 1981 POSTER

    ...All the Marbles

    1981

    English

    6.4

    6

    70%

    70%

    Comedy

    Drama

    Sport

    wrestling

    Robert Aldrich Robert Aldrich Director Peter Falk Peter Falk as Harry Sears Charlie Dell Charlie Dell as Merle LeFevre, Open-air Fair Promoter Susan Barnes Susan Barnes as Mrs. LeFevre - Merle's Wife Chuck Hicks Chuck Hicks as Thug
    A two-bit promoter tries to take a women's wrestling team to the top.
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