American tourists David and Jack are savaged by an unidentified vicious animal whilst hiking on the Yorkshire Moors. Retiring to the home of a beautiful nurse to recuperate, David soon experiences disturbing changes to his mind and body.

The Cabbage Soup

1981

French

6.5

♡ 6

Action

alcohol

approach

based on novel or book

Jean Girault Director

Gaëlle Legrand as Catherine Lemouette

Louis de Funès as Claude Ratinier

Jean Carmet as Francis Chérasse

Philippe Ruggieri as Robert

Two buddy farmers are visited by aliens who like their domestic cabbage soup.

The Pit

1981

English

5.7

♡ 9

39%

Lew Lehman Director

Patrick Patterson as Butcher

John Stoneham Sr. as Garth

Sonja Smits as Mrs. Lynde

Jeannie Elias as Sandy O'Reilly

Twelve year-old Jamie Benjamin is a solitary misunderstood boy in his preteens. His classmates pick on him, his neighbors think he's weird and his parents ignore him. But now Jamie has a secret weapon: deep in the woods he has discovered a deep pit full of man-eating creatures he calls Trogs... and it isn't long before he gets an idea for getting revenge and feeding the Trogs in the process!

Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow

1981

Japanese

7.1

♡ 10

edited from tv series

Yoshikazu Yasuhiko Director

Michael Dobson as Denim 3 episodes, 1979-1980

Lisa Ann Beley as Kamaria Ray 1 episode, 1979

Cathy Weseluck as Mirai Yashima 42 episodes, 1979-1980

Bill Mondy as Slegger Law 5 episodes, 1979

After surviving attacks by Zeon's Char Aznable and Garma Zabi, the crew of Federation warship White Base and its mobile suits must battle Zeon forces through Asia, Europe, and the Atlantic Ocean if they are to reach Earth Federation's headquarters alive. During that process, many of its crewmembers must overcome their fears, losses, immaturities, and insecurities in order to persevere.

Sex with the Stars

1981

English

3.6

♡ 3

After the British magazine he works for is taken over by a sex-obsessed American, a shy astrology columnist is ordered to spice up his column by writing about having sex with a woman from each star sign.

The House by the Cemetery

1981

Italian

6.1

♡ 33

40%

Lucio Fulci Director

Ania Pieroni as Ann, the Babysitter

Giampaolo Saccarola as Daniel Douglas

Paolo Malco as Dr. Norman Boyle

Lucio Fulci as Professor Muller

After a doctor kills his mistress and himself while researching the mysterious previous owner of his Boston home, his colleague, Dr. Norman Boyle, takes over his studies and moves his family into the Boston mansion. Soon after, Boyle's young son Bob becomes plagued by visions of a young girl, who warns him of the danger within the house.

For Your Eyes Only

1981

English

6.7

♡ 67

69%

smuggling (contraband)

submarine

Thriller

undercover

John Glen Director

Charles Dance as Claus

Walter Gotell as General Gogol

Geoffrey Keen as Minister of Defence

Lois Maxwell as Miss Moneypenny

A British spy ship has sunk and on board was a hi-tech encryption device. James Bond is sent to find the device that holds British launching instructions before the enemy Soviets get to it first.

The Funhouse

1981

English

5.9

♡ 23

67%

Tobe Hooper Director

Elizabeth Berridge as Amy Harper

Kevin Conway as Freak Show Barker / Strip Show Barker / Funhouse Barker

David Carson as Geek

Raymond Forchion as Man in Tent Show

Rebellious teen Amy defies her parents by going to a trashy carnival that has pulled into town. In tow are her boyfriend, Buzz, and their friends Liz and Richie. Thinking it would be fun to spend the night in the campy "Funhouse" horror ride, the teens witness a murder by a deformed worker wearing a mask. Locked in, Amy and her friends must evade the murderous carnival workers and escape before it leaves town the next day.

Nightshift

1981

English

6.1

♡ 9

Drama

As night falls, the receptionist of a small hotel dutifully performs her routine tasks while strange lodgers descend upon the dark corners of the inn.

Fertile Memory

1981

Arabic

7.4

♡ 5

Documentary

palestine

palestinian resistance

west bank (cisjordan)

A portrait of two Palestinian women whose individual struggles both define and transcend the politics that have torn apart their homes and their lives. Farah Hatoum, a widow living with her children and grandchildren, and Sahar Khalifeh, a novelist from the West Bank.

The Evil Dead

1981

English

7.4

♡ 189

85%

stop motion (some scenes)

Thriller

Sam Raimi Director

Bruce Campbell as Ashley 'Ash' J. Williams

Ted Raimi as Fake Shemp

Sam Raimi as Hitchhiking Fisherman / Evil Force

Betsy Baker as Linda

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

Silvestre

1981

Portuguese

7.2

♡ 7

A bewitching combinatory adaptation of the Bluebeard tale and a 15th century Portuguese fable of a damsel who disguises herself as a knight errant.

Excalibur

1981

English

7.3

♡ 67

73%

John Boorman Director

Corin Redgrave as Cornwall

Liam Neeson as Gawain

Ciarán Hinds as Lot

Helen Mirren as Morgana

A surreal adaptation of Sir Thomas Malory's "Le Morte d'Arthur" chronicling Arthur Pendragon's conception, his rise to the throne, the search by his Knights of the Round Table for the Holy Grail, and ultimately, his death.

Nice Dreams

1981

English

6.1

♡ 19

Tommy Chong Director

Peter Jason as Det. Drooler

Sandra Bernhard as Girl Nut

Curtis Credel as Nutvoic

Michael Masters as Willard 'Animal' Bad

Nice Dreams - it rhymes with ice creams. And that's what Cheech and Chong are selling in this thoroughly wacky comedy. The outrageous, permanently spaced-out duo sells enough of their "specially mixed" ice cream to take the cash and realize their fondest dreams: new guitars, islands in the sun and beautiful women. But, of course, not everything goes as planned. While celebrating their wealth in a new wave Chinese restaurant, Cheech meets his long-lost love Donna, and promptly escorts her to her posh penthouse. He soon learns, however, that Donna's boyfriend, an ex-con named Animal, is on his way to her boudoir. Meanwhile, Chong has unwittingly exchanged all their money for a worthless bank check - and the only way to get it back is to escape into a nearby insane asylum.

Zoot Suit

1981

English

6.7

♡ 5

55%

Luis Valdez Director

Lupe Ontiveros as Dolores

Sal Lopez as Hobo

Alma Martinez as Lupe

Marco Rodríguez as Smiley / Ismael Torres

Part fact and part fiction, Zoot Suit is the film version of Luis Valdez's critically acclaimed play, based on the actual Sleepy Lagoon murder case and the zoot suit riots of 1940s Los Angeles. Henry Reyna is the leader of a group of Mexican-Americans being sent to San Quentin without substantial evidence for the death of a man at Sleepy Lagoon. As part of the defense committee, Alice Bloomfield and George Shearer fight the blatant miscarriage of justice for the freedom of Henry and his friends.

Francisca

1981

Portuguese

6.9

♡ 4

75%

Manoel de Oliveira Director

Francisco Brás as

Lia Gama as D. Josefa

Cecília Guimarães as Judite

Nuno Carinhas as Marcelino de Matos

The life of a young man, son of an English officer who lets himself become a prisoner of love resulting in fatalism and disgrace.

The Great Muppet Caper

1981

English

7.1

♡ 18

78%

Jim Henson Director

Bill Farmer as Muppet Performer

Brian Henson as Muppet Performer

John Sessions as Muppet Performer

Peter Falk as Tramp

Kermit and Fozzie are newspaper reporters sent to London to interview Lady Holiday, a wealthy fashion designer whose priceless diamond necklace is stolen. Kermit meets and falls in love with her secretary, Miss Piggy. The jewel thieves strike again, and this time frame Miss Piggy. It's up to Kermit and Muppets to bring the real culprits to justice.

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An American Werewolf in London

The Cabbage Soup

The Pit

Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow

Sex with the Stars

The House by the Cemetery

For Your Eyes Only

The Funhouse

Nightshift

Fertile Memory

The Evil Dead

Silvestre

Excalibur

Nice Dreams

Zoot Suit

Francisca

The Great Muppet Caper