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    The Legend of the Lone Ranger 1981 POSTER

    The Legend of the Lone Ranger

    1981

    English

    5.0

    11

    41%

    41%

    Action

    Adventure

    buffalo bill

    Drama

    lone ranger

    Western

    wild bill hickok

    William A. Fraker William A. Fraker Director Theodore J. Flicker Theodore J. Flicker as Buffalo Bill Cody Christopher Lloyd Christopher Lloyd as Maj. Bartholomew 'Butch' Cavendish Tom Laughlin Tom Laughlin as Neeley Chuck Hayward Chuck Hayward as Wald
    When the young Texas Ranger, John Reid, is the sole survivor of an ambush arranged by the militaristic outlaw leader, Butch Cavendich, he is rescued by an old childhood Comanche friend, Tonto. When he recovers from his wounds, he dedicates his life to fighting the evil that Cavendich represents. To this end, John Reid becomes the great masked western hero, The Lone Ranger. With the help of Tonto, the pair go to rescue President Grant when Cavendich takes him hostage.
    Bloody Moon 1981 POSTER

    Bloody Moon

    1981

    German

    5.3

    12

    30%

    30%

    Action

    Horror

    murder

    Mystery

    police

    rape

    revenge

    scissors

    spain

    Thriller

    Jesús Franco Jesús Franco Director Olivia Pascal Olivia Pascal as Angela Jesús Franco Jesús Franco as Doctor Antonia García Antonia García as Elvira Alexander Waechter Alexander Waechter as Miguel
    After being released from a mental asylum, a disfigured man becomes obsessed with a student at his sister’s boarding school while grappling with his dark past.
    Loophole 1981 POSTER

    Loophole

    1981

    English

    6.1

    10

    Action

    Adventure

    Crime

    Drama

    Thriller

    John Quested John Quested Director Terrence Hardiman Terrence Hardiman as David Susannah York Susannah York as Dinah Booker James Grout James Grout as Fairbrother Jonathan Pryce Jonathan Pryce as Taylor
    When architect Stephen Booker loses his partnership, he finds jobs hard to come by, and with money in short supply, he unwittingly becomes involved in a daring scheme to rob one of London's biggest bank vaults.
    Back Roads 1981 POSTER

    Back Roads

    1981

    English

    5.7

    11

    40%

    47%

    Action

    Adventure

    california

    Comedy

    fight

    hitchhiking

    love

    police

    prostitute

    Romance

    Martin Ritt Martin Ritt Director Sally Field Sally Field as Amy Post Tommy Lee Jones Tommy Lee Jones as Elmore Pratt John M. Jackson John M. Jackson as Merle Nell Carter Nell Carter as Waitress
    A prostitute and a drifter find themselves bound together as they make their way through the rural South, doing what they have to do to survive.
    Madhouse 1981 POSTER

    Madhouse

    1981

    English

    5.5

    15

    27%

    27%

    Action

    animal attack

    birthday

    Horror

    psychopath

    revenge

    rottweiler

    twin sister

    Ovidio G. Assonitis Ovidio G. Assonitis Director Dennis Robertson Dennis Robertson as Father James Doug Dillingham Doug Dillingham as Golden Joe Camp Joe Camp as Hospital Guard Allison Biggers Allison Biggers as Mary Sullivan
    A woman is pursued by her murderous, psychopathic twin sister in the days leading up to their birthday.
    In the Shadow of the Sun 1981 POSTER

    In the Shadow of the Sun

    1981

    English

    6.5

    8

    Action

    Fantasy

    Derek Jarman Derek Jarman Director Christopher Hobbs Christopher Hobbs as Kevin Whitney Kevin Whitney as Francis Wishart Francis Wishart as Lucy Su Lucy Su as
    'The Shadow of the Sun' draws upon Derek Jarman’s interest with alchemical processes as a metaphor for reprocessing Super-8 film. Jarman once described film’s union of light and matter as “an alchemical conjunction” and experimented throughout his career with creating dream symbolism through the superimposition of image and action. Originally called English Apocalypse, the film’s final title is derived from a 17th Century alchemical text that used the phrase as a synonym for the philosopher’s stone – the highly sought substance that turns base metals into gold and silver. The film was intended as a step toward the idea of an ambient video, that like its musical counterpart, was designed to enhance an environment.
    Carbon Copy 1981 POSTER

    Carbon Copy

    1981

    English

    5.7

    15

    39%

    39%

    Action

    california

    Comedy

    Drama

    illegitimate son

    parent child relationship

    Michael Schultz Michael Schultz Director Denzel Washington Denzel Washington as Roger Porter Patrick Wright Patrick Wright as Truck Driver Susan Saint James Susan Saint James as Vivian Whitney Carmen Filpi Carmen Filpi as Wino
    A middle-aged married wealthy white corporate executive is surprised to discover that he has a working-class black teen-age son who wants to be adopted into the almost-exclusively-white upper-middle-class community of San Marino, California.
    Smash Palace 1981 POSTER

    Smash Palace

    1981

    English

    7.0

    7

    100%

    81%

    Action

    Drama

    Thriller

    Roger Donaldson Roger Donaldson Director Chris Parkinson Chris Parkinson as Commentator Anna Maria Monticelli Anna Maria Monticelli as Jacqui Shaw Don Lee Don Lee as Minister Terence Donovan Terence Donovan as Traffic Officer
    Al Shaw's life revolves around motor racing and his back country junkyard, the "Smash Palace". His French wife, Jacqui, doesn't appreciate the lack of attention due to Al's obsession with cars. When Al finds her in the arms of another man, he takes his daughter, Georgie and heads for the bush, desperately hoping to hold on to the only family he has left.
    Modern Romance 1981 POSTER

    Modern Romance

    1981

    English

    7.0

    17

    83%

    70%

    Action

    Comedy

    film editor

    hollywood

    neurotic

    obsession

    Romance

    romantic comedy

    romcom

    Albert Brooks Albert Brooks Director George Kennedy George Kennedy as Himself and Zeron Bruno Kirby Bruno Kirby as Jay Jerry Belson Jerry Belson as Jerry Kathryn Harrold Kathryn Harrold as Mary Harvard
    A film editor breaks up with his girlfriend, unsure if he is in love.
    Looker 1981 POSTER

    Looker

    1981

    English

    6.1

    18

    32%

    42%

    Action

    Drama

    model

    plastic surgeon

    Sci-Fi

    Thriller

    Michael Crichton Michael Crichton Director Richard Venture Richard Venture as Cindy's Father Arthur Taxier Arthur Taxier as D.M.I. Truck Technician Darryl Hickman Darryl Hickman as Dr. Jim Belfield Vin Scully Vin Scully as Self - baseball announcer
    Plastic surgeon Larry Roberts performs a series of minor alterations on a group of models who are seeking perfection. The operations are a resounding success. But when someone starts killing his beautiful patients, Dr. Roberts becomes suspicious and starts investigating. What he uncovers are the mysterious - and perhaps murderous - activities of a high-tech computer company called Digital Matrix.
    To Kill a Cop 1981 POSTER

    To Kill a Cop

    1981

    French

    6.4

    7

    Action

    Crime

    neo-noir

    Romance

    Thriller

    Alain Delon Alain Delon Director Anne Parillaud Anne Parillaud as Charlotte Alain Delon Alain Delon as Choucas Mireille Darc Mireille Darc as La Grande sauterelle Arielle Sémenoff Arielle Sémenoff as Marthe Pigot
    Victim of manipulation, Cop Choucas is wanted for two murders and searched for by every cop in town.
    Edo Porn 1981 POSTER

    Edo Porn

    1981

    Japanese

    6.4

    11

    78%

    78%

    Action

    biography

    Biography

    Drama

    History

    katsushika hokusai

    Kaneto Shindô Kaneto Shindô Director Kunio Ôtsuka Kunio Ôtsuka as Yûko Tanaka Yûko Tanaka as Oei, Tetsuzo's Daughter Nobuko Otowa Nobuko Otowa as Omomo, Sashichi's Wife Kanako Higuchi Kanako Higuchi as Onao
    The world-famous woodblock artist Hokusai (1760-1849), a widower in need of a steady income, lives with his daughter Oei in the house of his friend Bakin.
    Saturday the 14th 1981 POSTER

    Saturday the 14th

    1981

    English

    4.6

    13

    10%

    36%

    Action

    alcohol

    clowning

    Comedy

    Fantasy

    haunted house

    Horror

    monster

    Sci-Fi

    search

    spoof

    Howard R. Cohen Howard R. Cohen Director Rosemary DeCamp Rosemary DeCamp as Aunt Lucille Roberta Collins Roberta Collins as Cousin Rhonda Kari Michaelsen Kari Michaelsen as Debbie Paula Prentiss Paula Prentiss as Mary
    After his family moves to a new house, a young boy discovers a mysterious book that details a curse hanging over the date of Saturday the 14th. Opening the book releases a band of monsters into the house and the family must join together to save themselves and their neighborhood.
    Death Hunt 1981 POSTER

    Death Hunt

    1981

    English

    6.9

    22

    17%

    70%

    Action

    Adventure

    based on a true story

    based on true story

    bounty hunter

    canada

    Crime

    husky

    new year's eve

    Thriller

    Western

    Peter R. Hunt Peter R. Hunt Director Charles Bronson Charles Bronson as Albert Johnson Henry Beckman Henry Beckman as Bill Luce Len Lesser Len Lesser as Lewis William Sanderson William Sanderson as Ned Warren
    Yukon Territory, Canada, November 1931. Albert Johnson, a trapper who lives alone in the mountains, buys a dog almost dead after a brutal dogfight, a good deed that will put him in trouble.
    Security Unlimited 1981 POSTER

    Security Unlimited

    1981

    Cn

    6.9

    9

    Action

    Comedy

    Crime

    Michael Hui Michael Hui Director Hoi Sang Lee Hoi Sang Lee as Bald Gang Member Tau Wan Yue Tau Wan Yue as Crossed-eyed Gang Member Fung Fung Fung Fung as Driving Instructor Hark-Sun Lau Hark-Sun Lau as Taipan Law
    This is a story about a security guard agency and its three agents-Michael, Sam and Ricky. Sam and Ricky are delivering a large sum of money to a bank when a robbery takes place under their nose. after a series of hair-raising about hilarious chases, the agents get their men. With Michael and Sam giving their reward money to Ricky. They live haphazardly ever after.
    Marianne & Juliane 1981 POSTER

    Marianne & Juliane

    1981

    German

    7.3

    7

    Action

    Drama

    feminism

    germany

    politics

    woman director

    years of lead

    Margarethe von Trotta Margarethe von Trotta Director Felix Moeller Felix Moeller as Barbara Sukowa Barbara Sukowa as Marianne Christiane Grass Christiane Grass as Student Rüdiger Vogler Rüdiger Vogler as Wolfgang
    Germany, 1968: The priest's daughters Marianna and Juliane both fight for changes in society, like making abortion legal. However their means are totally different: while Juliane's committed as a reporter, her sister joins a terroristic organization. After she's caught by the police and put into isolation jail, Juliane remains as her last connection to the rest of the world. Although she doesn't accept her sister's arguments and her boyfriend Wolfgang doesn't want her to, Juliane keeps on helping her sister. She begins to question the way her sister is treated.
    The Fan 1981 POSTER

    The Fan

    1981

    English

    5.8

    7

    37%

    35%

    Action

    Drama

    fan mail

    Horror

    obsessed fan

    obsession

    stalker

    Thriller

    Ed Bianchi Ed Bianchi Director Anna Maria Horsford Anna Maria Horsford as Emily Stolz James Garner James Garner as Jake Berman Hector Elizondo Hector Elizondo as Police Inspector Raphael Andrews Dana Delany Dana Delany as Saleswoman in Record Store
    A record store clerk is an obsessed fan of an actress of stage and screen. However, when faced with rejection, the fan strikes out in increasingly violent ways.
    Nobody's Perfekt 1981 POSTER

    Nobody's Perfekt

    1981

    English

    4.5

    3

    Action

    city hall

    Comedy

    mental illness

    pothole

    Peter Bonerz Peter Bonerz Director Susan Clark Susan Clark as Carol James Cromwell James Cromwell as Dr. Carson Paul Stewart Paul Stewart as Dr. Segal Alex Rocco Alex Rocco as The Boss
    While everyone knows you can't fight City Hall, there are those who, for whatever reason, can't resist the challenge. Three slightly disturbed psychiatric patients decide to take on the government. What ensues includes car chases, a ferry boat hijacking, strip-teases and lots of fun!
    The Devil and Max Devlin 1981 POSTER

    The Devil and Max Devlin

    1981

    English

    5.0

    6

    17%

    25%

    Action

    Comedy

    Family

    Fantasy

    Steven Hilliard Stern Steven Hilliard Stern Director Chuck Shamata Chuck Shamata as Jerry Nadler Elliott Gould Elliott Gould as Max Devlin Joseph Burke Joseph Burke as Steven Ethelreda Leopold Ethelreda Leopold as Wedding Guest
    When Max dies in an accident, he goes straight to Hell. But the Devil Barney makes him an offer: if he manages to get three innocent youths to sell him their souls in the next two months, he may stay on Earth. Max accepts, and returns to Earth, equipped with special powers. However, his task is harder than expected, especially when seven year old Tobi demands that he marry his mother.
    Glaube und Währung - Dr. Gene Scott, Fernsehprediger 1981 POSTER

    Glaube und Währung - Dr. Gene Scott, Fernsehprediger

    1981

    German

    6.7

    4

    Action

    Documentary

    Werner Herzog Werner Herzog Director Werner Herzog Werner Herzog as Narrator Gene Scott Gene Scott as Self Jake Hess Jake Hess as Self - Singer
    The documentary follows Gene Scott, famous televangelist involved with constant fights against FCC, who tried to shut down his TV show during the 1970s and '80s, and even argues with his viewers, complaining about their lack of support by not sending enough money to keep going with the show.
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