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| 1 |  | Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) |  4.0000 98 reviews | PG | Action, Adventure, Thriller, Romance |
$43.99
| In 1936, as WWII looms near, Indiana Jones is hired by the Government to find the Ark of the ...more about Raiders of the Lost Ark starring Harrison Ford and Karen Allen |
| 2 |  | Escape from New York (1981) |  3.0614 105 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Thriller, Sci-Fi |
$9.99
| In 1997 the island of Manhattan has been converted into a maximum security prison. When Air Force ...more about Escape from New York starring Kurt Russell and Lee Van Cleef |
| 3 |  | Mad Max 2 (1981) | 3.0173 36 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi |
$4.99
| In "The Road Warrior" the sequel to "Mad Max," Max joins a struggling group tring to build a ...more about Mad Max 2 starring Mel Gibson and Bruce Spence |
| 4 |  | Dragonslayer (1981) | 2.9818 49 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Fantasy |
$3.90
| A King has made a pact with a dragon where he sacrfices virgins to it, and the dragon leaves his ...more about Dragonslayer starring Peter MacNicol and Caitlin Clarke |
| 5 |  | For Your Eyes Only (1981) | 2.9532 49 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Thriller |
$9.27
| A British spy trawler is accidentally sunk off the coast of a Warsaw pact county. On board is a ...more about For Your Eyes Only starring Roger Moore and Carole Bouquet |
| 6 |  | Clash of the Titans (1981) | 2.9372 55 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance, Family |
$3.59
| Perseus has to rescue Andromeda, before she has to marry a monster. Zeus has set up a few tests for ...more about Clash of the Titans starring Laurence Olivier and Claire Bloom |
| 7 |  | Outland (1981) | 2.9065 28 reviews | NA | Action, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Crime | N/A | Marshal W.T. O'Niel is assigned to a mining colony on Io, one of Jupiter's moons. During his tenure ...more about Outland starring Sean Connery and Peter Boyle |
| 8 |  | Dogs of War, The (1981) | 2.8522 15 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, War |
$8.65
| Mercenary Paul Shannon (Christopher Walken), on a reconaissance job to the African nation of ...more about Dogs of War starring Christopher Walken and Jos� Rabelo |
| 9 |  | Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) | 2.8414 61 reviews | NA | Action, Thriller, Horror, Mystery |
$2.10
| After killing the crazy Mrs. Voorhees, who was avenging her son Jason's death, Alice can finally ...more about Friday the 13th Part 2 starring Amy Steel and John Furey |
| 10 |  | Knightriders (1981) | 2.7693 18 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Drama | N/A | A travelling troupe of jousters and performers are slowly cracking under the pressure of hick cops, ...more about Knightriders starring Ed Harris and Gary Lahti |
| 11 |  | Nighthawks (1981) |  2.5411 12 reviews | NA | Action, Drama |
$5.95
| Deke DaSilva and Matthew Fox are two New York cops who get transferred to an elite anti-terrorism ...more about Nighthawks starring Sylvester Stallone and Billy Dee Williams |
| 12 |  | Inseminoid (1981) | 2.4696 20 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi |
$44.98
| A group of scientists are working in a lab located on a distant planet. One of them, Sandy, is ...more about Inseminoid starring Robin Clarke and Jennifer Ashley |
| 13 |  | Cannonball Run, The (1981) | 2.3904 21 reviews | PG | Action, Adventure, Romance, Comedy |
$5.57
| A wild, illegal, and popular cross-country car is organized, and the eccentric entrants will do ...more about Cannonball Run starring Burt Reynolds and Roger Moore |
| 14 |  | Blood Beach (1981) | 2.3497 18 reviews | NA | Action, Horror, Mystery | N/A | Something or someone is attacking people one by one on the beach. Some of them are mutilated, but ...more about Blood Beach starring David Huffman and Marianna Hill |
| 15 |  | Victory (1981) | 2.2738 8 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, War, Sports |
$4.49
| In World War II, a group of Nazi officers come up with a propiganda event in which an all star Nazi ...more about Victory starring Sylvester Stallone and Michael Caine |
| 16 |  | Tarzan, the Ape Man (1981) | 2.2653 23 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure |
$2.87
| The Tarzan story from Jane's point of view. Jane Parker visits her father in Africa where she joins ...more about Tarzan starring Bo Derek and Richard Harris |
| 17 |  | Condorman (1981) |  1.9039 9 reviews | PG | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Disney | N/A | Comic artist and writer Woody (Michael Crawford) performs a simple courier operation for his friend ...more about Condorman starring Michael Crawford and Oliver Reed |
| 18 | | Galaxy of Terror (1981) | 1.8697 11 reviews | NA | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Mystery |
$5.99
| As a lone spaceship proceeds on its long voyage across space, the crew are surprised to encounter a ...more about Galaxy of Terror starring Edward Albert and Erin Moran |
| 19 |  | Kill and Kill Again (1981) | 1.8418 7 reviews | NA | Action, Drama | N/A | Dr. Horatio Kane has been kidnapped, and is being forced to create an army of martial artists who ...more about Kill and Kill Again starring James Ryan and Anneline Kriel |
| 20 | | Enter the Ninja (1981) |  1.4899 12 reviews | NA | Action, Drama | N/A | After just completing his training at a ninja school, an army vet (Franco Nero) travels to the ...more about Enter the Ninja starring Susan George and Christopher George |
| 21 |  | Eye for an Eye, An (1981) | 1.4549 18 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Thriller, Crime |
$4.02
| Sean Kane (Chuck Norris) is forced to resign from the San Francisco Police Department's Narcotics ...more about Eye for an Eye starring Christopher Lee and Richard Roundtree |
| 22 |  | Honky Tonk Freeway (1981) | 1.4473 4 reviews | NA | Action, Comedy |
$12.36
| Ticlaw, a small town in Florida, has only one attraction: a safari park. The government constructs ...more about Honky Tonk Freeway starring Al Corley and William Devane |
| 23 | | Goodbye Pork Pie (1981) | 1.4382 2 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Drama | N/A | Local goon, Gerry, hires a yellow mini in Kaitaia using a stolen license. John's wife has just left ...more about Goodbye Pork Pie starring Tony Barry and Kelly Johnson |
| 24 | | Deadline (1981) | 1.3925 1 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, Thriller, Horror | N/A | A horror film about a screenwriter who loses the ability to distinguish between his fantasy world ...more about Deadline starring Stephen Young and Sharon Masters |
| 25 |  | ...All the Marbles (1981) | 1.3286 2 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, Romance, Comedy | N/A | Harry manages The California Dolls, a female wrestling tag team endlessly touring America. He is ...more about ...All the Marbles starring Peter Falk and Vicki Frederick |
| 26 |  | Ruckus (1981) | 1.3012 3 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, Thriller | N/A | Kyle Hanson is a Vietnam veteran whose traumatic war-time experiences have left him unable to ...more about Ruckus starring Dirk Benedict and Linda Blair |
| 27 |  | High Risk (1981) |  1.0204 5 reviews | NA | Action, Crime, Comedy |
$3.95
| Four American friends, badly needing money, decide to make a commando-like raid into a South ...more about High Risk starring James Brolin and Anthony Quinn |
| 28 |  | Texas Lightning (1981) | 1.0181 1 reviews | NA | Action, Drama |
$9.99
| ...more about Texas Lightning starring Maureen McCormick and Peter Jason |
| 29 | | Final Exam (1981) | 0.7990 6 reviews | NA | Action, Thriller, Horror | N/A | In a small college in North Carolina, only a select few students are left to take mid terms. But, ...more about Final Exam starring Cecile Bagdadi and Joel S. Rice |
| 30 | | Pilot, The (1981) |  No Score 0 reviews | NA | Action, Drama | N/A | Mike Hagan is a pilot in passenger service and candidate for the honor "Best Pilot of the Year". ...more about Pilot starring Cliff Robertson and Diane Baker |
| 31 | | Day of Judgment, A (1981) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, Horror | N/A | In the 1920s, a man in black rides into a small Southern town to visit retribution upon the ...more about Day of Judgment |
| 32 | | Bruce vs. Bill (1981) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Action, Drama | N/A | The two fighters of the title clash due to a gang boss playing them off against each other. The ...more about Bruce vs. Bill |
| 33 | | Ako ang hari (1981) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Action | N/A | ...more about Ako ang hari |
| 34 | | Secret Rivals 3 (1981) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Action, Drama | N/A | ...more about Secret Rivals 3 |
| 35 | | Firecracker (1981) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, Thriller | N/A | ...more about Firecracker starring Jillian Kesner and Darby Hinton |
| 36 | | Shao Lin yu Wu Dang (1981) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Action |
$6.75
| ...more about Shao Lin yu Wu Dang |
| 37 | | Lovely But Deadly (1981) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Action, Drama | N/A | ...more about Lovely But Deadly starring Lucinda Dooling and John Randolph |
| 38 | | Gung foo wong dai (1981) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Action |
$7.30
| ...more about Gung foo wong dai |
| 39 | | Deadly Vengeance (1981) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Action | N/A | ...more about Deadly Vengeance starring Betty Harrison |
| 40 | | Smokey Bites the Dust (1981) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Action, Comedy | N/A | ...more about Smokey Bites the Dust starring Janet Julian |
| 41 | | Commander Lawin (1981) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Action | N/A | ...more about Commander Lawin starring Dante Varona |
| 42 | | Marvelous Kung Fu, The (1981) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Action, Comedy | N/A | ...more about Marvelous Kung Fu |
| 43 | | Inmuga-in (1981) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Action | N/A | A country bumpkin arrives to help his brother's rice business. Things get out of hand while a rival ...more about Inmuga-in starring Jang Lee Hwang and Eddy Ko |
| 44 | | Race for the Yankee Zephyr (1981) | No Score 1 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Drama | N/A | In a lake high in the mountains of New Zealand hunter Gibbie Gibson discovers a plane wreck from ...more about Race for the Yankee Zephyr starring Ken Wahl and Lesley Ann Warren |
| 45 | | Force: Five (1981) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Action, Drama | N/A | ...more about Force: Five starring Joe Lewis and Bong Soo Han |
| 46 | | Nomad Riders (1981) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Action | N/A | ...more about Nomad Riders starring Wayne Chema and Richard Kluck |
| 47 | | How Sleep the Brave (1981) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Action, Drama | N/A | A squad of young fresh American soldiers are sent to Vietnam. Immediately upon their arrival, they ...more about How Sleep the Brave starring Lawrence Day and Thomas M. Pollard |
| 48 | | Firebird 2015 AD (1981) | No Score 1 reviews | NA | Action, Sci-Fi, Romance | N/A | In one of many unpopular and unsupported policy decisions, the US government of the near future ...more about Firebird 2015 AD starring George Touliatos |
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