13 films released in 1981

Scanners

David Cronenberg, 1981, Canada

103 mins
7.2 / 10 (3765)
3 countries
5 months
Horror Sci-Fi Thriller

Our Voice of the Earth, Memory and the Future (Nuestra voz de tierra, memoria y futuro)

Marta Rodríguez Jorge Silva, 1981, Colombia

110 mins
9.2 / 10 (237)
16 countries
4 months
Documentary

The Woman Next Door (La femme d'à côté)

François Truffaut, 1981, France

101 mins
7.8 / 10 (3424)
5 countries
57 days
Drama Romance

The German Sisters (Die bleierne Zeit)

Margarethe von Trotta, 1981, West Germany

107 mins
8.2 / 10 (908)
3 countries
24 days
Drama

Jean Genet: An Interview with Antoine Bourseiller (Jean Genet: Entretien avec Antoine Bourseiller)

Antoine Bourseiller, 1981, France

52 mins
8.2 / 10 (96)
2 countries
Unlimited
Documentary

Golden Dreams (Sogni d'oro)

Nanni Moretti, 1981, Italy

100 mins
7.2 / 10 (609)
112 countries
Unlimited
Comedy Drama Fantasy

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne (Docteur Jekyll et les femmes (The Bloodbath of Doctor Jekyll / Bloodlust / The Experiment))

Walerian Borowczyk, 1981, West Germany

91 mins
7.4 / 10 (258)
1 country
Unlimited
Horror Drama

Junkopia

Frank Simeone John Chapman Chris Marker, 1981, France

6 mins
7 / 10 (2851)
126 countries
Unlimited
Documentary Short Avant-Garde

Fruits of Passion (Les fruits de la passion)

Shûji Terayama, 1981, France

80 mins
6.6 / 10 (2561)
126 countries
Unlimited
Drama Cult Erotica

Travel Songs

Jonas Mekas, 1981, United States

23 mins
7.4 / 10 (1781)
23 countries
Unlimited
Short Avant-Garde

Merry-Go-Round

Jacques Rivette, 1981, France

160 mins
6.6 / 10 (643)
125 countries
Unlimited
Drama Crime

The Black Cat (Gatto nero)

Lucio Fulci, 1981, Italy

92 mins
5.8 / 10 (386)
1 country
Unlimited
Horror