Category:1981, Top Films

1977 -- 1978 -- 1979 -- 1980

-- -- 1981, Top Films -- --

1982 -- 1983 -- 1984 -- 1985

Ranking

My Picks

-- #19. The Fox and the Hound -- #20. Pixote -- #29. Mephisto -- #39. Chariots of Fire

Limbo

-- #1. Raiders of the Lost Ark (Spielberg) -- #4. Das Boot (Petersen) -- #50+. Great Expectations (Amyes) <TV miniseries> -- #50+. Just Another Missing Kid (Zaritsky) [Best Doc]

Critical Reception

MUBI, Best Films

50 Top Films of 1981

-- #19. The Fox and the Hound -- #20. Pixote -- #29. Mephisto -- #39. Chariots of Fire

-- #1. Raiders of the Lost Ark -- #2. The Evil Dead -- #3. Possession -- #4. Das Boot -- #5. An American Werewolf in London -- #6. Blow Out -- #7. My Dinner with Andre -- #8. Time Bandits -- #9. Escape From New York -- #10. Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior

-- #11. Scanners -- #12. Christiane F. -- #13. Thief -- #14. Lola -- #15. MS .45 -- #16. The Beyond -- #17. Polyester -- #18. Body Heat

-- #21. Diva -- #24. The Aviator's Wife -- #25. Tango -- #26. Reds -- #30. History of the World: Part I -- #33. Gallipoli -- #40. Clash of the Titans

Oscar, Best Films

-- Chariots of Fire -- Atlantic City -- On Golden Pond -- Raiders of the Lost Ark -- Reds --

Golden Globe, Best Films

-- On Golden Pond -- Arthur -- Reds -- Chariots of Fire -- Ragtime -- The Four Seasons

National Board of Review

-- Chariots of Fire -- Reds -- Atlantic City -- Stevie -- Gallipoli -- On Golden Pond -- Prince of the City -- Raiders of the Lost Ark -- Heartland -- Ticket to Heaven -- Breaker Morant

Top Grossing Films

-- Raiders of the Lost Ark -- On Golden Pond -- Superman II -- Arthur -- Stripes -- The Cannonball Run -- Chariots of Fire -- For Your Eyes Only -- The Four Seasons -- Time Bandits

National Film Registry

-- Raiders of the Lost Ark -- Zoot Suit -- The Decline of Western Civilization <doc>

NYT, Best Films

-- Diva -- Chariots of Fire -- Smash Palace -- Raiders of the Lost Ark -- Gallipoli -- Prince of the City -- Lola -- Body Heat -- My Dinner with Andre -- Absence of Malice -- Reds -- The Road Warrior

TSPDT, Best Films

-- Raiders of the Lost Ark -- Mad Max 2 -- Possession -- The Woman Next Door -- Blow Out -- An American Werewolf in London -- Excalibur -- Das Boot -- Reds

Top10ner, Best Films

-- Raiders of the Lost Ark -- Das Boot -- Mad Max 2 -- Possession -- The Evil Dead -- Blow Out -- An American Werewolf in London

Film101, Best Films

-- Chariots of Fire -- Mephisto -- Pixote

-- Raiders of the Lost Ark -- Reds -- Das Boot -- Diva -- The Road Warrior -- Gallipoli -- Man of Iron

Child Actors, Best Films

-- Pixote (Brazil)

-- * Raggedy Man -- #40. Clash of the Titans -- Only When I Laugh

-- Als Unku Edes Freundin war (East Germany) -- Bloody Birthday -- Don't Go Near the Park -- Doro no kawa / Muddy River (Japan) -- Dreszcze / Shivers (Poland) -- Earthbound -- The Funhouse -- Gummi-Tarzan / Rubber Tarzan (Denmark) -- Historien om Kim Skov (Denmark) -- If You Go Down in the Woods Today (UK) -- Jen si tak trochu pisknout / Just Whistle a Little (Czechoslovakia) -- Jón Oddur & Jón Bjarni (Iceland) -- Krakonoš a lyžníci (Czechoslovakia) -- Kundskabens træ / Tree of Knowledge (Denmark) -- A Long Way Home -- Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (Australia) -- Mystery at Fire Island -- Neberte nám princeznú (Czechoslovakia) -- Neohlížej se, jde za námi kùn (Czechoslovakia) -- Nukitsamees (URSS) -- Omen III: The Final Conflict / The Final Conflict (UK-USA) -- On the Right Track -- Los Parchís contra el inventor invisible (Argentina) -- Piso pisello (Italy) -- The Pit (Canada) -- Prázdniny pro psa (Czechoslovakia) -- Prodannyy smekh / The Sold Laughter (URSS) -- Pugowitza (East Germany) -- Rasmus på luffen / Rasmus and the Vagabond (Sweden) -- Saturday the 14th -- Through the Magic Pyramid / Tut and Tuttle -- Time Bandits (UK) -- Yo ho ho (Bulgaria)