Movies in 1981

1981 Wide-release movies

January–March

 * January 1981
 * January 7
 * Scream
 * January 14
 * Scanners
 * January 28
 * Blood Beach
 * January 30
 * Earthbound
 * The Incredible Shrinking Woman
 * February 1981
 * February 11
 * My Bloody Valentine
 * Sphinx
 * February 13
 * American Pop
 * Eyewitness
 * March 1981
 * March 6
 * All Night Long
 * The Devil and Max Devlin
 * Maniac
 * On the Right Track
 * March 13
 * Back Roads
 * The Funhouse
 * Modern Romance
 * March 20
 * Amy
 * Omen III: The Final Conflict
 * ''The Postman Always Rings Twice
 * March 27
 * Eyes of a Stranger
 * Thief

April–June

 * April 1981
 * April 3
 * Alice in Wonderland (re-release)
 * Hardly Working
 * April 4
 * This Is Elvis
 * Nighthawks
 * April 10
 * Excalibur
 * Going Ape!
 * The Howling
 * Knightriders
 * April 17
 * Caveman
 * April 24
 * Cattle Annie and Little Britches
 * The Hand
 * Ms. 45
 * Night School
 * Take This Job and Shove It
 * April 28
 * Bloody Birthday
 * May 1981
 * May 1
 * Friday the 13th Part 2
 * Graduation Day
 * King of the Mountain
 * May 3
 * Image of the Beast
 * May 8
 * The Burning
 * May 15
 * The Fan
 * May 21
 * Death Hunt
 * May 22
 * Bustin' Loose
 * The Four Seasons
 * The Legend of the Lone Ranger
 * May 29
 * Dead & Buried
 * Polyester
 * The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia
 * June 1981
 * June 5
 * Cheech & Chong's Nice Dreams
 * Final Exam
 * Tuck Everlasting
 * June 12
 * Clash of the Titans
 * Freaky Friday (re-release)
 * Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (re-release)
 * Herbie Goes Bananas (re-release)
 * History of the World, Part I
 * Raiders of the Lost Ark
 * June 19
 * The Cannonball Run
 * Superman II
 * Swiss Family Robinson (re-release)
 * June 26
 * Dragonslayer
 * For Your Eyes Only
 * The Great Muppet Caper
 * Stripes

July–September

 * July 1981
 * July 1
 * S.O.B.
 * July 10
 * Escape from New York
 * The Fox and the Hound
 * July 17
 * Arthur
 * Endless Love
 * Zorro, The Gay Blade
 * July 24
 * Blow Out
 * ''Wolfen
 * July 31
 * Under the Rainbow
 * August 1981
 * August 7
 * Heavy Metal
 * Student Bodies
 * August 14
 * Deadly Blessing
 * An Eye for an Eye
 * They All Laughed
 * August 21
 * An American Werewolf in London
 * First Monday in October
 * Prince of the City
 * August 28
 * Body Heat
 * Chu Chu and the Philly Flash
 * Hell Night
 * Private Lessons
 * September 1981
 * September 18
 * Continental Divide
 * Mommie Dearest
 * Raggedy Man
 * September 23
 * Only When I Laugh
 * Rich and Famous
 * September 25
 * The Boogens
 * Carbon Copy
 * So Fine

October–December

 * October 1981
 * Galaxy of Terror
 * October 2
 * Enter the Ninja
 * Paternity
 * October 9
 * Full Moon High
 * Tattoo
 * October 11
 * My Dinner with Andre
 * October 14
 * Just Before Dawn
 * October 16
 * All the Marbles
 * October 23
 * Nightmare
 * Silence of the North
 * October 30
 * Looker
 * Halloween II
 * November 1981
 * November 6
 * The Prowler
 * Fantasies
 * Time Bandits
 * November 13
 * Porky's
 * The Pursuit of D. B. Cooper
 * November 20
 * The Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie
 * Ragtime
 * December 1981
 * December 4
 * On Golden Pond
 * Reds
 * December 11
 * Buddy Buddy
 * Dawn of the Mummy
 * Four Friends
 * Pennies from Heaven
 * Rollover
 * December 18
 * Absence of Malice
 * Cinderella (re-release)
 * Ghost Story
 * Neighbors
 * Sharky's Machine
 * December 20
 * Taps
 * December 25
 * Modern Problems

Resources

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