Films of 1981
1981 was the most violent year of its era.
Across 78 well-known films, 1981 reads higher on violence than the decade around it — 50 against 41.7, a gap of 8.3. Every year is measured against its own era rather than against all of cinema, because a slow trend is not a year’s signature.
The best-liked films of 1981
Das Boot
8.1 / 10
Raiders of the Lost Ark
7.9 / 10
The Marquis of Grillo
7.8 / 10
I'm Starting from Three
7.6 / 10
Mad Max 2
7.4 / 10
An American Werewolf in London
7.4 / 10
Blow Out
7.4 / 10
Christiane F.
7.3 / 10
Possession
7.3 / 10
Bianco, rosso e Verdone
7.3 / 10
On Golden Pond
7.3 / 10
The Fox and the Hound
7.2 / 10
The most singular films of 1981
Highest Cinnamon Scores of the year, leaving out anything already listed above. Not the best films of 1981 — the ones you cannot get anywhere else.
