1981 drama films

1981 animated film directed by Art Stevens, Ted Berman and Richard Rich

1981 film by Hugh Hudson

1981 film by Mark Rydell

1981 film by Warren Beatty

1981 film by John Huston

1981 film directed by István Szabó

1981 film directed by Andrzej Wajda

1981 Australian film by Peter Weir

1981 film by Aleksandr Alov, Vladimir Naumov

1981 film directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud

1981 film by Uli Edel

1980 film by Moustapha Akkad

1981 film directed by Andrzej Żuławski

1981 film by Miloš Forman

1980 film by Rainer Werner Fassbinder

1981 film directed by Terence Young

1981 film directed by Harold Becker

1981 film by Frank Perry

1981 film by Sergei Yutkevich

1981 film by John Badham

1981 film by Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Knightriders is a 1981 American action drama film written and directed by George A. Romero and starring Ed Harris, Gary Lahti, Tom Savini, Amy Ingersoll, Patricia Tallman, and Christine Forrest. It was filmed entirely on location in the Pittsburgh metro area, including Fawn Township and Natrona during the summer of 1980.

1981 film by Francesco Rosi

1980 film directed by Jim Jarmusch

1981 film by Dino Risi, Claudio Risi

1981 film by Marco Ferreri

1981 anime film directed by Kimio Yabuki

1981 film by Liliana Cavani

1981 film by Burt Reynolds

1981 film by Carlos Saura

1981 film by Shūji Terayama

1981 Merchant Ivory film directed by James Ivory

1981 film by George Cukor

1981 film directed by Christian de Chalonge

Muzhiki! () is a 1981 Soviet drama film directed by Iskra Babich. It was entered into the 32nd Berlin International Film Festival, where it won an Honourable Mention.

1975 film by Elem Klimov

1981 film by Volker Schlöndorff

1981 film by Alain Tanner

1981 film by Ettore Scola

1981 film directed by Pierre Granier-Deferre

Khan Asparuh () is a 1981 three-part Bulgarian historical action drama film directed by Ludmil Staikov. It tells the story of Khan Asparuh and the events around the founding of the medieval Bulgarian state in 681 AD. Shot and released on the occasion of the 1300th anniversary of Bulgaria, the film received acclaim and was selected as the Bulgarian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 55th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.

1981 Swiss film directed by Markus Imhoof

1981 film directed by Alan J. Pakula

1981 film by Mauro Bolognini

1981 film

1982 film by Kathryn Bigelow

1981 film by David Greene

1981 film by Lordan Zafranović

1981 animated film by Ralph Bakshi

1981 film by Jacques Rivette

1981 film by Jerzy Skolimowski

1981 film directed by Ben Verbong

1981 film by Daniel Kamwa

1981 film by Ann Hui

film directed by Sergei Nikonenko

1981 film by Kōhei Oguri

1981 film by Predrag Golubović

1981 film by Manoel de Oliveira

1981 film directed by Agnieszka Holland

1981 film by Vadim Glowna