01 A convicted criminal is sent into a walled-off, lawless Manhattan to rescue the kidnapped president.
8 Best Movies of 1981
By Vlad Zakh · June 28, 2026
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A look back at 1981, one of cinema’s most memorable years, ranking the films that have best stood the test of time. In Das Boot (1981): The crew of a German U-boat endures grueling claustrophobia and mounting terror during World War II. Also notable is Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981): An adventuring archaeologist races Nazi agents to recover the legendary, world-altering Ark of the Covenant.
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02 A fox and a hound raised together as pups must confront their instinctive rivalry as they grow older.
03 A professional safecracker's plan for one last big score is complicated by his ties to organized crime.
04 A sound engineer's accidental recording of a car crash reveals evidence of a political assassination.
05 A backpacker attacked by a werewolf on the English moors begins transforming himself, haunted by his dead friend.
06 A hardened wasteland drifter helps a besieged desert settlement defend its precious fuel supply.
07 An adventuring archaeologist races Nazi agents to recover the legendary, world-altering Ark of the Covenant.
08 The crew of a German U-boat endures grueling claustrophobia and mounting terror during World War II.
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