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When Dr. Indiana Jones – the tweed-suited professor who just happens to be a celebrated archaeologist – is hired by the government to locate the legendary Ark of the Covenant, he finds himself up against the entire Nazi regime.
Movie
- Year: 1981
- Country: USA
- Genre: Adventure and Action
- Rating:
i
A British spy ship has sunk and on board was a hi-tech encryption device. James Bond is sent to find the device that holds British launching instructions before the enemy Soviets get to it first.
Movie
- Year: 1981
- Country: United Kingdom
- Genre: Thriller, Adventure and Action
- Rating:
i
An uproarious version of history that proves nothing is sacred – not even the Roman Empire, the French Revolution and the Spanish Inquisition.
Movie
- Year: 1981
- Country: USA
- Genre: Comedy
- Rating:
i
A young woman left her family for an unspecified reason. The husband determines to find out the truth and starts following his wife. At first, he suspects that a man is involved. But gradually, he finds out more and more strange behaviors and bizarre incidents that indicate something more than a possessed love affair.
Movie
- Year: 1981
- Country: France and Germany
- Genre: Horror
- Rating:
i
Frank is an expert professional safecracker, specialized in high-profile diamond heists. He plans to use his ill-gotten income to retire from crime and build a nice life for himself complete with a home, wife and kids. To accelerate the process, he signs on with a top gangster for a big score.
Movie
- Year: 1981
- Country: USA
- Genre: Drama, Thriller and Crime
- Rating:
i
This movie portrays the drug scene in Berlin in the 70s, following tape recordings of Christiane F. 14 years old Christiane lives with her mother and little sister in a typical multi-storey apartment building in Berlin. She's fascinated by the 'Sound', a new disco with most modern equipment. Although she's legally too young, she asks a friend to take her. There she meets Detlef, who's in a clique where everybody's on drugs. Step by step she gets drawn deeper into the scene.
Movie
- Year: 1981
- Country: Germany
- Genre: Drama
- Rating:
i
An account of the revolutionary years of the legendary American journalist John Reed, who shared his adventurous professional life with his radical commitment to the socialist revolution in Russia, his dream of spreading its principles among the members of the American working class, and his troubled romantic relationship with the writer Louise Bryant.
Movie
- Year: 1981
- Country: USA
- Genre: Romance, Drama and History
- Rating:
i
Damien Thorn has helped rescue the world from a recession, appearing to be a benign corporate benefactor. When he then becomes U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Damien fulfills a terrifying biblical prophecy. He also faces his own potential demise as an astronomical event brings about the second coming of Christ.
Movie
- Year: 1981
- Country: USA
- Genre: Horror, Thriller and Mystery
- Rating:
i
When one of Europe's most lethal terrorists shows up in New York, an elite undercover cop is assigned to take him down by any means necessary.
Movie
- Year: 1981
- Country: USA
- Genre: Thriller, Action and Crime
- Rating:
i
Classic Saturday-morning cartoon series featuring magical blue elf-like creatures called Smurfs. The Smurfs, named for their personalities, inhabit a village of mushroom houses in an enchanted forest. These loveable creatures are led by Papa Smurf and live carefree... except for one major threat to their existance: Gargamel, an evil but inept wizard who lives in a stone-built house in the forest; and his feline companion, the equally nasty Azrael.
TV Series
- Year: 1981
- Country: USA
- Genre: Fantasy, Kids, Family, Animation, Comedy and Sci-Fi
- Rating:
i
Kermit and Fozzie are newspaper reporters sent to London to interview Lady Holiday, a wealthy fashion designer whose priceless diamond necklace is stolen. Kermit meets and falls in love with her secretary, Miss Piggy. The jewel thieves strike again, and this time frame Miss Piggy. It's up to Kermit and Muppets to bring the real culprits to justice.
Movie
- Year: 1981
- Country: United Kingdom and USA
- Genre: Romance, Mystery, Crime, Comedy and Family
- Rating:
i
When the boss' unlucky daughter is missing in South America, Campana is sent to watch the boss' most unlucky employee who is sent as a private detective in hopes he can duplicate the daughter's mistakes.
Movie
- Year: 1981
- Country: Mexico and France
- Genre: Adventure, Comedy and Crime
- Rating:
i
A realistic glimpse into the daily lives of the officers and detectives at an urban police station.
TV Series
- Year: 1981
- Country: USA
- Genre: Drama and Crime
- Rating:
i
The saga of a wealthy Denver family in the oil business: Blake Carrington, the patriarch; Krystle, his former secretary and wife; his children: Adam, lost in childhood after a kidnapping; Fallon, pampered and spoiled; Steven, openly gay; and Amanda, hidden from him by his ex-wife, the conniving Alexis. Most of the show features the conflict between 2 large corporations, Blake's Denver Carrington and Alexis' ColbyCo.
TV Series
- Year: 1981
- Country: USA
- Genre: Soap and Drama
- Rating:
i
A.J. Simon is a polished fellow with a taste for classic cars and tailored suits. Rick Simon is his less refined (but still pleasant) older brother who has a taste for cowboy boots and four-wheel drive pickups. The two of them live in San Diego, where they own a private detective agency.
TV Series
- Year: 1981
- Country: USA
- Genre: Drama
- Rating:
i
Phillip Filmore is a naive, 15-year-old, preoccupied with sex, who develops a crush on Nicole Mallow, the new 30-something, French housekeeper and sitter to look after him when Phillip's father is out of town for the summer on a "business" trip. But Mr. Filmore's unscrupulous chauffeur, Lester Lewis, takes advantage of Phillip's crush on Nicole to hire her to seduce the youth, then draws her into a plot to fake her own death in a blackmail scheme aimed to drain Phillip's trust fund.
Movie
- Year: 1981
- Country: USA
- Genre: Comedy and Romance
- Rating:
i
Falcon Crest is an American primetime television soap opera which aired on the CBS network for nine seasons, from December 4, 1981 to May 17, 1990. A total of 227 episodes were produced. The series revolves around the feuding factions of the wealthy Gioberti/Channing family in the Californian wine industry. Jane Wyman starred as Angela Channing, the tyrannical matriarch of the Falcon Crest Winery, alongside Robert Foxworth as Chase Gioberti, Angela's nephew who returns to Falcon Crest following the death of his father. The series was set in the fictitious Tuscany Valley northeast of San Francisco.
TV Series
- Year: 1981
- Country: USA
- Genre: Drama and Soap
- Rating:
i
Rémi is a man trapped in a deteriorating marriage. When his wife is unexpectedly killed in a car accident, Rémi is left with his stepdaughter, Marion, who chooses to stay with him rather than live with her birth father. After the initial shock passes, Rémi is caught off-guard when Marion begins expressing her attraction to him. Initially repulsed, Marion's mature beauty wears him down as he finally caves to her seductions.
Movie
- Year: 1981
- Country: France
- Genre: Romance and Drama
- Rating:
i
A priest-doctor chasing a man with supernatural regenerative abilities, who has recently escaped from a medical lab, reaches a small town where the mutant goes on a killing spree.
Movie
- Year: 1981
- Country: Italy
- Genre: Horror
- Rating:
i
A record store clerk is an obsessed fan of an actress of stage and screen. However, when faced with rejection, the fan strikes out in increasingly violent ways.
Movie
- Year: 1981
- Country: United Kingdom and USA
- Genre: Drama, Thriller and Horror
- Rating:
i
In a 1940s New York, two Jewish teenage boys are determined to remain friends despite the deep differences between their two families.
Movie
- Year: 1981
- Country: USA
- Genre: Drama
- Rating:
i
11-year-old Kenichi Mitsuba is an average kid who goes to secondary school and struggles with his studies, he is very stubborn and is very lazy and therefore always ends up frustrating his parents and teacher. He loves to find an easy way of things. He befriends Hattori Kanzo, a ninja from the Iga Clan, and he becomes part of the Mitsuba family along with his brother, Shinzo and his ninja dog, Shishimaru. Hattori helps Kenichi with his problems, and constantly keeps an eye on him, as a good friend. The main antagonist Kemumaki, a Koga ninja and his ninja cat, Kagechiyo always troubles Kenichi, mainly because of their feud over one girl, Yumeko. Kenichi asks Hattori to take revenge as a recurring storyline in many episodes. Although Hattori is a good friend, Kenichi sometimes fights with Hattori due to misunderstandings created by Kemumaki. Sometimes Jippou, Togejirou and Tsubame help him.
TV Series
- Year: 1981
- Country: Japan
- Genre: Animation, Action, Family, Comedy, Adventure and Kids
- Rating:
i
A speculation on the fate of the famous hijacker who parachuted with his ransom and disappeared in the mountains. Has Cooper succeeded in following a meticulous plan to disappear into anonymity despite the best efforts of a dogged cop?
Movie
- Year: 1981
- Country: USA
- Genre: Crime, Thriller and Adventure
- Rating:
i
An Arab oil organization devises a plan to wreck the world economy in order to cause anarchy and chaos.
Movie
- Year: 1981
- Country: USA
- Genre: Thriller, Romance, Mystery and Drama
- Rating:
i
The invasion of an alien race known as the Oni begins a new life for Ataru Moroboshi, a lecherous trouble-making tenth grader in the small town of Tomobiki. After unwittingly proposing to the Oni princess Lum Invader instead of his sweetheart Shinobu, Ataru becomes a conduit for aliens arriving on Earth, causing all sorts of havoc for him and his companions, not to mention his own reputation!
TV Series
- Year: 1981
- Country: Japan
- Genre: Fantasy, Drama, Comedy, Sci-Fi and Animation
- Rating:
i
A long-running German-language entertainment television show based on the format of the British show You Bet! and the American show Wanna Bet?.
TV Series
- Year: 1981
- Country: Germany
- Genre: Reality, Drama, Comedy and Talk
- Rating:
i
The son of the owner of a large Italian cheese factory is kidnapped, but as the factory is on the verge of bankruptcy the owner hatches a plan to use the ransom money as reinvestment in the factory.
Movie
- Year: 1981
- Country: Italy
- Genre: Drama
- Rating:
i
Ein Fall für zwei is a German television series, which premiered on September 11, 1981 on ZDF. The series, located in Frankfurt am Main, features two main characters who solve crimes: a defense attorney and a private investigator. Josef Matula, a former German police officer, has gone into private business. His method of investigation is very effective and direct, and he sometimes even resorts to dirty tricks. Claus Theo Gärtner has portrayed the role since the start of the series.
TV Series
- Year: 1981
- Country: Germany
- Genre: Crime and Drama
- Rating:
i
Senbei Norimaki, known by his nickname Dr. Slump, a genius yet under-respected inventor and roboticist, creates an android by the name of Arale, and poses her as his little sister. What starts as an experiment in robotics turns into an adventure every day for the residents of Penguin Village, a wacky rural community with several colorful characters interacting with Arale and her creator.
TV Series
- Year: 1981
- Country: Japan
- Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Animation
- Rating:
i
The life of a young man, son of an English officer who lets himself become a prisoner of love resulting in fatalism and disgrace.
Movie
- Year: 1981
- Country: Portugal
- Genre: Romance and Drama
- Rating:
i
Wong Fei Hung and his friend are constantly having contests to see who has the better martial arts skill. After getting in trouble with their fathers, Wong Fei Hung settles down and starts to train seriously, while his friend still horses around. After his friend is hurt by a rival school, Wong goes to the school for retribution. Instead his skill is tested through a series of events which climax with him taking on a Northern martial artist. In an excellent battle of skill, he earns the respect of the rival school. Also stars Mai Te Lo and Hui Ying Hung.
Movie
- Year: 1981
- Country: Hong Kong
- Genre: Action
- Rating:
i
A surreal erotic fantasy about a young woman who checks into a bizarre, labyrinthine hotel.
Movie
- Year: 1981
- Country: Italy and Spain
- Genre: Drama
- Rating:
i
Rocksteady to both a visual and musical documentary of the big shots of the English 2-Tone movement of the late 1970s that has the exhaustive, high-energy performances exploding onto stage. Jump, shout, twist and crawl and dance to the tunes of Ska and its anthems of its rough riders and three-minute heroes captivated in the moment of a generation of England's concrete jungles and razor blade alleys. No longer on your radio but now on stage, together, with the likes of Madness, The Specials and The Beat et al, this concert footage of an era is a must-see, rare and fascinating look into a once vibrant youth culture of working-class England and its musical dance craze.
Movie
- Year: 1981
- Country: United Kingdom
- Genre: Music and Documentary
- Rating:
i
A couple (Carati and Cricotti) have to rent a hotel room which is really a haunted house. Well haunted is overstating it. Just old Renzo as a horny ghost who wants to get it on with Carati. Sexual frolics abound, Carati takes baths and has sex and hubby fulfills his role as cuckold.
Movie
- Year: 1981
- Country: Italy and Spain
- Genre: Comedy
- Rating:
i
Friends, contemporaries and even enemies of Alexander the Great gather in a tent to tell his tale through their eyes.
Movie
- Year: 1981
- Country: United Kingdom
- Genre: History, TV Movie and Documentary
- Rating:
i
An education documentary that takes you through the process of birthing to puberty.
Movie
- Year: 1981
- Country: Denmark
- Genre: Documentary
- Rating:
i
Two swordsmen from separate sects band together to kill Ruthless Chi, head of another sect.But did he really die? Events show that the Ruthless killer stills controls the strings and its up to the swordsmen to reveal his true identity.
Movie
- Year: 1981
- Country: Province of China and Taiwan
- Genre: Action
- Rating:
i
Xiu Juan, a filial daughter and caring sister, trades her soul for money to look after her mother and her brother's studies. The unsung heroine meets a tragic end when her complexion is destroyed by drug pusher Qin Chao who was jilted by her.
Movie
- Year: 1981
- Country: Hong Kong
- Genre: Drama
- Rating:
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