The best films of 1981

129 films from 1981, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, the Oscars and box office, compared only with films from the same year.

  1. Do You Remember Dolly Bell? Score 44.1 · IMDb 7.5
  2. The Howling Score 43.5 · IMDb 6.5 · Tomatometer 76% · Metascore 68
  3. Heavy Metal Score 43.3 · IMDb 6.6 · Tomatometer 66% · Metascore 51
  4. Knightriders Score 42.8 · IMDb 6.3 · Tomatometer 81% · Metascore 69
  5. Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure Score 42.7 · IMDb 7.1
  6. S.O.B. Score 42.5 · IMDb 6.4 · Tomatometer 82% · Metascore 62
  7. The Postman Always Rings Twice Score 42.5 · IMDb 6.6 · Tomatometer 73% · Metascore 61
  8. Mommie Dearest Score 42.1 · IMDb 6.7 · Tomatometer 50% · Metascore 55
  9. American Pop Score 41.7 · IMDb 7.2 · Tomatometer 68% · Metascore 57
  10. Outland Score 40.6 · IMDb 6.6 · Tomatometer 58% · Metascore 48