Movie Releases by Genre

Lifeforce

Lifeforce

June 21, 1985 | R
A race of space vampires arrives in London and infects the populace, beginning an apocalyptic descent into chaos.
Metascore:
50
User Score:
7.3
A View to a Kill

A View to a Kill

May 24, 1985 | PG
An investigation of a horse-racing scam leads 007 to a mad industrialist who plans to create a worldwide microchip monopoly by destroying California's Silicon Valley.
Metascore:
40
User Score:
5.8
Trancers

Trancers

May 22, 1985 | PG-13
A gruff bounty hunter travels back in time to 1980s Los Angeles to stop a twisted criminal who can transform people into zombie-like creatures.
Metascore:
64
User Score:
tbd
Rambo: First Blood Part II

Rambo: First Blood Part II

May 22, 1985 | TV-14
John Rambo is released from prison by the government for a top-secret covert mission to the last place on Earth he'd want to return - the jungles of Vietnam.
Metascore:
47
User Score:
7.4
Gotcha!

Gotcha!

May 3, 1985 | PG-13
Jonathan plays a game called Gotcha in which he hunts and is hunted by other students with paint guns. After a big win, he goes off for a vacation in France where he meets the sexy Sasha who says she is only interested in him because he is a virgin. She takes him with her to East Germany where they are separated and he has to escape back to the west on his own, all the while being trailed by East German spies. He arrives home only to find the game is still going on, and a canister of film is in his backpack. Then Sasha re-appears.
Metascore:
38
User Score:
8.5
Gymkata

Gymkata

May 3, 1985 | R
An American gymnast (Kurt Thomas) travels to a foreign country to compete in a deadly game not won by anyone other than a native in more than 900 years.
Metascore:
51
User Score:
tbd
Code of Silence

Code of Silence

May 3, 1985 | R
A Chicago cop is caught in a middle of a gang war while his own comrades shun him because he wants to take an irresponsible cop down.
Metascore:
64
User Score:
tbd
Stick

Stick

April 26, 1985 | R
Released from prison, Stick meets up with a friend and joins him on a job delivering a bag. His friend gets killed in the setup. Stick gets away and is ready to forget all and see his daughter, but they won't forget.
Metascore:
31
User Score:
tbd
He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword

He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword

March 22, 1985 | G
Prince Adam is sent to the world of Etheria to find his long abducted sister, Adora, and awaken her to her own destiny.
Metascore:
31
User Score:
tbd
The Last Dragon

The Last Dragon

March 22, 1985 | PG-13
In New York City, a young man searches for a Master to obtain the final level of martial arts mastery known as the Glow.
Metascore:
59
User Score:
tbd
Certain Fury

Certain Fury

March 1, 1985 | R
During a shooting in court young prostitute Scarlet manages to flee. In a state of confusion, the black Tracy, who was arrested for a minor delict, follows her. When she decides to leave Scarlett, an accident makes it impossible. So they're bound together on a flight from the police and some of the meanest criminals of New York.
Metascore:
4
User Score:
tbd
Turk 182

Turk 182

February 15, 1985 | PG-13
Jimmy Lynch (Timothy Hutton) is angry because his older brother, who was injured as a result of an off duty fire rescue, is denied benefits by the city.
Metascore:
23
User Score:
tbd
Tuff Turf

Tuff Turf

January 11, 1985 | R
The new kid in school must battle a gang of street toughs after stealing the gang leader's girl.
Metascore:
37
User Score:
tbd
Johnny Dangerously

Johnny Dangerously

December 21, 1984 | PG-13
Set in the 1930's, an honest, goodhearted man is forced to turn to a life of crime to finance his neurotic mother's skyrocketing medical bills.
Metascore:
54
User Score:
tbd
Dune

Dune

December 14, 1984 | PG-13
Set in far away future the year 10191 where life in the universe and space travel is reliant upon a spice Melange found only on the desert planet Arrakis or Dune; where the natives of the planet eagerly anticipate the arrival of their Messiah who will lead them into a holy war against the evil Harkonnen empire.
Metascore:
41
User Score:
6.3
Runaway

Runaway

December 14, 1984 | PG-13
In the near future, a police officer specializes in malfunctioning robots. When a robot turns out to have been programmed to kill, he begins to uncover a homicidal plot to create killer robots... and his son becomes a target.
Metascore:
50
User Score:
5.3
City Heat

City Heat

December 7, 1984 | PG
Slick Private Investigator Mike Murphy (Burt Reynolds) and tough Police Lieutenant Speer (Clint Eastwood), once partners, now bitter enemies, reluctantly team up to investigate a murder.
Metascore:
39
User Score:
tbd
Beverly Hills Cop

Beverly Hills Cop

December 5, 1984 | R
Axel Foley, a freewheeling Detroit cop investigating the murder of his friend, finds himself dealing with the very different culture of Beverly Hills.
Metascore:
66
User Score:
8.4
Supergirl

Supergirl

November 21, 1984 | PG
After losing a powerful orb, Kara, Superman's cousin, comes to Earth to retrieve it and instead finds herself up against a wicked witch.
Metascore:
41
User Score:
4.5
Missing in Action

Missing in Action

November 16, 1984 | R
Colonel Braddock launches a mission deep into the jungles of Vietnam to find the POW camp that he escaped from and free the Americans still held captive there.
Metascore:
43
User Score:
tbd
The Terminator

The Terminator

October 26, 1984 | R
A cyborg (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is sent from the 21st century to present-day Los Angeles to assassinate a seemingly innocent women whose child will play an important part in the world from which the killer came. [MGM]
Metascore:
84
User Score:
7.7
The Evil That Men Do

The Evil That Men Do

September 21, 1984 | TV-14
A professional killer comes out of retirement to investigate and avenge the brutal murder of an old friend.
Metascore:
32
User Score:
tbd
Ninja III: The Domination

Ninja III: The Domination

September 14, 1984 | R
An evil ninja attempts to avenge his death from beyond the grave, by possessing an innocent woman's body.
Metascore:
25
User Score:
tbd
Flashpoint

Flashpoint

August 31, 1984 | R
Two Texas border guards, a young hotshot and his older and more cynical partner, find a jeep buried for 20 years in the desert, with a skeleton, a scoped rifle, and a box with $800,000 in cash. They decide to keep the money, but quietly check up on the cryptic info they've found on the dead driver. Soon, the Feds are running all over the place, and it looks like the jeep may be linked to the JFK assassination. But the Feds are trying to cover it up, and eliminate anyone who knows about the jeep.
Metascore:
39
User Score:
tbd
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

August 17, 1984 | PG
The Green Knight challenges King Arthur's knights. But only young Gawain accepts and decapitates him. The knight takes his head and now gives Gawain one year to learn about virtues, knighthood and then face the challenge himself.
Metascore:
12
User Score:
tbd
Last Hurrah for Chivalry

Last Hurrah for Chivalry

August 17, 1984 | Not Rated
A son tries to avenge his father, and gets two sword fighters to help him.
Metascore:
66
User Score:
tbd
Dreamscape

Dreamscape

August 17, 1984 | R
A young psychic on the run from himself is recruited by a government agency experimenting with the use of the dream-sharing technology and is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of the U.S. president.
Metascore:
63
User Score:
tbd
Cloak & Dagger

Cloak & Dagger

August 10, 1984 | PG
Davey Osborne (Henry Thomas) is an imaginative youngster who loves role-playing games, and who often enlists the aid of his best friend, an imaginary super-spy named Jack Flack (Dabney Coleman). One day he witnesses a real murder of an FBI agent who passes a videogame called "Cloak & Dagger" to him before he dies. When the police come, the body is gone, and no one will believe him, including his father, Col. Hal Osborne. Soon Davey finds himself up to his neck in hairbreadth escapes, real bullets, and slam-bang action as the hitmen close in. Can Jack save him before time runs out?
Metascore:
64
User Score:
6.3
Red Dawn

Red Dawn

August 10, 1984 | PG-13
It is the dawn of World War III. In mid-western America, a group of teenagers bands together to defend their town, and their country, from invading Soviet forces.
Metascore:
53
User Score:
5.6
The Last Starfighter

The Last Starfighter

July 13, 1984 | PG
Video game expert Alex Rogan finds himself transported to another planet after conquering The Last Starfighter video game only to find out it was just a test. He was recruited to join the team of best starfighters to defend their world from the attack.
Metascore:
67
User Score:
7.5
Conan the Destroyer

Conan the Destroyer

June 29, 1984 | TV-PG
Conan leads a ragtag group of adventurers on a quest for a princess.
Metascore:
53
User Score:
6.4
Cannonball Run II

Cannonball Run II

June 29, 1984 | PG
The original personalities from the first Cannonball movie race across the country once more in a bunch of cars and trucks.
Metascore:
13
User Score:
tbd
The Karate Kid

The Karate Kid

June 22, 1984 | PG
A martial arts master agrees to teach karate to a bullied teenager.
Metascore:
61
User Score:
8.0
The Pope of Greenwich Village

The Pope of Greenwich Village

June 22, 1984 | R
Two cousins unknowingly rob the mob and face the dangerous consequences.
Metascore:
58
User Score:
6.8
Streets of Fire

Streets of Fire

June 1, 1984 | PG
A mercenary is hired to rescue his ex-girlfriend, a singer who has been kidnapped by a motorcycle gang.
Metascore:
59
User Score:
6.9
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

June 1, 1984 | PG
Admiral Kirk and his crew risk their careers stealing the decommissioned Enterprise to return to the restricted Genesis planet to recover Spock's body.
Metascore:
58
User Score:
6.6
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

May 23, 1984 | PG
After arriving in India, Indiana Jones is asked by a desperate village to find a mystical stone. He agrees, and stumbles upon a secret cult plotting a terrible plan in the catacombs of an ancient palace.
Metascore:
57
User Score:
7.7
Firestarter

Firestarter

May 11, 1984 | R
A couple who participated in a potent medical experiment gain telekinetic ability and then have a child (Drew Barrymore) who is pyrokinetic.
Metascore:
50
User Score:
6.5
The Bounty

The Bounty

May 4, 1984 | PG
Fed up with their captain's harsh discipline, a sailing ship crew decides to take action.
Metascore:
62
User Score:
5.6
Romancing the Stone

Romancing the Stone

March 30, 1984 | PG
After her sister is kidnapped by thugs amidst their search for a priceless gem in the Colombian jungle, a romance novelist (Kathleen Turner) realizes that her own life is in danger! And when she sets out to rescue her sister, she meets a handsome fortune seeker (Michael Douglas), who more than sidetracks her!
Metascore:
63
User Score:
8.0
Tank

Tank

March 16, 1984 | PG
Sergeant Major Zack arrives at a new army base with his wife, son and Sherman tank. One night at a bar he "stops" a pimp/deputy from beating a girl. The corrupt sheriff uses Zack's son for revenge and Zack uses his tank.
Metascore:
39
User Score:
tbd
The Ice Pirates

The Ice Pirates

March 16, 1984 | PG
In a distant future scarce of water, space pirates get caught after stealing ice from a spaceship. They are sold to a princess looking for her dad. He might have found a planet abundant with water.
Metascore:
44
User Score:
5.4
Against All Odds

Against All Odds

March 2, 1984 | R
Terry Brogan (Bridges), a football player who is fired from the team, is recruited by an old friend (Woods) to track down a girlfriend in Mexico.
Metascore:
42
User Score:
8.2
Repo Man

Repo Man

March 2, 1984 | R
Otto (Estevez) loses his job as a stock boy in a supermarket in Los Angeles and spends his evenings in the punk underground before encountering Bud (Stanton) who brings him into the life of professional car repossessing. Meanwhile, a nuclear physicist (Harris) has stolen something dangerous and glowing which he stashes into the trunk of his 1964 Chevy Malibu. A mid-eighties cult classic.
Metascore:
82
User Score:
8.0
Lassiter

Lassiter

February 17, 1984 | R
A handsome jewel thief is arrested and in order to avoid prison, must break into the heavily guarded German Embassy to steal millions in gems.
Metascore:
50
User Score:
tbd
The Keep

The Keep

December 16, 1983 | R
Nazis are forced to turn to a Jewish historian for help in battling the ancient demon they have inadvertently freed from its prison.
Metascore:
34
User Score:
4.5
D.C. Cab

D.C. Cab

December 16, 1983 | R
The story of a shiftless group of cabbies and a rundown cab company owned by Harold. Albert comes to town with a dream of starting his own cab company but needs to motivate Harold's employees to want to make something out of themselves. It is only when Albert is kidnapped that the cabbies must decide whether or not they are loyal to Albert and his cause.
Metascore:
46
User Score:
tbd
Uncommon Valor

Uncommon Valor

December 16, 1983 | R
With money from an oil tycoon (Stack), Col. Rhodes (Hackman) recruits marines to go back into the jungles to find his son, who he believes is being held as a POW in Laos.
Metascore:
38
User Score:
6.5
Sudden Impact

Sudden Impact

December 9, 1983 | R
The fourth of the Dirty Harry films starring Clint Eastwood, and the first of them to be directed by Eastwood. In it, a rape victim is exacting revenge on her aggressors in a small town outside San Francisco. "Dirty" Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood), on suspension for angering his superiors (again), is assigned to the case.
Metascore:
52
User Score:
6.5
Never Say Never Again

Never Say Never Again

October 7, 1983 | PG
A SPECTRE agent has stolen two American nuclear warheads, and James Bond must find their targets before they are detonated.
Metascore:
68
User Score:
5.6
Revenge of the Ninja

Revenge of the Ninja

September 16, 1983 | R
After ninjas killed his family, Cho and his son Kane come to America to start a new life. He opens a doll shop but is unwittingly importing heroin in the dolls. When his friend betrays him, Cho must prepare for the ultimate battle.
Metascore:
32
User Score:
tbd
Smokey and the Bandit Part 3

Smokey and the Bandit Part 3

August 12, 1983 | PG
Big and Little Enos are opening a sea food restaurant. They bet Sheriff Buford T. Justice that he cannot drive from Miami to the Enos ranch in Texas in a given amount of time. If Buford loses he has to give up his badge.
Metascore:
4
User Score:
tbd
Krull

Krull

July 29, 1983 | PG
A prince and a fellowship of companions set out to rescue his bride from a fortress of alien invaders who have arrived on their home planet.
Metascore:
45
User Score:
6.3
Stroker Ace

Stroker Ace

July 1, 1983 | PG
Stroker Ace (Burt Reynolds), a popular NASCAR driver, clashes with the fried-chicken mogul that sponsors his racing team.
Metascore:
30
User Score:
tbd
Yellowbeard

Yellowbeard

June 24, 1983 | PG
After serving two decades in prison, Yellowbeard (Graham Chapman) breaks out determined to recover the treasure that he buried so long ago, alongside his son, old crew, and the British Navy.
Metascore:
39
User Score:
tbd
Superman III

Superman III

June 17, 1983 | PG
Synthetic kryptonite laced with tobacco tar splits Superman in two: good Clark Kent and evil Man of Steel.
Metascore:
44
User Score:
4.6
Octopussy

Octopussy

June 10, 1983 | PG
A fake Fabergé egg and a fellow agent's death lead James Bond to uncover an international jewel-smuggling operation, headed up by the mysterious Octopussy, used to disguise a nuclear attack on NATO forces.
Metascore:
63
User Score:
6.4
Chained Heat

Chained Heat

May 27, 1983 | R
Young Carol Henderson ends up in prison where she must learn how to survive in an environment plagued by violence, murder, rape, racism, drugs and staff corruption and brutality.
Metascore:
30
User Score:
tbd
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi

Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi

May 25, 1983 | PG
The Millennnium Falcon flashes through hyperspace and creatures from all over the galaxy defy the Galactic Empire. After rescuing Han Solo (Harrison Ford) and Leia (Carrie Fisher) from certain doom at the hands of crime lord Jabba the Hutt, Luke (Mark Hamill) rejoins Yoda. Only by completing his Jedi training can he become a true Jedi Knight and defeat Darth Vader and the dark side of the Force.
Metascore:
58
User Score:
8.4
Breathless

Breathless

May 13, 1983 | R
When Jesse Lujack steals a car in Las Vegas and drives down to LA, his criminal ways only escalate- but when will it end?
Metascore:
52
User Score:
7.9
Blue Thunder

Blue Thunder

May 13, 1983 | R
The cop test pilot for an experimental police helicopter learns the sinister implications of the new vehicle.
Metascore:
66
User Score:
7.8
Lone Wolf McQuade

Lone Wolf McQuade

April 15, 1983 | PG
The classic renegade Texas Ranger goes to war against a drug kingpin with automatic weapons, his wits and martial arts after a gun battle leaves his partner dead. All of this inevitably culminates a martial arts showdown between the drug lord and the ranger, and involving the woman they each love.
Metascore:
65
User Score:
7.1
Losin' It

Losin' It

April 8, 1983 | R
In 1965, Woody, Dave, Spider and Wendell travel to Tijuana, Mexico to lose their virginity before the night is over.
Metascore:
51
User Score:
6.0
48 Hrs.

48 Hrs.

December 8, 1982 | R
Detective Jack Cates (Nolte) takes convict Reggie Hammond (Murphy) out of jail for forty-eight hours to solve a case.
Metascore:
71
User Score:
8.3
First Blood

First Blood

October 22, 1982 | R
John Rambo (Stallone) escapes from jail and utilizes the skills he learned in war to evade the sheriff who arrested him.
Metascore:
61
User Score:
8.5
Class of 1984

Class of 1984

August 20, 1982 | R
A new teacher at a troubled inner-city high school soon ends up clashing with the delinquent leader of a punk posse that runs the school.
Metascore:
49
User Score:
5.8
The Beastmaster

The Beastmaster

August 20, 1982 | PG
A sword-and-sorcery fantasy about a young man's search for revenge. Armed with supernatural powers, the handsome hero and his animal allies wage war against marauding forces.
Metascore:
18
User Score:
7.6
Things Are Tough All Over

Things Are Tough All Over

August 4, 1982 | R
Cheech and Chong are hired to drive a limo from Chicago to Las Vegas by two shady dudes - Mr. Slyman (Cheech) and Prince Habib (Chong). Unbeknownst to them, five million dollars of dirty money has been stuffed throughout the car.
Metascore:
40
User Score:
tbd
TRON

TRON

July 9, 1982 | PG
A computer hacker is abducted into the digital world and forced to participate in gladiatorial games where his only chance of escape is with the help of a heroic security program.
Metascore:
58
User Score:
7.0
Blade Runner

Blade Runner

June 25, 1982 | R
In a future of high-tech possibility soured by urban and social decay, detective Rick Deckard hunts for fugitive, murderous replicants—and is drawn to a mystery woman whose secrets may undermine his soul. [Warner Bros.]
Metascore:
84
User Score:
8.7
Megaforce

Megaforce

June 25, 1982 | PG
Story about a rapid deployment defense unit that is called into action whenever freedom is threatened.
Metascore:
18
User Score:
tbd
Firefox

Firefox

June 18, 1982 | PG
A pilot is sent into the Soviet Union on a mission to steal a prototype jet fighter that can be partially controlled by a neuralink
Metascore:
44
User Score:
5.5
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

June 4, 1982 | PG
With the aide of the Enterprise crew, Admiral Kirk must stop an old nemesis, Khan Noonien Singh, from using the Genesis Device as the ultimate weapon.
Metascore:
68
User Score:
8.4
The Road Warrior

The Road Warrior

May 21, 1982 | R
In the post-apocalyptic Australian wasteland, Max (Mel Gibson), a cynical drifter, agrees to help a small, gasoline-rich community fight a roving band of marauders. Originally titled Mad Max 2.
Metascore:
77
User Score:
8.4
Conan the Barbarian

Conan the Barbarian

May 14, 1982 | R
Conan (Schwarzenegger) seeks revenge from the group lead by Thulsa Doom who killed his parents and enslaved him.
Metascore:
43
User Score:
8.1
The Sword and the Sorcerer

The Sword and the Sorcerer

April 30, 1982 | R
A mercenary with a three-bladed sword rediscovers his royal heritage's dangerous future when he is recruited to help a princess foil the designs of a brutal tyrant and a powerful sorcerer in conquering a land.
Metascore:
39
User Score:
5.2
Silent Rage

Silent Rage

April 2, 1982 | R
A sheriff (Chuck Norris) tries to stop the killing spree of a mute maniacal murderer who, as the result of years of medical experimentation, has the ability to self-heal.
Metascore:
31
User Score:
tbd
Death Wish II

Death Wish II

February 19, 1982 | X
Architect Paul Kersey once again becomes a vigilante when he tries to find the five street punks who murdered his daughter and housekeeper, this time on the dark streets of Los Angeles.
Metascore:
11
User Score:
5.9
Das Boot

Das Boot

February 10, 1982 | Unrated
It is 1942 and the German submarine fleet is heavily engaged in the so called "Battle of the Atlantic" to harass and destroy English shipping. With better escorts of the Destroyer Class, however, German U-Boats have begun to take heavy losses. Das Boot is the story of one such U-Boat crew, with the film examining how these submariners maintained their professionalism as soldiers, attempted to accomplish impossible missions, while all the time attempting to understand and obey the ideology of the government under which they served. (Sony Pictures)
Metascore:
85
User Score:
7.2
Sharky's Machine

Sharky's Machine

December 18, 1981 | R
Tom Sharky is demoted to vice after a bust goes terribly wrong. He and his team stumble across a mob murder tied to prostitution and government.
Metascore:
58
User Score:
tbd
Enter the Ninja

Enter the Ninja

October 2, 1981 | R
After just completing his training at a ninja school, an army vet travels to the Phillippines and finds himself battling a land grabber who wants his war-buddy's property. He must also fight his rival.
Metascore:
35
User Score:
tbd
Galaxy of Terror

Galaxy of Terror

October 1, 1981 | R
A science fiction suspense thriller, in which a rescue space ship crew meets up with horrors projected by their own imaginations.
Metascore:
38
User Score:
3.5
Southern Comfort

Southern Comfort

September 25, 1981 | R
During a routine exercise, a team of National Guards are threatened by angry and violent locals.
Metascore:
63
User Score:
6.7
An Eye for an Eye

An Eye for an Eye

August 14, 1981 | R
A SFPD undercover narcotics cop aims to avenge his partner's death and destroy a drug-smuggling ring operated by the Chinese Triads.
Metascore:
33
User Score:
tbd
Condorman

Condorman

August 7, 1981 | PG
Cartoonist Woody becomes the superhero he draws. Using his gadgets he helps a Soviet spy defect to the West.
Metascore:
46
User Score:
tbd
Zorro: The Gay Blade

Zorro: The Gay Blade

July 17, 1981 | PG
Mexico, 1840s. When the new Spanish Governor begins to grind the peasants under his heel, wealthy landowner Don Diego Vega follows in his late father's footsteps and becomes Zorro, the masked man in black with a sword who rights wrongs and becomes a folk hero to the people of Mexico. When Vega sprains his ankle and cannot figure out how to continue his campaign against the corrupt Captain Esteban, luck stays with Vega when his long-lost twin brother Ramon, who was sent off by their father to the British Royal Navy to make a "man" of him, whom is also flamboyantly gay, and now known as Lt. Bunny Wigglesworth, appears for a visit. 'Bunny' agrees to temporarily take his brother's place as Zorro, but wishes to make some changes. Bunny becomes 'the Gay Blade' in which his new suits are lemon, plum, and scarlet colored, and Bunny insists on using a whip. Bunny also becomes the liaison between Don Vega and the liberal American activist/feminist Charlotte a long-time critic of Captain Esteban's policies, and who has a crush on her masked hero.
Metascore:
52
User Score:
tbd
Escape from New York

Escape from New York

July 10, 1981 | R
In 1997, when the U.S. president crashes into Manhattan, now a giant maximum security prison, a convicted bank robber (Kurt Russell) is sent in to rescue him.
Metascore:
76
User Score:
7.6
For Your Eyes Only

For Your Eyes Only

June 26, 1981 | PG
James Bond, Agent 007 is assigned to hunt for a lost British encryption device and to prevent it from falling into enemy hands.
Metascore:
54
User Score:
6.5
Dragonslayer

Dragonslayer

June 26, 1981 | PG
A young wizarding apprentice is sent to kill a dragon which has been devouring girls from a nearby kingdom.
Metascore:
68
User Score:
6.0
The Cannonball Run

The Cannonball Run

June 19, 1981 | PG
A motley crew of eccentric competitors participate in a frenetic and illegal cross-country road race. However, the entrants will do anything to win the road race, including low-down, dirty tricks.
Metascore:
28
User Score:
7.6
Superman II

Superman II

June 19, 1981 | PG
A trio of Krypton villains threaten havoc on Earth, while Superman and Lois Lane are just becoming involved in a long awaited love affair -- an affair which may cost Superman his super powers. [Warner Bros.]
Metascore:
83
User Score:
7.6
Raiders of the Lost Ark

Raiders of the Lost Ark

June 12, 1981 | PG
You're in for thrills as Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) confronts snakes, Nazis and one astonishing cliffhanger after another -- all topped off by the discovery and opening of the mystical Ark of the Covenant. [Paramount Pictures]
Metascore:
86
User Score:
8.9
Clash of the Titans

Clash of the Titans

June 12, 1981 | PG
Perseus must battle both Medusa and the Kraken to save the Princess Andromeda.
Metascore:
59
User Score:
7.0
Outland

Outland

May 22, 1981 | R
In the distant future, a police marshal stationed at a remote mining colony on the Jupiter moon of Io uncovers a drug-smuggling conspiracy, and gets no help from the populace when he later finds himself marked for murder.
Metascore:
48
User Score:
6.5
Death Hunt

Death Hunt

May 21, 1981 | R
In 1931 Canada, Yukon trapper Johnson has a feud with a dog owner who later retaliates by publicly accusing Johnson of murder and thus triggering a police manhunt in the wilderness.
Metascore:
40
User Score:
tbd
Nighthawks

Nighthawks

April 10, 1981 | R
Conservative street cop Deke DaSilva (Sylvester Stallone) reluctantly agrees to terminate an international terrorist who has demanded media attention. But DaSilva's "at-home" tactics are very much put to the challenge.
Metascore:
56
User Score:
6.8
Knightriders

Knightriders

April 10, 1981 | R
The members of a traveling Renaissance Faire, who saddle up on motorcycles instead of horses, ride from town to town to stage medieval jousting tournaments with combatants in suits of armor and wielding lances, battle-axes, maces and broadswords. The spectacle of this violent pageant soon garners national attention, much to the dismay of the current king of this Camelot. A challenger to his throne arises as they try to maintain their fairytale existence in a world wrought with corruption.
Metascore:
69
User Score:
tbd
Thief

Thief

March 27, 1981 | R
Becoming closer to his dream of leading a normal life, a professional safecracker agrees to do a job for the mafia, who have other plans for him.
Metascore:
78
User Score:
8.5
The Dogs of War

The Dogs of War

February 13, 1981 | R
Mercenary James Shannon, on a reconnaissance job to the African nation of Zangaro, is tortured and deported. He returns to lead a coup.
Metascore:
56
User Score:
5.0
Drunken Master

Drunken Master

December 19, 1980 | PG-13
Wong Fei-Hung (Jackie Chan) is a mischievous, yet righteous young man, but after a series of incidents, his frustrated father has him disciplined by Beggar So (Siu-Tin Yuen), a Master of drunken martial arts.
Metascore:
68
User Score:
6.9
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