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Best Adventure Movies of 1981

This collection ranks 157 adventure movies released in 1981. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. At the top of the list is Raiders of the Lost Ark.

157 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  3. 3

    Excalibur

    1981· 2h 21m· en

    7.01.2K
  9. 9

    La Chèvre

    1981· 1h 34m· fr

    7.1719
  11. 11

    Time Bandits

    1981· 1h 56m· en

    6.61.2K
  16. 16

    Heavy Metal

    1981· 1h 30m· en

    6.5811
  19. 19

    Caveman

    1981· 1h 31m· en

    6.7202
  20. 20

    Death Hunt

    1981· 1h 37m· en

    6.6204
  24. 24

    Swan Lake

    1981· 1h 15m· ja

    7.121
  27. 27

    Roar

    1981· 1h 35m· en

    5.8133
  32. 32

    Run Melos!

    1981· 1h 7m· ja

    6.47
  33. 33

    Sphinx

    1981· 1h 58m· en

    5.526
  34. 34

    Yuki

    1981· 1h 26m· ja

    7.39
  36. 36

    Hands Up!

    1981· 1h 7m· ru

    8.03
  47. 47

    Toshishun

    1981· 1h 5m· ja

    1.01

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

157 movies with real rating data match this collection.

How are these movies ranked?

By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.

Which movie is ranked #1?

Raiders of the Lost Ark currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.