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Best English Movies of 1981

This collection ranks 959 English 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.

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

  2. 2

    Blow Out

    1981· 1h 48m

    7.41.7K
  5. 5

    Mad Max 2

    1981· 1h 36m

    7.44.3K
  8. 8

    Body Heat

    1981· 1h 53m

    7.0708
  9. 9

    Excalibur

    1981· 2h 21m

    7.01.2K
  11. 11

    Thief

    1981· 2h 3m

    7.2877
  16. 16

    Gallipoli

    1981· 1h 52m

    7.1558
  20. 20

    Stripes

    1981· 1h 46m

    6.61.1K
  21. 21

    Reds

    1981· 3h 15m

    6.9380
  22. 22

    Scanners

    1981· 1h 43m

    6.71.4K
  24. 24

    Taps

    1981· 2h 6m

    6.7305
  25. 25

    Ragtime

    1981· 2h 35m

    7.0194
  27. 27

    Time Bandits

    1981· 1h 56m

    6.61.2K
  31. 31

    Ms .45

    1981· 1h 21m

    6.7415
  33. 33

    Arthur

    1981· 1h 37m

    6.5482
  39. 39

    Heavy Metal

    1981· 1h 30m

    6.5811
  43. 43

    Outland

    1981· 1h 50m

    6.4720
  47. 47

    Caveman

    1981· 1h 31m

    6.7202
  48. 48

    Porky's

    1981· 1h 34m

    6.4973

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

959 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.