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The Postman Always Rings Twice
6.6

The Postman Always Rings Twice

This remake of the 1946 movie of the same name accounts an affair between a seedy drifter and a seductive wife of a roadside cafe owner. This ...
Amy
6.6

Amy

Mar. 20, 1981

Amy

A woman leaves her husband after the death of her child to teach deaf children how to speak. Her own child was deaf and although she has no ...
Cutter’s Way
6.9

Cutter’s Way

Mar. 19, 1981

Cutter’s Way

Richard spots a man dumping a body, and decides to expose the man he thinks is the culprit with his friend Alex Cutter.
Diva
7.2

Diva

Mar. 11, 1981

Diva

Jules, a young Parisian postman, secretly records a concert performance given by the opera singer Cynthia Hawkins, whom he idolises. The ...
Choice of Arms
7

Choice of Arms

Aug. 19, 1981

Choice of Arms

Two men break out of prison; a rival gang ambushes them. One is mortally wounded and tells the other, Mickey, to take him to the estate of a ...
American Pop
7.2

American Pop

Feb. 13, 1981

American Pop

The history of American popular music runs parallel with the history of a Russian Jewish immigrant family, with each male descendant possessing ...
Fort Apache, the Bronx
6.7

Fort Apache, the Bronx

From the sight of a police officer this movie depicts the life in New York’s infamous South Bronx. In the center is “Fort ...
Lili Marleen
7.1

Lili Marleen

Jan. 14, 1981

Lili Marleen

The story of a German singer named Willie who while working in Switzerland falls in love with a Jewish composer named Robert whose family is ...
Downtown ’81
7.1

Downtown ’81

Jul. 13, 2001

Downtown ’81

The film is a day in the life of a young artist, Jean-Michel Basquiat, who needs to raise money to reclaim the apartment from which he has been ...
Children’s Island
6.5

Children’s Island

Dec. 25, 1980

Children’s Island

Reine is supposed to go to a summer camp called Children’s Island but decides to remain in Stockholm over the summer while his mother is ...
The Jazz Singer
5.9

The Jazz Singer

Dec. 17, 1980

The Jazz Singer

Neil Diamond stars as Yussel in this tale of a young Jewish cantor who strives to make a career in music.
The Competition
6.7

The Competition

Dec. 03, 1980

The Competition

The movie centers on a piano competition whose winner is assured of success. It is Paul’s last chance to compete, but newcomer Heidi may be ...
Little Lord Fauntleroy
7.4

Little Lord Fauntleroy

Young Cedric Errol and his widowed mother live in genteel poverty in 1880s Brooklyn after the death of his father. Cedric’s grandfather, ...
Tender Cousins
5.5

Tender Cousins

Nov. 19, 1980

Tender Cousins

Teenage Julien (Thierry Tevini) loves his teenage cousin Julia (Anja Shute) among flowers in summer of ’39 France.
Heaven’s Gate
6.8

Heaven’s Gate

Nov. 19, 1980

Heaven’s Gate

Harvard graduate James Averill is the sheriff of prosperous Jackson County, Wyo., when a battle erupts between the area’s poverty-stricken ...
Raging Bull
8.2

Raging Bull

Nov. 14, 1980

Raging Bull

When Jake LaMotta steps into a boxing ring and obliterates his opponent, he’s a prizefighter. But when he treats his family and friends the ...
The Long Good Friday
7.6

The Long Good Friday

Nov. 01, 1980

The Long Good Friday

In the late 1970s, Cockney crime boss Harold Shand, a gangster trying to become a legitimate property mogul, has big plans to get the American ...
Christmas Evil
5.5

Christmas Evil

Nov. 01, 1980

Christmas Evil

A toy factory worker, mentally scarred as a child upon learning Santa Claus is not real, suffers a nervous breakdown after being belittled at ...
Fade to Black
6

Fade to Black

Oct. 14, 1980

Fade to Black

Eric Binford watches a lot of movies. He is the truest definition of a film geek. One day, his sanity takes a turn for the worse and he begins ...
From the Life of the Marionettes
7.4

From the Life of the Marionettes

Made during Bergman’s tax-related exile in Germany, the film continues the story of Katarina and Peter Egermann, the feuding, childless, ...
The First Deadly Sin
5.9

The First Deadly Sin

Oct. 03, 1980

The First Deadly Sin

A serial killer is stalking New York. Inspector Edward X. Delaney is an NYPD detective, nearing retirement, who is trying to put together the ...
The Elephant Man
8.1

The Elephant Man

Oct. 02, 1980

The Elephant Man

A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his “owner” as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous ...
Somewhere in Time
7.2

Somewhere in Time

Oct. 02, 1980

Somewhere in Time

Young writer Richard Collier is met on the opening night of his first play by an old lady who begs him to “Come back to me”. ...
Breaking Glass
6.9

Breaking Glass

Oct. 01, 1980

Breaking Glass

Breaking Glass is the story of punk singer Kate and her meteoric rise to stardom. Starting out in the rock pubs of London, Kate, assisted by her ...
Gloria
7.1

Gloria

Oct. 01, 1980

Gloria

When a young boy’s family is killed by the mob, their tough neighbor Gloria becomes his reluctant guardian. In possession of a book that ...
Playing for Time
7.4

Playing for Time

Sep. 30, 1980

Playing for Time

When a Jewish songstress is plucked from the stage and sent to Auschwitz, she and other musicians find themselves assigned to a terrible ...
Stardust Memories
7.3

Stardust Memories

Sep. 26, 1980

Stardust Memories

While attending a retrospect of his work, a filmmaker recalls his life and his loves: the inspirations for his films.
Ordinary People
7.7

Ordinary People

Sep. 19, 1980

Ordinary People

Beth, Calvin, and their son Conrad are living in the aftermath of the death of the other son. Conrad is overcome by grief and misplaced guilt to ...
Melvin and Howard
6.8

Melvin and Howard

Sep. 19, 1980

Melvin and Howard

The story of hard-luck Melvin Dummar, who claimed to have received a will naming him an heir to the fortune of Howard Hughes.
The Last Metro
7.4

The Last Metro

Sep. 17, 1980

The Last Metro

In occupied Paris, an actress married to a Jewish theater owner must keep him hidden from the Nazis while doing both of their jobs.