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Loophole

1981

Loophole

1981
6
When architect Stephen Booker loses his partnership, he finds jobs hard to come by, and with money in short supply, he unwittingly becomes involved in a daring scheme to rob one of London's biggest bank vaults.
Freedom

1981

Freedom

1981
6
Talented musician and free spirit Libby chafes under the rule of her divorced journalist mother, so she seeks emancipation from her parents and hits the road, soon joining the ranks of a traveling carnival. She gains the freedom she has longed for but learns some hard lessons along the way.
Alligator Shoes

1981

Alligator Shoes

1981
4.5
The loosely constructed plot revolves around two grown-up siblings who still live with their parents. Their already precarious lifestyle is threatened when their mentally unbalanced aunt comes to stay.
Honey

1981

Honey

1981
4.4
A surreal erotic fantasy about a young woman who checks into a bizarre, labyrinthine hotel.
Circle of Two

1981

Circle of Two

1981
4.5
A 60-year-old artist shares a secret, platonic romance with a 16-year-old girl.
Image of the Beast

1981

Image of the Beast

1981
3.4
Third and best known entry in the Mark IV series of fundamentalist apocalypse films. Fundamentalist Christian guerrilla David helps condemned dissidents escape, attempts to subvert the computerized Mark of the Beast, and generally tries to survive as prophecy unfolds in the rise of the Antichrist to the pinnacle of his power and the beginning of God's war on sinful man.
An Old Kung Fu Master

1981

An Old Kung Fu Master

1981
6.1
A movie starring Simon Yuen Siu-Tin as a Kung Fu master.
Lion of the Desert

1981

Lion of the Desert

1981
7.3
This movie tells the story of Omar Mukhtar, an Arab Muslim rebel who fought against the Italian conquest of Libya during the second Italo-Senussi War. It gives western viewers a glimpse into this little-known region and chapter of history, and exposes the savage means by which the conquering army attempted to subdue the natives.
Knightriders

1981

Knightriders

1981
6.2
A medieval reenactment troupe struggles to maintain its family-like dynamic amid pressure from local authorities, interest from talent agents, and their so-called king's delusions of grandeur.
Hedda Gabler

1981

Hedda Gabler

1981
7
Stuck in a loveless marriage to intellectual George Tesman, the ambitious Hedda Gabler hungers for a life her husband can't provide. Then a former flame, the successful Eilert, enters the picture, violence and blackmail aren't far behind.
El Noa Noa

1981

El Noa Noa

1981
5.5
Juan Gabriel became one of the most popular Mexican singer-songwriters, beginning his career in this Ciudad Juárez cabaret. This is his story.
Christmas Mountain: The Story Of A Cowboy Angel

1981

Christmas Mountain: The Story Of A Cowboy Angel

1981
8.7
A cowboy comes to a town at Christmas time. He eats at a cafe but was unable to pay for his meal, so the owner throws him in jail. The town wants to alleviate their guilt over a Mexican family, who has pregnant woman with them, who lives on top of a mountain called Christmas mountain. They bail out the cowboy and tells to bring some old clothes and food to them. While there the young boy of the family feels sorry for him and prays that god will send him some help. It comes in the form of an old friend of his who died years ago. He tells him that he is not exactly living a proper life but he has a chance to turn things around, first by telling the townsfolk that their so called charity towards the Mexicans is not enough.
Hank Williams: The Show He Never Gave

1980

Hank Williams: The Show He Never Gave

1980
6.6
This is a lonely New Year's Eve for Hank Williams as he spends it en route to a huge New Years Day concert in Ohio. Hank Williams died that night on the road. A fictional biography is shown in flashback.
Coach of the Year

1980

Coach of the Year

1980
7.5
An ex-football star, paralyzed from the waist down during Vietnam, accepts the challenge of coaching football in a juvenile reform school.
Inside Moves

1980

Inside Moves

1980
6.3
After a failed suicide attempt leaves him partially crippled, Rory begins spending a lot of time at a neighborhood bar full of interesting misfits. When Jerry the bartender suddenly finds himself playing basketball for the Golden State Warriors, Rory and the rest of the bar regulars hope his success will provide a lift to their sagging spirits. Will Jerry forget his friends? What about his junkie hooker girlfriend and her pimp?
The Jazz Singer

1980

The Jazz Singer

1980
5.9
A young Jewish man is torn between tradition and individuality when his old-fashioned family objects to his career as a jazz singer.
Windwalker

1980

Windwalker

1980
5.9
An ancient Indian warrior who has reached the end of his life is brought back from his 'death' to save his family from a raiding party of enemy Indians in this unique story of 'Indians without a single cowboy.
A Tale of Two Cities

1980

A Tale of Two Cities

1980
5.7
Set against the conditions leading up to the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror, French doctor Alexandre Manette serves an 18-year imprisonment in the Bastille in Paris, followed by his release to live in London with the daughter he has never met.
Falling in Love Again

1980

Falling in Love Again

1980
5.7
Harry and Sue Lewis met in the 40s as teenagers living in the Bronx. He was an aspiring architect, she was the most beautiful girl in school, and both had a fondness for bran muffins. They fell in love, got married, moved to Los Angeles, and had two kids. While struggling with his midlife crisis, Harry receives an invitation for his high school's reunion back so he takes Sue and their teenage kids on a cross-country car trip back to the Big Apple. Will they see in the Bronx what they expected? Will the good memories from their past help rekindle their fading love? Is it too late to dream?
Homeward Bound

1980

Homeward Bound

1980
1
The relationship among a divorced man, his incurably ill teenage son, and his long-estranged father is explored when the youngster joins his dad for one final summer vacation and they end up at the grandfather's vineyard where he reconciles the two older men.