Best 22 Drama Movies Fan Favorite Released in 1981

A fox named Tod and a hound named Copper vow to be best friends forever. But as Copper grows into a hunting dog, their unlikely friendship faces the ultimate test. Check out The Fox and the Hound / IMDB / YouTube

Merlin the magician helps Arthur Pendragon unite the Britons around the Round Table of Camelot, even as dark forces conspire to tear it apart. Info on Excalibur / IMDB / YouTube

A movie sound recordist accidentally records the evidence that proves that a car accident was actually murder and consequently finds himself in danger. Find out about Blow Out / IMDB / YouTube

After years in prison, ace safe-cracker Frank owns a car dealership and a cocktail lounge, which are fronts for high-stakes jewelry heists. He wants to complete one last big heist for the Mob before he goes straight. Info on Thief / IMDB / YouTube

Two Australian sprinters face the brutal realities of war when they are sent to fight in the Gallipoli campaign in Turkey during World War I. Info on Gallipoli / IMDB / YouTube

During an extreme heatwave, a beautiful Florida woman and a seedy lawyer engage in an affair while plotting the murder of her rich husband. Details on Body Heat / IMDB / YouTube

As allied P.O.W.s prepare for a soccer game against the German National Team to be played in Nazi-occupied Paris, the French Resistance and British officers are making plans for the team's escape. Details on Victory / IMDB / YouTube

A teen girl in 1970s Berlin becomes addicted to heroin. Everything in her life slowly begins to distort and disappear as she befriends a small crew of junkies and falls in love with a drug-abusing male prostitute. Get info on Christiane F. / IMDB / YouTube

Alcoholic billionaire playboy Arthur Bach must marry a woman he does not love, or he will be cut off from his $750,000,000 fortune. But when Arthur falls in love with a poor waitress, he must decide if he wants to choose love or money. Details on Arthur / IMDB / YouTube

Two old friends meet for dinner; as one tells anecdotes detailing his experiences, the other notices their differing worldviews. Info on My Dinner with Andre / IMDB / YouTube

The sensuous wife of a roadside diner proprietor and a rootless drifter begin a sordid, steamy affair and conspire to murder her Greek husband. More about The Postman Always Rings Twice / IMDB / YouTube

A radical American journalist becomes involved with the Communist revolution in Russia, and hopes to bring its spirit and idealism to the United States. See more about Reds / IMDB / YouTube

A psychopathic man goes on a killing and mutilation spree in New York City. Find out about Maniac / IMDB / YouTube

Military cadets take extreme measures to ensure the future of their academy when its existence is threatened by local condo developers. Details on Taps / IMDB / YouTube

In a corrupt city, a small-time gangster and the estranged wife of a pot dealer find themselves thrown together in an escapade of love, money, drugs and danger. Learn about Atlantic City / IMDB / YouTube

The abusive and traumatic adoptive upbringing of Christina Crawford at the hands of her mother, screen queen Joan Crawford, is depicted. More about Mommie Dearest / IMDB / YouTube

In 1929, Italian Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini appoints General Rodolfo Graziani as colonial governor to Italian Libya with orders to stamp-out all resistance from Libyan nationalists led by rebel guerrilla leader Omar Mukhtar. Explore Lion of the Desert / IMDB / YouTube

During the Johnson County War in 1890 Wyoming, a sheriff born into wealth does his best to protect immigrant farmers from rich cattle interests. Info on Heaven's Gate / IMDB / YouTube

Victim of a plot which has resulted in his imprisonment in a Central African jail for two years, a French secret agent arrives in Paris to settle accounts. See more about The Professional / IMDB / YouTube

When prosecutor Elliot Rosen leaks to naive, but well-meaning, Miami reporter Megan Carter that liquor wholesaler Mike Gallagher is suspected in the murder of the local longshoreman union president, Gallagher's life begins to unravel. Check out Absence of Malice / IMDB / YouTube

In occupied Paris, an actress married to a Jewish theater owner must keep him hidden from the Germans while doing both of their jobs. See more about The Last Metro / IMDB / YouTube

Anna and Mike portray two characters in a film set in 19th century England who fall in love despite the fact that Mike's character is engaged. Learn about The French Lieutenant's Woman / IMDB / YouTube