Greatest 21 Romance Movies Award-Winning Released in 1981

Merlin the magician helps Arthur Pendragon unite the Britons around the Round Table of Camelot, even as dark forces conspire to tear it apart. Check out Excalibur / 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. More about Body Heat / 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. Check out Arthur / 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. Info on 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. Get info on Reds / 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. Read about Atlantic City / IMDB / YouTube

Kermit the Frog, The Great Gonzo, and Fozzie Bear are reporters who travel to Britain to interview a rich victim of jewel thieves and help her along with her secretary, Miss Piggy. More about The Great Muppet Caper / 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. Info on Absence of Malice / 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. See more about The French Lieutenant's Woman / 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. Read about The Last Metro / IMDB / YouTube

A ruthless German spy, trying to get out of Britain with vital information about D-Day, must spend time with a young woman and her crippled husband. Check out Eye of the Needle / IMDB / YouTube

Parental disapproval of a passionate romance between teenagers Jade Butterfield and David Axelrod leads to arguments, circumstance, insanity and tragedy. Check out Endless Love / IMDB / YouTube

Two ex-lovers wind up living next door to each other with their respective spouses. Forbidden passions ensue. Look into The Woman Next Door / IMDB / YouTube

A caveman seeks revenge on a much larger competitor for the hand of a beautiful cavewoman. More about Caveman / IMDB / YouTube

A janitor who claims he's seen a murder becomes romantically involved with the glamorous TV reporter covering the story. See more about Eyewitness / IMDB / YouTube

Jealous, harried air traffic controller Max Fiedler, recently dumped by his girlfriend, comes into contact with nuclear waste and is granted the power of telekinesis, which he uses not only to win her back, but to gain a little revenge. See more about Modern Problems / IMDB / YouTube

A hard-nosed Chicago journalist has an unlikely love affair with an eagle researcher. More about Continental Divide / IMDB / YouTube

Witty character study of three couples who vacation together each season. After one divorces, feelings of betrayal and more spawn criticisms of one another, but things that unite them are stronger than those which might pull them apart. More about The Four Seasons / IMDB / YouTube

Cartoonist Woody becomes the superhero he draws. Using his gadgets he helps a Soviet spy defect to the West. Check out Condorman / IMDB / YouTube

A young student is devastated when he finds that his girlfriend is cheating on him. In order to find out why she did it, he decides to spy on her and her lover. See more about The Aviator's Wife / IMDB / YouTube

Zorro, the legendary swordsman, has passed on his weapon and his sense of duty to his noble son, Diego, a dashing swashbuckler like his father. But after an injury sidelines Diego, he is forced to hand the mask over to his twin, Ramon. More about Zorro: The Gay Blade / IMDB / YouTube