1981

1. Raiders of the Lost Ark (Steven Spielberg) - 10
   
2. Crac! (Frédéric Back) - 9.0
   
3. Das Boot (Wolfgang Petersen) - 8.5
   
4. Reds (Warren Beatty)
5. Blow Out (Brian De Palma) - 8.0
   
6. Time Bandits (Terry Gilliam)
7. Gallipoli (Peter Weir) - 7.5
   
8. Do You Remember Dolly Bell? (Emir Kusturica)
9. The Fox and the Hound (Ted Berman, Richard Rich, Art Stevens)
10. The Road Warrior (George Miller) - 7.0
    
11. Scanners (David Cronenberg) - 6.5
    
12. On Golden Pond (Mark Rydell)
    
13. Stripes (Ivan Reitman) - 6.0
    
14. Chariots of Fire (Hugh Hudson) - 5.5
    
15. Absence of Malice (Sydney Pollack)
16. Evil Dead (Sam Raimi)
17. Clash of the Titans (Desmond Davis)
18. The Howling (Joe Dante) - 5.0
    
19. History of the World: Part I (Mel Brooks) - 4.5
    
20. Peep Show (Atom Egoyan)
21. Excalibur (John Boorman) - 3.0
    
22. Halloween II (Rick Rosenthal) - 2.5
    
23. Fort Apache the Bronx (Daniel Petrie)
24. Escape from New York (John Carpenter) - 2.0
    
25. Taps (Harold Becker)
26. Zorro, the Gay Blade (Peter Medak) - 1.5
    
27. Victory (John Huston) - 1.0