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1981

By 1981, the identity of 1980s cinema was already taking shape. Adventure became bigger, horror became stranger and action movies began developing the attitude and pace that would dominate much of the decade.

Raiders of the Lost Ark, Escape from New York, An American Werewolf in London, The Evil Dead and Mad Max 2 sit alongside fantasy, slashers, crime movies and ambitious dramas in one of the decade's most varied years.

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Essential movies from 1981

Raiders of the Lost ArkEscape from New YorkAn American Werewolf in LondonThe Evil DeadMad Max 2The Howling

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Movies from 1981