Best Crime Films of 1981
The Fan
Lauren Bacall more or ... current Broadway stars (even the lesser lights) who are forced to hire bodyguards to protect them from worshipful wackos. [ best crime films - 1981 ]
Loophole
This caper film stars ... the sewers. Needing the money and the chance, Stephen, when offered, willingly joins the gang in their robbery attempt. [ best crime films - 1981 ]
Death Hunt
Set in the '30s, ... extensive knowledge of wilderness living, but Millen has the resources of the Canadian police at his beck and call. [ best crime films - 1981 ]
High Risk
Stewart Raffill directs the ... Columbian army and a group of bandits led by Mariano (Anthony Quinn). Ernest Borgnine appears in a brief cameo. [ best crime films - 1981 ]
Cutter's Way
After emigrating to the ... Cutter's Way, riding a wave of rave reviews and good word-of-mouth among more discriminating filmgoers to modest box-office success. [ best crime films - 1981 ]
Outland
For Marshal O'Neil (Sean ... to the next space shuttle's arrival, O'Neil plots to meet them and faces the biggest challenge of his life. [ best crime films - 1981 ]
Thief
In Thief, James ... effective story-telling approach, and Caan's performance ranks among his very best, making Thief a crime movie like few others. [ best crime films - 1981 ]
Coup de Torchon
Based on pulp master ... Tavernier leaves little room for redemption, leaving the joyless Lucien mired in a moral quagmire of his own making. [ best crime films - 1981 ]
The People vs. Jean Harris
The videotaped TV movie ... to assess The People vs. Jean Harris, since it wasn't completed until virtually the eve of its television premiere. [ best crime films - 1981 ]
Bloody Birthday
Sort of a triple-threat ... then released to video to capitalize on the already-waning trend of Friday the 13th sequels and their hellish offspring. [ best crime films - 1981 ]
Made in Britain
Director Alan Clarke's influential ... Leland (Wish You Were Here) and the songs on the soundtrack are by the anarchist hardcore band the Exploited. [ best crime films - 1981 ]
Ms. 45
Undeservedly thrashed by mainstream ... absorbed the collective anger of wronged women everywhere -- including women exploited in other movies of the same genre. [ best crime films - 1981 ]
