1981

1. An American Werewolf in London (John Landis)
2. Raiders of the Lost Ark (Steven Spielberg)
3. Cutter's Way (Ivan Passer)
4. Coup de Torchon (Bertrand Tavernier)
5. Mad Max 2 (George Miller)
6. Modern Romance (Albert Brooks)
7. Time Bandits (Terry Gilliam)
8. Southern Comfort (Walter Hill)
9. My Dinner with Andre (Louis Malle)
10. Ms. 45 (Abel Ferrara)
11. Escape from New York (John Carpenter)

Almost There: The Evil Dead (Sam Raimi), Gallipoli (Peter Weir), Outland (Peter Hyams), Stripes (Ivan Reitman), Tango [short] (Zbigniew Rybczynski), Thief (Michael Mann), Two Portraits [short] (Peter Thompson).

Have Yet to See: Blind Chance (Krzysztof Kieslowski), Das Boot (Wolfgang Petersen), Prince of the City (Sidney Lumet).