Best Movies of the 1980s: 1981 alignment chart

1981 of Best Movies of the 1980s: 18 movies to rank, from TMDB. Place Best Movies of the 1980s: 1981 in a 3×3 alignment chart, or rename the rows and columns to make your own.

Drag into a cell, or tap a tile then tap a cell. Click a label to rename it

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Das Boot

Mad Max 2

An American Werewolf in London

Blow Out

Christiane F.

Possession

The Fox and the Hound

Escape from New York

Excalibur

Escape to Victory

Chariots of Fire

Scanners

Time Bandits

Stripes

Porky's

Halloween II

For Your Eyes Only

Top Best Movies of the 1980s: 1981 — November 2026

See the full top list →

No top list yet this month — your picks and finished rankings start it.

What a alignment chart is for

The chart comes from tabletop games, where it describes how a character behaves. Here every box can take as many picks as you like.

Swap the labels for your own pair of scales, such as hype and skill, to sort movies a new way.

1981 of Best Movies of the 1980s: 18 movies to rank, from TMDB.

Every pick and every finished ranking here counts toward the top Best Movies of the 1980s: 1981 for November 2026.

Step by step

Drag each pick into a box.
Click a row or column label to rename it.
Download image saves a picture of your board with your name or logo on it, and Copy link shares this exact board.