Best Movies of the 1980s: 1981 pyramid

1981 of Best Movies of the 1980s: 18 movies to rank, from TMDB. Rank Best Movies of the 1980s: 1981 in a pyramid with one spot at the top, two below it, and more on every level down.

Levels

Fill every level to submit your ranking (31 spots left).

Save to my profile keeps it to come back to and keep ranking. Submit your ranking adds it to this month's top list.

18 to place · each level holds only what fits

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

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About this pyramid

The narrow top makes a pyramid good for settling the debate over number one, while the wide base still has room for the rest.

Try filling the bottom first and working up, so the last choices you make are the toughest ones.

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.

How to use it

Start with your number one and place it at the top.
Fill each level below; a full level won't take another until you move one out.
Move a tile between levels by dragging it.
When you're done, download the picture or copy a link that opens your board as you left it.

About this pyramid

The narrow top makes a pyramid good for settling the debate over number one, while the wide base still has room for the rest.

Try filling the bottom first and working up, so the last choices you make are the toughest ones.

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