
10 Best Movies Like 1981
If you loved 1981, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

Are We Done Yet?
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1981 for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
Newlyweds Nick and Suzanne decide to move to the suburbs to provide a better life for their two kids. But their idea of a dream home is disturbed by a contractor with a bizarre app...

La Dolce Villa
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1981 for fans of Comedy & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
When his daughter decides to buy a crumbling Tuscan villa, Eric rushes to Italy to talk her out of it — and instead finds beauty, romance and new purpose....

Father of the Bride
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1981 for fans of Comedy & Drama & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
Proud father Stanley Banks remembers the day his daughter, Kay, got married. Starting when she announces her engagement through to the wedding itself, we learn of all the surprises...

Roll Bounce
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1981 for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
In the summer of 1978, a teenager and his group of friends face new challenges when their neighborhood roller-skating rink closes, forcing them to visit a different rink....

Moonstruck
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1981 for fans of Comedy & Drama & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
37-year-old Italian-American widow Loretta Castorini believes she is unlucky in love, and so accepts a marriage proposal from her boyfriend Johnny, even though she doesn't love him...

It Runs in the Family
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1981 for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
This is the story of a dysfunctional New York family, and their attempts to reconcile...