# List of LGBTQ-related films of 1981

This is a list of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer-related films released in 1981. It contains theatrically released films that deal with important gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or queer characters or issues and may have same-sex romance or relationships as a plot device.

## Films

| Title | Director | Country | Genre | Cast | Notes |
| Caligula et Messaline | Bruno Mattei, Antonio Passalia, Jean-Jacques Renon | France Italy | Action | Vladimir Brajovic, Betty Roland, Françoise Blanchard, Raul Cabrera, Gino Turini (credited as John Turner), Angelo Arquilla, Piotr Stanislas, Vincent Lo Monaco, Fanny Magier, Laurence Lovall, Antonio Passalia (credited as Anthony Pass), Dominique Irissou, Marie-Noëlle Arnoult, Silvie Dezabauneix and Kathy Sadik | |
| Chanel Solitaire | George Kaczender | United Kingdom France United States | Drama | Marie-France Pisier, Timothy Dalton, Rutger Hauer | Biographical film about Coco Chanel |
| Christiane F. – We Children from Bahnhof Zoo | Uli Edel | West Germany | Biography, drama | Natja Brunckhorst, Rainer Wölk, Jan Georg Effler, Christiane Reichelt, Daniela Jaeger, Kerstin Richter, David Bowie and Christiane Lechle | Based on the autobiographical book Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo (We Children from Bahnhof Zoo) by Christiane F. |
| Culo e camicia | Pasquale Festa Campanile | Italy | Comedy | Enrico Montesano, Daniela Poggi, Gianni Agus, Gino Pernice, Umberto Zuanelli, Ennio Antonelli, Renato Pozzetto, Leopoldo Mastelloni, Maria Rosaria Omaggio, Carlo Bagno and Carla Monti | |
| End of the Fame | Orhan Aksoy | Turkey | Drama, romance | Bülent Bilgiç, Ekrem Bora, Bülent Ersoy, Semsi Inkaya, Yusuf Sezgin and Serpil Çakmakli | a.k.a. Söhretin Sonu |
| Gay Club | Ramón Fernández | Spain | Comedy | Manuel Alexandre, Francisco Algora, Rafael Alonso, Amel Amor, Marciano Buendía, José María Caffarel, Fernando Calonje, José Manuel Cervino, Florinda Chico, Fernando Chinarro, José Luis Chinchilla, Luis Ciges, Rafael Conesa, Felix De Utrera and Paco España | |
| Nessuno è perfetto | Pasquale Festa Campanile | Italy | Comedy, drama, romance | Renato Pozzetto, Ornella Muti, Lina Volonghi, Felice Andreasi, Massimo Boldi and Gabriele Tinti | a.k.a. Nobody is perfect |
| The Running Man | Donald Brittain | Canada | Drama | Chuck Shamata, Barbara Gordon, Colm Feore, Kate Trotter | Episode of CBC Television anthology series For the Record |
| Sidney Shorr: A Girl's Best Friend | Russ Mayberry | United States | Drama | Tony Randall, Lorna Patterson | TV movie |
| Taxi zum Klo | Frank Ripploh | West Germany | Comedy | Frank Ripploh, Bernd Broaderup, Orpha Termin, Peter Fahrni, Hans-Gerd Mehrtens, Dieter Godde, Klaus Schnee, Bernd Kroger, Markus Voigtlander, Irmgard Lademacher, Gregor Becker, Marguerite Dupont, Eberhard Freudenthal, Beate Springer, Millie Büttner, Gitta Lederer and Toller Cranston | a.k.a. Taxi to the Toilet |
| El vicari d'Olot | Ventura Pons | Spain | Drama | Enric Majó, Enric Cusí, Maria Aurèlia Capmany, Marina Rossell, Núria Feliu, Carla Cristi, Marta May, Carmen Pérez (as Carme Pérez), Jordi Brau, Rosa Morata, Montserrat Carulla, Carles Lloret, Fernando Guillén, Antonio Rovira (as Antoni Rovira) and Mary Santpere | a.k.a. The Victor of Olot |
| Zorro, The Gay Blade | Peter Medak | United States | Comedy | George Hamilton, Lauren Hutton, Brenda Vaccaro, Ron Leibman, Donovan Scott, James Booth, Helen Burns, Clive Revill, Carolyn Seymour, Eduardo Noriega, Pilar Pellicer, Jorge Russek, Eduardo Alcaraz, Carlos Bravo y Fernández, Roberto Dumont, Jorge Bolio and Frank Welker | |