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| ''Caddyshack'' || Warner Home Video || Warner-Elektra-Atlantic || January 26, 1981 || |
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| ''Can I Do It... Till I Need Glasses?'' || Media Home Entertainment || Media Home Entertainment || January 1981 || |
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| ''Prom Night'' || MCA Videocassette, Inc. || MCA Distributing Corporation || January 12, 1981 || |
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| ''Roller Boogie'' || Media Home Entertainment || Media Home Entertainment || January 1981 || |
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| ''Rough Cut'' || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || January 12, 1981 || |
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| ''Urban Cowboy'' || Paramount Home Video || Paramount Home Video || January 12, 1981 || |
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January
| Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
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| Airplane! | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | January 12, 1981 | |
| Amarcord | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic | January 26, 1981 | |
| The Amazing World of Psychic Phenomena | Video Corporation of America | Video Corporation of America | January 26, 1981 | |
| Barefoot in the Park | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | January 12, 1981 | |
| Being There | CBS Video Enterprises | CBS Video Enterprises | January 12, 1981 | |
| Beyond the Valley of the Dolls | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | January 12, 1981 | |
| Black Marble | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | January 12, 1981 | |
| Breaking Glass | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | January 12, 1981 | |
| Brief Encounter | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | January 12, 1981 | |
| Caddyshack | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic | January 26, 1981 | |
| Can I Do It... Till I Need Glasses? | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | January 1981 | |
| Coast to Coast | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | January 12, 1981 | |
| Cries and Whispers | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic | January 26, 1981 | |
| Farewell My Lovely | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | January 12, 1981 | |
| Flying Leathernecks | Video Corporation of America | Video Corporation of America | January 26, 1981 | |
| Friday the 13th | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | January 12, 1981 | |
| Honeysuckle Rose | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic | January 26, 1981 | |
| The Hunter | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | January 12, 1981 | |
| Jesus of Nazareth | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | January 12, 1981 | |
| The Killing of Sister George | ABC Video Enterprises | Magnetic Video Corporation | January 12, 1981 | |
| Kotch | ABC Video Enterprises | Magnetic Video Corporation | January 12, 1981 | |
| Lovers and Other Strangers | ABC Video Enterprises | Magnetic Video Corporation | January 12, 1981 | |
| Magnum Force | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic | January 26, 1981 | |
| Mary Poppins | Walt Disney Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company | January 19, 1981 | |
| Myra Breckinridge | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | January 12, 1981 | |
| NFL SymFunny/Super Bowl III | Video Corporation of America | Video Corporation of America | January 26, 1981 | |
| Night Games | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | January 12, 1981 | |
| "Oh, God!" Book II | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic | January 26, 1981 | |
| One Trick Pony | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic | January 26, 1981 | |
| Pelé: The Master and His Method | Magnetic Video Sports | Magnetic Video Corporation | January 12, 1981 | |
| Prom Night | MCA Videocassette, Inc. | MCA Distributing Corporation | January 12, 1981 | |
| Roller Boogie | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | January 1981 | |
| Rough Cut | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | January 12, 1981 | |
| Shogun | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | January 12, 1981 | |
| Small Change | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic | January 26, 1981 | |
| Smokey and the Bandit | MCA Videocassette, Inc. | MCA Distributing Corporation | January 12, 1981 | |
| The Space Movie | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic | January 26, 1981 | |
| Sugar Cookies | Video Corporation of America | Video Corporation of America | January 26, 1981 | |
| They Shoot Horses, Don't They? | ABC Video Enterprises | Magnetic Video Corporation | January 12, 1981 | |
| The Thing | Video Corporation of America | Video Corporation of America | January 26, 1981 | |
| Tom Horn | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic | January 26, 1981 | |
| Urban Cowboy | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | January 12, 1981 | |
| The Wicker Man | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | January 1981 | |
| Xanadu | MCA Videocassette, Inc. | MCA Distributing Corporation | January 12, 1981 |
February
| Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
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| Fleetwood Mac: Documentary and Live Concert | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic | February 2, 1981 | |
| Gary Numan: The Touring Principle | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic | February 2, 1981 | |
| Rod Stewart: Live at the Los Angeles Forum | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic | February 2, 1981 |
March
| Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
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| Rolling Stones in Concert | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | March 1981 |
June
| Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
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| 42nd Street | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | June 2, 1981 | |
| The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | MGM/CBS Home Video | CBS Video Enterprises | June 2, 1981 | |
| ...And Justice for All | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | June 2, 1981 | |
| Apache | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | June 2, 1981 | |
| The Big Red One | CBS Video Enterprises | CBS Video Enterprises | June 2, 1981 | |
| Black Orpheus | CBS Video Enterprises | CBS Video Enterprises | June 2, 1981 |
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| The Black Stallion | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | June 2, 1981 | |
| Bottoms Up '81 | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | June 2, 1981 | |
| La cage aux folles | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | June 2, 1981 | |
| Carrie | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | June 2, 1981 | |
| Cousin, Cousine | CBS Video Enterprises | CBS Video Enterprises | June 2, 1981 | |
| Devo: The Men Who Make the Music | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic | June 2, 1981 | |
| Dire Straits: Making Movies | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic | June 2, 1981 | |
| Easy Rider | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | June 2, 1981 | |
| The Elephant Man | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | June 2, 1981 | |
| Get Fit and Stay Fit | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | June 2, 1981 | |
| The Getting of Wisdom | CBS Video Enterprises | CBS Video Enterprises | June 2, 1981 | |
| Gigi | MGM/CBS Home Video | CBS Video Enterprises | June 2, 1981 | |
| Gloria | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | June 2, 1981 | |
| Goodbye, Columbus | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | June 2, 1981 | |
| Hearts and Minds | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | June 2, 1981 | |
| High Anxiety | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | June 2, 1981 | |
| Hopscotch | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | June 2, 1981 | |
| It's My Turn | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | June 2, 1981 | |
| The Jazz Singer | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | June 2, 1981 | |
| Last Tango in Paris | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | June 2, 1981 | |
| Let It Be | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | June 2, 1981 | |
| My Bloody Valentine | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | June 2, 1981 | |
| Ordinary People | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | June 2, 1981 | |
| The Pink Panther | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | June 2, 1981 | |
| A Place in the Sun | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | June 2, 1981 | |
| Popeye | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | June 2, 1981 | |
| Rehabilitation and Injury Prevention | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | June 2, 1981 | |
| Ring of Bright Water | ABC Video Enterprises | Magnetic Video Corporation | June 2, 1981 | |
| Rosemary's Baby | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | June 2, 1981 | |
| Samson and Delilah | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | June 2, 1981 | |
| Serial | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | June 2, 1981 | |
| Sherlock Holmes Double Feature | CBS Video Enterprises | CBS Video Enterprises | June 2, 1981 |
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| The Shout | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | June 2, 1981 | |
| Silk Stockings | MGM/CBS Home Video | CBS Video Enterprises | June 2, 1981 | |
| South Pacific | CBS Video Enterprises | CBS Video Enterprises | June 2, 1981 | |
| Sports Conditioning | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | June 2, 1981 | |
| Super Exercises | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | June 2, 1981 | |
| Tess | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | June 2, 1981 | |
| The Thomas Crown Affair | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | June 2, 1981 | |
| The Three Stooges Vol. 3 | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | June 2, 1981 |
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| Tom Jones | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | June 2, 1981 | |
| The Vietnam War | CBS Video Enterprises | CBS Video Enterprises | June 2, 1981 | |
| When a Stranger Calls | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | June 2, 1981 | |
| When Worlds Collide | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | June 2, 1981 | |
| Willie Mosconi's World of Pocket Billiards | Magnetic Video Sports | Magnetic Video Corporation | June 2, 1981 | |
| Yankee Doodle Dandy | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | June 2, 1981 |
July
| Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
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| All Quiet on the Western Front | MCA Videocassette, Inc. | MCA Distributing Corporation | July 7, 1981 | |
| The Awakening | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic | July 7, 1981 |
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| Bilitis | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | July 7, 1981 | |
| Buck Rogers in the 25th Century | MCA Videocassette, Inc. | MCA Distributing Corporation | July 7, 1981 | |
| Change of Habit | MCA Videocassette, Inc. | MCA Distributing Corporation | July 7, 1981 | |
| Clones of Bruce Lee | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | July 7, 1981 | |
| Die Laughing | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic | July 7, 1981 |
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| The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic | July 7, 1981 |
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| Galaxina | MCA Videocassette, Inc. | MCA Distributing Corporation | July 7, 1981 | |
| The Great Santini | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic | July 7, 1981 |
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| The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood | MCA Videocassette, Inc. | MCA Distributing Corporation | July 7, 1981 | |
| Heartbeat | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic | July 7, 1981 |
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| The House That Vanishes | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | July 7, 1981 | |
| If You Don't Stop It... You'll Go Blind | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | July 7, 1981 | |
| The Incredible Shrinking Woman | MCA Videocassette, Inc. | MCA Distributing Corporation | July 7, 1981 | |
| Melvin and Howard | MCA Videocassette, Inc. | MCA Distributing Corporation | July 7, 1981 | |
| Over the Edge | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic | July 7, 1981 |
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| Play Misty for Me | MCA Videocassette, Inc. | MCA Distributing Corporation | July 7, 1981 | |
| Promises in the Dark | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic | July 7, 1981 |
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| Return of the Tiger | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | July 7, 1981 | |
| Schizo | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | July 7, 1981 | |
| Schizoid | MCA Videocassette, Inc. | MCA Distributing Corporation | July 7, 1981 | |
| Shogun Assassin | MCA Videocassette, Inc. | MCA Distributing Corporation | July 7, 1981 | |
| Simon | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic | July 7, 1981 |
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| The Wanderers | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic | July 7, 1981 |
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| Yum-Yum Girls | MCA Videocassette, Inc. | MCA Distributing Corporation | July 7, 1981 |
August
| Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
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| Captains Courageous | MGM/CBS Home Video | CBS Video Enterprises | August 25, 1981 | |
| Cat on a Hot Tin Roof | MGM/CBS Home Video | CBS Video Enterprises | August 25, 1981 | |
| Coming Home | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | August 18, 1981 |
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| The Dynasty Renewed: Boston Bounces Back | NBA Entertainment | CBS Video Enterprises | August 25, 1981 | |
| Fiddler on the Roof | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | August 18, 1981 |
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| F.I.S.T. | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | August 18, 1981 |
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| Gentleman Jim | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | August 18, 1981 |
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| Guys and Dolls | Samuel Goldwyn Home Entertainment | CBS Video Enterprises | August 25, 1981 | |
| King of Hearts | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | August 18, 1981 |
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| The Last Valley | ABC Video Enterprises | Magnetic Video Corporation | August 18, 1981 | |
| The Night Visitor | Video Communications, Inc. | United Entertainment, Inc. | August 18, 1981 | |
| On the Town | MGM/CBS Home Video | CBS Video Enterprises | August 25, 1981 | |
| The Philadelphia Story | MGM/CBS Home Video | CBS Video Enterprises | August 25, 1981 | |
| Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx | Video Communications, Inc. | United Entertainment, Inc. | August 18, 1981 | |
| REO Speedwagon: Live Infidelity | CBS Video Enterprises | CBS Video Enterprises | August 25, 1981 | |
| Semi-Tough | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | August 18, 1981 |
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| Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came? | ABC Video Enterprises | Magnetic Video Corporation | August 18, 1981 |
September
| Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
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| Albino | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | September 1, 1981 | |
| Alice in Wonderland | Walt Disney Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company | September 22, 1981 |
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| The Amityville Horror | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic | September 1, 1981 | |
| Amy | Walt Disney Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company | September 22, 1981 |
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| Back Roads | CBS Video Enterprises | CBS Video Enterprises | September 15, 1981 | |
| Becket | Video Communications, Inc. | United Entertainment, Inc. | September 8, 1981 | |
| The Bees | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic | September 1, 1981 | |
| Bells Are Ringing | MGM/CBS Home Video | CBS Video Enterprises | September 15, 1981 | |
| The Bird with the Crystal Plumage | Video Communications, Inc. | United Entertainment, Inc. | September 8, 1981 | |
| The Bohemian Girl | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | September 15, 1981 | |
| A Bridge Too Far | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | September 22, 1981 | |
| Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood | MGM/CBS Home Video | CBS Video Enterprises | September 15, 1981 | |
| Bye Bye Brazil | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic | September 1, 1981 | |
| Cartoon Parade No. 4 | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | September 15, 1981 | |
| A Chump at Oxford | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | September 15, 1981 | |
| The Creation of a Ballet | ABC Video Enterprises | CBS Video Enterprises | September 15, 1981 | |
| Darby O'Gill and the Little People | Walt Disney Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company | September 22, 1981 |
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| A Day at the Races | MGM/CBS Home Video | CBS Video Enterprises | September 15, 1981 | |
| The Devils | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic | September 1, 1981 | |
| Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic | September 1, 1981 | |
| A Dream Called Walt Disney World | Walt Disney Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company | September 22, 1981 |
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| Dressed to Kill | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic | September 1, 1981 | |
| Dumbo | Walt Disney Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company | September 22, 1981 |
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| The Fall of the House of Usher | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic | September 1, 1981 | |
| For Love of Ivy | ABC Video Enterprises | Magnetic Video Corporation | September 22, 1981 | |
| Futureworld | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic | September 1, 1981 | |
| The Ghoul | Electric Video, Inc. | Electric Video, Inc. | September 22, 1981 | |
| Go West | MGM/CBS Home Video | CBS Video Enterprises | September 15, 1981 | |
| Greased Lightning | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic | September 1, 1981 | |
| The Great Caruso | MGM/CBS Home Video | CBS Video Enterprises | September 15, 1981 | |
| The Great Train Robbery | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | September 22, 1981 | |
| Helter Skelter | CBS Video Enterprises | CBS Video Enterprises | September 15, 1981 | |
| The Horse That Played Center Field | ABC Video Enterprises | CBS Video Enterprises | September 15, 1981 | |
| Hot Stuff | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | September 15, 1981 | |
| The Hound of the Baskervilles | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | September 22, 1981 | |
| The Image of Bruce Lee | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | September 1, 1981 | |
| The Island of Dr. Moreau | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic | September 1, 1981 | |
| It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | September 22, 1981 | |
| Kingdom of the Spiders | Video Communications, Inc. | United Entertainment, Inc. | September 8, 1981 | |
| Laurel and Hardy Comedy Classics Vol. 7 | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | September 15, 1981 |
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| Legend of the Werewolf | Electric Video, Inc. | Electric Video, Inc. | September 22, 1981 | |
| Let's Do It Again | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic | September 1, 1981 | |
| Lisztomania | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic | September 1, 1981 | |
| Little Women | MGM/CBS Home Video | CBS Video Enterprises | September 15, 1981 | |
| Logan's Run | MGM/CBS Home Video | CBS Video Enterprises | September 15, 1981 | |
| Lolita | MGM/CBS Home Video | CBS Video Enterprises | September 15, 1981 | |
| Love at First Bite | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic | September 1, 1981 | |
| Man on the Moon | CBS Video Enterprises | CBS Video Enterprises | September 15, 1981 | |
| Meteor | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic | September 1, 1981 | |
| The Mountain Men | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | September 15, 1981 | |
| The NFL's Best Ever Coaches | NFL Films Video | NFL Films Video | September 15, 1981 | |
| The NFL's Best Ever Professionals | NFL Films Video | NFL Films Video | September 15, 1981 | |
| The NFL's Best Ever Quarterbacks | NFL Films Video | NFL Films Video | September 15, 1981 | |
| The NFL's Best Ever Runners | NFL Films Video | NFL Films Video | September 15, 1981 | |
| The NFL's Best Ever Teams | NFL Films Video | NFL Films Video | September 15, 1981 | |
| Night of the Iguana | MGM/CBS Home Video | CBS Video Enterprises | September 15, 1981 | |
| Night of the Living Dead | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | September 15, 1981 | |
| No Nukes: The Muse Concerts for a Non-Nuclear Future | CBS Video Enterprises | CBS Video Enterprises | September 15, 1981 | |
| Old Yeller | Walt Disney Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company | September 22, 1981 |
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| Persecution | Electric Video, Inc. | Electric Video, Inc. | September 22, 1981 | |
| The Pit and the Pendulum | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic | September 1, 1981 | |
| The Postman Always Rings Twice | CBS Video Enterprises | CBS Video Enterprises | September 15, 1981 | |
| Purlie | CBS Video Enterprises | CBS Video Enterprises | September 15, 1981 | |
| Rabid | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic | September 1, 1981 | |
| Romeo and Juliet | CBS Video Enterprises | CBS Video Enterprises | September 15, 1981 | |
| Sanctuary of Fear | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | September 22, 1981 | |
| The Sea Wolves | CBS Video Enterprises | CBS Video Enterprises | September 15, 1981 | |
| Seems Like Old Times | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | September 15, 1981 | |
| Sisters | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic | September 1, 1981 | |
| Soylent Green | MGM/CBS Home Video | CBS Video Enterprises | September 15, 1981 | |
| Super Fly | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic | September 1, 1981 | |
| Super Memories of the Super Bowl | NFL Films Video | NFL Films Video | September 15, 1981 | |
| The Swarm | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic | September 1, 1981 | |
| A Tale of Two Cities | MGM/CBS Home Video | CBS Video Enterprises | September 15, 1981 | |
| Tales of Terror | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic | September 1, 1981 | |
| That's Entertainment! Part II | MGM/CBS Home Video | CBS Video Enterprises | September 15, 1981 | |
| The Third Man | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | September 15, 1981 | |
| The Toolbox Murders | Video Communications, Inc. | United Entertainment, Inc. | September 8, 1981 | |
| Uptown Saturday Night | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic | September 1, 1981 | |
| Used Cars | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | September 15, 1981 | |
| The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West | Media Home Entertainment | Media Home Entertainment | September 1, 1981 | |
| A Walt Disney Christmas | Walt Disney Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company | September 22, 1981 |
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| Watership Down | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic | September 1, 1981 | |
| What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice? | ABC Video Enterprises | Magnetic Video Corporation | September 22, 1981 | |
| Wholly Moses! | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | September 15, 1981 |
October
| Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
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| Atlantic City | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | October 13, 1981 | |
| The Fan | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | October 13, 1981 | |
| Friday the 13th Part 2 | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | October 13, 1981 | |
| Going Ape | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | October 13, 1981 | |
| The Great Gatsby | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | October 13, 1981 | |
| The Inheritance | Video Corporation of America | Video Corporation of America | October 6, 1981 | |
| The Jazz Singer | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | October 13, 1981 | |
| Meatballs | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | October 13, 1981 | |
| One-Eyed Jacks | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | October 13, 1981 | |
| Orca: The Killer Whale | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | October 13, 1981 | |
| Pippin | Family Home Entertainment | Caballero Control Corporation | October 6, 1981 | |
| Serpico | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | October 13, 1981 | |
| The Story of O | Independent United Distributors | Independent United Distributors | October 6, 1981 | |
| To Catch a Thief | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | October 13, 1981 | |
| The Unseen | Video Corporation of America | Video Corporation of America | October 6, 1981 |
November
| Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
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| An American Werewolf in London | MCA Videocassette, Inc. | MCA Distributing Corporation | November 24, 1981 | |
| Apocalypse Now | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | November 10, 1981 | |
| April Wine: Live in London | EMI Music Video | Capitol Records | November 10, 1981 | |
| Benny Hill's Video Revue | Thames Video | Capitol Records | November 10, 1981 | |
| Can't Stop the Music | Thorn EMI Video | Capitol Records | November 10, 1981 | |
| The Conversation | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | November 10, 1981 | |
| The Crawling Eye | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | November 10, 1981 | |
| The Cruel Sea | Thorn EMI Video | Capitol Records | November 10, 1981 | |
| The Day the Earth Caught Fire | Thorn EMI Video | Capitol Records | November 10, 1981 | |
| Death on the Nile | Thorn EMI Video | Capitol Records | November 10, 1981 | |
| Destination Moon | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | November 10, 1981 | |
| An Evening with Quentin Crisp | Family Home Entertainment | Caballero Control Corporation | November 10, 1981 | |
| An Evening with Ray Charles | MCA Videocassette, Inc. | MCA Distributing Corporation | November 24, 1981 | |
| Flight to Mars | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | November 10, 1981 | |
| The Four Seasons | MCA Videocassette, Inc. | MCA Distributing Corporation | November 24, 1981 | |
| The Godfather: The Complete Epic | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | November 10, 1981 | |
| The Hideous Sun Demon | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | November 10, 1981 | |
| How to Watch Pro Football | MCA Videocassette, Inc. | MCA Distributing Corporation | November 24, 1981 | |
| I Am a Dancer | Thorn EMI Video | Capitol Records | November 10, 1981 | |
| The Incredible Hulk | MCA Videocassette, Inc. | MCA Distributing Corporation | November 24, 1981 | |
| Invaders from Mars | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | November 10, 1981 | |
| Kronos | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | November 10, 1981 | |
| Plan 9 from Outer Space | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | November 10, 1981 | |
| Queen: Greatest Flix | EMI Music Video | Capitol Records | November 10, 1981 | |
| Rocketship X-M | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | November 10, 1981 | |
| The Royal Wedding | Thames Video | Capitol Records | November 10, 1981 | |
| Scars of Dracula | Thorn EMI Video | Capitol Records | November 10, 1981 | |
| Sophia Loren: Her Own Story | Thorn EMI Video | Capitol Records | November 10, 1981 | |
| S.O.S. Titanic | Thorn EMI Video | Capitol Records | November 10, 1981 | |
| Space Patrol Vol. 1 | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | November 10, 1981 | |
| Space Patrol Vol. 2 | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | November 10, 1981 | |
| Stranger from Venus | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | November 10, 1981 | |
| Tales of Tomorrow Vol. 1 | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | November 10, 1981 | |
| Tales of Tomorrow Vol. 2 | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | November 10, 1981 | |
| Times Square | Thorn EMI Video | Capitol Records | November 10, 1981 | |
| Tom Corbett, Space Cadet Vol. 1 | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | November 10, 1981 | |
| Tom Corbett, Space Cadet Vol. 2 | The Nostalgia Merchant | The Nostalgia Merchant | November 10, 1981 | |
| The Tubes Video | EMI Music Video | Capitol Records | November 10, 1981 |
December
| Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Adventures of Robin Hood | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | December 1, 1981 | |
| Aerobicise: The Beautiful Workout | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | December 1, 1981 | |
| Apocalypse Now | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | December 1, 1981 | |
| The Billion Dollar Hobo | Samuel Goldwyn Home Entertainment | CBS Video Enterprises | December 8, 1981 | |
| Clash of the Titans | MGM/CBS Home Video | CBS Video Enterprises | December 8, 1981 | |
| Dot and the Kangaroo | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | December 1, 1981 | |
| Going My Way | MCA Videocassette, Inc. | MCA Distributing Corporation | December 1, 1981 | |
| Holiday Inn | MCA Videocassette, Inc. | MCA Distributing Corporation | December 1, 1981 | |
| In Search of Skiing | Magnetic Video Sports | Magnetic Video Corporation | December 1, 1981 | |
| Irma la Douce | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | December 1, 1981 | |
| Ivanhoe | MGM/CBS Home Video | CBS Video Enterprises | December 8, 1981 | |
| The Jazz Singer | Paramount Home Video | Paramount Home Video | December 1, 1981 | |
| MacArthur | MCA Videocassette, Inc. | MCA Distributing Corporation | December 1, 1981 | |
| The Magnificent Seven | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | December 1, 1981 | |
| Man of La Mancha | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | December 1, 1981 | |
| March or Die | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | December 1, 1981 | |
| Now, Voyager | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | December 1, 1981 | |
| Piaf | CBS Video Enterprises | CBS Video Enterprises | December 8, 1981 | |
| Return of the Street Fighter | CBS Video Enterprises | CBS Video Enterprises | December 8, 1981 | |
| Rooster Cogburn and the Lady | MCA Videocassette, Inc. | MCA Distributing Corporation | December 1, 1981 | |
| The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | December 1, 1981 | |
| Seven Brides for Seven Brothers | MGM/CBS Home Video | CBS Video Enterprises | December 8, 1981 | |
| Sudden Terror | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | December 1, 1981 | |
| Take This Job and Shove It | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | December 1, 1981 | |
| A Thousand Clowns | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | December 1, 1981 | |
| Till the Clouds Roll By | MGM/CBS Home Video | CBS Video Enterprises | December 8, 1981 | |
| The Wiz | MCA Videocassette, Inc. | MCA Distributing Corporation | December 1, 1981 | |
| Woman of the Year | MGM/CBS Home Video | CBS Video Enterprises | December 8, 1981 | |
| Women in Love | Magnetic Video Corporation | Magnetic Video Corporation | December 1, 1981 |
TBD
| Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Child | Family Home Entertainment | Caballero Control Corporation | 1981 |
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| Journey Into the Beyond | Family Home Entertainment | Caballero Control Corporation | 1981 |
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