1981
VHS and Beta
August
| Title | Label | Distributor | Released | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | Video Communications, 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. | Video Communications, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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| The Bees | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic | September 1, 1981 | |
| Bye Bye Brazil | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic | September 1, 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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| 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 | |
| Futureworld | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic | September 1, 1981 | |
| Greased Lightning | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic | September 1, 1981 | |
| Hot Stuff | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment | September 15, 1981 | |
| The Island of Dr. Moreau | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic | September 1, 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 | |
| Love at First Bite | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic | September 1, 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 | |
| Old Yeller | Walt Disney Home Video | Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company | September 22, 1981 |
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| The Pit and the Pendulum | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic | September 1, 1981 | |
| Rabid | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic | September 1, 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 | |
| Super Fly | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic | September 1, 1981 | |
| The Swarm | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic | September 1, 1981 | |
| Tales of Terror | Warner Home Video | Warner-Elektra-Atlantic | September 1, 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 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 | |
| An Evening with Ray Charles | MCA Videocassette, Inc. | MCA Distributing Corporation | November 24, 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Queen: Greatest Flix | EMI Music Video | Capitol Records | 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 | |
| Times Square | Thorn EMI Video | Capitol Records | 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 |