Current cinema premieres in may 1981, like Firecracker, Friday the 13th Part II, Graduation Day, Kill and Kill Again and Separate Ways.
Premiered friday May 1, 1981
Six movies that premieres on May 1, 1981: Firecracker, Friday the 13th Part II, Graduation Day, Kill and Kill Again, Separate Ways and Massacre Mansion.

Firecracker (1981)
Premiere May 1, 1981
- Main cast: Darby Hinton, Jillian Kesner, Rey Malonzo, Ken Metcalfe
- Director: Cirio H. Santiago

Friday the 13th Part II (1981)
Premiere May 1, 1981
- Main cast: Kirsten Baker, John Furey, Adrienne King, Amy Steel
- Director: Steve Miner

Graduation Day (1981)
Premiere May 1, 1981
- Main cast: Christopher George, Patch Mackenzie, E. Danny Murphy, E.J. Peaker
- Director: Herb Freed

Kill and Kill Again (1981)
Premiere May 1, 1981
- Main cast: James Ryan, Ken Gampu, Anneline Kriel, Stan Schmidt
- Director: Ivan Hall

Separate Ways (1981)
Premiere May 1, 1981
- Main cast: Karen Black, Arlene Golonka, Tony Lo Bianco, Monte Markham
- Director: Howard Avedis

Massacre Mansion (1981)
Premiere May 1, 1981
- Main cast: Robin Groves, Michael David Lally, Christopher Loomis
- Director: Armand Weston
Premiered sunday May 3, 1981
Two movies that premieres on May 3, 1981: A Thief in the Night 3: Image of the Beast and Murder in Texas.

A Thief in the Night 3: Image of the Beast (1980)
Premiere May 3, 1981
- Main cast: Russ Doughten, Patty Dunning, Susan Plumb, William Wellman Jr.
- Director: Donald W. Thompson

Murder in Texas (1981)
Premiere May 3, 1981
- Main cast: Farrah Fawcett, Sam Elliott, Katharine Ross, Andy Griffith
Premiered monday May 4, 1981
Two movies that premieres on May 4, 1981: Inchon! and Nodes.

Inchon! (1981)
Premiere May 4, 1981
- Main cast: Jacqueline Bisset, Laurence Olivier, Ben Gazzara, Toshirô Mifune

Nodes (1981)
Premiere May 4, 1981
Premiered tuesday May 5, 1981
Two movies that premieres on May 5, 1981: Broken Promise and Pixote.

Broken Promise (1981)
Premiere May 5, 1981
- Main cast: Chris Sarandon, George Coe, Melissa Michaelsen

Pixote (1981)
Premiere May 5, 1981
- Main cast: Fernando Ramos da Silva, Jorge Julião, Gilberto Moura
- Director: Hector Babenco
Premiered wednesday May 6, 1981
Two movies that premieres on May 6, 1981: Schools Falling Apart and The Gentleman Bandit.

Schools Falling Apart (1981)
Premiere May 6, 1981
- Main cast: Darry Cowl, Michel Galabru, Henri Guybet, Claude Jade
- Director: Michel Nerval

The Gentleman Bandit (1981)
Premiere May 6, 1981
- Main cast: Julie Bovasso, Ralph Waite, Jerry Zaks
- Director: Jonathan Kaplan
Premiered thursday May 7, 1981
Two movies that premieres on May 7, 1981: Obsession and The People vs. Jean Harris.

Obsession (1981)
Premiere May 7, 1981
- Main cast: Richard Burton, Tatum O'Neal, Donann Cavin
- Director: Jules Dassin

The People vs. Jean Harris (1981)
Premiere May 7, 1981
- Main cast: Martin Balsam, Richard Dysart, Ellen Burstyn
- Director: George Schaefer
Premiered friday May 8, 1981
One movies that premieres on May 8, 1981: Second-Hand Hearts.

Second-Hand Hearts (1981)
Premiere May 8, 1981
- Main cast: Robert Blake, Collin Boone, Amber Rose Gold
- Director: Hal Ashby
Premiered saturday May 9, 1981
One movies that premieres on May 9, 1981: The Chinese Web.

The Chinese Web (1979)
Premiere May 9, 1981
- Main cast: Rosalind Chao, Nicholas Hammond, Myron Healey, Robert F. Simon
- Director: Don McDougall
Premiered sunday May 10, 1981
Two movies that premieres on May 10, 1981: Benji (Takes a Dive) at Marineland and The Pink Panther in 'Pink at First Sight'.

Benji (Takes a Dive) at Marineland (1981)
Premiere May 10, 1981

The Pink Panther in 'Pink at First Sight' (1981)
Premiere May 10, 1981
Premiered monday May 11, 1981
One movies that premieres on May 11, 1981: The Best Little Girl in the World.

The Best Little Girl in the World (1981)
Premiere May 11, 1981
- Main cast: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Charles Durning, Eva Marie Saint, Melanie Mayron
- Director: Sam O'Steen
Premiered wednesday May 13, 1981
Three movies that premieres on May 13, 1981: Blue Magic, Stand by Your Man and El lago de los muertos vivientes.

Blue Magic (1981)
Premiere May 13, 1981
- Main cast: Samantha Fox, Candida Royalle, Jack Wrangler
- Director: Larry Revene

Stand by Your Man (1981)
Premiere May 13, 1981
- Main cast: Annette O'Toole, Cooper Huckabee, Tim McIntire
- Director: Jerry Jameson

El lago de los muertos vivientes (1981)
Premiere May 13, 1981
- Main cast: Pierre-Marie Escourrou, Nadine Pascal, Howard Vernon
- Director: Jean Rollin
Premiered thursday May 14, 1981
One movies that premieres on May 14, 1981: Buddy Goes West.

Buddy Goes West (1981)
Premiere May 14, 1981
- Main cast: Joe Bugner, Carlo Reali, Bud Spencer, Piero Trombetta
- Director: Michele Lupo
Premiered friday May 15, 1981
One movies that premieres on May 15, 1981: The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island.

The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island (1981)
Premiere May 15, 1981
- Main cast: Jim Backus, Bob Denver, Alan Hale Jr., Natalie Schafer
- Director: Peter Baldwin
Premiered wednesday May 20, 1981
One movies that premieres on May 20, 1981: The Muppets Go to the Movies.

The Muppets Go to the Movies (1981)
Premiere May 20, 1981
- Main cast: Frank Oz, Lily Tomlin, Jim Henson, Dudley Moore
- Director: Peter Harris
Premiered friday May 22, 1981
Three movies that premieres on May 22, 1981: Bustin' Loose, Outland - Comando Titânio (1981) and World War One.

Bustin' Loose (1981)
Premiere May 22, 1981
- Main cast: Cicely Tyson, Richard Pryor, Jimmy Hughes
- Director: Michael Schultz

Outland - Comando Titânio (1981) (1981)
Premiere May 22, 1981
- Main cast: Sean Connery, Peter Boyle, James B. Sikking, Frances Sternhagen
- Director: Peter Hyams

World War One (1964)
Premiere May 22, 1981
Premiered tuesday May 26, 1981
One movies that premieres on May 26, 1981: Ain't Misbehavin!.

Ain't Misbehavin! (1981)
Premiere May 26, 1981
Premiered wednesday May 27, 1981
One movies that premieres on May 27, 1981: The Monster Club.

The Monster Club (1981)
Premiere May 27, 1981
- Main cast: Donald Pleasence, John Carradine, Vincent Price, Stuart Whitman
- Director: Roy Ward Baker
Premiered friday May 29, 1981
One movies that premieres on May 29, 1981: John Waters' Polyester.

John Waters' Polyester (1981)
Premiere May 29, 1981
- Main cast: Divine, Tab Hunter, Edith Massey, David Samson
- Director: John Waters
Premiered saturday May 30, 1981
One movies that premieres on May 30, 1981: The Woman in the Rumor.

The Woman in the Rumor (1954)
Premiere May 30, 1981
- Main cast: Yoshiko Kuga, Tomoemon Otani, Eitarō Shindō, Kinuyo Tanaka
- Director: Kenji Mizoguchi