List of American films of 1983

This is a list of American films released in 1983.

In 1983:


List of films

Title Director Cast Genre Note
10 to MidnightJ. Lee ThompsonCharles Bronson, Lisa Eilbacher, Andrew StevensCrime, Horror, ThrillerCannon
All the Right MovesMichael ChapmanTom Cruise, Craig T. Nelson, Lea Thompson, Chris PennSports Drama20th Century Fox
AmericanaDavid CarradineDavid Carradine, Barbara HersheyDrama
Amityville 3-DRichard FleischerTony Roberts, Tess Harper, Robert JoyHorror2nd sequel to The Amityville Horror
Angelo My LoveRobert DuvallDramaCinecom
Anna to the Infinite PowerRobert WiemerDina Merrill, Jack GilfordSci-FiHBO
Baby It's YouJohn SaylesRosanna Arquette, Vincent Spano, Joanna MerlinDramaParamount
Bad BoysRick RosenthalSean Penn, Esai Morales, Reni Santoni, Ally SheedyDramaUniversal
The Ballad of Gregorio CortezRobert M. YoungEdward James OlmosWesternEmbassy Pictures
Better Late Than NeverBryan ForbesDavid Niven, Maggie Smith, Art CarneyComedy
The Big ChillLawrence KasdanTom Berenger, Glenn Close, Jeff Goldblum, JoBeth Williams, William Hurt, Kevin Kline, Mary Kay Place, Meg TillyComedy, Drama3 Academy Award nominations
The Big ScoreFred WilliamsonFred Williamson, Richard Roundtree, John SaxonAction
Bill Cosby: HimselfBill CosbyBill CosbyComedyconcert
The Black Stallion ReturnsRobert DalvaKelly Reno, Vincent Spano, Teri GarrFamilysequel to The Black Stallion
Blue ThunderJohn BadhamRoy Scheider, Malcolm McDowell, Candy Clark, Daniel Stern, Warren OatesActionColumbia
Born in FlamesLizzie BordenAdele Bertei, Jean Satterfield, Kathryn Bigelow16 mm film
BrainstormDouglas TrumbullNatalie Wood, Christopher Walken, Louise Fletcher, Cliff RobertsonSci-FiWood's final film
BreathlessJim McBrideRichard Gere, Valérie KapriskyDramaremake of 1960 film
Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?Henry JaglomKaren Black, Michael EmilRomantic Comedy
Chained HeatPaul NicholasLinda Blair, John Vernon, Stella Stevens, Henry SilvaExploitation
Chicken RanchNick BroomfieldDocumentary
ChristineJohn CarpenterKeith Gordon, John Stockwell, Alexandra Paul, Robert Prosky, Harry Dean StantonThriller, HorrorBased on novel by Stephen King
A Christmas StoryBob ClarkPeter Billingsley, Darren McGavin, Melinda DillonComedyBased on story by Jean Shepherd
Circle of PowerBobby RothYvette MimieuxDrama
ClassLewis John CarlinoJacqueline Bisset, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy, Cliff RobertsonComedyOrion
CopkillerRoberto FaenzaHarvey Keitel, John LydonDrama
Cracking UpJerry LewisJerry Lewis, Herb Edelman, Zane BuzbyComedylast film Lewis directed
Cross CreekMartin RittMary Steenburgen, Peter Coyote, Rip Torn, Alfre Woodard, Malcolm McDowell, Dana HillBiographystory of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
CujoLewis TeagueDee Wallace, Danny Pintauro, Daniel Hugh Kelly, Christopher StoneHorrorBased on Stephen King novel
CurtainsRichard CiupkaJohn Vernon, Lynne Griffin, Samantha Eggar, Michael WincottSlasher
D.C. CabJoel SchumacherAdam Baldwin, Mr. T, Gary BuseyComedyRKO
Daffy Duck's Fantastic IslandFriz FrelengMel Blanc, June ForayAnimationCompilation
DanielSidney LumetTimothy Hutton, Mandy Patinkin, Lindsay CrouseDramaBased on novel by E.L. Doctorow
The Day AfterNicholas MeyerJason Robards, Steve Guttenberg, JoBeth Williams, John Lithgow, John Cullum, Jeff EastDramaTV film; 12 Emmy nominations
The Deadly SpawnDouglas McKeownCharles George Hildebrant, Tom DeFranco, Richard Lee Porter, Karen Tighe, Ethel MichelsonSci-Fi, Horror
The Dead ZoneDavid CronenbergChristopher Walken, Martin Sheen, Herbert Lom, Brooke Adams, Tom Skerritt, Anthony ZerbeSci-Fi, ThrillerBased on Stephen King novel
Deadly ForcePaul AaronWings HauserActionEmbassy Pictures
Deal of the CenturyWilliam FriedkinChevy Chase, Gregory Hines, Sigourney WeaverComedyWarner Bros.
DeathstalkerJames Sbardellati (as John Watson)Rick Hill, Barbi Benton, Richard Brooker, Lana ClarksonSword and Sorcery
Doctor DetroitMichael PressmanDan Aykroyd, Fran Drescher, Donna DixonComedyUniversal
Easy MoneyJames SignorelliRodney Dangerfield, Joe Pesci, Jennifer Jason LeighComedyOrion
Eddie and the CruisersMartin DavidsonMichael Paré, Tom Berenger, Ellen Barkin, Joe PantolianoDramasequel in 1989
Eddie Macon's RunJeff KanewKirk Douglas, John Schneider, Lee PurcellCrimeUniversal
El NorteGregory NavaZaide Silvia Gutiérrez, David VillalpandoDrama
EurekaNicolas RoegGene Hackman, Theresa Russell, Rutger HauerDramaMGM/UA
ExposedJames TobackNastassja Kinski, Rudolf Nureyev, Harvey KeitelDramaMGM/UA
FerestadehParviz SayyadParviz Sayyad, Mary ApickDrama
The Final TerrorAndrew DavisRachel Ward, Daryl Hannah, Joe PantolianoThriller
Fire and IceRalph BakshiRandy Norton, Cynthia Leake, Steve SandorAnimation
FlashdanceAdrian LyneJennifer Beals, Michael Nouri, Belinda BauerDramaOscar for Best Song
Get CrazyAllan ArkushMalcolm McDowell, Allen Garfield, Lou ReedComedy
Going BerserkDavid SteinbergJohn Candy, Eugene Levy, Pat HingleComedy
Gorky ParkMichael AptedWilliam Hurt, Lee Marvin, Brian Dennehy, Joanna Pacula, Ian BannenMystery, ThrillerBased on Martin Cruz Smith novel
Heart Like a WheelJonathan KaplanBonnie Bedelia, Beau BridgesBiographystory of Shirley Muldowney
HerculesLuigi CozziLou Ferrigno, Sybil DanningFantasy, Adventure
High Road to ChinaBrian G. HuttonTom Selleck, Bess Armstrong, Wilford BrimleyAdventureWarner Bros.
The House on Sorority RowMark RosmanKate McNeil, Eileen Davidson, Lois Kelso Hunt, Charles SerioSlasher
HundraMatt CimberLaurene LandonFantasy
The HungerTony ScottCatherine Deneuve, Susan Sarandon, David BowieHorrorMGM
Independence DayRobert MandelKathleen Quinlan, David Keith, Dianne WiestDrama
Jaws 3-DJoe AlvesBess Armstrong, Dennis Quaid, Louis Gossett Jr.Thriller2nd sequel to Jaws
The KeepMichael MannScott Glenn, Alberta Watson, Jürgen Prochnow, Ian McKellen, Robert ProskyDark Fantasy, Horror
The King of ComedyMartin ScorseseRobert De Niro, Jerry Lewis, Sandra Bernhard, Tony RandallBlack Comedy, Drama20th Century Fox
KrullPeter YatesKen Marshall, Lysette Anthony, Trevor MartinScience Fantasy, Swashbuckler
LiannaJohn SaylesLinda Griffiths, Jane Hallaren, Jon DeVriesDramaUnited Artists
Liquid SkySlava TsukermanAnne Carlisle, Paula E. SheppardDrama
Lone Wolf McQuadeSteve CarverChuck Norris, David Carradine, Barbara Carrera, L.Q. Jones, Robert Beltran, Sharon Farrell, Dana Kimmell, Daniel FrischmanActionOrion
The Lonely LadyPeter SasdyPia Zadora, Lloyd Bochner, Joseph Cali, Bibi Besch, Anthony Holland, Ray LiottaDramaBased on Harold Robbins novel; 11 Razzie nominations
The Lords of DisciplineFranc RoddamDavid Keith, G. D. SpradlinDramaBased on Pat Conroy novel
Losin' ItCurtis HansonTom Cruise, Jackie Earle Haley, Shelley LongComedyEmbassy
LovesickMarshall BrickmanDudley Moore, Alec Guinness, Elizabeth McGovernComedyWarner Bros.
The Man Who Loved WomenBlake EdwardsBurt Reynolds, Julie Andrews, Kim Basinger, Sela Ward, Marilu HennerDramaremake of 1977 French film
The Man with Two BrainsCarl ReinerSteve Martin, Kathleen TurnerComedyWarner Bros.
Man, Woman and ChildDick RichardsMartin Sheen, Blythe DannerDramaBased on novel by Erich Segal
Max Dugan ReturnsHerbert RossJason Robards, Marsha Mason, Donald Sutherland, Matthew BroderickComedywritten by Neil Simon
Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-SynCharles BandKelly Preston, Tim ThomersonSci-Fi
Mickey's Christmas CarolBurny MattinsonAlan Young, Wayne Allwine, Hal Smith, Will Ryan, Clarence Nash, Eddie Carroll, Patricia Parris, Dick BillingsleyAnimationDisney; 26 minutes
MortuaryHoward AvedisMary Beth McDonough, David Wallace, Christopher George, Lynda Day George, Bill PaxtonSlasherChristopher George's final acting role
Mountaintop Motel MassacreJim McCullough Sr.Anna Chappell, Bill ThurmanSlasher
Mr. MomStan DragotiMichael Keaton, Teri Garr, Martin Mull, Ann JillianComedy20th Century Fox
Murder in Coweta CountyGary NelsonJohnny Cash, Andy GriffithCrime DramaMade-for-TV
Murder Me, Murder YouGary NelsonStacy Keach, Tanya Roberts, Don Stroud, Tom AtkinsMysteryMade-for-TV, Keach's first appearance as Mike Hammer
My Brother's WeddingCharles BurnettDrama
My TutorGeorge BowersCaren Kaye, Matt Lattanzi, Crispin GloverComedyCrown
Nate and HayesFerdinand FairfaxTommy Lee Jones, Michael O'KeefeActionParamount
National Lampoon's VacationHarold RamisChevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Randy Quaid, John Candy, Anthony Michael Hall, Dana BarronComedy1st in Vacation series
Never Cry WolfCarroll BallardBrian Dennehy, Charles Martin SmithDramaDisney
Never Say Never AgainIrvin KershnerSean Connery, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Max von Sydow, Kim BasingerActionremake of Thunderball
Night WarningWilliam AsherBo Svenson, Julia Duffy, Bill PaxtonHorror
A Night in HeavenJohn G. AvildsenChristopher Atkins, Lesley Ann WarrenDrama20th Century Fox
NightmaresJoseph SargentLance Henriksen, Emilio Estevez, Cristina Raines, Richard Masur, Veronica CartwrightHorror
Night PartnersNoel NosseckYvette Mimieux, Diana CanovaDramaMade-for-TV
OctopussyJohn GlenRoger Moore, Maud Adams, Louis Jourdan, Kristina WaybornAction13th James Bond film
Of Unknown OriginGeorge P. CosmatosPeter Weller, Jennifer DalePsychological HorrorWarner Bros.
One Dark NightTom McLoughlinMeg Tilly, Melissa NewmanSupernatural Horror
The Osterman WeekendSam PeckinpahRutger Hauer, John Hurt, Craig T. Nelson, Dennis Hopper, Christopher Starr, Chris Sarandon, Meg Foster, Helen Shaver, Cassie Yates, Sandy McPeak, Burt LancasterSuspenseBased on Robert Ludlum novel; Peckinpah's final film
The OutsidersFrancis Ford CoppolaC. Thomas Howell, Matt Dillon, Diane Lane, Patrick Swayze, Ralph Macchio, Rob Lowe, Emilio Estevez, Tom Cruise, Leif GarrettDramaBased on S. E. Hinton novel
The Pirates of PenzanceWilford LeachKevin Kline, Linda Ronstadt, Angela LansburyOperettaBased on musical by Gilbert and Sullivan
Porky's II: The Next DayBob ClarkMark Herrier, Kaki HunterSex Comedysequel to Porky's
The PreyEdwin BrownDebbie Thureson, Steve Bond, Lori LethinSlasher
Princess DaisyWaris HusseinRupert Everett, Lindsay Wagner, Merete Van Kamp, Claudia Cardinale, Barbara BachRomanceBased on Judith Krantz novel; TV mini-series
Private SchoolNoel BlackPhoebe Cates, Betsy Russell, Matthew ModineSex ComedyUniversal
Psycho IIRichard FranklinAnthony Perkins, Meg Tilly, Robert Loggia, Vera MilesSlashersequel to 1960 film
Reuben, ReubenRobert Ellis MillerTom Conti, Kelly McGillisRomance20th Century Fox
Revenge of the NinjaSam FirstenbergSho Kosugi, Arthur RobertsMartial Arts, Action, Thriller
Richard Pryor: Here and NowRichard PryorRichard PryorComedyConcert
The Right StuffPhilip KaufmanEd Harris, Scott Glenn, Dennis Quaid, Fred Ward, Sam Shepard, Charles Frank, Lance HenriksenBiography, DramaBased on book by Tom Wolfe; won 4 Academy Awards
Risky BusinessPaul BrickmanTom Cruise, Rebecca De MornayComedyWarner Bros.
Romantic ComedyArthur HillerDudley Moore, Mary SteenburgenComedyplay by Bernard Slade
Rumble FishFrancis Ford CoppolaMatt Dillon, Mickey Rourke, Diane Lane, Vincent Spano, Diana Scarwid, Nicolas Cage, Dennis HopperDramaBased on S. E. Hinton novel
Running BraveD.S. EverettRobby Benson, Pat Hingle, Graham GreeneBiographystory of Billy Mills
SaharaAndrew V. McLaglenBrooke Shields, Lambert WilsonDramaCannon
ScarfaceBrian De PalmaAl Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer, Steven Bauer, F. Murray Abraham, Robert Loggia, Miriam Colon, Mary Elizabeth MastrantonioCrime DramaUniversal; remake of 1932 film
SilkwoodMike NicholsMeryl Streep, Kurt Russell, Cher, Craig T. NelsonDrama5 Oscar nominations
Sleepaway CampRobert HiltzikFelissa Rose, Jonathan TierstenSlasher
Smokey and the Bandit Part 3Dick LowryJackie Gleason, Jerry Reed, Pat McCormickComedy2nd Smokey and the Bandit sequel
Something Wicked This Way ComesJack ClaytonJonathan Pryce, Jason Robards, Pam GrierFantasyBased on Ray Bradbury story
Space RaidersHoward R. CohenVince EdwardsSpace Western
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden ZoneLamont JohnsonPeter Strauss, Molly Ringwald, Ernie HudsonSpace WesternColumbia
Spring BreakSean S. CunninghamPerry Lang, Corinne WahlComedyColumbia
Stacy's KnightsJim WilsonAndra Millian, Kevin Costner, Mike ReynoldsDrama
Star 80Bob FosseEric Roberts, Mariel Hemingway, Cliff Robertson, Roger Rees, Carroll BakerBiography, Dramastory of Dorothy Stratten; Fosse's final film
The Star ChamberPeter HyamsMichael Douglas, Hal Holbrook, Yaphet KottoCrime, Thriller20th Century Fox
Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't LandJerry JamesonLee Majors, Hal Linden, Lauren Hutton, Ray MillandScience FictionMade-for-TV
Return of the JediRichard MarquandMark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee WilliamsSpace Opera3rd Star Wars film released
Staying AliveSylvester StalloneJohn Travolta, Cynthia Rhodes, Finola HughesMusical, Dramasequel to Saturday Night Fever; 5 Razzie nominations
Still SmokinTommy ChongCheech Marin, Tommy ChongComedyParamount
The Sting IIJeremy KaganJackie Gleason, Mac Davis, Teri Garr, Karl Malden, Oliver ReedCrime Comedysequel to The Sting
Strange BrewRick MoranisRick Moranis, Dave Thomas, Max von SydowComedyBased on SCTV characters
Strange InvadersMichael LaughlinPaul Le Mat, Diana Scarwid, Nancy AllenScience Fiction, ComedyOrion
StreamersRobert AltmanMatthew Modine, David Alan Grier, George DzundzaDramaBased on David Rabe play
Stroker AceHal NeedhamBurt Reynolds, Jim Nabors, Ned Beatty, Loni AndersonComedy5 Razzie nominations
Sudden ImpactClint EastwoodClint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Pat HingleAction, Thriller3rd sequel to Dirty Harry
Superman IIIRichard LesterChristopher Reeve, Richard Pryor, Robert Vaughn, Marc McClure, Jackie Cooper, Annette O'Toole, Margot Kidder, Gavan O'HerlihySuperhero2nd sequel to 1978 film
The SurvivorsMichael RitchieWalter Matthau, Robin Williams, Jerry ReedComedyColumbia
Sweet SixteenJim SotosAleisa Shirley, Bo Hopkins, Susan Strasberg, Patrick Macnee, Sharon Farrell, Dana Kimmell, Steve Antin, Henry Wilcoxon, Michael Pataki, Don Stroud, Don ShanksSlasher
Table for FiveRobert LiebermanJon Voight, Richard Crenna, Roxana ZalDramaWarner Bros.
Tender MerciesBruce BeresfordRobert Duvall, Tess Harper, Betty Buckley, Ellen BarkinDramaAcademy Award for Duvall
Terms of EndearmentJames L. BrooksShirley MacLaine, Debra Winger, Jack Nicholson, Jeff Daniels, Danny DeVito, John LithgowDrama, Comedywon 5 Academy Awards
TestamentLynne LittmanJane Alexander, William Devane, Roxana Zal, Kevin CostnerDramaParamount
To Be or Not to BeAlan JohnsonMel Brooks, Anne Bancroft, José Ferrer, Tim MathesonComedyremake of 1942 film
Tough EnoughRichard FleischerDennis Quaid, Pam Grier, Stan Shaw, Warren OatesDramaOates' final film
Trading PlacesJohn LandisEddie Murphy, Dan Aykroyd, Jamie Lee Curtis, Don Ameche, Ralph BellamyComedywon two BAFTA awards
TrenchcoatMichael TuchnerRobert Hays, Margot KidderComedyDisney
Twilight Zone: The MovieJohn Landis, Joe Dante, George Miller, Steven SpielbergVic Morrow, John Lithgow, Kathleen Quinlan, Scatman Crothers, Kevin McCarthy, Dan Aykroyd, Albert BrooksScience FictionBased on the TV series; Morrow's final film
Twice Upon a TimeJohn KortyAnimation
Two of a KindJohn HerzfeldJohn Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Charles DurningComedy5 Razzie nominations; Remake of 1951 film
Uncommon ValorTed KotcheffGene Hackman, Fred Ward, Randall "Tex" Cobb, Patrick Swayze, Reb Brown, Robert StackAction, WarParamount
Under FireRoger SpottiswoodeNick Nolte, Gene Hackman, Joanna Cassidy, Ed HarrisDramaOrion
Valley GirlMartha CoolidgeNicolas Cage, Deborah ForemanComedyAtlantic
VideodromeDavid CronenbergJames Woods, Deborah HarryScience FictionUniversal
VigilanteWilliam LustigRobert Forster, Fred Williamson, Rutanya AldaActionVestron Video
Walking the EdgeNorbert MeiselRobert Forster, Nancy Kwan, Joe SpinellActionEmpire Pictures
WarGamesJohn BadhamMatthew Broderick, Dabney Coleman, Ally SheedyScience Fiction3 Oscar nominations
Warrior of the Lost WorldDavid WorthDonald Pleasence, Persis Khambatta, Fred WilliamsonPost-Apocalyptic, Science FictionMade in Italy
WavelengthMike GrayRobert Carradine, Keenan WynnScience FictionNew World
Winds of WarDan CurtisRobert Mitchum, Ali MacGraw, John Houseman, Polly Bergen, Jan-Michael VincentWar, DramaBased on Herman Wouk novel; TV mini-series
Winnie the Pooh and a Day for EeyoreRick ReinertHal Smith, Ralph Wright, Paul Winchell, Will Ryan, Kim Christianson, Julie McWhirter, John FiedlerAnimationDisney; 25 minutes
Without a TraceStanley R. JaffeKate Nelligan, Judd Hirsch, David DukesDrama20th Century Fox
YentlBarbra StreisandBarbra Streisand, Mandy Patinkin, Amy IrvingMusical2 Golden Globes
ZeligWoody AllenWoody Allen, Mia FarrowMockumentaryOrion

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