Editing 1980 in film (section)

== Notable films released in 1980 ==
[[List of American films of 1980|United States]] unless stated

===#===

*''[[9 to 5 (film)|9 to 5]]'', directed by [[Colin Higgins]], starring [[Jane Fonda]], [[Lily Tomlin]], [[Dolly Parton]], [[Dabney Coleman]]

===A===
*''[[Agency (film)|Agency]]'', starring [[Robert Mitchum]], [[Lee Majors]], [[Valerie Perrine]] – ([[Canada]])
*''[[Airplane!]]'', starring [[Robert Hays]], [[Julie Hagerty]], [[Leslie Nielsen]], [[Peter Graves]], [[Lloyd Bridges]], [[Robert Stack]], [[Kareem Abdul-Jabbar]]
*''[[Alien Dead]]'', directed by [[Fred Olen Ray]], starring [[Buster Crabbe]]
*''[[Alligator (film)|Alligator]]'', directed by [[Lewis Teague]], starring [[Robert Forster]], [[Robin Riker]], and [[Michael V. Gazzo|Michael Gazzo]]
*''[[Altered States]]'', directed by [[Ken Russell]], starring [[William Hurt]] and [[Blair Brown]]
*''[[American Gigolo]]'', directed by [[Paul Schrader]], starring [[Richard Gere]], [[Lauren Hutton]] and [[Héctor Elizondo]]
*''[[Antropophagus]]'', directed by [[Joe D'Amato]], starring [[George Eastman (actor)|George Eastman]], [[Tisa Farrow]], [[Zora Kerova]], Saverio Vallone, and [[Serena Grandi]] ([[Italian films of 1980|Italy]])
*''[[Any Which Way You Can]]'', directed by [[Buddy Van Horn]], starring [[Clint Eastwood]], [[Geoffrey Lewis (actor)|Geoffrey Lewis]], [[William Smith (actor)|William Smith]], [[Barry Corbin]], [[Ruth Gordon]]
*''[[Arrebato]]'' (Rapture), directed by [[Ivan Zulueta]], starring [[Eusebio Poncela]], and [[Cecilia Roth]] ([[Spanish films of 1980|Spain]])
*''[[Atlantic City (1980 film)|Atlantic City]]'' (Released in the U.S. in 1981), directed by [[Louis Malle]], starring [[Burt Lancaster]] and [[Susan Sarandon]] – ([[Canadian films of the 1980s|Canada]]/[[French films of 1980|France]]) – [[Golden Lion]] winner
*''[[The Awakening (1980 film)|The Awakening]]'', starring [[Charlton Heston]], [[Susannah York]] and [[Stephanie Zimbalist]] – ([[British films of 1980|U.K.]])

===B===
*''[[Babylon (1980 film)|Babylon]]'', starring [[Brinsley Forde]] – ([[British films of 1980|U.K.]])
*''[[A Bad Son]]'' (un mauvais fils), directed by [[Claude Sautet]] – ([[French films of 1980|France]])
*''[[Bad Timing]]'', directed by [[Nicolas Roeg]], starring [[Art Garfunkel]], [[Theresa Russell]], [[Denholm Elliott]], [[Harvey Keitel]] – ([[British films of 1980|U.K.]])
*''[[The Baltimore Bullet]]'', starring [[James Coburn]]
*''[[Berlin Alexanderplatz (miniseries)|Berlin Alexanderplatz]]'', a TV mini-series directed by [[Rainer Werner Fassbinder]], starring [[Gunther Lamprecht]], [[Hanna Schygulla]], [[Barbara Sukowa]] – ([[List of German films of the 1980s|West Germany]])
*''[[The Big Brawl]]'', starring [[Jackie Chan]] – ([[Hong Kong films of 1980|Hong Kong]]/[[American films of 1980|United States]])
*''[[The Big Red One]]'', directed by [[Samuel Fuller]], starring [[Lee Marvin]], [[Mark Hamill]], [[Robert Carradine]]
*''[[Bizalom]]'' (Confidence), directed by [[István Szabó]] – ([[List of Hungarian films 1948-1989#1980-1989|Hungary]])
*''[[The Black Marble]]'', directed by [[Harold Becker]], starring [[Robert Foxworth]], [[Paula Prentiss]], [[Harry Dean Stanton]]
*''[[The Blood of Hussain]]'', directed by [[Jamil Dehlavi]] – ([[Pakistani films of 1980|Pakistan]])
*''[[The Blue Lagoon (1980 film)|The Blue Lagoon]]'', starring [[Brooke Shields]] and [[Christopher Atkins]]
*''[[The Blues Brothers (film)|The Blues Brothers]]'', directed by [[John Landis]], starring [[John Belushi]], [[Dan Aykroyd]], [[Cab Calloway]], [[Carrie Fisher]], [[John Candy]], [[Henry Gibson]]
*''[[Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!)]]''
*''[[Borderline (1980 film)|Borderline]]'', directed by Jerrold Freedman, starring [[Charles Bronson]], [[Wilford Brimley]], [[Bruno Kirby]], [[Ed Harris]], [[Kenneth McMillan (actor)|Kenneth McMillan]], [[John Ashton (actor)|John Ashton]]
*''[[Breaker Morant (film)|Breaker Morant]]'', directed by [[Bruce Beresford]], starring [[Edward Woodward]] – ([[Australian films of 1980|Australia]])
*''[[Bronco Billy]]'', directed by and starring [[Clint Eastwood]], with [[Sondra Locke]], [[Geoffrey Lewis (actor)|Geoffrey Lewis]], [[Sam Bottoms]], [[Scatman Crothers]]
*''[[Brubaker]]'', directed by [[Stuart Rosenberg]], starring [[Robert Redford]], [[David L. Keith|David Keith]], [[Jane Alexander]], [[Yaphet Kotto]]

===C===
*''[[Caboblanco]]'', directed by [[J. Lee Thompson]], starring [[Charles Bronson]], [[Jason Robards]], [[Dominique Sanda]]
*''[[Caddyshack]]'', directed by [[Harold Ramis]], starring [[Chevy Chase]], [[Rodney Dangerfield]], [[Ted Knight]], [[Michael O'Keefe]], [[Cindy Morgan]], [[Bill Murray]]
*''[[The Candidate (1980 film)|The Candidate]]'' (Der Kandidat), directed by [[Volker Schlöndorff]] – ([[List of German films of the 1980s|West Germany]])
*''[[Cannibal Holocaust]]'', directed by [[Ruggero Deodato]], starring [[Robert Kerman]] – ([[Italian films of 1980|Italy]])
*''[[Can't Stop the Music]]'', directed by [[Nancy Walker]], starring [[Valerie Perrine]], [[Caitlyn Jenner]], [[Steve Guttenberg]], [[Village People]]
*''[[Carny (1980 film)|Carny]]'', starring [[Jodie Foster]], [[Gary Busey]] and [[Robbie Robertson]]
*''[[Chann Pardesi]]'', starring [[Kulbhushan Kharbanda]] and [[Om Puri]] – ([[List of Indian Punjabi films#1980|India]])
*''[[A Change of Seasons (film)|A Change of Seasons]]'', starring [[Shirley MacLaine]], [[Anthony Hopkins]], [[Bo Derek]]
*''[[The Changeling (1980 film)|The Changeling]]'', starring [[George C. Scott]] – ([[Canadian films of the 1980s|Canada]])
*''[[Cheech & Chong's Next Movie]]''
*''[[Children's Island (film)|Children's Island]]'' (Barnens ö) – ([[Swedish films of the 1980s|Sweden]])
*''[[La Cicala]]'' (The Cicada), starring [[Anthony Franciosa]] and [[Virna Lisi]] – ([[Italian films of 1980|Italy]])
*''[[City of Women]]'' (La città delle donne), directed by [[Federico Fellini]], starring [[Marcello Mastroianni]] – ([[Italian films of 1980|Italy]])
*''[[The Club (1980 film)|The Club]]'', starring [[Jack Thompson (actor)|Jack Thompson]] – ([[Australian films of 1980|Australia]])
*''[[Coal Miner's Daughter (film)|Coal Miner's Daughter]]'', starring [[Sissy Spacek]] and [[Tommy Lee Jones]]
*''[[The Competition (1980 film)|The Competition]]'', starring [[Richard Dreyfuss]], [[Amy Irving]], [[Lee Remick]], [[Sam Wanamaker]]
*''[[The Constant Factor]]'' (Constans) – ([[List of Polish films of the 1980s|Poland]])
*''[[The Crime of Cuenca]]'' (El crimen de Cuenca) – ([[Spanish films of 1980|Spain]])
*''[[Cruising (film)|Cruising]]'', directed by [[William Friedkin]], starring [[Al Pacino]]
*''[[Cutting It Short]]'' (Postřižiny), directed by [[Jiří Menzel]] – ([[Czech films of the 1980s|Czechoslovakia]])

===D===
*''[[Dadar Kirti]]'' (Deeds of My Elder Brother) – ([[Bengali films of 1980|India]])
*''[[Death Watch]]'' (La Mort en direct), directed by [[Bertrand Tavernier]], starring [[Romy Schneider]] and [[Harvey Keitel]] – ([[French films of 1980|France]])
*''[[Delusion (1980 film)|Delusion]]'' directed by Alan Beattie, starring [[Patricia Pearcy]] and [[Joseph Cotten]]
*''[[Die Laughing (film)|Die Laughing]]'', starring [[Robby Benson]] and [[Bud Cort]]
*''[[Dinosaur (1980 film)|Dinosaurs]]'', directed by [[Will Vinton]] 
*''[[The Dogs of War (film)|The Dogs of War]]'', starring [[Christopher Walken]] – ([[American films of 1980|US]]/[[British films of 1980|UK]])
*''[[Dostana (1980 film)|Dostana]]'' (Friendship), starring [[Amitabh Bachchan]] – ([[Bollywood films of 1980|India]])
*''[[Dressed to Kill (1980 film)|Dressed to Kill]]'', directed by [[Brian De Palma]], starring [[Michael Caine]], [[Nancy Allen (actress)|Nancy Allen]], [[Keith Gordon]], [[Angie Dickinson]]

===E===
*''[[Elisita]]'' – ([[Spanish films of 1980|Spain]])
*''[[The Elephant Man (1980 film)|The Elephant Man]]'', directed by [[David Lynch]], starring [[John Hurt]] and [[Anthony Hopkins]] – ([[American films of 1980|US]]/[[British films of 1980|UK]])
*''[[The Empire Strikes Back]]'', directed by [[Irvin Kershner]], starring [[Harrison Ford]], [[Mark Hamill]], [[Carrie Fisher]], [[Billy Dee Williams]]
*''[[Encounters of the Spooky Kind]]'' (Gui da gui), directed by and starring [[Sammo Hung]] – ([[Hong Kong films of 1980|Hong Kong]])
*''[[Every Man for Himself (1980 film)|Every Man for Himself]]'' (Sauve qui peut (la vie)), directed by [[Jean-Luc Godard]], starring [[Jacques Dutronc]] and [[Isabelle Huppert]] – ([[French films of 1980|France]])
*''[[The Exterminator]]'', starring [[Robert Ginty]] and [[Samantha Eggar]]

===F===
*''[[Fade to Black (1980 film)|Fade to Black]]'', starring [[Dennis Christopher]]
*''[[The Falls (1980 film)|The Falls]]'', directed by [[Peter Greenaway]] – ([[British films of 1980|U.K.]])
*''[[Fame (1980 film)|Fame]]'', directed by [[Alan Parker]], starring [[Irene Cara]]
*''[[Fatso (1980 film)|Fatso]]'', directed by and starring [[Anne Bancroft]], with [[Dom DeLuise]]
*''[[The Final Countdown (film)|The Final Countdown]]'', starring [[Kirk Douglas]], [[Katharine Ross]], [[Martin Sheen]]
*''[[The First Deadly Sin]]'', starring [[Frank Sinatra]], [[David Dukes]], [[Martin Gabel]], [[Brenda Vaccaro]], [[Faye Dunaway]]
*''[[First Family (film)|First Family]]'', directed by [[Buck Henry]], starring [[Bob Newhart]], [[Madeline Kahn]], [[Gilda Radner]]
*''[[Flash Gordon (film)|Flash Gordon]]'', directed by [[Mike Hodges]], starring [[Sam J. Jones]], [[Melody Anderson]], [[Chaim Topol]] – ([[American films of 1980|US]]/[[British films of 1980|UK]])
*''[[The Fog]]'', directed by [[John Carpenter]], starring [[Adrienne Barbeau]] and [[Jamie Lee Curtis]]
*''[[Foolin' Around]]'', starring [[Gary Busey]], [[Annette O'Toole]], [[Eddie Albert]], [[Cloris Leachman]]
*''[[The Formula (1980 film)|The Formula]]'', starring [[George C. Scott]] and [[Marlon Brando]]
*''[[Foxes (film)|Foxes]]'', directed by [[Adrian Lyne]], starring [[Jodie Foster]], [[Cherie Currie]], [[Scott Baio]] and [[Adam Faith]]
*''[[Friday the 13th (1980 film)|Friday the 13th]]'', directed by [[Sean S. Cunningham]], starring [[Betsy Palmer]], [[Adrienne King]] and [[Harry Crosby (businessman)|Harry Crosby]]

===G===
*''[[The Gamekeeper (film)|The Gamekeeper]]'', directed by [[Ken Loach]] – ([[British films of 1980|U.K.]])
*''[[Gamera: Super Monster]]'' (Uchu Kaijū Gamera) – ([[Japanese films of 1980|Japan]])
*''[[Germany, Pale Mother]]'' (Deutschland bleiche Mutter), starring [[Eva Mattes]] – ([[List of German films of the 1980s|West Germany]])
*''[[Gilda Live]]'', starring [[Gilda Radner]], [[Father Guido Sarducci]]
*''[[Gloria (1980 film)|Gloria]]'', directed by [[John Cassavetes]], starring [[Gena Rowlands]] – [[Golden Lion]] winner
*''[[The Gods Must Be Crazy]]'', directed by [[Jamie Uys]], starring [[N!xau]], [[Sandra Prinsloo]] and [[Marius Weyers]] – ([[List of South African films|South Africa]])
*''[[Good Riddance (film)|Good Riddance]]'' (Les Bons débarras) – ([[Canadian films of the 1980s|Canada]])
*''[[The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle]]'', a [[mockumentary]] directed by [[Julien Temple]], featuring [[The Sex Pistols]] and [[Malcolm McLaren]] – ([[British films of 1980|U.K.]])

===H===
*''[[Hangar 18 (film)|Hangar 18]]'', starring [[Darren McGavin]] and [[Robert Vaughn]]
*''[[Health (film)|Health]]'', a.k.a. ''H.E.A.L.T.H.'', directed by [[Robert Altman]], starring [[Carol Burnett]], [[Lauren Bacall]], [[Glenda Jackson]], [[James Garner]]
*''[[Heart Beat (film)|Heart Beat]]'', starring [[Nick Nolte]], [[Sissy Spacek]], [[John Heard (actor)|John Heard]]
*''[[He Knows You're Alone]]'', starring [[Don Scardino]] and [[Caitlin O'Heaney]]
*''[[Heaven's Gate (film)|Heaven's Gate]]'', directed by [[Michael Cimino]], starring [[Kris Kristofferson]], [[Christopher Walken]], [[Isabelle Huppert]], [[John Hurt]], [[Sam Waterston]], [[Jeff Bridges]]
*''[[Herbie Goes Bananas]]'', directed by [[Vincent McEveety]], starring [[Cloris Leachman]], [[Harvey Korman]] and [[Charles Martin Smith]]
*''[[Hero at Large]]'', starring [[John Ritter]] and [[Anne Archer]]
*''[[Hirak Rajar Deshe]]'' (Kingdom of Diamonds), directed by [[Satyajit Ray]] – ([[Bengali films of 1980|India]])
*''[[The Hit (1981 film)|The Hit]]'' (Trhák) – ([[Czech films of the 1980s|Czechoslovakia]])
*''[[Home Movies (film)|Home Movies]]'', directed by [[Brian De Palma]], starring [[Kirk Douglas]], [[Vincent Gardenia]], [[Gerrit Graham]], [[Nancy Allen (actress)|Nancy Allen]]
*''[[Hopscotch (film)|Hopscotch]]'', directed by [[Ronald Neame]], starring [[Walter Matthau]] and [[Glenda Jackson]]
*''[[How to Beat the High Cost of Living]]'', starring [[Susan Saint James]], [[Jessica Lange]], [[Jane Curtin]], [[Dabney Coleman]], [[Richard Benjamin]]
*''[[Humanoids from the Deep]]'', starring [[Vic Morrow]], [[Doug McClure]], [[Ann Turkel]]
*''[[The Hunter (1980 film)|The Hunter]]'', starring [[Steve McQueen]] (in his final film), [[Kathryn Harrold]], [[LeVar Burton]], [[Ben Johnson (actor)|Ben Johnson]], [[Eli Wallach]]

===I===
*''[[The Idolmaker]]'', directed by [[Taylor Hackford]], starring [[Ray Sharkey]] and [[Peter Gallagher]]
*''[[Inferno (1980 film)|Inferno]]'', directed by [[Dario Argento]] – ([[Italian films of 1980|Italy]])
*''[[Inside Moves]]'', directed by [[Richard Donner]], starring [[John Savage (actor)|John Savage]], [[David Morse (actor)|David Morse]], [[Diana Scarwid]]
*''[[The Island (1980 film)|The Island]]'', directed by [[Michael Ritchie (film director)|Michael Ritchie]], starring [[Michael Caine]]
*''[[It's My Turn (film)|It's My Turn]]'', directed by [[Claudia Weill]], starring [[Jill Clayburgh]], [[Michael Douglas]], [[Charles Grodin]]

===J===
*''[[The Jazz Singer (1980 film)|The Jazz Singer]]'', starring [[Neil Diamond]], [[Lucie Arnaz]], [[Laurence Olivier]]
*''[[Just Tell Me What You Want]]'', directed by [[Sidney Lumet]], starring [[Ali MacGraw]], [[Alan King (comedian)|Alan King]], [[Peter Weller]], [[Myrna Loy]]

===K===
*''[[Karz (film)|Karz]]'' (In Debt), starring [[Rishi Kapoor]] – ([[Bollywood films of 1980|India]])
*''[[Kagemusha]]'', directed by [[Akira Kurosawa]], starring [[Tatsuya Nakadai]], [[Tsutomu Yamazaki]], [[Kenichi Hagiwara]] – ([[Japanese films of 1980|Japan]]) – [[Palme d'Or]] winner
*''[[Khubsoorat]]'', starring [[Ashok Kumar]] and [[Rekha]] – ([[Bollywood films of 1980|India]])
*''[[Klondike Fever]]'', starring [[Jeff East]], [[Rod Steiger]], [[Angie Dickinson]], [[Gordon Pinsent]] – ([[Canada]])

===L===
*''[[Ladies' Choice (film)|Ladies' Choice]]'' (Dami Kanyat), directed by [[Ivan Andonov]], starring [[Stefan Danailov]] – ([[Bulgarian films of the 1980s|Bulgaria]])
*''[[The Last Flight of Noah's Ark]]'', starring [[Elliott Gould]], [[Geneviève Bujold]], [[Ricky Schroder]]
*''[[The Last Married Couple in America]]'', starring [[Natalie Wood]], [[George Segal]], [[Valerie Harper]], [[Richard Benjamin]]
*''[[The Last Metro]]'' (Le dernier metro), directed by [[François Truffaut]], starring [[Catherine Deneuve]] and [[Gérard Depardieu]] – ([[French films of 1980|France]])
*''[[The Last Witness (1980 film)|The Last Witness]]'' ({{Transliteration|ko|italic=no|Choehuui jeungin}}) – ([[List of South Korean films of 1980|South Korea]])
*''[[The Lathe of Heaven]]'', starring [[Bruce Davison]]
*''[[Legend of Tianyun Mountain]]'' (Tiān yún shān chuán qí) – ([[Chinese films of the 1980s|China]])
*''[[The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter]]'', a documentary film
*''[[Little Darlings]]'', starring [[Tatum O'Neal]], [[Kristy McNichol]], [[Armand Assante]] and [[Matt Dillon]]
*''[[Little Miss Marker (1980 film)|Little Miss Marker]]'', starring [[Walter Matthau]], [[Julie Andrews]], [[Tony Curtis]], [[Bob Newhart]]
*''[[The Long Good Friday]]'', directed by [[John Mackenzie (film director)|John Mackenzie]], starring [[Bob Hoskins]] and [[Helen Mirren]] – ([[British films of 1980|U.K.]])
*''[[The Long Riders]]'', directed by [[Walter Hill (director)|Walter Hill]], starring the Keach brothers, Carradine brothers and Quaid brothers
*''[[Loulou (film)|Loulou]]'', starring [[Isabelle Huppert]] and [[Gérard Depardieu]] – ([[French films of 1980|France]])
*''[[Loving Couples (1980 film)|Loving Couples]]'', directed by [[Jack Smight]], starring [[Shirley MacLaine]], [[James Coburn]], [[Stephen Collins]], [[Susan Sarandon]]

===M===
* ''[[The Magician of Lublin (film)|The Magician of Lublin]]'', starring [[Alan Arkin]], [[Valerie Perrine]], [[Louise Fletcher]]
*''[[The Man with Bogart's Face]]'', starring [[Robert Sacchi]], [[Misty Rowe]], [[Victor Buono]], [[Yvonne De Carlo]], [[Herbert Lom]]
*''[[Manila by Night]]'' – ([[Philippine films of the 1980s|Philippines]])
*''[[McVicar (film)|McVicar]]'', directed by [[Tom Clegg (director)|Tom Clegg]], starring [[Roger Daltrey]], [[Adam Faith]], [[Cheryl Campbell]] – ([[British films of 1980|U.K.]])
*''[[Melvin and Howard]]'', directed by [[Jonathan Demme]], starring [[Paul Le Mat]], [[Jason Robards]], [[Mary Steenburgen]]
*''[[Midnight Madness (1980 film)|Midnight Madness]]'', directed by [[Michael Nankin]] and David Wechter, starring [[David Naughton]], Debra Clinger, [[Stephen Furst]], [[Eddie Deezen]], [[Maggie Roswell]], Brad Wilkin, [[Michael J. Fox]], Alan Solomon
*''[[The Mirror Crack'd]]'', directed by [[Guy Hamilton]], starring [[Angela Lansbury]], [[Elizabeth Taylor]], [[Kim Novak]], [[Tony Curtis]], [[Rock Hudson]] – (U.K.)
*''[[Mon oncle d'Amérique]]'', directed by [[Alain Resnais]], starring [[Gérard Depardieu]] – ([[French films of 1980|France]]) – Cannes Special Jury Prize
*''[[Motel Hell]]'', starring [[Rory Calhoun]]
*''[[The Mountain Men]]'', starring [[Charlton Heston]] and [[Brian Keith]]
*''[[My Bodyguard]]'', directed by [[Tony Bill]], starring [[Matt Dillon]], [[Adam Baldwin]], [[Chris Makepeace]], [[Martin Mull]]

===N===
*''[[The Nest (1980 film)|The Nest]]'' (El Nido) – ([[Spanish films of 1980|Spain]])
*''[[Nightkill]]'', starring [[Robert Mitchum]]
*''[[Nijinsky (film)|Nijinsky]]'', starring [[George de la Peña]] and [[Alan Bates]]
*''[[The Ninth Configuration]]'', directed by [[William Peter Blatty]], starring [[Stacy Keach]], [[Scott Wilson (actor)|Scott Wilson]], [[Jason Miller (playwright)|Jason Miller]]

===O===
*''[[O Megalexandros]]'' (Alexander the Great), directed by [[Theodoros Angelopoulos]] – ([[Greek films of the 1980s|Greece]])
*''[[Oh, God! Book II]]'', starring [[George Burns]]
*''[[One-Trick Pony (film)|One Trick Pony]]'', written by and starring [[Paul Simon]], with [[Blair Brown]], [[Joan Hackett]], [[Rip Torn]]
*''[[The Orchestra Conductor]]'' (Dyrygent), directed by [[Andrzej Wajda]], starring [[John Gielgud]] – ([[List of Polish films of the 1980s|Poland]])
*''[[Ordinary People]]'', directed by [[Robert Redford]], starring [[Donald Sutherland]], [[Mary Tyler Moore]], [[Timothy Hutton]], [[Judd Hirsch]], [[Elizabeth McGovern]]
*''[[Out of the Blue (1980 film)|Out of the Blue]]'', directed by and starring [[Dennis Hopper]], with [[Linda Manz]], [[Raymond Burr]] – ([[Canadian films of the 1980s|Canada]])

===P===
*''[[Pepi, Luci, Bom]]'', directed by [[Pedro Almodóvar]] – ([[Spanish films of 1980|Spain]])
*''[[Palermo or Wolfsburg]]'' – ([[List of German films of the 1980s|West Germany]]) – [[Golden Bear (award)|Golden Bear]] winner
*''[[Permanent Vacation (1980 film)|Permanent Vacation]]'', directed by [[Jim Jarmusch]]
*''[[The Pilot (film)|The Pilot]]'', directed by and starring [[Cliff Robertson]], with [[Diane Baker]] and [[Gordon MacRae]]
*''[[Playing for Time (film)|Playing for Time]]'', directed by [[Daniel Mann]], starring [[Vanessa Redgrave]] and [[Jane Alexander]]
*''[[Popeye (1980 film)|Popeye]]'', directed by [[Robert Altman]], starring [[Robin Williams]] and [[Shelley Duvall]] 
*''[[Pray TV (1980 film)|Pray TV]]'', starring [[Dabney Coleman]]
*''[[Private Benjamin (1980 film)|Private Benjamin]]'', directed by [[Howard Zieff]], starring [[Goldie Hawn]], [[Eileen Brennan]], [[Armand Assante]], [[Robert Webber]], [[Harry Dean Stanton]]
*''[[The Private Eyes (1980 film)|The Private Eyes]]'', starring [[Tim Conway]] and [[Don Knotts]]
*''[[Prom Night (1980 film)|Prom Night]]'', starring [[Leslie Nielsen]] and [[Jamie Lee Curtis]]

===Q===
*''[[Qurbani (1980 film)|Qurbani]]'' (Sacrifice), directed by and starring [[Feroz Khan (actor, born 1939)|Feroz Khan]] – ([[Bollywood films of 1980|India]])

===R===
*''[[Raging Bull]]'', directed by [[Martin Scorsese]], starring [[Robert De Niro]], [[Joe Pesci]], [[Cathy Moriarty]]
*''[[Resurrection (1980 film)|Resurrection]]'', starring [[Ellen Burstyn]] and [[Eva Le Gallienne]]
*''[[The Return of the King (1980 film)|The Return of the King]]'', animated film, voices of [[Orson Bean]], [[John Huston]], [[William Conrad]]
*''[[Return of the Secaucus 7]]'', directed by [[John Sayles]]
*''[[El Retorno del Hombre Lobo]]'' (Return of the Werewolf) – ([[Spanish films of 1980|Spain]])
*''[[Roadie (1980 film)|Roadie]]'', directed by [[Alan Rudolph]], starring [[Meat Loaf]] and [[Kaki Hunter]]
*''[[Le Roi et l'oiseau]]'' (The King and the Mocking Bird), animated film – ([[French films of 1980|France]])
*''[[Rockshow]]'', concert film featuring [[Paul McCartney and Wings]] – (U.K.)
*''[[Rough Cut (1980 film)|Rough Cut]]'', directed by [[Don Siegel]], starring [[Burt Reynolds]], [[Lesley-Anne Down]], [[David Niven]]
*''[[Rude Boy (film)|Rude Boy]]'', a [[rockumentary]] featuring [[The Clash]] – ([[British films of 1980|U.K.]])

===S===
*''[[Sällskapsresan]]'' (The Charter Trip), directed by and starring [[Lasse Åberg]] – ([[Swedish films of the 1980s|Sweden]])
*''[[Saturn 3]]'', directed by [[Stanley Donen]], starring [[Farrah Fawcett]], [[Kirk Douglas]], [[Harvey Keitel]]
*''[[The Sea Wolves]]'', starring [[Gregory Peck]], [[David Niven]], [[Roger Moore]] – ([[British films of 1980|UK]]/[[American films of 1980|US]]/[[List of Swiss films|Switzerland]])
*''[[See You in the Next War]]'' (enja u sledećem ratu) – ([[List of Yugoslav films of the 1980s|Yugoslavia]])
*''[[Seems Like Old Times (film)|Seems Like Old Times]]'', starring [[Goldie Hawn]], [[Chevy Chase]] and [[Charles Grodin]]
*''[[Serial (1980 film)|Serial]]'', starring [[Martin Mull]], [[Tuesday Weld]], [[Christopher Lee]], [[Bill Macy]], [[Sally Kellerman]], [[Tom Smothers]]
*''[[The Shining (film)|The Shining]]'', directed by [[Stanley Kubrick]], starring [[Jack Nicholson]], [[Shelley Duvall]], [[Danny Lloyd]], [[Scatman Crothers]]
*''[[Simon (1980 film)|Simon]]'', starring [[Alan Arkin]]
*''[[A Small Circle of Friends]]'', starring [[Brad Davis (actor)|Brad Davis]] and [[Karen Allen]]
*''[[Smokey and the Bandit II]]'', directed by [[Hal Needham]], starring [[Burt Reynolds]], [[Sally Field]], [[Jackie Gleason]], [[Jerry Reed]] and [[Dom DeLuise]]
*''[[Solo Sunny]]'' – ([[List of East German films#1980s|East Germany]])
*''[[Somewhere in Time (film)|Somewhere in Time]]'', starring [[Christopher Reeve]] and [[Jane Seymour (actress)|Jane Seymour]]
*''[[Special Treatment (film)|Special Treatment]]'' (Poseban tretman) – (Yugoslavia)
*''[[Stardust Memories]]'', directed by and starring [[Woody Allen]], with [[Charlotte Rampling]] and [[Jessica Harper]]
*''[[Stir Crazy (film)|Stir Crazy]]'', directed by [[Sidney Poitier]], starring [[Richard Pryor]] and [[Gene Wilder]]
*''[[Stalker (1979 film)|Stalker]]'', directed by [[Andrei Tarkovsky]] and released in 1979 but later released in 1980 
*''[[The Stunt Man]]'', directed by [[Richard Rush (director)|Richard Rush]], starring [[Peter O'Toole]], [[Barbara Hershey]], [[Steve Railsback]]
*''[[Sunday Lovers]]'', starring [[Gene Wilder]], [[Roger Moore]], [[Lino Ventura]]
*''[[Superman II]]'', starring [[Christopher Reeve]], [[Gene Hackman]], [[Margot Kidder]], [[Terence Stamp]]

===T===
*''[[Terror Train]]'', starring [[Ben Johnson (actor)|Ben Johnson]], [[Jamie Lee Curtis]], [[Hart Bochner]]
*''[[La terrazza]]'' (The Terrace), starring [[Marcello Mastroianni]], [[Vittorio Gassman]], [[Ugo Tognazzi]] – ([[Italian films of 1980|Italy]])
*''[[That Sinking Feeling]]'', directed by [[Bill Forsyth]], starring [[John Gordon Sinclair]] – ([[British films of 1980|U.K.]])
*''[[Those Lips, Those Eyes]]'', starring [[Frank Langella]], [[Glynnis O'Connor]], [[Tom Hulce]]
*''[[Times Square (1980 film)|Times Square]]'', directed by Allen Moyle, starring [[Robin Johnson]], [[Trini Alvarado]], [[Tim Curry]]
*''[[To Love the Damned]]'' (Maledetti vi amerò) – (Italy)
*''[[Tom Horn (film)|Tom Horn]]'', starring [[Steve McQueen]], [[Richard Farnsworth]], [[Linda Evans]]
*''[[Tribute (1980 film)|Tribute]]'', starring [[Jack Lemmon]] – ([[Canadian films of the 1980s|Canada]])
*''[[Twelve Months (1980 film)|Twelve Months]]'' (Sekai Meisaku Douwa Mori wa Ikiteiru / Dvenadtsat mesyatsev) – ([[Japanese films of 1980|Japan]]/[[Soviet films: 1980-1991#1980|U.S.S.R.]])

===U===
*''[[The Unseen (1980 film)|The Unseen]]'', starring [[Barbara Bach]] and [[Stephen Furst]]
*''[[Up the Academy]]'', directed by [[Robert Downey Sr.]]
*''[[Urban Cowboy]]'', directed by [[James Bridges]], starring [[John Travolta]], [[Debra Winger]], [[Scott Glenn]], [[Madolyn Smith]], [[Barry Corbin]]
*''[[Used Cars]]'', directed by [[Robert Zemeckis]], starring [[Kurt Russell]], [[Jack Warden]], [[Deborah Harmon]] and [[Gerrit Graham]]

===V===
*''[[Virus (1980 film)|Virus]]'' (Fukkatsu no hi), starring [[Sonny Chiba]] and [[Glenn Ford]] – ([[Japanese films of 1980|Japan]])
*''[[Le Voyage en douce]]'', starring [[Dominique Sanda]] and [[Geraldine Chaplin]] – ([[French films of 1980|France]])

===W===
*''[[Waiter, Scarper!]]'' (Vrchní, prchni!) – ([[Czech films of the 1980s|Czechoslovakia]])
*''[[The Watcher in the Woods (1980 film)|The Watcher in the Woods]]'', starring [[Bette Davis]] – ([[British films of 1980|UK]]/[[American films of 1980|US]])
*''[[When Time Ran Out]]'', starring [[Paul Newman]], [[Jacqueline Bisset]], [[William Holden]], [[Burgess Meredith]], [[Ernest Borgnine]], [[Red Buttons]]
*''[[Where the Buffalo Roam]]'', directed by [[Art Linson]], starring [[Bill Murray]] and [[Peter Boyle]]
*''[[Wholly Moses!]]'', starring [[Dudley Moore]], [[Laraine Newman]], [[Paul Sand]], [[Dom DeLuise]]
*''[[Who's Singin' Over There?]]'' (Ko to tamo peva) – ([[List of Yugoslav films of the 1980s|Yugoslavia]])
*''[[Why Would I Lie?]]'', starring [[Treat Williams]], [[Lisa Eichhorn]], [[Valerie Curtin]]
*''[[Willie & Phil]]'', directed by [[Paul Mazursky]], starring [[Margot Kidder]], [[Ray Sharkey]], [[Michael Ontkean]]
*''[[Windows (film)|Windows]]'', starring [[Talia Shire]] and [[Elizabeth Ashley]]
*''[[Witches' Brew (film)|Witches' Brew]]'', starring [[Teri Garr]] and [[Richard Benjamin]]

===X===
*''[[Xanadu (film)|Xanadu]]'', starring [[Olivia Newton-John]], [[Michael Beck]], [[Gene Kelly]]

===Y===
*''[[The Young Master]]'' (Shi di chu ma), directed by and starring [[Jackie Chan]] – ([[Hong Kong films of 1980|Hong Kong]])
*''[[Yūgure made]]'' – ([[Japanese films of 1980|Japan]])

===Z===
*''[[Zigeunerweisen (film)|Zigeunerweisen]]'' (Gypsy Airs), directed by [[Seijun Suzuki]] – ([[Japanese films of 1980|Japan]])