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The Right Stuff
1983 · 193m
PoliticalBased on a True StorySpace
At the dawn of the Space Race, seven test pilots set out to become the first American astronauts to enter space.
Movies of 1983
60 movies from 1983. Includes The Right Stuff, The Ballad of Narayama, and Zelig.
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The Ballad of Narayama
1983 · 130m
Drama
In a small village in a valley everyone who reaches the age of 70 must leave the village and go to a certain mountain top to die.
81
Tubi
Zelig
1983 · 79m
Comedy
Fictional documentary about the life of human chameleon Leonard Zelig, a man who becomes a celebrity in the 1920s due to his ability to look and…
81
Tubi
Koyaanisqatsi
1983 · 86m
Nature & ScienceSurvivalDocumentary
Takes us to locations all around the US and shows us the heavy toll that modern technology is having on humans and the earth.
81
Nostalgia
1983 · 124m
DramaRomance
Russian poet Andrei Gorchakov journeys through Italy with his interpreter Eugenia to research the life of an 18th-century Russian composer who…
81
Tubi
Never Cry Wolf
1983 · 105m
AdventureDramaAction
A scientific researcher, sent on a government study: The Lupus Project, must investigate the possible "menace" of wolves in the north.
80
Local Hero
1983 · 111m
ComedyDrama
An American oil company sends a man to Scotland to buy up an entire village where they want to build a refinery.
80
Eddie Murphy: Delirious
1983 · 69m
Comedy
Taped live and in concert at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C.
80
The Makioka Sisters
1983 · 140m
FriendshipDramaRomance
This sensuously beautiful film chronicles the activities of four sisters who gather in Kyoto every year to view the cherry blossoms.
79
Max
A Christmas Story
1983 · 93m
HolidayComedyFamily
The comic mishaps and adventures of a young boy named Ralph, trying to convince his parents, teachers, and Santa that a Red Ryder B.B.
78
Netflix
Scarface
1983 · 170m
Mob / MafiaMafia & MobDrug Cartels & Narcos
After getting a green card in exchange for assassinating a Cuban government official, Tony Montana stakes a claim on the drug trade in Miami.
78
Angst
1983 · 75m
SlasherPrisonSerial Killer
A killer is released from prison and breaks into a remote home to kill a woman, her handicapped son and her pretty daughter.
78
Prime
Carlin at Carnegie
1983 · 60m
Comedy
Recorded at Carnegie Hall, New York City in 1982, released in 1983.
77
Disney+
Return of the Jedi
1983 · 132m
Space OperaSpaceAdventure
Luke Skywalker leads a mission to rescue his friend Han Solo from the clutches of Jabba the Hutt, the Emperor prepares to crush the Rebellion with…
77
Prime
WarGames
1983 · 114m
CyberpunkDramaScience Fiction
High school student David Lightman has a talent for hacking.
77
Barefoot Gen
1983 · 83m
War DramaAnimeMilitary
A story about the effect of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on a boy's life and the lives of the Japanese people.
76
Paramount+
Trading Places
1983 · 116m
Dark ComedySatire & ParodyHoliday
A snobbish investor and a wily street con-artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.
76
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
1983 · 107m
Dark ComedySatire & ParodyComedy
Life's questions are 'answered' in a series of outrageous vignettes, beginning with a staid London insurance company which transforms before our…
76
Paramount+
Terms of Endearment
1983 · 132m
SpaceDramaComedy
Aurora, a finicky woman, is in search of true love while her daughter faces marital issues.
76
Danton
1983 · 136m
Legal DramaBased on a True StoryLegal
Danton and Robespierre were close friends and fought together in the French Revolution, but by 1793 Robespierre was France's ruler, determined to…
75
The Evil Dead
1983 · 85m
Zombie HorrorZombiesHorror
In 1979, a group of college students find a Sumerian Book of the Dead in an old wilderness cabin they've rented for a weekend getaway.
75
Project A
1983 · 105m
Martial ArtsPiratesAction
In late 19th century Hong Kong, the British may rule the land, but the pirates rule the waters.
75
A Nos Amours
1983 · 102m
DramaRomance
Fifteen-year-old Suzanne seeks refuge from a disintegrating family in a series of impulsive, promiscuous affairs.
75
Prime
Tender Mercies
1983 · 92m
DramaMusicRomance
Alcoholic former country singer Mac Sledge makes friends with a young widow and her son.
75
Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain
1983 · 98m
Martial ArtsMilitaryFantasy
5th century western China: As constant civil wars scars the nation, to evade death, Ti, a young scout, jumps through a crevice in the Zu mountains…
74
Paramount+
The Dead Zone
1983 · 103m
MedicalThrillerHorror
Johnny Smith is a schoolteacher with his whole life ahead of him but, after leaving his fiancee's home one night, is involved in a car crash which…
74
Paramount+
Risky Business
1983 · 98m
Coming-of-AgeHigh SchoolComing of Age
Meet Joel Goodson, an industrious, college-bound 17-year-old and a responsible, trustworthy son.
74
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Tubi
74
Prime
73
National Lampoon's Vacation
1983 · 99m
HolidayRoad TripComedy
Clark Griswold is on a quest to take his family to the Walley World theme park for a vacation, but things don't go exactly as planned.
73
Confidentially Yours
1983 · 110m
ProceduralDetectiveComedy
After he's implicated in several murders, a real estate agent goes on the lam while his intrepid secretary does some private investigating of her…
73
Testament
1983 · 90m
Dystopian Sci-FiDystopianDrama
It's just another day in the small town of Hamlin until something disastrous happens.
72
Toxic Love
1983 · 89m
DramaCrime
The alienating and repetitive life of a group of heroin junkies in 1980s Rome.
71
Prime
Videodrome
1983 · 88m
Dystopian Sci-FiCyberpunkDystopian
As the president of a trashy TV channel, Max Renn is desperate for new programming to attract viewers.
71
Go for It
1983 · 107m
PrisonAdventureAction
After Doug picks up hitchhiking Rosco with his truck, they are mistaken for two bank robbers by the traffic police.
71
Tubi
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
1983 · 124m
War DramaMilitaryDrama
Island of Java, 1942, during World War II.
71
Silkwood
1983 · 131m
Drama
Like most of the people in her town, Karen Silkwood works at the local nuclear plant producing highly radioactive plutonium.
71
Tubi
Bad Boys
1983 · 123m
PrisonCrimeDrama
Mick O'Brien is a young Chicago street thug torn between a life of petty crime and the love of his girlfriend.
71
One Deadly Summer
1983 · 133m
MysteryDramaCrime
Shortly after Elle Wieck moves to a small French village, she begins dating Pin-Pon, a quiet young mechanic who has grown obsessed with the…
70
Rumble Fish
1983 · 94m
CrimeDramaRomance
Absent-minded street thug Rusty James struggles to live up to his legendary older brother's reputation, and longs for the days of gang warfare.
70
Educating Rita
1983 · 106m
DramaComedy
Rita, a witty 26-year-old hairdresser, wants to 'discover' herself, so she joins the Open University where she meets the disillusioned professor…
69
First Name: Carmen
1983 · 85m
HeistCrimeDrama
A woman involved with a terrorist group becomes dangerously close to the police officer guarding the bank they plan to rob.
69
The Boxer's Omen
1983 · 105m
PsychologicalRevengeHorror
After his brother was crippled in the ring by a cheating Thai boxer, Chan Hung goes to Thailand to avenge him, and finds the key to an omen which…
68
Tubi
The Big Chill
1983 · 105m
FriendshipComedyDrama
Seven old college friends gather for a weekend reunion after the funeral of one of their own.
68
The ComDads
1983 · 92m
Comedy
Unable to find her runaway son, a woman deceives two of her ex-lovers from her youth, a mild-mannered teacher and a tough journalist, that each is…
68
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Dark Habits
1983 · 100m
ComedyDrama
After her drug pusher boyfriend overdoses on heroin, a cabaret singer finds refuge from the authorities in a convent for fallen women.
68
Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island
1983 · 78m
AnimationComedyFamily
Daffy Duck and Speedy Gonzales find a treasure map that leads them to a wishing well, which for a penny will grant any wish (through old cartoon…
67
Prime
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Prime
Gorky Park
1983 · 128m
ThrillerCrimeDrama
Police Inspector Renko tries to solve the case of three bodies found in Moscow's Gorky Park but finds his attempts to solve the crime impeded by…
67
Tubi
Yentl
1983 · 132m
MusicDramaRomance
In a time when girls were forbidden to study religious scriptures, a Jewish girl masquerades as a boy to enter religious training and unexpectedly…
67
Prime
Winners & Sinners
1983 · 108m
Martial ArtsActionAdventure
Five friends are released from prison and do their best to stay out trouble.
66
Tubi
Christine
1983 · 110m
Horror
Nerdy high schooler Arnie Cunningham falls for Christine, a rusty 1958 Plymouth Fury, and becomes obsessed with restoring the classic automobile…
66
Prime
Sleepaway Camp
1983 · 85m
SlasherSerial KillerHorror
Years after a terrible boating accident, Angela is sent to Camp Arawak where a series of bizarre and violent "accidents" begin to claim the lives…
66
Tubi
The Man with Two Brains
1983 · 93m
ComedyScience FictionRomance
A brain surgeon marries a femme fatale, causing his life to turn upside down.
66
Disney+
Something Wicked This Way Comes
1983 · 95m
Urban FantasyMagicFantasy
In a small American town, a diabolical circus arrives, granting wishes for the townsfolk, but twisted as only the esteemed Mr.
65
Prime
Never Say Never Again
1983 · 134m
Spy / EspionageEspionageAdventure
James Bond returns as the secret agent 007 to battle the evil organization SPECTRE.
65
Max
The Outsiders
1983 · 91m
Coming-of-AgeComing of AgeCrime
In 1960s Tulsa, class divisions ignite a violent rivalry between the working-class Greasers and the privileged Socs.
65
Prime
Mr. Mom
1983 · 91m
ComedyDrama
Jack and Caroline are a couple making a decent living when Jack suddenly loses his job.