1983 in film

The following is an overview of events in 1983 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.

Highest-grossing films (U.S.)
The top ten 1983 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

Events

 * February 11 - The Rolling Stones concert film Let's Spend the Night Together opens in New York City.
 * May 25 - Return of the Jedi, the final installment in the original Star Wars trilogy, is released. Like the previous films, it goes on to become the highest-grossing film of the year.
 * Academy Award winner Nicole Kidman makes her film debut in the Australian movie Bush Christmas.
 * Brainstorm, the final film of screen star Natalie Wood, is released, 2 years after her death.
 * October - Frank Price resigns as president of Columbia Pictures and is replaced by Guy McElwaine.

Awards
Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):
 * The Ballad of Narayama (楢山節考, ), directed by Shohei Imamura, Japan

Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival):
 * Prénom Carmen (First Name: Carmen), directed by Jean-Luc Godard,

Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):
 * Ascendancy, directed by Edward Bennett, United Kingdom
 * The Beehive (La Colmena), directed by Mario Camus, Spain

By country/region

 * List of American films of 1983
 * List of Argentine films of 1983
 * List of Australian films of 1983
 * List of Bangladeshi films of 1983
 * List of British films of 1983
 * List of Canadian films of 1983
 * List of French films of 1983
 * List of Hong Kong films of 1983
 * List of Indian films of 1983
 * List of Hindi films of 1983
 * List of Kannada films of 1983
 * List of Malayalam films of 1983
 * List of Marathi films of 1983
 * List of Tamil films of 1983
 * List of Telugu films of 1983
 * List of Japanese films of 1983
 * List of Mexican films of 1983
 * List of Pakistani films of 1983
 * List of South Korean films of 1983
 * List of Soviet films of 1983
 * List of Spanish films of 1983

By genre/medium

 * List of action films of 1983
 * List of animated feature films of 1983
 * List of avant-garde films of 1983
 * List of comedy films of 1983
 * List of drama films of 1983
 * List of horror films of 1983
 * List of science fiction films of 1983
 * List of thriller films of 1983
 * List of western films of 1983

Births

 * January 2
 * Kate Bosworth, American actress
 * Anthony Carrigan, American actor
 * Kristen Hager, Canadian actress
 * January 9 - Kerry Condon, Irish actress
 * January 13 - Julian Morris, British actor
 * January 16 - Marwan Kenzari, Dutch actor
 * January 17 - Ryan Gage, English actor
 * January 21 - Svetlana Khodchenkova, Russian actress
 * January 24
 * Frankie Grande, American actor, singer, producer, television host and YouTube personality
 * Lee Toland Krieger, American director and screenwriter
 * January 28 - Angel Manuel Soto, Puerto Rican film director, producer, and screenwriter
 * February 4 – Hannibal Buress, American comedian, actor, writer and producer
 * February 7 - Elina Pähklimägi, Estonian actress
 * February 16 - Agyness Deyn, English actress and model
 * February 18
 * Evan Jonigkeit, American actor
 * Wrenn Schmidt, American actress
 * February 20
 * Jessie Mueller, American actor and singer
 * Bronson Webb, British actor
 * February 21
 * Eoin Macken, Irish actor
 * Mélanie Laurent, French actress
 * February 22 - Taraka Ratna, Indian actor (died 2023)
 * February 23
 * Aziz Ansari, American actor, writer, producer, director and comedian
 * Emily Blunt, English actress
 * February 27 - Kate Mara, American actress
 * March 1 - Lupita Nyong'o, Kenyan-Mexican actress and director
 * March 4 - Julieta Zylberberg, Argentine actress
 * March 7 - Greta Lee, American actress
 * March 9 - Bobby Campo, American actor
 * March 10
 * Rafe Spall, English actor
 * Carrie Underwood, American singer-songwriter and actress
 * March 11 - Lucy DeVito, American actress
 * March 12 - Ron Funches, American actor, comedian and writer
 * March 14 - Johnny Flynn, British actor, musician and singer-songwriter
 * March 15 - Sean Biggerstaff, Scottish actor
 * March 18 - Ivan Kolesnikov, Russian actor
 * March 20 - Michael Cassidy, American actor
 * March 21 - Justin McDonald, British actor
 * March 29 - Ed Skrein, English actor, director, screenwriter and rapper
 * March 31 - Ashleigh Ball, Canadian singer, musician and voice actress
 * April 1
 * Ellen Hollman, American actress
 * Matt Lanter, American actor
 * April 4
 * Eric André, American comedian, actor, writer, producer and musician
 * Amanda Righetti, American actress
 * April 6 - Diora Baird, American actress and former model
 * April 7 - Kyle Labine, Canadian actor
 * April 10 - Jamie Chung, American actress and former reality television personality
 * April 15 - Alice Braga, Brazilian actress and producer
 * April 19 - Victoria Yeates, English actress
 * April 21 - Gugu Mbatha-Raw, British actress
 * April 22 - Francis Capra, American actor
 * May 3 - Ari Magder, Canadian actor (died 2012)
 * May 4
 * Brad Bufanda, American actor (died 2017)
 * Jesse Moss, Canadian actor
 * May 5 - Henry Cavill, British actor
 * May 6
 * Adrianne Palicki, American actress
 * Gabourey Sidibe, American actress
 * May 8 - Elyes Gabel, English actor
 * May 11 - Holly Valance, Australian actress and singer
 * May 12 - Domhnall Gleeson, Irish actor, writer, and director
 * May 14 - Amber Tamblyn, American actress, writer, and director
 * May 17 - Ginger Gonzaga, American comedian and actress
 * May 25 - Chelse Swain, American actress
 * May 28 - Megalyn Echikunwoke, American actress
 * June 1 - Sylvia Hoeks, Dutch actress
 * June 2 - Yuliya Snigir, Russian actress and model
 * June 10 - Leelee Sobieski, American retired actress
 * June 14 - Louis Garrel, French actor and filmmaker
 * June 16 - Olivia Hack, American actress
 * June 19 - Aidan Turner, Irish actor
 * June 23 - Miles Fisher, American actor, comedian and musician
 * June 24 - John Lloyd Cruz, Filipino actor
 * June 28 - Scott Haze, American actor and filmmaker
 * June 30 - Angela Sarafyan, Armenian-American actress
 * July 6
 * Christine Firkins, Canadian former actress
 * Gregory Smith, Canadian actor, writer and director
 * July 8 - DeVaughn Nixon, American actor
 * July 10 - Golshifteh Farahani, Iranian actress
 * July 18 - Cara Gee, Canadian actress
 * July 20 - Martin McCann, Irish actor
 * July 23 - Olamide Faison, American actor and singer
 * July 28 - Dhanush, Indian actor
 * August 1 - Inga Salurand, Estonian actress
 * August 3 - Mamie Gummer, American actress
 * August 4
 * Nathaniel Buzolic, Australian actor
 * Greta Gerwig, American director, writer, and actress
 * August 6 - Landon Pigg, American singer-songwriter and actor
 * August 7 - Brit Marling, American actress and screenwriter
 * August 8
 * Guy Burnet, British actor
 * Trina Nishimura, American voice actress
 * August 10 - Bonnie Piesse, Australian actress and singer-songwriter
 * August 11
 * Chris Hemsworth, Australian actor
 * Tatá Werneck, Brazilian actress, television presenter and comedian
 * August 14
 * Mila Kunis, actress
 * Lamorne Morris, American actor, comedian and television personality
 * August 16 - Dominik García-Lorido, American actress
 * August 19 - Mike Moh, American actor and martial artist
 * August 20 - Andrew Garfield, English actor
 * August 23 - Annie Ilonzeh, American actress
 * August 24 - Antonio Campos, American film director
 * August 29 - Jennifer Landon, American actress
 * September 9 - Zoe Kazan, American actress and screenwriter
 * September 21
 * Scott Evans, American actor
 * Maggie Grace, American actress
 * Joseph Mazzello, American actor
 * September 25 - Donald Glover, American actor, singer, comedian, writer, producer and director
 * October 3 - Tessa Thompson, American actress
 * October 5
 * Jesse Eisenberg, American actor, director, producer, and writer
 * Shelby Rabara, Filipino-American actress and dancer
 * Noot Seear, Canadian actress
 * Noah Segan, American actor
 * October 9 - Spencer Grammer, American actress
 * October 10 - Layke Anderson, British director and former actor
 * October 16 - Andrew Santino, American stand-up comedian and actor
 * October 17 - Felicity Jones, English actress
 * October 19 - Rebecca Ferguson, Swedish actress
 * October 24 - Katie McGrath, Irish actress
 * October 28 - Joe Thomas, English actor, writer and comedian
 * October 29 - Johnny Lewis, American actor (died 2012)
 * November 7 - Adam DeVine, American actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer and singer
 * November 8 - Chris Rankin, New Zealand-born British actor
 * November 18 - Julia Ducournau, French film director and screenwriter
 * November 15 - Sophia Di Martino, English actress
 * November 19 - Adam Driver, American actor
 * November 24 - Gwilym Lee, British actor
 * December 8 - Utkarsh Ambudkar, American actor, singer and rapper
 * December 10
 * Patrick Flueger, American actor
 * Xavier Samuel, Australian actor
 * December 13 - Satya Bhabha, British actor
 * December 17 - Stef Dawson, Australian actress
 * December 20 - Jonah Hill, American actor, filmmaker, and comedian
 * December 21 - Steven Yeun, American actor
 * December 23
 * Eva Ceja, American actress and film producer
 * Joe Dinicol, Canadian actor