# List of 20th Century Fox films (1980–1989)

This is a list of films produced by 20th Century Fox (now 20th Century Studios) beginning in 1980 up until 1989.
| Release date | Title | Notes |
| February 1, 1980 | Fatso | co-production with Brooksfilms |
| April 2, 1980 | Inferno | theatrical distribution only; produced by Produzioni Intersound |
| May 1980 | Headin' for Broadway | |
| May 21, 1980 | The Empire Strikes Back | Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2010. distribution only; produced by Lucasfilm |
| June 20, 1980 | Brubaker | |
| June 27, 1980 | The Stunt Man | Nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama. USA & UK distribution only; produced by Melvin Simon Productions |
| July 11, 1980 | Oh Heavenly Dog | co-production with Mulberry Square Productions |
| July 25, 1980 | Middle Age Crazy | USA distribution only; produced by Canadian Film Development Corporation, Guardian Trust Company, Krofft Entertainment and Tormont Films |
| August 15, 1980 | Willie & Phil | |
| September 12, 1980 | Health | co-production with Lion's Gate Films |
| September 26, 1980 | My Bodyguard | distribution only; produced by Melvin Simon Productions |
| October 3, 1980 | The Man with Bogart's Face | distribution only; produced by Melvin Simon Productions |
| October 3, 1980 | Terror Train | USA & UK distribution only; produced by Astral Films |
| October 6, 1980 | Kagemusha | International distributor; co-production with Toho |
| October 24, 1980 | Loving Couples | distribution only; produced by Time-Life Films |
| December 1, 1980 | A Change of Seasons | theatrical distribution only; produced by Film Finance Group and Polyc International BV |
| December 14, 1980 | Tribute | distribution only; produced by Tiberius Films and The Turman-Foster Company |
| December 19, 1980 | Nine to Five | co-production with IPC Films |
| February 6, 1981 | Fort Apache, The Bronx | distribution only; produced by Time-Life Films |
| February 13, 1981 | Eyewitness | |
| March 6, 1981 | On the Right Track | distribution only; produced by Zephyr Productions |
| March 20, 1981 | Omen III: The Final Conflict | co-production with Mace Neufeld Productions |
| April 3, 1981 | Hardly Working | USA distribution only |
| May 1, 1981 | Savage Harvest | USA distribution only |
| May 21, 1981 | Death Hunt | distribution only; produced by Golden Harvest Company |
| June 12, 1981 | History of the World, Part I | co-production with Brooksfilms |
| June 19, 1981 | The Cannonball Run | distribution only; produced by Golden Harvest |
| July 17, 1981 | Zorro, The Gay Blade | distribution only; produced by Melvin Simon Productions |
| August 28, 1981 | Chu Chu and the Philly Flash | distribution only; produced by Melvin Simon Productions |
| September 1981 | The Woman Inside | theatrical distribution only |
| September 25, 1981 | Southern Comfort | distribution only; produced by Cinema Group Ventures |
| October 9, 1981 | Tattoo | USA distribution only |
| October 31, 1981 | Shock Treatment | |
| December 18, 1981 | Taps | |
| December 25, 1981 | Modern Problems | |
| February 12, 1982 | The Amateur | distribution only; produced by Anabasis Investments, N.V. |
| February 12, 1982 | Quest for Fire | USA & UK distribution only; produced by International Cinema Corporation and Famous Players |
| February 12, 1982 | Melanie | Canadian distribution only |
| March 5, 1982 | Making Love | |
| March 19, 1982 | Porky's | distribution only; produced by Melvin Simon Productions and Astral Films |
| March 24, 1982 | Eating Raoul | theatrical distribution only |
| March 26, 1982 | I Ought to Be in Pictures | |
| April 9, 1982 | Chariots of Fire | International distribution only; co-production with Allied Stars Ltd and Enigma Productions USA distribution handled by The Ladd Company (through Warner Bros.) |
| May 28, 1982 | Visiting Hours | distribution only; produced with the participation of the Canadian Film Development Corporation |
| June 18, 1982 | Author! Author! | |
| June 25, 1982 | Megaforce | USA distribution only; produced by Golden Harvest |
| July 16, 1982 | Young Doctors in Love | USA distribution only; produced by ABC Motion Pictures |
| July 16, 1982 | Six Pack | |
| August 6, 1982 | The Pirate Movie | |
| October 9, 1982 | I, the Jury | USA distribution only; produced by American Cinema Productions |
| October 22, 1982 | Monsignor | |
| October 29, 1982 | National Lampoon's Class Reunion | USA distribution only; produced by ABC Motion Pictures |
| November 5, 1982 | The Man from Snowy River | USA distribution only; produced by Cambridge Productions and Edgley International |
| December 8, 1982 | The Verdict | Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture. Nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama. |
| December 10, 1982 | The Hot Touch | USA & UK distribution only; produced by Astral Films |
| December 17, 1982 | The Who Rocks America | distribution only; produced by Curbishley-Baird Productions in association with Schlitz Pay per view premiere release |
| December 22, 1982 | Kiss Me Goodbye | |
| February 4, 1983 | The Entity | co-production with American Cinema Productions |
| February 4, 1983 | Without a Trace | |
| February 18, 1983 | The King of Comedy | distribution only; produced by Embassy International Pictures |
| February 19, 1983 | Betrayal | USA distribution only |
| March 25, 1983 | Max Dugan Returns | |
| April 1, 1983 | Heart Like a Wheel | USA & UK distribution only |
| May 20, 1983 | Tough Enough | co-production with American Cinema Productions |
| May 20, 1983 | Bill Cosby: Himself | co-production with SAH Enterprises |
| May 25, 1983 | Return of the Jedi | Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2021. distribution only; produced by Lucasfilm |
| June 24, 1983 | Porky's II: The Next Day | distribution only; produced by Simon/Reeves/Landsburg Productions and Astral Films |
| July 22, 1983 | Mr. Mom | USA distribution only; produced by Sherwood Productions |
| August 5, 1983 | The Star Chamber | |
| August 10, 1983 | Phar Lap | distribution only; produced by Hoyts Edgley |
| August 27, 1983 | Fire and Ice | USA theatrical distribution only; produced by PSO |
| October 14, 1983 | The Osterman Weekend | USA theatrical distribution only; produced by Davis-Panzer Productions |
| October 21, 1983 | All the Right Moves | |
| November 18, 1983 | A Night in Heaven | |
| December 14, 1983 | Silkwood | Nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama. USA distribution only; produced by ABC Motion Pictures |
| December 16, 1983 | Two of a Kind | |
| December 16, 1983 | To Be or Not to Be | co-production with Brooksfilms |
| 1984 | The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud | USA distribution only |
| January 1, 1984 | Careful, He Might Hear You | theatrical distribution only |
| February 10, 1984 | Unfaithfully Yours | |
| February 17, 1984 | Blame It on Rio | USA distribution only; produced by Sherwood Productions |
| March 30, 1984 | Antarctica | theatrical distribution only |
| March 30, 1984 | Romancing the Stone | |
| April 4, 1984 | The Stone Boy | distribution only |
| April 13, 1984 | Kidco | |
| May 4, 1984 | The Buddy System | |
| June 21, 1984 | Rhinestone | |
| June 29, 1984 | Bachelor Party | |
| July 9, 1984 | The Gods Must Be Crazy | International distribution only, distributed in South Africa by Ster-Kinekor |
| July 20, 1984 | Revenge of the Nerds | co-production with Interscope Communications |
| August 10, 1984 | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension! | USA distribution only; produced by Sherwood Productions |
| August 10, 1984 | Dreamscape | USA distribution only; produced by Zupnik-Curtis Enterprises |
| September 28, 1984 | Impulse | USA distribution only; produced by ABC Motion Pictures; not to be confused with the unrelated 1990 film of the same name |
| October 23, 1984 | Give My Regards to Broad Street | co-production with MPL Communications |
| November 2, 1984 | Paris, Texas | USA distribution only; produced by Road Movies Filmproduktion and Argos Films |
| November 16, 1984 | Gimme an 'F' | |
| December 21, 1984 | The Flamingo Kid | USA distribution only; produced by ABC Motion Pictures and Mercury Productions |
| December 21, 1984 | Johnny Dangerously | |
| February 8, 1985 | Mischief | |
| February 15, 1985 | Turk 182 | co-production with Interscope Communications and Astral Films |
| March 22, 1985 | Porky's Revenge | distribution only; produced by Melvin Simon Productions and Astral Films |
| March 29, 1985 | Almost You | |
| April 12, 1985 | Ladyhawke | International distribution only; co-production with Warner Bros. |
| April 19, 1985 | Moving Violations | |
| May 10, 1985 | Secret Places | USA distribution only; produced by The Rank Organisation |
| June 13, 1985 | Prizzi's Honor | Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. Winner of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama. USA distribution only; produced by ABC Motion Pictures |
| June 21, 1985 | Cocoon | Nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. |
| July 19, 1985 | The Man with One Red Shoe | |
| August 9, 1985 | Dance with a Stranger | UK distribution only; produced by Goldcrest Films USA distribution handled by The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| August 14, 1985 | Key Exchange | distribution only |
| August 23, 1985 | Warning Sign | |
| September 20, 1985 | Joshua Then and Now | USA distribution only |
| September 20, 1985 | Plenty | theatrical distribution only; produced by Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment and RKO Pictures |
| October 4, 1985 | The Doctor and the Devils | co-production with Brooksfilms |
| October 4, 1985 | Commando | co-production with Silver Pictures |
| October 6, 1985 | The Park Is Mine | co-production with Astral Films and HBO Premiere Films |
| November 22, 1985 | Bad Medicine | |
| December 11, 1985 | The Jewel of the Nile | |
| December 18, 1985 | Brazil | International distribution only; produced by Embassy International Pictures USA distribution handled by Universal Pictures |
| December 20, 1985 | Enemy Mine | co-production with Kings Road Productions |
| January 17, 1986 | The Boy in Blue | co-production with Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and Telefilm Canada |
| January 31, 1986 | Stripper | distribution only; produced by Embassy International Pictures |
| January 31, 1986 | Power | distribution only; produced by Lorimar Motion Pictures |
| February 14, 1986 | The Vindicator | USA distribution only |
| March 7, 1986 | Death of an Angel | USA distribution only |
| March 7, 1986 | Highlander | USA and Germany theatrical distribution only; produced by Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment and Davis-Panzer Productions |
| March 28, 1986 | Lucas | |
| April 18, 1986 | Legend | International distribution only; produced by Embassy International Pictures USA distribution handled by Universal Pictures |
| June 6, 1986 | SpaceCamp | USA distribution only; produced by ABC Motion Pictures |
| June 13, 1986 | The Manhattan Project | USA theatrical distribution only; produced by Gladden Entertainment |
| July 2, 1986 | Big Trouble in Little China | |
| July 18, 1986 | Aliens | co-production with Brandywine Productions |
| August 14, 1986 | The Boy Who Could Fly | USA & UK theatrical distribution only; produced by Lorimar Motion Pictures |
| August 15, 1986 | The Fly | co-production with Brooksfilms |
| September 19, 1986 | The Name of the Rose | USA theatrical distributor, co-production with Nelson Entertainment, Neuve-Constantin Film and France2 Cinema |
| September 24, 1986 | Half Moon Street | theatrical distribution only; produced by RKO Pictures |
| October 10, 1986 | Jumpin' Jack Flash | co-production with Silver Pictures |
| November 14, 1986 | Streets of Gold | USA theatrical distribution only |
| December 25, 1986 | The Morning After | USA & UK theatrical distribution only; produced by Lorimar Motion Pictures |
| December 31, 1986 | Wisdom | USA theatrical distribution only, produced by Gladden Entertainment |
| February 6, 1987 | Black Widow | |
| February 13, 1987 | Mannequin | USA theatrical distribution only; produced by Gladden Entertainment |
| March 6, 1987 | Raising Arizona | co-production with Circle Films |
| April 17, 1987 | Project X | |
| June 12, 1987 | Predator | co-production with Silver Pictures and Davis Entertainment |
| July 10, 1987 | Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise | co-production with Interscope Communications |
| September 18, 1987 | The Pick-up Artist | |
| September 25, 1987 | The Princess Bride | USA theatrical and TV distribution only; produced by Act III Communications and Nelson Entertainment Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2016. |
| October 2, 1987 | Big Shots | USA theatrical distribution only; produced by Lorimar Motion Pictures |
| October 23, 1987 | The Sicilian | USA theatrical only; produced by Gladden Entertainment |
| November 6, 1987 | Less than Zero | |
| December 11, 1987 | Wall Street | |
| December 16, 1987 | Broadcast News | Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. Nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2018. co-production with Gracie Films |
| February 12, 1988 | Satisfaction | co-production with NBC Productions |
| February 27, 1988 | A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon | USA theatrical distribution only, co-production with Island Pictures |
| March 11, 1988 | Off Limits | |
| April 8, 1988 | Bad Dreams | |
| June 3, 1988 | Big | Nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. co-production with Gracie Films |
| July 6, 1988 | License to Drive | |
| July 15, 1988 | Die Hard | co-production with Silver Pictures and Gordon Company Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2017. |
| August 12, 1988 | Young Guns | USA theatrical distribution only; produced by Morgan Creek Productions |
| September 23, 1988 | Dead Ringers | USA theatrical distribution only; produced by Morgan Creek Productions |
| October 7, 1988 | Alien Nation | |
| November 23, 1988 | Cocoon: The Return | |
| December 21, 1988 | Working Girl | Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. Winner of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. |
| January 13, 1989 | Gleaming the Cube | USA theatrical and TV distribution only, produced by Gladden Entertainment |
| February 10, 1989 | The Fly II | co-production with Brooksfilms |
| March 10, 1989 | Skin Deep | USA/some international distribution only; produced by Morgan Creek Productions |
| April 14, 1989 | Say Anything... | co-production with Gracie Films |
| May 19, 1989 | How I Got into College | |
| July 5, 1989 | Weekend at Bernie's | USA theatrical and TV, France and India distribution only; produced by Gladden Entertainment |
| August 9, 1989 | The Favorite | USA theatrical distribution only |
| August 9, 1989 | The Abyss | |
| August 25, 1989 | Millennium | USA theatrical and TV distribution only; produced by Gladden Entertainment |
| October 13, 1989 | The Fabulous Baker Boys | USA theatrical and TV distribution only; produced by Gladden Entertainment |
| October 20, 1989 | When the Whales Came | |
| October 27, 1989 | Worth Winning | co-production with A&M Films |
| December 8, 1989 | The War of the Roses | Nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. co-production with Gracie Films and Regency International Pictures (Uncredited) |
| December 13, 1989 | Enemies, A Love Story | USA/some international distribution only; produced by Morgan Creek Productions |