# List of LGBTQ-related films of 1983

This is a list of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer-related films released in 1983. It contains theatrically released films that deal with important gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or queer characters or issues and may have same-sex romance or relationships as a plot device.

## Films

| Title | Director | Country | Genre | Cast | Notes |
| A 20th Century Chocolate Cake | Lois Siegel | Canada | Docufiction, comedy | Greg Van Riel, Charles Fisch Jr. | |
| Abuse | Arthur J. Bressan Jr. | United States | Drama | Raphael Sbarge, Richard Ryder | |
| Appearances Are Deceptive | Jaime Humberto Hermosillo | Mexico | Drama | Isela Vega, Gonzalo Vega, Manuel Ojeda and Margarita Isabel | a.k.a. Las apariencias engañan |
| Born in Flames | Lizzie Borden | United States | Drama | Honey, Adele Bertei, Jean Satterfield, Florynce Kennedy (credited as "Flo Kennedy"), Becky Johnston, Pat Murphy, Kathryn Bigelow, Hillary Hurst, Sheila McLaughlin, Marty Pottenger, Bell Chevigny, Joel Kovel, Ron Vawter, John Coplans, John Rudolph, Warner Schreiner, Valerie Smaldone, Hal Miller, Bill Tatum and Mark Boone Jr. | |
| City of Lost Souls | Rosa von Praunheim | West Germany | Comedy | Jayne County (credited as Wayne County), Manfred Finger, Judith Flex, Helga Goetze, Gerhard Helle, Rolf Holzhütter, Lotti Huber, Katja Kunik, Joaquin La Habana, Burghard Mauer, Gary Miller, Lorraine Muthke, Tara O'Hara, Rainer-Götz Otto and Wolfgang Schumacher | |
| Dark Habits | Pedro Almodóvar | Spain | Comedy, drama | Cristina Sánchez Pascual, Julieta Serrano, Chus Lampreave, Marisa Paredes, Carmen Maura, Lina Canalejas, Mary Carrillo, Berta Riaza, Manuel Zarzo and Cecilia Roth | a.k.a. Entre tinieblas |
| David Roche Talks to You About Love | Jeremy Podeswa | Canada | Short drama | David Roche | |
| The Dresser | Peter Yates | United Kingdom | Drama | Albert Finney, Tom Courtenay, Edward Fox, Zena Walker, Eileen Atkins, Michael Gough, Cathryn Harrison, Betty Marsden, Sheila Reid, Lockwood West, Donald Eccles, Llewellyn Rees, Guy Manning, Anne Mannion, Kevin Stoney, Ann Way, John Sharp, Kathy Staff and Roger Avon | Screenplay by Ronald Harwood, based on his stage play of the same name; homosexual subtext |
| An Englishman Abroad | Alan Bennett | United Kingdom | Drama | Alan Bates, Coral Browne, Charles Gray | TV movie |
| Entre Nous | Diane Kurys | France | Drama | Miou-Miou, Isabelle Huppert, Guy Marchand, Jean-Pierre Bacri, Robin Renucci, Patrick Bauchau, Jacques Alric, Jacqueline Doyen, Saga Blanchard, Guillaume Le Guellec, Christine Pascal, Corinne Anxionnaz, Jacques Blal, Bernard Cazassus and Gérard Chambre | a.k.a. Between us; Original title Coup de foudre (i.e. At First Sight) |
| The Fourth Man | Paul Verhoeven | Netherlands | Thriller | Jeroen Krabbé, Renée Soutendijk, Thom Hoffman, Dolf de Vries, Geert de Jong, Hans Veerman, Hero Muller, Caroline de Beus, Reinout Bussemaker, Erik J. Meijer, Ursul de Geer, Filip Bolluyt, Hedda Lornie, Paul Nygaard and Guus van der Made | Based on the novel of the same name by Gerard Reve |
| The Hunger | Tony Scott | United Kingdom United States | Romance, drama, horror | Catherine Deneuve, David Bowie, Susan Sarandon, Cliff De Young, Beth Ehlers, Dan Hedaya, Suzanne Bertish, James Aubrey, John Stephen Hill, Ann Magnuson, Shane Rimmer, Bessie Love, Willem Dafoe, John Pankow and Bauhaus | Loosely adapted from the novel of the same name by Whitley Strieber |
| İhtiras Fırtınası | Halit Refiğ | Turkey | Romance, drama | Gülsen Bubikoglu, Cihan Ünal, Zuhal Olcay (credited as Zühal Olcay), Raik Alniaçik, Haluk Kurtoglu, Diler Saraç, Renan Fosforoglu, Necip Tekçe, Ihsan Gedik, Mary March, Damla Ira, Muhtesem Durukan, Zeki Alpan, Eren Erenci and Cevdet Balikçi | |
| Lianna | John Sayles | United States | Drama | Linda Griffiths, Jane Hallaren, Jon DeVries, Jo Henderson, Jessica MacDonald, Jesse Solomon, John Sayles, Stephen Mendillo, Betsy Julia Robinson, Nancy Mette, Maggie Renzi, Madelyn Coleman, Robyn Reeves, Chris Elliott and Marta Renzi | |
| Making of a Male Model | Irving J. Moore | United States | Drama, romance | Joan Collins, Jon-Erik Hexum | TV movie |
| Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence | Nagisa Oshima | Japan United Kingdom | War, drama | David Bowie, Tom Conti, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Takeshi Kitano, Jack Thompson, Johnny Okura, Alistair Browning, James Malcolm, Chris Broun, Yuya Uchida, Ryunosuke Kaneda, Takashi Naitō, Tamio Ishikura, Rokko Toura, Kan Mikami and Hideo Murota | |
| El pico | Eloy de la Iglesia | Spain | Drama | José Luis Manzano, Javier García, José Manuel Cervino, Luis Iriondo, Enrique San Francisco, Lali Espinet, Ovidi Montllor, Queta Ariel, Marta Molins and Pedro Nieva Parola | |
| Self Defense | Paul Donovan | Canada | Action, thriller | Tom Nardini, Brenda Bazinet, Darel Haeny, Terry-David Després, Jack Blum, Keith Knight, Doug Lennox, Jeff Pustil | a.k.a. Siege |
| Silkwood | Mike Nichols | United States | Drama, thriller | Meryl Streep, Kurt Russell, Cher, Craig T. Nelson, Fred Ward, Diana Scarwid, Ron Silver, Josef Sommer, Charles Hallahan, Sudie Bond, Henderson Forsythe, Bruce McGill, David Strathairn, M. Emmet Walsh, Ray Baker, Will Patton, E. Katherine Kerr and J.C. Quinn | Inspired by the life of Karen Silkwood |
| Sleepaway Camp | Robert Hiltzik | United States | Thriller | Mike Kellin, Katherine Kamhi | a.k.a. Nightmare Vacation |
| Streamers | Robert Altman | United States | Drama | Matthew Modine, Michael Wright, Mitchell Lichtenstein | Screenplay by David Rabe, adapted from his play of the same name |
| Dressed in Blue | Antonio Giménez-Rico | Spain | Documentary | Lorenzo Arana Orellano, Rene Amor Fernandez, Jose Antonio Sanchez Sanchez, Francisco los Cobos Avila, Juan Muñoz Santiago, Jose Ruiz Orejon Casado, Arturo González, Javier Burgos, Carlos Picasa and Pedro Basanta | a.k.a. Vestida de azul, follows six Spanish trans women. |
| Without a Trace | Stanley R. Jaffe | United States | Drama | Kate Nelligan, Judd Hirsch, David Dukes | Partly based on the disappearnace of Etan Patz |
| The Wounded Man | Patrice Chéreau | France | Crime, drama | Jean-Hugues Anglade, Vittorio Mezzogiorno, Roland Bertin, Lisa Kreuzer, Claude Berri, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Annick Alane, Sophie Edmond, Hammou Graïa, Gérard Desarthe, Denis Lavant, Maria Verdi, Suzanne Chavance, Roland Chalosse, Eddy Roos and Charly Chemouny | |