List of American films of 1985

A list of American films released in 1985. 
Out of Africa won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
The highest grossing film of 1985 was Back to the Future.
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==A==
Title 	Director 	Cast 	Genre 	Note
A.D. 	Stewart Cooper 	 	 	
The Adventures of Mark Twain	Will Vinton 	James Whitmore 	Animation 	
After Hours 	Martin Scorsese 	Griffin Dunne, Rosanna Arquette, Verna Bloom, Linda Fiorentino, Catherine O'Hara, Teri Garr, John Heard 	Comedy, thriller	
Agnes of God 	Norman Jewison 	Jane Fonda, Anne Bancroft, Meg Tilly 	Drama 	3 Oscar nominations
Alamo Bay 	Louis Malle 	Amy Madigan, Ed Harris, Ho Nguyen 	Drama 	
Alice in Wonderland 	Harry Harris 	Natalie Gregory, Red Buttons, Roddy McDowall, Jayne Meadows, Scott Baio, Robert Morley, Anthony Newley, Imogene Coca, Telly Savalas, Ringo Starr, Shelley Winters	Fantasy 	made for TV; based on a story by Lewis Carroll
American Flyers 	John Badham 	Kevin Costner, David Marshall Grant, Rae Dawn Chong, Alexandra Paul, Janice Rule, John Amos 	Drama 	Warner Bros.
American Ninja 	Sam Firstenberg 	Michael Dudikoff, Steve James, Judie Aronson 	Action 	
Anna Karenina 	Simon Langton 	Jacqueline Bisset, Christopher Reeve, Paul Scofield, Ian Ogilvy 	Drama 	based on Leo Tolstoy novel
Appointment with Fear 	Ramsey ThomasAlan Smithee	Michele Little, Douglas Rowe, Garrick Dowhen, Kerry Remsen 	Horror 	
Avenging Angel 	Robert Vincent O'Neill 	Betsy Russell, Ossie Davis, Rory Calhoun 	Drama 	sequel to Angel
The Aviator 	George T. Miller 	Rosanna Arquette, Christopher Reeve, Tyne Daly 	Adventure 	from Ernest K. Gann novel
==B==
Title 	Director 	Cast 	Genre 	Note
Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend	Bill L. Norton 	William Katt, Sean Young, Patrick McGoohan, Julian Fellowes 	Fantasy 	Touchstone Films
Back to the Future 	Robert Zemeckis 	Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover, Thomas F. Wilson 	Science fiction	4 Oscar nominations
Bad Medicine 	Harvey Miller 	Steve Guttenberg, Alan Arkin, Julie Hagerty, Curtis Armstrong 	Comedy 	
The Bad Seed 	 	Blair Brown, Lynn Redgrave, David Carradine 	Thriller 	TV remake of 1956 film
Barbarian Queen 	Héctor Olivera 	Lana Clarkson 	Science fiction	
Better Off Dead 	Savage Steve Holland 	John Cusack, Diane Franklin, David Ogden Stiers, Kim Darby 	Comedy 	
Black Arrow 	John Hough 	Oliver Reed, Fernando Rey, Donald Pleasence 	Adventure 	TV film
The Black Cauldron 	Ted Berman, Richard Rich	Grant Bardsley, Susan Sheridan, Freddie Jones, Nigel Hawthorne 	Animated 	Walt Disney studio's first PG-rated animated film
The Boys Next Door 	Penelope Spheeris 	Charlie Sheen, Maxwell Caulfield, Patti D'Arbanville 	Drama 	
Brazil 	Terry Gilliam 	Jonathan Pryce, Kim Greist, Michael Palin, Robert De Niro, Katherine Helmond 	Science fiction	2 Oscar nominations
The Breakfast Club 	John Hughes 	Emilio Estevez, Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald, Ally Sheedy, Paul Gleason, John Kapelos	Drama 	
Brewster's Millions 	Walter Hill 	Richard Pryor, John Candy, Lonette McKee 	Comedy 	Universal
The Bride 	Franc Roddam 	Sting, Jennifer Beals, Anthony Higgins, Clancy Brown 	Horror 	based on Bride of Frankenstein
Bridge to Terabithia 	Eric Till 	Julian Coutts, Julie Beaulieu, Annette O'Toole, Tom Heaton 	Drama 	based on a story by Katherine Paterson
Bring on the Night 	Michael Apted 	Sting, Branford Marsalis 	Documentary 	
==C-G==
Title 	Director 	Cast 	Genre 	Note
Cat's Eye 	Lewis Teague 	Drew Barrymore, James Woods, Robert Hays, Alan King 	Horror, Comedy 	based on Stephen King stories
Certain Fury 	Stephen Gyllenhaal 	Tatum O'Neal, Irene Cara, Peter Fonda 	Action 	
A Chorus Line 	Richard Attenborough 	Michael Douglas, Audrey Landers, Janet Jones 	Musical 	based on the Broadway show
Clue 	Jonathan Lynn 	Tim Curry, Madeline Kahn, Lesley Ann Warren, Martin Mull, Eileen Brennan, Christopher Lloyd, Michael McKean, Colleen Camp 	Comedy 	based on Parker Brothers game
The Coca-Cola Kid 	Dusan Makavejev 	Eric Roberts, Greta Scacchi 	Comedy 	Australia
Cocoon 	Ron Howard 	Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy, Maureen Stapleton, Steve Guttenberg, Brian Dennehy 	Science fiction 	Academy Award for Ameche
Code of Silence 	Andrew Davis 	Chuck Norris, Molly Hagan, Henry Silva, Mike Genovese 	Action 	Orion
The Color Purple 	Steven Spielberg 	Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover, Oprah Winfrey, Margaret Avery, Laurence Fishburne, Adolph Caesar, Rae Dawn Chong 	Drama 	based on novel by Alice Walker; 11 Oscar nominations
Commando 	Mark L. Lester 	Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rae Dawn Chong, Dan Hedaya, Vernon Wells, Bill Duke, David Patrick Kelly, Alyssa Milano 	Action 	
Compromising Positions 	Frank Perry 	Susan Sarandon, Raúl Juliá, Mary Beth Hurt, Joe Mantegna 	Comedy 	based on Susan Isaacs novel
Creator 	Ivan Passer 	Peter O'Toole, Mariel Hemingway, Vincent Spano, Virginia Madsen 	Science fiction, Comedy	based on Jeremy Leven book
Creature 	William Malone 	Stan Iver, Diane Salinger, Klaus Kinski 	Science fiction 	
Crimewave 	Sam Raimi 	Louise Lasser, Bruce Campbell 	Horror, Comedy 	
D.A.R.Y.L. 	Simon Wincer 	Barret Oliver, Michael McKean, Mary Beth Hurt, Colleen Camp 	Science fiction 	
Day of the Dead 	George A. Romero 	Lori Cardille, Sherman Howard 	Horror 	
Death Wish 3 	Michael Winner 	Charles Bronson, Martin Balsam 	Action 	2nd sequel to Death Wish
Def-Con 4 	Paul Donovan 	Lenore Zann, Maury Chaykin, Kate Lynch 	Science fiction 	
Desert Hearts 	Donna Deitch 	Helen Shaver, Audra Lindley, Patricia Charbonneau 	Drama 	based on Jane Rule novel; Deitch's feature debut
Desperately Seeking Susan 	Susan Seidelman 	Rosanna Arquette, Aidan Quinn, Madonna 	Romance 	BAFTA award for Arquette
Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart 	Wayne Wang 	Laureen Chew, Kim Chew, Victor Wong 	Comedy 	
The Dungeonmaster 	David Allen, Charles Band	Jeffrey Byron, Richard Moll 	Science fiction 	
Eleni 	Peter Yates 	Kate Nelligan, John Malkovich, Linda Hunt 	Drama 	based on Nicholas Gage book
The Emerald Forest 	John Boorman 	Powers Boothe, Charley Boorman, Meg Foster 	Adventure 	set in Brazil rain forest
Enemy Mine 	Wolfgang Petersen 	Dennis Quaid, Louis Gossett, Jr. 	Science fiction 	Barry B. Longyear story
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor 	Ken Wheat 	Wilford Brimley, Warwick Davis, Aubree Miller 	Fantasy 	TV film
Explorers 	Joe Dante 	River Phoenix, Ethan Hawke, Jason Presson 	Science fiction 	
The Falcon and the Snowman 	John Schlesinger 	Timothy Hutton, Sean Penn 	Drama 	based on Robert Lindsey book
Fandango 	Kevin Reynolds 	Kevin Costner, Judd Nelson, Sam Robards, Suzy Amis 	Comedy 	Amblin Entertainment
Fast Forward 	Sidney Poitier 	Tamara Mark, Monique Cintron 	Musical 	
Fever Pitch 	Richard Brooks 	Ryan O'Neal, Giancarlo Giannini, Catherine Hicks, Chad Everett 	Drama 	Brooks's final film; 4 Razzie nominations
Final Justice 	Greydon Clark 	Joe Don Baker, Rossano Brazzi, Venantino Venantini 	Crime 	later featured on Mystery Science Theater 3000
Flesh and Blood 	Paul Verhoeven 	Rutger Hauer, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Ronald Lacey 	Adventure 	
Fletch 	Michael Ritchie 	Chevy Chase, Joe Don Baker, Dana Wheeler-Nicholson, Geena Davis 	Comedy 	from Gregory Mcdonald novel
Fool for Love 	Robert Altman 	Sam Shepard, Kim Basinger, Randy Quaid 	Drama 	based on Sam Shepard play
Fraternity Vacation 	James Frawley 	Sheree J. Wilson, Tim Robbins, John Vernon 	Comedy 	
Friday the 13th: A New Beginning	Danny Steinmann 	Suzanne Bateman, Corey Feldman 	Horror 	sequel
Fright Night 	Tom Holland 	Chris Sarandon, Roddy McDowall, William Ragsdale, Amanda Bearse 	Comedy, Horror 	followed by Fright Night II
Ghoulies 	Luca Bercovici 	Mariska Hargitay, Peter Liapis 	Horror 	
Girls Just Want to Have Fun 	Alan Metter 	Sarah Jessica Parker, Helen Hunt 	Comedy 	New World Pictures
Goodbye, New York 	Amos Kollek 	Julie Haggerty, Amos Kollek 	Comedy drama 	
The Goonies 	Richard Donner 	Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Jeff Cohen, Corey Feldman, Kerri Green, Martha Plimpton, Jonathan Ke Quan, Anne Ramsey, Robert Davi, Joe Pantoliano	Adventure, Family 	Amblin Entertainment; story by Steven Spielberg
Gotcha! 	Jeff Kanew 	Anthony Edwards, Linda Fiorentino 	Comedy, Action 	Universal
Gymkata 	Robert Clouse 	Kurt Thomas, Tetchie Agbayani, Richard Norton 	Action 	filmed in Yugoslavia
==H-M==
Title 	Director 	Cast 	Genre 	Note
Head Office 	Ken Finkleman 	Judge Reinhold, Eddie Albert, Danny DeVito 	Comedy 	produced by HBO
Heaven Help Us 	Michael Dinner 	Kevin Dillon, Andrew McCarthy, Mary Stuart Masterson, Donald Sutherland	Comedy 	TriStar
Here Come the Littles 	Bernard Deyriès 	Gregg Berger, Bettina Bush, Pat Fraley 	Animation 	
The Hills Have Eyes Part II 	Wes Craven 	Michael Berryman, Janus Blythe 	Horror 	sequel to The Hills Have Eyes
Howling II 	Philippe Mora 	Christopher Lee, Sybil Danning 	Horror 	sequel to The Howling
Insignificance 	Nicolas Roeg 	Theresa Russell, Tony Curtis, Gary Busey 	Drama, Comedy 	from Terry Johnson play
Into the Night 	John Landis 	Jeff Goldblum, Michelle Pfeiffer 	Drama 	Universal
Invasion U.S.A. 	Joseph Zito 	Chuck Norris, Richard Lynch 	Action 	Cannon Films
Jagged Edge 	Richard Marquand 	Jeff Bridges, Glenn Close, Robert Loggia, Peter Coyote 	Crime drama 	Columbia
Jewel of the Nile, The 	Lewis Teague 	Kathleen Turner, Michael Douglas, Danny DeVito 	Comedy 	sequel to Romancing the Stone
The Journey of Natty Gann 	Jeremy Kagan 	Meredith Salenger, John Cusack, Ray Wise 	Family 	
Just One of the Guys 	Lisa Gottlieb 	Joyce Hyser, Sherilyn Fenn 	Comedy 	Columbia
King David 	Bruce Beresford 	Richard Gere, Edward Woodward, Alice Krige 	Biography 	story of David of Israel
King Solomon's Mines 	J. Lee Thompson 	Richard Chamberlain, Sharon Stone, Herbert Lom 	Adventure 	from H. Rider Haggard novel
Kiss of the Spider Woman 	Héctor Babenco 	William Hurt, Raúl Juliá, Sônia Braga 	Drama 	Academy Award for Hurt
Krush Groove 	Michael Schultz 	Run D.M.C., Sheila E., Blair Underwood 	Musical 	
Ladyhawke 	Richard Donner 	Matthew Broderick, Michelle Pfeiffer, Rutger Hauer 	Drama 	2 Oscar nominations
The Last Dragon 	Michael Schultz 	Taimak, Julius Carry, Christopher Murney 	Martial arts 	
Latino 	Haskell Wexler 	Robert Beltran, Annette Charles 	Action 	
Legend 	Ridley Scott 	Tom Cruise, Mia Sara, Tim Curry 	Fantasy 	Universal
The Legend of Billie Jean 	Matthew Robbins 	Helen Slater, Christian Slater, Keith Gordon 	Drama 	TriStar
Lifeforce 	Tobe Hooper 	Steve Railsback, Mathilda May 	Science fiction	from Colin Wilson novel
Lost in America 	Albert Brooks 	Albert Brooks, Julie Hagerty 	Comedy 	The Geffen Company
Lust in the Dust 	Paul Bartel 	Divine, Lainie Kazan, Tab Hunter 	Comedy 	New World Pictures
Malibu Express 	Andy Sidaris 	Darby Hinton, Sybil Danning 	Action 	
The Man with One Red Shoe 	Stan Dragoti 	Tom Hanks, Dabney Coleman, Lori Singer 	Comedy 	remake of 1972 French film
Marie: A True Story 	Roger Donaldson 	Sissy Spacek, Jeff Daniels, Keith Szarabajka, Morgan Freeman 	Biography 	based on Peter Maas book
Mask 	Peter Bogdanovich 	Cher, Eric Stoltz, Sam Elliott, Laura Dern 	Drama 	Oscar for Makeup
Mask of Murder 	Arne Mattsson 	Rod Taylor, Valerie Perrine, Christopher Lee 	Mystery 	
Maxie 	Paul Aaron 	Glenn Close, Mandy Patinkin, Ruth Gordon 	Fantasy 	
Mean Season, The 	Phillip Borsos 	Kurt Russell, Mariel Hemingway, Richard Jordan 	Crime drama 	based on John Katzenbach novel
Mischief 	Mel Damski 	Doug McKeon, Chris Nash, Catherine Mary Stewart 	Comedy 	
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters 	Paul Schrader 	Ken Ogata, Masayuki Shionoya 	Experimental 	story of Yukio Mishima
Missing in Action 2: The Beginning	Lance Hool 	Chuck Norris, Soon-Tek Oh, Steven Williams 	Action 	prequel to Missing in Action
Movers & Shakers 	William Asher 	Walter Matthau, Charles Grodin, Tyne Daly 	Comedy 	Asher's last film
Moving Violations 	Neal Israel 	John Murray, Jennifer Tilly, Brian Backer 	Comedy 	
Mugsy's Girls 	Kevin Brodie 	Laura Branigan, Ruth Gordon 	Comedy 	
Murphy's Romance 	Martin Ritt 	Sally Field, James Garner, Brian Kerwin, Corey Haim 	Romantic comedy	2 Oscar nominations
My Science Project 	Jonathan R. Betuel	John Stockwell, Danielle von Zerneck, Fisher Stevens 	Comedy 	aka TimeBusters
==N-S==
Title 	Director 	Cast 	Genre 	Note
National Lampoon's European Vacation 	Amy Heckerling 	Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Jason Lively, Dana Hill 	Comedy 	sequel to National Lampoon's Vacation
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge	Jack Sholder 	Mark Patton, Kim Myers, Robert Englund, Robert Rusler 	Slasher 	sequel to A Nightmare on Elm Street
Noon Wine 	Michael Fields 	Stellan Skarsgård, Fred Ward, Jon Cryer, Lise Hilboldt 	Drama 	based on story by Katherine Anne Porter
Once Bitten 	Howard Storm 	Lauren Hutton, Jim Carrey, Cleavon Little 	Comedy 	Carrey's first leading role
One Magic Christmas 	Phillip Borsos 	Mary Steenburgen, Harry Dean Stanton 	Family 	Walt Disney
Out of Africa 	Sydney Pollack 	Meryl Streep, Robert Redford, Klaus Maria Brandauer 	Drama 	Oscar for Best Picture; based on book by Isak Dinesen
Pale Rider 	Clint Eastwood 	Clint Eastwood, Michael Moriarty, Carrie Snodgress 	Western 	Warner Bros.
Pee-wee's Big Adventure 	Tim Burton 	Paul Reubens, Elizabeth Daily, Mark Holton 	Comedy 	featuring Pee-wee Herman
Perfect 	James Bridges 	John Travolta, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jann Wenner, Marilu Henner, Laraine Newman 	Drama 	based on Rolling Stone article
Plenty 	Fred Schepisi 	Meryl Streep, Charles Dance, Sting, Ian McKellen 	Drama 	based on play by David Hare
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment 	Jerry Paris 	Steven Guttenberg, Bubba Smith, David Graf 	Comedy 	sequel to Police Academy
Porky's Revenge 	James Komack 	Dan Monahan, Tony Ganios, Wyatt Knight 	Comedy 	sequel to Porky's
Private Resort 	George Bowers 	Rob Morrow, Johnny Depp, Andrew Clay 	Comedy 	Depp's 2nd film, Morrow's 1st
Prizzi's Honor 	John Huston 	Jack Nicholson, Kathleen Turner, Robert Loggia, Anjelica Huston, William Hickey, John Randolph, Lee Richardson 	Blackcomedy 	based on Richard Condon novel; Oscar for Anjelica Huston
The Protector 	James Glickenhaus 	Jackie Chan, Danny Aiello 	Action 	
Pumping Iron II: The Women 	George Butler 	Bev Francis, Rachel McLish, Steve Michalik 	Documentary 	sequel to Pumping Iron
The Purple Rose of Cairo 	Woody Allen 	Mia Farrow, Jeff Daniels, Danny Aiello, John Wood 	Comedy 	BAFTA award as Best Film
Radioactive Dreams 	Albert Pyun 	Michael Dudikoff, George Kennedy 	Science fiction	
Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer 	Kimio Yabuki 	Bettina Bush, Charlie Adler 	Animation 	
Rambo: First Blood Part II 	George P. Cosmatos 	Sylvester Stallone, Julia Nickson-Soul, Richard Crenna 	Action 	sequel to First Blood; winner of 4 Razzie awards
Rappin' 	Joel Silberg 	Mario Van Peebles, Eriq La Salle 	Drama 	
Re-Animator 	Stuart Gordon 	Jeffrey Combs, David Gale 	Horror 	
Real Genius 	Martha Coolidge 	Val Kilmer, Gabe Jarret, William Atherton 	Comedy 	TriStar
Red Sonja 	Richard Fleischer 	Arnold Schwarzenegger, Brigitte Nielsen, Sandahl Bergman 	Action 	3 Razzie nominations
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins 	Guy Hamilton 	Fred Ward, Joel Grey, Kate Mulgrew 	Action 	Adventure also ended
The Return of the Living Dead 	Dan O'Bannon 	James Karen 	Horror 	
Return to Oz 	Walter Murch 	Fairuza Balk, Nicol Williamson, Jean Marsh 	Fantasy 	based on Wizard of Oz
Revolution 	Hugh Hudson 	Al Pacino, Nastassja Kinski, Donald Sutherland 	Drama 	4 Razzie nominations
Rocky IV 	Sylvester Stallone 	Sylvester Stallone, Dolph Lundgren, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, Brigitte Nielsen 	Drama 	3rd sequel to Rocky; 9 Razzie nominations
Runaway Train 	Andrei Konchalovsky	Jon Voight, Eric Roberts, Rebecca De Mornay 	Drama 	3 Oscar nominations
Rustlers' Rhapsody 	Hugh Wilson 	Tom Berenger, Marilu Henner, Sela Ward, Andy Griffith 	Parody 	Paramount
Santa Claus: The Movie 	Jeannot Szwarc 	Dudley Moore, John Lithgow, Burgess Meredith 	Family 	TriStar
Secret Admirer 	David Greenwalt 	C. Thomas Howell, Lori Loughlin, Kelly Preston, Fred Ward 	Comedy 	Orion
The Secret of the Sword 	Ed Friedman 	 	Animation 	
Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird 	Ken Kwapis 	Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Sandra Bernhard 	Comedy 	
Seven Minutes in Heaven 	Linda Feferman 	Jennifer Connelly, Polly Draper, Spalding Gray 	Comedy 	
Silver Bullet 	Daniel Attias 	Gary Busey, Corey Haim, Everett McGill, Megan Follows 	Horror 	based on Stephen King story
Silverado 	Lawrence Kasdan 	Scott Glenn, Kevin Kline, Kevin Costner, John Cleese, Danny Glover, Jeff Goldblum, Brian Dennehy, Rosanna Arquette, Linda Hunt	Western 	2 Oscar nominations
The Slugger's Wife 	Hal Ashby 	Michael O'Keefe, Rebecca De Mornay, Randy Quaid, Cleavant Derricks, Martin Ritt 	Romantic comedy	Columbia
Smooth Talk 	Joyce Chopra 	Laura Dern, Treat Williams, Levon Helm 	Drama 	
Spies Like Us 	John Landis 	Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, Bernie Casey 	Comedy 	
St. Elmo's Fire 	Joel Schumacher 	Rob Lowe, Emilio Estevez, Demi Moore, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, Andrew McCarthy, Mare Winningham, Andie MacDowell 	Drama 	so-called Brat Pack film; Razzie award for Lowe
Starchaser: The Legend of Orin 	Steven Hahn 	Joe Colligan, Carmen Argenziano 	Animated 	
Stick 	Burt Reynolds 	Burt Reynolds, Candice Bergen, Charles Durning 	Crime drama 	based on Elmore Leonard novel
Stitches 	Rod Holcomb 	Eddie Albert, Parker Stevenson, Jerry Feuer 	Comedy 	
The Stuff 	Larry Cohen 	Michael Moriarty, Andrea Marcovicci, Garrett Morris 	Comedy 	
Summer Rental 	Carl Reiner 	John Candy, Richard Crenna, Rip Torn 	Comedy 	Paramount
The Sure Thing 	Rob Reiner 	John Cusack, Daphne Zuniga, Nicollette Sheridan, Anthony Edwards, Viveca Lindfors, Tim Robbins 	Comedy 	
Sweet Dreams 	Karel Reisz 	Jessica Lange, Ed Harris, John Goodman 	Biography 	story of Patsy Cline
Sylvester 	Tim Hunter 	Melissa Gilbert, Richard Farnsworth 	Drama 	Columbia
==T-Z==
Title 	Director 	Cast 	Genre 	Note
Target 	Arthur Penn 	Gene Hackman, Matt Dillon, Gayle Hunnicutt 	Thriller 	Warner Bros.
Teen Wolf 	Rod Daniel 	Michael J. Fox, Susan Ursitti, Jay Tarses 	Comedy 	
That Was Then... This Is Now	Christopher Cain	Emilio Estevez, Morgan Freeman, Craig Sheffer 	Drama 	based on S.E. Hinton book
That's Dancing! 	Jack Haley, Jr. 	Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Gene Kelly 	Documentary 	
To Live and Die in L.A. 	William Friedkin	William Petersen, Willem Dafoe, John Turturro, John Pankow 	Crime drama 	based on Gerald Petievich novel
Tomboy 	Herb Freed 	Betsy Russell, Kristi Somers 	Comedy 	
Trancers 	Charles Band 	Tim Thomerson, Helen Hunt 	Science fiction	
Transylvania 6-5000 	Rudy De Luca 	Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis, Ed Begley, Jr., Carol Kane 	Comedy 	spoof of Dracula
The Trip to Bountiful 	Peter Masterson 	Geraldine Page, John Heard, Rebecca De Mornay 	Drama 	
Trouble in Mind 	Alan Rudolph 	Kris Kristofferson, Keith Carradine, Lori Singer 	Thriller 	
Tuff Turf 	Fritz Kiersch 	James Spader, Robert Downey, Jr., Kim Richards 	Drama 	
Turk 182 	Bob Clark 	Timothy Hutton, Robert Urich, Kim Cattrall, Robert Culp, Peter Boyle, Darren McGavin 	Drama 	
Twice in a Lifetime 	Bud Yorkin 	Gene Hackman, Ann-Margret, Ellen Burstyn, Amy Madigan, Ally Sheedy, Brian Dennehy 	Drama 	Oscar nomination for Madigan
Vision Quest 	Harold Becker 	Matthew Modine, Linda Fiorentino, Michael Schoeffling, Ronny Cox, Harold Sylvester, Charles Hallahan	Drama 	aka Crazy for You
Volunteers 	Nicholas Meyer 	Tom Hanks, John Candy, Rita Wilson 	Comedy 	TriStar
Weird Science 	John Hughes 	Anthony Michael Hall, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, Kelly LeBrock, Bill Paxton, Robert Downey, Jr. 	Comedy 	
White Nights 	Taylor Hackford 	Mikhail Baryshnikov, Gregory Hines, Helen Mirren 	Drama 	Oscar for Best Song
Witness 	Peter Weir 	Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis, Lukas Haas 	Drama 	8 Oscar nominations
Year of the Dragon 	Michael Cimino 	Mickey Rourke, Ariane, John Lone 	Crime drama 	based on Robert Daley novel; 5 Razzie nominations
Young Sherlock Holmes 	Barry Levinson 	Nicholas Rowe, Alan Cox 	Drama 	script by Chris Columbus
==External links==
* American films of 1985 at the Internet Movie Database
1985
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