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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.

The top ten 1983 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

• 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.

Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):

The Ballad of Narayama (楢山節考, Narayama bushiko), 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

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• List of Indian films of 1983
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• 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

• 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
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• List of science fiction films of 1983
• List of thriller films of 1983
• List of western films of 1983

• 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 9 - Matty Cardarople, American actor and comedian
• February 12 - Iko Uwais, Indonesian actor, stuntman, fight choreographer and martial artist
• 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 8 - Levy Tran, Vietnamese-American actress
• 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 1 - Tanya Chisholm, 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 19 - Trai Byers, American actor
• 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 9 - Ashley Johnson, American 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 22 - Elena Goode, American actress
• 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

• List of 1983 films at IMDb
• 1983 Domestic Grosses at Box Office Mojo
• List of 1983 deaths at IMDb
• List of 1983 births at IMDb