1985 in film

The following is an overview of events in 1985 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.

January–March

 * January 1985
 * January 8
 * The Mutilator
 * Rockin' Road Trip
 * January 11
 * Too Scared to Scream
 * January 17
 * Avenging Angel
 * Tuff Turf
 * January 19
 * The New Kids
 * That's Dancing!
 * January 27
 * The Falcon and the Snowman
 * Fandango
 * February 1985
 * February 8
 * Heaven Help Us
 * Mischief
 * Witness
 * February 15
 * The Breakfast Club
 * Fast Forward
 * Into the Night
 * The Mean Season
 * Turk 182
 * Vision Quest
 * February 20 - Brazil (France; UK Feb. 22 1985; US Dec. 18 1985)
 * March 1985
 * March 1
 * Certain Fury
 * The Purple Rose of Cairo
 * The Sure Thing
 * March 2
 * Ghoulies
 * Missing in Action 2: The Beginning
 * March 8 - Mask
 * March 15
 * Lost in America
 * Sylvester
 * March 22
 * Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend
 * Friday the 13th: A New Beginning
 * The Last Dragon
 * The Secret of the Sword
 * March 29
 * Desperately Seeking Susan
 * King David
 * Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
 * The Slugger's Wife

April–June



 * April 1985
 * April 3 - Alamo Bay
 * April 10 - Private Resort
 * April 12
 * Cat's Eye
 * Girls Just Want to Have Fun
 * Ladyhawke
 * April 25 - Crimewave (US)
 * April 26
 * Just One of the Guys
 * Stick
 * May 1985
 * May 3
 * Code of Silence
 * Gotcha!
 * Gymkata
 * May 8 - Creature
 * May 10 - Rustlers' Rhapsody
 * May 17 - Ordeal by Innocence
 * May 22
 * Brewster's Millions
 * Rambo: First Blood Part II
 * A View to a Kill (San Francisco premiere; London premiere June 12, 1985)
 * May 31 - Fletch
 * June 1985
 * June 7
 * The Goonies (US; UK Nov. 29 1985; Aus Dec. 12 1985; Japan Dec. 21 1985)
 * Perfect
 * June 13 - Prizzi's Honor
 * June 14 - Secret Admirer
 * June 21
 * Cocoon
 * Return to Oz (US; UK July 10, 1985)
 * June 26
 * Pale Rider
 * Duchess the Female Cat
 * June 28 - St. Elmo's Fire

July–September

 * July 1985
 * July 3
 * Back to the Future
 * Red Sonja
 * July 10 - Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
 * July 12
 * Explorers
 * Silverado
 * July 19
 * Day of the Dead
 * The Legend of Billie Jean
 * The Man with One Red Shoe
 * July 24 - The Black Cauldron
 * July 26
 * Kiss of the Spider Woman
 * National Lampoon's European Vacation
 * August 1985
 * August 2
 * Fright Night
 * Follow That Bird
 * Weird Science
 * August 7 - Real Genius
 * August 9
 * My Science Project
 * Pee-wee's Big Adventure
 * Summer Rental
 * August 16
 * American Flyers
 * The Return of the Living Dead
 * Volunteers
 * Year of the Dragon
 * August 21 - Agnes of God
 * August 23
 * Better Off Dead
 * Ghostbusters (re-release)
 * Teen Wolf
 * August 30
 * American Ninja
 * Gremlins (re-release)
 * Compromising Positions
 * September 1985
 * September 10
 * Plenty
 * Smooth Talk
 * September 13 - After Hours
 * September 17 - Maxie
 * September 27
 * Invasion U.S.A.
 * The Journey of Natty Gann

October–December

 * October 1985
 * October 4
 * Commando
 * Jagged Edge
 * Sweet Dreams
 * October 11
 * Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
 * Silver Bullet
 * October 18 - Re-Animator
 * October 23 - Twice in a Lifetime
 * November 1985
 * November 1
 * Death Wish 3
 * A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge
 * To Live and Die in L.A.
 * November 8
 * Target
 * That Was Then... This Is Now
 * Transylvania 6-5000
 * November 15
 * Once Bitten
 * Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer
 * November 22
 * Bad Medicine
 * Fever Pitch
 * King Solomon's Mines
 * One Magic Christmas
 * Starchaser: The Legend of Orin
 * White Nights
 * November 27
 * Rocky IV
 * Santa Claus: The Movie
 * December 1985
 * December 4 - Young Sherlock Holmes
 * December 6
 * Runaway Train (limited; wide Jan. 17 1986)
 * Spies Like Us
 * December 11 - The Jewel of the Nile
 * December 13
 * A Chorus Line
 * Clue
 * Legend (UK; US April 18, 1986)
 * December 18
 * The Color Purple
 * Out of Africa
 * December 20 - Enemy Mine
 * December 25
 * Murphy's Romance (limited; wide January 1986)
 * Revolution
 * Miss Bianca
 * The Trip to Bountiful