| Return of the Sentimental Swordsman | Chor Yuen | martial arts film | Hong Kong |
| Shang shi | Shui Hua | romantic drama film | People's Republic of China |
| The Aimed School | Nobuhiko Obayashi | teen film, science fiction film | Japan |
| The Drive to Win | Zhang Nuanxin | drama film, sport film | People's Republic of China |
| The Duel of the Century | Chor Yuen | action film | Hong Kong |
| The Legend of the Lone Ranger | William A. Fraker | Western film | United States |
| The Postman Always Rings Twice | Bob Rafelson | romance film, drama film, neo-noir, crime film | United States |
| The Professional | Georges Lautner | mystery film, drama film, action film, spy film, thriller film, crime film | France |
| The Smacking Sea | Arvo Kruusement | drama film | Soviet Union, Estonia |
| The Third Hand | — | erotic film | Hong Kong |
| The Witch Hunt | Anja Breien | drama film | Sweden |
| Through Gobi and Khingan | Badrahin Sumhu, Vasili Ordynsky | drama film, war film | Soviet Union, East Germany, Mongolian People's Republic |
| Varavu Nalla Uravu | Visu | drama film | India |
| We Looked in the Death's Face | Naum Birman | drama film, war film | Soviet Union |
| Young Russia | Ilya Gurin | drama film, historical film | Soviet Union |
| 31. osakonna hukk | Peeter Urbla | crime film | Soviet Union, Estonia |
| 5 and 5 | Shmuel Imberman | musical film | Israel |
| A los cirujanos se les va la mano | Hugo Sofovich | comedy film | Argentina |
| A Summer in the Country | Roberto Girometti | comedy film, sex film | France, Italy |
| A Week's Vacation | Bertrand Tavernier | drama film | France |
| Baradarkoshi | Iraj Ghaderi | drama film | Iran |
| Breaker Morant | Bruce Beresford | trial film | Australia |
| Challenger: An Industrial Romance | Michael Rubbo | documentary film | Canada |
| City of the Living Dead | Lucio Fulci | zombie film, splatter film | Italy |
| Control Strip | — | mystery film, adventure film | Soviet Union |
| Cordélia | Jean Beaudin | drama film | Canada |
| Cunning Female, Mischievous Woman | Kostas Karagiannis | romance film, comedy film | Greece |
| Dealing with the Devil | Lin Lan | drama film | People's Republic of China |
| Flygniva 450 | Torbjörn Axelman | drama film, thriller film | Sweden |
| Fun Is Beautiful | Carlo Verdone | comedy film | Italy |
| Gamera: Super Monster | Noriaki Yuasa | kaiju, fantasy film, adventure film | Japan |
| Ghiam | Reza Safaei | — | Iran |
| Gloria | John Cassavetes | drama film, crime film | United States |
| Good Riddance | Francis Mankiewicz | drama film | Canada |
| Heroes Shed No Tears | Chor Yuen | action film | Hong Kong |
| If I Were the Boss... | Albert S. Mkrtchyan | — | Soviet Union |
| In and Out of Court | Lu Xiaoya | trial film | People's Republic of China |
| Island of the Fishmen | Sergio Martino | drama film, horror film, adventure film | Italy |
| Just Tell Me What You Want | Sidney Lumet | romantic comedy | United States |
| Kanikuly Krosha | Grigori Aronov | teen film, family film, detective film, adventure film | Soviet Union |
| Larisa | Elem Klimov | biographical film, documentary film | Soviet Union |
| Les | Vladimir Motyl | comedy drama | Soviet Union |
| Lucia di Lammermoor | Oleh Biima | opera film | Soviet Union |
| Making 'The Shining' | Vivian Kubrick | behind-the-scenes film, documentary film | United States |
| Mirage Above the Gobi Desert | Ravjaagiin Dorjpalam | — | Mongolian People's Republic |
| Mstislav Keldysh | Gennady Raspopov | documentary film | Soviet Union |
| Oh! Heavenly Dog | Joe Camp | fantasy film, comedy film | United States |
| Particularly Important Task | Yevgeny Matveyev | drama film, war film | Soviet Union |