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| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea | Lewis John Carlino | Sarah Miles, Kris Kristofferson | Drama | from Yukio Mishima novel |
| The Seven-Per-Cent Solution | Herbert Ross | Robert Duvall, Alan Arkin, Nicol Williamson, Laurence Olivier | Mystery | Sherlock Holmes; based on Nicholas Meyer novel |
| The Shaggy D.A. | Robert Stevenson | Dean Jones, Suzanne Pleshette | Family | Walt Disney |
| The Shootist | Don Siegel | John Wayne, James Stewart, Lauren Bacall, Ron Howard | Western | Wayne's final film |
| Silent Movie | Mel Brooks | Mel Brooks, Dom DeLuise, Marty Feldman, Sid Caesar | Comedy | only 1 word spoken |
| Silver Streak | Arthur Hiller | Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor, Jill Clayburgh | Comedy | 1st Wilder-Pryor pairing |
| Snuff | Michael Findlay | Splatter film | ||
| The Song Remains the Same | Peter Clifton | Led Zeppelin | Concert film | |
| Sparkle | Sam O'Steen | Philip Michael Thomas, Irene Cara | Musical | |
| Squirm | Jeff Lieberman | Don Scardino, Jean Sullivan | Horror | |
| A Star is Born | Frank Pierson | Barbra Streisand, Kris Kristofferson, Gary Busey | Musical | remake of 1937, 1954 films |
| Stay Hungry | Bob Rafelson | Jeff Bridges, Sally Field, Arnold Schwarzenegger | Comedy drama | |
| St. Ives | J. Lee Thompson | Charles Bronson, Jacqueline Bisset, John Houseman | Action | |
| Swashbuckler | James Goldstone | Robert Shaw, James Earl Jones, Geneviève Bujold | Adventure | |
| The Swiss Conspiracy | Jack Arnold | David Janssen, Ray Milland | Drama | Germany/USA film |
| Taxi Driver | Martin Scorsese | Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Cybill Shepherd | Drama | Won Cannes Palme D'or |
| That's Entertainment, Part II | Gene Kelly | Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly | Documentary | sequel |
| Track of the Moon Beast | Richard Ashe | Leigh Drake | Science fiction | |
| Tracks | Henry Jaglom | Dennis Hopper, Dean Stockwell | Drama | |
| Treasure of Matecumbe | Vincent McEveety | Robert Foxworth, Joan Hackett, Peter Ustinov | Family | |
| Tunnel Vision | Neal Israel | Ron Silver, Howard Hesseman, Roger Bowen | Comedy | Anthology |
| Two-Minute Warning | Larry Peerce | Charlton Heston, John Cassavetes, Jack Klugman, David Janssen, Beau Bridges, Marilyn Hassett, Gena Rowlands | Thriller | from novel by George La Fountaine, Jr. |
| Up! | Russ Meyer | Raven De La Croix, Kitten Natividad | Comedy | |
| Velvet Smooth | Michael L. Fink, Johnnie Hill | Mystery | ||
| Victory at Entebbe | Marvin J. Chomsky | Anthony Hopkins, Elizabeth Taylor, Burt Lancaster, Richard Dreyfuss, Julius Harris, Linda Blair, Kirk Douglas, Helen Hayes | Drama | made for TV; 4 Emmy nominations |
| Vigilante Force | George Armitage | Kris Kristofferson, Jan-Michael Vincent, Victoria Principal | Action | |
| W.C. Fields and Me | Arthur Hiller | Rod Steiger, Valerie Perrine, Jack Cassidy | Biography | from Carlotta Monti book |
| Welcome to L.A. | Alan Rudolph | Keith Carradine, Geraldine Chaplin, Harvey Keitel | Drama |
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