1980s
(company known as MGM/UA Entertainment Co. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Film Co.)
| Title | Release Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Hero at Large | February 8, 1980 | |
| Hide in Plain Sight | March 21, 1980 | |
| Fame | May 16, 1980 | Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. |
| How to Beat the High Co$t of Living | July 11, 1980 | |
| Why Would I Lie? | August 8, 1980 | |
| He Knows You're Alone | September 12, 1980 | |
| The Formula | December 19, 1980 | |
| Sunday Lovers | February 27, 1981 | |
| Clash of the Titans | June 12, 1981 | |
| Tarzan, the Ape Man | August 7, 1981 | |
| Rich and Famous | September 23, 1981 | |
| ...All the Marbles | October 16, 1981 | |
| Whose Life Is It Anyway? | December 2, 1981 | |
| Buddy Buddy | December 11, 1981 | |
| Pennies from Heaven | December 11, 1981 | Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. |
| A Stranger Is Watching | January 22, 1982 | |
| Cannery Row | February 12, 1982 | |
| Shoot the Moon | February 19, 1982 | |
| Diner | March 5, 1982 | Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. |
| Victor/Victoria | March 19, 1982 | Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. distributor, produced by Ladbrokes Entertainment |
| Koyaanisqatsi | April 28, 1982 | |
| Rocky III | May 28, 1982 | Distribution only |
| Poltergeist | June 4, 1982 | |
| The Secret of NIMH | July 2, 1982 | Distribution only |
| Forced Vengeance | July 30, 1982 | |
| Pink Floyd The Wall | August 13, 1982 | |
| The Beastmaster | August 20, 1982 | Distributor |
| Endangered Species | September 10, 1982 | |
| Inchon | September 17, 1982 | |
| Yes, Giorgio | September 24, 1982 | |
| My Favorite Year | October 1, 1982 | Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. |
| The Year of Living Dangerously | January 21, 1983 | |
| Rock & Rule | April 15, 1983 | |
| The Hunger | April 29, 1983 | |
| WarGames | June 3, 1983 | Distribution only |
| Octopussy | June 10, 1983 | Distribution only |
| Strange Brew | August 26, 1983 | |
| Brainstorm | September 30, 1983 | |
| Romantic Comedy | October 7, 1983 | Distribution only |
| A Christmas Story | November 18, 1983 | |
| Yentl | December 9, 1983 | Distribution only |
| Reckless | February 3, 1984 | |
| Sahara | March 2, 1984 | |
| The Ice Pirates | March 16, 1984 | |
| Misunderstood | March 30, 1984 | |
| Breakin' | May 4, 1984 | distribution |
| Red Dawn | August 10, 1984 | Distribution only |
| Oxford Blues | August 24, 1984 | |
| Just the Way You Are | November 16, 1984 | |
| 2010 | December 7, 1984 | |
| Mrs. Soffel | December 26, 1984 | |
| That's Dancing! | January 18, 1985 | |
| Cat's Eye | April 12, 1985 | |
| Movers & Shakers | May 3, 1985 | |
| Gymkata | May 3, 1985 | |
| A View to a Kill | May 24, 1985 | Distribution only |
| Year of the Dragon | August 16, 1985 | |
| Code Name: Emerald | September 27, 1985 | |
| Marie | September 27, 1985 | |
| Fever Pitch | November 22, 1985 | |
| Rocky IV | November 27, 1985 | Distribution only |
| 9½ Weeks | February 21, 1986 | (US distibution Only) |
| Dream Lover | February 28, 1986 | |
| Ginger and Fred | March 28, 1986 | |
| Wise Guys | April 18, 1986 | |
| Killer Party | May 9, 1986 | last film before the Turner split |
| Poltergeist II: The Other Side | May 23, 1986 | first film after the Turner split. All films from this time are still owned by MGM |
| Running Scared | June 27, 1986 | |
| Shanghai Surprise | August 29, 1986 | |
| Where the River Runs Black | September 19, 1986 | |
| Solarbabies | November 26, 1986 | |
| Dead of Winter | February 6, 1987 | |
| Walk Like a Man | April 17, 1987 | |
| Spaceballs | June 24, 1987 | |
| O.C. and Stiggs | July 10, 1987 | |
| The Living Daylights | July 31, 1987 | Distribution only |
| Fatal Beauty | October 30, 1987 | |
| Moonstruck | December 16, 1987 | Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture. Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. |
| Overboard | December 16, 1987 | |
| Whoops Apocalypse | February 1988 | distributor only, produced by ITC Entertainment |
| Taffin | February 26, 1988 | |
| Masquerade | March 11, 1988 | |
| Willow | May 20, 1988 | co-production with Lucasfilm and Imagine Entertainment |
| Poltergeist III | June 10, 1988 | |
| It Takes Two | July 13, 1988 | |
| A Fish Called Wanda | July 15, 1988 | Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. |
| Some Girls | September 9, 1988 | |
| Spellbinder | September 23, 1988 | |
| Memories of Me | September 28, 1988 | |
| Last Rites | November 18, 1988 | |
| Rain Man | December 16, 1988 | Distribution only |
| The January Man | January 13, 1989 | |
| Wicked Stepmother | February 3, 1989 | |
| The Mighty Quinn | February 16, 1989 | |
| Mind Games | March 3, 1989 | |
| Leviathan | March 17, 1989 | |
| Licence to Kill | July 14, 1989 | Distribution only |
| A Dry White Season | September 20, 1989 | |
| Kill Me Again | October 27, 1989 | |
| After Midnight | November 3, 1989 | |
| Survival Quest | November 10, 1989 | Distribution only |
| City Rhythms | December 1, 1989 |
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