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| Title | Director | Cast | Genre/Note |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airplane! | Jim Abrahams, Jerry Zucker | Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Leslie Nielsen, Peter Graves, Robert Stack, Lloyd Bridges, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Comedy | |
| Alien Dead | Fred Olen Ray | Buster Crabbe | Horror, Sci-Fi | |
| Alligator | Lewis Teague | Robert Forster, Robin Riker | Horror | |
| Altered States | Ken Russell | William Hurt, Blair Brown | written by Paddy Chayefsky | |
| American Gigolo | Paul Schrader | Richard Gere, Lauren Hutton, Hector Elizondo | Drama | |
| Animalympics | Steven Lisberger | Billy Crystal | Animated | |
| Antropophagus | Joe D'Amato | Tisa Farrow, Serena Grandi | Horror | |
| Any Which Way You Can | Buddy Van Horn | Clint Eastwood, Geoffrey Lewis, Sondra Locke | Every Which Way but Loose sequel | |
| Atlantic City | Louis Malle | Burt Lancaster, Susan Sarandon | 5 Oscar nominations |
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