
Wide-release films in 1985.
January–March
- January 1985
- January 8
- The Mutilator
- Rockin' Road Trip
- January 11
- Too Scared to Scream
- January 17
- Avenging Angel
- Tuff Turf
- January 18
- The New Kids
- That's Dancing!
- January 27
- The Falcon and the Snowman
- Fandango
- January 8
- 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)
- February 8
- March 1985
- March 1
- Certain Fury
- Lust in the Dust
- 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
- Porky's Revenge!
- The Secret of the Sword
- March 29
- Desperately Seeking Susan
- King David
- Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
- Robbery Under Arms
- The Slugger's Wife
- March 1
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
- April 3
- 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
- May 3
- 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
- Warriors of the Wind
- June 14
- Secret Admirer
- The Stuff
- June 21
- Cocoon
- Return to Oz (US; UK July 10, 1985)
- June 26
- Pale Rider
- June 28
- St. Elmo's Fire
- June 7
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
- July 26
- Kiss of the Spider Woman
- National Lampoon's European Vacation
- July 3
- 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
- Pray for Death
- 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)
- The Return of Godzilla
- Teen Wolf
- August 30
- American Ninja
- Gremlins (re-release)
- Compromising Positions
- August 2
- 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
- September 10
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
- October 4
- 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
- November 1
- December 1985
- December 4
- Young Sherlock Holmes
- December 6
- Fool for Love
- 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
- 101 Dalmatians (re-release)
- Enemy Mine
- December 25
- Murphy's Romance (limited; wide Jan. 31 1986)
- Revolution
- The Trip to Bountiful
- December 27
- Joey
- December 4
References
Resources
- Wikipedia, 1985 in film