Years in home video:	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986
Years in film:	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986
Years in television:	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986
Centuries:	19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades:	1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s
Years:	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986

Industry milestones

• CBS/Fox Video launched Key Video and Playhouse Video in this year.

Home video and laws

• February 18 - The local courthouse in Åhus, Sweden fines the owner of a video rental shop for renting out a violent movie rated 15 to a 14 year old boy.

Movie releases

The following movies were released on video in 1983:

• Annie
• The Beastmaster
• The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
• Blade Runner
• Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
• First Blood
• Gandhi
• The Howling
• Jaws 3-D (3-D was removed for video)
• Mad Max
• Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
• The Outsiders
• Risky Business - December 1983
• Rocky III
• Something Wicked This Way Comes
• Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
• Tron
• Twilight Zone: The Movie - December 1983
• Victor/Victoria
• Videodrome