Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Note |
Hangar 18 | James L. Conway | Gary Collins, Darren McGavin, Robert Vaughn | Science Fiction, Action | MST3K |
The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood | Alan Roberts | Martine Beswick, Chris Lemmon, Phil Silvers | Sex Comedy | 3rd Xaviera Hollander film |
He Knows You're Alone | Armand Mastroianni | Don Scardino, Paul Gleason, Tom Hanks, Caitlin O'Heaney | Slasher | |
Health | Robert Altman | Carol Burnett, James Garner, Glenda Jackson, Lauren Bacall, Dick Cavett | Comedy | Altman's 15th film |
Heart Beat | John Byrum | Nick Nolte, Sissy Spacek, John Heard | Romance | Orion |
Heaven's Gate | Michael Cimino | Kris Kristofferson, Christopher Walken, Isabelle Huppert, John Hurt, Jeff Bridges, Sam Waterston, Mickey Rourke | Western | 5 Razzie nominations; wide release in 1981 |
Herbie Goes Bananas | Vincent McEveety | Cloris Leachman, Harvey Korman | Comedy | 3rd sequel to The Love Bug |
Hero at Large | Martin Davidson | Anne Archer, John Ritter | Comedy | MGM |
Hide in Plain Sight | James Caan | James Caan, Danny Aiello | Drama | MGM |
The Hollywood Knights | Floyd Mutrux | Tony Danza, Fran Drescher, Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert Wuhl, Stuart Pankin | Comedy | Columbia |
Home Movies | Brian DePalma | Kirk Douglas, Nancy Allen, Vincent Gardenia | Comedy | |
Honeysuckle Rose | Jerry Schatzberg | Willie Nelson, Dyan Cannon, Amy Irving | Drama | Warner Bros. |
Hopscotch | Ronald Neame | Walter Matthau, Glenda Jackson, Ned Beatty, Sam Waterston | Spy, Comedy, Mystery | Embassy; Based on Brian Garfield novel |
How to Beat the High Co$t of Living | Robert Scheerer | Jane Curtin, Susan Saint James, Jessica Lange, Richard Benjamin | Crime, Comedy | MGM |
Humanoids from the Deep | Barbara Peters | Doug McClure, Vic Morrow, Ann Turkel | Science Fiction, Horror | New World |
The Hunter | Buzz Kulik | Steve McQueen, Kathryn Harrold, LeVar Burton, Ben Johnson, Eli Wallach | Thriller | McQueen's final film |
The Idolmaker | Taylor Hackford | Ray Sharkey, Peter Gallagher, Joe Pantoliano | Drama | 1st film for Gallagher, Pantoliano |
Image of the Beast | Donald W. Thompson | William Wellman, Jr. | Thriller | |
In God We Tru$t | Marty Feldman | Peter Boyle, Andy Kaufman, Richard Pryor | Comedy | produced, co-written by Feldman |
Inside Moves | Richard Donner | David Morse, John Savage, Diana Scarwid, Harold Russell | Drama | ITC; Oscar nomination for Scarwid |
The Island | Michael Ritchie | Michael Caine, David Warner | Action, Adventure, Thriller | from Peter Benchley novel |
It's My Turn | Claudia Weill | Jill Clayburgh, Michael Douglas, Charles Grodin, Beverly Garland | Romantic Comedy | Columbia |
Jane Austen in Manhattan | James Ivory | Anne Baxter, Robert Powell | Romance | |
The Jazz Singer | Richard Fleischer | Neil Diamond, Laurence Olivier, Lucie Arnaz | Musical, Drama | remake of 1927 film; 5 Razzie nominations |
Just Tell Me What You Want | Sidney Lumet | Alan King, Ali MacGraw, Peter Weller, Myrna Loy, Keenan Wynn, Dina Merrill | Romantic Comedy | Loy's final film |
The Kidnapping of the President | George Mendeluk | Ava Gardner, Van Johnson, William Shatner | Political Thriller | from Charles Templeton novel |
Kill or Be Killed | Ivan Hall | Charlotte Michelle, James Ryan | Martial Arts | |
The Last Flight of Noah's Ark | Charles Jarrott | Elliott Gould, Genevieve Bujold, Ricky Schroder, Vincent Gardenia, Tammy Lauren, John Fujioka | Adventure, Family | Disney |
The Last Married Couple in America | Gil Cates | George Segal, Natalie Wood, Richard Benjamin, Dom DeLuise | Comedy | Wood's penultimate film |
The Lathe of Heaven | David Loxton, Fred Barzyk | Kevin Conway, Bruce Davison | Science Fiction | PBS film |
The Legend of Alfred Packer | James W. Roberson | Patrick Day | Western | |
The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter | Connie Field | Franklin Delano Roosevelt | Documentary | |
Little Darlings | Ronald F. Maxwell | Tatum O'Neal, Kristy McNichol, Armand Assante, Cynthia Nixon, Matt Dillon | Comedy | Paramount |
The Little Dragons | Tony Bill | Charles Lane, Chris Petersen, Joe Spinell, Pat Petersen, Sharon Clark, Ann Sothern | Action, Adventure, Martial Arts | also known as Karate Kids U.S.A or simply Karate Kids |
Little Miss Marker | Walter Bernstein | Walter Matthau, Julie Andrews, Tony Curtis, Bob Newhart, Kenneth McMillan, Lee Grant, Brian Dennehy, Nedra Volz, Sara Stimson | Comedy, Drama | Based on 1934 film |
The Long Riders | Walter Hill | David Carradine, Keith Carradine, Christopher Guest, Robert Carradine, Randy Quaid, Dennis Quaid, Stacy Keach, James Keach, Nicholas Guest | Western | stars 4 sets of brothers |
Loose Shoes | Ira Miller | Bill Murray, Royce D. Applegate, Ed Lauter | Comedy | |
Loving Couples | Jack Smight | Shirley MacLaine, James Coburn, Susan Sarandon, Stephen Collins | Romance | 20th Century Fox |