| The Marrying Man | Jerry Rees | romantic comedy | United States |
| Life Is Sweet | Mike Leigh | art film, drama film, comedy film | United Kingdom |
| Noh Mask Murders | Kon Ichikawa | mystery film | Japan |
| Cover Up | Manny Coto | action film | United States |
| Ju Dou | Yang Fengliang, Zhang Yimou | romance film, drama film | People's Republic of China, Japan |
| For the Days Are Evil | Eldar Einarson | — | Norway |
| The Legend of the Mask | José Buil | action film, experimental film | Mexico |
| Run | Geoff Burrowes | action film, thriller film | United States |
| The Exorcist III | William Peter Blatty | horror film | United States |
| Sigaram | Ananthu | drama film | India |
| Revenge | Tony Scott | romance film, drama film, action film, thriller film, crime film | United States |
| A Grand Day Out | Nick Park | family film, fantasy film, comedy film, children's film, adventure film | United Kingdom |
| Days of Being Wild | Wong Kar-wai | romantic drama film, crime film | Hong Kong |
| Pacific Heights | John Schlesinger | thriller film | United States |
| To the Limit and Beyond | Jure Pervanje | crime comedy film | Socialist Republic of Slovenia |
| Whispers | Douglas Jackson | horror film, thriller film | Canada, United States |
| Mother | Gleb Panfilov | drama film, historical drama | Soviet Union, Italy |
| Misery | Rob Reiner | psychological horror film, psychological thriller film, mystery film, drama film, horror film, thriller film, crime film | United States |
| Next | Barry Purves | — | United Kingdom |
| The Nutcracker Prince | Paul Schibli | coming-of-age film, fantasy film, Christmas film, musical film | Canada, United States |
| Flatliners | Joel Schumacher | drama film, horror film, thriller film, science fiction film, psychological horror fiction | United States |
| Pueblo de madera | Juan Antonio de la Riva | drama film | Spain, Mexico |
| The Adventures of Ford Fairlane | Renny Harlin | mystery film, comedy film, action film | United States |
| All Dogs Go to Heaven | Don Bluth | drama film, fantasy film, adventure film, buddy film, musical film, comedy drama | United Kingdom, Ireland, United States |
| La teranyina | Antoni Verdaguer i Serra | historical film | Spain |
| Navy SEALs | Lewis Teague | action film, thriller film, war film | United States |
| The Hot Spot | Dennis Hopper | romance film, drama film, neo-noir, erotic thriller, crime film | United States |
| Cyd Charisse: Easy Energy Shape-Up | — | — | United States |
| Nightbreed | Clive Barker | science fiction horror film, monster film, fantasy film, action film, horror film, LGBTQ-related film, supernatural horror film, science fiction film, dark fantasy, slasher film, crime film | United Kingdom, Canada, United States |
| Freeze Die Come to Life | Vitali Kanevsky | drama film | Soviet Union |
| Days of Thunder | Tony Scott | romance film, drama film, sport film, action film | United States |
| Herman | Erik Gustavson | drama film, children's film | Norway |
| Bird on a Wire | John Badham | action film, romantic comedy, crime film | United States |
| Buttman's Ultimate Workout | John Stagliano | pornographic film | United States |
| The Mother | Ali Hatami | drama film | Iran |
| The Reflecting Skin | Philip Ridley | coming-of-age film, drama film, film noir, horror film, vampire film | United Kingdom, Canada |
| Zabou | Hajo Gies | crime film | Germany |
| Die Hard 2 | Renny Harlin | action film, thriller film, Christmas film, action thriller, crime film | United States |
| Clean and Sober | Glenn Gordon Caron | drama film | United States |
| Total Recall | Paul Verhoeven | cyberpunk, action film, dystopian film, adventure film, science fiction film | United States, Mexico |
| Black Rose Is an Emblem of Sorrow, Red Rose Is an Emblem of Love | Sergei Solovyov | teen film, comedy drama | Soviet Union |
| A Tale of Springtime | Éric Rohmer | drama film, comedy film, comedy drama | France |
| Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue | Milton Gray, Karen Peterson | crossover fiction, social guidance film | United States |
| The Juniper Tree | Nietzchka Keene | drama film | Iceland |
| Steel Magnolias | Herbert Ross | drama film, female buddy film, comedy drama | United States |
| Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest | Daisuke Nishio | comedy film, action film, adventure film, science fiction film | Japan |
| Joe Versus the Volcano | John Patrick Shanley | drama film, romantic comedy | United States |
| Hibiscus Town | Xie Jin | romantic drama film, historical film | People's Republic of China |