| The Jewel of the Nile | Lewis Teague | action film, treasure hunt film, romantic comedy | France, United States |
| Brewster's Millions | Walter Hill | comedy film | United States |
| Red Kiss | Véra Belmont | drama film | France |
| Legend | Ridley Scott | sword and sorcery film, fantasy film, cinematic fairy tale, adventure film, epic film, dark fantasy | United Kingdom, United States |
| Battle of Moscow | Yuri Ozerov | drama film, historical film, war film, epic film | Soviet Union, East Germany, Germany, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Vietnam |
| Mask | Peter Bogdanovich | coming-of-age film, drama film, biographical film | United States |
| Retouche | Dieter Funk | drama film | Germany |
| Turn of the Screw | Eloy de la Iglesia | horror film, thriller film | Spain |
| Tears Are Not Enough | John Zaritsky | music documentary film | Canada |
| Heritage | Matjaž Klopčič | drama film | Socialist Republic of Slovenia |
| A Cruel Romance | Eldar Ryazanov | romance film, drama film | Soviet Union |
| Man with an Accordion | Nikolay Dostal | drama film | Soviet Union |
| Better Off Dead | Savage Steve Holland | teen film, surrealist film, black comedy, romantic comedy | United States, Australia |
| Teen Wolf | Rod Daniel | teen film, fantasy film, comedy film, romantic comedy | United States |
| The Bride | Franc Roddam | romance film, fantasy film, historical film, horror film, science fiction film | United Kingdom, United States |
| Love Hotel | Shinji Sōmai | pink film, pornographic film | Japan |
| The Breakfast Club | John Hughes | coming-of-age film, teen film, drama film, comedy drama | United States |
| Perfect | James Bridges | romance film, drama film | United States |
| Uramisten | Péter Gárdos | drama film | Hungary |
| The Oath of Jantai | Anatoli Kabulov | — | Soviet Union |
| Cat's Eye | Lewis Teague | mystery film, comedy film, horror film, thriller film, adventure film | United States |
| Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend | Bill L. Norton | family film, fantasy film, adventure film | United States |
| The Muppets Take Manhattan | Frank Oz | comedy film, children's film, musical film | United States |
| Heaven's Gate | Michael Cimino | drama film, Western film | United States |
| The Cotton Club | Francis Ford Coppola | drama film, musical film, crime film | United States |
| The Hotel New Hampshire | Tony Richardson | coming-of-age film, lesbian-related film, romantic comedy film, drama film, LGBTQ-related film | United Kingdom, Canada, United States, Austria |
| Landscape in White | Gianni Lepre | — | Norway, Italy |
| The Pope of Greenwich Village | Michael Cimino, Stuart Rosenberg | drama film, action film, heist film, comedy drama, crime film | United States |
| Mischief | Mel Damski | coming-of-age film, romantic comedy film, comedy film | United States |
| Witness | Peter Weir | drama film, thriller film, crime film | United States |
| Body Girls | Bob Chinn | sport film, comedy film, pornographic film | United States |
| Fraternity Vacation | James Frawley | teen film, comedy film, sex comedy, romantic comedy | United States |
| Un parell d'ous | Francesc Bellmunt | musical comedy | Spain |
| Scheherazade's 1002nd Night | Takhir Sabirov | cinematic fairy tale | Soviet Union |
| The Woman in Red | Gene Wilder | romantic comedy | United States |
| King Kongs Faust | Heiner Stadler | road movie, comedy drama | Germany |
| El balcón abierto | Jaime Camino | drama film | Spain |
| Dune | David Lynch | action film | United States |
| City Heat | Richard Benjamin | comedy film, action film, buddy cop film, buddy film | United States |
| Ghostbusters | Ivan Reitman | monster film, fantasy film, comedy film, action film, comedy horror, ghost film, adventure film, science fiction film, buddy film | United States |
| Parade of the Planets | Vadim Abdrashitov | drama film, fantasy film | Soviet Union |
| Time and the Conways | Vladimir Basov | drama film | Soviet Union |
| Gregory's Girl | Bill Forsyth | coming-of-age film, teen film, romantic comedy film | United Kingdom |
| The Clan – Tale of the Frogs | Mika Kaurismäki | drama film, crime film | Finland |
| Miracles Still Happen | Giuseppe Maria Scotese | drama film, adventure film, biographical film | United States, Italy |
| The Limit of Possible | Pyotr Mostovoy | drama film | Soviet Union |
| The Last Starfighter | Nick Castle | coming-of-age film, action film, adventure film, science fiction film, science fiction comedy | United States |
| The Slim Dusty Movie | Rob Stewart | biographical film, musical film | Australia |