| Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan | Rob Hedden | horror film, slasher film |
| Road House | Rowdy Herrington | martial arts film, drama film, action film, thriller film |
| Madame Sousatzka | John Schlesinger | drama film, comedy drama |
| See No Evil, Hear No Evil | Arthur Hiller | comedy film, buddy film, crime film |
| Kickboxer | David Worth, Mark DiSalle | martial arts film, action film, rape and revenge film, thriller film |
| Say Anything... | Cameron Crowe | coming-of-age film, teen film, romantic comedy film, drama film |
| See You in the Morning | Alan J. Pakula | romantic comedy film, drama film, comedy drama |
| D.O.A. | Rocky Morton, Annabel Jankel | mystery film, drama film, film noir, neo-noir |
| DeepStar Six | Sean S. Cunningham | science fiction horror film, natural horror film, suspense film, drama film, monster film, action film, horror film, thriller film, adventure film, science fiction film |
| Hôtel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie | Marcel Ophuls | documentary film |
| Dangerous Liaisons | Stephen Frears | romance film, drama film, erotic film |
| Chances Are | Emile Ardolino | romantic comedy film, fantasy film |
| Mississippi Burning | Alan Parker | drama film, crime film |
| The Accused | Jonathan Kaplan | drama film, trial film, crime film |
| A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master | Renny Harlin | teen film, horror film, slasher film |
| Alien Nation | Graham Baker | action film, science fiction film, buddy cop film, buddy film |
| I'm Gonna Git You Sucka | Keenen Ivory Wayans | action film, blaxploitation film |
| My Stepmother Is an Alien | Richard Benjamin | science fiction film, science fiction comedy, romantic comedy |
| Ironweed | Héctor Babenco | drama film |
| Twins | Ivan Reitman | comedy film, science fiction film, buddy film |
| The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! | David Zucker | comedy film |
| The Last Temptation of Christ | Martin Scorsese | historical drama film, drama film, historical film, thriller film, epic film, religious film |
| Vice Versa | Brian Gilbert | fantasy film, Christmas film, romantic comedy |
| Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers | Dwight H. Little | horror film, slasher film |
| The Blob | Chuck Russell | monster film, horror film, science fiction film |
| Loose Ends 5: The New Generation | Bruce Seven | pornographic film |
| The Beast | Kevin Reynolds | drama film, war film |
| The Wizard of Loneliness | Jenny Bowen | coming-of-age film, drama film |
| Colors | Dennis Hopper | drama film, action film, hood film, buddy film, crime film |
| Throw Momma from the Train | Danny DeVito | comedy film, black comedy, crime film |
| Can't Buy Me Love | Steve Rash | coming-of-age film, teen film, romantic comedy film, drama film, sex comedy |
| Planes, Trains and Automobiles | John Hughes | comedy film, buddy film |
| Monster in the Closet | Bob Dahlin | monster film, comedy film, horror film, comedy horror, science fiction film |
| Loose Ends 4: The Ultimate Tail | Bruce Seven, Raven Touchstone | pornographic film, adventure film |
| Superman IV: The Quest for Peace | Sidney J. Furie | action film, speculative fiction film, science fiction film |
| School Daze | Spike Lee | coming-of-age film, musical film, comedy drama |
| Best Seller | John Flynn | neo-noir, crime film |
| The Unbearable Lightness of Being | Philip Kaufman | romance film, drama film, erotic film |
| Extreme Prejudice | Walter Hill | drama film, Western film, action film, thriller film, crime film |
| Broadcast News | James L. Brooks | romantic comedy film, drama film, comedy drama |
| Innerspace | Joe Dante | comedy film, science fiction film, science fiction comedy |
| Wall Street | Oliver Stone | drama film, crime film |
| Teen Wolf Too | Christopher Leitch | comedy horror, romantic comedy, boxing film |
| The Running Man | Paul Michael Glaser | action film, dystopian film, science fiction film |
| Gardens of Stone | Francis Ford Coppola | drama film, war film |
| The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones | Don Lusk, Ray Patterson | crossover fiction, science fiction comedy, musical film |
| Radio Days | Woody Allen | comedy drama, romantic comedy |
| Beverly Hills Cop II | Tony Scott | comedy film, action film, buddy cop film |