| Hamburger Hill | John Irvin | drama film, action film, war film |
| Oilspot and Lipstick | Michael Cedeno | animated film |
| Adventures in Babysitting | Chris Columbus | teen film, comedy film, action film |
| Spaceballs | Mel Brooks | comedy film, adventure film, science fiction film, parody film, science fiction comedy |
| The Chipmunk Adventure | Janice Karman | children's film, musical film |
| The Barbarians | Ruggero Deodato | sword-and-sandal film, fantasy film, action film, adventure film |
| Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol | Jim Drake | comedy film, crime film |
| Stand by Me | Rob Reiner | coming-of-age film, teen film, drama film, comedy film, adventure film |
| Ewoks: The Battle for Endor | Ken Wheat | fantasy film, adventure film, science fiction film |
| Evil Dead II | Sam Raimi | comedy horror, zombie film, parody film, splatter film |
| Angel Heart | Alan Parker | mystery film, fantasy film, satanic film, horror film, neo-noir, erotic thriller, erotic film |
| The Morning After | Sidney Lumet | mystery film |
| Labyrinth | Jim Henson | coming-of-age film, fantasy film, children's film, adventure film, musical film |
| Firewalker | J. Lee Thompson | comedy film, action film, treasure hunt film |
| Manhunter | — | psychological horror film, psychological thriller film, crime drama film, mystery film, drama film, crime thriller film, horror film, neo-noir, thriller film, independent film, psychological drama film, crime film |
| 52 Pick-Up | John Frankenheimer | thriller film, crime film |
| Avenging Force | Sam Firstenberg | martial arts film, action film, thriller film |
| Friday the 13th: A New Beginning | Danny Steinmann | horror film, slasher film |
| Heartbreak Ridge | Clint Eastwood | war film |
| Maximum Overdrive | Stephen King | comedy film, action film, horror film, science fiction film |
| Down by Law | Jim Jarmusch | drama film, comedy film, independent film, prison film, road movie, buddy film |
| Highlander | Russell Mulcahy | fantasy film, action film, swashbuckler film, thriller film, adventure film |
| Short Circuit | John Badham | comedy film, science fiction film, science fiction comedy |
| One Crazy Summer | Savage Steve Holland | romantic comedy film |
| The Karate Kid Part II | John G. Avildsen | coming-of-age film, martial arts film, romance film, teen film, drama film, action film |
| Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives | Tom McLoughlin | horror film, slasher film |
| Nothing in Common | Garry Marshall | drama film, romantic comedy |
| The Money Pit | Richard Benjamin | comedy film |
| National Lampoon's European Vacation | Amy Heckerling | comedy film |
| Under the Cherry Moon | Prince | romance film, romantic comedy film, musical film |
| The Elm-Chanted Forest | Milan Blažeković | family film, fantasy film, children's film |
| The Clan of the Cave Bear | Michael Chapman | drama film, fantasy film, adventure film |
| Wise Guys | Brian De Palma | comedy film, crime comedy film, action film, crime thriller film, black comedy film, buddy film, gangster film, crime film |
| Jagged Edge | Richard Marquand | mystery film, thriller film, trial film, crime film |
| Invasion U.S.A. | Joseph Zito | martial arts film, action film, propaganda film, spy film, thriller film, Christmas film, war film |
| The Care Bears Movie | Arna Selznick | fantasy film, animated film, children's film |
| Out of Africa | Sydney Pollack | romance film, drama film, adventure film, biographical film |
| Weird Science | John Hughes | teen film, fantasy film, action film, science fiction film, buddy film, science fiction comedy, romantic comedy |
| Enemy Mine | Wolfgang Petersen | drama film, action film, adventure film, science fiction film, military science fiction |
| The Lonely Guy | Arthur Hiller | romantic comedy |
| The Jewel of the Nile | Lewis Teague | action film, treasure hunt film, romantic comedy |
| Brewster's Millions | Walter Hill | comedy film |
| Legend | Ridley Scott | sword and sorcery film, fantasy film, cinematic fairy tale, adventure film, epic film, dark fantasy |
| Mask | Peter Bogdanovich | coming-of-age film, drama film, biographical film |
| Better Off Dead | Savage Steve Holland | teen film, surrealist film, black comedy, romantic comedy |
| Teen Wolf | Rod Daniel | teen film, fantasy film, comedy film, romantic comedy |
| The Bride | Franc Roddam | romance film, fantasy film, historical film, horror film, science fiction film |
| The Breakfast Club | John Hughes | coming-of-age film, teen film, drama film, comedy drama |