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A list of American films released in 1990.
Highest grossing films[]
- Home Alone, starring Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard, Catherine O'Hara, $477,561,243
- Ghost, starring Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg, Tony Goldwyn, Rick Aviles
- Dances with Wolves, starring Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell, Graham Greene
- Pretty Woman, starring Julia Roberts, Richard Gere
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- The Hunt for Red October, starring Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin
- Total Recall, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Die Hard 2, starring Bruce Willis
- Dick Tracy, starring Warren Beatty, Madonna, Glenne Headly, Al Pacino
- Kindergarten Cop, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Penelope Ann Miller
A-B[]
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Adventures of Ford Fairlane | Renny Harlin | Andrew Dice Clay, Wayne Newton, Priscilla Presley | Action, Comedy | Winner of 3 Razzies |
| After Dark, My Sweet | James Foley | Jason Patric, Rachel Ward, Bruce Dern | Mystery | Based on Jim Thompson novel |
| Air America | Roger Spottiswoode | Mel Gibson, Robert Downey, Jr. | Action, Comedy | |
| Alice | Woody Allen | Mia Farrow, Joe Mantegna, William Hurt | Romance, Comedy | |
| Almost an Angel | John Cornell | Paul Hogan, Elias Koteas, Charlton Heston | Comedy | |
| The Ambulance | Larry Cohen | Eric Roberts, James Earl Jones, Megan Gallagher | Action | |
| American Dream | Barbara Kopple, Cathy Caplan | proposed strike at Hormel Foods | Documentary | |
| American Ninja 4: The Annihilation | Cedric Sundstrom | Michael Dudikoff | Action | sequel |
| Andre's Mother | Deborah Reinisch | Richard Thomas, Sada Thompson | Drama | Made for TV |
| Angel Town | Olivier Gruner | Olivier Gruner, Theresa Saldana | Action | |
| Another 48 Hrs. | Walter Hill | Eddie Murphy, Nick Nolte | Action Comedy | sequel to 48 Hrs. |
| Arachnophobia | Frank Marshall | Jeff Daniels, John Goodman | Comedy, Thriller | |
| Avalon | Barry Levinson | Aidan Quinn, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Joan Plowright | Drama | |
| Awakenings | Penny Marshall | Robert De Niro, Robin Williams, Penelope Ann Miller | Drama | based on book by Oliver Sacks |
| Back to the Future Part III | Robert Zemeckis | Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Mary Steenburgen | Comedy, Science fiction | 2nd Back to the Future sequel |
| Bad Influence | Curtis Hanson | Rob Lowe, James Spader | Thriller | |
| Basket Case 2 | Frank Henenlotter | Annie Ross | Horror | sequel |
| Betsy's Wedding | Alan Alda | Alan Alda, Molly Ringwald, Ally Sheedy, Madeline Kahn, Joe Pesci, Anthony LaPaglia | Comedy | |
| Bird on a Wire | John Badham | Mel Gibson, Goldie Hawn | Comedy, Crime | |
| Blind Faith | Paul Wendkos | Robert Urich, Joanna Kerns, Johnny Galecki | Crime drama | based on book by Joe McGinniss |
| Bloodfist II | Andy Blumenthal | Don Wilson | Action | sequel |
| Blue Steel | Kathryn Bigelow | Jamie Lee Curtis, Ron Silver, Clancy Brown, Elizabeth Pena | Thriller | |
| The Bonfire of the Vanities | Brian De Palma | Tom Hanks, Bruce Willis, Melanie Griffith, Morgan Freeman, Kim Cattrall, Saul Rubinek, F. Murray Abraham | Comedy, Drama | based on novel by Tom Wolfe; 5 Razzie nominations |
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Bride of Re-Animator Brain Dead || Brian Yuzna || Bruce Abbott, Fabiana Udenio || Horror || |
C[]
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cadence | Martin Sheen | Charlie Sheen, Martin Sheen | Drama | |
| Cadillac Man | Roger Donaldson | Robin Williams, Tim Robbins, Lori Petty, Fran Drescher | Comedy | |
| Camp Cucamonga | Roger Duchowny | John Ratzenberger | Comedy | Made for TV |
| Captain America | Albert Pyun | Matt Salinger, Ronny Cox, Scott Paulin | Action | |
| Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue | Animated | |||
| Catchfire | "Alan Smithee" | Dennis Hopper, Jodie Foster | Drama | Released as Backtrack |
| Challenger | Ben Jordan | Karen Allen, Barry Bostwick | Drama | Made for TV |
| Checkered Flag | John Glen, Michael Levine | Billy Campbell, Rob Estes | Drama | Made for TV |
| Child in the Night | Elijah Wood, Tom Skerritt | Drama | Made for TV | |
| Child's Play 2 | John Lafia | Alex Vincent, Gerrit Graham | Horror | |
| China Cry | James F. Collier | Julia Nickson, France Nuyen and James Shigeta | Drama | |
| The China Lake Murders | Alan Metzger | Tom Skerritt, Michael Parks | Crime drama | Made for TV |
| China O'Brien | Robert Clouse | Cynthia Rothrock | Martial arts | |
| Class of 1999 | Mark L. Lester | Malcolm McDowell, Stacy Keach, Traci Lind | Science fiction | |
| Coins in the Fountain | Loni Anderson, Stepfanie Kramer, | Romantic comedy | remake of 1954 film | |
| Come See the Paradise | Alan Parker | Dennis Quaid, Tamlyn Tomita | Drama | |
| Coupe de Ville | Joe Roth | Daniel Stern, Patrick Dempsey | Comedy | |
| Crash and Burn | Charles Band | Megan Ward | Science fiction | |
| Crazy People | Tony Bill | Dudley Moore, Daryl Hannah, Paul Reiser | Comedy | |
D[]
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daddy's Dyin': Who's Got the Will? | Jack Fisk | Beau Bridges, Beverly D'Angelo | Comedy | |
| Dances with Wolves | Kevin Costner | Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell, Graham Greene | Drama, Western | won 7 Academy Awards |
| Deep Throat 2 | Adult | |||
| The Dark Side of the Moon | D.J. Webster | Robert Sampson | Science fiction | |
| Darkman | Sam Raimi | Liam Neeson, Frances McDormand, Colin Friels | Action | |
| Daughter of Darkness | Stuart Gordon | Anthony Perkins, Mia Sara | Horror | Made for TV |
| Days of Thunder | Tony Scott | Tom Cruise, Robert Duvall, Randy Quaid, Nicole Kidman, Cary Elwes | Drama | features NASCAR drivers |
| Death Machine | Stephen Norrington | Brad Dourif | Science fiction | |
| Death Warrant | Richard C. Sarafian | Jean-Claude Van Damme | Action | |
| Deceptions | Nicollette Sheridan, Harry Hamlin | Drama | ||
| Decoration Day | Robert Markowitz | James Garner | Drama | Made for TV |
| Def by Temptation | James Bond III | Samuel L. Jackson, Kadeem Hardison | Horror | |
| Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection | Aaron Norris | Chuck Norris, Billy Drago | Action | sequel to Delta Force |
| Denial | Erin Dignam | Robin Wright, Jason Patric, Rae Dawn Chong | Drama | |
| Desperate Hours | Michael Cimino | Anthony Hopkins, Mickey Rourke, Mimi Rogers, Kelly Lynch, Lindsay Crouse, David Morse, Shawnee Smith | Suspense | Remake of 1955 film |
| Dick Tracy | Warren Beatty | Warren Beatty, Al Pacino, Madonna, Glenne Headly, Mandy Patinkin, Dustin Hoffman, Dick Van Dyke | Comedy, Fantasy | based on Chester Gould comic; music by Stephen Sondheim |
| Die Hard 2 | Renny Harlin | Bruce Willis, Bonnie Bedelia, William Atherton, Dennis Franz, Fred Thompson, Franco Nero | Action | Sequel to Die Hard; set in Dulles Airport |
| A Divine Double Feature | ||||
| Dorf Goes Auto Racing | Tim Conway | Comedy | ||
| Downtown | Richard Benjamin | Anthony Edwards, Forest Whitaker, Joe Pantoliano | Comedy | |
| The Dream Machine | Lyman Dayton | Corey Haim | Thriller | |
| DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp | Animated film |
E[]
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Scissorhands | Tim Burton | Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest, Alan Arkin, Anthony Michael Hall, Vincent Price, Kathy Baker | Comedy, Fantasy | Price's final film |
| The End of Innocence | Dyan Cannon | Dyan Cannon, John Heard, Rebecca Schaeffer, Michael Madsen | Drama | |
| Ernest Goes to Jail | John R. Cherry III | Jim Varney | Comedy | |
| Everybody Wins | Karel Reisz | Nick Nolte, Debra Winger, Jack Warden | Drama | Written by Arthur Miller |
| The Exorcist III | William Peter Blatty | George C. Scott | Horror | 2nd sequel to The Exorcist |
F[]
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faces of Death IV | Documentary | |||
| Far Out Man | Tommy Chong | Tommy Chong, Rae Dawn Chong | Comedy | |
| The Final Sanction | David A. Prior | Ted Prior | ||
| Fire Birds | David Green | Nicolas Cage, Tommy Lee Jones, Sean Young | Action | |
| The First Power | Robert Resnikoff | Lou Diamond Phillips | Horror | |
| Flashback | Franco Amurri | Kiefer Sutherland, Dennis Hopper | Comedy | |
| Flatliners | Joel Schumacher | Julia Roberts, Kiefer Sutherland, Kevin Bacon, William Baldwin, Oliver Platt | Drama | |
| The Forbidden Dance | Greydon Clark | Laura Harring | Drama | |
| The Fourth War | John Frankenheimer | Roy Scheider, Jürgen Prochnow | Drama | |
| Frankenhooker | Frank Henenlotter | James Lorinz | Comedy | |
| Frankenstein Unbound | Roger Corman | John Hurt, Raúl Juliá, Bridget Fonda | Horror | |
| The Freshman | Andrew Bergman | Matthew Broderick, Marlon Brando, Bruno Kirby | Comedy | |
| Full Fathom Five | Carl Franklin | Michael Moriarty | Action | |
| Funny About Love | Leonard Nimoy | Gene Wilder, Christine Lahti, Mary Stuart Masterson | Comedy |
G[]
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Getting Lucky | Michael Paul Girard | Steven Cooke, Lezlie McCraw | Comedy, Fantasy | |
| Ghost | Jerry Zucker | Demi Moore, Patrick Swayze, Whoopi Goldberg | Drama | Academy Award for Goldberg |
| Ghost Dad | Sidney Poitier | Bill Cosby | Comedy | |
| Ghosts Can't Do It | John Derek | Bo Derek, Anthony Quinn | Comedy | Winner of 4 Razzies |
| Girlfriend from Hell | Daniel M. Peterson | Dana Ashbrook | ||
| The Godfather Part III | Francis Ford Coppola | Al Pacino, Andy García, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, Sofia Coppola, Joe Mantegna, Bridget Fonda, George Hamilton, Eli Wallach | Crime drama | 2nd sequel to The Godfather; nominated for 7 Academy Awards |
| Goodfellas | Martin Scorsese | Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco, Paul Sorvino | Crime drama | based on Nicholas Pileggi novel; nominated for 6 Academy Awards |
| Graffiti Bridge | Prince | Prince, Morris Day, Ingrid Chavez | Drama | 5 Razzie nominations |
| Green Card | Peter Weir | Andie MacDowell, Gérard Depardieu | Comedy | |
| Gremlins 2: The New Batch | Joe Dante | Phoebe Cates, Zach Galligan | Comedy, Science fiction | sequel to Gremlins |
| The Grifters | Stephen Frears | John Cusack, Anjelica Huston, Annette Bening | Crime drama | based on Jim Thompson novel; nominated for 4 Oscars |
| Grim Prairie Tales | Wayne Coe | James Earl Jones | Horror | |
| The Guardian | William Friedkin | Jenny Seagrove, Dwier Brown, Carey Lowell | Horror | |
| Guns | Andy Sidaris | Erik Estrada, Dona Speir | Action | |
| The Guyver | Steve Wang | Mark Hamill, Vivian Wu | Science fiction |
H[]
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Handmaid's Tale | Volker Schlöndorff | Natasha Richardson, Faye Dunaway, Robert Duvall | Drama, Science fiction | Based on novel by Margaret Atwood |
| Hard to Kill | Bruce Malmuth | Steven Seagal, Kelly LeBrock | Action | |
| Hardware | Richard Stanley | Dylan McDermott, Stacey Travis, Iggy Pop | Horror | |
| Havana | Sydney Pollack | Robert Redford, Raúl Juliá, Lena Olin | Drama | |
| Heart Condition | James D. Parriott | Denzel Washington, Bob Hoskins | Comedy | |
| Henry & June | Philip Kaufman | Fred Ward, Uma Thurman, Maria de Medeiros | Drama, Biography | First film rated NC-17 |
| Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer | John McNaughton | Michael Rooker, Tom Towles | Thriller | |
| Home Alone | Chris Columbus | Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard, Catherine O'Hara | Comedy, Family | 1990's top-grossing film |
| Hot Cars, Cold Facts | Short subject | Educational | ||
| The Hot Spot | Dennis Hopper | Don Johnson, Jennifer Connelly, Virginia Madsen | Drama | |
| House Party | Reginald Hudlin | Kid 'n Play, Robin Harris | Comedy | |
| The Hunt for Red October | John McTiernan | Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, Scott Glenn, Sam Neill, James Earl Jones, Courtney B. Vance, Tim Curry | Drama, Adventure | Based on novel by Tom Clancy |
I[]
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I Come in Peace | Craig Baxley | Dolph Lundgren | Science fiction | |
| I Love You to Death | Lawrence Kasdan | Kevin Kline, Tracey Ullman, River Phoenix, Keanu Reeves, William Hurt, Joan Plowright, James Gammon | Comedy | |
| I'm Dangerous Tonight | Tobe Hooper | Mädchen Amick as Mädchen Amick | Horror | Made for TV |
| Industrial Symphony No. 1 | David Lynch | Laura Dern | Short subject | |
| Initiation: Silent Night, Deadly Night 4 | Brian Yuzna | Neith Hunter, Clint Howard, Maud Adams | Horror | |
| Internal Affairs | Mike Figgis | Richard Gere, Andy García, Nancy Travis | Suspense | |
| Iron & Silk | ||||
| It | Tommy Lee Wallace | Tim Curry, Harry Anderson, Annette O'Toole, Richard Masur, Tim Reid, John Ritter, Richard Thomas | Horror | From the novel by Stephen King |
J[]
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob's Ladder | Adrian Lyne | Tim Robbins, Danny Aiello, Elizabeth Peña, Macaulay Culkin, Jason Alexander, Ving Rhames | Suspense | |
| Jetsons: The Movie | Animated | |||
| Joe Versus the Volcano | John Patrick Shanley | Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Lloyd Bridges, Robert Stack | Comedy |
K[]
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Kill-Off | Maggie Greenwald | Cathy Haase | Drama | |
| KA Killer Among Us | ||||
| Killer Tomatoes Strike Back | John DeBello | John Astin | Comedy | |
| Kindergarten Cop | Ivan Reitman | Arnold Schwarzenegger, Penelope Ann Miller | Comedy, Family | |
| King of New York | Abel Ferrara | Christopher Walken, Wesley Snipes, Laurence Fishburne, David Caruso | Crime drama |
L[]
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laser Mission | Brandon Lee | |||
| The Last of the Finest | John Mackenzie | Brian Dennehy, Joe Pantoliano, Jeff Fahey | Crime | |
| Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III | Kane Hodder | Horror | sequel | |
| The Lemon Sisters | Joyce Chopra | Diane Keaton, Carol Kane, Kathryn Grody | Drama | |
| Lionheart | Jean-Claude Van Damme | Action | ||
| The Long Walk Home | Richard Pearce | Sissy Spacek, Whoopi Goldberg | Drama | |
| Look Who's Talking Too | Amy Heckerling | John Travolta, Kirstie Alley | Comedy | Look Who's Talking sequel |
| Loose Cannons | Bob Clark | Gene Hackman, Dan Aykroyd, Dom DeLuise | Action comedy | |
| Lord of the Flies | Harry Hook | Balthazar Getty | Drama | based on William Golding novel |
| Love at Large | Alan Rudolph | Tom Berenger, Elizabeth Perkins, Anne Archer | Romance |
M[]
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mack the Knife | Menahem Golan | Raúl Juliá, Richard Harris, Julie Walters | Drama | based on Threepenny Opera |
| Madhouse | Tom Ropelewski | Kirstie Alley, John Larroquette | Comedy | |
| A Man Called Sarge | Stuart Gillard | Gary Kroeger, Marc Singer | Comedy | World War II comedy |
| Maniac Cop 2 | William Lustig | Robert Davi, Laurene Landon | Action | sequel |
| Marked for Death | Dwight H. Little | Steven Seagal, Keith David | Action | |
| Martians Go Home | David Odell | Randy Quaid, Margaret Colin, Anita Morris | Comedy, Science fiction | based on Fredric Brown novel |
| Masters of Menace | Daniel Raskov | David Rasche, Catherine Bach | ||
| Megaville | Peter Lehner | Billy Zane | Science fiction | Direct to video |
| Memphis Belle | Michael Caton-Jones | Matthew Modine, Eric Stoltz, John Lithgow, Harry Connick, Jr., Sean Astin, Billy Zane | Drama, War | based on William Wyler documentary |
| Men at Work | Emilio Estevez | Charlie Sheen, Emilio Estevez | Comedy | |
| Men of Respect | William C. Reilly | John Turturro, Stanley Tucci, Rod Steiger, Dennis Farina | Crime drama | based on Macbeth |
| Meridian: Kiss of the Beast | ||||
| Mermaids | Richard Benjamin | Cher, Winona Ryder, Bob Hoskins, Michael Schoeffling, Christina Ricci | Comedy | based on Patty Dann novel |
| Metamorphosis: The Alien Factor | Glenn Takajian | Science fiction | ||
| Metropolitan | Whit Stillman | Carolyn Farina | Drama | |
| Miami Blues | George Armitage | Alec Baldwin, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Fred Ward | Crime drama | based on Charles Willeford novel |
| Miller's Crossing | Joel Coen | Gabriel Byrne, Albert Finney, Marcia Gay Harden, John Turturro | Crime drama | |
| Misery | Rob Reiner | James Caan, Kathy Bates | Thriller | based on Stephen King novel; Oscar for Bates |
| Mister Frost | Philippe Setbon | Jeff Goldblum, Kathy Baker, Alan Bates | Thriller | |
| Mister Johnson | Bruce Beresford | Pierce Brosnan | Drama | |
| Mo' Better Blues | Spike Lee | Denzel Washington, Wesley Snipes, Spike Lee, Bill Nunn | Drama | |
| Mob Story | John Vernon, Kate Vernon | Drama | Canadian | |
| A Mom for Christmas | George T. Miller | Olivia Newton-John | Family | Made for TV |
| Moon 44 | Roland Emmerich | Michael Paré | Science fiction | |
| Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme | Family | |||
| Mountains of the Moon | Bob Rafelson | Patrick Bergin | Drama | story of Richard Francis Burton |
| Mr. Destiny | James Orr | James Belushi, Michael Caine, Linda Hamilton | Drama | |
| Mr. and Mrs. Bridge | James Ivory | Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward | Drama | based on Evan S. Connell novel |
| Murder in Mississippi | Roger Young | Tom Hulce, Blair Underwood | Drama | |
| My Blue Heaven | Herbert Ross | Steve Martin, Rick Moranis, Joan Cusack | Comedy | screenplay by Nora Ephron |
N[]
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Narrow Margin | Peter Hyams | Gene Hackman, Anne Archer | Suspense | remake of 1952 film |
| Navy SEALs | Lewis Teague | Charlie Sheen, Michael Biehn | Action | |
| The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter | George T. Miller | Jonathan Brandis | Fantasy | sequel |
| Night Eyes | Jag Mundhra | Andrew Stevens, Tanya Roberts | Drama | |
| Night of the Living Dead | Tom Savini | Tony Todd | Horror | remake of 1968 film |
| Nightbreed | Clive Barker | Craig Sheffer | Horror | |
| Ninja Academy | Will Egan | Martial arts, Comedy | ||
| No Retreat, No Surrender 3: Blood Brothers | Lucas Lowe | Loren Avedon | Action | sequel |
| The Nutcracker Prince | Paul Schibli | voices of Kiefer Sutherland, Megan Follows | Animated |
O[]
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opportunity Knocks | Donald Petrie | Dana Carvey, Robert Loggia | Comedy |
P[]
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Heights | John Schlesinger | Michael Keaton, Melanie Griffith, Matthew Modine | Thriller | |
| Paris Is Burning | Jennie Livingston | ball culture of drag queens | Documentary | |
| The Pit and the Pendulum | Stuart Gordon | Lance Henriksen | Horror | based on Edgar Allan Poestory |
| Plunder & Lightning | Animated | Made for TV | ||
| Postcards from the Edge | Mike Nichols | Meryl Streep, Dennis Quaid, Shirley MacLaine, Gene Hackman | Comedy, Drama | Based on novel by Carrie Fisher |
| Predator 2 | Stephen Hopkins | Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Rubén Blades, María Conchita Alonso, Bill Paxton | Sci-fi | |
| Presumed Innocent | Alan J. Pakula | Harrison Ford, Greta Scacchi, Bonnie Bedelia, Brian Dennehy, Raúl Juliá | Crime drama | Based on novel by Scott Turow |
| Pretty Woman | Garry Marshall | Julia Roberts, Richard Gere, Héctor Elizondo, Jason Alexander, Laura San Giacomo, Ralph Bellamy | Romantic comedy | Golden Globe for Roberts |
| Problem Child | Dennis Dugan | John Ritter, Jack Warden, Michael Oliver, Gilbert Gottfried, Amy Yasbeck, Michael Richards | Comedy | |
| Prom Night III: The Last Kiss | Ron Oliver | Courtney Taylor, Tim Conlon, Cynthia Preston, David Stratton, Dylan Neal | Horror | sequel; direct-to-video |
| Psycho IV: The Beginning | Mick Garris | Anthony Perkins, Olivia Hussey | Horror | final sequel to Psycho |
| Pump Up the Volume | Allan Moyle | Christian Slater, Samantha Mathis, Mimi Kennedy, Scott Paulin | Comedy, Drama |
Q[]
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q&A | Sidney Lumet | Nick Nolte, Timothy Hutton, Armand Assante, Charles S. Dutton | Crime drama | |
| Quick Change | Howard Franklin, Bill Murray | Bill Murray, Geena Davis, Jason Robards, Randy Quaid | Comedy | |
| Quigley Down Under | Simon Wincer | Tom Selleck, Laura San Giacomo, Alan Rickman | Western |
R[]
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph S. Mouse | ||||
| The Reflecting Skin | Philip Ridley | Viggo Mortensen | Drama | |
| Repossessed | Bob Logan | Linda Blair, Leslie Nielsen | Comedy | parody of The Exorcist |
| The Rescuers Down Under | voices of Bob Newhart, Eva Gabor, John Candy, George C. Scott | Animated film | sequel to The Rescuers | |
| Revenge | Tony Scott | Kevin Costner, Anthony Quinn, Madeleine Stowe | Drama | Based on novel by Jim Harrison |
| Reversal of Fortune | Barbet Schroeder | Jeremy Irons, Glenn Close, Ron Silver | Drama | Oscar for Irons |
| RoboCop 2 | Irvin Kershner | Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Dan O'Herlihy, Belinda Bauer | Science fiction | |
| Robot Jox | Stuart Gordon | Gary Graham | Science fiction | |
| Rock 'n' Roll High School Forever | Deborah Brock | Corey Feldman | Comedy | |
| Rocky V | John Avildsen | Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Tommy Morrison | Drama | 4th sequel to Rocky; 7 Razzie nominations |
| Roller Coaster Rabbit | ||||
| Romeo-Juliet | Armando Acosta | John Hurt, Vanessa Redgrave | Drama, Comedy | Shakespeare with cats |
| The Rookie | Clint Eastwood | Clint Eastwood, Charlie Sheen | Crime drama | |
| Rose Kennedy: A Life to Remember | ||||
| Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead | Tom Stoppard | Tim Roth, Gary Oldman, Richard Dreyfuss | Drama | |
| The Russia House | Fred Schepisi | Sean Connery, Michelle Pfeiffer, Roy Scheider, James Fox | Drama | Based on novel by John LeCarre |
S[]
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shipwrecked | Nils Gaup | Gabriel Byrne | Adventure | Sweden |
| A Shock to the System | Jan Egleson | Michael Caine, Elizabeth McGovern, Swoosie Kurtz | Thriller | from Simon Brett novel |
| Short Time | Gregg Champion | Dabney Coleman, Teri Garr | Comedy | |
| A Show of Force | Bruno Barreto | Amy Irving, Andy García, Robert Duvall, Kevin Spacey | Drama | Maravilla Hill case |
| Shreck | ||||
| The Shrimp on the Barbie | "Alan Smithee" | Cheech Marin | Comedy | |
| Sibling Rivalry | Carl Reiner | Kirstie Alley, Scott Bakula, Bill Pullman | Comedy | |
| Side Out | Peter Israelson | C. Thomas Howell, Peter Horton | Drama, Sports | |
| Slumber Party Massacre 3 | Sally Mattison | Horror | sequel | |
| Sorority House Massacre 2 | Jim Wynorski | Gail Harris | Horror | sequel |
| Snake Eater II: The Drug Buster | George Erschbamer | Lorenzo Lamas | Action | sequel |
| Solar Crisis | "Alan Smithee" | Tim Matheson, Charlton Heston, Peter Boyle | Science fiction | |
| Somebody has to Shoot the Picture | Frank Pierson | Roy Scheider, Bonnie Bedelia | Drama | |
| Soultaker | Michael Rissi | Joe Estevez | Suspense | |
| Spaced Invaders | Patrick Read Johnson | Douglas Barr | Science fiction | |
| Spirit of '76 | Lucas Reiner | Carl Reiner, Rob Reiner | Comedy | |
| Spontaneous Combustion | Tobe Hooper | Brad Dourif | Horror | |
| Spymaker: The Secret Life of Ian Fleming | Ferdinand Fairfax | Jason Connery | Biography | James Bond creator |
| Stanley & Iris | Martin Ritt | Jane Fonda, Robert De Niro | Romantic drama | from Pat Barker novel |
| State of Grace | Phil Joanou | Sean Penn, Ed Harris, Gary Oldman, Robin Wright | Crime drama | |
| Stella | John Erman | Bette Midler, Trini Alvarado, John Goodman, Stephen Collins, Marsha Mason, Eileen Brennan | Drama | |
| Strike It Rich | James Scott | Robert Lindsay, Molly Ringwald | Comedy |
T[]
| Title valerie | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taking Care of Business | Arthur Hiller | James Belushi, Charles Grodin, Héctor Elizondo, Mako | Comedy | |
| Tales from the Darkside: The Movie | John Harrison | Christian Slater, Julianne Moore | Horror | based on the TV series |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Steve Barron | Judith Hoag, Elias Koteas | Action | based on the TV series |
| Terminal City Ricochet | Drama | Philippines | ||
| Texasville | Peter Bogdanovich | Jeff Bridges, Annie Potts, Cybill Shepherd, Cloris Leachman, Timothy Bottoms, Eileen Brennan, Randy Quaid | Drama | based on Larry McMurtry novel; sequel to The Last Picture Show |
| That's Black Entertainment | Documentary | based on That's Entertainment | ||
| Three Men and a Little Lady | Emile Ardolino | Tom Selleck, Ted Danson, Steve Guttenberg, Nancy Travis | Comedy | sequel to Three Men and a Baby |
| Till There Was You | Michael Thomas | Mark Harmon | Australia | |
| Time of Love | Iran-Turkey | |||
| To Sleep with Anger | Charles Burnett | Danny Glover | Drama | |
| Total Recall | Paul Verhoeven | Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rachel Ticotin, Sharon Stone, Michael Ironside, Ronny Cox | Science fiction | based on Philip K. Dick story |
| Treasure Island | Fraser Clarke Heston | Christian Bale, Charlton Heston | Adventure | based on novel by Robert Louis Stevenson |
| Tremors | Ron Underwood | Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward | Horror, Comedy | Underwood's first film |
| Troll 2 | sequel | |||
| Troll 3 | sequel | |||
| Trust | Hal Hartley | Adrienne Shelley | Romantic comedy | |
| Tune in Tomorrow | Jon Amiel | Barbara Hershey, Peter Falk, Keanu Reeves | Comedy | aka Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter |
| Twisted Obsession | Fernando Trueba | Jeff Goldblum, Miranda Richardson | Thriller | Spain |
| The Two Jakes | Jack Nicholson | Jack Nicholson, Harvey Keitel, Meg Tilly, Madeleine Stowe | Crime drama | sequel to Chinatown |
U[]
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|
V[]
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vincent & Theo | Robert Altman | Tim Roth, Paul Rhys | Drama | |
| Voodoo Dawn | Steven Fierberg | Raymond St. Jacques, Theresa Merritt, Gina Gershon |
W[]
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael | Jim Abrahams | Winona Ryder, Jeff Daniels | Comedy | |
| When You Remember Me | Harry Winer | Kevin Spacey, Fred Savage | Drama | Made for TV |
| Where the Heart Is | John Boorman | Dabney Coleman, Uma Thurman | Drama | |
| White Hunter Black Heart | Clint Eastwood | Clint Eastwood, Jeff Fahey | Drama | based on Peter Viertel novel |
| White Palace | Luis Mandoki | James Spader, Susan Sarandon | Drama | based on Glenn Savan novel |
| White Room | Patricia Rozema | Kate Nelligan, Margot Kidder | Drama | Canada |
| Why Me? | Gene Quintano | Christopher Lambert, Christopher Lloyd | Drama | |
| Wild Orchid | Zalman King | Mickey Rourke, Carre Otis, Jacqueline Bisset | Drama | |
| Wild at Heart | David Lynch | Nicolas Cage, Laura Dern, Diane Ladd, Willem Dafoe, Harry Dean Stanton, J.E. Freeman, Isabella Rossellini | Drama | based on Barry Gifford novel |
| Witchcraft II: The Temptress | Mark Woods | Delia Sheppard | Science fiction | sequel |
| The Witches | Nicolas Roeg | Anjelica Huston, Mai Zetterling | Fantasy | based on Roald Dahl story |
| Without You I'm Nothing | John Boskovich | Sandra Bernhard | Performance |
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| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Young Guns II | Geoff Murphy | Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips, Christian Slater, William Petersen | Western | Young Guns sequel |
| Zapped Again! | Doug Campbell | Todd Eric Andrews, Sue Ane Langdon, Karen Black, Linda Blair | Comedy | Zapped! sequel |
| 01 PM | Jonathan Heap | Kurtwood Smith | Short subject | 25 minutes |
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