| The Hot Spot | Dennis Hopper | romance film, drama film, neo-noir, erotic thriller, crime film |
| Bird on a Wire | John Badham | action film, romantic comedy, crime film |
| Q & A | Sidney Lumet | LGBTQ-related film, police film, crime film |
| Buttman's Ultimate Workout | John Stagliano | pornographic film |
| Air America | Roger Spottiswoode | comedy film, action film, buddy film |
| Gremlins 2: The New Batch | Joe Dante | monster film, fantasy film, comedy film, horror film, comedy horror, science fiction film |
| Cry-Baby | John Waters | teen film, musical film, romantic comedy |
| The Witches | Nicolas Roeg | fantasy film, comedy film, horror film, children's film |
| Clean and Sober | Glenn Gordon Caron | drama film |
| The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera | David Steinberg | crossover fiction |
| Troop Beverly Hills | Jeff Kanew | comedy film, adventure film |
| Tremors | Ron Underwood | kaiju, comedy film, action film, horror film, comedy horror, thriller film, science fiction film, science fiction comedy |
| Internal Affairs | Mike Figgis | drama film, crime film |
| Glory | Edward Zwick | drama film, white savior film, historical film, war film, epic film |
| Lord of the Flies | Harry Hook | drama film, survival film, dystopian film, adventure film |
| The Hunt for Red October | — | political thriller film, drama film, submarine film, action film, spy film, thriller film, war film |
| Johnny Handsome | Walter Hill | drama film, heist film, crime film |
 Moon 44 | Roland Emmerich | cyberpunk, action film, dystopian film, thriller film, adventure film, science fiction film, prison film |
| Men Don't Leave | Paul Brickman | coming-of-age film, comedy drama |
| Mystery Train | Jim Jarmusch | drama film, comedy film, crime film |
 Back to the Future Part II | Robert Zemeckis | time-travel film, teen film, comedy film, dystopian film, science fiction film |
| Ernest Saves Christmas | John R. Cherry III | comedy film, children's film, Christmas film |
| Wait Until Spring, Bandini | Dominique Deruddere | drama film |
| The Punisher | Mark Goldblatt | action film, thriller film, vigilante film, crime film |
 Lethal Weapon 2 | Richard Donner | action film, thriller film, buddy cop film, buddy film |
| Black Rain | Ridley Scott | suspense film, drama film, action film, thriller film, buddy cop film |
| Homeboy | Michael Seresin | drama film, boxing film, crime film |
| Cheetah | Jeff Blyth | drama film, adventure film |
| The Gods Must Be Crazy II | Jamie Uys | comedy film |
| Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland | Masami Hata, William T. Hurtz | comedy anime and manga, fantasy anime and manga, adventure anime and manga, fantasy film, children's film, adventure film, musical film |
| Do the Right Thing | Spike Lee | drama film, comedy film, independent film, hood film |
 Police Academy 6: City Under Siege | Peter Bonerz | comedy film, crime film |
| Star Trek V: The Final Frontier | — | action film, adventure film, science fiction film |
| See No Evil, Hear No Evil | Arthur Hiller | comedy film, buddy film, crime film |
 Pet Sematary | Mary Lambert | horror film, zombie film |
| Hôtel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie | Marcel Ophuls | documentary film |
| Monkey Shines | George A. Romero | science fiction horror film, comedy horror film, natural horror film, psychological horror film, psychological thriller film, suspense film, drama film, fantasy film, horror film, thriller film, science fiction film, psychological drama film+1 |
| 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 |
| Iron Eagle II | Sidney J. Furie | action film, thriller film |
| The Accidental Tourist | Lawrence Kasdan | romance film, drama film |
 Watchers | Jon Hess | monster film, horror film, science fiction film |
| The Stepfather | Joseph Ruben | horror film, slasher film |
| Die Hard | — | action film, Christmas film, action thriller, heist film |
 Tucker: The Man and His Dream | Francis Ford Coppola | drama film, biographical film |
| Masquerade | Bob Swaim | mystery film |
| Vice Versa | Brian Gilbert | fantasy film, Christmas film, romantic comedy |
| Hell on the Battleground | David A. Prior | action film, war film |