| Little Vera | Vasili Pichul | romance film, teen film, drama film | Soviet Union |
| Mother Wanted | Anssi Mänttäri | comedy film, children's film, musical film | Finland |
| Iron Eagle II | Sidney J. Furie | action film, thriller film | Canada, United States, Israel |
| The Accidental Tourist | Lawrence Kasdan | romance film, drama film | United States |
| Be-Bop Highschool: The Power | Hiroyuki Nasu | comedy film, action film | Japan |
| Camino largo a Tijuana | Luis Estrada | drama film, action film | Mexico |
 Watchers | Jon Hess | monster film, horror film, science fiction film | Canada, United States |
| Men Behind the Sun | Mou Tun-fei | exploitation film, horror film | People's Republic of China |
| Barons of Crime | Yuri Kara | thriller film, crime film | Soviet Union |
| The Stepfather | Joseph Ruben | horror film, slasher film | United States |
| Pathfinder | Nils Gaup | drama film, action film, adventure film | Norway |
| Express train | Boris Yashin | drama film | Soviet Union |
| Die Hard | — | action film, Christmas film, action thriller, heist film | United States |
| Lumberjacking | Mikko Niskanen | drama film, historical film, log floater film, biographical film | Finland |
 Tucker: The Man and His Dream | Francis Ford Coppola | drama film, biographical film | United States |
| Masquerade | Bob Swaim | mystery film | United States |
| Vice Versa | Brian Gilbert | fantasy film, Christmas film, romantic comedy | United States |
| Hell on the Battleground | David A. Prior | action film, war film | United States |
| Vy chyo, starichyo? | Iosif Kheifits | drama film | Soviet Union |
| Crocodile Dundee II | John Cornell | comedy film, action film, adventure film | Australia |
| The Son of the Stars | Mircea Toia, Calin Cazan | animated film, science fiction film | Romania |
| Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School | Charles August Nichols, Ray Patterson | family film, comedy film, comedy horror, ghost film, adventure film | United States |
| The Presidio | Peter Hyams | mystery film, drama film, action film, neo-noir, thriller film, buddy cop film, crime film | United States |
| Clara's Heart | Robert Mulligan | drama film | United States |
| Stop Mewling, Squirrel! | Věra Plívová-Šimková | cinematic fairy tale | Czechoslovakia |
 Cinema Paradiso | Giuseppe Tornatore | coming-of-age film, drama film | France, Italy |
| Stars and Bars | Pat O'Connor | comedy film | United States |
| Dead Ringers | David Cronenberg | body horror film, psychological horror film, psychological thriller film, suspense film, mystery film, drama film, horror film, thriller film, psychological drama film | Canada |
 To Kill a Dragon | Mark Zakharov | drama film, fantasy film | Soviet Union, Germany |
| Sama | Néjia Ben Mabrouk | drama film | Germany, Belgium, Tunisia |
| Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure | Kazuhisa Takenouchi | comedy film, action film, adventure film | Japan |
| The Opponent | Sergio Martino | drama film, action film, boxing film | Italy |
| Commuters | Juraj Lihosit | romance film, drama film, family film | Czechoslovakia |
| Coming to America | John Landis | romantic comedy film | United States |
| Throw Momma from the Train | Danny DeVito | comedy film, black comedy, crime film | United States |
| Gaby: A True Story | Luis Mandoki | romance film, drama film, biographical film | United States |
| The Possessed | Andrzej Wajda | drama film | France |
| Hoosiers | David Anspaugh | teen film, drama film | United States |
 Planes, Trains and Automobiles | John Hughes | comedy film, buddy film | United States |
| Three Men and a Baby | Leonard Nimoy | comedy film, buddy film | United States |
| Boyfriends and Girlfriends | Éric Rohmer | drama film, romantic comedy | France |
| Kamilla and the Thief | Grete Salomonsen Hynnekleiv | drama film | Norway |
| Nuts | Martin Ritt | drama film, trial film | United States |
| Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach | Alan Myerson | comedy film, crime film | United States |
 Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack | Yoshiyuki Tomino | mecha, military science fiction | Japan |
| Saint Seiya: The Heated Battle of the Gods | Shigeyasu Yamauchi | anime | Japan |
| Bloodsport | Newt Arnold | martial arts film, action film, biographical film | United States |
| Like Father Like Son | Rod Daniel | teen film, fantasy film, comedy film | United States |