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| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cat's Eye | Lewis Teague | Drew Barrymore, James Woods, Robert Hays, Alan King | Horror, Comedy | based on Stephen King stories |
| Certain Fury | Stephen Gyllenhaal | Tatum O'Neal, Irene Cara, Peter Fonda | Action | |
| Chorus Line, A | Richard Attenborough | Michael Douglas, Audrey Landers, Janet Jones | Musical | based on the Broadway show |
| Clue | Jonathan Lynn | Tim Curry, Madeline Kahn, Lesley Ann Warren, Martin Mull, Eileen Brennan, Christopher Lloyd, Michael McKean, Colleen Camp | Comedy | based on Parker Brothers game |
| The Coca-Cola Kid | Dusan Makavejev | Eric Roberts, Greta Scacchi | Comedy | Australia |
| Cocoon | Ron Howard | Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy, Maureen Stapleton, Steve Guttenberg, Brian Dennehy | Sci-Fi | Academy Award for Ameche |
| Code of Silence | Andrew Davis | Chuck Norris, Molly Hagan, Henry Silva, Mike Genovese | Action | Orion |
| Color Purple, The | Steven Spielberg | Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover, Oprah Winfrey, Margaret Avery, Laurence Fishburne, Adolph Caesar, Rae Dawn Chong | Drama | based on novel by Alice Walker; 11 Oscar nominations |
| Commando | Mark L. Lester | Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rae Dawn Chong, Dan Hedaya, Vernon Wells, Bill Duke, David Patrick Kelly, Alyssa Milano | Action | |
| Compromising Positions | Frank Perry | Susan Sarandon, Raul Julia, Mary Beth Hurt, Joe Mantegna | Comedy | based on Susan Isaacs novel |
| Creator | Ivan Passer | Peter O'Toole, Mariel Hemingway, Vincent Spano, Virginia Madsen | Sci-Fi, Comedy | based on Jeremy Leven book |
| Creature | William Malone | Stan Iver, Diane Salinger, Klaus Kinski | Sci-Fi | |
| Crimewave | Sam Raimi | Louise Lasser, Bruce Campbell | Horror, Comedy | |
| D.A.R.Y.L. | Simon Wincer | Barret Oliver, Michael McKean, Mary Beth Hurt, Colleen Camp | Sci-Fi | |
| Day of the Dead | George A. Romero | Lori Cardille, Sherman Howard | Horror | |
| Death Wish 3 | Michael Winner | Charles Bronson, Martin Balsam | Action | 2nd sequel to Death Wish |
| Def-Con 4 | Paul Donovan | Lenore Zann, Maury Chaykin, Kate Lynch | Sci-Fi | |
| Defence of the Realm | David Drury | Gabriel Byrne, Greta Scacchi, Denholm Elliott | Drama | BAFTA award for Elliott |
| Desert Hearts | Donna Deitch | Helen Shaver, Audra Lindley, Patricia Charbonneau | Drama | based on Jane Rule novel |
| Desperately Seeking Susan | Susan Seidelman | Rosanna Arquette, Aidan Quinn, Madonna | Romance | BAFTA award for Arquette |
| Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart | Wayne Wang | Laureen Chew, Kim Chew, Victor Wong | Comedy | |
| Dungeonmaster, The | David Allen, Charles Band | Jeffrey Byron, Richard Moll | Sci-Fi | |
| Eleni | Peter Yates | Kate Nelligan, John Malkovich, Linda Hunt | Drama | based on Nicholas Gage book |
| Emerald Forest, The | John Boorman | Powers Boothe, Charley Boorman, Meg Foster | Adventure | set in Brazil rain forest |
| Enemy Mine | Wolfgang Petersen | Dennis Quaid, Louis Gossett Jr. | Sci-Fi | Barry B. Longyear story |
| Ewoks: The Battle for Endor | Ken Wheat | Wilford Brimley, Warwick Davis, Aubree Miller | Fantasy | TV film |
| Explorers | Joe Dante | River Phoenix, Ethan Hawke, Jason Presson | Sci-Fi | |
| Falcon and the Snowman, The | John Schlesinger | Timothy Hutton, Sean Penn | Drama | based on Robert Lindsey book |
| Fandango | Kevin Reynolds | Kevin Costner, Judd Nelson, Sam Robards, Suzy Amis | Comedy | Amblin Entertainment |
| Fast Forward | Sidney Poitier | Tamara Mark, Monique Cintron | Musical | |
| Fever Pitch | Richard Brooks | Ryan O'Neal, Giancarlo Giannini, Catherine Hicks, Chad Everett | Drama | Brooks's final film; 4 Razzie nominations |
| Final Justice | Greydon Clark | Joe Don Baker, Rossano Brazzi, Venantino Venantini | Crime | |
| Fletch | Michael Ritchie | Chevy Chase, Joe Don Baker, Dana Wheeler-Nicholson, Geena Davis | Comedy | from Gregory Mcdonald novel |
| Fool for Love | Robert Altman | Sam Shepard, Kim Basinger, Randy Quaid | Drama | based on Sam Shepard play |
| Fraternity Vacation | James Frawley | Sheree J. Wilson, Tim Robbins, John Vernon | Comedy | |
| Friday the 13th: A New Beginning | Danny Steinmann | Suzanne Bateman, Corey Feldman | Horror | sequel |
| Fright Night | Tom Holland | Chris Sarandon, Roddy McDowall, William Ragsdale, Amanda Bearse | Comedy, Horror | followed by Fright Night II |
| Ghoulies | Luca Bercovici | Mariska Hargitay, Peter Liapis | Horror | |
| Girls Just Want to Have Fun | Alan Metter | Sarah Jessica Parker, Helen Hunt | Comedy | New World Pictures |
| Goonies, The | Richard Donner | Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Jeff Cohen, Corey Feldman, Kerri Green, Martha Plimpton, Jonathan Ke Quan, Anne Ramsey, Robert Davi, Joe Pantoliano | Adventure, Family | Amblin Entertainment; story by Steven Spielberg |
| Gotcha! | Jeff Kanew | Anthony Edwards, Linda Fiorentino | Comedy, Action | Universal |
| Gymkata | Robert Clouse | Kurt Thomas, Tetchie Agbayani, Richard Norton | Action | filmed in Yugoslavia |
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