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| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Lampoon's European Vacation | Amy Heckerling | Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Jason Lively, Dana Hill | Comedy | sequel to National Lampoon's Vacation |
| A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge | Jack Sholder | Mark Patton, Kim Myers, Robert Englund, Robert Rusler | Slasher | sequel to A Nightmare on Elm Street |
| Noon Wine | Michael Fields | Stellan Skarsgård, Fred Ward, Jon Cryer, Lise Hilboldt | Drama | based on story by Katherine Anne Porter |
| Once Bitten | Howard Storm | Lauren Hutton, Jim Carrey, Cleavon Little | Comedy | Carrey's first leading role |
| One Magic Christmas | Phillip Borsos | Mary Steenburgen, Harry Dean Stanton | Family | Walt Disney |
| Out of Africa | Sydney Pollack | Meryl Streep, Robert Redford, Klaus Maria Brandauer | Drama | Oscar for Best Picture; based on book by Isak Dinesen |
| Pale Rider | Clint Eastwood | Clint Eastwood, Michael Moriarty, Carrie Snodgress | Western | Warner Bros. |
| Pee-wee's Big Adventure | Tim Burton | Paul Reubens, Elizabeth Daily, Mark Holton | Comedy | featuring Pee-wee Herman |
| Perfect | James Bridges | John Travolta, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jann Wenner, Marilu Henner, Laraine Newman | Drama | based on Rolling Stone article |
| Plenty | Fred Schepisi | Meryl Streep, Charles Dance, Sting, Ian McKellen | Drama | based on play by David Hare |
| Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment | Jerry Paris | Steven Guttenberg, Bubba Smith, David Graf | Comedy | sequel to Police Academy |
| Porky's Revenge | James Komack | Dan Monahan, Tony Ganios, Wyatt Knight | Comedy | sequel to Porky's |
| Private Resort | George Bowers | Rob Morrow, Johnny Depp, Andrew Clay | Comedy | Depp's 2nd film, Morrow's 1st |
| Prizzi's Honor | John Huston | Jack Nicholson, Kathleen Turner, Robert Loggia, Anjelica Huston, William Hickey, John Randolph, Lee Richardson | Black comedy |
based on Richard Condon novel; Oscar for Anjelica Huston |
| Protector, The | James Glickenhaus | Jackie Chan, Danny Aiello | Action | |
| Pumping Iron II: The Women | George Butler | Bev Francis, Rachel McLish, Steve Michalik | Documentary | sequel to Pumping Iron |
| Purple Rose of Cairo, The | Woody Allen | Mia Farrow, Jeff Daniels, Danny Aiello, John Wood | Comedy | BAFTA award as Best Film |
| Radioactive Dreams | Albert Pyun | Michael Dudikoff, George Kennedy | Sci-Fi | |
| Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer | Kimio Yabuki | Bettina Bush, Charlie Adler | Animation | |
| Rambo: First Blood Part II | George P. Cosmatos | Sylvester Stallone, Julia Nickson-Soul, Richard Crenna | Action | sequel to First Blood; winner of 4 Razzie awards |
| Rappin' | Joel Silberg | Mario Van Peebles, Eriq La Salle | Drama | |
| Re-Animator | Stuart Gordon | Jeffrey Combs, David Gale | Horror | |
| Real Genius | Martha Coolidge | Val Kilmer, Gabe Jarret, William Atherton | Comedy | TriStar |
| Red Sonja | Richard Fleischer | Arnold Schwarzenegger, Brigitte Nielsen, Sandahl Bergman | Action | 3 Razzie nominations |
| Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins | Guy Hamilton | Fred Ward, Joel Grey, Kate Mulgrew | Action | Adventure also ended |
| Return of the Living Dead, The | Dan O'Bannon | James Karen | Horror | |
| Return to Oz | Walter Murch | Fairuza Balk, Nicol Williamson, Jean Marsh | Fantasy | based on Wizard of Oz |
| Revolution | Hugh Hudson | Al Pacino, Nastassja Kinski, Donald Sutherland | Drama | 4 Razzie nominations |
| Rocky IV | Sylvester Stallone | Sylvester Stallone, Dolph Lundgren, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, Brigitte Nielsen | Drama | 3rd sequel to Rocky; 9 Razzie nominations |
| Runaway Train | Andrei Konchalovsky | Jon Voight, Eric Roberts, Rebecca De Mornay | Drama | 3 Oscar nominations |
| Rustlers' Rhapsody | Hugh Wilson | Tom Berenger, Marilu Henner, Sela Ward, Andy Griffith | Parody | Paramount |
| Santa Claus: The Movie | Jeannot Szwarc | Dudley Moore, John Lithgow, Burgess Meredith | Family | TriStar |
| Secret Admirer | David Greenwalt | C. Thomas Howell, Lori Loughlin, Kelly Preston, Fred Ward | Comedy | Orion |
| Seven Minutes in Heaven | Linda Feferman | Jennifer Connelly, Polly Draper, Spalding Gray | Comedy | |
| Silver Bullet | Daniel Attias | Gary Busey, Corey Haim, Everett McGill, Megan Follows | Horror | based on Stephen King story |
| Silverado | Lawrence Kasdan | Scott Glenn, Kevin Kline, Kevin Costner, John Cleese, Danny Glover, Jeff Goldblum, Brian Dennehy, Rosanna Arquette, Linda Hunt | Western | 2 Oscar nominations |
| The Slugger's Wife | Hal Ashby | Michael O'Keefe, Rebecca De Mornay, Randy Quaid, Cleavant Derricks, Martin Ritt | Romantic comedy | Columbia |
| Smooth Talk | Joyce Chopra | Laura Dern, Treat Williams, Levon Helm | Drama | |
| Spies Like Us | John Landis | Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, Bernie Casey | Comedy | |
| St. Elmo's Fire | Joel Schumacher | Rob Lowe, Emilio Estevez, Demi Moore, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, Andrew McCarthy, Mare Winningham, Andie MacDowell | Drama | so-called Brat Pack film; Razzie award for Lowe |
| Starchaser: The Legend of Orin | Steven Hahn | Joe Colligan, Carmen Argenziano | Animated | |
| Stick | Burt Reynolds | Burt Reynolds, Candice Bergen, Charles Durning | Crime drama | based on Elmore Leonard novel |
| Stitches | Rod Holcomb | Eddie Albert, Parker Stevenson, Jerry Feuer | Comedy | |
| Stuff, The | Larry Cohen | Michael Moriarty, Andrea Marcovicci, Garrett Morris | Comedy | |
| Summer Rental | Carl Reiner | John Candy, Richard Crenna, Rip Torn | Comedy | Paramount |
| The Sure Thing | Rob Reiner | John Cusack, Daphne Zuniga, Nicollette Sheridan, Anthony Edwards, Viveca Lindfors, Tim Robbins | Comedy | |
| Sweet Dreams | Karel Reisz | Jessica Lange, Ed Harris, John Goodman | Biopic | story of Patsy Cline |
| Sylvester | Tim Hunter | Melissa Gilbert, Richard Farnsworth | Drama | Columbia |
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