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| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Again! | Paul Flaherty | George Burns, Charlie Schlatter, Tony Roberts | Comedy | |
| 1969 | Ernest Thompson | Robert Downey Jr., Kiefer Sutherland, Bruce Dern, Winona Ryder, Joanna Cassidy, Mariette Hartley | Drama | |
| '68 | Steven Kovacs | Shony Alex Braun, Nike Doukas | Drama | |
| Above the Law | Andrew Davis | Steven Seagal, Pam Grier, Sharon Stone | Action | Seagal's first film |
| The Accidental Tourist | Lawrence Kasdan | William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Geena Davis, Amy Wright, Bill Pullman, David Ogden Stiers | Drama | based on Anne Tyler novel; Academy Award for Davis |
| The Accused | Jonathan Kaplan | Kelly McGillis, Jodie Foster | Drama | Academy Award for Foster |
| Action Jackson | Craig R. Baxley | Carl Weathers, Vanity, Craig T. Nelson, Sharon Stone | Action | Lorimar Film Entertainment |
| After Death | Claudio Fragasso | Jeff Stryker, Candice Daly | Horror | aka Zombie 4: After Death |
| Alien Nation | Graham Baker | James Caan, Mandy Patinkin, Terence Stamp | Sci-Fi | later became TV series |
| Alien from L.A. | Albert Pyun | Kathy Ireland, William R. Moses | Sci-Fi | |
| American Gothic | John Hough | Rod Steiger, Yvonne De Carlo, Sarah Torgov, Janet Wright | Horror | spoof on Grant Wood painting |
| And God Created Woman | Roger Vadim | Rebecca De Mornay, Vincent Spano, Frank Langella | Drama | remake of 1958 film |
| Another Woman | Woody Allen | Mia Farrow, Gena Rowlands, Gene Hackman, Ian Holm | Drama | Orion |
| Appointment With Death | Michael Winner | Peter Ustinov, Lauren Bacall, Carrie Fisher, John Gielgud, Piper Laurie, Hayley Mills, Jenny Seagrove, David Soul | Mystery | based on a story by Agatha Christie |
| The Appointments of Dennis Jennings | Dean Parisot | Steven Wright, Rowan Atkinson | Drama | |
| Arthur 2: On the Rocks | Bud Yorkin | Dudley Moore, Liza Minnelli, Kathy Bates | Comedy | sequel to Arthur |
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