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| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baby M | JoBeth Williams, John Shea, Bruce Weitz, Robin Strasser, Dabney Coleman | Drama, Biopic | TV miniseries | |
| Bad Dreams | Andrew Fleming | Jennifer Rubin | Horror, Thriller | |
| Bat*21 | Peter Markle | Gene Hackman, Danny Glover, Jerry Reed | War, Biopic | based on a book by William Charles Anderson |
| Beaches | Garry Marshall | Bette Midler, Barbara Hershey, John Heard, James Read, Lainie Kazan, Spalding Gray | Drama | based on a novel by Iris Rainer Dart |
| The Beast | Kevin Reynolds | Jason Patric, Steven Bauer, Stephen Baldwin | War | based on play by William Mastrosimone |
| Beetlejuice | Tim Burton | Michael Keaton, Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Jeffrey Jones, Catherine O'Hara, Winona Ryder | Comedy, Fantasy | won Academy Award for Best Makeup |
| Betrayed | Costa Gavras | Debra Winger, Tom Berenger, John Heard | Crime drama | United Artists, MGM |
| Big | Penny Marshall | Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins, Robert Loggia, John Heard | Comedy | 2 Oscar nominations |
| The Big Blue | Luc Besson | Rosanna Arquette, Jean-Marc Barr, Jean Reno | Drama | |
| Big Business | Jim Abrahams | Lily Tomlin, Bette Midler | Comedy | Touchstone Films |
| Big Time | Chris Blum | Tom Waits | Concert film | |
| Big Top Pee-wee | Randal Kleiser | Paul Reubens, Penelope Ann Miller | Comedy | Pee-wee Herman story |
| Biloxi Blues | Mike Nichols | Matthew Broderick, Christopher Walken, Penelope Ann Miller | Comedy | based on Neil Simon play |
| Bird | Clint Eastwood | Forest Whitaker, Diane Venora | Drama, Biopic | story of Charlie Parker |
| Black Eagle | Eric Karson | Sho Kosugi, Jean-Claude Van Damme | Action | |
| Black Roses | John Fasano | Horror | ||
| The Blob | Chuck Russell | Kevin Dillon, Shawnee Smith, Candy Clark | Sci-Fi | remake of 1958 film |
| Blood Orgy of the Leather Girls | Meredith Lucas | Comedy | ||
| Bloodsport | Newt Arnold | Jean-Claude Van Damme, Donald Gibb, Forest Whitaker | Action | based on life of Frank Dux |
| Bloodstone | Dwight Little | Brett Stimely | Adventure | |
| The Blue Iguana | John Lafia | Dylan McDermott | Action, Comedy | |
| The Boost | Harold Becker | James Woods, Sean Young | Drama | MGM |
| The Bourne Identity | Roger Young | Richard Chamberlain, Jaclyn Smith | Suspense | made for TV; based on a novel by Robert Ludlum |
| Braddock: Missing in Action III | Chuck Norris | Chuck Norris | Action | Missing in Action sequel |
| Brain Damage | Frank Henenlotter | Rick Hearst | Horror | |
| Bravestarr: The Legend | Tom Tataranowicz | Animated | ||
| Bright Lights, Big City | James Bridges | Michael J. Fox, Kiefer Sutherland, Phoebe Cates, Dianne Wiest, Tracy Pollan, Swoosie Kurtz, Jason Robards | Drama | based on a novel by Jay McInerney |
| Bull Durham | Ron Shelton | Kevin Costner, Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins, Robert Wuhl | Comedy | Orion |
| Bulletproof | Steve Carver | Gary Busey, Darlanne Fluegel | Drama | CineTel Films |
| C.H.U.D. II: Bud the C.H.U.D. | David K. Irving | Tricia Leigh Fisher, Bianca Jagger | Horror | sequel to C.H.U.D. |
| Caddyshack II | Allan Arkush | Jackie Mason, Dyan Cannon, Randy Quaid, Robert Stack, Jonathan Silverman, Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd | Comedy | sequel to Caddyshack; nominated for 4 Razzie awards |
| Call Me | Sollace Mitchell | Patricia Charbonneau, Boyd Gaines, Steve Buscemi | Erotic thriller | Vestron Films |
| Casual Sex? | Geneviève Robert | Lea Thompson, Victoria Jackson, Andrew Dice Clay | Comedy | Universal |
| Cellar Dweller | John Carl Buechler | Debrah Farentino | Horror | |
| Child's Play | Tom Holland | Catherine Hicks, Chris Sarandon, Alex Vincent, Brad Dourif | Horror | first of five Chucky films |
| The Chocolate War | Keith Gordon | John Glover, Ilan Mitchell-Smith | Drama | |
| Christmas in Tattertown | Ralph Bakshi | Animated | TV | |
| Clara's Heart | Robert Mulligan | Whoopi Goldberg, Kathleen Quinlan, Neil Patrick Harris | Drama | based on Joseph Olshan novel |
| Clean and Sober | Glenn Gordon Caron | Michael Keaton, Morgan Freeman, Kathy Baker | Drama | Warner Bros. |
| Clownhouse | Victor Salva | Sam Rockwell | Horror | |
| Cocktail | Roger Donaldson | Tom Cruise, Bryan Brown, Elisabeth Shue | Romantic comedy | based on book by Heywood Gould; winner of 2 Razzie awards including Worst Picture |
| Cocoon: The Return | Daniel Petrie | Don Ameche, Hume Cronyn, Maureen Stapleton | Sci-Fi | sequel to Cocoon |
| Colors | Dennis Hopper | Sean Penn, Robert Duvall, María Conchita Alonso | Crime drama | Orion |
| Comic Book Confidential | Ron Mann | Robert Crumb, Stan Lee, Harvey Pekar | Documentary | |
| Coming to America | John Landis | Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones | Comedy | 2 Academy Award nominations |
| Cop | James B. Harris | James Woods, Lesley Ann Warren, Charles Durning | Crime drama | based on book by James Ellroy |
| The Couch Trip | Michael Ritchie | Dan Aykroyd, Charles Grodin, Walter Matthau | Comedy | |
| Crash Course | Oz Scott | Alyssa Milano, Jackee | Comedy | TV |
| Crossing Delancey | Joan Micklin Silver | Amy Irving, Peter Riegert, Sylvia Miles | Romantic comedy | based on Susan Sandler play |
| A Cry in the Dark | Fred Schepisi | Meryl Streep, Sam Neill | Docudrama | aka Evil Angels |
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