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| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hairspray | John Waters | Ricki Lake, Sonny Bono, Debbie Harry, Divine, Jerry Stiller, Ruth Brown, Mink Stole, Pia Zadora | Musical comedy | adapted later into Broadway show and film |
| Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers | Dwight H. Little | Donald Pleasence, Ellie Cornell, Danielle Harris | Horror | 3rd sequel to Halloween |
| Hanna's War | Menahem Golan | Ellen Burstyn, Maruschka Detmers, Donald Pleasence | Action | |
| Heartbreak Hotel | Chris Columbus | David Keith, Tuesday Weld | Comedy | fictional Elvis Presley story |
| Heathers | Michael Lehmann | Winona Ryder, Christian Slater, Shannen Doherty | Comedy | |
| Hellbound: Hellraiser II | Tony Randel | Clare Higgins, Ashley Laurence, Doug Bradley | Horror | sequel to Hellraiser |
| Hero and the Terror | William Tannen | Chuck Norris, Brynn Thayer | Action | |
| High Spirits | Neil Jordan | Peter O'Toole, Daryl Hannah, Steve Guttenberg, Beverly D'Angelo, Liam Neeson, Peter Gallagher | Comedy | TriStar Pictures |
| Hobgoblins | Rick Sloane | Tom Bartlett | Sci-Fi | |
| Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers | Comedy | |||
| Homeboy | Michael Seresin | Mickey Rourke, Christopher Walken | Drama | written by Rourke |
| Hot to Trot | Michael Dinner | Bobcat Goldthwait, Dabney Coleman | Comedy | 5 Razzie nominations |
| The House on Carroll Street | Peter Yates | Kelly McGillis, Jeff Daniels, Mandy Patinkin | Thriller | |
| Howling IV: The Original Nightmare | John Hough | Romy Windsor | Horror | 3rd sequel to The Howling |
| I'm Gonna Git You Sucka | Keenen Ivory Wayans | Jim Brown, Isaac Hayes, Bernie Casey | Comedy | spoof of blaxploitation films |
| Ika Hands | Drama | |||
| The Incredible Hulk Returns | Bill Bixby, Lou Ferrigno, Lee Purcell, Steve Levitt | Sci-Fi | made for TV | |
| Iron Eagle II | Sidney J. Furie | Louis Gossett Jr., Mark Humphrey | Action | sequel to Iron Eagle |
| It Came from Somewhere Else | Howard Hassler | William Vanarsdale | Comedy | |
| Jack's Back | Rowdy Herrington | James Spader, Cynthia Gibb | Horror | Palisades Entertainment |
| Johnny Be Good | Bud S. Smith | Anthony Michael Hall, Robert Downey Jr., Uma Thurman | Comedy | Orion |
| Justin Case | Blake Edwards | George Carlin, Molly Hagan | Comedy | made for TV |
| Kansas | David Stevens | Matt Dillon, Andrew McCarthy | Crime drama | |
| Kenny | Claude Gagnon | Kenny Easterday | Documentary | |
| Killer Klowns from Outer Space | Chiodu Brothers | Grant Cramer | Sci-fi | |
| The Kiss | Pen Densham | Joanna Pacula, Meredith Salenger | Horror |
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