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| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dad | Gary David Goldberg | Jack Lemmon, Ted Danson, Ethan Hawke, Olympia Dukakis, Kathy Baker, Kevin Spacey | Drama | based on a novel by William Wharton |
| Day One | Joseph Sargent | Brian Dennehy, David Strathairn, Michael Tucker | Documentary | Made for TV |
| Dead Bang | John Frankenheimer | Don Johnson, Tim Reid, Penelope Ann Miller | Crime drama | |
| Dead Calm | Phillip Noyce | Nicole Kidman, Sam Neill, Billy Zane | Suspense | filmed in Great Barrier Reef |
| Dead Poets Society | Peter Weir | Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke, Josh Charles | Drama | BAFTA Best Picture award |
| DeepStar Six | Sean S. Cunningham | Greg Evigan, Nia Peeples, Miguel Ferrer | Sci-Fi | |
| Disorganized Crime | Jim Kouf | Fred Gwynne, Lou Diamond Phillips, Rubén Blades, Corbin Bernsen | Comedy | |
| Do the Right Thing | Spike Lee | Danny Aiello, Spike Lee, John Turturro, Bill Nunn, Ossie Davis, Giancarlo Esposito, Richard Edson, Rosie Perez, Ruby Dee | Drama | 2 Oscar nominations |
| Dr. Caligari | Stephen Sayadian | Madeleine Reynal, Laura Albert | Cult film | |
| The Dream Team | Howard Zieff | Michael Keaton, Christopher Lloyd, Peter Boyle | Comedy | |
| Dream a Little Dream | Marc Rocco | Corey Feldman, Corey Haim, Meredith Salenger, Jason Robards, Piper Laurie | Comedy | |
| Driving Miss Daisy | Bruce Beresford | Morgan Freeman, Jessica Tandy, Dan Aykroyd, Esther Rolle, Patti LuPone | Drama | based on a play by Alfred Uhry; Oscar for Best Picture |
| Drugstore Cowboy | Gus Van Sant | Matt Dillon, Kelly Lynch | Drama | based on James Fogle book |
| A Dry White Season | Euzhan Palcy | Donald Sutherland, Marlon Brando, Susan Sarandon, Janet Suzman | Drama | based on Andre Brink novel |
| Eat a Bowl of Tea | Wayne Wang | Cora Miao, Russel Wong | Drama | |
| Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! | Jean-Claude Lord | Michael Paré, Marina Orsini, Matthew Laurance | Drama | sequel |
| Enemies, a Love Story | Paul Mazursky | Ron Silver, Anjelica Huston, Lena Olin, Margaret Sophie Stein | Drama | 3 Academy Award nominations |
| The Evil Below | Paul Siebert, June Chadwick | Horror | ||
| The Experts | Dave Thomas | John Travolta, Arye Gross, Kelly Preston | Comedy | |
| The Fabulous Baker Boys | Steven Kloves | Jeff Bridges, Beau Bridges, Michelle Pfeiffer | Drama | 4 Oscar nominations |
| Family Business | Sidney Lumet | Sean Connery, Dustin Hoffman, Matthew Broderick | Crime drama | based on Vincent Patrick novel |
| Farewell to the King | John Milius | Nick Nolte, Nigel Havers, Frank McRae | Drama | filmed in Borneo |
| Fat Man and Little Boy | Roland Joffe | Paul Newman, Dwight Schultz, Bonnie Bedelia, John Cusack | Docudrama | on The Manhattan Project |
| The Favorite | Jack Smight | F. Murray Abraham, Maud Adams | Drama | Smight's final film |
| Field of Dreams | Phil Alden Robinson | Kevin Costner, Amy Madigan, James Earl Jones, Ray Liotta, Burt Lancaster, Timothy Busfield, Gaby Hoffmann | Drama, Fantasy | based on W. P. Kinsella novel; 3 Oscar nominations |
| The Final Days | Richard Pearce | Lane Smith, Richard Kiley | Drama, Biopic | based on Bob Woodward, Carl Bernstein book |
| Fire and Rain | Jerry Jameson | Docudrama | ||
| Flesh Gordon Meets the Cosmic Cheerleaders | Comedy | |||
| Fletch Lives | Michael Ritchie | Chevy Chase, R. Lee Ermey, Hal Holbrook | Comedy | sequel to Fletch |
| The Fly II | Chris Walas | Eric Stoltz, Daphne Zuniga | Sci-Fi | sequel to The Fly |
| For All Mankind | Al Reinert | (Mission Apollo personnel) | Documentary | |
| Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan | Rob Hedden | Jensen Daggett, Scott Reeves, Kane Hodder | Horror | sequel |
| Ghostbusters II | Ivan Reitman | Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis, Rick Moranis, Ernie Hudson, Annie Potts, Peter MacNicol | Comedy, Sci-Fi | sequel to Ghostbusters |
| Ginger Ale Afternoon | Rafal Zielkinski | Drama | ||
| Gleaming the Cube | Graeme Clifford | Christian Slater, Steven Bauer, Tony Hawk | Drama | features top skateboarders |
| Glory | Edward Zwick | Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman, Cary Elwes, Andre Braugher | Drama, War | Oscar for Washington |
| Going Overboard | Valerie Breiman | Adam Sandler | Comedy | |
| Great Balls of Fire! | Jim McBride | Dennis Quaid, Winona Ryder, John Doe, Alec Baldwin | Comedy, Biopic | story of Jerry Lee Lewis |
| Gross Anatomy | Thom Eberhardt | Matthew Modine, Daphne Zuniga, Christine Lahti | Comedy, Drama |
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