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| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers | Dominique Othenin-Girard | Donald Pleasence, Danielle Harris, Ellie Cornell, Wendy Kaplan | Horror | 4th Halloween sequel |
| Harlem Nights | Eddie Murphy | Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor, Danny Aiello, Redd Foxx, Jasmine Guy, Michael Lerner, Stan Shaw, Arsenio Hall | Crime drama, comedy | first film directed by Murphy; two Razzie nominations |
| Heart of Dixie | Martin Davidson | Ally Sheedy, Virginia Madsen, Phoebe Cates | Drama | |
| The Heart of the Angel | Molly Dineen | Documentary | ||
| Heathers | Michael Lehmann | Winona Ryder, Christian Slater, Shannen Doherty, Kim Walker, Lisanne Falk | Comedy | |
| Her Alibi | Bruce Beresford | Tom Selleck, Paulina Porizkova | Comedy, Drama | |
| Hit List | William Lustig | Jan-Michael Vincent, Lance Henriksen | Action | |
| Homework | Drama | Iran | ||
| Honey, I Shrunk the Kids | Joe Johnston | Rick Moranis, Matt Frewer, Marcia Strassman, Kristine Sutherland | Family comedy | 2 sequels & TV series |
| The Horror Show | Jim Isaac | Lance Henriksen, Brion James | Horror | |
| How I Got into College | Savage Steve Holland | Anthony Edwards, Lara Flynn Boyle | Comedy | |
| Howling V: The Rebirth | Neal Sundstrom | Phil Davis, Victoria Caitlin | Horror | 4th sequel to The Howling |
| Identity Crisis | Melvin van Peebles | Mario van Peebles | Drama | |
| In Country | Norman Jewison | Bruce Willis, Emily Lloyd | Drama | based on Bobbie Ann Mason novel |
| Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | Steven Spielberg | Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Denholm Elliott, Alison Doody, Julian Glover, John Rhys-Davies, River Phoenix | Action Adventure | 3 Oscar nominations; 3rd Indiana Jones film |
| An Innocent Man | Peter Yates | Tom Selleck, David Rasche, Laila Robins | Crime drama | |
| Intruder | Scott Spiegel | Renee Estevez | Horror | |
| Jacknife | David Jones | Robert De Niro, Ed Harris, Kathy Baker | Drama | from Stephen Metcalfe play |
| The January Man | Pat O'Connor | Kevin Kline, Susan Sarandon, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Harvey Keitel, Danny Aiello, Rod Steiger | Comedy, Mystery | John Patrick Shanley script |
| Johnny Handsome | Walter Hill | Mickey Rourke, Lance Henriksen, Ellen Barkin | Crime drama | based on John Godey novel |
| K-9 | Rod Daniel | James Belushi, Mel Harris | Comedy | Universal |
| Kamillions | Drama | |||
| The Karate Kid, Part III | John G. Avildsen | Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, Thomas Ian Griffith | Action | 2nd Karate Kid sequel; 5 Razzie nominations |
| Kickboxer | Jean-Claude Van Damme | Action | ||
| Kill Me Again | John Dahl | Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, Michael Madsen | Crime drama | |
| Killer! | Tony Elwood | Duke Ernsberger | Horror | aka The Killer |
| Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects | J. Lee Thompson | Charles Bronson, Perry Lopez | Action | |
| Knick Knack | John Lasseter | Animated |
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