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| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R.O.T.O.R. | Cullen Blaine | Richard Gesswein, Jayne Smith | Sci-Fi | |
| Red Scorpion | Joseph Zito | Dolph Lundgren, M. Emmet Walsh | War, Action | |
| Renegades | Jack Sholder | Lou Diamond Phillips, Kiefer Sutherland | Drama | |
| The Return of Swamp Thing | Jim Wynorski | Louis Jourdan, Heather Locklear | Sci-Fi | sequel to Swamp Thing; Razzie for Locklear |
| River of Death | Steve Carver | Michael Dudikoff, Robert Vaughn, and Donald Pleasence | Action | |
| Road House | Rowdy Herrington | Patrick Swayze, Kelly Lynch, Sam Elliott, Ben Gazzara | Action | 5 Razzie nominations |
| Roger & Me | Michael Moore | Michael Moore, Roger B. Smith | Documentary | on woes of Flint, Michigan |
| Samurai Cop | Amir Shervan | Drama | ||
| Say Anything | Cameron Crowe | John Cusack, Ione Skye, John Mahoney, Lili Taylor | Romantic comedy | Crowe's first film |
| Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills | Paul Bartel | Jacqueline Bisset, Mary Woronov | Comedy | |
| Sea of Love | Harold Becker | Al Pacino, Ellen Barkin, John Goodman | Crime drama | |
| Second Sight | Joel Zwick | John Larroquette, Bronson Pinchot | Comedy | |
| See No Evil, Hear No Evil | Arthur Hiller | Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor, Joan Severance, Kevin Spacey | Comedy | 3rd Wilder-Pryor pairing |
| Sex, Lies, and Videotape | Steven Soderbergh | James Spader, Andie MacDowell, Peter Gallagher, Laura San Giacomo | Drama | Cannes Palme d'Or winner |
| She's Out of Control | Stan Dragoti | Tony Danza, Ami Dolenz, Catherine Hicks | Comedy | |
| She-Devil | Susan Seidelman | Meryl Streep, Roseanne Barr, Ed Begley, Jr. | Comedy | based on Fay Weldon novel |
| Shocker | Wes Craven | Mitch Pileggi, Michael Murphy | Thriller | |
| Sidewalk Stories | Charles Lane | Tom Alpern, Nicole Alysia | Comedy | |
| Signs of Life | John David Coles | Beau Bridges, Vincent D'Onofrio | Drama | |
| Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out! | Monte Hellman | Richard Beymer, Laura Harring | Thriller | sequel |
| Sinbad of the Seven Seas | Enzo G. Castellari | Lou Ferrigno, John Steiner | Adventure | Italy |
| Sing | Richard Baskin | Lorraine Bracco, Peter Dobson, Jessica Steen | Musical | |
| Skin Deep | Blake Edwards | John Ritter, Alyson Reed, Vincent Gardenia | Comedy | |
| Slaves of New York | James Ivory | Bernadette Peters, Adam Coleman Howard, Chris Sarandon | Comedy, Drama | based on Tama Janowitz book |
| Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland | Michael A. Simpson | Pamela Springsteen, Tracy Griffith | Horror | sequel |
| Small Sacrifices | Farrah Fawcett, Ryan O'Neal, Gordon Clapp | Drama, Biopic | TV | |
| Snake Eater | George Erschbamer | Lorenzo Lamas | Drama | |
| Speed Zone! | Jim Drake | John Candy, Eugene Levy, Joe Flaherty, Brooke Shields | Comedy | 3 Razzie nominations |
| Split | Chris Shaw | Timothy Dwight, Joan Bechtel | Drama | |
| Star Trek V: The Final Frontier | William Shatner | William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, Nichelle Nichols, George Takei, James Doohan, Laurence Luckinbill | Sci-fi | based on the TV series; winner of 3 Razzie awards including Worst Picture |
| Staying Together | Lee Grant | Sean Astin, Stockard Channing, Melinda Dillon | Comedy | |
| Steel Magnolias | Herbert Ross | Sally Field, Dolly Parton, Shirley MacLaine, Daryl Hannah, Olympia Dukakis, Julia Roberts, Tom Skerritt, Dylan McDermott, Kevin J. O'Connor, Sam Shepard | Comedy, Drama | based on the Robert Harling play; Golden Globe for Roberts |
| Stepfather II | Jeff Burr | Terry O'Quinn, Meg Foster | Thriller | sequel |
| Strapless | David Hare | Bridget Fonda, Bruno Ganz, Blair Brown | Drama | |
| The Suckling | Francis Teri | Frank Reeves, Marie Michaels | Horror | |
| Sweet Bird of Youth | Nicolas Roeg | Elizabeth Taylor, Mark Harmon, Valerie Perrine, Rip Torn | Drama | made for TV; based on play by Tennessee Williams |
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