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| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tango & Cash | Andrei Konchalovsky | Sylvester Stallone, Kurt Russell, Jack Palance, Teri Hatcher | Action, Comedy | 3 Razzie nominations |
| Tap | Nick Castle | Gregory Hines, Suzzanne Douglas, Sammy Davis, Jr. | Drama | final film for Davis |
| Teen Witch | Dorian Walker | Robyn Lively, Dan Gauthier | Comedy | |
| The Terror Within | Thierry Notz | George Kennedy, Andrew Stevens | Sci-Fi, Horror | produced by Roger Corman |
| The Dead Pit | Britt Leonard | Jeremy Slate | Horror | |
| This Ain't Bebop | Ralph Bakshi | Drama | ||
| Those She Left Behind | Gary Cole, Joanna Kerns | Drama | made for TV | |
| Three Fugitives | Francis Veber | Nick Nolte, Martin Short, James Earl Jones | Comedy | based on Veber's Les Fugitifs |
| To Die For | Deran Sarafian | Brendan Hughes | Horror | aka Dracula: The Love Story |
| Tongues Untied | Marlon Riggs | Documentary | ||
| The Toxic Avenger Part II | Michael Herz | Ron Fazio | Horror | sequel |
| The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie | Michael Herz | Horror | sequel | |
| The Trial of the Incredible Hulk | Bill Bixby | Lou Ferrigno, Bill Bixby | Sci-Fi | made for TV |
| Triumph of the Spirit | Robert M. Young | Willem Dafoe, Edward James Olmos | Drama, War | filmed at Auschwitz |
| Troop Beverly Hills | Jeff Kanew | Shelley Long, Craig T. Nelson, Betty Thomas | Comedy | Columbia |
| Tropical Snow | Ciro Duran | Jsu Garcia, Madeleine Stowe, David Carradine | Action | |
| True Believer | Joseph Ruben | James Woods, Robert Downey, Jr. | Drama | based on a true story |
| True Love | Nancy Savoca | Annabella Sciorra, Aida Turturro | Comedy | Sundance prize winner |
| The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels | Frank Zappa | Documentary | ||
| Tummy Trouble | Rob Minkoff | Roger Rabbit | Animated | |
| Turner & Hooch | Roger Spottiswoode | Tom Hanks, Mare Winningham, Craig T. Nelson, J. C. Quinn, Reginald VelJohnson | Comedy | |
| Twister | Michael Almereyda | Suzy Amis, Dylan McDermott, Crispin Glover | Comedy | based on Mary Robison novel |
| UHF | Jay Levey | Weird Al Yankovic, Michael Richards | Comedy | |
| The Unbelievable Truth | Hal Hartley | Adrienne Shelley | Drama | |
| Uncle Buck | John Hughes | John Candy, Amy Madigan, Jean Louisa Kelly, Macaulay Culkin, Gaby Hoffmann | Comedy, Drama | later became TV series |
| Valmont | Milos Forman | Colin Firth, Annette Bening, Meg Tilly, Fairuza Balk | Drama | Les Liaisons Dangereuses |
| Vampire's Kiss | Robert Bierman | Nicolas Cage, Jennifer Beals, María Conchita Alonso | Comedy | Hemdale Films |
| The War of the Roses | Danny DeVito | Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito | Comedy | from Warren Adler novel |
| Warlock | Steve Miner | Julian Sands, Lori Singer | Horror | |
| We're No Angels | Neil Jordan | Sean Penn, Robert De Niro, Demi Moore | Comedy | screenplay by David Mamet |
| Weekend at Bernie's | Ted Kotcheff | Andrew McCarthy, Jonathan Silverman | Comedy | followed by 1993 sequel |
| When Harry Met Sally... | Rob Reiner | Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan, Carrie Fisher, Bruno Kirby | Comedy | screenplay by Nora Ephron |
| Who's Harry Crumb? | Paul Flaherty | John Candy, Annie Potts, Shawnee Smith | Comedy | |
| Wicked Stepmother | Larry Cohen | Bette Davis | Drama | |
| Wired | Larry Peerce | Michael Chiklis, J. T. Walsh | Drama, Biopic | based on Bob Woodward book |
| The Wizard of Speed and Time | Mike Jittlov | Mike Jittlov, Paige Moore | Fantasy | |
| The Wizard | Todd Holland | Fred Savage | Comedy | |
| The Women of Brewster Place | Donna Deutch | Oprah Winfrey, Robin Givens | Drama | made for TV |
| Worth Winning | Will Mackenzie | Mark Harmon, Madeleine Stowe, Lesley Ann Warren | Comedy |
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