1980s
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | ||||||
| Guaguasi | Jorge Ulla | Orestes Matacena, Marilyn Pupo, and Raimundo Hidalgo-Gato | War Drama | About a love story during the Cuban revolution. | ||
| 1985 | ||||||
| Tras las huellas de Palau | René Fortunato | Francisco Arturo Palau | Documentary/Short | The history of the first Dominican filmmaker Francisco Palau, (1879–1937). | ||
| 1988 | ||||||
| Abril: La trinchera del honor | René Fortunato | Documentary | Historical documentary of the Dominican revolt in Santo Domingo against occupying North American forces. Winner of the best Caribbean documentary in the 1990 San Juan Film Festival. | |||
| Pasaje de Ida, Un | Agliberto Meléndez | Carlos Alfredo, Ángel Muñiz and Ángel Haché | Drama | The film was submitted to the 61st Academy Awards. | ||
| 1989 | ||||||
| Cat Chaser | Abel Ferrara | Peter Weller and Kelly McGillis | Drama | A former American paratrooper and veteran of the Dominican Republic intervention, searches for a Dominican woman named Luci Palma who saved his life in 1965 (and gave him the nickname "Cat Chaser"). He begins a relationship with Mary DeBoya, the wealthy, unhappy wife of a former Dominican general who continues to use sadistic methods to get what he wants. The film was also shot in the Dominican Republic. | ||
Read more about this topic: List Of Dominican Republican Films