List of American films of 1990
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A list of American films released in 1990.
Highest-grossing films[]
- Ghost, starring Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg, Tony Goldwyn, Rick Aviles, $505,702,588
- Home Alone, starring Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard, Catherine O'Hara, $476,684,675
- Pretty Woman, starring Julia Roberts, Richard Gere, $463,407,268
- Dances with Wolves, starring Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell, Graham Greene, $424,208,848
- Total Recall, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, $261,299,840
- Die Hard 2, starring Bruce Willis, $240,031,094
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, $201,965,915
- Kindergarten Cop, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Penelope Ann Miller, $201,957,688
- The Hunt for Red October, starring Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, $200,512,643
- Dick Tracy, starring Warren Beatty, Madonna, Glenne Headly, Al Pacino, $162,738,726
A–B[]
Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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The Adventures of Ford Fairlane | Renny Harlin | Andrew Dice Clay, Wayne Newton, Priscilla Presley, Lauren Holly, Maddie Corman, Ed O'Neill, Morris Day, Tone Loc, Gilbert Gottfried, Robert Englund | Comedy | 3 Razzies |
After Dark, My Sweet | James Foley | Jason Patric, Rachel Ward, Bruce Dern | Mystery | based on Jim Thompson novel |
Air America | Roger Spottiswoode | Mel Gibson, Robert Downey, Jr., Nancy Travis | Comedy | |
Alice | Woody Allen | Mia Farrow, Joe Mantegna, William Hurt, Alec Baldwin | Comedy | |
Almost an Angel | John Cornell | Paul Hogan, Elias Koteas, Charlton Heston | Comedy | |
The Ambulance | Larry Cohen | Eric Roberts, James Earl Jones, Megan Gallagher | Action | |
American Dream | Barbara Kopple, Cathy Caplan | proposed strike at Hormel Foods | Documentary | |
American Ninja 4: The Annihilation | Cedric Sundstrom | Michael Dudikoff | Action | sequel |
Andre's Mother | Deborah Reinisch | Richard Thomas, Sada Thompson | Drama | made for TV |
Angel Town | Olivier Gruner | Olivier Gruner, Theresa Saldana | Action | |
Another 48 Hrs. | Walter Hill | Eddie Murphy, Nick Nolte | Action | sequel to 48 Hrs. |
Arachnophobia | Frank Marshall | Jeff Daniels, John Goodman, Harley Jane Kozak, Julian Sands | Thriller | |
Avalon | Barry Levinson | Aidan Quinn, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Joan Plowright, Elizabeth Perkins, Kevin Pollak | Drama | |
Awakenings | Penny Marshall | Robert De Niro, Robin Williams, Penelope Ann Miller, John Heard, Julie Kavner, Ruth Nelson | Drama | based on book by Oliver Sacks |
Back to the Future Part III | Robert Zemeckis | Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Mary Steenburgen, Thomas F. Wilson | Comedy, Science fiction | 2nd sequel |
Bad Influence | Curtis Hanson | Rob Lowe, James Spader | Thriller | |
Basket Case 2 | Frank Henenlotter | Annie Ross | Horror | sequel |
Betsy's Wedding | Alan Alda | Alan Alda, Molly Ringwald, Ally Sheedy, Madeline Kahn, Joe Pesci, Anthony LaPaglia, Catherine O'Hara | Comedy | |
Bird on a Wire | John Badham | Mel Gibson, Goldie Hawn, David Carradine, Bill Duke, Stephen Tobolowsky, Joan Severance | Comedy, Crime | |
Blind Faith | Paul Wendkos | Robert Urich, Joanna Kerns, Johnny Galecki, William Forsythe, Dennis Farina | Crime drama | made for TV; based on book by Joe McGinniss |
Bloodfist II | Andy Blumenthal | Don Wilson | Action | sequel |
Blue Steel | Kathryn Bigelow | Jamie Lee Curtis, Ron Silver, Clancy Brown, Elizabeth Pena, Louise Fletcher | Thriller | |
The Bonfire of the Vanities | Brian De Palma | Tom Hanks, Bruce Willis, Melanie Griffith, Morgan Freeman, Kim Cattrall, Saul Rubinek, F. Murray Abraham, Alan King | Comedy, Drama | from Tom Wolfe novel; 5 Razzie nominations |
Bride of Re-Animator | Brian Yuzna | Bruce Abbott, Fabiana Udenio | Horror and Priquitianism |
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Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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Cadence | Martin Sheen | Charlie Sheen, Martin Sheen | Drama | |
Cadillac Man | Roger Donaldson | Robin Williams, Tim Robbins, Pamela Reed, Lori Petty, Fran Drescher | Comedy | |
Camp Cucamonga | Roger Duchowny | John Ratzenberger | Comedy | made for TV |
Captain America | Albert Pyun | Matt Salinger, Ronny Cox, Scott Paulin | Action | based on character from Marvel Comics |
Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue | Animated | |||
Catchfire | "Alan Smithee" | Dennis Hopper, Jodie Foster | Drama | released as Backtrack |
Challenger | Ben Jordan | Karen Allen, Barry Bostwick | Drama | made for TV |
Checkered Flag | John Glen, Michael Levine | Billy Campbell, Rob Estes | Drama | made for TV |
Child in the Night | Elijah Wood, Tom Skerritt | Drama | made for TV | |
Child's Play 2 | John Lafia | Alex Vincent, Jenny Agutter, Gerrit Graham | Horror | |
China Cry | James F. Collier | Julia Nickson, France Nuyen and James Shigeta | Drama | |
The China Lake Murders | Alan Metzger | Tom Skerritt, Michael Parks | Crime drama | made for TV |
China O'Brien | Robert Clouse | Cynthia Rothrock | Martial arts | |
Class of 1999 | Mark L. Lester | Malcolm McDowell, Stacy Keach, Traci Lind | Science fiction | |
Coins in the Fountain | Loni Anderson, Stepfanie Kramer, | Romantic comedy | remake of 1954 film | |
Come See the Paradise | Alan Parker | Dennis Quaid, Tamlyn Tomita | Drama | |
Coupe de Ville | Joe Roth | Daniel Stern, Patrick Dempsey, Arye Gross | Comedy | |
Crash and Burn | Charles Band | Megan Ward | Science fiction | |
Crazy People | Tony Bill | Dudley Moore, Daryl Hannah, Paul Reiser, Mercedes Ruehl, J. T. Walsh | Comedy | |
Cry-Baby | John Waters | Johnny Depp, Amy Locane, Susan Tyrrell, Iggy Pop, Ricki Lake, Traci Lords, Polly Bergen | Musical comedy | became Broadway show |
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Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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Daddy's Dyin': Who's Got the Will? | Jack Fisk | Beau Bridges, Beverly D'Angelo | Comedy | |
Dances with Wolves | Kevin Costner | Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell, Graham Greene | Drama, Western | won 7 Academy Awards |
Adult | ||||
The Dark Side of the Moon | D. J. Webster | Robert Sampson | Science fiction | |
Darkman | Sam Raimi | Liam Neeson, Frances McDormand, Colin Friels, Larry Drake | Action | |
Daughter of Darkness | Stuart Gordon | Anthony Perkins, Mia Sara | Horror | made for TV |
Days of Thunder | Tony Scott | Tom Cruise, Robert Duvall, Randy Quaid, Nicole Kidman, Cary Elwes | Drama | features NASCAR drivers |
Death Machine | Stephen Norrington | Brad Dourif | Science fiction | |
Death Warrant | Richard C. Sarafian | Jean-Claude Van Damme | Action | |
Deceptions | Nicollette Sheridan, Harry Hamlin | Drama | made for TV | |
Decoration Day | Robert Markowitz | James Garner | Drama | made for TV |
Def by Temptation | James Bond III | Samuel L. Jackson, Kadeem Hardison | Horror | |
Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection | Aaron Norris | Chuck Norris, Billy Drago | Action | sequel |
Denial | Erin Dignam | Robin Wright, Jason Patric, Rae Dawn Chong | Drama | |
Desperate Hours | Michael Cimino | Anthony Hopkins, Mickey Rourke, Mimi Rogers, Kelly Lynch, Lindsay Crouse, David Morse, Elias Koteas, Shawnee Smith | Suspense | remake of 1955 film |
Dick Tracy | Warren Beatty | Warren Beatty, Al Pacino, Madonna, Glenne Headly, Charlie Korsmo | Comedy, Fantasy | based on comic strip; Stephen Sondheim music |
Die Hard 2 | Renny Harlin | Bruce Willis, Bonnie Bedelia, William Atherton, William Sadler | Action | sequel; set in Dulles Airport |
A Divine Double Feature | ||||
Dorf Goes Auto Racing | Tim Conway | Comedy | ||
Downtown | Richard Benjamin | Anthony Edwards, Forest Whitaker, Joe Pantoliano, Penelope Ann Miller | Comedy | |
Dream Machine | Lyman Dayton | Corey Haim | Thriller | |
Dreams | Akira Kurosawa | Akira Terao, Martin Scorsese, Chishū Ryū, Mieko Harada, Mitsuko Baisho | Magic realism | |
DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp | Animated film |
E[]
Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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Edward Scissorhands | Tim Burton | Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest, Alan Arkin, Anthony Michael Hall, Vincent Price, Kathy Baker | Comedy, Fantasy | Price's final film |
The End of Innocence | Dyan Cannon | Dyan Cannon, John Heard, Rebecca Schaeffer | Drama | |
Ernest Goes to Jail | John R. Cherry III | Jim Varney | Comedy | 4th of series |
Everybody Wins | Karel Reisz | Nick Nolte, Debra Winger, Jack Warden | Drama | written by Arthur Miller |
The Exorcist III | William Peter Blatty | George C. Scott, Ed Flanders, Brad Dourif, Nicol Williamson | Horror | 2nd sequel to The Exorcist |
Eyes on the Prize | Documentary | About the Civil Rights Movement |
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Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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Faces of Death IV | Documentary | |||
Far Out Man | Tommy Chong | Tommy Chong, Rae Dawn Chong | Comedy | |
The Final Sanction | David A. Prior | Ted Prior | ||
Fire Birds | David Green | Nicolas Cage, Tommy Lee Jones, Sean Young | Action | |
The First Power | Robert Resnikoff | Lou Diamond Phillips | Horror | |
Flashback | Franco Amurri | Kiefer Sutherland, Dennis Hopper | Comedy | |
Flatliners | Joel Schumacher | Julia Roberts, Kiefer Sutherland, Kevin Bacon, William Baldwin, Oliver Platt | Drama, Horror | Remake of 2017 film |
The Forbidden Dance | Greydon Clark | Laura Harring | Drama | |
The Fourth War | John Frankenheimer | Roy Scheider, Jürgen Prochnow | Drama | |
Frankenhooker | Frank Henenlotter | James Lorinz | Comedy | |
Frankenstein Unbound | Roger Corman | John Hurt, Raúl Juliá, Bridget Fonda | Horror | |
The Freshman | Andrew Bergman | Matthew Broderick, Marlon Brando, Penelope Ann Miller, Bruno Kirby, Frank Whaley | Comedy | |
Full Fathom Five | Carl Franklin | Michael Moriarty | Action | |
Funny About Love | Leonard Nimoy | Gene Wilder, Christine Lahti, Mary Stuart Masterson, Robert Prosky | Romantic comedy |
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Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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Getting Lucky | Michael Paul Girard | Steven Cooke, Lezlie McCraw | Comedy | |
Ghost | Jerry Zucker | Demi Moore, Patrick Swayze, Whoopi Goldberg, Tony Goldwyn | Drama | Oscar for Goldberg |
Ghost Dad | Sidney Poitier | Bill Cosby | Comedy | |
Ghosts Can't Do It | John Derek | Bo Derek, Anthony Quinn | Comedy | Winner of 4 Razzies |
Girlfriend from Hell | Daniel M. Peterson | Dana Ashbrook | ||
The Godfather Part III | Francis Ford Coppola | Al Pacino, Andy García, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, Sofia Coppola, Joe Mantegna, Eli Wallach | Crime drama | 2nd sequel to The Godfather; nominated for 7 Oscars |
Goodfellas | Martin Scorsese | Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco, Paul Sorvino, Frank Vincent, Michael Imperioli | Crime drama | based on Nicholas Pileggi novel; nominated for 6 Oscars |
Graffiti Bridge | Prince | Prince, Morris Day, Ingrid Chavez | Drama | 5 Razzie nominations |
Green Card | Peter Weir | Andie MacDowell, Gérard Depardieu | Comedy | |
Gremlins 2: The New Batch | Joe Dante | Phoebe Cates, Zach Galligan | Sci-fi comedy | sequel to Gremlins |
The Grifters | Stephen Frears | John Cusack, Anjelica Huston, Annette Bening | Crime drama | based on Jim Thompson novel; nominated for 4 Oscars |
Grim Prairie Tales | Wayne Coe | James Earl Jones | Horror | |
The Guardian | William Friedkin | Jenny Seagrove, Dwier Brown, Carey Lowell | Horror | |
Guns | Andy Sidaris | Erik Estrada, Dona Speir | Action | |
The Guyver | Steve Wang | Mark Hamill, Vivian Wu | Sci-fi |
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Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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The Handmaid's Tale | Volker Schlöndorff | Natasha Richardson, Faye Dunaway, Robert Duvall, Elizabeth McGovern | Science fiction, drama | based on novel by Margaret Atwood |
Hard to Kill | Bruce Malmuth | Steven Seagal, Kelly Le Brock | Action | |
Hardware | Richard Stanley | Dylan McDermott, Stacey Travis, Iggy Pop | Horror | |
Havana | Sydney Pollack | Robert Redford, Raúl Juliá, Lena Olin, Tomas Milian, Alan Arkin | Drama | |
Heart Condition | James D. Parriott | Denzel Washington, Bob Hoskins, Chloe Webb | Comedy | |
Henry & June | Philip Kaufman | Fred Ward, Uma Thurman, Maria de Medeiros | Drama, Biography | first film rated NC-17 |
Home Alone | Chris Columbus | Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard, Catherine O'Hara | Comedy, Family | Top-grossing film of 1990; 2 sequels |
Hot Cars, Cold Facts | Short subject | Educational | ||
The Hot Spot | Dennis Hopper | Don Johnson, Jennifer Connelly, Virginia Madsen, Charles Martin Smith | Crime drama | |
House Party | Reginald Hudlin | Kid 'n Play, Robin Harris | Comedy | |
The Hunt for Red October | John McTiernan | Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, Scott Glenn, Sam Neill, James Earl Jones, Tim Curry | Drama, Adventure | based on novel by Tom Clancy |
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Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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I Come in Peace | Craig Baxley | Dolph Lundgren | Science fiction | |
I Love You to Death | Lawrence Kasdan | Kevin Kline, Tracey Ullman, River Phoenix, Joan Plowright, William Hurt, Keanu Reeves | Comedy | |
I'm Dangerous Tonight | Tobe Hooper | Mädchen Amick as Mädchen Amick | Horror | made for TV |
Industrial Symphony No. 1 | David Lynch | Laura Dern | Short subject | |
Initiation: Silent Night, Deadly Night 4 | Brian Yuzna | Neith Hunter, Clint Howard, Maud Adams | Horror | sequel |
Internal Affairs | Mike Figgis | Richard Gere, Andy García, Nancy Travis, Laurie Metcalf, Richard Bradford, William Baldwin | Suspense | |
Iron & Silk | ||||
It | Tommy Lee Wallace | Tim Curry, Harry Anderson, Dennis Christopher, Richard Masur, Annette O'Toole, Tim Reid, John Ritter, Richard Thomas | Horror | TV miniseries |
J[]
Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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Jacob's Ladder | Adrian Lyne | Tim Robbins, Danny Aiello, Elizabeth Peña | Suspense | |
Jetsons: The Movie | Animated | based on the TV series | ||
Joe Versus the Volcano | John Patrick Shanley | Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Lloyd Bridges, Robert Stack, Ossie Davis, Abe Vigoda | Romantic comedy |
K[]
Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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The Kill-Off | Maggie Greenwald | Cathy Haase | Drama | |
Killer Tomatoes Strike Back | John DeBello | John Astin | Comedy | sequel; direct-to-video |
Kindergarten Cop | Ivan Reitman | Arnold Schwarzenegger, Penelope Ann Miller, Pamela Reed, Linda Hunt, Richard Tyson, Carroll Baker | Comedy, Family | |
King of New York | Abel Ferrara | Christopher Walken, Wesley Snipes, Laurence Fishburne, Victor Argo, David Caruso | Crime drama |
L[]
Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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Laser Mission | Brandon Lee | Action | direct-to-video | |
The Last of the Finest | John Mackenzie | Brian Dennehy, Joe Pantoliano, Jeff Fahey, Bill Paxton | Crime | |
Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III | Kane Hodder | Horror | sequel | |
The Lemon Sisters | Joyce Chopra | Diane Keaton, Carol Kane, Kathryn Grody, Aidan Quinn, Elliott Gould, Rubén Blades | Drama | |
Lionheart | Jean-Claude Van Damme | Action | ||
The Long Walk Home | Richard Pearce | Sissy Spacek, Whoopi Goldberg | Drama | |
Look Who's Talking Too | Amy Heckerling | John Travolta, Kirstie Alley, Bruce Willis, Roseanne Barr, Olympia Dukakis, Elias Koteas, Damon Wayans | Comedy | Look Who's Talking sequel |
Loose Cannons | Bob Clark | Gene Hackman, Dan Aykroyd, Dom DeLuise, Ronny Cox, Nancy Travis | Action comedy | |
Lord of the Flies | Harry Hook | Balthazar Getty | Drama | based on William Golding novel |
Love at Large | Alan Rudolph | Tom Berenger, Elizabeth Perkins, Anne Archer | Romance |
M[]
Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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Mack the Knife | Menahem Golan | Raúl Juliá, Richard Harris, Julie Walters | Drama | based on Threepenny Opera |
Madhouse | Tom Ropelewski | Kirstie Alley, John Larroquette | Comedy | |
A Man Called Sarge | Stuart Gillard | Gary Kroeger, Marc Singer | Comedy | World War II comedy |
Maniac Cop 2 | William Lustig | Robert Davi, Laurene Landon, Robert Z'Dar, Bruce Campbell, Michael Lerner, Leo Rossi | Horror | sequel |
Marked for Death | Dwight H. Little | Steven Seagal, Keith David, Joanna Pacuła | Action | |
Martians Go Home | David Odell | Randy Quaid, Margaret Colin, Anita Morris | Comedy, Science fiction | based on Fredric Brown novel |
Masters of Menace | David Rasche, Catherine Bach | |||
Megaville | Peter Lehner | Billy Zane | Science fiction | Direct to video |
Memphis Belle | Michael Caton-Jones | Matthew Modine, Eric Stoltz, John Lithgow, Harry Connick, Jr., Sean Astin, Billy Zane, D. B. Sweeney, Tate Donovan, David Strathairn | Drama, War | based on William Wyler documentary |
Men at Work | Emilio Estevez | Charlie Sheen, Emilio Estevez, Keith David, Leslie Hope, John Getz | Comedy | |
Men Don't Leave | Paul Brickman | Jessica Lange, Chris O'Donnell, Joan Cusack, Arliss Howard, Charlie Korsmo | Drama | |
Men of Respect | William C. Reilly | John Turturro, Stanley Tucci, Rod Steiger, Peter Boyle, Dennis Farina | Crime drama | based on Macbeth and Joe MacBeth |
Meridian: Kiss of the Beast | ||||
Mermaids | Richard Benjamin | Cher, Winona Ryder, Bob Hoskins, Michael Schoeffling, Christina Ricci | Comedy | based on Patty Dann novel |
Metamorphosis: The Alien Factor | Glenn Takajian | Science fiction | ||
Metropolitan | Whit Stillman | Carolyn Farina | Drama | |
Miami Blues | George Armitage | Alec Baldwin, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Fred Ward | Crime drama | based on Charles Willeford novel |
Miller's Crossing | Joel Coen | Gabriel Byrne, Albert Finney, Marcia Gay Harden, John Turturro, Jon Polito | Crime drama | |
Misery | Rob Reiner | James Caan, Kathy Bates | Thriller | based on Stephen King novel; Oscar for Bates |
Mister Frost | Philippe Setbon | Jeff Goldblum, Kathy Baker, Alan Bates | Thriller | |
Mister Johnson | Bruce Beresford | Pierce Brosnan | Drama | |
Mo' Better Blues | Spike Lee | Denzel Washington, Wesley Snipes, Spike Lee, Bill Nunn | Drama | |
Mob Story | John Vernon, Kate Vernon | Drama | Canadian | |
A Mom for Christmas | George T. Miller | Olivia Newton-John | Family | Made for TV |
Moon 44 | Roland Emmerich | Michael Paré | Science fiction | |
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme | Family | Made for TV | ||
Mountains of the Moon | Bob Rafelson | Patrick Bergin | Drama | story of Richard Francis Burton |
Mr. Destiny | James Orr | James Belushi, Michael Caine, Linda Hamilton, Hart Bochner, Jon Lovitz, Rene Russo | Drama | |
Mr. and Mrs. Bridge | James Ivory | Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward | Drama | based on Evan S. Connell novel |
Murder in Mississippi | Roger Young | Tom Hulce, Blair Underwood, Josh Charles, Jennifer Grey | Drama | Made for TV |
My Blue Heaven | Herbert Ross | Steve Martin, Rick Moranis, Joan Cusack | Comedy | screenplay by Nora Ephron |
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Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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Narrow Margin | Peter Hyams | Gene Hackman, Anne Archer | Suspense | remake of 1952 film |
Navy SEALs | Lewis Teague | Charlie Sheen, Michael Biehn, Joanne Whalley, Rick Rossovich, Bill Paxton, Dennis Haysbert | Action | |
The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter | George T. Miller | Jonathan Brandis | Fantasy | sequel |
Night Eyes | Jag Mundhra | Andrew Stevens, Tanya Roberts | Drama | |
Night of the Living Dead | Tom Savini | Tony Todd | Horror | remake of 1968 film |
Nightbreed | Clive Barker | Craig Sheffer | Horror | |
Ninja Academy | Will Egan | Martial arts | ||
No Retreat, No Surrender 3: Blood Brothers | Lucas Lowe | Loren Avedon | Action | sequel; Direct to video |
The Nutcracker Prince | Paul Schibli | voices of Kiefer Sutherland, Megan Follows | Animated |
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Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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Opportunity Knocks | Donald Petrie | Dana Carvey, Robert Loggia | Comedy |
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Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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Pacific Heights | John Schlesinger | Michael Keaton, Melanie Griffith, Matthew Modine, Laurie Metcalf, Dorian Harewood | Thriller | |
Paris Is Burning | Jennie Livingston | ball culture of drag queens | Documentary | |
The Pit and the Pendulum | Stuart Gordon | Lance Henriksen, Mark Margolis | Horror | based on Edgar Allan Poe story |
Plunder & Lightning | Larry Latham, Robert Taylor | Ed Gilbert, R. J. Williams, Sally Struthers, Janna Michaels, Pat Fraley, Tony Jay, Jim Cummings | Animated | made for TV |
Postcards from the Edge | Mike Nichols | Meryl Streep, Dennis Quaid, Shirley MacLaine, Gene Hackman, Annette Bening, Richard Dreyfuss | Comedy, Drama | based on novel by Carrie Fisher |
Predator 2 | Stephen Hopkins | Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Rubén Blades, María Conchita Alonso, Bill Paxton | Sci-fi | sequel to Predator |
Presumed Innocent | Alan J. Pakula | Harrison Ford, Greta Scacchi, Bonnie Bedelia, Brian Dennehy, Raúl Juliá, Paul Winfield, John Spencer | Crime drama | based on novel by Scott Turow |
Pretty Woman | Garry Marshall | Julia Roberts, Richard Gere, Héctor Elizondo, Jason Alexander, Laura San Giacomo, Ralph Bellamy | Romantic comedy | Golden Globe for Roberts |
Problem Child | Dennis Dugan | John Ritter, Jack Warden, Michael Oliver, Gilbert Gottfried, Amy Yasbeck, Michael Richards | Comedy | 2 sequels |
Prom Night III: The Last Kiss | Ron Oliver | Courtney Taylor, Tim Conlon, Cynthia Preston, David Stratton, Dylan Neal | Horror | sequel; direct-to-video |
Psycho IV: The Beginning | Mick Garris | Anthony Perkins, Olivia Hussey | Horror | final sequel to Psycho |
Pump Up the Volume | Allan Moyle | Christian Slater, Samantha Mathis, Ellen Greene, Mimi Kennedy, Scott Paulin | Comedy, Drama |
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Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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Q&A | Sidney Lumet | Nick Nolte, Timothy Hutton, Armand Assante, Patrick O'Neal, Charles S. Dutton, Lee Richardson | Crime drama | based on a novel by Edwin Torres |
Quick Change | Howard Franklin, Bill Murray | Bill Murray, Geena Davis, Jason Robards, Randy Quaid, Tony Shalhoub, Phil Hartman | Crime comedy | only film directed by Murray |
Quigley Down Under | Simon Wincer | Tom Selleck, Laura San Giacomo, Alan Rickman | Western | set in Australia |
R[]
Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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Ralph S. Mouse | ||||
The Reflecting Skin | Philip Ridley | Viggo Mortensen | Drama | |
Repossessed | Bob Logan | Linda Blair, Leslie Nielsen | Comedy | parody of The Exorcist |
The Rescuers Down Under | voices of Bob Newhart, Eva Gabor, John Candy, George C. Scott | Animated film | sequel to The Rescuers | |
Revenge | Tony Scott | Kevin Costner, Anthony Quinn, Madeleine Stowe, Sally Kirkland, Miguel Ferrer, James Gammon | Drama | based on novel by Jim Harrison |
Reversal of Fortune | Barbet Schroeder | Jeremy Irons, Glenn Close, Ron Silver | Drama | Oscar for Irons |
RoboCop 2 | Irvin Kershner | Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Dan O'Herlihy, Tom Noonan, Belinda Bauer, Gabriel Damon | Science fiction | sequel to 1987 film |
Robot Jox | Stuart Gordon | Gary Graham | Science fiction | |
Rock 'n' Roll High School Forever | Deborah Brock | Corey Feldman | Comedy | |
Rocky V | John Avildsen | Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Tommy Morrison, Richard Gant, Sage Stallone | Drama | 4th sequel to Rocky; 7 Razzie nominations |
Roller Coaster Rabbit | ||||
Romeo-Juliet | Armando Acosta | John Hurt, Vanessa Redgrave | Drama, Comedy | Shakespeare with cats; very limited release |
The Rookie | Clint Eastwood | Clint Eastwood, Charlie Sheen, Raúl Juliá, Sônia Braga | Crime drama | |
Rose Kennedy: A Life to Remember | Terry Sanders | Documentary short subject | Oscar nominee | |
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead | Tom Stoppard | Tim Roth, Gary Oldman, Richard Dreyfuss | Drama | based on Tom Stoppard's play |
The Russia House | Fred Schepisi | Sean Connery, Michelle Pfeiffer, Roy Scheider, James Fox, Klaus Maria Brandauer | Drama | Based on novel by John le Carré |
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Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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Shipwrecked | Nils Gaup | Gabriel Byrne | Adventure | Sweden |
A Shock to the System | Jan Egleson | Michael Caine, Elizabeth McGovern, Swoosie Kurtz, Peter Riegert, Jenny Wright, Will Patton | Thriller | from Simon Brett novel |
Short Time | Gregg Champion | Dabney Coleman, Teri Garr | Comedy | |
A Show of Force | Bruno Barreto | Amy Irving, Andy García, Robert Duvall, Kevin Spacey | Drama | Maravilla Hill case |
The Shrimp on the Barbie | "Alan Smithee" | Cheech Marin | Comedy | |
Sibling Rivalry | Carl Reiner | Kirstie Alley, Scott Bakula, Bill Pullman, Jami Gertz, Sam Elliott, Carrie Fisher | Comedy | |
Side Out | Peter Israelson | C. Thomas Howell, Peter Horton, Harley Jane Kozak, Courtney Thorne-Smith | Drama, Sports | |
Slumber Party Massacre 3 | Sally Mattison | Horror | sequel | |
Sorority House Massacre 2 | Jim Wynorski | Gail Harris | Horror | sequel |
Snake Eater II: The Drug Buster | George Erschbamer | Lorenzo Lamas | Action | sequel |
Solar Crisis | "Alan Smithee" | Tim Matheson, Charlton Heston, Peter Boyle | Science fiction | |
Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture | Frank Pierson | Roy Scheider, Bonnie Bedelia | Drama | made for TV |
Soultaker | Michael Rissi | Joe Estevez | Suspense | |
Spaced Invaders | Patrick Read Johnson | Douglas Barr | Science fiction | |
Spirit of '76 | Lucas Reiner | Carl Reiner, Rob Reiner | Comedy | |
Spontaneous Combustion | Tobe Hooper | Brad Dourif | Horror | |
Spymaker: The Secret Life of Ian Fleming | Ferdinand Fairfax | Jason Connery | Biography | made for TV |
Stanley & Iris | Martin Ritt | Jane Fonda, Robert De Niro, Martha Plimpton, Swoosie Kurtz | Romantic drama | from Pat Barker novel |
State of Grace | Phil Joanou | Sean Penn, Ed Harris, Gary Oldman, Robin Wright, John Turturro, John C. Reilly | Crime drama | Ennio Morricone score |
Stella | John Erman | Bette Midler, Trini Alvarado, John Goodman, Stephen Collins, Marsha Mason, Eileen Brennan | Drama | remake of 1925 and 1937 films |
Strike It Rich | James Scott | Robert Lindsay, Molly Ringwald | Comedy |
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Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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Taking Care of Business | Arthur Hiller | James Belushi, Charles Grodin, Héctor Elizondo, Mako, Veronica Hamel | Comedy | co-written by J. J. Abrams |
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie | John Harrison | Deborah Harry, Christian Slater, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi, William Hickey, David Johansen, James Remar, Rae Dawn Chong | Horror | based on the TV series |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Steve Barron | Judith Hoag, Elias Koteas | Action | based on the TV series |
Terminal City Ricochet | Drama | Philippines | ||
Texasville | Peter Bogdanovich | Jeff Bridges, Annie Potts, Cybill Shepherd, Cloris Leachman, Timothy Bottoms, Eileen Brennan, Randy Quaid | Drama | based on Larry McMurtry novel; sequel to The Last Picture Show |
That's Black Entertainment | Documentary | based on That's Entertainment | ||
Three Men and a Little Lady | Emile Ardolino | Tom Selleck, Ted Danson, Steve Guttenberg, Nancy Travis | Comedy | sequel to Three Men and a Baby |
Till There Was You | Michael Thomas | Mark Harmon | Australia | |
Time of Love | Iran-Turkey | |||
Too Much Sun | Robert Downey, Sr. | Robert Downey, Jr., Eric Idle, Ralph Macchio | Comedy | |
To Sleep with Anger | Charles Burnett | Danny Glover | Drama | |
Total Recall | Paul Verhoeven | Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rachel Ticotin, Sharon Stone, Michael Ironside, Ronny Cox | Science fiction | based on Philip K. Dick story |
Treasure Island | Fraser Clarke Heston | Christian Bale, Charlton Heston | Adventure | Made for TV; based on novel by Robert Louis Stevenson |
Tremors | Ron Underwood | Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward, Finn Carter, Michael Gross, Reba McEntire | Horror, Comedy | Underwood's first film |
Troll 2 | sequel | |||
Troll 3 | sequel | |||
Trust | Hal Hartley | Adrienne Shelley | Romantic comedy | |
Tune in Tomorrow | Jon Amiel | Barbara Hershey, Peter Falk, Keanu Reeves | Comedy | aka Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter |
Twisted Obsession | Fernando Trueba | Jeff Goldblum, Miranda Richardson | Thriller | Spain |
The Two Jakes | Jack Nicholson | Jack Nicholson, Harvey Keitel, Meg Tilly, Madeleine Stowe, Eli Wallach, Rubén Blades, Perry Lopez, Richard Farnsworth | Crime drama | sequel to Chinatown |
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Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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Vincent & Theo | Robert Altman | Tim Roth, Paul Rhys | Drama | produced by the BBC |
Voodoo Dawn | Steven Fierberg | Raymond St. Jacques, Theresa Merritt, Gina Gershon | Horror |
W[]
Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael | Jim Abrahams | Winona Ryder, Jeff Daniels, Laila Robins, Dinah Manoff | Comedy | |
When You Remember Me | Harry Winer | Kevin Spacey, Fred Savage | Drama | made for TV |
Where the Heart Is | John Boorman | Dabney Coleman, Uma Thurman, Crispin Glover, Suzy Amis, Joanna Cassidy, Christopher Plummer | Drama | |
White Hunter Black Heart | Clint Eastwood | Clint Eastwood, Jeff Fahey | Drama | from Peter Viertel novel |
White Palace | Luis Mandoki | James Spader, Susan Sarandon | Drama | from Glenn Savan novel |
White Room | Patricia Rozema | Kate Nelligan, Margot Kidder | Drama | Canada |
Why Me? | Gene Quintano | Christopher Lambert, Christopher Lloyd | Drama | |
Wild Orchid | Zalman King | Mickey Rourke, Carre Otis, Jacqueline Bisset | Drama | |
Wild at Heart | David Lynch | Nicolas Cage, Laura Dern, Diane Ladd, Willem Dafoe, Harry Dean Stanton, Isabella Rossellini | Drama | from Barry Gifford novel |
Witchcraft II: The Temptress | Mark Woods | Delia Sheppard | Sci-fi | sequel |
The Witches | Nicolas Roeg | Anjelica Huston, Mai Zetterling | Fantasy | from Roald Dahl story; Remake of 1966 film |
Without You I'm Nothing | John Boskovich | Sandra Bernhard | Performance |
X–Z[]
Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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Young Guns II | Geoff Murphy | Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips, Christian Slater, William Petersen | Western | Young Guns sequel |
Zapped Again! | Doug Campbell | Todd Eric Andrews, Sue Ane Langdon, Karen Black, Linda Blair | Comedy | Zapped! sequel |
12:01 PM | Jonathan Heap | Kurtwood Smith | Short subject | 25 minutes |
See also[]
- 1990 in American television
- 1990 in the United States
External links[]
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Categories:
- Lists of American films by year
- 1990 in American cinema
- Lists of 1990 films by country or language