List of American films of 1990

A list of American films released in 1990.
==Highest grossing films==
#Home Alone, starring Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard, Catherine O'Hara, $477,561,243
#Ghost, starring Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg, Tony Goldwyn, Rick Aviles
#Dances with Wolves, starring Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell, Graham Greene
#Pretty Woman, starring Julia Roberts, Richard Gere
#Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
#The Hunt for Red October, starring Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin
#Total Recall, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger
#Die Hard 2, starring Bruce Willis
#Dick Tracy, starring Warren Beatty, Madonna, Glenne Headly, Al Pacino
#Kindergarten Cop, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Penelope Ann Miller
===A-B===
Title 	Director 	Cast 	Genre 	Notes
The Adventures of Ford Fairlane 	Renny Harlin 	Andrew Dice Clay, Wayne Newton, Priscilla Presley 	Action, Comedy 	Winner of 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. 	Action, Comedy 	
Alice 	Woody Allen 	Mia Farrow, Joe Mantegna, William Hurt 	Romance, 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 Comedy 	sequel to 48 Hrs.
Arachnophobia 	Frank Marshall 	Jeff Daniels, John Goodman 	Comedy, Thriller 	
Avalon 	Barry Levinson 	Aidan Quinn, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Joan Plowright 	Drama 	
Awakenings 	Penny Marshall 	Robert De Niro, Robin Williams, Penelope Ann Miller 	Drama 	based on book by Oliver Sacks
Back to the Future Part III 	Robert Zemeckis 	Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Mary Steenburgen 	Comedy, Science fiction	2nd Back to the Future 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 	Comedy 	
Bird on a Wire 	John Badham 	Mel Gibson, Goldie Hawn 	Comedy, Crime 	
Blind Faith 	Paul Wendkos 	Robert Urich, Joanna Kerns, Johnny Galecki 	Crime drama 	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 	Thriller 	
The Bonfire of the Vanities 	Brian De Palma 	Tom Hanks, Bruce Willis, Melanie Griffith, Morgan Freeman, Kim Cattrall, Saul Rubinek, F. Murray Abraham	Comedy, Drama 	based on novel by Tom Wolfe; 5 Razzie nominations
Bride of Re-Animator 	 	 	 	
Brain Dead 	Brian Yuzna 	Bruce Abbott, Fabiana Udenio 	Horror 	
===C===
Title 	Director 	Cast 	Genre 	Notes
Cadence 	Martin Sheen 	Charlie Sheen, Martin Sheen 	Drama 	
Cadillac Man 	Roger Donaldson 	Robin Williams, Tim Robbins, 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 	
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, 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 	Comedy 	
Crash and Burn 	Charles Band 	Megan Ward 	Science fiction	
Crazy People 	Tony Bill 	Dudley Moore, Daryl Hannah, Paul Reiser 	Comedy 	
Cry-Baby 	John Waters 	Johnny Depp, Traci Lords 	Comedy 	
===D===
Title 	Director 	Cast 	Genre 	Notes
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
Deep Throat 2 	 	 	Adult 	
The Dark Side of the Moon 	D.J. Webster 	Robert Sampson 	Science fiction	
Darkman 	Sam Raimi 	Liam Neeson, Frances McDormand, Colin Friels 	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 	
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 to Delta Force
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, Shawnee Smith	Suspense 	Remake of 1955 film
Dick Tracy 	Warren Beatty 	Warren Beatty, Al Pacino, Madonna, Glenne Headly, Mandy Patinkin, Dustin Hoffman, Dick Van Dyke 	Comedy, Fantasy	based on Chester Gould comic; music by Stephen Sondheim
Die Hard 2 	Renny Harlin 	Bruce Willis, Bonnie Bedelia, William Atherton, Dennis Franz, Fred Thompson, Franco Nero 	Action 	Sequel to Die Hard; set in Dulles Airport
A Divine Double Feature 	 	 	 	
Dorf Goes Auto Racing 	 	Tim Conway 	Comedy 	
Downtown 	Richard Benjamin 	Anthony Edwards, Forest Whitaker, Joe Pantoliano 	Comedy 	
The Dream Machine 	Lyman Dayton 	Corey Haim 	Thriller 	
DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp	 	 	Animated film 	
===E===
Title 	Director 	Cast 	Genre 	Notes
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, Michael Madsen 	Drama 	
Ernest Goes to Jail 	John R. Cherry III 	Jim Varney 	Comedy 	
Everybody Wins 	Karel Reisz 	Nick Nolte, Debra Winger, Jack Warden 	Drama 	Written by Arthur Miller
The Exorcist III 	William Peter Blatty	George C. Scott 	Horror 	2nd sequel to The Exorcist
===F===
Title 	Director 	Cast 	Genre 	Notes
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 	
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, Bruno Kirby 	Comedy 	
Full Fathom Five 	Carl Franklin 	Michael Moriarty 	Action 	
Funny About Love 	Leonard Nimoy 	Gene Wilder, Christine Lahti, Mary Stuart Masterson 	Comedy 	
===G===
Title 	Director 	Cast 	Genre 	Notes
Getting Lucky 	Michael Paul Girard 	Steven Cooke, Lezlie McCraw 	Comedy, Fantasy 	
Ghost 	Jerry Zucker 	Demi Moore, Patrick Swayze, Whoopi Goldberg 	Drama 	Academy Award 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, Bridget Fonda, George Hamilton, Eli Wallach	Crime drama 	2nd sequel to The Godfather; nominated for 7 Academy Awards
Goodfellas 	Martin Scorsese 	Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco, Paul Sorvino 	Crime drama 	based on Nicholas Pileggi novel; nominated for 6 Academy Awards
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 	Comedy, Science fiction	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 	Science fiction 	
===H===
Title 	Director 	Cast 	Genre 	Notes
The Handmaid's Tale 	Volker Schlöndorff	Natasha Richardson, Faye Dunaway, Robert Duvall 	Drama, Science fiction	Based on novel by Margaret Atwood
Hard to Kill 	Bruce Malmuth 	Steven Seagal, Kelly LeBrock 	Action 	
Hardware 	Richard Stanley 	Dylan McDermott, Stacey Travis, Iggy Pop 	Horror 	
Havana 	Sydney Pollack 	Robert Redford, Raúl Juliá, Lena Olin 	Drama 	
Heart Condition 	James D. Parriott 	Denzel Washington, Bob Hoskins 	Comedy 	
Henry & June 	Philip Kaufman 	Fred Ward, Uma Thurman, Maria de Medeiros 	Drama, Biography 	First film rated NC-17
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer	John McNaughton 	Michael Rooker, Tom Towles 	Thriller 	
Home Alone 	Chris Columbus 	Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard, Catherine O'Hara 	Comedy, Family 	1990's top-grossing film
Hot Cars, Cold Facts 	 	 	Short subject 	Educational
The Hot Spot 	Dennis Hopper 	Don Johnson, Jennifer Connelly, Virginia Madsen 	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, Courtney B. Vance, Tim Curry	Drama, Adventure 	Based on novel by Tom Clancy
===I===
Title 	Director 	Cast 	Genre 	Notes
I Come in Peace 	Craig Baxley 	Dolph Lundgren 	Science fiction	
I Love You to Death 	Lawrence Kasdan 	Kevin Kline, Tracey Ullman, River Phoenix, Keanu Reeves, William Hurt, Joan Plowright, James Gammon	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 	
Internal Affairs 	Mike Figgis 	Richard Gere, Andy García, Nancy Travis 	Suspense 	
Iron & Silk 	 	 	 	
It 	Tommy Lee Wallace	Tim Curry, Harry Anderson, Annette O'Toole, Richard Masur, Tim Reid, John Ritter, Richard Thomas 	Horror 	From the novel by Stephen King
===J===
Title 	Director 	Cast 	Genre 	Notes
Jacob's Ladder 	Adrian Lyne 	Tim Robbins, Danny Aiello, Elizabeth Peña, Macaulay Culkin, Jason Alexander, Ving Rhames	Suspense	
Jetsons: The Movie 	 	 	Animated	
Joe Versus the Volcano	John Patrick Shanley	Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Lloyd Bridges, Robert Stack 	Comedy 	
===K===
Title 	Director 	Cast 	Genre 	Notes
The Kill-Off 	Maggie Greenwald	Cathy Haase 	Drama 	
KA Killer Among Us 	 	 	 	
Killer Tomatoes Strike Back	John DeBello 	John Astin 	Comedy 	
Kindergarten Cop 	Ivan Reitman 	Arnold Schwarzenegger, Penelope Ann Miller 	Comedy, Family	
King of New York 	Abel Ferrara 	Christopher Walken, Wesley Snipes, Laurence Fishburne, David Caruso	Crime drama 	
===L===
Title 	Director 	Cast 	Genre 	Notes
Laser Mission 	 	Brandon Lee 	 	
The Last of the Finest 	John Mackenzie	Brian Dennehy, Joe Pantoliano, Jeff Fahey 	Crime 	
Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III	 	Kane Hodder 	Horror 	sequel
The Lemon Sisters 	Joyce Chopra 	Diane Keaton, Carol Kane, Kathryn Grody 	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 	Comedy 	Look Who's Talking sequel
Loose Cannons 	Bob Clark 	Gene Hackman, Dan Aykroyd, Dom DeLuise 	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
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 	Action 	sequel
Marked for Death 	Dwight H. Little 	Steven Seagal, Keith David 	Action 	
Martians Go Home 	David Odell 	Randy Quaid, Margaret Colin, Anita Morris 	Comedy, Science fiction	based on Fredric Brown novel
Masters of Menace 	Daniel Raskov 	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	Drama, War 	based on William Wyler documentary
Men at Work 	Emilio Estevez 	Charlie Sheen, Emilio Estevez 	Comedy 	
Men of Respect 	William C. Reilly 	John Turturro, Stanley Tucci, Rod Steiger, Dennis Farina 	Crime drama 	based on 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 	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 	
Mountains of the Moon 	Bob Rafelson 	Patrick Bergin 	Drama 	story of Richard Francis Burton
Mr. Destiny 	James Orr 	James Belushi, Michael Caine, Linda Hamilton 	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 	Drama 	
My Blue Heaven 	Herbert Ross 	Steve Martin, Rick Moranis, Joan Cusack 	Comedy 	screenplay by Nora Ephron
===N===
Title 	Director 	Cast 	Genre 	Notes
Narrow Margin 	Peter Hyams 	Gene Hackman, Anne Archer 	Suspense 	remake of 1952 film
Navy SEALs 	Lewis Teague 	Charlie Sheen, Michael Biehn 	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, Comedy	
No Retreat, No Surrender 3: Blood Brothers	Lucas Lowe 	Loren Avedon 	Action 	sequel
The Nutcracker Prince 	Paul Schibli 	voices of Kiefer Sutherland, Megan Follows	Animated 	
===O===
Title 	Director 	Cast 	Genre 	Notes
Opportunity Knocks	Donald Petrie	Dana Carvey, Robert Loggia	Comedy	
===P===
Title 	Director 	Cast 	Genre 	Notes
Pacific Heights 	John Schlesinger 	Michael Keaton, Melanie Griffith, Matthew Modine 	Thriller 	
Paris Is Burning 	Jennie Livingston	ball culture of drag queens 	Documentary 	
The Pit and the Pendulum 	Stuart Gordon 	Lance Henriksen 	Horror 	based on Edgar Allan Poestory
Plunder & Lightning 	 	 	Animated 	Made for TV
Postcards from the Edge 	Mike Nichols 	Meryl Streep, Dennis Quaid, Shirley MacLaine, Gene Hackman 	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 	
Presumed Innocent 	Alan J. Pakula 	Harrison Ford, Greta Scacchi, Bonnie Bedelia, Brian Dennehy, Raúl Juliá 	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 	
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, Mimi Kennedy, Scott Paulin 	Comedy, Drama 	
===Q===
Title 	Director 	Cast 	Genre 	Notes
Q&A 	Sidney Lumet 	Nick Nolte, Timothy Hutton, Armand Assante, Charles S. Dutton	Crime drama	
Quick Change 	Howard Franklin, Bill Murray	Bill Murray, Geena Davis, Jason Robards, Randy Quaid 	Comedy 	
Quigley Down Under	Simon Wincer 	Tom Selleck, Laura San Giacomo, Alan Rickman 	Western 	
===R===
Title 	Director 	Cast 	Genre 	Notes
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 	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, Belinda Bauer 	Science fiction	
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 	Drama 	4th sequel to Rocky; 7 Razzie nominations
Roller Coaster Rabbit 	 	 	 	
Romeo-Juliet 	Armando Acosta 	John Hurt, Vanessa Redgrave 	Drama, Comedy 	Shakespeare with cats
The Rookie 	Clint Eastwood 	Clint Eastwood, Charlie Sheen 	Crime drama 	
Rose Kennedy: A Life to Remember 	 	 	 	
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead	Tom Stoppard 	Tim Roth, Gary Oldman, Richard Dreyfuss 	Drama 	
The Russia House 	Fred Schepisi 	Sean Connery, Michelle Pfeiffer, Roy Scheider, James Fox 	Drama 	Based on novel by John LeCarre
===S===
Title 	Director 	Cast 	Genre 	Notes
Shipwrecked 	Nils Gaup 	Gabriel Byrne 	Adventure 	Sweden
A Shock to the System 	Jan Egleson 	Michael Caine, Elizabeth McGovern, Swoosie Kurtz 	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
Shreck 	 	 	 	
The Shrimp on the Barbie 	"Alan Smithee" 	Cheech Marin 	Comedy 	
Sibling Rivalry 	Carl Reiner 	Kirstie Alley, Scott Bakula, Bill Pullman 	Comedy 	
Side Out 	Peter Israelson 	C. Thomas Howell, Peter Horton 	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 	
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 	James Bond creator
Stanley & Iris 	Martin Ritt 	Jane Fonda, Robert De Niro 	Romantic drama 	from Pat Barker novel
State of Grace 	Phil Joanou 	Sean Penn, Ed Harris, Gary Oldman, Robin Wright 	Crime drama 	
Stella 	John Erman 	Bette Midler, Trini Alvarado, John Goodman, Stephen Collins, Marsha Mason, Eileen Brennan	Drama 	
Strike It Rich 	James Scott 	Robert Lindsay, Molly Ringwald 	Comedy 	
===T===
Title valerie 	Director 	Cast 	Genre 	Notes
Taking Care of Business 	Arthur Hiller 	James Belushi, Charles Grodin, Héctor Elizondo, Mako 	Comedy 	
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie	John Harrison 	Christian Slater, Julianne Moore 	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
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 	based on novel by Robert Louis Stevenson
Tremors 	Ron Underwood 	Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward 	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 	Crime drama 	sequel to Chinatown
===U===
Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
===V===
Title 	Director 	Cast 	Genre	Notes
Vincent & Theo	Robert Altman 	Tim Roth, Paul Rhys 	Drama	
Voodoo Dawn 	Steven Fierberg	Raymond St. Jacques, Theresa Merritt, Gina Gershon	 	
===W===
Title 	Director 	Cast 	Genre 	Notes
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael	Jim Abrahams 	Winona Ryder, Jeff Daniels 	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 	Drama 	
White Hunter Black Heart 	Clint Eastwood 	Clint Eastwood, Jeff Fahey 	Drama 	based on Peter Viertel novel
White Palace 	Luis Mandoki 	James Spader, Susan Sarandon 	Drama 	based on 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, J.E. Freeman, Isabella Rossellini	Drama 	based on Barry Gifford novel
Witchcraft II: The Temptress 	Mark Woods 	Delia Sheppard 	Science fiction	sequel
The Witches 	Nicolas Roeg 	Anjelica Huston, Mai Zetterling 	Fantasy 	based on Roald Dahl story
Without You I'm Nothing 	John Boskovich 	Sandra Bernhard 	Performance 	
===Y-Z===
Title 	Director 	Cast 	Genre 	Notes
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
==External links==
* American films of 1990 at the Internet Movie Database
1990
Films
American