- 976-EVILDirector: Robert EnglundProduction companies: New Line Cinema
- A Chinese Ghost StoryDirector: Ching Siu-tungProduction companies: Film Workshop, Cinema City
- A Dangerous LifeDirector: Robert MarkowitzProduction companies: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- A Film with No NameDirector: Srđan KaranovićProduction companies: Centar film
- A Fish Called WandaDirector: John Cleese, Charles CrichtonProduction companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- A Little DollDirector: Isaak FridbergProduction companies: Mosfilm
- A Most Ordinary StoryDirector: Camil QuliyevProduction companies: Azerbaijanfilm
- A Night in the Life of Jimmy ReardonDirector: William RichertProduction companies: 20th Century Studios
- A StepDirector: Alexander MittaProduction companies: Mosfilm
- A Strange Place to MeetDirector: François DupeyronProduction companies: DD Productions, Hachette, Films A2
- A Summer in a Sea Shell 2Director: Tugo ŠtiglicProduction companies: Viba Film
- A Summer StoryDirector: Piers HaggardProduction companies: ITC Entertainment
- A Tale of the WindDirector: Joris Ivens, Marceline Loridan-IvensProduction companies: Capi Films
- A Very Old Man With Enormous WingsDirector: Fernando BirriProduction companies: New Latin American Cinema Foundation, Instituto Cubano del Arte y la Industria Cinematográficos, Televisión Española
- AborigenDirector: Yelena NikolayevaProduction companies: Gorky Film Studio
- Action JacksonDirector: Craig R. BaxleyProduction companies: Silver Pictures
- Aelita, Do Not Pester Men!Director: Georgi NatansonProduction companies: Mosfilm
- After RabbitDirector: Carl ColpaertProduction companies: New World Pictures
- AijaDirector: Varis BraslaProduction companies: Riga Film Studio
- Amorous Adventures of Janette LittledoveDirector: Buck AdamsProduction companies: Arrow Productions
- Amors BilarDirector: Ylva FloremanReleased: October 26, 1988
- AmsterdamnedDirector: Dick MaasProduction companies: First Floor Features BV
- Andy Colby's Incredible AdventureDirector: Deborah BrockProduction companies: New Concorde
- Anita: Dances of ViceDirector: Rosa von PraunheimProduction companies: ZDF
- Annanagar Mudhal TheruDirector: Balu AnandProduction companies: Vivekananda Pictures
- Arshak IIDirector: Tigran LevonyanProduction companies: Armenfilm
- Arthur 2: On the RocksDirector: Bud YorkinProduction companies: Robert Shapiro
- Artist from GribovDirector: Leonid KvinikhidzeProduction companies: Mosfilm
- As Tears Go ByDirector: Wong Kar-waiProduction companies: In-Gear Film Production Co.
- Ashik KeribDirector: Dodo Abashidze, Sergei ParajanovProduction companies: Georgian Film Studio
- Assault of the Killer BimbosDirector: Anita RosenbergProduction companies: Empire International Pictures
- Asterix in BritainDirector: Pino van LamsweerdeProduction companies: Dargaud Media, Gaumont
- BackstageDirector: Jonathan HardyProduction companies: Burrowes Film Group
- BadisDirector: Mohamed Abderrahman TaziProduction companies: RTVE
- Barons of CrimeDirector: Yuri KaraProduction companies: Gorky Film Studio
- Be-Bop Highschool: The PowerDirector: Hiroyuki NasuProduction companies: Central Arts
- Beauty and the BeastDirector: Paul ThomasProduction companies: Cinnamon Productions, VCA Pictures
- BeetlejuiceDirector: Tim BurtonProduction companies: Warner Bros. Entertainment, The Geffen Film Company
- Begynnelsen på en historieDirector: Margarete RobsahmProduction companies: Norsk Film
- Best SellerDirector: John FlynnProduction companies: Hemdale films
- BetrayedDirector: Costa-GavrasProduction companies: United Artists
- Beyond Day and NightDirector: Paul-Anders SimmaReleased: May 3, 1988
- BigDirector: Penny MarshallProduction companies: Gracie Films
- Big BusinessDirector: Jim AbrahamsProduction companies: Silver Screen Partners, Touchstone Pictures
- Big Top Pee-weeDirector: Randal KleiserProduction companies: Paramount Pictures
- Biloxi BluesDirector: Mike NicholsProduction companies: Universal Pictures
- BirdDirector: Clint EastwoodProduction companies: Malpaso Productions
- Blagorodnyy razboynik Vladimir DubrovskiyDirector: Vyacheslav NikiforovProduction companies: Belarusfilm
- Blakytna troyandaDirector: Oleh BiimaProduction companies: Ukrtelefilm
- Blanc de chineDirector: Denys Granier-DeferreProduction companies: Adelaide Productions
- BloodsportDirector: Newt ArnoldProduction companies: The Cannon Group
- BlücherDirector: Oddvar Bull TuhusProduction companies: Norsk Film
- Born to RaceDirector: James FargoProduction companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Boyfriends and GirlfriendsDirector: Éric RohmerProduction companies: Les Films du Losange
- BreathDirector: Albert MkrtchyanProduction companies: Armenfilm
- Bright Lights, Big CityDirector: James BridgesProduction companies: United Artists, Mirage Studios
- Bull DurhamDirector: Ron SheltonProduction companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Caddyshack IIDirector: Allan ArkushProduction companies: Warner Bros. Entertainment, Columbia Pictures
- Camino largo a TijuanaDirector: Luis EstradaProduction companies: Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía
- Can't Buy Me LoveDirector: Steve RashProduction companies: Silver Screen Partners, Touchstone Pictures, Thom Mount
- Carmen 1945Director: Hideo GoshaProduction companies: Toei Studios Kyoto
- Casual Sex?Director: Geneviève RobertProduction companies: Universal Pictures
- CavkaDirector: Miloš RadivojevićProduction companies: Croatia Film
- CheeksProduction companies: Vivid EntertainmentReleased: 1988
- Cherry 2000Director: Steve De JarnattProduction companies: Orion Pictures
- Chun TaoDirector: Ling ZifengProduction companies: Nan Hai Film Company
- Cinema ParadisoDirector: Giuseppe TornatoreProduction companies: Les Films Ariane
- Clara's HeartDirector: Robert MulliganProduction companies: MTM Enterprises
- ClockwiseDirector: Christopher MorahanProduction companies: EMI Films
- ColorsDirector: Dennis HopperProduction companies: Orion Pictures
- Coming to AmericaDirector: John LandisProduction companies: Paramount Pictures
- CommissarDirector: Aleksandr AskoldovProduction companies: Gorky Film Studio
- CommutersDirector: Juraj LihositProduction companies: Bratislava Film Studios
- Compagni di scuolaDirector: Carlo VerdoneProduction companies: Cecchi Gori Group
- Contra ConspiracyDirector: Thomas DewierProduction companies: Troma Entertainment
- Critters 2: The Main CourseProduction companies: New Line CinemaReleased: April 29, 1988
- Crocodile Dundee IIDirector: John CornellProduction companies: Rimfire Films, Paramount Pictures
- D.C. CabDirector: Joel SchumacherProduction companies: Universal Pictures
- Daffy Duck's QuackbustersDirector: Robert McKimson, Maurice Noble, Greg Ford, Chuck Jones, Friz FrelengProduction companies: Warner Bros. Entertainment
- Dancing Is My LifeDirector: Joe D'AmatoProduction companies: Filmirage
- Day of the AngelDirector: Sergey SelyanovProduction companies: Lenfilm
- Days of EclipseDirector: Alexander SokurovProduction companies: Lenfilm
- Dead HeatDirector: Mark GoldblattProduction companies: New World Pictures
- Dead RingersDirector: David CronenbergProduction companies: The Rank Organisation, Morgan Creek Entertainment, Telefilm Canada
- Dead Solid PerfectDirector: Bobby RothProduction companies: HBO
- Dear Yelena SergeevnaDirector: Eldar RyazanovProduction companies: Mosfilm
- Death by DialogueDirector: Thomas DewierProduction companies: Troma Entertainment
- Death SpaDirector: Michael FischaProduction companies: Maljack Productions
- Decalogue IDirector: Krzysztof KieślowskiProduction companies: Telewizja Polska
- Decalogue IIDirector: Krzysztof KieślowskiProduction companies: Telewizja Polska
- Decalogue IIIDirector: Krzysztof KieślowskiProduction companies: Telewizja Polska
- Decalogue IVDirector: Krzysztof KieślowskiProduction companies: Telewizja Polska
- Decalogue IXDirector: Krzysztof KieślowskiProduction companies: Telewizja Polska
- Decalogue VIDirector: Krzysztof KieślowskiProduction companies: Telewizja Polska
- Decalogue VIIDirector: Krzysztof KieślowskiProduction companies: Telewizja Polska
- Decalogue VIIIDirector: Krzysztof KieślowskiProduction companies: Telewizja Polska
- Defence Counsel SedovDirector: Evgeniy TsymbalProduction companies: Mosfilm
- Die HardDirector: John McTiernanProduction companies: Silver Pictures, Gordon Company
- DissidentDirector: Valeriu JereghiProduction companies: Moldova-Film, Sovinfilm
- Doin' Time on Planet EarthDirector: Charles MatthauProduction companies: The Cannon Group
- Don BoscoDirector: Leandro CastellaniProduction companies: Rai 1
- Doraemon: The Record of Nobita's Parallel Visit to the WestDirector: Tsutomu ShibayamaProduction companies: Shogakukan, TV Asahi
- Dr. HackensteinDirector: Richard ClarkProduction companies: Troma Entertainment
- Dragon Ball: Mystical AdventureDirector: Kazuhisa TakenouchiProduction companies: Toei Animation
- Dragons ForeverDirector: Sammo HungProduction companies: Orange Sky Golden Harvest
- Dream DemonDirector: Harley CokelissProduction companies: Palace Complex, Stephen Woolley
- Dream of the Red Chamber, Part 1Director: Zhao YuanProduction companies: Beijing Film Studio
- Dream of the Red Chamber, Part 2Director: Zhao YuanProduction companies: Beijing Film Studio
- Eight Men OutDirector: John SaylesProduction companies: Orion Pictures
- Emperor of the BronxDirector: Joseph MerhiProduction companies: Troma Entertainment
- EsperanzaDirector: Sergio OlhovichProduction companies: Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía
- EtoileDirector: Peter Del MonteProduction companies: Reteitalia
- Evil ClutchDirector: Andrea MarforiProduction companies: Troma Entertainment
- Evil Dead TrapDirector: Toshiharu IkedaProduction companies: Director's Company
- Express trainDirector: Boris YashinProduction companies: Mosfilm
- Extreme PrejudiceDirector: Walter HillProduction companies: Carolco Pictures
- Fable of the Beautiful Pigeon FancierDirector: Ruy GuerraProduction companies: New Latin American Cinema Foundation, Televisión Española
- Fair GameDirector: Mario OrfiniProduction companies: Reteitalia
- Fatal BeautyDirector: Tom HollandProduction companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Fatal PulseDirector: Anthony J. ChristopherProduction companies: Manson International
- Final ReprisalDirector: Teddy PageProduction companies: Solar Films
- FranticDirector: Roman PolanskiProduction companies: Warner Bros. Entertainment
- FrenchmanDirector: Galina Daneliya-YurkovaProduction companies: Gorky Film Studio
- Friday the 13th Part VII: The New BloodDirector: John Carl BuechlerProduction companies: Paramount Pictures
- From Spring to SummerProduction companies: MosfilmReleased: 1988
- Full Moon in Blue WaterDirector: Peter MastersonProduction companies: Kaspien Holdings, Inc.
- Gaby: A True StoryDirector: Luis MandokiProduction companies: TriStar Pictures
- Gap-Toothed WomenDirector: Les BlankProduction companies: Flower Films
- Ghost TownDirector: Richard McCarthy, Mac AhlbergProduction companies: Empire International Pictures
- GhosthouseDirector: Umberto LenziProduction companies: Filmirage
- Go'natt Herr LuffareDirector: Daniel BergmanProduction companies: SF Studios
- GomunkulusDirector: Aleksandr KarpovProduction companies: Belarusfilm
- Gorillas in the MistDirector: Michael AptedProduction companies: Universal Pictures
- Gosudarstvennaya granitsa: Na dalnem pogranicheDirector: Gennady IvanovProduction companies: Belarusfilm
- Gosudarstvennaya granitsa: Solyonyy veterDirector: Gennady IvanovProduction companies: Belarusfilm
- GreshnikDirector: Vladimir PopkovProduction companies: Dovzhenko Film Studios
- HairsprayDirector: John WatersProduction companies: Stephen Woolley
- Halloween 4: The Return of Michael MyersDirector: Dwight H. LittleProduction companies: Compass International Pictures
- Heart of a DogDirector: Vladimir BortkoProduction companies: Lenfilm
- Heartbreak HotelDirector: Chris ColumbusProduction companies: Silver Screen Partners, Touchstone Pictures
- Hell on the BattlegroundDirector: David A. PriorProduction companies: Action International Pictures
- HoosiersDirector: David AnspaughProduction companies: Hemdale films
- Hot to TrotDirector: Michael DinnerProduction companies: Warner Bros. Entertainment
- Hotel St. PauliDirector: Petter Vennerød, Svend WamProduction companies: Mefistofilm
- House II: The Second StoryDirector: Ethan WileyProduction companies: New World Pictures
- I Am Not a Tourist, I Live HereDirector: Peeter UrblaProduction companies: Tallinnfilm
- Imagine: John LennonDirector: Andrew SoltProduction companies: Warner Bros. Entertainment
- IronweedDirector: Héctor BabencoProduction companies: Taft Broadcasting
- Island of Rusty GeneralDirector: Valentin KhovenkoProduction companies: Studio Ekran
- It Couldn't Happen HereDirector: Jack BondProduction companies: Liberty Films, EMI, Picture Music International, EMI Films
- It Takes TwoDirector: David BeairdProduction companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, United Artists
- It's Happening TomorrowDirector: Daniele LuchettiProduction companies: RAI, Sacher Film
- Jai Karoli MaaProduction companies: T-SeriesReleased: 1988
- Johnny Be GoodDirector: Bud S. SmithProduction companies: Orion Pictures
- Joyous HeroesDirector: Wu ZiniuProduction companies: Ningxia Film Group, Fujian Film Studio
- Kai NaattuDirector: V. C. GuhanathanProduction companies: Suresh Productions
- Kaisha monogatari: Memories of YouDirector: Jun IchikawaProduction companies: Shochiku
- Kamilla and the ThiefDirector: Grete Salomonsen HynnekleivReleased: March 24, 1988
- KatinkaDirector: Max von SydowProduction companies: SF Studios, Nordisk Film
- Killer Klowns from Outer SpaceDirector: Stephen ChiodoProduction companies: Media Home Entertainment
- Killing BirdsDirector: Claudio Lattanzi, Joe D'AmatoProduction companies: Filmirage
- Kimagure Orange Road: I Want to Return to That DayDirector: Tomomi MochizukiProduction companies: Studio Pierrot
- Kites Don't Share Their PreyDirector: Valeriu GagiuProduction companies: Moldova-Film
- Kogda nastupit denProduction companies: Sverdlovsk Film StudioReleased: 1988
- Kommentariy k prosheniyu o pomilovaniiProduction companies: Gorky Film StudioReleased: 1988
- KorablDirector: Aleksandr Ivanov-SukharevskyProduction companies: Mosfilm
- Korekara monogatari - Shonen tachi no buruusuProduction companies: Fuji Television, TohoReleased: December 18, 1988
- La Maison assassinéeDirector: Georges LautnerProduction companies: Gaumont
- Las puertitas del señor LópezDirector: Alberto FischermanProduction companies: Argentina Sono Film
- Last CabaretDirector: Shūsuke KanekoProduction companies: Nikkatsu
- Last PlatoonDirector: Ignazio DolceProduction companies: Reteitalia
- Last RitesDirector: Donald P. BellisarioProduction companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Les Saisons du plaisirDirector: Jean-Pierre MockyProduction companies: Canal+
- Less Than ZeroDirector: Marek KanievskaProduction companies: 20th Century Studios
- Letters from the ParkDirector: Tomás Gutiérrez AleaProduction companies: Instituto Cubano del Arte y la Industria Cinematográficos, Televisión Española
- Life Is a Long Quiet RiverDirector: Étienne ChatiliezProduction companies: MK2 Films, Téléma, France Régions 3
- Like Father Like SonDirector: Rod DanielProduction companies: TriStar Pictures
- Lilac BallDirector: Pavel ArsyonovProduction companies: Gorky Film Studio
- Little DorritDirector: Christine EdzardProduction companies: Sands Films
- Little NikitaDirector: Richard BenjaminProduction companies: Columbia Pictures
- Little Red Riding HoodDirector: Walter JanssenProduction companies: Schongerfilm
- Loose Ends 4: The Ultimate TailDirector: Bruce Seven, Raven TouchstoneProduction companies: 4-Play Video, Bruce Seven Productions
- Loose Ends 5: The New GenerationDirector: Bruce SevenProduction companies: 4-Play Video
- Lucky StiffDirector: Anthony PerkinsProduction companies: New Line Cinema
- LumberjackingDirector: Mikko NiskanenProduction companies: National-Filmi
- Mad ScientistProduction companies: Endemol AustraliaReleased: September 13, 1988
- Maniac CopDirector: William LustigProduction companies: Shapiro-Glickenhaus Entertainment
- ManifestoDirector: Dušan MakavejevProduction companies: The Cannon Group
- Manu UncleDirector: Dennis JosephProduction companies: Jubilee Productions
- Marquis de Sade’s Prosperities of ViceDirector: Akio JissōjiProduction companies: Nikkatsu
- Married to the MobDirector: Jonathan DemmeProduction companies: Orion Pictures
- MasqueradeDirector: Bob SwaimProduction companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- MauriceDirector: James IvoryProduction companies: Merchant Ivory Productions, Channel 4
- Maya and the StarboyDirector: Jane KavčičProduction companies: Viba Film
- Memories of MeDirector: Henry WinklerProduction companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Men Behind the SunDirector: Mou Tun-feiProduction companies: Sil-Metropole Organisation
- Mio in the Land of FarawayDirector: Vladimir GrammatikovProduction companies: Gorky Film Studio, Nordisk Tonefilm
- Mister DesignerDirector: Oleg TeptsovProduction companies: Lenfilm
- Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's CounterattackDirector: Yoshiyuki TominoProduction companies: Sunrise
- Monster in the ClosetDirector: Bob DahlinProduction companies: Troma Entertainment
- Moon over ParadorDirector: Paul MazurskyProduction companies: Universal Pictures
- MoonwalkerDirector: Colin Chilvers, Jerry KramerProduction companies: Lorimar Television, Laika, MJJ Productions
- MovingDirector: Alan MetterProduction companies: Warner Bros. Entertainment
- My Name Is HarlequinDirector: Valery RybarawProduction companies: Belarusfilm
- My Neighbor TotoroDirector: Hayao MiyazakiProduction companies: Studio Ghibli
- My Stepmother Is an AlienDirector: Richard BenjaminProduction companies: Weintraub Entertainment Group
- Na pomoshch, brattsy!Director: Ivan VasilevProduction companies: Gorky Film Studio
- Naslednitsa NikiDirector: Vadim LysenkoProduction companies: Odesa Film Studio
- Natura controDirector: Antonio ClimatiProduction companies: Medusa Film, Reteitalia
- Neatmenu tavo veidoDirector: Raimundas BanionisProduction companies: Lithuanian Film Studios
- NeedleDirector: Rashid NugmanovProduction companies: Kazakhfilm
- New Adventures of a Yankee in King Arthur's CourtDirector: Viktor GresProduction companies: Dovzhenko Film Studios
- Norman's Awesome ExperienceDirector: Paul DonovanProduction companies: Salter Street Films
- NutsDirector: Martin RittProduction companies: Warner Bros. Entertainment
- Off LimitsDirector: Christopher CroweProduction companies: 20th Century Studios
- Office PartyDirector: George MihalkaProduction companies: Miramax
- Oliver & CompanyDirector: George ScribnerProduction companies: Walt Disney Animation Studios, Walt Disney Pictures, Silver Screen Partners III
- On the RunDirector: Alfred CheungProduction companies: Orange Sky Golden Harvest
- On the Silver GlobeDirector: Andrzej ŻuławskiProduction companies: Studio Filmowe Kadr, Zespół Filmowy
- Once LiedDirector: Vladimir BortkoProduction companies: Lenfilm
- Osen, Chertanovo...Director: Igor TalankinProduction companies: Mosfilm
- OverboardDirector: Garry MarshallProduction companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Pacar Ketinggalan KeretaDirector: Teguh KaryaProduction companies: Perfini
- Painted FacesDirector: Alex LawProduction companies: Orange Sky Golden Harvest
- Paper MarriageDirector: Alfred CheungProduction companies: Orange Sky Golden Harvest
- PaperhouseDirector: Bernard RoseProduction companies: Working Title Films
- ParentsDirector: Bob BalabanProduction companies: Vestron Pictures
- Pascali's IslandDirector: James DeardenProduction companies: Film4 Productions
- PathfinderDirector: Nils GaupProduction companies: Norway Film Development Company, Norsk Film, Filmkameratene
- PattanapraveshamDirector: Sathyan AnthikadProduction companies: Kokers Films
- Peculiar AttractionDirector: Enrique CarrerasProduction companies: Aries Cinematográfica Argentina
- Pelle the ConquerorDirector: Bille AugustProduction companies: Odyssey Entertainment, Per Holst Filmproduktion, SF Studios
- People and Robbers of Cardemon TownDirector: Bente ErichsenProduction companies: Sandrew Film & Theater, Swedish Film Institute, Marcusfilm
- PerepravaDirector: Viktor Turov, Marek BrodzkiProduction companies: Belarusfilm
- Permanent RecordDirector: Marisa SilverProduction companies: Paramount Pictures
- Phantasm IIDirector: Don CoscarelliProduction companies: Universal Pictures
- PhysicistsDirector: Oleg RyabokonProduction companies: Lenfilm
- PilotsDirector: Igor Bityukov, Otakar FukaProduction companies: Mosfilm, Barrandov Studios
- PlainlandsDirector: Pekka ParikkaProduction companies: National-Filmi
- Planes, Trains and AutomobilesDirector: John HughesProduction companies: Great Oaks Productions
- PoliceDirector: Catherine Breillat, Maurice PialatProduction companies: TF1, Gaumont
- Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami BeachDirector: Alan MyersonProduction companies: Warner Bros. Entertainment
- Police Story 2Director: Jackie ChanProduction companies: Orange Sky Golden Harvest
- Poltergeist IIIDirector: Gary ShermanProduction companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Polyot ptitsyDirector: Vladimir GrigoryevProduction companies: Lenfilm
- Posle voyny — mirProduction companies: Gorky Film StudioReleased: 1988
- PowaqqatsiDirector: Godfrey ReggioProduction companies: Institute for Regional Education
- Presumption of InnocenceDirector: Evgeny TatarskyProduction companies: Lenfilm
- Primorsky BoulevardDirector: Aleksandr PolynnikovProduction companies: Odesa Film Studio
- Prince of DarknessDirector: John CarpenterProduction companies: Universal Pictures
- PublikatsiyaDirector: Viktor VolkovProduction companies: Gorky Film Studio
- PumpkinheadDirector: Stan WinstonProduction companies: Dino De Laurentiis Company
- PunchlineDirector: David SeltzerProduction companies: Columbia Pictures
- Queen Mandukhai the WiseDirector: Begziyn BaljinnyamProduction companies: Mongolkino
- Rabid GranniesDirector: Emmanuel KervynProduction companies: Troma Entertainment
- Rambo IIIDirector: Peter MacDonaldProduction companies: Carolco Pictures
- Rao Gari IlluProduction companies: Annapurna StudiosReleased: 1988
- Raz, dva - gore ne bedaDirector: Mikhail YuzovskyProduction companies: Gorky Film Studio
- Red HeatDirector: Walter HillProduction companies: Carolco Pictures, TriStar Pictures
- Red Riding HoodDirector: Adam BrooksProduction companies: The Cannon Group
- Reefer and the ModelDirector: Joe ComerfordProduction companies: Film4, Raidió Teilifís Éireann, Screen Ireland
- RemingtonDirector: Damjan KozoleProduction companies: ŠKUC, Avala Film
- Rimini Rimini - Un anno dopoDirector: Giorgio Capitani, Bruno CorbucciProduction companies: Reteitalia
- RitaDirector: Ada NeretnieceProduction companies: Riga Film Studio
- RoboCopDirector: Paul VerhoevenProduction companies: Orion Pictures
- RougeDirector: Stanley KwanProduction companies: Golden Way Films, Orange Sky Golden Harvest
- RudraveenaDirector: K. BalachanderProduction companies: Anjana Productions
- Running on EmptyDirector: Sidney LumetProduction companies: Warner Bros. Entertainment
- Saint Seiya: The Heated Battle of the GodsDirector: Shigeyasu YamauchiProduction companies: Toei Animation
- SamaDirector: Néjia Ben MabroukProduction companies: Société Anonyme Tunisienne de Production et d'Expansion Cinématographique, ZDF
- SathyaDirector: Suresh KrishnaProduction companies: Raaj Kamal Films International
- SaxoDirector: Ariel ZeitounProduction companies: Canal+, Films A2
- School DazeDirector: Spike LeeProduction companies: 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks, Columbia Pictures
- Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul SchoolDirector: Charles August Nichols, Ray PattersonProduction companies: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Hanna-Barbera
- ScroogedDirector: Richard DonnerProduction companies: Paramount Pictures
- Selfportrait of an Unknown ManDirector: Viacheslav KryshtofovychProduction companies: Dovzhenko Film Studios
- ShakespeareianeDirector: Felix SlidovkerProduction companies: Lenfilm
- She's Having a BabyDirector: John HughesProduction companies: Paramount Pictures
- Shoot to KillDirector: Roger SpottiswoodeProduction companies: Silver Screen Partners, Touchstone Pictures
- Short Circuit 2Director: Kenneth JohnsonProduction companies: TriStar Pictures
- ShtanyDirector: Valeriy PriyomykhovProduction companies: Lenfilm
- Skazka o prekrasnoy AysuluDirector: Rustem Tazhibayev, Viktor ChugunovProduction companies: Kazakhfilm
- Snack Bar BudapestDirector: Tinto BrassProduction companies: Reteitalia
- Solovky PowerDirector: Marina GoldovskayaProduction companies: Mosfilm
- Some GirlsDirector: Michael HoffmanProduction companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Someone to Watch Over MeDirector: Ridley ScottProduction companies: Columbia Pictures
- Somethin's Cookin'Production companies: Walt Disney PicturesReleased: 1988
- Sortie 234Director: Michel LangloisProduction companies: Association coopérative de productions audio-visuelles
- Sound and FuryDirector: Jean-Claude BrisseauProduction companies: Les Films du Losange
- SplashDirector: Ron HowardProduction companies: Touchstone Pictures, The Walt Disney Company
- Spooky, SpookyDirector: Sammo HungProduction companies: Orange Sky Golden Harvest
- Sportz CrazyProduction companies: Kennedy Miller MitchellReleased: 1988
- StakeoutDirector: John BadhamProduction companies: Silver Screen Partners, Touchstone Pictures
- Stand and DeliverDirector: Ramón MenéndezProduction companies: Warner Bros. Entertainment
- Stars and BarsDirector: Pat O'ConnorProduction companies: Columbia Pictures
- Stealing HomeDirector: William Porter, Steven KampmannProduction companies: Warner Bros. Entertainment
- Sternberg – Shooting StarDirector: Niki ListProduction companies: Wega Film
- Stolen MeetingDirector: Leida LaiusProduction companies: Tallinnfilm
- Stop Mewling, Squirrel!Director: Věra Plívová-ŠimkováProduction companies: Barrandov Film Studio
- StrulDirector: Jonas FrickProduction companies: SF Studios