1. AFTER HOURS (Martin Scorsese)
2. TROUBLE IN MIND (Alan Rudolph)
3. RAN (Akira Kurosawa)
4. RE-ANIMATOR (Stuart Gordon)
5. PEE-WEE’S BIG ADVENTURE (Tim Burton)
6. PRIZZI’S HONOR (John Huston)
7. COME AND SEE (Elem Klimov)
8. BRAZIL (Terry Gilliam)
9. THE PURPLE ROSE OF CAIRO (Woody Allen)
10. TO LIVE AND DIE IN L.A. (William Friedkin)
Honorable Mention: BACK TO THE FUTURE (Zemeckis); LOST IN AMERICA (Brooks); MY LIFE AS A DOG (Hallström); VISION QUEST (Becker)
Notable Shorts: CLOSE TO ME (Pope), ROAD TO NOWHERE (Byrne & Johnson)
Most Overrated: THE COLOR PURPLE (Spielberg); KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN (Babenco)