1. TERMS OF ENDEARMENT (James L. Brooks)
2. THE FOURTH MAN (Paul Verhoeven)
3. RETURN OF THE JEDI (Richard Marquand)
4. THE DEAD ZONE (David Cronenberg)
5. L’ARGENT (Robert Bresson)
6. PAULINE AT THE BEACH (Eric Rohmer)
7. CONFIDENTIALLY YOURS (Francois Truffaut)
8. THE KING OF COMEDY (Martin Scorsese)
9. EL SUR (Victor Erice)
10. EIGHT DIAGRAM POLE FIGHTER (Liu Chia-Liang)
Honorable Mention: BAD BOYS (Rosenthal); BETRAYAL (Jones); THE RIGHT STUFF (Kaufman); RISKY BUSINESS (Brickman); TENDER MERCIES (Beresford); VIDEODROME (Cronenberg)
Notable Shorts: BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE (Byrne & Haywoos); COME ON EILEEN (Julian Temple)