Top Movies of 1989


The top movies of 1989 list is calculated by community movie ratings and members' "Top Movies List". Lists are updated daily.

111. Great Balls of Fire!

Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Jim McBride
Actors: Dennis Quaid, Winona Ryder, John Doe, Stephen Tobolowsky, Alec Baldwin, Steve Allen
Plot: Biography of 1950s entertainer Jerry Lee Lewis who ignited the dance floor with his piano-playing skills and was reviled for his marriage to his teen bride.

112. Dream a Little Dream

Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Marc Rocco
Actors: Corey Feldman, Corey Haim, Jason Robards, Piper Laurie, Harry Dean Stanton, Meredith Salenger

113. Always

Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Fantasy/Romance
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Steven Spielberg
Actors: Richard Dreyfuss, Holly Hunter, Brad Johnson, John Goodman, Audrey Hepburn, Keith David

114. Breaking In

Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Bill Forsyth
Actors: Burt Reynolds, Casey Siemaszko, Sheila Kelley, Lorraine Toussaint, Stephen Tobolowsky, Harry Carey Jr.
Plot: A veteran burglar teaches his trade to a young protege.

115. Gleaming the Cube

Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Graeme Clifford
Actors: Christian Slater, Steven Bauer, Le Tuan, Richard Herd, Min Luong, Tony Hawk
Plot: A young avid skateboarder uncovers a government conspiracy while investigating his adoptive brother's mysterious death.

116. City of Sadness, A ( Bei qing cheng shi )

Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Mandarin
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Hsiao-hsien Hou
Actors: Wou Yi Fang, Nakamura Ikuyo, Jack Kao, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Ikuyo Nakamura, Sung Young Chen

117. Master, The ( Long xing tian xia )

Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: Mandarin
Genre: Action
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Hark Tsui
Actors: Jet Li, Wah Yuen, Crystal Kwok, Jerry Trimble, Anne Rickets, George Cheung

118. The Big Picture

Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Christopher Guest
Actors: Kevin Bacon, J.T. Walsh, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Michael McKean, Teri Hatcher, Emily Longstreth
Plot: A film student graduate wins an award for his short film that opens the door to Hollywood. Getting financed for his dream film, he soon becomes seduced by Hollywood making one concession after another, losing friends and ultimately himself in the process. He has a chance to turn things back - but can he resist the allure of Hollywood to do so?

119. The Woman in Black

Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Mystery
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Herbert Wise
Actors: Adrian Rawlins, Bernard Hepton, David Daker, Pauline Moran, Fiona Walker, Clare Holman
Plot: Arthur Kidd is a young solicitor from London who is sent to the seaside town of Crythin to settle the estate of an old widow who had recently passed away. While being in the late widow's house in the marshes, he ends up discovering a terrible secret to a tragic story that may be linked to the strange woman dressed in black that only he seems to see.

120. Cousins

Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Romance
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Joel Schumacher
Actors: Ted Danson, Isabella Rossellini, Sean Young, William Petersen, Lloyd Bridges, Keith Coogan

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