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.

61. Ghostbusters 2

Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Ivan Reitman
Actors: Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Rick Moranis, Harold Ramis, Ernie Hudson
Plot: After five years of fighting ghosts and fighting lawsuits, the crew is bankrupt and retired. They must come out of retirement to save New York once again.

62. All Dogs Go to Heaven

Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Drama
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Don Bluth, Gary Goldman
Actors: Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Judith Barsi, Charles Nelson Reilly, Loni Anderson, Melba Moore

63. Mystery Train

Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Jim Jarmusch
Actors: Masatoshi Nagase, Youki Kudoh, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Cinqué Lee, Nicoletta Braschi, Steve Buscemi

64. Road House

Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Rowdy Herrington
Actors: Patrick Swayze, Sam Elliott, Kelly Lynch, Marshall R. Teague, Ben Gazzara, Julie Michaels
Plot: Dalton is the best bouncer around, and is hired to clean up a rough bar in a small town. He quickly finds that he is not just dealing with the typical riff-raff.

65. Dead Calm

Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Phillip Noyce
Actors: Nicole Kidman, Sam Neill, Billy Zane, Rod Mullinar, Joshua Tilden, George Shevtsov
Plot: Trying to escape from the world following a terrible accident, John Ingram and his wife Rae decide to sail the Pacific on a yacht. A month later they spot a seemingly deserted yacht, but there is one survivor and although his story seems plausible, John decides to head to the sinking ship on his own, a decision that will have fateful consequences.

66. Knick Knack

Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Family
MPAA Rating: G
Director: John Lasseter
Plot: A snowman is looking for freedom from his life in a snow globe.

67. License to Kill

Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: John Glen
Actors: Timothy Dalton, Robert Davi, Carey Lowell, Talisa Soto, David Hedison, Benicio Del Toro
Plot: Bond is out for revenge when his good friend Felix Leiter is attacked and nearly killed by a drug lord. However, when M and his government forbid him from pursuing the matter, he goes off on his own personal vendetta.

68. Tango & Cash

Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Andrei Konchalovsky
Actors: Sylvester Stallone, Kurt Russell, Teri Hatcher, Jack Palance, Brion James, James Hong
Plot: Rival police egos with big egos are framed for a crime that they didn't commit, and have to join forces to bring in the person, or persons, responsible.

69. Miss Firecracker

Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Thomas Schlamme
Actors: Holly Hunter, Mary Steenburgen, Tim Robbins, Alfre Woodard, Scott Glenn, Greg Germann

70. Blaze

Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Ron Shelton
Actors: Paul Newman, Lolita Davidovich, Jerry Hardin, Gailard Sartain, Richard Jenkins, Robert Wuhl
Plot: The aging, outspoken Louisiana governor, Earl Long fuels his conservative opponents with all the ammo they need after his frequent visits to local gentlemen establishments have him falling for the young, talented Blaze Starr.

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