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.

81. Cannibal! The Musical ( Alferd Packer: The Musical )

Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Musical/Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Trey Parker
Actors: Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Toddy Walters, Dian Bachar, Jason McHugh, Andrew Kemler
Plot: Chronicles the tale of Alferd Packer the only American ever found guilty of cannibalism. With Packer at the helm, a party of gold prospectors gets stranded in the midst of a savage Rocky Mountain winter, and next thing you know, ribs and liver are on the menu.

82. Jacknife

Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: David Hugh Jones
Actors: Robert De Niro, Kathy Baker, Ed Harris, Sloane Shelton, Ivar Brogger, Charles S. Dutton

83. Enemies: A Love Story

Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Paul Mazursky
Actors: Ron Silver, Anjelica Huston, Lena Olin, Alan King, Judith Malina, Elya Baskin

84. True Believer

Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Joseph Ruben
Actors: James Woods, Robert Downey Jr., Margaret Colin, Yuji Okumoto, Kurtwood Smith, Luis Guzmán

85. Black Rain ( Kuroi ame )

Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Drama/Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Shohei Imamura
Actors: Yoshiko Tanaka, Kazuo Kitamura, Etsuko Ichihara, Shoichi Ozawa, Norihei Miki, Keisuke Ishida

86. I Know My First Name Is Steven

Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Larry Elikann
Actors: Corin Nemec, Luke Edwards, Cindy Pickett, John Ashton, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Ray Walston

87. Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation

Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Adventure
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Eric Zala
Actors: Chris Strompolos, Angela Rodriguez, Eric Zala, Alan Stenum, Kurt Zala, Ted Ross
Plot: Three 12 year old friends, Chris Strompolos, Eric Zala and Jayson Lamb, spend 7 years shooting a shot-by-shot adaptation of Raiders of the Lost Ark in the backyards of their Mississippi homes on a video camera. This movie recreates every scene from the original film on a shoestring budget with music and sound effects from the actual film.

88. Valmont

Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Milos Forman
Actors: Colin Firth, Annette Bening, Meg Tilly, Fairuza Balk, Jeffrey Jones, Ian McNeice
Plot: the exploits of the french version of Casanova

89. In a Glass Cage ( Tras el cristal )

Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Spanish
Genre: Drama/Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Agustí Villaronga
Actors: Günter Meisner, David Sust, Marisa Paredes, Gisèle Echevarría, Imma Colomer, Josue Guasch

90. Kickboxer

Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Mark DiSalle, David Worth
Actors: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dennis Alexio, Dennis Chan, Michel Qissi, Haskell V. Anderson III, Rochelle Ashana
Plot: After witnessing his brother getting paralyzed by a Thai champion named Tong Po, a man vows revenge in the ring.

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