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.

161. For Queen and Country

Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Martin Stellman
Actors: Denzel Washington, Dorian Healy, Sean Chapman, Graham McTavish, Geff Francis, Frank Harper

162. The Plot Against Harry

Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Michael Roemer
Actors: Martin Priest, Ben Lang, Maxine Woods, Henry Nemo, Jacques Taylor, Jean Leslie

163. When the Whales Came

Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Clive Rees
Actors: Paul Scofield, David Threlfall, Helen Mirren, Helen Pearce, Max Rennie, Jeremy Kemp

164. Parents

Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Bob Balaban
Actors: Randy Quaid, Mary Beth Hurt, Sandy Dennis, Bryan Madorsky, Juno Mills Cockell, Kathryn Grody
Plot: A boy learns that his 1950/1960's, straight-laced parents are cannibals.

165. Her Alibi

Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Crime
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Bruce Beresford
Actors: Tom Selleck, Paulina Porizkova, William Daniels, James Farentino, Hurd Hatfield, Ronald Guttman

166. Deepstar Six

Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Sean S. Cunningham
Actors: Taurean Blacque, Nancy Everhard, Greg Evigan, Miguel Ferrer, Nia Peeples, Matt McCoy

167. Leviathan

Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: R
Director: George P. Cosmatos
Actors: Peter Weller, Richard Crenna, Amanda Pays, Daniel Stern, Ernie Hudson, Hector Elizondo
Plot: An underwater mining crew finds the Russian ship "Leviathan" on the bottom of the ocean. The Leviathan's crew, long dead, offer few answers. They soon find themselves trapped in the ship, along with something that starts taking them out, one by one.

168. Family Business

Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Sidney Lumet
Actors: Sean Connery, Dustin Hoffman, Matthew Broderick, Victoria Jackson, Janet Carroll, Rosanna DeSoto
Plot: A man who was raised by his father to be a criminal, like himself, tries to keep his own son from becoming one.

169. K-9

Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Rod Daniel
Actors: James Belushi, Mel Harris, Ed O'Neill, Kevin Tighe, James Handy, Daniel Davis
Plot: On the trail of drug dealer with a personal vendetta against him, Michael Dooley is given an intelligent drug-sniffing German Shepherd, Jerry Lee, to help him. At first the relationship is strained, and Jerry Lee seems like a hindrance rather than help, but as Dooley learns that his new partner may just be the best thing for him.

170. The Navigator: A Mediaeval Odyssey

Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Vincent Ward
Actors: Bruce Lyons, Chris Haywood, Hamish McFarlane, Marshall Napier, Noel Appleby, Paul Livingston

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