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.

221. Shake!: Otis at Monterey

Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: D.A. Pennebaker
Actors: Otis Redding, Booker T. Jones, Steve Cropper, Donald Dunn, Tom Smothers, Al Jackson Jr.

222. Emergency Kisses ( baisers de secours, Les )

Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Philippe Garrel
Actors: Brigitte Sy, Philippe Garrel, Louis Garrel, Anémone, Maurice Garrel, Yvette Etiévant

223. Queen of Hearts

Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Jon Amiel
Actors: Vittorio Duse, Joseph Long, Vittorio Amandola, Eileen Way, Roberto Scateni, Stefano Spagnoli

224. Sweet Bird of Youth

Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Nicolas Roeg
Actors: Elizabeth Taylor, Mark Harmon, Valerie Perrine, Kevin Geer, Seymour Cassel, Rip Torn

225. To the Limit

Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Sport
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Mike Hoover, Greg MacGillivray, Derek Hart
Actors: Nina Ananiashvili, Richard Kiley, Irek Mukhamedov, Maria Walliser, Tony Yaniro

226. The Fly II

Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Chris Walas
Actors: Eric Stoltz, Daphne Zuniga, Lee Richardson, John Getz, Frank C. Turner, Ann Marie Lee
Plot: Seth Brundle was a brilliant scientist who died after a teleportation accident caused him to transform, but he left a son behind. Martin lost his mother in childbirth and is raised by the corrupt Anton Bartok who only wants to use Martin to discover the secrets behind the TelePod. But Martin accelerates in age rapidly, is as smart as his father and is about to transform into something much more deadly.

227. Let It Ride

Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Action
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Joe Pytka
Actors: Richard Dreyfuss, David Johansen, Teri Garr, Jennifer Tilly, Cynthia Nixon, Allen Garfield
Plot: Cabbie and compulsive gambler Jay Trotter gets a tip on a pony race, puts down his last $50 and wins. Trotter parlays his winnings into a bundle ... but how long will his hot streak last?

228. Erik the Viking

Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Terry Jones
Actors: Tim Robbins, Mickey Rooney, Eartha Kitt, Terry Jones, Imogen Stubbs, John Cleese
Plot: Spoof about a viking warrior who did not want to rape and pillage.

229. Troop Beverly Hills

Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Jeff Kanew
Actors: Shelley Long, Craig T. Nelson, Betty Thomas, Mary Gross, Carla Gugino, Kellie Martin
Plot: A spoiled Beverly Hills housewife decides to become the leader of her daughter's wilderness group. Failing miserably at first she later must prove her worth as a legitimate troop leader by instilling lessons of teamwork and selflessness in her young charges.

230. The Dead Next Door

Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: J.R. Bookwalter
Actors: Pete Ferry, Bogdan Pecic, Michael Grossi, Jolie Jackunas, Robert Kokai, Floyd Ewing Jr.
Plot: The government sets up a Zombie Squad after an epidemic has made the world run rampant with living corpses.

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