IMDb: Most Popular Feature Films Released In 1989

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1.		Batman (1989) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.6/10 X The Dark Knight of Gotham City begins his war on crime with his first major enemy being the clownishly homicidal Joker. Dir: Tim Burton With: Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger Action \| Adventure 126 mins.
2.		Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.3/10 X When Dr. Henry Jones Sr. suddenly goes missing while pursuing the Holy Grail, eminent archaeologist Indiana Jones must follow in his father's footsteps and stop the Nazis. Dir: Steven Spielberg With: Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Alison Doody Action \| Adventure United States-E 127 mins.
3.		Dead Poets Society (1989) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.0/10 X English teacher John Keating inspires his students to discover their love for poetry and seize the day. Dir: Peter Weir With: Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke Drama 128 mins.
4.		Glory (1989) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.0/10 X Robert Gould Shaw leads the US Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices of both his own Union army and the Confederates. Dir: Edward Zwick With: Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Cary Elwes Drama \| History \| War 122 mins.
5.		Back to the Future Part II (1989) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.8/10 X After visiting 2015, Marty McFly must repeat his visit to 1955 to prevent disastrous changes to 1985... without interfering with his first trip. Dir: Robert Zemeckis With: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson Adventure \| Comedy \| Sci-Fi 108 mins.
6.		The Little Mermaid (1989) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.6/10 X A mermaid princess makes a Faustian bargain with an unscrupulous sea-witch in order to meet a human prince on land. Dir: Ron Clements, John Musker With: Jodi Benson, Samuel E. Wright, Rene Auberjonois Animation \| Family \| Fantasy \| Musical \| Romance 83 mins.
7.		Christmas Vacation (1989) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.5/10 X The Griswold family's plans for a big family Christmas predictably turn into a big disaster. Dir: Jeremiah S. Chechik With: Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Juliette Lewis Comedy 97 mins.
8.		Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.9/10 X Two seemingly dumb teens struggle to prepare a historical presentation with the help of a time machine. Dir: Stephen Herek With: Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, George Carlin Adventure \| Comedy \| Sci-Fi 90 mins.
9.		Steel Magnolias (1989) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.2/10 X Revolving around Truvy's Beauty Parlor in a small parish in modern-day Louisiana, STEEL MAGNOLIAS is... Dir: Herbert Ross With: Shirley MacLaine, Olympia Dukakis, Sally Field Comedy \| Drama \| Romance 117 mins.
10.		Licence to Kill (1989) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.6/10 X James Bond goes rogue and sets off to unleash vengeance on a drug lord who tortured his best friend, a C.I.A. agent, and left him for dead and murdered his bride after he helped capture him. Dir: John Glen With: Timothy Dalton, Robert Davi, Carey Lowell Action \| Adventure \| Crime \| Drama \| Thriller 133 mins.
11.		Always (1989) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.4/10 X A romantic adventure about a legendary pilot's passion for dare-devil firefighting and his girl. Dir: Steven Spielberg With: Richard Dreyfuss, Holly Hunter, Brad Johnson Drama \| Fantasy 122 mins.
12.		When Harry Met Sally... (1989) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.6/10 X Harry and Sally have known each other for years, and are very good friends, but they fear sex would ruin the friendship. Dir: Rob Reiner With: Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan, Carrie Fisher Comedy \| Drama \| Romance 96 mins.
13.		Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.2/10 X The scientist father of a teenage girl and boy accidentally shrinks his and two other neighborhood teens to the size of insects. Now the teens must fight diminutive dangers as the father searches for them. Dir: Joe Johnston With: Rick Moranis, Matt Frewer, Marcia Strassman Adventure \| Comedy \| Family \| Sci-Fi 93 mins.
14.		Uncle Buck (1989) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.9/10 X Bachelor and all round slob, Buck, babysits his brother's rebellious teenage daughter and her cute younger brother and sister. Dir: John Hughes With: John Candy, Macaulay Culkin, Jean Louisa Kelly Comedy \| Drama \| Family 100 mins.
15.		Ghostbusters II (1989) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.5/10 X The discovery of a massive river of ectoplasm and a resurgence of spectral activity allows the staff of Ghostbusters to revive the business. Dir: Ivan Reitman With: Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver Comedy \| Fantasy \| Sci-Fi 108 mins.
16.		Say Anything... (1989) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.5/10 X A noble underachiever and a beautiful valedictorian fall in love the summer before she goes off to college. Dir: Cameron Crowe With: John Cusack, Ione Skye, John Mahoney Comedy \| Drama \| Romance 100 mins.
17.		Road House (1989) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.4/10 X A tough bouncer is hired to tame a dirty bar. Dir: Rowdy Herrington With: Patrick Swayze, Kelly Lynch, Sam Elliott Action \| Thriller 114 mins.
18.		The Abyss (1989) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.6/10 X A civilian diving team are enlisted to search for a lost nuclear submarine and face danger while encountering an alien aquatic species. Dir: James Cameron With: Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Michael Biehn Adventure \| Drama \| Sci-Fi \| Thriller 139 mins.
19.		Pet Sematary (1989) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.5/10 X Behind a young family's home in Maine is a terrible secret that holds the power of life after death. When tragedy strikes, the threat of that power soon becomes undeniable. Dir: Mary Lambert With: Dale Midkiff, Denise Crosby, Fred Gwynne Horror 103 mins.
20.		The 'Burbs (1989) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.8/10 X An overstressed suburbanite and his paramilitaric neighbor struggle to prove their paranoid theory that the new family in town is a front for a cannibalistic cult. Dir: Joe Dante With: Tom Hanks, Bruce Dern, Carrie Fisher Comedy \| Horror \| Mystery 101 mins.
21.		My Left Foot (1989) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.9/10 X Christy Brown, born with cerebral palsy, learns to paint and write with his only controllable limb - his left foot. Dir: Jim Sheridan With: Daniel Day-Lewis, Brenda Fricker, Alison Whelan Biography \| Drama 103 mins.
22.		Parenthood (1989) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.0/10 X The Buckman family is a midwestern family all dealing with their lives: estranged relatives, raising children, pressures of the job, and learning to be a good parent and spouse. Dir: Ron Howard With: Steve Martin, Mary Steenburgen, Dianne Wiest Comedy \| Drama 124 mins.
23.		Weekend at Bernie's (1989) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.3/10 X A pair of losers try to pretend that their murdered employer is really alive, but the murderer is out to "finish him off." Dir: Ted Kotcheff With: Andrew McCarthy, Jonathan Silverman, Catherine Mary Stewart Comedy 97 mins.
24.		Field of Dreams (1989) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.6/10 X An Iowa corn farmer, hearing voices, interprets them as a command to build a baseball diamond in his fields; he does, and the Chicago Black Sox come. Dir: Phil Alden Robinson With: Kevin Costner, James Earl Jones, Ray Liotta Drama \| Family \| Fantasy \| Sport 107 mins.
25.		Driving Miss Daisy (1989) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.4/10 X An old Jewish woman and her African-American chauffeur in the American South have a relationship that grows and improves over the years. Dir: Bruce Beresford With: Morgan Freeman, Jessica Tandy, Dan Aykroyd Comedy \| Drama 99 mins.
26.		Troop Beverly Hills (1989) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.3/10 X As Phyllis, a Beverly Hills housewife, is in the middle of a divorce, she tries to find focus in her... Dir: Jeff Kanew With: Shelley Long, Craig T. Nelson, Betty Thomas Adventure \| Comedy 100 mins.
27.		Do the Right Thing (1989) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.9/10 X On the hottest day of the year on a street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, everyone's hate and bigotry smolders and builds until it explodes into violence. Dir: Spike Lee With: Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee Comedy \| Crime \| Drama 120 mins.
28.		Tango & Cash (1989) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.3/10 X Two cops are framed and must clear their names. Dir: Andrei Konchalovsky With: Sylvester Stallone, Kurt Russell, Teri Hatcher Action \| Comedy \| Crime \| Thriller 104 mins.
29.		Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.2/10 X Riggs and Murtaugh are on the trail of South African diplomats who are using their immunity to engage in criminal activities. Dir: Richard Donner With: Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci Action \| Thriller 114 mins.
30.		Harlem Nights (1989) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.8/10 X "Sugar" Ray is the owner of an illegal casino, who contend with the pressures of vicious gangster and... Dir: Eddie Murphy With: Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor, Redd Foxx Comedy \| Crime \| Drama 116 mins.
31.		See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.8/10 X Dave is deaf, and Wally is blind. They witness a murder, but it was Dave who was looking at her, and Wally who was listening. Dir: Arthur Hiller With: Richard Pryor, Gene Wilder, Joan Severance Comedy 103 mins.
32.		Kiki's Delivery Service (1989) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.9/10 X A young witch, on her mandatory year of independent life, finds fitting into a new community difficult while she supports herself by running an air courier service. Dir: Hayao Miyazaki With: Kirsten Dunst, Minami Takayama, Rei Sakuma Animation \| Adventure \| Drama \| Family \| Fantasy 103 mins.
33.		Born on the Fourth of July (1989) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.2/10 X The biography of Ron Kovic. Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, he becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for. Dir: Oliver Stone With: Tom Cruise, Raymond J. Barry, Caroline Kava Biography \| Drama \| War 145 mins.
34.		Major League (1989) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.2/10 X The new owner of the Cleveland Indians puts together a purposely horrible team so they'll lose and she can move the team. But when the plot is uncovered, they start winning just to spite her. Dir: David S. Ward With: Tom Berenger, Charlie Sheen, Corbin Bernsen Comedy \| Sport 107 mins.
35.		Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.2/10 X A sexually repressed woman's husband is having an affair with her sister. The arrival of a visitor with a rather unusual fetish changes everything. Dir: Steven Soderbergh With: James Spader, Andie MacDowell, Peter Gallagher Drama 100 mins.
36.		Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! (1989) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.1/10 X A Montreal construction worker joins a band and turns out to be a long-lost rock star from 1960s New Jersey - none other than Eddie Wilson, who mysteriously disappeared after a road accident. Dir: Jean-Claude Lord With: Michael Paré, Marina Orsini, Bernie Coulson Drama \| Music \| Romance 104 mins.
37.		Little Monsters (1989) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.0/10 X A boy discovers an incredible and gruesome world of monsters under his bed. Dir: Richard Greenberg With: Fred Savage, Howie Mandel, Daniel Stern Comedy \| Adventure \| Family \| Fantasy 100 mins.
38.		Look Who's Talking (1989) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.8/10 X After a single, career-minded woman is left on her own to give birth to the child of a married man, she finds a new romantic chance in a cab driver. Meanwhile the point-of-view of the newborn boy is narrated through voice over. Dir: Amy Heckerling With: John Travolta, Kirstie Alley, Olympia Dukakis Comedy \| Romance 93 mins.
39.		Kickboxer (1989) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.3/10 X Kurt Sloane must learn the ancient kick boxing art of Muay Thai in order to avenge his brother. Dir: Mark DiSalle, David Worth With: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dennis Alexio, Dennis Chan Action \| Sport \| Thriller 97 mins.
40.		Cyborg (1989) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.0/10 X A martial artist hunts a killer in a plague-infested urban dump of the future. Dir: Albert Pyun With: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Deborah Richter, Vincent Klyn Action \| Sci-Fi \| Thriller 86 mins.
41.		Black Rain (1989) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.6/10 X Two New York cops get involved in a gang war between members of the Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia. They... Dir: Ridley Scott With: Michael Douglas, Andy Garcia, Ken Takakura Action \| Crime \| Thriller 125 mins.
42.		The Karate Kid, Part III (1989) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 4.9/10 X Ostracised villain John Kreese attempts to gain revenge on Daniel and Miyagi, with the help of a Vietman War comrade, the wealthy owner of a toxic waste disposal business. Dir: John G. Avildsen With: Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, Robyn Lively Action \| Drama \| Family \| Sport 112 mins.
43.		The War of the Roses (1989) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.8/10 X A married couple try everything to get each other to leave the house in a vicious divorce battle. Dir: Danny DeVito With: Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito Comedy 116 mins.
44.		Dead Calm (1989) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.8/10 X A mass-murderer kidnaps and seduces a young woman after leaving her husband to die on the vessel whose crew he's just slaughtered. Dir: Phillip Noyce With: Nicole Kidman, Sam Neill, Billy Zane Thriller 96 mins.
45.		The Wizard (1989) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.0/10 X A boy and his brother run away from home and hitch cross country with the help of a girl they meet to compete in the ultimate video game championship. Dir: Todd Holland With: Fred Savage, Luke Edwards, Jenny Lewis Adventure \| Comedy \| Drama \| Family \| Romance 96 mins.
46.		Going Overboard (1989) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1.9/10 X A struggling young comedian takes a menial job on a cruise ship where he hopes for his big chance to make it in the world of cruise ship comedy. Dir: Valerie Breiman With: Adam Sandler, Billy Bob Thornton, Billy Zane Comedy 99 mins.
47.		Loverboy (1989) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.9/10 X College sophomore Randy Bodek is unfocused. The only thing he knows is that he loves his roommate, Jenny Gordon... Dir: Joan Micklin Silver With: Patrick Dempsey, Kate Jackson, Robert Ginty Comedy 98 mins.
48.		All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.6/10 X A dog returns from the dead looking for revenge on his killer using an orphan girl who can talk to animals. Dir: Don Bluth, Gary Goldman With: Dom DeLuise, Burt Reynolds, Judith Barsi Animation \| Comedy \| Drama \| Family \| Fantasy 89 mins.
49.		Lean on Me (1989) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.4/10 X The dedicated but tyrannical Joe Clark is appointed the principal of a decaying inner-city school that he is determined to improve. Dir: John G. Avildsen With: Morgan Freeman, Beverly Todd, Robert Guillaume Drama 108 mins.
50.		Leviathan (1989) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.7/10 X Underwater deep-sea miners encounter a Soviet wreck and bring back a dangerous cargo to their base on the ocean floor with horrifying results... Dir: George P. Cosmatos With: Peter Weller, Richard Crenna, Amanda Pays Adventure \| Horror \| Mystery \| Sci-Fi \| Thriller 98 mins.