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.

151. Who's Harry Crumb?

Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Paul Flaherty
Actors: John Candy, Jeffrey Jones, Annie Potts, Tim Thomerson, Barry Corbin, Shawnee Smith
Plot: Harry Crumb comes from a long and distinguished line of detectives... but the talent seems to have skipped a generation, landing him a job at a remote location. When a high-profile kidnapping case is handed over to him, Crumb doesn't realize it's all part of an evil plot hatched by a nefarious executive confident the bumbling Crumb will never snare the kidnappers.

152. Homework ( Mashgh-e Shab )

Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Persian
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Abbas Kiarostami
Actors: Babak Ahmadpoor, Farhang Akhavan, Mohammad Reza Nematzadeh

153. Hanussen

Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: German
Genre: Drama/Historical
MPAA Rating: R
Director: István Szabó
Actors: Klaus Maria Brandauer, Erland Josephson, Ildikó Bánsági, Walter Schmidinger, Károly Eperjes, Grazyna Szapolowska

154. Curse II: The Bite

Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Frederico Prosperi
Actors: Jill Schoelen, J. Eddie Peck, Jamie Farr, Savina Gersak, Marianne Muellerleile, Sydney Lassick

155. To the Limit

Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.8 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

156. Tap

Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Nick Castle
Actors: Gregory Hines, Sammy Davis Jr., Suzzanne Douglas, Savion Glover, Terrence E. McNally, Joe Morton
Plot: Max's (Hines) father was a famous tap dancer. But Max turned his back on the family legacy and turned to jewel heists for easy money. Now, fresh out of prison, Max must choose between following in his father's footsteps or returning to a life of crime.

157. Cyborg

Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Albert Pyun
Actors: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Deborah Richter, Vincent Klyn, Alex Daniels, Dayle Haddon, Ralf Moeller
Plot: Gibson tries to survive in the post-apocalyptic world and find a cure for the plague which will save the world.

158. House of Clocks, The ( casa nel tempo, La )

Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: Italian
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Lucio Fulci
Actors: Keith Van Hoven, Karina Huff, Paolo Paoloni, Bettine Milne, Peter Hintz, Al Cliver

159. The Unbelievable Truth

Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Hal Hartley
Actors: Adrienne Shelly, Robert John Burke, Chris Cooke, Julia McNeal, Edie Falco, Bill Sage

160. Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon, A ( Ying hung boon sik III jik yeung ji gor )

Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: Cantonese
Genre: Action/War
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Hark Tsui
Actors: Yun-Fat Chow, Tony Ka Fai Leung, Anita Mui, Kien Shih, Saburô Tokitô, Wai Lun Cheng
Plot: Hong Kong native Mark Lee travels to Saigon during the last days of the
Vietnam War to bring his uncle and cousin home. Lee encounters treachery
and lawlessness during his trip and struggles to complete his journey.

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