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. Bad Taste

Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Peter Jackson
Actors: Terry Potter, Pete O'Herne, Craig Smith, Mike Minett, Peter Jackson, Doug Wren
Plot: When human flesh craving aliens invade Earth, a group of New Zealanders are called in to set things right.

82. 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.

83. 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

84. Clownhouse

Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Victor Salva
Actors: Nathan Forrest Winters, Brian McHugh, Sam Rockwell, Michael Jerome West, Byron Weible, David C. Reinecker
Plot: Three brothers are trapped in an old house with three escaped killers wearing clown suits.

85. 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

86. Godzilla vs. Biollante ( Gojira vs. Biorante )

Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Action/Horror
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Kazuki Ohmori
Actors: Kunihiko Mitamura, Yoshiko Tanaka, Masanobu Takashima, Kôji Takahashi, Megumi Odaka, Tôru Minegishi

87. 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

88. 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

89. 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

90. 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.

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