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RANA RANKED SPECIAL : Best Films of 1989

by RanaBahadur • Created 8 years ago • Modified 9 months ago
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  • Sean Connery, Harrison Ford, Denholm Elliott, Michael Byrne, Alison Doody, and John Rhys-Davies in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

    1. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

    19892h 7mPG-1365Metascore
    8.2 (844K)
    In 1938, after his father goes missing while pursuing the Holy Grail, Indiana Jones finds himself up against the Nazis again to stop them from obtaining its powers.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsHarrison FordSean ConneryAlison Doody
  • Patrick Swayze and Kelly Lynch in Road House (1989)

    2. Road House

    19891h 54mR36Metascore
    6.7 (108K)
    A legendary bouncer comes to restore order at a notorious bar but runs afoul of a ruthless crime boss who controls the town.
    DirectorRowdy HerringtonStarsPatrick SwayzeKelly LynchSam Elliott
  • Jack Nicholson and Michael Keaton in Batman (1989)

    3. Batman

    19892h 6mPG-1369Metascore
    7.5 (422K)
    The Dark Knight of Gotham City begins his war on crime with his first major enemy being Jack Napier, a criminal who becomes the clownishly homicidal Joker.
    DirectorTim BurtonStarsMichael KeatonJack NicholsonKim Basinger
  • Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd in Back to the Future Part II (1989)

    4. Back to the Future Part II

    19891h 48mPG57Metascore
    7.8 (603K)
    After visiting 2015, Marty McFly must repeat his visit to 1955 to prevent disastrous changes to 1985...without interfering with his first trip.
    DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsMichael J. FoxChristopher LloydLea Thompson
  • Lean on Me (1989)

    5. Lean on Me

    19891h 48mPG-1358Metascore
    7.4 (24K)
    The dedicated but tyrannical Joe Clark is appointed the principal of a decaying inner-city school he is determined to improve by any and all means.
    DirectorJohn G. AvildsenStarsMorgan FreemanBeverly ToddRobert Guillaume
  • Michael J. Fox and Sean Penn in Casualties of War (1989)

    6. Casualties of War

    19891h 53mR75Metascore
    7.1 (50K)
    During the Vietnam War, a soldier finds himself the outsider of his own squad when they unnecessarily kidnap a female villager, for their sexual enjoyment.
    DirectorBrian De PalmaStarsMichael J. FoxSean PennDon Harvey
  • Tom Cruise in Born on the Fourth of July (1989)

    7. Born on the Fourth of July

    19892h 25mR75Metascore
    7.2 (122K)
    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 for which he fought.
    DirectorOliver StoneStarsTom CruiseBryan LarkinRaymond J. Barry
  • Woody Allen and Martin Landau in Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)

    8. Crimes and Misdemeanors

    19891h 44mPG-1377Metascore
    7.8 (62K)
    An ophthalmologist's mistress threatens to reveal their affair to his wife while a married documentary filmmaker is infatuated with another woman.
    DirectorWoody AllenStarsMartin LandauWoody AllenBill Bernstein
  • Jean-Claude Van Damme and Michel Qissi in Kickboxer (1989)

    9. Kickboxer

    19891h 37mR33Metascore
    6.4 (65K)
    Kurt Sloane must learn the ancient kick boxing art of Muay Thai in order to avenge his brother.
    DirectorsMark DiSalleDavid WorthStarsJean-Claude Van DammeDennis AlexioDennis Chan
  • Carey Lowell, Talisa Soto, Timothy Dalton, and Robert Davi in Licence to Kill (1989)

    10. Licence to Kill

    19892h 13mPG-1358Metascore
    6.7 (117K)
    A vengeful James Bond goes rogue to infiltrate and take down the organization of a drug lord who has murdered his friend's new wife and left him near death.
    DirectorJohn GlenStarsTimothy DaltonRobert DaviCarey Lowell
  • Tommy Lee Jones, Diane Lane, Robert Duvall, Danny Glover, Anjelica Huston, Robert Urich, Frederic Forrest, and Ricky Schroder in Lonesome Dove (1989)

    11. Lonesome Dove

    19894 epsTV-14TV Mini Series
    8.7 (28K)
    Two former Texas Rangers renew their spirit of adventure as they and several other residents of a small Texas town join a cattle drive to the Montana Territory.
    StarsRobert DuvallTommy Lee JonesDanny Glover
  • Kenneth Branagh in Henry V (1989)

    12. Henry V

    19892h 17mPG-1383Metascore
    7.5 (33K)
    In the midst of the Hundred Years War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France in 1415.
    DirectorKenneth BranaghStarsKenneth BranaghDerek JacobiSimon Shepherd
  • Matthew Broderick in Glory (1989)

    13. Glory

    19892h 2mR78Metascore
    7.8 (150K)
    Robert Gould Shaw leads the U.S. Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices from both his own Union Army, and the Confederates.
    DirectorEdward ZwickStarsMatthew BroderickDenzel WashingtonCary Elwes
  • Mel Gibson and Danny Glover in Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)

    14. Lethal Weapon 2

    19891h 54mR70Metascore
    7.3 (197K)
    Riggs and Murtaugh are on the trail of South African diplomats who are using their immunity to engage in criminal activities.
    DirectorRichard DonnerStarsMel GibsonDanny GloverJoe Pesci
  • Isabella Rossellini, Sean Young, Lloyd Bridges, Ted Danson, Norma Aleandro, Keith Coogan, Gina DeAngeles, Katharine Isabelle, William Petersen, and David Robert Moore in Cousins (1989)

    15. Cousins

    19891h 53mPG-13
    6.4 (5.3K)
    Two couples go to a mutual friend's wedding and end up swapping partners.
    DirectorJoel SchumacherStarsTed DansonIsabella RosselliniSean Young
  • Spike Lee, Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, John Turturro, Ruby Dee, Giancarlo Esposito, and Bill Nunn in Do the Right Thing (1989)

    16. Do the Right Thing

    19892hR93Metascore
    8.0 (120K)
    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.
    DirectorSpike LeeStarsDanny AielloOssie DavisRuby Dee
  • Robin Williams in Dead Poets Society (1989)

    17. Dead Poets Society

    19892h 8mPG79Metascore
    8.1 (599K)
    Maverick teacher John Keating returns in 1959 to the prestigious New England boys' boarding school where he was once a star student, using poetry to embolden his pupils to new heights of self-expression.
    DirectorPeter WeirStarsRobin WilliamsRobert Sean LeonardEthan Hawke
  • Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger, and Corbin Bernsen in Major League (1989)

    18. Major League

    19891h 47mR62Metascore
    7.2 (80K)
    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.
    DirectorDavid S. WardStarsTom BerengerCharlie SheenCorbin Bernsen
  • Helen Mirren in The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989)

    19. The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

    19892h 4mNC-1762Metascore
    7.5 (44K)
    At an opulent gourmet restaurant, a woman carries on an affair with deadly consequences.
    DirectorPeter GreenawayStarsRichard BohringerMichael GambonHelen Mirren
  • Nicole Kidman in Dead Calm (1989)

    20. Dead Calm

    19891h 36mR70Metascore
    6.8 (46K)
    After a tragedy, John Ingram and his wife Rae are spending some time isolated at sea, when they come across a stranger who has abandoned a sinking ship.
    DirectorPhillip NoyceStarsNicole KidmanSam NeillBilly Zane
  • Michael Douglas in Black Rain (1989)

    21. Black Rain

    19892h 5mR56Metascore
    6.6 (63K)
    Two NYC cops arrest a Yakuza member and must escort him when he's extradited to Japan.
    DirectorRidley ScottStarsMichael DouglasAndy GarciaKen Takakura
  • The Package (1989)

    22. The Package

    19891h 48mR55Metascore
    6.4 (13K)
    Experienced Green Beret sergeant Johnny Gallagher is escorting a prisoner, Airborne Ranger Thomas Boyette, back to the US, but Boyette escapes and Gallagher must risk life and limb to catch him.
    DirectorAndrew DavisStarsGene HackmanTommy Lee JonesJoanna Cassidy
  • Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner in Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)

    23. Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

    19891h 47mPG43Metascore
    5.5 (66K)
    Captain Kirk and his crew must deal with Mr. Spock's long-lost half-brother who hijacks the Enterprise for an obsessive search for God at the center of the galaxy.
    DirectorWilliam ShatnerStarsWilliam ShatnerLeonard NimoyDeForest Kelley
  • Liam Neeson, Patrick Swayze, Valentino Cimo, Paul Herman, Andreas Katsulas, Ted Levine, and Michael J. Pollard in Next of Kin (1989)

    24. Next of Kin

    19891h 48mR53Metascore
    5.9 (13K)
    Truman, a Chicago cop, sets out to find the killer of his brother. Meanwhile, another of his brothers, Briar (a hillbilly) decides to find the killer himself.
    DirectorJohn IrvinStarsPatrick SwayzeLiam NeesonAdam Baldwin
  • Kevin Kline and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio in The January Man (1989)

    25. The January Man

    19891h 37mR33Metascore
    5.5 (9.8K)
    Two years after being forced out of the NYPD, quirky Nick Starkey is rehired by the mayor to help catch a serial killer after 11 women are murdered in the city.
    DirectorPat O'ConnorStarsKevin KlineMary Elizabeth MastrantonioSusan Sarandon
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