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Top films made in 1989

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  • Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd in Back to the Future Part II (1989)

    1. Back to the Future Part II

    19891h 48mPG57Metascore
    7.8 (599K)
    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
  • Tom Hanks in The 'Burbs (1989)

    2. The 'Burbs

    19891h 42mPG45Metascore
    6.8 (87K)
    An overstressed suburbanite and his neighbors are convinced that the new family on the block is part of a murderous Satanic cult.
    DirectorJoe DanteStarsTom HanksBruce DernCarrie Fisher
  • Sean Connery, Harrison Ford, Denholm Elliott, Michael Byrne, Alison Doody, and John Rhys-Davies in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

    3. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

    19892h 7mPG-1365Metascore
    8.2 (840K)
    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
  • Kevin Costner in Field of Dreams (1989)

    4. Field of Dreams

    19891h 47mPG57Metascore
    7.5 (134K)
    Iowa farmer Ray Kinsella is inspired by a voice he can't ignore to pursue a dream he can hardly believe. Supported by his wife, Ray begins the quest by turning his ordinary cornfield into a place where dreams can come true.
    DirectorPhil Alden RobinsonStarsKevin CostnerJames Earl JonesRay Liotta
  • Spike Lee, Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, John Turturro, Ruby Dee, Giancarlo Esposito, and Bill Nunn in Do the Right Thing (1989)

    5. Do the Right Thing

    19892hR93Metascore
    8.0 (119K)
    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
  • Keanu Reeves, Robert V. Barron, Terry Camilleri, George Carlin, Al Leong, Tony Steedman, and Alex Winter in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)

    6. Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure

    19891h 30mPG50Metascore
    6.9 (146K)
    Two rock-'n-rolling teens, on the verge of failing their class, set out on a quest to make the ultimate school history report after being presented with a time machine.
    DirectorStephen HerekStarsKeanu ReevesAlex WinterGeorge Carlin
  • Mel Gibson and Danny Glover in Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)

    7. Lethal Weapon 2

    19891h 54mR70Metascore
    7.3 (196K)
    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
  • Patrick Swayze and Kelly Lynch in Road House (1989)

    8. Road House

    19891h 54mR36Metascore
    6.7 (107K)
    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
  • Chevy Chase in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)

    9. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

    19891h 37mPG-1349Metascore
    7.5 (235K)
    The Griswold family's plans for a big family Christmas predictably turn into a big disaster.
    DirectorJeremiah S. ChechikStarsChevy ChaseBeverly D'AngeloJuliette Lewis
  • Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor in See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989)

    10. See No Evil, Hear No Evil

    19891h 43mR44Metascore
    6.8 (61K)
    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.
    DirectorArthur HillerStarsRichard PryorGene WilderJoan Severance
  • Jodi Benson in The Little Mermaid (1989)

    11. The Little Mermaid

    19891h 23mG88Metascore
    7.6 (303K)
    A mermaid princess makes a Faustian bargain in an attempt to become human and win a prince's love.
    DirectorsRon ClementsJohn MuskerStarsJodi BensonSamuel E. WrightRene Auberjonois
  • Jack Nicholson and Michael Keaton in Batman (1989)

    12. Batman

    19892h 6mPG-1369Metascore
    7.5 (420K)
    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
  • David Jason and Amanda Root in The BFG (1989)

    13. The BFG

    19891h 31m
    6.7 (7.8K)
    A young orphan girl, Sophie, gets taken away to a faraway land populated by Giants and Dreams.
    DirectorBrian CosgroveStarsDavid JasonAmanda RootAngela Thorne
  • Tom Cruise in Born on the Fourth of July (1989)

    14. Born on the Fourth of July

    19892h 25mR75Metascore
    7.2 (121K)
    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
  • We're No Angels (1989)

    15. We're No Angels

    19891h 46mPG-1348Metascore
    6.1 (25K)
    Two fugitives pass themselves off as priests in the hope of evading capture and passing the police blockade at the border with Canada.
    DirectorNeil JordanStarsRobert De NiroSean PennDemi Moore
  • Nicole Kidman in Dead Calm (1989)

    16. 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
  • Joan Severance, Hulk Hogan, Tom Lister Jr., and Mark Pellegrino in No Holds Barred (1989)

    17. No Holds Barred

    19891h 33mPG-1331Metascore
    4.4 (7.3K)
    A TV-network boss pits a wrestler called Zeus against a wrestler called Rip in a wrestling match.
    DirectorThomas J. WrightStarsHulk HoganJoan SeveranceKurt Fuller
  • Lock Up (1989)

    18. Lock Up

    19891h 49mR52Metascore
    6.4 (48K)
    With only six months left of his sentence, inmate Frank Leone is transferred from a minimum security prison to a maximum security prison by a vindictive warden.
    DirectorJohn FlynnStarsSylvester StalloneDonald SutherlandJohn Amos
  • Andrew McCarthy and Jonathan Silverman in Weekend at Bernie's (1989)

    19. Weekend at Bernie's

    19891h 37mPG-1332Metascore
    6.4 (66K)
    Two idiots try to pretend that their murdered employer is really alive, leading the hitman to attempt to track him down to finish him off.
    DirectorTed KotcheffStarsAndrew McCarthyJonathan SilvermanCatherine Mary Stewart
  • Rick Moranis, Thomas Wilson Brown, Amy O'Neill, Robert Oliveri, and Jared Rushton in Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989)

    20. Honey, I Shrunk the Kids

    19891h 33mPG63Metascore
    6.4 (172K)
    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.
    DirectorJoe JohnstonStarsRick MoranisMatt FrewerMarcia Strassman
  • Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal in When Harry Met Sally... (1989)

    21. When Harry Met Sally...

    19891h 35mR76Metascore
    7.7 (256K)
    Harry and Sally have known each other for years, and are very good friends, but they fear sex would ruin the friendship.
    DirectorRob ReinerStarsBilly CrystalMeg RyanCarrie Fisher
  • Michael Douglas, Danny DeVito, and Kathleen Turner in The War of the Roses (1989)

    22. The War of the Roses

    19891h 56mR80Metascore
    6.8 (60K)
    A married couple tries everything to drive each other out of the house in a vicious divorce battle.
    DirectorDanny DeVitoStarsMichael DouglasKathleen TurnerDanny DeVito
  • The Abyss (1989)

    23. The Abyss

    19892h 20mPG-1362Metascore
    7.5 (202K)
    A civilian diving team is enlisted to search for a lost nuclear submarine and faces danger while encountering an alien aquatic species.
    DirectorJames CameronStarsEd HarrisMary Elizabeth MastrantonioMichael Biehn
  • Tango & Cash (1989)

    24. Tango & Cash

    19891h 44mR41Metascore
    6.4 (118K)
    Framed by their ruthless arch-nemesis, a pair of mismatched LAPD officers must put their differences aside to get even with the brutal crime baron who sent them to rot in a maximum-security prison.
    DirectorAndrei KonchalovskyStarsSylvester StalloneKurt RussellTeri Hatcher
  • Tom Hanks and Beasley the Dog in Turner & Hooch (1989)

    25. Turner & Hooch

    19891h 37mPG36Metascore
    6.2 (79K)
    A detective must adopt a rambunctious dog in order to help him find a killer.
    DirectorRoger SpottiswoodeStarsTom HanksMare WinninghamCraig T. Nelson

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