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1980-1989

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  • Look Back in Anger (1989)

    1. Look Back in Anger

    19891h 55mTV Movie
    7.0 (391)
    A love triangle develops between smart, disaffected working-class husband Jimmy Porter, his reserved upper-middle-class wife Alison and her arrogant best friend Helena Charles.
    DirectorJudi DenchStarsKenneth BranaghEmma ThompsonGerard Horan
  • Tom Cruise in Born on the Fourth of July (1989)

    2. 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
  • Matthew Broderick in Glory (1989)

    3. 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
  • We're No Angels (1989)

    4. We're No Angels

    19891h 46mPG-1348Metascore
    6.1 (26K)
    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
  • Matthew Broderick, Sean Connery, and Dustin Hoffman in Family Business (1989)

    5. Family Business

    19891h 50mR54Metascore
    5.7 (14K)
    An ex-professor offers Adam $1,000,000 to "get" some plasmids from a high tech company's lab. Adam asks his criminal grandpa for help. Can they convince Adam's now honest dad to join?
    DirectorSidney LumetStarsSean ConneryDustin HoffmanMatthew Broderick
  • Chevy Chase in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)

    6. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

    19891h 37mPG-1349Metascore
    7.5 (236K)
    The Griswold family's plans for a big family Christmas predictably turn into a big disaster.
    DirectorJeremiah S. ChechikStarsChevy ChaseBeverly D'AngeloJuliette Lewis
  • Woody Allen and Martin Landau in Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)

    7. 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
  • Matt Dillon and Kelly Lynch in Drugstore Cowboy (1989)

    8. Drugstore Cowboy

    19891h 41mR82Metascore
    7.2 (43K)
    A pharmacy-robbing dope fiend and his crew pop pills and evade the law.
    DirectorGus Van SantStarsMatt DillonKelly LynchJames Le Gros
  • Macaulay Culkin, Gaby Hoffmann, John Candy, Elaine Bromka, Garrett M. Brown, and Jean Louisa Kelly in Uncle Buck (1989)

    9. Uncle Buck

    19891h 40mPG51Metascore
    7.1 (115K)
    Laid back commitment-phobe Buck babysits his brother's rebellious teenage daughter and her cute younger brother and sister.
    DirectorJohn HughesStarsJohn CandyMacaulay CulkinJean Louisa Kelly
  • The Abyss (1989)

    10. The Abyss

    19892h 20mPG-1362Metascore
    7.5 (203K)
    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
  • Julian Sands in Warlock (1989)

    11. Warlock

    19891h 43mR44Metascore
    6.2 (20K)
    A warlock flees from the 17th to the 20th century, with a witch-hunter in hot pursuit.
    DirectorSteve MinerStarsJulian SandsLori SingerRichard E. Grant
  • Patrick Swayze and Kelly Lynch in Road House (1989)

    12. 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
  • Jeff Bridges, Farrah Fawcett, and Alice Krige in See You in the Morning (1989)

    13. See You in the Morning

    19891h 59mPG-13
    5.8 (1.1K)
    Divorced psychiatrist Larry meets widowed photographer Beth at a party in Manhattan. He walks her home. Each has two kids, although he rarely sees his. Will marriage work?
    DirectorAlan J. PakulaStarsJeff BridgesAlice KrigeFarrah Fawcett
  • Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita in The Karate Kid Part III (1989)

    14. The Karate Kid Part III

    19891h 52mPG36Metascore
    5.4 (75K)
    Ostracised villain John Kreese attempts to gain revenge on Daniel and Miyagi, with the help of a Vietnam War comrade, the wealthy owner of a toxic waste disposal business.
    DirectorJohn G. AvildsenStarsRalph MacchioPat MoritaRobyn Lively
  • Tom Hanks in The 'Burbs (1989)

    15. The 'Burbs

    19891h 42mPG45Metascore
    6.8 (88K)
    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
  • The Fly II (1989)

    16. The Fly II

    19891h 45mR36Metascore
    5.2 (26K)
    The almost-human son of "Brundlefly" searches for a cure to his mutated genes while being monitored by a nefarious corporation that wishes to continue his father's experiments.
    DirectorChris WalasStarsEric StoltzDaphne ZunigaLee Richardson
  • Brad Dourif and Dinah Manoff in Child's Play (1988)

    17. Child's Play

    19881h 27mR58Metascore
    6.7 (126K)
    A dying serial killer transfers his consciousness into a popular kids doll using voodoo. A struggling single mother gifts her six-year-old son the much sought-after doll for his birthday, and the doll slowly begins to show its true colors.
    DirectorTom HollandStarsCatherine HicksChris SarandonAlex Vincent
  • Sam Neill and Meryl Streep in A Cry in the Dark (1988)

    18. A Cry in the Dark

    19882hPG-13
    6.9 (12K)
    A mother whose child was killed in a dingo attack in the Australian Outback fights to prove her innocence when she is accused of murder.
    DirectorFred SchepisiStarsMeryl StreepSam NeillBruce Myles
  • Winona Ryder and Christian Slater in Heathers (1989)

    19. Heathers

    19891h 43mR72Metascore
    7.1 (123K)
    At Westerburg High where cliques rule, jocks dominate and all the popular girls are named Heather, it's going to take a Veronica and mysterious new kid to give teen angst a body count.
    DirectorMichael LehmannStarsWinona RyderChristian SlaterShannen Doherty
  • Sigourney Weaver in Gorillas in the Mist (1988)

    20. Gorillas in the Mist

    19882h 9mPG-13
    7.0 (31K)
    The story of Dian Fossey, a scientist who came to Africa to study the vanishing mountain gorillas, and later fought to protect them.
    DirectorMichael AptedStarsSigourney WeaverBryan BrownJulie Harris
  • Tin Toy (1988)

    21. Tin Toy

    19885mGShort
    6.4 (12K)
    A one-man-band tin toy tries to escape a destructive baby.
    DirectorJohn Lasseter
  • Akira (1988)

    22. Akira

    19882h 4mR68Metascore
    8.0 (218K)
    A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a teenage biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath who can only be stopped by his best friend.
    DirectorKatsuhiro ÔtomoStarsMitsuo IwataNozomu SasakiMami Koyama
  • Dan Aykroyd and John Candy in The Great Outdoors (1988)

    23. The Great Outdoors

    19881h 31mPG24Metascore
    6.6 (55K)
    A Chicago man and his family go camping with his obnoxious brother-in-law.
    DirectorHoward DeutchStarsDan AykroydJohn CandyStephanie Faracy
  • Kevin Costner and Susan Sarandon in Bull Durham (1988)

    24. Bull Durham

    19881h 48mR73Metascore
    7.0 (62K)
    A fan who has an affair with one minor-league baseball player each season meets an up-and-coming pitcher and the experienced catcher assigned to him.
    DirectorRon SheltonStarsKevin CostnerSusan SarandonTim Robbins
  • Sylvester Stallone in Rambo III (1988)

    25. Rambo III

    19881h 42mR36Metascore
    5.8 (146K)
    Rambo mounts a one-man mission to rescue his friend Colonel Trautman from the clutches of the formidable invading Soviet forces in Afghanistan.
    DirectorPeter MacDonaldStarsSylvester StalloneRichard CrennaMarc de Jonge

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