Best Movies of 1989 – page 5

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 6.5
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Tap (1989)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: Max Washington has just been released from prison after serving time for burglary. He returns to his old hangout, a hoofer club. His old girl friend, Amy, who still works at the club as a Tap instructor, is less than thrilled to see him. Her father, ...
Style: black comedy, semi serious, realistic, captivating, feel good
Plot: dancing, black, destiny, music, blaxploitation, showbiz, choreography, social realism, poverty, gangster, tap dance, black romance ...
Time: 80s, year 1989
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Erik the Viking (1989)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: UK, Sweden
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Erik the Viking gathers warriors from his village and sets out on a dangerous journey to Valhalla, to ask the gods to end the Age of Ragnorok and allow his people to see sunlight again. A Pythonesque satire of Viking life.
Style: visual, visually stunning, cult classic, stylized, surreal ...
Plot: viking, medieval, satire, monty python, sword and sorcery, mythology, dragon, sorcery, good versus evil, treasure hunt, chivalry, myth ...
Time: medieval times, year 1989, 10th century, middle ages, 11th century ...
Place: fictional island, australia
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 7.5
 23K
Santa Sangre (1989)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Mexico, Italy
Duration: 123 min.
Story: A young man is confined in a mental hospital. Through a flashback we see that he was traumatized as a child, when he and his family were circus performers: he saw his father cut off the arms of his mother, a religious fanatic and leader of the ...
Style: surreal, disturbing, dark, psychedelic, atmospheric ...
Plot: surrealism, circus, serial killer, revenge, psychology, clown, extreme, art, magic realism, schizophrenia, macabre, funeral ...
Time: year 1989, 80s
Place: mexico city
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Police Academy 6: City Under Siege (1989)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story: Our favourite police men are called together to deal with a gang who rob banks and jewelers. Using their various talents as well as their extraordinary luck, the crooks stand no chance against our men and women wearing blue..
Style: humorous, slapstick, absurd, relaxing, not serious ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: police academy, police, police investigation, gang, mayor, car chase, satire, love affair, master criminal, prank, investigation, competition ...
Time: 80s, year 1989, 20th century
Place: los angeles, usa
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Dream a Little Dream (1989)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: Bobby Kellar has a crush on Lainie Diamond, girlfriend of school jerk Joel. Coleman is working on an experiment which will help him move into a place where Dreams are reality. When an accident occurs Coleman finds himself in Bobby's body and ...
Style: inspirational, touching, humorous, epic, cult classic ...
Audience: teens, kids, family friendly, date night, teen drama
Plot: body swapping, switching bodies, youth, school, wish come true, teenager, dream, transformation, body swap, fish out of water, high school, disorder ...
Time: year 1989
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 6.1
 4K
Dead Bang (1989)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Los Angeles homicide detective Jerry Beck searches for the murderer who killed a police officer on Christmas Eve. The investigation takes Beck inside the violent world of hate groups and white supremacists, who are hatching a deadly plot to attack ...
Style: cult classic, neo noir, detective, realistic, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: police, fbi, murder, investigation, chase, police corruption, xmas, police officer, violence, cop, killer, teenager ...
Time: 80s, year 1989
Place: los angeles, california, colorado, usa, oklahoma city ...
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 6.1
 9K
Parents (1989)
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Mystery
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story: Michael is a young boy living in a typical 1950's suburbanite home... except for his bizarre and horrific nightmares, and continued unease around his parents. Young Michael begins to suspect his parents are cooking more than just hamburgers on ...
Style: dark comedy, slasher, scary, creepy, cult classic ...
Plot: cannibal, cannibalism, coming of age, macabre, suburbs, dysfunctional family, dark humor, youth, blood, nightmare, satire, american horror ...
Time: year 1989, 20th century, 50s, year 1954, 1950s
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My Name Is Bill W. (1989)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Based on the true story of Bill W. (James Woods), a successful stock broker whose life falls apart after the stock crash of the 20's and how he comes to grips with his alcoholism. Along with a fellow alcoholic (James Garner) he forms a support ...
Style: touching, realistic, uplifting, thought provoking, sincere ...
Plot: addiction, rehabilitation, support group, recovery, family problems, friendship, human spirit, self discovery, hopes, drug abuse, coping, against the odds ...
Time: 1930s, year 1929, 1920s
Place: usa
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Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation (1989)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: After seeing Raiders of the Lost Ark in 1981, three 12 year old friends, Chris Strompolos, Eric Zala and Jayson Lamb, began filming their own shot-by-shot adaptation of the Spielberg classic in the backyards of their Mississippi homes. After 6 ...
Style: exciting, semi serious, sentimental, humorous
Audience: family outing, teens
Plot: indiana jones, good versus evil, treasure hunt, archaeologist, filmmaking, coming of age, heroes, master villain, obsessive quest, rivalry, escapades, adventurer ...
Time: 1930s, 20th century
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Blaze (1989)
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: This movie tells the story of the latter years of Earl Long, a flamboyant governor of Louisiana. The aging Earl, an unapologetic habitue of strip joints, falls in love with young stripper Blaze Starr. When Earl and Blaze move in together, ...
Style: sexy, anime, realistic, serious, political comedy
Plot: stripper, politics, political corruption, politician, civil rights, governor, forbidden love, eccentricity, government, suburbs, intrigue, american politics ...
Time: year 1989, 1950s, 20th century, 50s
Place: louisiana, new orleans, usa
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She's Out of Control (1989)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A Los Angeles radio-station manager's girlfriend shows his teenage daughter how to be sexy.
Style: humorous, melancholic, light, entertaining, semi serious ...
Audience: teens, kids, date night, girls' night
Plot: teenage daughter, makeover, coming of age, father daughter relationship, single father, teenager, teenage love, love and romance, family relations, child as adult, dating, single parent ...
Time: 80s, year 1989
Place: southern california
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 6.8
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84C MoPic (1989)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A cameraman embedded with a reconnaissance patrol charts their mission across territory controlled by the Vietnamese. An impressively naturalistic Vietnam film. Impressive performance by unknown actors in this low-budget Vietnam drama. The story is ...
Style: rough, suspenseful, bleak, realistic, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: vietnam war, found footage, military, survival, escapades, against the odds, anti war, danger, battles, military life, heroic mission, jungle ...
Time: year 1989, 60s
Place: vietnam, asia
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The January Man (1989)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Nick and Frank Starkey were both policemen. A scandal forced Nick to leave the force, now a serial killer has driven the police to take him back. A web that includes Frank's wife, bribery, and corruption all are in the background as Nick tries ...
Style: suspenseful, suspense, psychological, clever, intense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: serial killer, investigation, police investigation, murder, police, murder mystery, brutality, plot twist, brother brother relationship, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship, psychopath, law enforcement ...
Time: 80s, year 1989, year 1988
Place: usa, new york, empire state building manhattan new york city, manhattan new york city
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Gross Anatomy (1989)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Joe Slovak is a brilliant first-year med student whose casual, nonconforming approach to life gets tested when he enrolls in Gross Anatomy, the toughest course in med school.
Style: talky, clever, realistic, semi serious, feel good ...
Audience: teens, date night
Plot: college, medical, school, medical school, medicine, teenager, medical student, bittersweet, love and romance, coming of age, youth, opposites attract ...
Time: 80s
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Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat (1989)
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Reclusive vampires lounge in a lonely American town. They wear sun cream to protect themselves. A descendant of Van Helsing arrives with hilarious consequences.
Style: serious, rough, suspenseful, scary, horror comedy ...
Audience: teens
Plot: vampire, dracula, supernatural, danger, criminal heroes, gory, female vampire, imaginary, deadly creature, heroes, cowboy, arrested ...
Time: 80s, year 1989
Place: usa
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Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)
Genre: Adventure, Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: The Big Apple's in big trouble, as indestructible psycho-fiend Jason Vorhees hits the road to New York City. After a shocking return from beyond the grave, the diabolical Jason ships out abroad a teen-filled "love boat" bound for New ...
Style: slasher, scary, bloody, classic horror, spooky ...
Audience: teens, adult
Plot: serial killer, friday the 13th, murder, ship, gory, boat, monster, high school, cruise, maniac, villain, nudity ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: manhattan new york city, new jersey, new york, usa, america
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 5.1
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The Fly II (1989)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Martin Brundle, born of the human/fly, is adopted by his father's place of employment (Bartok Inc.) while the employees simply wait for his mutant chromosomes to come out of their dormant state.
Style: scary, cult classic, splatter, bloody, psychedelic ...
Plot: monster, gory, mad scientist, body horror, creature feature, voyeur, cocoon, mutation, insect, creature, transformation, laboratory ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
Place: usa
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The Blood of Heroes (1989)
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Sport
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Set in a futuristic world where the only sport that has survived in a wasted society is the brutal game known as jugging. Sallow, the leader of a rag-tag team, has played in the main Leagues before, but was cast out because of indiscretions with a ...
Style: bleak, apocalyptic, intense, exciting, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: post apocalypse, survival, dystopian future, martial arts, distopia, post apocalyptic, violence, blood, revenge, escapades, contests and competitions, life is a bitch ...
Time: future, year 1989, near future
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Bye Bye Blues (1989)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Music
Country: Canada
Duration: 117 min.
Story: Story about a WWII wife & mother who joins a local dance band to provide for family while husband at war. Romantic involvement with one of the band members make her decisions difficult when husband returns from war. Story watches the ...
Style: independent film, contemplative, realistic, serious, uplifting ...
Plot: world war two, wartime, family relations, couples, human nature, war, love and romance, human spirit, hopes, family life, wartime life, bittersweet ...
Time: 1940s, year 1989
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The Trial of the Incredible Hulk (1989)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: On the run again, Dr. David Banner is jailed for assault after interrupting a mugging. Blind attorney Matt Murdock enlists Banner's help in locating the muggers because he believes they work for his longtime foe, Fisk, the head of an ...
Style: anime, epic, saga, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: hulk, lawyer, villain, superhuman powers, courtroom, law, comic book, courtroom drama, disabled person, blind character, court martial, transformation ...
Time: 80s
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WrestleMania V (1989)
Genre: Action, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 163 min.
Story: WrestleMania V was the fifth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It took place on April 2, 1989 at the Trump Plaza in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The event was commentated by ...
Style: independent film, exciting, semi serious, humorous
Audience: teens
Plot: wrestling, disability, friends, contests and competitions, ambition, heroes, athlete's life, twins, danger, rivalry, escapades, lifestyle ...
Time: 80s
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Looking for Miracles (1989)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Sixteen-year-old Ryan Delaney has won a scholarship, but it's not a full one, so he needs a summer job to pay for his university expenses. And although he's not eighteen, he can't swim, and has never been to camp, he manages to get a ...
Style: crying
Plot: coming of age, summer camp, summer job, social justice, siblings, snake, single parent, country club, graduation, broom, 16 year old, hardship ...
Time: 1930s, year 1935
Place: canada, toronto ontario canada
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Farewell to the King (1989)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story: An American soldier who escapes the execution of his comrades by Japanese soldiers in Borneo during WWII becomes the leader of a personal empire among the headhunters in this war story told in the style of Joseph Conrad and Rudyard Kipling. The ...
Style: epic, serious, exciting, rough, independent film ...
Plot: world war two, jungle, island, vengeance, survival, betrayal, soldier, military, u.s. navy, revenge, british, conquistador ...
Time: 1940s, year 1989, 20th century
Place: japan, asia, southeast asia, usa, manila philippines ...
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The Rachel Papers (1989)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Charles is in control of his life; he is about to finish 6th from college and start at Oxford. He is 19 and wants an 'older' woman before he turns 20. Enter the beautiful Rachel, and Charles puts his 'master-of-seduction' ...
Style: erotic, sexy, sex comedy, romantic drama, independent film ...
Audience: girls' night, date night
Plot: coming of age, making love, college, sex scene, infatuation, teenager, teen angst, angst, female nudity, power relations, couples, family relations ...
Time: 80s, year 1989
Place: europe, england, oxford university
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Wild Orchid (1989)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: A woman lawyer becomes mesmerized by a self-made millionaire during an encounter in Rio setting off a series of erotic encounters.
Style: erotic, sexy, sexual, sensual, melancholic ...
Audience: chick flick, adult
Plot: erotica, sex scene, sexual pleasure, dangerous attraction, sexual relations, forbidden love, lust, sexuality, seduction, bdsm, femme fatale, watching sex ...
Time: 80s, year 1989
Place: brazil, rio de janeiro, south america, latin america
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Disorganized Crime (1989)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Lou Diamond Phillips and Fred Gwynne team up with a gang of professional criminals who have everything it takes to rob a bank. The only things they do have going for them are a cop and his partner, who are dumber than they are! By the time the gang ...
Style: parody, black comedy, detective, humorous, neo noir ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: small town, heist, robbery, on the run, bank, caper, river, sabotage, career criminal, sheriff, crime gone awry, law enforcement ...
Time: 80s, year 1989
Place: montana, new jersey, usa
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Prancer (1989)
Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Jessica, the daughter of an impoverished apple farmer, still believes in Santa Claus. So when she comes across a reindeer with an injured leg, it makes perfect sense to her to assume that it is Prancer, who had fallen from a Christmas display in ...
Style: touching, christmas classics, entertaining, sad, mysterious ...
Audience: kids, girls' night, family outing, pre-teens
Plot: christmas, holiday, small town, single father, reindeer, santa claus, farm, father daughter relationship, snow, widower, animal, xmas ...
Time: year 1989
Place: michigan
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Meet the Feebles (1989)
Genre: Comedy, Music, Musical
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Heidi, the star of the "Meet The Feebles Variety Hour" discovers her lover Bletch, The Walrus, is cheating on her. And with all the world waiting for the show, the assorted co-stars must contend with drug addiction, extortion, robbery, ...
Style: black comedy, dark comedy, controversial, splatter, disturbing ...
Audience: adult
Plot: puppet, surrealism, interspecies sex, revenge, drug addiction, gory, violent, dark humor, satire, murder, drug abuse, addiction ...
Time: 80s
Place: new zealand, vietnam
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The Ryan White Story (1989)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: The story of Ryan White, a 13-year-old haemophiliac who contracted AIDS from factor VIII, which was used to control this disorder.
Style: thought provoking, realistic, serious, uplifting, captivating ...
Plot: aids, sick child, coming of age, hiv, youth, hiv positive, love, school, hospital, terminal illness, family relations, brother sister relationship ...
Time: 80s
Place: indiana, indianapolis indiana
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Chattahoochee (1989)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: In 1955 Florida, a Korean vet has a breakdown and is incarcerated in a "maximum security" mental health prison, where patients are abused.
Style: disturbing, serious, sincere, thought provoking, realistic ...
Plot: courtroom drama, mental institution, social decay, injustice, life is a bitch, male pubic hair, male nudity, hospital, price of justice, prodigy, fighting the system, rebellion ...
Time: year 1989, 50s, 1950s, year 1952, year 1955 ...
Place: florida, usa, miami, korea
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