Best of 1989
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1. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
PG-13 | 127 min | Action, Adventure
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.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Alison Doody, Denholm Elliott
Votes: 811,169 | Gross: $197.17M
BEST PICTURE
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Born on the Fourth of July
Glory
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
Dead Poets Society
Field of Dreams
My Left Foot
Henry V
Driving Miss Daisy
The Abyss
2. The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989)
NC-17 | 124 min | Crime, Drama
At Le Hollandais gourmet restaurant, every night is filled with opulence, decadence and gluttony. But when the cook, a thief, his wife and her lover all come together, they unleash a shocking torrent of sex, food, murder and revenge.
Director: Peter Greenaway | Stars: Richard Bohringer, Michael Gambon, Helen Mirren, Alan Howard
Votes: 41,760 | Gross: $7.72M
BEST DIRECTOR
Peter Greenaway - The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
Oliver Stone - Born on the Fourth of July
Jim Sheridan - My Left Foot
Edward Zwick - Glory
Spike Lee - Do the Right Thing
Kenneth Branagh - Henry V
Peter Weir - Dead Poets Society
3. My Left Foot (1989)
R | 103 min | Biography, Drama
Christy Brown, born with cerebral palsy, learns to paint and write with his only controllable limb - his left foot.
Director: Jim Sheridan | Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis, Brenda Fricker, Alison Whelan, Kirsten Sheridan
Votes: 79,812 | Gross: $14.74M
BEST ACTOR
Daniel Day-Lewis - My Left Foot
Kenneth Branagh - Henry V
Tom Cruise - Born on the Fourth of July
Morgan Freeman - Driving Miss Daisy
Harrison Ford - Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Ed Harris - The Abyss
Billy Crystal - When Harry Met Sally
4. Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
PG | 99 min | Comedy, Drama
An old Jewish woman and her African-American chauffeur in the American South have a relationship that grows and improves over the years.
Director: Bruce Beresford | Stars: Morgan Freeman, Jessica Tandy, Dan Aykroyd, Patti LuPone
Votes: 117,589 | Gross: $106.59M
BEST ACTRESS
Jessica Tandy - Driving Miss Daisy
Helen Mirren - The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
Meg Ryan - When Harry Met Sally
Victoria Abril - Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (¡Átame!)
Sally Field - Steel Magnolias
5. Glory (1989)
R | 122 min | Biography, Drama, History
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.
Director: Edward Zwick | Stars: Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Cary Elwes, Morgan Freeman
Votes: 144,493 | Gross: $26.83M
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Denzel Washington - Glory
Danny Aiello - Do the Right Thing
Sean Connery - Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Robin Williams - Dead Poets Society
Jack Nicholson - Batman
James Earl Jones - Field of Dreams
Jean-François Balmer - The French Revolution (La Révolution Française)
6. My Left Foot (1989)
R | 103 min | Biography, Drama
Christy Brown, born with cerebral palsy, learns to paint and write with his only controllable limb - his left foot.
Director: Jim Sheridan | Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis, Brenda Fricker, Alison Whelan, Kirsten Sheridan
Votes: 79,812 | Gross: $14.74M
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Brenda Fricker - My Left Foot
Julia Roberts - Steel Magnolias
Emma Thompson - Henry V
Pat Carroll - The Little Mermaid
Ruby Dee - Do the Right Thing
Jane Seymour - The French Revolution (La Révolution Française)
Loles León - Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (¡Átame!)
7. Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
PG | 99 min | Comedy, Drama
An old Jewish woman and her African-American chauffeur in the American South have a relationship that grows and improves over the years.
Director: Bruce Beresford | Stars: Morgan Freeman, Jessica Tandy, Dan Aykroyd, Patti LuPone
Votes: 117,589 | Gross: $106.59M
BEST CASTING
Driving Miss Daisy
Steel Magnolias
The French Revolution (La Révolution Française)
Glory
Born on the Fourth of July
My Left Foot
Henry V
8. When Harry Met Sally... (1989)
R | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Harry and Sally have known each other for years, and are very good friends, but they fear sex would ruin the friendship.
Director: Rob Reiner | Stars: Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan, Carrie Fisher, Bruno Kirby
Votes: 242,842 | Gross: $92.82M
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
When Harry Met Sally
Dead Poets Society
Do the Right Thing
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (¡Átame!)
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
9. Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
PG | 99 min | Comedy, Drama
An old Jewish woman and her African-American chauffeur in the American South have a relationship that grows and improves over the years.
Director: Bruce Beresford | Stars: Morgan Freeman, Jessica Tandy, Dan Aykroyd, Patti LuPone
Votes: 117,589 | Gross: $106.59M
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Driving Miss Daisy
My Left Foot
Born on the Fourth of July
Henry V
Field of Dreams
Steel Magnolias
Glory
10. Licence to Kill (1989)
PG-13 | 133 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
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.
Director: John Glen | Stars: Timothy Dalton, Robert Davi, Carey Lowell, Talisa Soto
Votes: 112,115 | Gross: $34.67M
BEST TITLES/CREDITS DESIGN
Licence to Kill
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
The Little Mermaid
Back to the Future: Part II
Do the Right Thing
The Abyss
Batman
11. Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
R | 145 min | Biography, Drama, War
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.
Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Tom Cruise, Bryan Larkin, Raymond J. Barry, Caroline Kava
Votes: 116,002 | Gross: $70.00M
BEST EDITING
Born on the Fourth of July
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Glory
The Abyss
Driving Miss Daisy
Henry V
Do the Right Thing
12. The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989)
NC-17 | 124 min | Crime, Drama
At Le Hollandais gourmet restaurant, every night is filled with opulence, decadence and gluttony. But when the cook, a thief, his wife and her lover all come together, they unleash a shocking torrent of sex, food, murder and revenge.
Director: Peter Greenaway | Stars: Richard Bohringer, Michael Gambon, Helen Mirren, Alan Howard
Votes: 41,760 | Gross: $7.72M
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
Born on the Fourth of July
The Abyss
Glory
Field of Dreams
Batman
Henry V
13. Batman (1989)
PG-13 | 126 min | Action, Adventure
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.
Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger, Robert Wuhl
Votes: 404,384 | Gross: $251.19M
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Batman
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
The French Revolution (La Révolution Française)
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
The Abyss
Driving Miss Daisy
Glory
14. The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989)
NC-17 | 124 min | Crime, Drama
At Le Hollandais gourmet restaurant, every night is filled with opulence, decadence and gluttony. But when the cook, a thief, his wife and her lover all come together, they unleash a shocking torrent of sex, food, murder and revenge.
Director: Peter Greenaway | Stars: Richard Bohringer, Michael Gambon, Helen Mirren, Alan Howard
Votes: 41,760 | Gross: $7.72M
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
The French Revolution (La Révolution Française)
Henry V
Driving Miss Daisy
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Glory
Batman
15. Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
PG | 99 min | Comedy, Drama
An old Jewish woman and her African-American chauffeur in the American South have a relationship that grows and improves over the years.
Director: Bruce Beresford | Stars: Morgan Freeman, Jessica Tandy, Dan Aykroyd, Patti LuPone
Votes: 117,589 | Gross: $106.59M
BEST MAKE-UP & HAIR
Driving Miss Daisy
Back to the Future: Part II
Batman
The French Revolution (La Révolution Française)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
Henry V
16. The Abyss (1989)
PG-13 | 140 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery
A civilian diving team is enlisted to search for a lost nuclear submarine and faces danger while encountering an alien aquatic species.
Director: James Cameron | Stars: Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Michael Biehn, Leo Burmester
Votes: 193,477 | Gross: $54.46M
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
The Abyss
Back to the Future: Part II
Licence to Kill
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Ghostbusters II
Batman
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
17. The Little Mermaid (1989)
G | 83 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
A mermaid princess makes a Faustian bargain in an attempt to become human and win a prince's love.
Directors: Ron Clements, John Musker | Stars: Jodi Benson, Samuel E. Wright, Rene Auberjonois, Christopher Daniel Barnes
Votes: 291,081 | Gross: $111.54M
BEST SCORE
The Little Mermaid
Glory
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (¡Átame!)
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
Batman
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
18. When Harry Met Sally... (1989)
R | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Harry and Sally have known each other for years, and are very good friends, but they fear sex would ruin the friendship.
Director: Rob Reiner | Stars: Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan, Carrie Fisher, Bruno Kirby
Votes: 242,842 | Gross: $92.82M
BEST SOUNDTRACK/ADAPTED SCORE
When Harry Met Sally
Do the Right Thing
19. The Little Mermaid (1989)
G | 83 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
A mermaid princess makes a Faustian bargain in an attempt to become human and win a prince's love.
Directors: Ron Clements, John Musker | Stars: Jodi Benson, Samuel E. Wright, Rene Auberjonois, Christopher Daniel Barnes
Votes: 291,081 | Gross: $111.54M
BEST SONG
The Little Mermaid - "Part of Your World"
The Little Mermaid - "Poor Unfortunate Souls"
The Little Mermaid - "Under the Sea"
The Little Mermaid - "Kiss the Girl"
Licence to Kill - "Licence to Kill"
Do the Right Thing - "Fight the Power"
Batman - "Partyman"
20. The Abyss (1989)
PG-13 | 140 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery
A civilian diving team is enlisted to search for a lost nuclear submarine and faces danger while encountering an alien aquatic species.
Director: James Cameron | Stars: Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Michael Biehn, Leo Burmester
Votes: 193,477 | Gross: $54.46M
BEST SOUND
The Abyss
Born on the Fourth of July
Glory
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Licence to Kill
Back to the Future: Part II
Batman
21. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
PG-13 | 127 min | Action, Adventure
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.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Alison Doody, Denholm Elliott
Votes: 811,169 | Gross: $197.17M
BEST SOUND EDITING
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
The Abyss
Licence to Kill
Batman
Back to the Future: Part II
Glory
The Little Mermaid
22. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
PG-13 | 127 min | Action, Adventure
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.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Alison Doody, Denholm Elliott
Votes: 811,169 | Gross: $197.17M
BEST STUNTS
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Licence to Kill
The Abyss
Batman
Back to the Future: Part II
Born on the Fourth of July
Glory
23. The Little Mermaid (1989)
G | 83 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
A mermaid princess makes a Faustian bargain in an attempt to become human and win a prince's love.
Directors: Ron Clements, John Musker | Stars: Jodi Benson, Samuel E. Wright, Rene Auberjonois, Christopher Daniel Barnes
Votes: 291,081 | Gross: $111.54M
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
The Little Mermaid
All Dogs Go to Heaven
24. The French Revolution (1989)
335 min | Drama, History, Thriller
A chronicle of the French Revolution from the calling of the Etats General in 1789 until the end of the Jacobin Terror in 1794.
Directors: Robert Enrico, Richard T. Heffron | Stars: Klaus Maria Brandauer, Jane Seymour, François Cluzet, Jean-François Balmer
Votes: 1,848
BEST FOREIGN FILM
The French Revolution (La Révolution Française)
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (¡Átame!)
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