Drama Movies
Steel Magnolias (1989)
A young beautician, newly arrived in a small Louisiana town, finds work at the local salon, where a small group of women share a close bond of friendship and welcome…
Small Sacrifices (1989)
A peculiar and disturbing case catches the attention of the police when a young mother and her children, all severely injured, show up in a hospital’s emergency room.
Staying Together (1989)
After their father abruptly sells the beloved family-owned restaurant that has employed them for years, the charismatic McDermott boys – hot-tempered Brian (Quill), lovelorn Kit (Mulroney) and jokester Duncan (Astin)…
Best of the Best (1989)
A team from the United States is going to compete against Korea in a Tae Kwon Do tournament. The team consists of fighters from all over the country–can they overcome…
Communion (1989)
A novelist’s wife and son see him changed by an apparent encounter with aliens in the mountains.
Coming Out (1989)
Philipp, a closeted teacher, is dating a female colleague to keep up appearances. One night he stumbles into a gay bar and falls for a man. Transformed by this love,…
Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989)
This musical is based on four short stories by Damon Runyon. In one tale, gambler Feet Samuels sells his body to science just as he realizes that Hortense loves him…
Wait Until Spring Bandini (1989)
The Final Days (1989)
The Final Days concerns itself with the final months of the Richard Nixon presidency.
Dad (1989)
A busy executive learns during a meeting that his mother may be dying and rushes home to her side. He ends up being his father’s caretaker and becomes closer to…
Kill Me Again (1989)
After Faye and her psychotic boyfriend, Vince, successfully rob a mob courier, Faye decides to abscond with the loot. She heads to Reno, where she hires feckless private investigator Jack…
False Witness (1989)
An assistant district attorney’s (Phylicia Rashad) co-worker lover (Philip Michael Thomas) plans to prove her wrong about a case.
Do You Know the Muffin Man? (1989)
Roger Dollison, a police officer, and his wife, Kendra, are living the American dream. They have two children, Teddy and Sandy, a lovely home, and a dog named Rex. What…
Gross Anatomy (1989)
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.
The Seventh Continent (1989)
Fat Man and Little Boy (1989)
Assigned to oversee the development of the atomic bomb, Gen. Leslie Groves is a stern military man determined to have the project go according to plan. He selects J. Robert…
Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
Portland, Oregon, 1971. Bob Hughes is the charismatic leader of a peculiar quartet, formed by his wife, Dianne, and another couple, Rick and Nadine, who skillfully steal from drugstores and…
Catch Me… If You Can (1989)
A hotshot teenage car racer persuades the class president of a small Minnesota high school to gamble on illegal car races to raise money for their school which is facing…
Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
A renowned ophthalmologist is desperate to cut off an adulterous relationship…which ends up in murder; and a frustrated documentary filmmaker woos an attractive television producer while making a film about…
The Cook the Thief His Wife & Her Lover (1989)
The wife of an abusive criminal finds solace in the arms of a kind regular guest in her husband’s restaurant.
The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)
The lives of two struggling musicians, who happen to be brothers, inevitably change when they team up with a beautiful, up-and-coming singer.
An Innocent Man (1989)
Jimmie Rainwood was minding his own business when two corrupt police officers (getting an address wrong) burst into his house, expecting to find a major drug dealer. Rainwood is shot,…
Jacknife (1989)
A conflict develops between a troubled Vietnam veteran and the sister he lives with when she becomes involved romantically with the army buddy who reminds him of the tragic battle…
Henry V (1989)
In the midst of the Hundred Years War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France in 1415.
The Punisher (1989)
The avenging angel of Marvel Comics fame comes brilliantly to life in this searing action-adventure thriller! Dolph Lundgren stars as Frank Castle, a veteran cop who loses his entire family…
A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story (1989)
Tracy Thurman was married to a man who abused her. But he continues to harass her after she gets a restraining order, and the police do little to help. When…
Prime Target (1989)
A homicide detective assigned to investigate the serial killings of New York policewomen begins to suspect that the serial killer might be a fellow police officer.
Welcome Home (1989)
Jake died in Vietnam; his family mourned him, then moved on. When he reappears, quite alive, the question is, what must he do and how will his family respond to…
Fellow Traveller (1989)
In the Golden Age of Hollywood, two men had it all; one was a top screenwriter, the other a film idol. But when the witch hunts of McCarthyism swept into…