Thriller Movies
The Dead Next Door (1989)
The government sets up a zombie squad after an epidemic has made the world run rampant with living corpses. The team head off to Ohio to try and find a…
Communion (1989)
A novelist’s wife and son see him changed by an apparent encounter with aliens in the mountains.
Murder Weapon (1989)
Two mobster daughters leave a sanitarium, host a party inviting ex-boyfriends, who then start disappearing mysteriously.
After Midnight (1989)
A college professor teaching a course called “The Psychology of Fear” brings his students (including a psychic) to his home, one dark and stormy night to tell scary stories. The…
Stepfather 2 (1989)
“Stepfather” Jerry Blake escapes an insane asylum and winds up in another town, this time impersonating a marriage counselor. With a future wife and new stepson who love him, Blake…
Grave Robbers (1989)
A group of teenage, treasure seeking, grave robbers accidentally uncover the tomb of a satanic sect leader from the early Spanish colonial age, reawakening the diabolical killer, who promptly sets…
Alien Seed (1989)
An alien impregnates an Earth woman so she can deliver an alien “messiah” that will rule the world. A newspaper reporter finds out what’s going on and sets out to…
Perfect Witness (1989)
An innocent man is thrust into a political power struggle in this drama. After witnessing a mob killing, New York restaurant owner Sam Paxton (Aidan Quinn) reports the crime. Overzealous…
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…
A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon (1989)
The year is 1974. A young Hong Kong Chinese, Mark, travels to Saigon to make his fortune. There, he encounters a mysterious femme fatale, the lovely Kit. As he becomes…
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989)
One year later, Michael Myers’ traumatized young niece is horrified to discover she has a telepathic bond with her evil uncle… and that he is on the way back to…
Mob War (1989)
When the New York City police disrupt a big cocaine deal, the TV news reporters find John Falcone, a local mobster, nearby. They ask some tough questions, and Falcone decides…
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,…
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…
Savage Beach (1989)
Donna and Taryn are federal drug enforcement agents based in the Hawaiian isles. Upon the success of a drug bust, they receive a call from Shane Aviation to fly an…
Headhunter (1989)
A Miami cop finds out his wife has a female lover, and he begins to have an affair with his female partner. Meanwhile, a voodoo demon from Africa arrives among…
L.A. Vice (1989)
Detective Jon Louroy Chance investigates a string of murders in Los Angeles and uncovers a ruthless kidnapping scheme.
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…
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.
Criminal Act (1989)
Two investigative reporters track down reports of giant rats in a city sewer system.
The Forgotten One (1989)
A man moves into a house that is supposedly haunted. Although he is attracted to his pretty next-door neighbor, he finds himself being seduced by the spirit of a woman…
Bloodfist (1989)
To avenge the brutal murder of his brother, Jake Ray journeys to the Philippines, where his search for truth finds him battling both in and out of the ring. But…
L.A. Bounty (1989)
Mayor candidate Mike Rhodes is kidnapped in his own home outside of Los Angeles by unknown, masked terrorists. His wife Kelly barely survives the attempted murder on her, and is…
Night Game (1989)
A police detective tracks a serial killer who is stalking young women on a beach front after each game that a baseball pitcher wins.
Johnny Handsome (1989)
A career criminal who has been deformed since birth is given a new face by a kindly doctor and paroled from prison. It appears that he has gone straight, but…
Arabella: Black Angel (1989)
An insatiable nymphomaniac with a wheelchair-bound writer husband finds that her lurid exploits rejuvenate his creativity and libido, but soon enough, all of her lovers end up being murdered by…
Family Reunion (1989)
Tom Andrews, his wife Kathy, their two children & Tom’s Father Henry are all driving to a town called Silversprings on Christmas Eve to visit relatives. On the way, they…
Angel Cop (1989)
In the late twentieth century, the Secret Security Force was formed to stop the actions of the communist terrorist group known as the Red May. Angel, a beautiful, yet cold…
Cage (1989)
A GI in Vietnam saves his buddy’s life, but in the process is shot in the head. The injury results in brain damage to the point where he basically has…
Buried Alive (1989)
A young woman goes to teach at the Ravenscroft Institute, a spooky old girls’ school overrun by ants and staffed by some unusual types. Spurred on by a series of…
Relentless (1989)
Two Los Angeles police detectives hunt for a serial killer who randomly chooses his victims from a phone directory.
L.A. Takedown (1989)
Michael Mann’s gutsy telefilm tells the tale of two skilled professionals–one a cop, the other a criminal–who aren’t as different as they think. Vincent Hanna is an intense cop on…
