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Identity Crisis
Identity Crisis (1989) on 1 january 1989
, 1h40
Directed by Melvin Van Peebles
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Hip hop films, Musical films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Mario Van Peebles, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, Melvin Van Peebles, Stephen J. Cannell, Rick Aviles, Olivia Brown
Rating20% 1.022181.022181.022181.022181.02218
Melvin Van Peebles acts as the film's narrator, introducing the film's main characters. Yves Malmaison (Richard Fancy) is a world-famous French fashion designer, a flaming homosexual with a preference for red hair, he once experimented with an American woman, and thus he has a son, Sebastian (Ilan Mitchell-Smith). Chilly D (Mario Van Peebles) is a struggling rapper who has been stealing dresses made by Malmaison to redesign and give to his many girlfriends.
Warbirds
Warbirds (1989) on 1 january 1989
, 1h40
Directed by Ulli Lommel
Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure
Rating35% 1.7742351.7742351.7742351.7742351.774235
Dinner with a Vampire
Dinner with a Vampire (1988) on 30 december 1988
, 1h30
Directed by Lamberto Bava
Genres Comedy, Horror
Actors George Hilton, Patrizia Pellegrino, Yvonne Sciò, Valeria Milillo
Rating5% 0.2823750.2823750.2823750.2823750.282375
Four actors win an audition to be in a horror movie and travel to the director's castle for a meeting and to spend the night. Unbeknown to them the director is actually a vampire.
Staying Together
Staying Together (1989) on 1 january 1989
, 1h31
Directed by Lee Grant
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films
Actors Sean Astin, Stockard Channing, Melinda Dillon, Levon Helm, Dinah Manoff, Dermot Mulroney
Rating60% 3.047673.047673.047673.047673.04767
Three brothers live at home with their parents and work at the family restaurant that has been managed by their father for the past 25 years. The brothers expect one day to take over the restaurant themselves, but one morning their father comes to the realization that he hates working there and he sells the restaurant without consulting the rest of the family. This begins to break apart the family, and one of the brothers, angry with the father's decision, leaves to find another job. The father subsequently dies from a heart attack.
American Boyfriends
American Boyfriends (1989) on 1 january 1989
, 1h30
Directed by Sandra Wilson
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors John Wildman, Margaret Langrick, Liisa Repo-Martell
Rating53% 2.6725952.6725952.6725952.6725952.672595
The Johnstown Flood
The Johnstown Flood (1989) on 1 january 1989
, 26minutes
Directed by Charles Guggenheim
Origin USA
Genres Documentary, Historical
Themes Documentary films about historical events, Disaster films
Actors Len Cariou
Rating73% 3.678273.678273.678273.678273.67827
Le documentaire est consacré à l'inondation de Johnstown de 1889, catastrophe qui fit 2 200 victimes à la suite de la rupture d'un barrage en Pennsylvanie.
Call from Space
Call from Space (1989) on 1 january 1989

Directed by Richard Fleischer
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Action, Adventure
Themes Time travel films
Actors James Coburn, Billy Campbell, Sherrié Austin, Charlton Heston, Ferdy Mayne, Marjorie Stapp
Rating58% 2.918152.918152.918152.918152.91815
Call from Space est l'histoire d'une expérimentation scientifique qui tourne mal et envoie une jeune fille dans un voyage dans le temps.
The Long Weekend (O' Despair)
The Long Weekend (O' Despair) (1989) on 1 january 1989
, 1h27
Directed by Gregg Araki
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Marcus D'Amico
Rating52% 2.6257252.6257252.6257252.6257252.625725
La vraie vie de Martin Harakosky, ancien écrivain au foyer.
Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation, 1h40
Genres Action, Adventure
Rating81% 4.063734.063734.063734.063734.06373
Set in 1936, the film pits Indiana Jones (Strompolos) against a group of Nazis who are searching for the Ark of the Covenant which Adolf Hitler believes will make their army invincible.
Kamillions
Kamillions (1990) on 1 january 1989
, 1h30
Directed by Mike B. Anderson
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror, Romance, Comic science fiction
Themes Comedy science fiction films, Comedy horror films
Rating52% 2.600722.600722.600722.600722.60072
Robins plays bumbling mad scientist Nathaniel Pickman Wingate, of the Miskatonic University. He works on opening a portal to another dimension while his wife, Nancy (Laura O'Malley) and family prepare his fiftieth birthday party. When he succeeds with contact with the new dimension, two triops-like creatures escape. These creatures possess shape-shifting abilities that allows them to assume the form and identity of anything, and thusly do so with Nancy's cousin, Count Desmon (Christopher Gasti) of Liechtenstein and Jasmine, a model from son Sam's (Dan Evans) poster (Dru-Anne Cakmis).
Aces Go Places V: The Terracotta Hit
Aces Go Places V: The Terracotta Hit (1989) on 1 january 1989
, 1h43
Directed by Liu Chia-liang, Eric Tsang
Origin Hong kong
Genres Martial arts, Comedy, Action, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films
Actors Karl Maka, Leslie Cheung, Nina Li Chi, Ellen Chan, Danny Lee, Roy Cheung
Rating55% 2.7542652.7542652.7542652.7542652.754265
King Kong and Baldy, the "Aces," part ways in 1986 after a mission in Thailand to kidnap a woman on her way to marry her boyfriend (a rich man claiming to be her husband enlisted the Aces' services) goes sour. Three years later, figures from the famous Terracotta Army and a Qing Dynasty bronze sword called the "Chinese Excalibur" is stolen during their transport to an exhibition in Hong Kong. Based on pictures that appear in the media, the two men are accused of the heist. By this time, King Kong is running an investment company that has long since been in the red, and Baldy - who sent his wife and son to Canada - is hiding in a Sai Kung houseboat from creditors who lent him money to invest in the stock market.
Bashu, the Little Stranger
Bashu, the Little Stranger (1986) on 1 january 1989
, 2h
Directed by Bahram Beizai
Origin Iran
Genres Drama, War
Actors Susan Taslimi
Rating79% 3.9937853.9937853.9937853.9937853.993785
The film is about a young boy from Khuzestan province, in the south of Iran, during the Iran–Iraq War. His parents are killed in a bombing raid on his home village and he escapes on a cargo truck to the north. Eventually he gets off and finds refuge on the farm of a Gilaki woman, Na'i, who has two young children of her own. Initially, Na'i tries to shoo Bashu away, but later takes pity on him and leaves food out for him. Although Na'i is initially ambivalent toward Bashu, and he is initially suspicious of her, they come to trust one another, and Bashu becomes a member of the family, even calling Na'i "mom". Being that Bashu speaks Arabic, while Na'i and her children speak Gilaki, they have trouble communicating with each other, although Bashu is able to speak and read Persian (for example in the scene where he picks up the school text book, reading a passage from it in an attempt to appease the children fighting). In a gesture of reciprocation and perhaps love, Bashu cares for Na'i when she falls ill, as she had done for him, crying for her and beating a drum in prayer.
One of Us
One of Us (1989) on 1 january 1989
, 1h50
Directed by Uri Barbash
Origin Israel
Genres Drama
Themes Films about religion, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Alon Abutbul
Rating69% 3.4886453.4886453.4886453.4886453.488645
A Palestinian guerrilla is taken alive after breaking into an army outpost in the occupied territories with a group of armed men and killing several Israeli soldiers. His subsequent death at the hands of his captors is treated as a murder investigation and a military official is sent to interrogate the survivors.
Ban This
Ban This (1989) on 1 january 1989
, 1h17
Directed by Stacy Peralta
Themes Sports films
Rating69% 3.496173.496173.496173.496173.49617
That's Adequate
That's Adequate (1989) on 1 january 1989
, 1h22
Directed by Harry Hurwitz
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Tony Randall, Amy Stiller, James Coco, Robert Downey Jr., Jerry Stiller, Bruce Willis
Rating48% 2.4269652.4269652.4269652.4269652.426965
Faux documentary about a fictional Hollywood film studio.
Savage Instinct
Savage Instinct (1989) on 1 january 1989
, 1h21
Genres Action
Rating43% 2.197732.197732.197732.197732.19773
Susan, jeune veuve, décide de fuir la jungle urbaine et de s'offrir une maison à la campagne. En route pour en visiter une, Susan et l'agent immobilier croisent la route des sbires de Mongo, brute épaisse et trafiquant de drogue, qui les font sortir de la route. Susan va être prise en chasse et emmenée dans le repaire de Mongo. Parvenant à se libérer et fuir, la gentille Susan va se transformer en prêtresse de la vengeance et affronter le gang de trafiquants.
Las Vegas Bloodbath
Las Vegas Bloodbath (1989) on 1 january 1989
, 1h18
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror, Crime
Rating28% 1.4432251.4432251.4432251.4432251.443225
After a successful business deal in Sacramento, Sam Butler returns to his Las Vegas home, and discovers his pregnant wife, Ruth, in bed with a sheriff's deputy. Whipped into a homicidal rage, Sam grabs the deputy's discarded gun and shoots him and Ruth to death. After cutting off Ruth's head (which he treats like it is still alive) Sam leaves the house with it and picks up a prostitute named Tina. Taking Tina to the back of a motel, Sam ties her up and stabs her in the jaw, then rips one of her legs off with some rope attached to the back of his car.
Woodchipper Massacre
Woodchipper Massacre (1989) on 1 january 1989
, 1h30
Directed by Jon McBride
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror
Themes Comedy horror films
Actors Jon McBride
Rating46% 2.3271352.3271352.3271352.3271352.327135
Jon (Jon McBride), Denice (Denice Edeal), and Tom (Tom Casiello) are three kids whose father goes away for a business meeting. He leaves them in care of their Aunt Tess (Patricia McBride) who is a militaristic religious extremist who only lets the kids do homework and chores while preaching to them against dating, staying up late, movies, music, and why their lifestyle is wrong. Tom gets an official Rambo Hunting Knife in the mail and Tess will not let him have it. They get into a physical struggle over Tom keeping it, and Aunt Tess accidentally gets fatally stabbed in the stomach.
Lauderdale
Lauderdale (1989) on 1 january 1989
, 1h31
Origin USA
Actors Darrel Guilbeau, Janine Lindemulder, Sherrie Rose, Ron Jeremy
Rating39% 1.977461.977461.977461.977461.97746
Larry et Animal, deux étudiants à UCLA n'ont qu'une chose en tête, faire la fête avec les plus belles nanas du monde. La semaine de relâche est là et la nature les appelle. Malheureusement, Larry doit rester au campus en vue d'un examen déterminant. Foudroyé par la superbe et richissime Heather, il fait tout pour la séduire et qui sait... Mais des ravisseurs kidnappent Heather. Il part à sa rescousse dans plusieurs destinations où ça fête fort : Palm Springs, Padre Island, Nouvelle Orléans, Daytona et finalement... Fort Lauderdale, là où Animal lui prêtera main forte.
Beyond the Stars
Beyond the Stars (1989) on 1 january 1989
, 1h28
Directed by David Saperstein
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction
Actors Martin Sheen, Christian Slater, Sharon Stone, Olivia D'Abo, Robert Foxworth, F. Murray Abraham
Rating52% 2.6060152.6060152.6060152.6060152.606015
Eric Michaels, fils d'un ancien ingénieur de la NASA, rêve de devenir astronaute. Il fait la connaissance de Paul Andrews. Cet ancien cosmonaute, qui a été renvoyé de la NASA après avoir désobéi à un ordre lors d'un EVA, est devenu renfermé, bourru, alcoolique et cardiaque. Malgré tout, une solide amitié se crée entre les deux hommes...
Too Beautiful for You
Too Beautiful for You (1989) on 1 january 1989
, 1h31
Directed by Bertrand Blier
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes La provence
Actors Gérard Depardieu, Carole Bouquet, Josiane Balasko, Roland Blanche, François Cluzet, Didier Bénureau
Rating66% 3.3421753.3421753.3421753.3421753.342175
Barthélémy Bernard, owner of a BMW car dealership, is married to a beautiful woman, Florence, but he falls in love with a very plain-looking woman, Colette, who has been hired as an interim secretary to his store. This relationship will change his life, as much as Schubert's music.
Gilles Deleuze from A to Z
Gilles Deleuze from A to Z (1989) on 1 january 1989

Directed by Pierre-André Boutang
Genres Documentary
Rating85% 4.2864654.2864654.2864654.2864654.286465
Composé de huit heures d'entretien avec le philosophe français Gilles Deleuze, l'Abécédaire est le seul film consacré à ce penseur qui a toujours refusé d'apparaître à la télévision. Il accepta pour cette unique fois d'être interviewé par une équipe de télévision, à condition que ce film prenne la forme de conversations entre lui et son ancienne élève et amie Claire Parnet et qu'il soit diffusé après sa mort. Deleuze n'a pas véritablement préparé l'émission : s'il connaissait à l'avance les titres des séquences, il ignorait le contenu exact des questions. Comme son nom l'indique, ce film est découpé en vingt-cinq thèmes classés par ordre alphabétique où Gilles Deleuze aborde certaines de ses idées et concepts, mais aussi des questions plus personnelles (par exemple dans « B comme boisson », « E comme enfance », ou « M comme maladies ») en liaison avec son travail philosophique.
Bicycle Safety Camp
Bicycle Safety Camp (1989) on 1 january 1989

Origin USA
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Sports films, Cycling films, Documentary films about health care
Actors Jim Pirri
Rating57% 2.8804952.8804952.8804952.8804952.880495
This script must be run from the command line
Blades
Blades (1989) on 1 january 1989
, 1h41
Genres Comedy, Horror
Actors Jon McBride
Rating51% 2.5594952.5594952.5594952.5594952.559495
The film is about people who are curious as to why people have been appearing shredded on a local prestigious country club. Investigation proves that the culprit is a possessed lawn mower who is about to wreak havoc.
Ninaivu Chinnam
Ninaivu Chinnam (1989) on 1 january 1989

Directed by Anu Mohan
Genres Drama
Actors Prabhu, Raadhika Sarathkumar, Murali, Chitra, Goundamani, Vijayakumar
Rating62% 3.1304053.1304053.1304053.1304053.130405
Gunhed
Gunhed (1989) on 1 january 1989
, 1h40
Directed by Masato Harada
Origin Japon
Genres Science fiction, War, Action, Horror
Themes Films about computing, Films set in the future, Political films, Cyberpunk films, Dystopian films, Robot films
Actors Brenda Bakke, Masahiro Takashima, Mickey Curtis
Rating52% 2.6478752.6478752.6478752.6478752.647875
In the early 2030s, a new material called Texmexium (more powerful than nuclear energy) enabled the world to be controlled by a new generation of super computers. Due to fear of misusing Texmexium, it was guarded within hyper-nuclear facilities that powered every major city. Concurrently occurring was the world's depletion in raw materials to create new all-powerful computers; conductive plastics and computer chips have out-valued gold and gave rise to tech scavengers that seek their fortunes through acquiring and selling computer parts despite the extreme dangers.
Rapid Fire
Rapid Fire (1989) on 1 january 1989

Directed by David A. Prior
Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure
Actors Joe Spinell, Tim Abell, Michael Wayne
Rating42% 2.1197152.1197152.1197152.1197152.119715
A United States agent goes up against some violent terrorists.
Lobster Man from Mars
Lobster Man from Mars (1989) on 1 january 1989
, 1h22
Directed by Stanley Sheff
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Comic science fiction
Themes Space adventure films, Mars in film, Comedy science fiction films, Martiens, Comedy horror films, Space opera, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Tony Curtis, Patrick Macnee, Deborah Foreman, Dean Jacobson, Anthony Hickox, Philip Proctor
Rating54% 2.7062.7062.7062.7062.706
Young filmmaker Stevie Horowitz (Dean Jacobson) eagerly awaits a meeting with big shot Hollywood film producer J.P. Shelldrake (Tony Curtis). Shelldrake has been desperately searching for a way to avoid problems with the IRS and unpaid millions owed them in back taxes. His brilliant yet overpaid accountant (Phil Proctor) devises a scheme to allow the producer to write off the expenses of his next movie release, but only if the film is a box office flop. Armed with his foolproof plan, Shelldrake agrees to meet with Stevie and screen his film "Lobster Man From Mars" (financed by Stevie's jailed con man Uncle Joey). The plot resembles the premise of The Producers by Mel Brooks.
Howling V: The Rebirth
Howling V: The Rebirth (1989) on 1 january 1989
, 1h36
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Films about magic and magicians, Wolves in film, Werewolves in film, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Phil Davis, Mary Stävin, William Shockley, József Madaras
Rating43% 2.1617852.1617852.1617852.1617852.161785
After being shuttered for over 500 years following a horrific, intentionally staged family massacre, a mysterious Hungarian castle opens its doors with the apparent intention of attracting tourist business. A diverse group of people from different parts of the globe is assembled at the eerie dwelling after having been chosen when they applied for a visa. But once they arrive some begin to wonder if there is more going on than meets the eye. First they hear terrible stories about savage packs of wolves that used to roam the area and then people begin to disappear, only some of whom are found later with their throats torn out. It soon becomes clear that a murderer is among them, and the culprit may only partially be human.
I Want to Go Home
I Want to Go Home (1989) on 1 january 1989
, 1h40
Directed by Alain Resnais
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes La bande dessinée
Actors Gérard Depardieu, Laura Benson, Ludivine Sagnier, Linda Lavin, Micheline Presle, Caroline Silhol
Rating54% 2.702512.702512.702512.702512.70251
Joey Wellman, an American cartoonist from Cleveland now largely forgotten at home, visits France with his partner Lena to attend an exhibition in Paris about the comic strip (bande dessinée) which features his work. He also hopes to be reconciled with his daughter Elsie who has been a student in Paris for two years, in flight from the American culture of which she sees her father as a typical example. Elsie is naively infatuated with French literature, and is trying to secure an introduction to the brilliant university professor Christian Gauthier, an expert on Flaubert but also an enthusiast for comic books. The meeting of father and daughter goes badly, but Elsie is persuaded to join Joey and Lena for the weekend at the country house of Gauthier's mother, Isabelle. During a comic-themed masquerade party, all of the characters are made to reconsider their present and past relationships.
Bahurani
Bahurani (1989) on 1 january 1989

Genres Drama
Actors Rekha, Rakesh Bedi, Utpal Dutt, Aruna Irani, Deven Varma, Rakesh Roshan
Rating62% 3.138373.138373.138373.138373.13837
Amit (Rakesh Roshan) was a modern guy, raised in Bombay (present day Mumbai) and educated in USA. He wants to marry a compatible woman who was educated and could share his views. To contrary his parents fix his marriage with a beautiful, intelligent and traditional village girl Madhuri (Rekha). Amit tries to reject but his father (Utpal Dutt)adamantly demands that he should marry Madhuri or leave the house. Having no choice, Amit waits for an opportunity.
The Plot Against Harry
The Plot Against Harry (1989) on 1 january 1989
, 1h21
Directed by Michael Roemer
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Rating68% 3.4360653.4360653.4360653.4360653.436065
Tout juste sorti de prison, Harry Plotnick, un petit escroc juif, se retrouve dans des situations catastrophiques…
Casino Raiders
Casino Raiders (1989) on 1 january 1989
, 2h7
Directed by Corey Yuen, Wong Jing
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Andy Lau, Idy Chan, Alan Tam, Rosamund Kwan, Charles Heung, Eddy Ko
Rating66% 3.33323.33323.33323.33323.3332
Crab Chan (Andy Lau) and Sam Law (Alan Tam) are a pair of renowned professional gamblers who are best friends. One day, tycoon Lung (Charles Heung) hires the two of them to his casino in Las Vegas to crack a scam led by a pair of Japanese gamblers, Kung (Hagiwara Kenzo) and his son Taro (Lung Fong). There, Crab and Sam also meets Koyan Tong (Idy Chan), a rich heiress from Hong Kong who was on vacation in the United States. Koyan and Sam also develop a relationship.
Cat Chaser
Cat Chaser (1989) on 1 january 1989
, 1h30
Directed by Abel Ferrara
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Heist films
Actors Peter Weller, Kelly McGillis, Charles Durning, Frederic Forrest, Tomás Milián, Kelly Jo Minter
Rating52% 2.602372.602372.602372.602372.60237
George Moran is a former American paratrooper and veteran of the Dominican Republic intervention who now runs a small beachfront motel in Miami.
The Cellar
The Cellar (1989) on 1 january 1989
, 1h25
Directed by Kevin Tenney
Genres Fantasy, Horror
Actors Patrick Kilpatrick, Chris Miller, Suzanne Savoy, Ford Rainey, Lou Perryman, Nicholas Sean Gomez(Nick Gomez)
Rating46% 2.3097952.3097952.3097952.3097952.309795
Comanche Indians have trapped the evil of their land in a monster made up of a mixture of other animals. The Comanche have placed a protective spear in the ground to contain the evil. A young boy pulls the spear from the ground while pocketing a rabbit foot talisman. He starts to play with the spear. A Comanche catches the boy, and startled, he runs away with the rabbit's foot. The Native American places the spear back, realizing too late that the rabbits foot is now gone. After that, white men come and start drilling for oil.
Bloodbath in Psycho Town
Bloodbath in Psycho Town (1989) on 1 january 1989
, 1h27
Genres Thriller, Horror
Rating34% 1.7377951.7377951.7377951.7377951.737795
The film revolves around two film students who visit a spooky old town in order to film a documentary about it. However, things in the town are not what they seem and before they know it, they are the next target of a mysterious hooded serial killer.
The Borrower
The Borrower (1989) on 1 january 1989
, 1h30
Directed by John McNaughton
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Horror
Actors Rae Dawn Chong, Don Gordon, Tom Towles, Tracy Arnold, Tony Amendola, Antonio Fargas
Rating52% 2.6496752.6496752.6496752.6496752.649675
The alien serial killer, who is sent to Earth to live among humans, which includes having his body genetically transformed to look like a human's. The transformation is incomplete and, after a while, the alien's body begins to revert to its original form. His head explodes, prompting him to "borrow" another from anyone who happens to be nearby. He gets it by squeezing the head off with a crab-like claw and skewering it onto his own neck.
Patlabor: The Movie
Patlabor: The Movie (1989) on 1 january 1989
, 1h38
Directed by Mamoru Oshii, Koji Sawai
Genres Science fiction, Action, Animation
Themes Films about computing, Seafaring films, Transport films, Films set in the future, Cyberpunk films
Actors Shigeru Chiba, Miina Tominaga, Ryūsuke Ōbayashi, Toshio Furukawa, Yoshiko Sakakibara, Yō Inoue
Rating69% 3.49733.49733.49733.49733.4973
Set in 1999, Tokyo is undergoing a huge re-development program: old suburbs are being demolished and man-made islands are being constructed in Tokyo Bay under the Babylon Project. Dominating the scene is the "Ark," a huge man-made island that serves at the Project's nerve center and chief Labor manufacturing facility.
Dark Heritage
Dark Heritage (1989) on 1 january 1989

Genres Horror
Themes Films based on works by H. P. Lovecraft
Rating40% 2.035972.035972.035972.035972.03597
Following a violent storm, a small campsite in the Southern states is found littered with mutilated bodies. Journalist Clint Harrison investigates and learns of a family called the Dansens who kept a terrible secret. Resolving to get to the bottom of things, Harrison and his buddies decide to spend the night in the abandoned Dansen home with the result that there are more deaths, and Harrison finds out a terrible truth: he is related to the Dansens.
A City of Sadness
A City of Sadness (1989) on 1 january 1989
, 2h37
Directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Historical
Actors Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Jack Kao, Wu Nien-jen
Rating77% 3.892953.892953.892953.892953.89295
The film depicts the Lin family's experiences during the February 28 Incident. The eldest brother Wen-heung (Sung Young Chen) is murdered by a Shanghai mafia boss, the middle brother Wen-leung (Jack Kao) suffers a traumatic brain injury in a KMT jailhouse, and the youngest brother Wen-ching (Tony Leung Chiu Wai), who is both deaf and mute, hopes to flee to the mountains with his friend to fight in the anti-KMT resistance movement. By the end of the film even the photographer Wen-ching has been arrested by the authorities, leaving only his wife to tell the story of the family's destruction.
Parinda
Parinda (1989) on 1 january 1989
, 2h35
Directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Origin Inde
Genres Drama, Mob film, Action, Crime
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Bollywood, Gangster films
Actors Jackie Shroff, Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Nana Patekar, Anupam Kher, Suresh Oberoi
Rating77% 3.8950853.8950853.8950853.8950853.895085
The story revolves around two brothers, Kishen (Jackie Shroff) and Karan (Anil Kapoor), who have spent their childhood growing up alone on the streets of Mumbai. In order for Karan to have a better upbringing and education, Kishen joins Anna Seth (Nana Patekar). Anna owns an oil factory, but that's a mere prop to cover up his dealings within the underworld. Karan is unaware of the fact that his brother is working for a gang. Inspector Prakash (Anupam Kher), Karan's best friend, is aware of Anna's gang activities and wants to bring him to justice. Anna knows that Karan and Prakash are best friends, so he sets up the murder of Prakash when Prakash and Karan are supposed to meet after Karan's arrival from America. Karan witnesses the murder of his friend Prakash, who dies in his arms.
My Twentieth Century
My Twentieth Century (1989) on 1 january 1989
, 1h42
Directed by Ildikó Enyedi
Origin Hongrie
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about anarchism, Politique, Political films
Actors Dorota Segda, Oleg Yankovsky, Paulus Manker, Péter Andorai
Rating70% 3.5428653.5428653.5428653.5428653.542865
In Budapest in 1880 two twin daughters, Dóra and Lili are born. After their mother dies the twins support themselves by selling matches in the street. When they fall asleep one night two men take their matches and, after a coin flip, each takes a girl and go their separate ways.
Iguana
Iguana (1989) on 1 january 1989
, 1h28
Directed by Monte Hellman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Adventure, Horror
Actors Everett McGill, Fabio Testi, Michael Madsen, Jack Taylor, Joseph Culp
Rating60% 3.047673.047673.047673.047673.04767
In the 19th century, a bizarrely disfigured harpooner named Iguana Oberlus (Everett McGill), suffers abuse from peer sailors on board of a whaling vessel. One night he escapes and continues to live on a remote island of the Galápagos Islands. There, he proclaims himself the ruler of the island and declares war on humanity. Anyone who happens to find himself on the island faces the cruel tyranny of Iguana. He enslaves shipwrecked sailors, and Carmen (Maru Valdivielso) is forced to become his mistress.
Meat Love
Meat Love (1989) on 1 january 1989

Directed by Jan Švankmajer
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Animation
Rating69% 3.492343.492343.492343.492343.49234
A knife chops two slices off a chunk of fresh meat. The first slice, using a nearby spoon as a hand mirror, admires itself. Similar admiration is expressed by the second slice, which slaps the first slice on its 'rear', causing it to cry out and retreat coyly behind a tea-towel. The second slice switches on the radio, and persuades its companion to dance 'cheek to cheek' to the sound of an old 1920s recording. One slice jumps into a plate of flour and teasingly 'splashes' the other. Soon, the two slices are writhing ecstatically in the flour. Their passion is short-lived, however, as almost immediately afterwards they are skewered and fried.
Curfew
Curfew (1989) on 1 january 1989
, 1h22
Directed by Gary Winick
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Actors Kyle Richards, John Putch, Christopher Knight, Peter Nelson, Niels Mueller, Peggy Rea
Rating43% 2.184352.184352.184352.184352.18435
The Movieweb website provides a terse synopsis: "Two escaped brothers track down the people who sentenced them to death row, including a doctor and the judge. But when they get to the D.A. and his family they have an especially lengthy revenge plot in mind for them."
Marriage of the Blessed
Marriage of the Blessed (1989) on 1 january 1989
, 1h15
Directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Origin Iran
Genres Drama, War, Crime
Actors Ebrahim Abadi, Roya-Nonahali
Rating65% 3.2888253.2888253.2888253.2888253.288825
Haji, un jeune soldat de la guerre Iran-Irak est incapable de s'adapter à la vie civile après sa sortie de l'hôpital. Il devrait se marier avec sa fiancée qui lui avait été promise avant la guerre.
Rosalie Goes Shopping
Rosalie Goes Shopping (1989) on 1 january 1989
, 1h36
Directed by Percy Adlon
Origin German
Genres Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Marianne Sägebrecht, Brad Davis, Judge Reinhold, John Hawkes, Alex Winter
Rating58% 2.900772.900772.900772.900772.90077
Rosalie Greenspace is an expedite German woman living in rural Arkansas with her eccentric American husband Ray, who works as a crop-duster airplane pilot. They have seven children: Schnucki, the eldest son who is a US Army soldier stationed out of state; Barbara, the eldest daughter who is a good natured overachieving college student, Schatzi, an underachieving high school student, Kindi, a flamboyant gourmet cook, two teenage twin girls who are never named, and Herzi, the youngest child. Rosalie loves to shop too much to let a little thing like no money stop her. Every day she goes on lavish shopping sprees in the nearby small town of Stuttgart (the same same of her hometown in Germany) where she forges checks, uses false credit cards, and other means to supplement her livelihood with purchases of fancy foods for Kindi to cook and various clothing and appliances for her large house. A devout Catholic, she has a twisted view on religion when she goes every day to a small church and confesses her sins of stealing and swindling to a local priest, believing that if she confesses her crimes to her priest, her "sins" will not become sins anymore.
The Heist
The Heist (1989) on 1 january 1989
, 1h37
Directed by Stuart Orme
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action
Themes Heist films
Actors Pierce Brosnan, Tom Skerritt, Wendy Hughes, Noble Willingham, Tom Atkins, Robert Prosky
Rating59% 2.9951952.9951952.9951952.9951952.995195
Un escroc piégé cherche à se venger en planifiant un braquage dans un hippodrome.
Pushpaka Vimana
Pushpaka Vimana (1987) on 31 december 1988
, 2h11
Directed by Srinivasa Rao Singeetham
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Kamal Haasan, Amala Akkineni, Tinnu Anand, Farida Jalal, P. L. Narayana, Pratap K. Pothen
Rating85% 4.2901454.2901454.2901454.2901454.290145
The story is about an unnamed almost penniless young man whose fortunes change when he stumbles upon a drunken man. shot at an unnamed Indian City , actually shot at Windsor Manor , Bangalore . The hero is an unemployed young man who resides alone in a rented room. He has no luck in his job hunt and even a roadside beggar(P. L. Narayana) riles him by revealing his big stash of money. One day, a rich but drunkard businessman checks into a 5 star hotel in the city named Pushpak. When the rich man(Sameer Khakhar) is in a drunken stupor, the hero finds him and takes him to his own room. The hero is tempted when he realizes that the man is rich. He holds up the man hostage in his room and assumes his identity.
The House of Clocks
The House of Clocks (1989) on 1 january 1989
, 1h24
Directed by Lucio Fulci
Genres Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Zombie films, Films about viral outbreaks, Disaster films
Actors Al Cliver, Karina Huff, Carla Cassola
Rating57% 2.852282.852282.852282.852282.85228
The story revolves around a wealthy older couple who are murdered during a robbery by three young perpetrators. The event results in a supernatural reversal of time, symbolized by the fast, counter-clockwise movement of hands on the house's many clocks. Eventually, this leads to the resurrection of the older couple, who subsequently seek to terrorize the three burglars.
The Sweet House of Horrors
The Sweet House of Horrors (1989) on 1 january 1989

Directed by Lucio Fulci
Genres Horror
Actors Cinzia Monreale, Franco Diogene, Vernon Dobtcheff
Rating38% 1.9362051.9362051.9362051.9362051.936205
After being murdered by a burglar, a couple return as spirits to care for their two young children. They also seek revenge against their murderer and try to prevent their house from being demolished.
Offerings
Offerings (1989) on 1 january 1989
, 1h35
Origin USA
Genres Horror, Slasher
Actors Tobe Sexton, Chase Hampton
Rating45% 2.262522.262522.262522.262522.26252
John Radley's childhood was not a particularly nice one; father abandonment, abusive mother, bullied by neighborhood kids and his pets had a tendency to die on him. Only his first crush Gretchen ever treated him with kindness. But this all ended when he was goaded into performing a balancing act, whereupon a malicious prank backfired and Johnny ended up plunging down a dried up well to greet a rock floor. Since then he has been in Oakhurst State mental hospital for over a decade. Left semi-comatose, he has only his now-distorted memories and nightmarish flashbacks for comfort. One night the continual flood of harsh images is too much for his psyche, and he comes to find himself badly disfigured and severely brain damaged (so much so that he can no longer feel any pain. Who will care for (let alone love) Johnny now? No one, he knows (in what's left of his damaged mind. He suffers a complete psychotic break, and after venting his fury on a nurse, turns his rage towards those responsible for his condition.
Bridesmaids
Bridesmaids (1989) on 1 january 1989
, 2h
Genres Drama
Actors Shelley Hack, Sela Ward, Stephanie Farcy, Brooke Adams, Jack Coleman, Audra Lindley
Rating58% 2.9060452.9060452.9060452.9060452.906045
Four great friends come together after a 20 years estrangement to find their once-innocent gang were no more.
The Dawning
The Dawning (1988) on 1 january 1989
, 1h37
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Films about terrorism, Political films
Actors Anthony Hopkins, Rebecca Pidgeon, Hugh Grant, Trevor Howard, Jean Simmons, Adrian Dunbar
Rating60% 3.0485853.0485853.0485853.0485853.048585
The film opens with Angus Barrie (Anthony Hopkins), an Irish Republican Army member, walking through hills, and coming to rest on a beach, where there is a little hut. Meanwhile, Nancy Gulliver (Rebecca Pidgeon) having just left school, burns all her books in happiness. It is her birthday, and her aunt (Jean Simmons) has invited over Harry (Hugh Grant), with whom she’s desperately in love, to tea. However, during the course of the film, as a result of Harry’s behaviour with another girl and the way he treats Nancy, she realises that her love for Harry was nothing more than childish infatuation.
Dialing for Dingbats
Dialing for Dingbats (1989) on 1 january 1989
, 1h21
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy
Rating65% 3.2914053.2914053.2914053.2914053.291405
Small Sacrifices
Small Sacrifices (1989) on 1 january 1989
, 2h39
Directed by David Greene
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Farrah Fawcett, Ryan O'Neal, John Shea, Gordon Clapp, Emily Perkins, Sean McCann
Rating75% 3.7918053.7918053.7918053.7918053.791805
On 19 May 1983 at approximately 10:48 p.m, Downs (portrayed by Fawcett) drove to McKenzie-Willamette Hospital in Springfield, Oregon with a gunshot wound to her arm. She claimed that an unknown assailant attempted to carjack her and shot her three children: Karen, 8 (real name Christie Ann); Shauna, 7 (Cheryl Lynn); and Robby, 3 (Stephen Daniel). Shauna was dead on arrival at the hospital. Eldest daughter Karen was badly injured, but survived suffering a temporary loss of speech due to a stroke after the shooting, but recovered sufficiently to serve as a witness in court against her mother. Diane's son was paralyzed from the chest down. Downs was diagnosed with three cluster B personality disorders: antisocial, histrionic and narcissistic. She was eventually tried and convicted of murder, attempted murder, and assault.
The Night of the Sharks
The Night of the Sharks (1988) on 1 january 1989
, 1h30
Directed by Tonino Ricci
Genres Drama, Action, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Films about sharks
Actors Treat Williams, Christopher Connelly, John Steiner, Janet Ågren, Antonio Fargas, Nina Soldano
Rating37% 1.8848851.8848851.8848851.8848851.884885
James Ziegler has spent five years of his life planning the perfect crime, planting covert listening device on the communication devices of influential mega rich businessman Mr Rosentski. His dream finally comes through when he records a sensitive conversation between Rosentski and the President of the United States; so sensitive that he demands $2 million in diamonds from Rosentski for a disc of the recording. The easy going Mr R pays James for the disc but his Public Relations Enforcer bungles an attempt to retrieve the disc, the diamonds and James who escapes with the disc, the diamonds and his life.
The Plot Against Harry
The Plot Against Harry (1989) on 1 january 1989
, 1h21
Directed by Michael Roemer
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Rating68% 3.4360653.4360653.4360653.4360653.436065
Les aventures d’Harry Plotnick, médiocre escroc qui retrouve, après un bref séjour en prison, son univers bouleversé. Il va vivre une série de situations cocasses dans cette satire du milieu juif new-yorkais jouée par des comédiens amateurs.
Elves
Elves (1989) on 1 january 1989
, 1h29
Origin USA
Genres Fantasy, Horror
Themes Films about families, Christmas films, Films about sexuality, Political films
Actors Dan Haggerty, Deanna Lund, Jeff Austin
Rating42% 2.115632.115632.115632.115632.11563
When teenager Kirsten (Julie Austin) accidentally cuts her hand during an "Anti-Christmas" pagan ritual with her friends Brooke and Amy in the woods, her spilled blood awakens an ancient demonic Christmas elf. The elf is the central figure in a modern-day Neo-Nazi plot to finally bring about the master race that Hitler had always dreamed of conquering the world with. Rather than a race of pure-blood Aryans, it is revealed that Hitler instead dreamed of a race of half-human/half-elf hybrids (it is also revealed that elves figured heavily into a pseudo-cult religion that the Nazis practiced in secret). Kirsten is also a figure in this plot as she is the last remaining pure-blooded Aryan virgin in the world, her grandfather being a former Nazi who was once involved in the plot (but is now reformed); he is also her father, as inbreeding was somehow considered crucial to maintaining a pure Aryan bloodline. Unaware of all these sinister goings-on, the non-festive Kirsten continues to sulk her way through the Christmas season as she works at the snack counter of a local department store.
The Evil Below
The Evil Below (1989) on 1 january 1989
, 1h38
Directed by Norman J. Warren, Wayne Crawford
Origin USA
Genres Horror
Actors Wayne Crawford, June Chadwick, Brian O'Shaughnessy
Rating34% 1.705251.705251.705251.705251.70525
Max Cash is a down-on-his luck fisherman and charter boat captain living in the Bahamas when his life takes a turn when he meets Sarah Livingstone, a tourist who is seeking to find the treasure of accursed shipwreck, 'The El Diablo' which has been rumored to have sunk on an offshore reef near one of the many islands. Max and Sarah then team up to locate the wreck while dodging a local crime boss as well as a mysterious businessman who claims that the wreck is guarded by supernatural forces in form of a sea monster that no one claims to have ever seen and survived.
The McPherson Tape
The McPherson Tape (1989) on 1 january 1989

Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Horror
Themes Films about extraterrestrial life, Films about extraterrestrial life
Rating58% 2.9457652.9457652.9457652.9457652.945765
Le 8 octobre 1983, la famille McPherson s'est réunie pour fêter les 5 ans de Michelle, la plus petite de la famille. Tout a été enregistré sur VHS par Michael McPherson et son nouveau caméscope - y compris l'invasion extraterrestre.
Death Scenes
Death Scenes (1989) on 1 january 1989
, 1h22
Origin USA
Genres Documentary, Horror
Rating51% 2.584322.584322.584322.584322.58432
Fine Food, Fine Pastries, Open 6 to 9
Fine Food, Fine Pastries, Open 6 to 9 (1989) on 1 january 1989
, 29minutes
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Rating67% 3.361293.361293.361293.361293.36129
Red Riding Hood
Red Riding Hood (1989) on 1 january 1989
, 1h24
Directed by Adam Brooks
Origin Israel
Genres Musical theatre, Fantasy, Adventure
Themes Films about animals, Wolves in film, Children's films
Actors Amelia Shankley, Isabella Rossellini, Craig T. Nelson, Linda Kaye, Linda Henning
Rating55% 2.7575552.7575552.7575552.7575552.757555
The story opens with Linet (Amelia Shankley) chasing something she believes to be an elf fairy. Meanwhile a Wolf tracks her. Linet climbs a tree over a river and nearly falls. She calls for help. but recovers and makes it back to land. As she senses the Wolf watching her, she is discovered by a woodsman, Peter, who scolds her for being foolish. As they walk back, Peter asks Linet why she can't stay home and be a good little girl. Linet answers how good little girls hardly ever see the world (Lost in the Woods).
Ghosthouse
Ghosthouse (1988) on 1 january 1989
, 1h35
Directed by Umberto Lenzi
Origin Italie
Genres Horror
Themes Ghost films, Zombie films
Actors Lara Wendel, Donald O'Brien, Mary Sellers, Timothy Van Patten
Rating48% 2.4053852.4053852.4053852.4053852.405385
A group of unlikely companions receive a radio call leading to a deserted house with a grisly past. After exploring the house, the group makes the foolish decision to split up, leading to a trail of death and destruction as the house unleashes its deadly past. Along the way expect severed heads, exploding light bulbs, demonic clown dolls, and creepy children. The clown doll is the main evil force from the film; the director of a funeral home stole it out of a child's coffin to give to his own daughter, leading to angry spirits possessing both the girl and the clown doll.
Deadly Spygames
Deadly Spygames (1989) on 1 january 1989

Directed by Jack M. Sell
Genres Action
Actors Jack M. Sell, Troy Donahue, Tippi Hedren
Rating30% 1.5182951.5182951.5182951.5182951.518295
The Traveling Journeymen
The Traveling Journeymen (1989) on 1 january 1989
, 2h
Directed by Jean-Daniel Cadinot
Origin France
Genres Pornographic
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Rating68% 3.4443253.4443253.4443253.4443253.444325
« La bourgeoisie du terroir a du bon car lorsque le père s'absente, les deux fils s'en donnent à cœur joie. Lorsqu'un métayer de passage se fait embaucher, les activités sexuelles redoublent. Ça irrite l'aîné qui le chasse. Reparti sur les routes, il est vite rejoint par le frère cadet qui va l'accompagner dans cette nouvelle aventure où leurs désirs les plus osés se verront comblés… »
Blood
Blood (1989) on 1 january 1989
, 1h35
Directed by Pedro Costa
Origin Portugal
Genres Drama
Actors Luís Miguel Cintra, Inês de Medeiros, Henrique Viana, Isabel de Castro
Rating73% 3.685693.685693.685693.685693.68569
Banlieue de Lisbonne, entre Noël et le Jour de l'an. Deux frères ayant grandi trop vite, Vicente (17 ans) et Nino (10 ans), partagent avec la sensuelle Clara, employée à l'école, le secret de la disparition de leur père. Leur oncle kidnappe Nino.
Saturday's Warrior
Saturday's Warrior (1989) on 1 january 1989

Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about religion
Rating55% 2.7624952.7624952.7624952.7624952.762495