In Memphis, Tennessee, over the course of a single night, the Arcade Hotel, run by an eccentric night clerk and a clueless bellboy, is visited by a young Japanese couple traveling in search of the roots of rock; an Italian woman in mourning who stumbles upon a fleeing charlatan girl; and a comical trio of accidental thieves looking for a place to hide.

Wallace & Gromit: A Grand Day Out

1989

English

7.7

♡ 18

92%

human animal relationship

Nick Park Director

Peter Hawkins as Gromit

Peter Sallis as Wallace

Wallace and Gromit have run out of cheese, and this provides an excellent excuse for the duo to take their holiday to the moon, where, as everyone knows, there is ample cheese. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive.

Henry V

1989

English

7.5

♡ 30

98%

89%

Action

based on a true story

Kenneth Branagh Director

Kenneth Branagh as King Henry V

John Sessions as Macmorris

Emma Thompson as Princess Katherine de Valois

Christian Bale as Robin the Luggage-Boy

In the midst of the Hundred Years War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France in 1415.

Crack House

1989

English

5.5

♡ 5

45%

Michael Fischa Director

Jacob Vargas as Danny

Angel Tompkins as Mother

Jon Greene as Officer Baylor

Jim Brown as Steadman

Rick and Melissa are a pair of young lovers hoping to get out of the slums for good and escape the poverty and crime their families and friends have gotten involved in. All this comes to an end when Rick feels he must rejoin his old gang to avenge the killing of his cousin by a rival gang. In the course of getting even, Rick is arrested, leaving Melissa without anyone to protect her. She falls in with a crack dealer and quickly becomes addicted to the drug. When she gets taken by a drug kingpin to settle a debt, only Rick can save her.

Blind Fury

1989

English

6.3

♡ 33

53%

Phillip Noyce Director

Charles Cooper as Cobb

Meg Foster as Lynn Devereaux

Noble Willingham as MacCready

Rick Overton as Tector Pike

A blind Vietnam vet, trained as a swordfighter, comes to America and helps to rescue the son of a fellow soldier.

The Phantom of the Opera

1989

English

5.5

♡ 22

33%

54%

Action

based on novel or book

Gary Trousdale Director

Terence Harvey as Insp. Hawkins

Bill Nighy as Martin Barton

Mark Ryan as Mott

Alex Hyde-White as Richard Dutton

An aspiring opera singer finds herself transported back to Victorian-era London -- and into the arms of a reclusive, disfigured maestro determined to make her a star.

Maria si Mirabella in Tranzistoria

1989

Romanian

5.8

♡ 4

Animation

based on song, poem or rhyme

Family

Fantasy

Musical

Ion Popescu-Gopo Director

Horatiu Malaele as Father

Oana Pellea as Mother

Simona Maicanescu as Omide

Mihai Bisericanu as Skiperich in human form

The continuation of adventures of Maria and Mirabella, in which the two girls get lost in a fabulous world inside a television set.

The Seventh Continent

1989

German

7.6

♡ 7

70%

Michael Haneke Director

Georges Kern as

Robert Dietl as

Elisabeth Rath as Lehrerin

Meat Loaf as Self

Chronicles three years of a middle-class family seemingly caught up in their daily routines, troubled only by minor incidents. Behind their apparent calm and repetitive existence, however, they're planning something much more sinister.

Pink Floyd Live in Venice

1989

English

8.1

♡ 11

concert

Documentary

Music

Wayne Isham Director

Jon Carin as Self

Scott Page as Self

Gary Wallis as Self

Lorelei McBroom as Self

Live concert by Pink Floyd in Piazza San Marco, Venezia, in 1989, performing: Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Learning To Fly, Yet Another Movie, Round And Around, Sorrow, The Dogs Of War, On The Turning Away, Time, The Great Gig In The Sky, Wish You Were Here, Money, Another Brick In The Wall, part two, Comfortably Numb, Run Like Hell.

Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives!

1989

English

6.2

♡ 8

72%

Jean-Claude Lord Director

Marina Orsini as Diane Armani

Joe Pantoliano as Doc Robbins

Michael Paré as Eddie Wilson / Joe West

Kate Lynch as Lyndsay Caputo

In the sixties, Eddie and the cruisers was the hottest band around. But the tragic death of its lead singer broke the band up. Only Eddie is not dead. He works as a carpenter in Montreal. His love of music forces him to create a new band which will have to struggle with its anonymity.

Depeche Mode: 101

1989

English

8.0

♡ 12

Chris Hegedus Director

Anton Corbijn as Self

Martin Gore as Self

Maggie Mouzakitis as The Bus

Depeche Mode as Themselves

A fascinating documentary focusing on backstage realities of art and business during the British synthesizer band's 1988 American tour.

Proud Heritage

1989

Romanian

7.6

♡ 1

Sergiu Nicolaescu Director

Mircea Stoian as

Geo Dobre as

Viorel Comanici as Byzantine General

Stefan Velniciuc as Jean de Neverre of Burgundy

After 1394 King Mircea the Elder, ruler of Wallachia, ponders the eventual consequences of a military alliance with the Poles versus one with the Turks.

Shogun's Shadow

1989

Japanese

6.9

♡ 7

85%

Yasuo Furuhata Director

Shin'ichi Chiba as Iba Shoemon

Ken Ogata as Igo Gyobu

Sayoko Ninomiya as Oman no Kata

Hiroyuki Nagato as Tagaya Rokubee

A shogun's eldest son must do whatever it takes to survive a series of attempts on his life. He receives much-needed aid from seven warriors who are led by a strong leader.

Field of Dreams

1989

English

7.5

♡ 74

88%

86%

Action

baseball

based on novel or book

Phil Alden Robinson Director

Amy Madigan as Annie Kinsella

Matt Damon as Baseball Fan at Fenway Park

Ben Affleck as Baseball Fan at Fenway Park

Kevin Costner as Ray Kinsella

Ray Kinsella is an Iowa farmer who hears a mysterious voice telling him to turn his cornfield into a baseball diamond. He does, but the voice's directions don't stop -- even after the spirits of deceased ballplayers turn up to play.

Roger & Me

1989

English

7.5

♡ 16

100%

Michael Moore Director

James Blanchard as Himself

Dan Rather as Himself

Ronald Reagan as Himself

Guy Williams as Zorro

A documentary about the closure of General Motors' plant at Flint, Michigan, which resulted in the loss of 30,000 jobs. Details the attempts of filmmaker Michael Moore to get an interview with GM CEO Roger Smith.

Music Box

5.4

Mitsuo Kurotsuchi Director

Susumu Terajima as

Nobuko Sendô as Kiyo Kanzaki

Mitsuru Hirata as Mineyama

Shô Aikawa as Sho Sinkyo

A former yakuza returns to gangster life after an old enemy threatens his son.

Miracles: The Canton Godfather

1989

Cn

6.9

♡ 8

Jackie Chan Director

Biao Yuen as Cameo

Jackie Chan as 'Charlie' Cheng Wah Kuo Ken Lo

Ken Lo as One of Tiger Lo's men

Vincent Lyn as Party Guest

A country boy becomes the head of a gang through the purchase of some lucky roses from an old lady. He and a singer at the gang's nightclub try to do a good deed for the old lady when her daughter comes to visit.

Parent Trap: Hawaiian Honeymoon

1989

English

5.7

♡ 5

Mollie Miller Director

Jayne Meadows as Charlotte Brink

Glenn Shadix as Chet

Nancy Lenehan as Mrs. Harris

John M. Jackson as Ray

Inheriting a family resort in Hawaii, the Wyatts find it in such a run-down condition that they decide to sell it after trying to fix it up. Amidst confusing goings-on among the triplet teenage girls and the boys they meet, Jeffrey meets an old high school rival who promises to keep the resort as-is if Jeffrey will sell it to him. He has other plans in mind, however, and they are not limited merely to Jeffrey's resort