8 Best Movies of 1989

By Vlad Zakh · June 28, 2026

1989 mixed romcom, race drama and big adventure. When Harry Met Sally… asks whether men and women can ever be just friends, Do the Right Thing boils over on the hottest day of summer in Brooklyn, and Glory follows the first all-Black volunteer regiment. Crimes and Misdemeanors, Back to the Future Part II, Kiki’s Delivery Service, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and Dead Poets Society round out the eight.

When Harry Met Sally... (1989)

TMDB ★ 7.4

A friendship spanning over a decade keeps testing whether men and women can ever really just be friends.

Directed by Rob Reiner · 1h 36m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel · Rent: Apple TV Store · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)

TMDB ★ 7.4

A respected ophthalmologist's affair leads him to consider murder, while a documentary filmmaker faces his own moral crisis.

Directed by Woody Allen · 1h 44m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Fandango At Home

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Glory (1989)

TMDB ★ 7.5

The first all-Black Union regiment fights for the Army's respect as hard as it fights the Confederacy.

Directed by Edward Zwick · 2h 02m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Do the Right Thing (1989)

TMDB ★ 7.8

One scorching Brooklyn day builds towards a racial confrontation the whole block saw coming.

Directed by Spike Lee · 2h 00m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: ALLBLK Apple TV channel, ALLBLK Amazon channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Back to the Future Part II (1989)

IMDb ★ 7.8 RT 63% Metacritic 57

A trip to 2015 to fix the future accidentally recreates the past all over again.

Directed by Robert Zemeckis · 1h 48m · Rated PG

Nominated for 1 Oscar9 wins & 11 nominations

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)

TMDB ★ 7.8

A young witch moves to a new town and starts a flying delivery service to gain independence.

Directed by Hayao Miyazaki · 1h 43m · Rated G

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home

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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 84% Metacritic 65

An archaeologist teams up with his estranged father to find the Holy Grail before the Nazis do.

Directed by Steven Spielberg · 2h 07m · Rated PG-13

Won 1 Oscar9 wins & 24 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Disney Plus, fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Dead Poets Society (1989)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 85% Metacritic 79

An unconventional English teacher inspires his boarding school students to seize the day through poetry.

Directed by Peter Weir · 2h 09m · Rated PG

Won 1 Oscar20 wins & 19 nominations

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Streaming availability data from JustWatch, via TMDB. Availability changes often, so check the service before you plan a movie night.

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

8 Best Movies of 1989

When Harry Met Sally... (1989)

Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)

Glory (1989)

Do the Right Thing (1989)

Back to the Future Part II (1989)

Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

Dead Poets Society (1989)

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