Films of 1989
1989 was the most spiritual year of its era.
Across 116 well-known films, 1989 reads higher on spirituality than the decade around it — 27.3 against 24.1, a gap of 3.2. Every year is measured against its own era rather than against all of cinema, because a slow trend is not a year’s signature.
The best-liked films of 1989
Dead Poets Society
8.3 / 10
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
7.9 / 10
Back to the Future Part II
7.8 / 10
Kiki's Delivery Service
7.8 / 10
Do the Right Thing
7.8 / 10
The Killer
7.6 / 10
Glory
7.5 / 10
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
7.5 / 10
The Little Mermaid
7.4 / 10
When Harry Met Sally...
7.4 / 10
The Abyss
7.4 / 10
Crimes and Misdemeanors
7.4 / 10
The most singular films of 1989
Highest Cinnamon Scores of the year, leaving out anything already listed above. Not the best films of 1989 — the ones you cannot get anywhere else.
Mystery Train
Cinnamon 89
The 'Burbs
Cinnamon 79
Tetsuo: The Iron Man
Cinnamon 79
Heathers
Cinnamon 78
sex, lies, and videotape
Cinnamon 77
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
Cinnamon 77
Road House
Cinnamon 72
The War of the Roses
Cinnamon 71
Knick Knack
Cinnamon 71
Santa Sangre
Cinnamon 70
Field of Dreams
Cinnamon 69
Batman
Cinnamon 67