The best comedies of 1989

79 comedies from 1989, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. The Tall Guy Score 42.7 · IMDb 6.2 · Tomatometer 86%
  2. Cousins Score 42.5 · IMDb 6.4 · Tomatometer 56%
  3. UHF Score 40.4 · IMDb 6.9 · Tomatometer 64% · Metascore 32
  4. Arabesque Score 40.4 · IMDb 8.0
  5. The Gods Must Be Crazy II Score 40.2 · IMDb 6.8 · Tomatometer 50% · Metascore 51
  6. Dad Score 40.1 · IMDb 6.3 · Tomatometer 58% · Metascore 43
  7. Weekend at Bernie's Score 39.8 · IMDb 6.5 · Tomatometer 52% · Metascore 32
  8. Apoorva Sagodharargal Score 39.7 · IMDb 8.3
  9. Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland Score 39.4 · IMDb 7.0 · Tomatometer 55%
  10. Miracles: The Canton Godfather Score 39.3 · IMDb 6.9 · Tomatometer 60%