The best dramas of 1989

80 dramas 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. Driving Miss Daisy Score 89.9 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 85% · Metascore 81 · Drama
  2. Born on the Fourth of July Score 80.9 · IMDb 7.2 · Tomatometer 84% · Metascore 75 · Drama, War
  3. Dead Poets Society Score 80.5 · IMDb 8.1 · Tomatometer 85% · Metascore 79 · Drama
  4. Glory Score 80.2 · IMDb 7.8 · Tomatometer 95% · Metascore 78 · Drama, History, War
  5. My Left Foot Score 77.7 · IMDb 7.8 · Tomatometer 98% · Metascore 97 · Drama
  6. Do the Right Thing Score 72.8 · IMDb 7.9 · Tomatometer 92% · Metascore 93 · Drama
  7. When Harry Met Sally... Score 71.9 · IMDb 7.7 · Tomatometer 90% · Metascore 76 · Comedy, Romance, Drama
  8. Sex, Lies, and Videotape Score 71.8 · IMDb 7.2 · Tomatometer 96% · Metascore 86 · Drama
  9. The Abyss Score 71.3 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 75% · Metascore 62 · Adventure, Thriller, Science Fiction
  10. Field of Dreams Score 69.7 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 88% · Metascore 57 · Drama, Fantasy