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. Lean on Me Score 57.0 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 71% · Metascore 58
  2. Monsieur Hire Score 56.1 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 100%
  3. Santa Sangre Score 55.8 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 88% · Horror, Drama, Thriller
  4. The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover Score 55.3 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 87% · Metascore 62
  5. Music Box Score 55.3 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 75%
  6. Drugstore Cowboy Score 55.1 · IMDb 7.2 · Tomatometer 94% · Metascore 82
  7. Longtime Companion Score 53.9 · IMDb 7.6 · Tomatometer 92%
  8. Mystery Train Score 53.8 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 89% · Metascore 80
  9. The Seventh Continent Score 53.2 · IMDb 7.6 · Tomatometer 67% · Metascore 89
  10. Black Rain Score 52.6 · IMDb 6.6 · Tomatometer 56% · Metascore 56