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. Violent Cop Score 50.0 · IMDb 7.1 · Tomatometer 83%
  2. Scandal Score 49.7 · IMDb 6.5 · Tomatometer 91%
  3. Jesus of Montreal Score 47.4 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 71%
  4. Sweetie Score 46.4 · IMDb 6.7 · Tomatometer 90% · Metascore 81
  5. Shirley Valentine Score 46.0 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 72% · Metascore 52
  6. A Dry White Season Score 45.7 · IMDb 7.0 · Tomatometer 81% · Metascore 68
  7. Always Score 45.5 · IMDb 6.4 · Tomatometer 72% · Metascore 50
  8. True Believer Score 44.9 · IMDb 6.7 · Tomatometer 96% · Metascore 64
  9. The Unbelievable Truth Score 44.8 · IMDb 7.2 · Tomatometer 100% · Metascore 67
  10. Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! Score 44.7 · IMDb 7.0 · Tomatometer 69% · Metascore 55