The best horror films of 1989

23 horror films 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. Shocker Score 25.4 · IMDb 5.5 · Tomatometer 30% · Metascore 51
  2. Leviathan Score 25.3 · IMDb 5.8 · Tomatometer 23% · Metascore 51
  3. The Fly II Score 24.7 · IMDb 5.2 · Tomatometer 24% · Metascore 36
  4. Communion Score 21.9 · IMDb 5.5 · Tomatometer 46%
  5. Clownhouse Score 21.8 · IMDb 5.4 · Tomatometer 33%
  6. DeepStar Six Score 17.4 · IMDb 5.4 · Tomatometer 18% · Metascore 34
  7. Stepfather II: Make Room for Daddy Score 16.9 · IMDb 5.6 · Tomatometer 22%
  8. Cutting Class Score 16.3 · IMDb 4.6 · Tomatometer 14% · Metascore 43
  9. Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers Score 14.7 · IMDb 4.9 · Tomatometer 10% · Metascore 28
  10. Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan Score 14.0 · IMDb 4.5 · Tomatometer 13% · Metascore 14