Best Comedy Drama Films of 1989
New York Stories
The omnibus film New ... about her son's inadequacies. The cinematographer lineup on New York Stories includes Nestor Almendros, Vittorio Storaro and Sven Nykvist. [ best comedy drama films - 1989 ]
Kiss Shot
Whoopi Goldberg stars in ... TV movie as a single mother who begins paying the bills by hustling pool at a local billiards hall. [ best comedy drama films - 1989 ]
Cousins
In this romantic comedy, ... more they realize that they aren't pretending after all. Cousins was based on the popular French film Cousin Cousine. [ best comedy drama films - 1989 ]
Age Old Friends
Hume Cronyn and Vincent ... A Month of Sundays, Age Old Friends was first telecast over the HBO cable service on December 16, 1989. [ best comedy drama films - 1989 ]
I Want to Go Home
American humorist Jules Feiffer ... fashionable country estate of his mother Isabelle (Micheline Presle), who tries to put up with her son's American friends. [ best comedy drama films - 1989 ]
Too Beautiful for You
Bertrand Blier's films have ... and French comedienne Balasko make a completely believable couple, and the photography of the great Philippe Rousselot is stunning. [ best comedy drama films - 1989 ]
Enemies: A Love Story
Ron Silver stars as ... who was not killed after all, reappears. Olin and Huston were both nominated for Best Supporting Actress Academy Awards. [ best comedy drama films - 1989 ]
Twister
Don't mistake this movie ... ex-boyfriend Jeff, and author William S. Burroughs has a cameo as a farmer shooting targets in an empty barn. [ best comedy drama films - 1989 ]
Black Dragon
This Hong Kong film ... Yuen Biao also make appearances. Although there are bits of action throughout, this sentimental film emphasizes its warm-hearted characters. [ best comedy drama films - 1989 ]
Tolerance
In the 18th century, ... his appearance in their midst is like a sentence of death for many of those who associate with him. [ best comedy drama films - 1989 ]
Shirley Valentine
Since its London and ... represents the second felicitous collaboration between playwright Willy Russell and director Lewis Gilbert; the first was Educating Rita (1983). [ best comedy drama films - 1989 ]
Staying Together
After winning an Academy ... bankruptcy of its producer, Hemdale Film Corporation, Staying Together (1989) was shelved for over a year before its release. [ best comedy drama films - 1989 ]
Gross Anatomy
Gross Anatomy is to ... "feel good" movie--albeit brought ever so slightly down to earth by the death of one of the principal characters. [ best comedy drama films - 1989 ]
Blaze
Blaze is a comic-strip ... several grains of salt. The real Blaze Starr shows up early in the film as a stripper named Lily. [ best comedy drama films - 1989 ]
Checking Out
Jeff Daniels stars in ... Federico Fellini picture. At that point, he wills himself to return to consciousness after surgery to remove his appendix. [ best comedy drama films - 1989 ]
Doogie Howser, M.D.: Season 01
Although 16-year-old prodigy Doogie ... series' second season, Raymond Alexander would be a Doogie Howser MD regular, hired as an orderly at Eastman Medical. [ best comedy drama films - 1989 ]
Powwow Highway
The road movie gets ... Native Americans is distracting him from his true mission: to better understand himself and his place in the world. [ best comedy drama films - 1989 ]
Year in Provence
British retiree John Thaw ... staid previous existence. A Year in Provence is based on two autobiographical novels by former London businessman Peter Mayle. [ best comedy drama films - 1989 ]
Slaves of New York
Based on the stories ... this film follows the relationships and problems of a group of artists struggling to survive in New York City. [ best comedy drama films - 1989 ]
Mystery Train
Written and directed by ... dysfunctional family. Any film that features Screamin' Jay Hawkins as a hotel clerk has us squarely in its pocket. [ best comedy drama films - 1989 ]
Chameleon Street
Wendell B. Harris wrote, ... Soderbergh's Out of Sight in 1998. He also had a small part in the 2000 teen comedy Road Trip. [ best comedy drama films - 1989 ]
Eat a Bowl of Tea
Eat a Bowl of ... Playhouse production staff, Eat a Bowl of Tea is based on an extremely popular Chinese-language novel by Louis Chu. [ best comedy drama films - 1989 ]
Sweetie
Australian filmmaker Jane Campion ... together back at the family home where Dawn pulls an immature stunt, exposing the psychological realities of the situation. [ best comedy drama films - 1989 ]
Arriba el Telón
The Spanish-language drama Arriba ... Telón follows the exploits of many different actors and behind-the-scenes workers who make a living in the theater. [ best comedy drama films - 1989 ]
My Boyfriend's Back
Sandy Duncan, Judith Light, ... toe-tapping trip back to the time when everyone tuned into their radios eager to discover the next great hit. [ best comedy drama films - 1989 ]
Degrassi Junior High: Season 03
The kids of DeGrassi ... -- but what is not expected is the disaster that befalls DeGrassi Junior High before the night is over! [ best comedy drama films - 1989 ]
Kimagure Orange Road OVA [Anime OVA Series]
This eight episode OVA ... and hopelessly indecisive young man and the two girls who, with him, make up the series' trademark love triangle. [ best comedy drama films - 1989 ]Supplemental Navigation
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