Best Thriller Films of 1989
The January Man
This offbeat police thriller ... Rod Steiger as the mayor and Danny Aiello as a tough police captain who rails against Nick's "beatnik" ways. [ best thriller films - 1989 ]
The Package
The Package, a thriller ... precarious position, and Jones plays Boyette with the same cunning and intelligence that he brought to The Executioner's Song. [ best thriller films - 1989 ]
The Mighty Quinn
Xavier Quinn (Denzel Washington) ... fox-and-hound caper. Filmed entirely on location, The Mighty Quinn was based on Finding Maubee, a novel by A.H.Z. Carr. [ best thriller films - 1989 ]
Sea of Love
Sea of Love is ... mounting evidence against Helen. Harold Becker directs with great flair, bringing the story believability, without lapsing into false sentimentality. [ best thriller films - 1989 ]
Violent Cop
Television comedian, author of ... selling drugs to this gangland thug, but his sister has been kidnapped and coked up by the same creep. [ best thriller films - 1989 ]
Dead Calm
Grieving over the death ... from his unfinished version, known as The Deep, can be seen in the documentary Orson Welles: The One-Man Band. [ best thriller films - 1989 ]
Physical Evidence
Though this police and ... unravel the tangled circumstances behind the murder. Michael Crichton directed but did not collaborate on the story or screenplay. [ best thriller films - 1989 ]
The Night Visitor
A teenager puts his ... authorities that his high school's most unpopular teacher is a murderous Satanist who likes to torture and murder hookers. [ best thriller films - 1989 ]
Black Rain
Under scrutiny by his ... police authorities, Douglas is forced to deal with the Yakuza-the Japanese equivalent of the Mafia-to retrieve the elusive Matsuda. [ best thriller films - 1989 ]
L.A. Vice
This actioner is the ... is now working for the vice squad. He and his captain work together to solve a series of killings. [ best thriller films - 1989 ]
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
This 60-minute TV adaptation ... The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde premiered as an HBO Nightmare Classic on October 29, 1989. [ best thriller films - 1989 ]
Manhunt: Search for the Night Stalker
Manhunt: Search for the ... the Night Stalker was telecast November 12, 1989--the very day that Richard Ramirez was sentenced to the gas chamber. [ best thriller films - 1989 ]
True Believer
The only True Believer ... of plot twists and last-minute shockers, True Believer was popular enough to inspire a spin-off TV series, Eddie Dodd. [ best thriller films - 1989 ]
Downtown
When suburban police officer ... with his gruff new partner, Dennis Curren (Forest Whitaker), as the two attempt to break up a crime ring. [ best thriller films - 1989 ]
The Banker
John Garfieldesque leading man ... Richard Roundtree, Leif Garrett, Jeff Conaway, and E. J. Peaker dot the supporting cast of this contemporary Jack-the-Ripper chiller. [ best thriller films - 1989 ]
Leviathan
Leviathan, a sci-fi thriller ... entertain a less-sophisticated viewer, has little to offer fans of the genre who are looking for thrilling special effects. [ best thriller films - 1989 ]
Perfect Witness
The Perfect Witness is ... the poor fellow for obstructing justice. Perfect Witness was first telecast October 28, 1989, over the HBO cable service. [ best thriller films - 1989 ]
Black Rainbow
British director Mike Hodges ... reporter who's intrigued enough by Martha to write a story about her, although he's skeptical about her supernatural talents. [ best thriller films - 1989 ]
Miracle Mile
Miracle Mile starts conventionally ... only 70 minutes to Armageddon! This unsettling news casts severe doubts over the future of Edwards' and Winningham's relationship. [ best thriller films - 1989 ]
Far from Home
Former child star and ... while screenwriter Tommy Lee Wallace previously worked with co-star Frewer as a director for the TV series Max Headroom. [ best thriller films - 1989 ]
Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects
Once again, Charles Bronson ... cop decides to let nothing, not even the law, stop him from bringing the slimeball to graphically violent justice. [ best thriller films - 1989 ]
Kill Me Again
In his film debut, ... each other to escape the mobsters, who have found them, and to get the money before the other does. [ best thriller films - 1989 ]
Blind Witness
Victoria Principal plays the ... film's co-executive producer. This made-for-TV movie debuted on November 26, 1989, heralded by the requisite TV Guide cover story. [ best thriller films - 1989 ]
Renegades
Director Jack Sholder followed ... of his brother. Hank and Buster team up to take Marino down and expose police corruption in the process. [ best thriller films - 1989 ]
Melancholia
Melancholia is a British ... It is always a pleasure to see leading lady Susannah York, even in the morally ambivalent circumstances of Melancholia. [ best thriller films - 1989 ]
Edge of Sanity
This demented fusion of ... streetwalker victims sport accessories that look like Madonna's hand-me-downs) make it impossible to take seriously as a horror film. [ best thriller films - 1989 ]
To Die For
The never ending battle ... that will pit the eternal devotion of a monster against the determination of the man sworn to destroy him. [ best thriller films - 1989 ]
Blind Fear
This Canadian suspense film ... can't save this one from being utterly familiar despite some attempts at throwing some new wrinkles into the plot. [ best thriller films - 1989 ]
By Dawn's Early Light
Soviet radicals upset with ... been ordered to bomb the U.S.S.R. and the attempts by some factions to bring them home before global Armageddon. [ best thriller films - 1989 ]
In the Cold of the Night
In the Cold of ... of the Night a treat for fans of erotic thrillers or anyone who appreciates technique and style in filmmaking. [ best thriller films - 1989 ]
Nightmare at Bitter Creek
In this made-for-TV thriller, ... they become the target of a militant survivalist group's war games. The film is also known as Bitter Creek. [ best thriller films - 1989 ]
Society
The directorial debut of ... of the existence of a secret "society" of wealthy people preying on outsiders, and that his family is involved. [ best thriller films - 1989 ]
Stripped to Kill II
Stripped to Kill 2: ... Stripped to Kill will be disappointed in this routine sequel which captures none of the appeal of the original. [ best thriller films - 1989 ]
Tusks
When a famous artist ... poacher and a park ranger who has fallen in love with her. This suspenseful drama was filmed in Zimbabwe. [ best thriller films - 1989 ]
Woodchipper Massacre
Dead Auntie Tess is ... a fugitive from prison, shows up to claim his share of the family fortune. As horrible as it sounds. [ best thriller films - 1989 ]
Muertes Anunciadas
Julio Ruiz Llaneza helms ... hand, Antonio, and he passionately insists on his own innocence, searching in desperation for evidence to prove his case. [ best thriller films - 1989 ]
Magic Cop
Lam Ching-ying stars in ... for a mysterious Japanese woman (Michiko Nishiwaki) who proves to be just as skilled in the supernatural as Fung. [ best thriller films - 1989 ]
Web of Deception
Cinematographer-turned-director David Chung Chi-man ... jail and is deep in debt. May soon comes up with a way to dig up some cash fast. [ best thriller films - 1989 ]
Hitcher in the Dark
Giallo filmmaker Umberto Lenzi ... Beach, CA, looking for young women to abduct for his fantasies. He picks up the hitchhicker Daniela (Josie Bissett). [ best thriller films - 1989 ]
Killers by Nature
A pair of former ... unlikely killers succumb to a brutal rage of bloodlust the likes of which this small town has never seen. [ best thriller films - 1989 ]
Luz y Sombra
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Buscando la Muerte
The thriller Buscando La ... his son. As he sets out to rescue his son, he discovers that his nemesis is an old friend. [ best thriller films - 1989 ]
