Movie Releases by Genre

The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear

The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear

June 28, 1991 | PG-13
Lieutenant Drebin discovers that his ex-girlfriend's new beau is involved in a plot to kidnap a scientist who advocates solar energy.
Metascore:
65
User Score:
7.3
Backdraft

Backdraft

May 24, 1991 | R
Stephen McCaffrey (Russell) and his younger brother Brian (Baldwin) are two feuding siblings carrying on an heroic family tradition in the Chicago fire department. Stephen is so relentless that he drives Brian out of firefighting and into arson investigation. Brian becomes involved in a puzzling series of arson attacks, each ignited by explosive phenomena known as backdrafts. Before the smoke clears, love affairs are rekindled and lives are shattered as the McCaffrey brothers fight to resolve their differences and solve the mystery. (Universal)
Metascore:
39
User Score:
8.0
Thelma & Louise

Thelma & Louise

May 24, 1991 | R
Director Ridley Scott's infamous feminist road movie.
Metascore:
89
User Score:
8.1
Stone Cold

Stone Cold

May 17, 1991 | R
A tough Alabama cop is blackmailed by the FBI into going undercover in a violent Mississippi biker gang.
Metascore:
42
User Score:
6.0
F/X2

F/X2

May 10, 1991 | PG-13
F/X man Rollie Tyler is now a toymaker. Mike, the ex-husband of his girlfriend Kim, is a cop. He asks Rollie to help catch a killer. The operation goes well until some unknown man kills both the killer and Mike. Mike's boss, Silak says it was the killer who killed Mike but Rollie knows it wasn't. Obviously, Silak is involved with Mike's death, so he calls on Leo McCarthy for help, and they discover it's not just Silak they have to worry about.
Metascore:
48
User Score:
4.4
A Kiss Before Dying

A Kiss Before Dying

April 26, 1991 | R
A determined student murders his pregnant secret girlfriend and moves onto her twin sister who gradually becomes suspicious of her new lover.
Metascore:
40
User Score:
tbd
Oscar

Oscar

April 26, 1991 | PG
A gangster attempts to keep the promise he made to his dying father: that he would give up his life of crime and "go straight".
Metascore:
47
User Score:
7.9
The Object of Beauty

The Object of Beauty

April 12, 1991 | R
Stranded in a London hotel due to their excessive spending, an American couple finds that their most valuable artifact has been stolen.
Metascore:
58
User Score:
tbd
Out for Justice

Out for Justice

April 12, 1991 | R
The gruesome murder of a Brooklyn Detective will turn the case into a personal vendetta when the deceased's best friend and fellow officer (Steven Seagal) will unleash an all-out attack against a psychotic Mafia enforcer's brutal gang.
Metascore:
38
User Score:
5.7
The Perfect Weapon

The Perfect Weapon

March 15, 1991 | R
An expert in "kenpo" karate avenges his Koreatown friend, slain by a mobster in Los Angeles.
Metascore:
35
User Score:
tbd
New Jack City

New Jack City

March 8, 1991 | R
Drug tycoon Nino Brown (Wesley Snipes) and his gang, the Cash Money Brothers, have rapidly risen to the top of the New York City narcotics trade. Under Nino's heartless leadership, the drug operation has grown into a multimillion-dollar empire. Scotty (Ice-T) and Nick (Judd Nelson), two police officers who know their way around the streets of Harlem, aim to bring Nino and his cohorts down. To do so, though, they'll have to play by Nino's rules and go undercover. [Warner Bros.]
Metascore:
61
User Score:
6.8
La Femme Nikita

La Femme Nikita

March 8, 1991 | R
When a secret governmant agency re-programs a criminal named Nikita (Parillaud), she is released to the outside world as their agent. As her missions become more and more demanding, she is torn between her alliance to the agency and her desire to lead, for once, a normal life. [20th Century Fox]
Metascore:
65
User Score:
7.4
The Silence of the Lambs

The Silence of the Lambs

February 13, 1991 | R
In pursuit of one serial killer, ambitious FBI student Clarice Starling (Foster) is forced to enlist the aid of another notorious killer, the incarcerated ex-psychiatrist known as "Hannibal the Cannibal" Lecter (Hopkins).
Metascore:
86
User Score:
8.8
Lionheart

Lionheart

January 11, 1991 | R
An Ex-French Soldier (Jean-Claude Van Damme) begins participating in underground street fights in order to make money for his brother's family.
Metascore:
41
User Score:
6.3
The Godfather: Part III

The Godfather: Part III

December 25, 1990 | R
In this third film in the epic Corleone trilogy, Al Pacino reprises the role of powerful family leader Michael Corleone. Now in his 60's, Michael is dominated by two passions: freeing his family from crime and finding a suitable successor. That successor could be fiery Vincent (Garcia)... but he may also be the spark that turns Michael's hope of business legitimacy into an inferno of mob violence. [Paramount Pictures]
Metascore:
60
User Score:
7.7
Kindergarten Cop

Kindergarten Cop

December 21, 1990 | PG-13
An undercover cop must pose as a kindergarten teacher in order to catch a dangerous criminal. Once he wrangles his young charges, as well as the affections of a beautiful teacher, he prepares for a final showdown with his intended prey in this action-comedy. (Universal Studios)
Metascore:
61
User Score:
8.1
The Rookie

The Rookie

December 7, 1990 | TV-14
A veteran detective gets stuck with a rookie cop when in pursuit of a German crook.
Metascore:
41
User Score:
5.7
The Grifters

The Grifters

December 5, 1990 | R
When small-time cheat Roy Dillon (Cusack) winds up in the hospital following an unsuccessful scam, it sets up a confrontation between his estranged mother Lilly (Huston) and sexy girlfriend Myra (Bening). Both Lilly and Myra are ruthless confidence artists playing the con game in a league far above Roy ... and always looking for their next victim. The question soon becomes who's conning who as Roy finds himself caught in a complicated web of passion and mistrust. (Miramax)
Metascore:
86
User Score:
8.0
Misery

Misery

November 30, 1990 | R
After a famous author is rescued from a car crash by a fan of his novels, he comes to realize that the care he is receiving is only the beginning of a nightmare of captivity and abuse.
Metascore:
75
User Score:
8.4
Home Alone

Home Alone

November 16, 1990 | PG
Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister has become the man of the house, overnight! Accidentally left behind when his family rushes off on a Christmas vacation, Kevin gets busy decorating the house for the holidays. But he's not decking the halls with tinsel and holly. Two bumbling burglars are trying to break in, and Kevin's rigging a bewildering battery of booby traps to welcome them! (20th Century Fox Corp.)
Metascore:
63
User Score:
8.2
The Rescuers Down Under

The Rescuers Down Under

November 16, 1990 | G
The R.A.S. agents, Miss Bianca and Bernard, race to Australia to save a little boy and a rare golden eagle from a murderous poacher.
Metascore:
68
User Score:
6.9
The Krays

The Krays

November 9, 1990 | R
This fact-based movie follows the life of the twin crime-lords in London's '60s underworld.
Metascore:
70
User Score:
tbd
The Hot Spot

The Hot Spot

October 12, 1990 | R
A lowlife drifter (Johnson) who sells used cars in a Texas burg robs the local bank and gets involved with two women: one bad (Madsen), one innocent (Connelly). Based on Charles Williams' 1952 novel "Hell Hath No Fury." (MGM)
Metascore:
55
User Score:
7.1
Miller's Crossing

Miller's Crossing

October 5, 1990 | TV-MA
In an unnamed Eastern city in 1929, the friendship between the local political boss (Finney) and Tom (Byrne), the man behind the man, is severed when they fall for same woman. Tom joins ranks with Johnny Caspar, Leo's enemy and rival, in a race for political power, resulting in a bloody, citywide gang war.
Metascore:
66
User Score:
8.4
Marked for Death

Marked for Death

October 5, 1990 | R
A retired DEA agent is out to hunt down and take out a Jamaican drug posse that has targeted he and his family for murder.
Metascore:
49
User Score:
6.0
Desperate Hours

Desperate Hours

October 5, 1990 | R
An escaped con, on the run from the law, moves into a married couple's house and takes over their lives.
Metascore:
33
User Score:
tbd
King of New York

King of New York

September 28, 1990 | R
A drug kingpin (Christopher Walken) is released from prison and seeks to take total control of the criminal underworld in order to give back to the community.
Metascore:
66
User Score:
7.1
Narrow Margin

Narrow Margin

September 21, 1990 | R
A Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney is sent to protect a woman who accidentally witnessed a Mafia murder.
Metascore:
53
User Score:
7.4
State of Grace

State of Grace

September 14, 1990 | TV-MA
A New York cop is recruited to return to his hometown and infiltrate the mob ran by his best friend's brother.
Metascore:
60
User Score:
7.7
Death Warrant

Death Warrant

September 14, 1990 | TV-14
In a violent and corrupt prison, decorated cop Louis Burke must infiltrate the jail to find answers to a number of inside murders. What he finds is a struggle of life and death tied in to his own past.
Metascore:
34
User Score:
5.2
Goodfellas

Goodfellas

September 1, 1990 | R
Based on the bestselling book "Wiseguy" by Nicholas Pileggi, Scorsese's film profiles nearly 30 years of mob life in New York City.
Metascore:
92
User Score:
8.7
The Killer

The Killer

September 1, 1990 | R
A disillusioned assassin (Chow Yun-Fat) accepts one last hit in hopes of using his earnings to restore vision to a singer he accidentally blinded, only to be double-crossed by his boss.
Metascore:
82
User Score:
7.9
Opera

Opera

August 31, 1990 | R
A young opera singer is stalked by a deranged fan bent on killing the people associated with her to claim her for himself.
Metascore:
68
User Score:
tbd
Darkman

Darkman

August 24, 1990 | R
A hideously scarred and mentally unstable scientist seeks revenge against the mobster who ruined his life.
Metascore:
65
User Score:
8.5
After Dark, My Sweet

After Dark, My Sweet

August 24, 1990 | R
An ex-boxer is drifting around after escaping from the mental hospital. He meets a widow who convinces him to help fix up the neglected estate her ex-husband left. Her Uncle talks them both into helping kidnap a rich boy for ransom money, and the ex-fighter must make decisions about his loyalties and what is right.
Metascore:
78
User Score:
tbd
Men at Work

Men at Work

August 24, 1990 | TV-14
Two garbage men uncover a conspiracy involving illegal toxic waste dumping and decide to bring the whole operation down.
Metascore:
34
User Score:
tbd
Wild at Heart

Wild at Heart

August 12, 1990 | R
David Lynch explores old theme: the story of two people (Cage and Dern) who thoroughly love each other, of two people whose love seems so strong that nothing can corrupt it. Yet, the evil forces of murder, corruption and perversion, which lurk beneath the seemingly clean surface of modern day America transform their journey into a ghost train ride and challenge their love to the extremes. (Von Marc Eberle)
Metascore:
52
User Score:
6.9
The Two Jakes

The Two Jakes

August 10, 1990 | R
It's 1948 and private eye Jake Gittes is still in Los Angeles in this sequel to "Chinatown."
Metascore:
56
User Score:
7.9
The Freshman

The Freshman

July 20, 1990 | PG
An N.Y.C. film school student (Matthew Broderick) accepts a job with a local mobster who resembles a famous cinema godfather and who takes the young man under his wing, after demanding total loyalty.
Metascore:
78
User Score:
6.9
Quick Change

Quick Change

July 13, 1990 | R
Grimm, a frazzled urbanite, disguises himself as a clown and sets out to rob a bank. Swiping a million bucks is a snap compared to getting out of town. Grimm and cohorts commandeer a car, a cab, a bus, a baggage tram and a plane to make what becomes for them a less-than-merry escape. (Warner Bros. Studio)
Metascore:
56
User Score:
6.5
Die Hard 2

Die Hard 2

July 2, 1990 | R
John McClane attempts to save the day, again, as rogue military officials seize control of Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C.
Metascore:
67
User Score:
8.3
RoboCop 2

RoboCop 2

June 22, 1990 | R
Cyborg law enforcer RoboCop returns to protect the citizens of old Detroit but faces a deadly challenge when a rogue OCP member secretly creates a new, evil RoboCop 2.
Metascore:
42
User Score:
7.0
Dick Tracy

Dick Tracy

June 15, 1990 | PG
The comic strip detective finds his life vastly complicated when Breathless Mahoney makes advances towards him while he is trying to battle Big Boy Caprice's united mob.
Metascore:
68
User Score:
7.2
Another 48 Hrs.

Another 48 Hrs.

June 8, 1990 | R
Reggie Hammond and Jack Cates return in the sequel. The mob puts a price on Reggie's head. The bus transporting him from the pen flips over about 17 times. His prized Porsche is blown into scrap metal. Creeps in a bar still haven't learned it's dumb to get Reggie mad. And the night is still young. Before these 48 hours are up, Reggie and Jack will turn San Francisco inside out to nail an elusive druglord. The boys are back in town... and the action's on the streets. (Sony Pictures)
Metascore:
23
User Score:
5.3
Cadillac Man

Cadillac Man

May 18, 1990 | R
Joe's a car salesman with a problem. He has two days to sell 12 cars or he loses his job. This would be a difficult task at the best of times but Joe has to contend with his girlfriends (he's two timing), a missing teenage daughter and an ex-wife. What more could go wrong ?.. a lot, enter a crazy jealous husband with a machine gun..
Metascore:
50
User Score:
6.4
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!

Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!

May 4, 1990 | NC-17
When a disturbed young man (Antonio Banderas) kidnaps and ties up a porn queen, a psychological power play ensues. As the woman is held captive, she becomes torn by her growing bond with her abductor.
Metascore:
55
User Score:
7.8
Q & A

Q & A

April 27, 1990 | R
Dirty cop, Mike Brennan thinks he got away with murder. But during a routine Q&A, the righteous assistant DA finds a clue that sets them both on a collision course.
Metascore:
66
User Score:
tbd
Miami Blues

Miami Blues

April 20, 1990 | R
An ex-con's first act of freedom is moving to Miami where he restarts his old criminal ways with even more potency.
Metascore:
72
User Score:
6.4
I Love You to Death

I Love You to Death

April 6, 1990 | R
After Joey (Kline) is found having an affair, his wife Rosalie hires hitmen to kill him.
Metascore:
45
User Score:
5.8
Ernest Goes to Jail

Ernest Goes to Jail

April 6, 1990 | PG
Bumbling Ernest P. Worrell is assigned to jury duty, where a crooked lawyer notices a resemblance with crime boss Mr. Nash, and arranges a switch. Nash assumes Ernest's job as a bank employee, while Ernest undergoes Nash's sentence to the electric chair. But instead of killing him, the electrocution gives Ernest superhuman powers, enabling him to escape from jail and foil Nash's attempt to rob the bank.
Metascore:
40
User Score:
tbd
The First Power

The First Power

April 6, 1990 | R
A dedicated L.A. police detective and a female psychic must stop a demonic serial killer who was given the powers of resurrection, teleportation and possession.
Metascore:
35
User Score:
7.9
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

April 6, 1990 | X
The wife of an abusive criminal finds solace in the arms of a kind regular guest in her husband's restaurant.
Metascore:
62
User Score:
7.8
A Shock to the System

A Shock to the System

March 23, 1990 | R
When you think you're at the top of the corporate ladder and then discover they have managed to pull that ladder away, sometimes you have to take it upon yourself to "level" the playing field, both professionally and personally. Sir Michael Caine delivers an electrifying performance as Graham Marshall, who quickly catches onto the possibilities as he clears all the hurdles to occupy the corner office.
Metascore:
69
User Score:
tbd
Blue Steel

Blue Steel

March 16, 1990 | R
A female rookie in the police force must engage in a cat-and-mouse game with a pistol-wielding psychopath who becomes obsessed with her.
Metascore:
54
User Score:
7.6
Blind Fury

Blind Fury

March 16, 1990 | R
A blind Vietnam vet, trained as a swordfighter, comes to America and helps to rescue the son of a fellow soldier.
Metascore:
31
User Score:
tbd
Revenge

Revenge

February 16, 1990 | R
A retired US Navy pilot (Kevin Costner) comes to Mexico, where he falls in love with the wife (Madeleine Stowe) of a powerful businessman. The consequences will be cruel and unforeseen.
Metascore:
35
User Score:
tbd
Hard to Kill

Hard to Kill

February 9, 1990 | R
Left for dead with his wife killed in their house, L.A. Detective Mason Storm will have to make a quick recovery, expose those behind the murder and take revenge.
Metascore:
41
User Score:
5.5
The Plot Against Harry

The Plot Against Harry

January 12, 1990 | Not Rated
A small-time Jewish racketeer, just out of prison, finds himself in a quandary. Returning to his old neighborhood, he finds that the streets that he and his friends once controlled have now been taken over by blacks and Hispanics. On top of that, he must try to get back with his family, who want nothing to do with him.
Metascore:
77
User Score:
tbd
Internal Affairs

Internal Affairs

January 12, 1990 | TV-14
An Internal Affairs agent becomes obsessed with bringing down a cop who has managed to maintain a spotless reputation despite being involved in a web of corruption.
Metascore:
63
User Score:
7.8
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

January 5, 1990 | Unrated
Henry (Michael Rooker) is a psychopathic drifter who has coldly murdered a number of people for no particular reason and without any remorse. Leaving scores of bodies in his wake, Henry makes his way to Chicago, where his murderous streak continues and he settles into the rundown apartment of his drug-dealing former prison friend Otis (Tom Towles). Also moving into the space is Otis’s younger sister Becky (Tracy Arnold), who is fleeing from her abusive husband. Henry soon reveals his troubled childhood background to Becky, which resulted in Henry’s murder of his mother, the crime that landed him in prison. Unbeknownst to Becky, Henry continues to commit a series of random killings along with Otis, who has quickly developed a taste for murder. [Dark Sky Films]
Metascore:
80
User Score:
7.5
Tango & Cash

Tango & Cash

December 22, 1989 | R
Framed by their ruthless arch-nemesis, a mismatched LAPD crime-fighting duo has to put its differences aside to even the score with the evil kingpin who put them behind bars once and for all.
Metascore:
41
User Score:
6.6
Family Business

Family Business

December 15, 1989 | TV-PG
An ex professor offers Adam $1,000,000 to "get" some plasma from a high tech company's lab. Adam asks his criminal grandpa for help. Can they convince Adam's now honest dad to join?
Metascore:
54
User Score:
tbd
We're No Angels

We're No Angels

December 15, 1989 | PG-13
Two escaped cons only prayer to escape is to pass themselves off as priests and pass by the police blockade at the border into the safety of Canada.
Metascore:
48
User Score:
tbd
Mapantsula

Mapantsula

December 3, 1989 | Not Rated
During demonstrations in apartheid-era South Africa, the police arrest Panic (Thomas Mogotlane), a “mapantsula” or petty gangster, while rounding up activists. His interrogation reveals the motivation for his involvement in the township riots. Once only concerned with partying, alcohol and his own interests, Panic finds himself being irreversibly pulled into the fray. Now, he is forced to choose between his personal freedom and taking a stand in the fight against the oppressive apartheid government.
Metascore:
84
User Score:
tbd
Mystery Train

Mystery Train

November 17, 1989 | R
Three stories are connected by a Memphis hotel and the spirit of Elvis Presley.
Metascore:
80
User Score:
8.2
Harlem Nights

Harlem Nights

November 17, 1989 | R
He's Quick with a quip, Quick with a gun. And Quick with a scheme to keep mobsters from muscling in on the 1930's Harlem hot spot, Club Sugar Ray. (Paramount Pictures)
Metascore:
16
User Score:
8.3
Kill Me Again

Kill Me Again

October 27, 1989 | R
A young detective becomes involved with a beautiful woman on the run from the mob and her psychopath boyfriend.
Metascore:
61
User Score:
tbd
Next of Kin

Next of Kin

October 20, 1989 | R
Truman (Patrick Swayze), a Chicago cop, sets out to find the killer of his brother. Meanwhile, another of his brothers, Briar (a hillbilly) decides to find the killer himself.
Metascore:
53
User Score:
tbd
Drugstore Cowboy

Drugstore Cowboy

October 6, 1989 | R
A group of heroin addicts lead by Bob (Dillon) rob drugstores to continue their addictions.
Metascore:
82
User Score:
8.5
An Innocent Man

An Innocent Man

October 6, 1989 | R
Jimmie Rainwood was minding his own business when two corrupt police officers (getting an address wrong) burst into his house, expecting to find a major drug dealer. Rainwood is shot, and the officers frame him as a drug dealer. Rainwood is convicted of drug dealing, based on the perjured evidence of a police informant. Thrown into a seedy jail, fighting to prove his innocence is diffucult when he has to deal with the realities of prison life, where everyone claims they were framed.
Metascore:
39
User Score:
tbd
Johnny Handsome

Johnny Handsome

September 29, 1989 | R
After being double crossed and thrown in jail, a deformed gangster gets a new face and rehabilitation, but his desire for revenge looms.
Metascore:
60
User Score:
tbd
Black Rain

Black Rain

September 22, 1989 | R
Two NYC cops arrest a Yakuza member and must escort him when he's extradited to Japan.
Metascore:
56
User Score:
6.9
Sea of Love

Sea of Love

September 15, 1989 | R
A detective investigating a series of murders becomes involved with a woman who may be the culprit.
Metascore:
66
User Score:
6.9
The Package

The Package

August 25, 1989 | R
Experienced Green Beret sergeant Johnny Gallagher (Gene Hackman) is escorting a prisoner, Airborne Ranger Thomas Boyette (Tommy Lee Jones), back to the US, but Boyette escapes and Gallagher must risk life and limb to catch him.
Metascore:
55
User Score:
tbd
Casualties of War

Casualties of War

August 18, 1989 | R
During the Vietnam War, a soldier (Michael J. Fox) finds himself the outsider of his own squad when they unnecessarily kidnap a female villager.
Metascore:
75
User Score:
5.3
Lock Up

Lock Up

August 4, 1989 | R
"This is hell and I'm going to give you a guided tour!" With these chilling words, the warden welcomes Frank Leone to Gateway Prison, a nightmare jail where every minute is hard time. The warden wants vengeance for the past; Leone wants only to survive the present. Their explosive battle of wills is the electrifying heart of one of LOCK UP. Stallone gives a monumental performance as Leone, a convict driven to break his own cherished code by a warden who will stop at nothing to get him. (Lionsgate Home Entertainment)
Metascore:
52
User Score:
6.9
Turner & Hooch

Turner & Hooch

July 28, 1989 | PG
A detective (Tom Hanks) must adopt a dog of a dead man to help him find the man's murderer.
Metascore:
36
User Score:
6.2
Lethal Weapon 2

Lethal Weapon 2

July 7, 1989 | Unrated
Riggs wows the pretties of a hotel spa before getting to Getz. Murtaugh receives bad bodywork news from an auto repairman after his beleaguered station wagon sees some Riggs-piloted street action. Plus, feisty Leo shares a newly included scene in which he recalls a suspect's address by complex spins of numbers that, well, no one can tell it like Leo. And no one would follow his lead but Riggs and Murtaugh. It's police procedure, Lethal style. (Warner Bros.)
Metascore:
70
User Score:
8.1
Weekend at Bernie's

Weekend at Bernie's

July 5, 1989 | PG-13
Two young insurance agents attempt to cover up the fact that their crooked boss has been murdered when they arrive at his beach house for a weekend party.
Metascore:
32
User Score:
6.8
Cutting Class

Cutting Class

July 1, 1989 | R
A murderer is loose in a high school in this 'whodunit' movie.
Metascore:
43
User Score:
tbd
Batman

Batman

June 23, 1989 | PG-13
Tim Burton's 1989 Blockbuster introduces us to the origins of Gotham City's fearless crimestopper Batman (Keaton) and his arch-enemy The Joker (Nicholson).
Metascore:
69
User Score:
8.1
Renegades

Renegades

June 2, 1989 | R
An undercover cop forms an alliance with a Native American to help him hunt down the criminals who stole an ancient Lakota tribal lance.
Metascore:
42
User Score:
tbd
Pink Cadillac

Pink Cadillac

May 26, 1989 | PG-13
Skip tracer Tommy looks for bail-jumper Lou Ann. Her crime is marrying Roy, who left counterfeit money in their mobile home and got her arrested. She leaves Roy in his pink Cadillac full of money. His psycho friends want their money back.
Metascore:
47
User Score:
4.8
See No Evil, Hear No Evil

See No Evil, Hear No Evil

May 12, 1989 | TV-PG
Dave is deaf, and Wally is blind. They witness a murder, but it was Dave who was looking at her, and Wally who was listening.
Metascore:
44
User Score:
7.2
K-9

K-9

April 28, 1989 | PG-13
To stop an elusive criminal, a maverick detective enlists the aid of a police dog who's an unusually intelligent smart alec.
Metascore:
44
User Score:
6.1
The Dream Team

The Dream Team

April 7, 1989 | PG-13
Four mental patients on a field trip in New York City must save their caring chaperon, who ends up being taken to a hospital in a coma after accidentally witnessing a murder, before the killers can find him and finish the job.
Metascore:
54
User Score:
8.4
Heathers

Heathers

March 31, 1989 | R
A razor sharp black comedy about high school politics centers on Veronica Sawyer (Ryder) who joins an exclusive clique of popular girls named Heather (Walker, Doherty, Falk) and plays along with her new boyfriend J.D. (Slater) in a series of pranks which turn into a series of murders made to look like suicides.
Metascore:
72
User Score:
5.1
Fletch Lives

Fletch Lives

March 17, 1989 | PG
After receiving an inheritance in Louisiana, Los Angeles reporter Irvin Fletcher (Chevy Chase) heads to the Belle Isle plantation where he gets himself into trouble.
Metascore:
40
User Score:
6.9
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege

Police Academy 6: City Under Siege

March 10, 1989 | TV-PG
The funky cadets take to the streets when three inept goons successfully orchestrate a metropolitan crime wave.
Metascore:
16
User Score:
6.0
The Mighty Quinn

The Mighty Quinn

February 17, 1989 | R
When police officer Xavier Quinn's childhood friend, Maubee, becomes associated with murder and a briefcase full of ten thousand dollar bills, The Mighty Quinn must clear his name. Or try to catch him, which could be even trickier.
Metascore:
71
User Score:
tbd
True Believer

True Believer

February 17, 1989 | R
A cynical former civil liberties attorney now reduced to "specializing" in defending drug dealers becomes transformed by an eight-year-old murder case.
Metascore:
64
User Score:
tbd
Her Alibi

Her Alibi

February 3, 1989 | PG
A writer of BAD detective novels confronts total writers' block. He pretends to be the alibi of a beautiful woman who was arrested for murder at first thinking her innocent, but as she shows more and more interesting abilities (such as knife throwing) he begins to doubt his first assessment. He is still falling for her, but more and more nervous as time passes, and there are more close calls with death on his part.
Metascore:
24
User Score:
tbd
Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects

Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects

February 3, 1989 | R
A brutal Los Angeles police Lt. is determined to bust up an organization that forces underage girls into prostitution.
Metascore:
19
User Score:
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Mississippi Burning

Mississippi Burning

January 27, 1989 | R
A fictionalized version of the murders of three civil rights activists on June 21, 1964 in Mississippi. The FBI comes in to solve the case and succeeds only after using unethical and illegal means. (MGM)
Metascore:
65
User Score:
8.5
The January Man

The January Man

January 13, 1989 | R
Two years after being forced out of NYPD, quirky Nick is rehired by the mayor to catch a serial killer after the 11th murder of a woman.
Metascore:
33
User Score:
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Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

December 14, 1988 | PG
Two wiley con-men living in the south of France join forces to bilk rich American women of their fortunes. WHen one decides to strike out on his own, a bet is made over who can take a rich American heiress for $50,000 first. After much outrageous tomfoolery, the boys learn the heiress has no money and all three join forces. [MGM]
Metascore:
68
User Score:
8.0
Tequila Sunrise

Tequila Sunrise

December 2, 1988 | R
Two former high school friends -- one a fast-rising L.A.. cop and the other a drug dealer desperate to get out -- are both vying for the affection of a sleek restaurant owner. (Warner Bros.)
Metascore:
62
User Score:
7.9
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

December 2, 1988 | PG-13
Leslie Nielsen stars as Police Squad's own granite-jawed, rock-brained cop Frank Drebin, who bumbles across a mind-control scheme to assassinate Queen Elizabeth. Priscilla Presley, O.J. Simpson, a stuffed beaver, two baseball teams and an odd assortment of others join the wacko goings-on and blow the laugh-o-meter to smithereens. (Paramount)
Metascore:
76
User Score:
8.4
Things Change

Things Change

October 21, 1988 | PG
Shoe-shiner Gino is hired to take the rap for a mafia murder. Two-bit gangster Jerry watches over Gino and gives him a weekend to remember.
Metascore:
71
User Score:
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Alien Nation

Alien Nation

October 7, 1988 | R
In 1991, Earth will have the first contact with an alien civilization. These aliens, known as Newcomers, slowly begin to be integrated into human society after years of quarantine.
Metascore:
45
User Score:
6.9
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