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Birds of a Feather (TV Series)Birds of a Feather (TV Series) (1989)
Feat. Pauline Quirke, Linda Robson, Lesley Joseph
Charming and concise British sitcom following the fortunes of two sisters, each married to small–time crooks, who move in together after their…
Black RainBlack Rain (1989)
Dir. Ridley Scott
Feat. Michael Douglas, Andy Garcia, Ken Takakura
Unrelenting violence made impressive by Scott's visual flair, sees Michael Douglas as a NY cop in Japan assigned to deliver a dangerous mobster.
Black RainBlack Rain (Kuroi Ame) (1989) Recommended
Dir. Shohei Imamura
Feat. Yoshiko Tanaka, Katzuo Kitamura, Etsuko Ichihara
Alarming, mournful insider's view of post–nuclear devastation that focuses on a surviving family that have been contaminated by the fallout of…
Blackadder Goes Forth (TV Series)Blackadder Goes Forth (TV Series) (1989) Recommended
Dir. Richard Boden
Feat. Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson
Final official series, set on the Western Front 1917. Six episodes contained on a single DVD or two tape volumes: 'Captain Cook', 'Corporal…
BlazeBlaze (1989)
Dir. Ron Shelton
Feat. Paul Newman, Lolita Davidovich, Richard Jenkins
Paul Newman plays flamboyant Southern governor Earl Long, who was scandalized over a love affair with an exotic dancer (Lolita Davidovich, in a…
Blind FuryBlind Fury (1989)
Dir. Phillip Noyce
Feat. Rutger Hauer
A nice comic turn for Rutger Hauer as a blind cane–wielding tough guy in this martial arts parody.
Bloodhounds of BroadwayBloodhounds of Broadway (1989)
Dir. Howard Brookner
Feat. Matt Dillon, Jennifer Grey, Julie Hagerty
An American Playhouse adaptation of four Damon Runyon tales which intersect on New Year's Eve 1928 in a milieu of jazz–age hedonism. A good…
Booker (TV Series)Booker (TV Series) (1989-1990)
Feat. Carmen Argenziano
Good value spin–off series from 21 JUMP STREET, with Richard Grieco from the original series taking on the role of a rebellious private…
Born On the Fourth of JulyBorn On the Fourth of July (1989)
Dir. Oliver Stone
Feat. Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise gives an exhilarating performance as Ron Kovic, the teenage patriot who became an embittered, paralysed Vietnam vet, to finally emerge as…
Boys from the Blackstuff (TV Series)Boys from the Blackstuff (TV Series) (1989) Recommended
Dir. Philip Saville
Feat. Bernard Hill
Alan Bleasdale's series of plays vividly encapsulates the bleaker side of life in Thatcher's Liverpool. Beginning with the feature–length…

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