See also:
1988 in film,
other events of 1989,
1990 in film,
list of 'years in film'.
Events
Top grossing films
- Batman, directed by Tim Burton, starring Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson and Kim Basinger
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, starring Harrison Ford
- Lethal Weapon 2, starring Mel Gibson and Danny Glover
- Look Who's Talking
- Twins, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito
- Back to the Future Part II, starring Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd and Lea Thompson
- Ghostbusters II, starring Dan Aykroyd and Bill Murray
- The Little Mermaid
- Driving Miss Daisy
- Parenthood, starring Steve Martin
Births
- January 3 - Alex D. Linz, actor
- February 5 - Jessica Sumpter, actress
- February 5 - Jeremy Sumpter, actor
- February 13 - Carly McKillip, actress, singer
- February 16 - Elizabeth Olsen, actress
- March 5 - Jake Lloyd, actor
- March 15 - Caitlin Wachs, American actress
- April 18 - Alia Shawkat, American actress
- April 20 - Alex Black, American actor
- June 23 - Anton Yelchin, Russian actor
- June 27 - Matthew Lewis, British actor
- July 23 - Daniel Radcliffe, actor
- August 21 - Hayden Panettiere, American actress
- December 12 - Harry Eden, British actor
Deaths
- January 20 - Beatrice Lillie, actress
- February 3 - Lionel Newman, composer
- February 3 - John Cassavetes, actor, director
- February 11 - George O'Hanlon, actor/director.
- April 26 - Lucille Ball, film and television actress
- May 20 - Gilda Radner, actress
- June 28 - Joris Ivens, filmmaker
- July 3 - Jim Backus, actor
- July 10 - Mel Blanc, voice actor
- July 11 - Laurence Olivier, actor
- August 16 - Amanda Blake, actress
- October 4 - Graham Chapman, comedian
- October 6 - Bette Davis, actress
- October 16 - Cornel Wilde, actor
- October 20 - Anthony Quayle, actor
- November 20 - Lynn Bari, actress
- December 16 - Aileen Pringle, actress
- December 16 - Silvana Mangano, actress
- December 16 - Lee Van Cleef, actor
Other movies released
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