This is a list of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender-related films released in 1989. It contains theatrically released films that deal with important gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender characters or issues and may have same-sex romance or relationships as a plot device.

Films

Title Director Country Genre Cast Notes
Acılar Paylaşılmaz Eser Zorlu  Turkey Drama Kadir Inanir, Betül Aytaç, Kerem Tunaboylu and Osman Gidisoglu
Coming Out Heiner Carow  East Germany Romance, drama Matthias Freihof, Dagmar Manzel, Dirk Kummer, Michael Gwisdek, Werner Dissel, Gudrun Ritter, Walfriede Schmitt, Axel Wandtke, Pierre Bliss, René Schmidt, Thomas Gumpert, Ursula Staack, Robert Hummel and Horst Ziethen Coming Out was the winner of the Teddy Award for best feature film at the 40th Berlin International Film Festival.[1]
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman  United States Documentary Dustin Hoffman (narrator) It won the Academy Award for Documentary Feature in 1990.[2]
Dead Poets Society Peter Weir  United States Drama Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke, Josh Charles, Gale Hansen, Norman Lloyd, Kurtwood Smith, Dylan Kussman, James Waterston, Allelon Ruggiero, Alexandra Powers, Leon Pownall and George Martin
Las cosas del querer Jaime Chávarri  Spain Musical Ángela Molina, Ángel de Andrés López, Manuel Bandera, María Barranco, Amparo Baró, Mary Carmen Ramírez, Diana Peñalver, Juan Gea, Rafael Alonso, Eva León, Ana Sáinz, Manuel Gallardo, Mari Paz Ballesteros (as Mª Paz Ballesteros), María Rus and Antonio Canal (as Tony Canal) aka "The Things of Love"
Last Exit to Brooklyn Uli Edel  United States
 United Kingdom
 West Germany
Crime, drama Stephen Lang, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Burt Young, Peter Dobson, Jerry Orbach, Stephen Baldwin, Jason Andrews, James Lorinz, Sam Rockwell, Maia Danziger, Camille Saviola, Ricki Lake, Cameron Johann, John Costelloe, Christopher Murney, Alexis Arquette, Mark Boone Junior and Rutanya Alda
Longtime Companion Norman René  United States Romance, drama Campbell Scott, Patrick Cassidy, John Dossett, Mary-Louise Parker, Stephen Caffrey, Welker White, Bruce Davison, Mark Lamos, Dermot Mulroney, Michael Schoeffling, Brian Cousins, Annie Golden, Brent Barrett, Dan Butler, Robi Martin, Robert Joy, Tony Shalhoub, David Drake, Michael Carmine and Melora Creager
The Long Weekend (O' Despair) Gregg Araki  United States Drama Winner of the Ernest Artaria Award at the 1989 Locarno International Film Festival.
The Rainbow Ken Russell  United Kingdom
 United States
Action, drama, romance
Salut Victor Anne Claire Poirier  Canada Drama
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills Paul Bartel  United States Comedy
Tongues Untied Marlon Riggs  United States Documentary
Via Appia Jochen Hick  Germany Adventure, drama, romance

References

  1. ^ Teddy Award - Coming Out. Retrieved 3 December 2016
  2. ^ "Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-11-18.