List of LGBT-related films of 1989

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.

LGBT films
By decade
1896–1959
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s

Films
Title Director Country Genre Cast Notes
Acılar PaylaşılmazEser ZorluTurkeyDramaKadir Inanir, Betül Aytaç, Kerem Tunaboylu and Osman Gidisoglu
Apartment ZeroMartin DonovanUnited KingdomThrillerHart Bochner, Colin Firth
Coming OutHeiner CarowEast GermanyRomance, dramaMatthias 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 ZiethenComing 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 QuiltRob Epstein, Jeffrey FriedmanUnited StatesDocumentaryDustin Hoffman (narrator)About the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt; won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 1990.[2]
Dead Poets SocietyPeter WeirUnited StatesDramaRobin 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
Identity CrisisMelvin Van PebblesUnited StatesComedyMario Van Peebles
Las cosas del quererJaime ChávarriSpainMusicalÁngela 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 BrooklynUli EdelUnited States
United Kingdom
West Germany		Crime, dramaStephen 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 AldaBased on the novel of the same name by Hubert Selby Jr.
Longtime CompanionNorman RenéUnited StatesRomance, dramaCampbell 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 CreagerFirst wide-release film to deal with the subject of AIDS
The Long Weekend (O' Despair)Gregg ArakiUnited StatesDramaBretton Vail, Maureen Dondanville, Andrea Beane, Nicole Dillenberg, Marcus D'Amico and Lance WoodsWinner of the Ernest Artaria Award at the 1989 Locarno International Film Festival.
Looking for LangstonIsaac JulienUnited KingdomBen Ellison, Matthew Baidoo, Akim MogajiMemoriam to Langston Hughes and the Harlem Renaissance
The RainbowKen RussellUnited Kingdom
United States		Action, drama, romanceSammi Davis, Paul McGann, Amanda Donohoe, Christopher Gable, David Hemmings, Glenda Jackson, Dudley Sutton, Jim Carter, Judith Paris, Kenneth Colley, Glenda McKay, Mark Owen, Ralph Nossek, Nicola Stephenson, Molly Russell, Alan Edmondson, Rupert Russell, Richard Platt, Bernard Latham, John Tams, Zoe Brown, Amy Evans and Sam McMullenAdapted from the novel of the same name by D. H. Lawrence
Salut VictorAnne Claire PoirierCanadaDramaJean Besré, Muriel Dutil, Jacques Godin, Juliette Huot, Marthe Nadeau, Huguette Oligny, Jean-Louis Roux and Julie VincentBased on the short story Matthew and Chauncy by Edward O. Phillips
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly HillsPaul BartelUnited StatesComedyJacqueline Bisset, Ray Sharkey, Mary Woronov, Robert Beltran, Ed Begley Jr., Wallace Shawn, Arnetia Walker, Paul Bartel, Paul Mazursky, Rebecca Schaeffer, Barret Oliver, Edith Diaz, Susan Saiger, Jerry Tondo and Michael Feinstein
Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage WastelandMichael A. SimpsonUnited StatesSlasherPamela Springsteen, Tracy Griffitha.k.a. Nightmare Vacation III
Tongues UntiedMarlon RiggsUnited StatesDocumentaryMarlon Riggs, Essex Hemphill and Brian Freeman
The Unbelievable TruthHal HartleyUnited StatesComedy, dramaAdrienne Shelly, Robert John Burke (credited as Robert Burke)
Via AppiaJochen HickGermanyAdventure, drama, romancePeter Senner, Guilherme de Pádua (credited as Guilherme de Padua), Yves Jansen, Margarita Schmidt, José Carlos Berenguer and Gustavo Motta

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.
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