Films of the ‘80s-Critics Recall tthe Best : ANOTHER VIEW

Times film editor Jack Mathews offers his selections for the best films of 1989 and the decade.

1989

1. War of the Roses.

2. The Little Mermaid.

3. Born on the Fourth of July

4. Field of Dreams.

5. Fabulous Baker Boys.

6. sex, lies and videotape

7. Roger & Me.

8. Drugstore Cowboy.

9. Crimes and Misdemeanors.

10. Triumph of the Spirit

The ‘80s

1. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

2. Prizzi’s Honor (1985)

3. Atlantic City (1982)

4. Brazil (1985)

5. Raising Arizona (1987)

6. War of the Roses (1989)

7. Tootsie (1982)

8. The Road Warrior (Australia, 1981)

9. Blade Runner (1982)

10. A Sunday in the Country (France, 1984)