List of animated feature films of 1989
A list of animated feature films first released in 1989.
| Title | Country | Director | Studio | Animation technique | Notes |
| All Dogs Go to Heaven | Ireland United States United Kingdom | Don Bluth | Sullivan Bluth Studios Goldcrest Films | Traditional | |
| Asterix and the Big Fight | France West Germany | Philippe Grimond | Traditional | ||
| Le Triomphe de Babar | Canada France | Alan Bunce | Nelvana Ellipse Programmé | Traditional | |
| Back to the Forest | Japan | Yoshio Kuroda | Nippon Animation Madhouse | Traditional | |
| Baoh バオー来訪者 | Japan | Hiroyuki Yokoyama | Studio Pierrot | Traditional | OVA |
| The BFG | Brian Cosgrove | Cosgrove Hall Films | Traditional | TV film and It was Cosgrove Hall Films' first and only full-length film | |
| Blue Flames 青き炎 | Japan | Noboru Ishiguro | Nippon Animation | Traditional | |
| The Butter Battle Book | United States | Ralph Bakshi | Traditional | TV film The only Ralph Bakshi TV special for children. | |
| City Hunter:.357 Magnum シティーハンター 愛と宿命のマグナム | Japan | Kenji Kodama | Sunrise | Traditional | |
| ' ドラえもん: のび太の日本誕生 Doraemon: Nobita no Nihon Tanjō | Japan | Tsutomu Shibayama | Asatsu Toho | Traditional | |
| Dragon and Slippers Sárkány és papucs | United States United Kingdom Hungary | Tibor Hernádi | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation Nest Family Entertainment Allied Filmmakers S4C Pannónia Filmstúdió Magyar Televízió | traditional | TV film |
| ' aka. Dragon Ball Z: Return my Gohan!! ドラゴンボールゼット オラの悟飯を返せッ！ | Japan | Daisuke Nishio | Toei Animation | Traditional | |
| El Escudo del cóndor | Argentina | Luis Palomares | Traditional | ||
| The Five Star Stories | Japan | Kazuo Yamazaki | Sunrise | Traditional | |
| The Four Musicians of Bremen Los Cuatro Músicos de Bremen | Spain | Traditional | |||
| Hengen Taima Yakou Karura Mau! Nara Onryou Emaki 変幻退魔夜行 カルラ舞う！ 仙台小芥子怨歌 | Japan | Traditional | |||
| The Journey to Melonia: Fantasies of Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' Resan till Melonia | Sweden Norway | Per Åhlin | Sandrew Metronome | Traditional | |
| Kiki's Delivery Service 魔女の宅急便 | Japan | Hayao Miyazaki | Studio Ghibli | Traditional | |
| Jak ševci zvedli vojnu pro červenou sukni | Czechoslovakia | Karel Trlica | Traditional | ||
| Legend of Lemnear 極黒の翼 バルキサス | Japan | Kinji Yoshimoto | AIC | Traditional | OVA |
| Legend of the Overfiend | Japan | Hideki Takayama | West Cape Team Mu | Traditional | OVA |
| The Little Mermaid | United States | Ron Clements John Musker | Walt Disney Feature Animation | Traditional | First Disney feature of the Disney Renaissance. Last Disney feature to use traditional ink and paint. |
| ' | Japan United States | Masami Hata William Hurtz | Tokyo Movie Shinsha | Traditional | |
| Megazone 23 Part III メガゾーン23 PART III | Japan | Kenichi Yatagai | AIC Artland | Traditional | |
| Megazone 23 - Final Part ゲーム：メガゾーン23 青いガーランド | Japan | Shinji Aramaki | AIC Artland | Traditional | |
| Ogami Matsugoro おがみ松吾郎 | Japan | Hidetoshi Oomori | Traditional | OVA | |
| ' 機動警察パトレイバー the Movie | Japan | Mamoru Oshii | Studio Deen Production I.G. | Traditional | |
| プロジェクトA子 完結篇 | Japan | Yuji Moriyama | Pony Canyon Soeishinsha A.P.P.P. Studio Fantasia | Traditional | OVA |
| Reynard the Fox | West Germany China United Kingdom | Traditional | |||
| Riding Bean ライディング・ビーン | Japan | Yasuo Hasegawa | AIC | Traditional | OVA |
| Riki-Oh: The Walls of Hell 力王 等括地獄 | Japan | Satoshi Dezaki | Trans Arts | Traditional | OVA |
| Saint Seiya: Warriors of the Final Holy Battle | Japan | Masayuki Akehi | Toei Animation | Traditional | |
| Sonic Soldier Borgman: Last Battle 超音戦士ボーグマン ラストバトル | Japan | Kiyoshi Murayama | Ashi Production | Traditional | OVA |
| A Tale of Two Toads | United Kingdom | Brian Cosgrove | Cosgrove Hall Films | Stop motion | TV film |
| Venus Wars | Japan | Yoshikazu Yasuhiko | Triangle Staff | Traditional | |
| Willy the Sparrow Vili, a veréb | Hungary | József Gémes | Pannónia Filmstúdió Budapest Film Hajdu Film | Traditional | |
| Wrath of the Ninja | Japan | Osamu Yamazaki | J.C.Staff | Originally released as a 3-part OVA in 1987. |
Highest-grossing animated films of the year
| Rank | Title | Studio | Worldwide gross | Ref. |
| 1 | The Little Mermaid | Walt Disney Feature Animation | $211,343,479 | |
| 2 | All Dogs Go to Heaven | Sullivan Bluth Studios / Goldcrest Films | $27,100,027 | |
| 3 | Kiki's Delivery Service | Studio Ghibli | $18,000,000 | |
| 4 | ' | Asatsu / Toho | $14,051,242 | |
| 5 | ' | Tokyo Movie Shinsha | $11,400,000 |