To make this list a movie had to be made in 1988. Obviously many movies made in 1987 earned box office dollars in 1988. On the other side many movies made in 1988 made money in 1989 and later. This page will looks at over 240 movies made in 1988. The movies are listed in two massive tables that lets you rank the movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information.
Our UMR Top 50 of 1988
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Movie (Year)
Rating
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Year Movie (Year) Rating S
1988
Rain Man (1988)
AA Best Picture Win
1988
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
1988
Die Hard (1988)
1988
Working Girl (1988)
AA Best Picture Nom
1988
A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
1988
Big (1988)
1988
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
1988
Beetlejuice (1988)
1988
Bull Durham (1988)
1988
Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
AA Best Picture Nom
1988
Coming to America (1988)
1988
Mississippi Burning (1988)
AA Best Picture Nom
1988
Midnight Run (1988)
1988
Beaches (1988)
1988
Colors (1988)
1988
The Land Before Time (1988)
1988
Scrooged (1988)
1988
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)
1988
The Accused (1988)
1988
Twins (1988)
1988
Willow (1988)
1988
The Accidental Tourist (1988)
AA Best Picture Nom
1988
Biloxi Blues (1988)
1988
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)
1988
Crocodile Dundee II (1988)
1988
The Bear (1988)
1988
Oliver & Company (1988)
1988
Big Business (1988)
1988
Cinema Paradiso (1988)
1988
Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)
1988
Shoot to Kill (1988)
1988
Gorillas in the Mist (1988)
1988
Tequila Sunrise (1988)
1988
Young Guns (1988)
1988
Child's Play (1988)
1988
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)
1988
Red Heat (1988)
1988
Married to the Mob (1988)
1988
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988)
1988
Rambo III (1988)
1988
The Great Outdoors (1988)
1988
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
1988
Dead Ringers (1988)
1988
Frantic (1988)
1988
Cocktail (1988)
1988
The Dead Pool (1988)
1988
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)
1988
Stand and Deliver (1988)
1988
Funny Farm (1988)
1988
Betrayed (1988)
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| 1988 | Rain Man (1988) AA Best Picture Win |
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| 1988 | Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) | |
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| 1988 | Die Hard (1988) | |
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| 1988 | Working Girl (1988) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1988 | A Fish Called Wanda (1988) | |
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| 1988 | Big (1988) | |
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| 1988 | The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988) | |
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| 1988 | Beetlejuice (1988) | |
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| 1988 | Bull Durham (1988) | |
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| 1988 | Dangerous Liaisons (1988) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1988 | Coming to America (1988) | |
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| 1988 | Mississippi Burning (1988) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1988 | Midnight Run (1988) | |
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| 1988 | Beaches (1988) | |
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| 1988 | Colors (1988) | |
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| 1988 | The Land Before Time (1988) | |
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| 1988 | Scrooged (1988) | |
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| 1988 | Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988) | |
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| 1988 | The Accused (1988) | |
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| 1988 | Twins (1988) | |
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| 1988 | Willow (1988) | |
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| 1988 | The Accidental Tourist (1988) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1988 | Biloxi Blues (1988) | |
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| 1988 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988) | |
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| 1988 | Crocodile Dundee II (1988) | |
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| 1988 | The Bear (1988) | |
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| 1988 | Oliver & Company (1988) | |
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| 1988 | Big Business (1988) | |
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| 1988 | Cinema Paradiso (1988) | |
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| 1988 | Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988) | |
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| 1988 | Shoot to Kill (1988) | |
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| 1988 | Gorillas in the Mist (1988) | |
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| 1988 | Tequila Sunrise (1988) | |
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| 1988 | Young Guns (1988) | |
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| 1988 | Child's Play (1988) | |
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| 1988 | Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988) | |
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| 1988 | Red Heat (1988) | |
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| 1988 | Married to the Mob (1988) | |
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| 1988 | The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988) | |
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| 1988 | Rambo III (1988) | |
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| 1988 | The Great Outdoors (1988) | |
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| 1988 | The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) | |
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| 1988 | Dead Ringers (1988) | |
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| 1988 | Frantic (1988) | |
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| 1988 | Cocktail (1988) | |
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| 1988 | The Dead Pool (1988) | |
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| 1988 | The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988) | |
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| 1988 | Stand and Deliver (1988) | |
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| 1988 | Funny Farm (1988) | |
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| 1988 | Betrayed (1988) | |
1988 Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.
- Sort 1988 Movies by movie titles and movie trailers
- Sort 1988 Movies by the stars or in some cases the director of the movie.
- Sort 1988 Movies by domestic adjusted box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort 1988 Movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations each 1988 Movies received and how many Oscar® wins each 1988 Movies received.
- Sort 1988 Movies by Ultimate Movie Ranking Score (UMR). Our UMR score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
Detailed Table
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| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | UMR Score | ||||||
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| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 1 | Rain Man (1988) AA Best Picture Win |
Dustin Hoffman & Tom Cruise |
177.8 | 540.8 | 1,094.40 | 1 | 79 | 08 / 04 | 99.8 | |
| 2 | Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) | Christopher Lloyd & Kathleen Turner |
156.5 | 475.8 | 1,003.10 | 2 | 85 | 06 / 03 | 99.0 | |
| 4 | Die Hard (1988) | Bruce Willis & Alan Rickman |
83.0 | 252.5 | 428.10 | 7 | 89 | 04 / 00 | 98.9 | |
| 5 | Working Girl (1988) AA Best Picture Nom |
Melanie Griffith & Harrison Ford |
63.8 | 194.0 | 313.10 | 11 | 77 | 06 / 01 | 98.4 | |
| 7 | A Fish Called Wanda (1988) | Kevin Kline & Jamie Lee Curtis |
62.5 | 190.1 | 190.10 | 12 | 86 | 03 / 01 | 98.2 | |
| 4 | Big (1988) | Tom Hanks & Elizabeth Perkins |
115.0 | 349.7 | 461.30 | 4 | 84 | 02 / 00 | 98.1 | |
| 5 | The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988) | Leslie Nielsen & Priscilla Presley |
78.8 | 239.5 | 239.50 | 8 | 83 | 00 / 00 | 97.7 | |
| 8 | Beetlejuice (1988) | Geena Davis & Michael Keaton |
73.7 | 224.2 | 257.00 | 10 | 78 | 01 / 01 | 97.1 | |
| 12 | Bull Durham (1988) | Kevin Costner & Susan Sarandon |
50.9 | 154.8 | 154.80 | 18 | 83 | 01 / 00 | 94.6 | |
| 10 | Dangerous Liaisons (1988) AA Best Picture Nom |
Glenn Close & John Malkovich |
34.7 | 105.4 | 105.40 | 31 | 84 | 07 / 03 | 94.4 | |
| 11 | Coming to America (1988) | Eddie Murphy & Paul Bates |
128.2 | 389.8 | 878.20 | 3 | 62 | 02 / 00 | 92.4 | |
| 12 | Mississippi Burning (1988) AA Best Picture Nom |
Gene Hackman & Willem Dafoe |
34.6 | 105.2 | 105.20 | 32 | 79 | 07 / 01 | 91.8 | |
| 14 | Midnight Run (1988) | Robert De Niro & Charles Grodin |
38.4 | 116.8 | 248.20 | 28 | 83 | 00 / 00 | 90.2 | |
| 15 | Beaches (1988) | Garry Marshall & Bette Midler |
57.0 | 173.5 | 173.50 | 15 | 65 | 01 / 00 | 90.0 | |
| 15 | Colors (1988) | Robert Duvall & Sean Penn |
46.6 | 141.8 | 141.80 | 21 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 89.7 | |
| 17 | The Land Before Time (1988) | Pat Hingle | 48.1 | 146.3 | 256.90 | 20 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 89.7 | |
| 19 | Scrooged (1988) | Robert Mitchum & Bill Murray |
60.3 | 183.5 | 183.50 | 13 | 59 | 01 / 00 | 89.3 | |
| 19 | Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988) | Michael Caine & Steve Martin |
42.0 | 127.9 | 127.90 | 24 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 89.2 | |
| 17 | The Accused (1988) | Jodie Foster & Kelly McGillis |
32.1 | 97.6 | 97.60 | 35 | 83 | 01 / 01 | 88.9 | |
| 20 | Twins (1988) | Arnold Schwarzenegger & Danny DeVito |
111.9 | 340.4 | 658.80 | 5 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 87.7 | |
| 21 | Willow (1988) | Val Kilmer | 57.3 | 174.2 | 418.40 | 14 | 56 | 02 / 00 | 87.6 | |
| 22 | The Accidental Tourist (1988) AA Best Picture Nom |
Kathleen Turner & William Hurt |
32.6 | 99.2 | 99.20 | 34 | 69 | 04 / 01 | 86.6 | |
| 23 | Biloxi Blues (1988) | Christopher Walken & Matthew Broderick |
43.2 | 131.3 | 157.20 | 23 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 86.6 | |
| 28 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988) | Robert Englund | 49.4 | 150.2 | 150.20 | 19 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 85.4 | |
| 24 | Crocodile Dundee II (1988) | Paul Hogan | 109.3 | 332.4 | 332.40 | 6 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 85.3 | |
| 25 | The Bear (1988) | Tchéky Karyo & Bart the Bear |
31.8 | 96.6 | 96.60 | 36 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 85.2 | |
| 29 | Oliver & Company (1988) | Bette Midler | 53.3 | 162.0 | 162.00 | 17 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 84.6 | |
| 30 | Big Business (1988) | Bette Midler | 40.2 | 122.1 | 122.10 | 27 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 82.6 | |
| 27 | Cinema Paradiso (1988) | Philippe Noiret & Enzo Cannavale |
12.0 | 36.5 | 36.50 | 80 | 87 | 01 / 01 | 82.4 | |
| 29 | Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988) | Jeff Bridges & Joan Allen |
19.7 | 59.8 | 59.80 | 49 | 79 | 03 / 00 | 82.2 | |
| 31 | Shoot to Kill (1988) | Sidney Poitier & Tom Berenger |
29.3 | 89.1 | 89.10 | 37 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 82.2 | |
| 30 | Gorillas in the Mist (1988) | Sigourney Weaver | 24.7 | 75.2 | 186.00 | 42 | 72 | 05 / 00 | 81.8 | |
| 33 | Tequila Sunrise (1988) | Mel Gibson & Michelle Pfeiffer |
41.3 | 125.6 | 322.10 | 26 | 59 | 01 / 00 | 81.6 | |
| 36 | Young Guns (1988) | Emilio Estevez & Kiefer Sutherland |
45.7 | 138.9 | 138.90 | 22 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 81.3 | |
| 36 | Child's Play (1988) | Chris Sarandon & Brad Dourif |
33.2 | 101.1 | 101.10 | 33 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 80.8 | |
| 36 | Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988) | Antonio Banderas | 7.2 | 21.8 | 21.80 | 109 | 86 | 01 / 00 | 78.6 | |
| 39 | Red Heat (1988) | Arnold Schwarzenegger & James Belushi |
35.0 | 106.4 | 106.40 | 30 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 78.6 | |
| 38 | Married to the Mob (1988) | Michelle Pfeiffer & Alec Baldwin |
21.5 | 65.3 | 65.30 | 45 | 72 | 01 / 00 | 78.6 | |
| 37 | The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988) | Daniel Day-Lewis | 10.0 | 30.4 | 30.40 | 89 | 82 | 02 / 00 | 78.1 | |
| 43 | Rambo III (1988) | Sylvester Stallone | 53.7 | 163.4 | 574.90 | 16 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 78.1 | |
| 46 | The Great Outdoors (1988) | John Candy & Dan Aykroyd |
41.5 | 126.1 | 126.10 | 25 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 77.5 | |
| 40 | The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) | David Bowie & Willem Dafoe |
8.4 | 25.5 | 27.00 | 100 | 83 | 01 / 00 | 77.1 | |
| 42 | Dead Ringers (1988) | Jeremy Irons | 8.0 | 24.4 | 24.40 | 104 | 83 | 00 / 00 | 76.5 | |
| 45 | Frantic (1988) | Harrison Ford | 17.6 | 53.6 | 53.60 | 57 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 76.3 | |
| 40 | Cocktail (1988) | Tom Cruise | 78.2 | 237.9 | 521.60 | 9 | 27 | 00 / 00 | 76.2 | |
| 47 | The Dead Pool (1988) | Clint Eastwood & Liam Neeson |
37.9 | 115.3 | 115.30 | 29 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 75.9 | |
| 46 | The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988) | John Neville & Eric Idle |
8.1 | 24.6 | 24.60 | 103 | 79 | 04 / 00 | 75.6 | |
| 46 | Stand and Deliver (1988) | Edward James Olmos & Gary Sinise |
14.0 | 42.6 | 42.60 | 68 | 74 | 01 / 00 | 74.3 | |
| 52 | Funny Farm (1988) | Chevy Chase | 25.5 | 77.7 | 77.70 | 40 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 74.0 | |
| 54 | Betrayed (1988) | John Heard & Debra Winger |
25.8 | 78.5 | 78.50 | 39 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 73.8 | |
| 50 | The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988) | Bill Pullman & Cathy Tyson |
19.6 | 59.6 | 59.60 | 50 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 73.8 | |
| 48 | A Cry in the Dark (1988) | Meryl Streep & Sam Neill |
6.9 | 21.0 | 21.00 | 110 | 79 | 01 / 00 | 73.2 | |
| 51 | Hairspray (1988) | Sonny Bono & Ruth Brown |
6.7 | 20.3 | 20.30 | 111 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 73.0 | |
| 51 | High Hopes (1988) | Phil Davis & Ruth Sheen |
1.2 | 3.6 | 3.60 | 181 | 85 | 00 / 00 | 72.8 | |
| 55 | Salaam Bombay! (1988) | Shafiq Syed & Hansa Vithal |
2.1 | 6.3 | 6.30 | 158 | 84 | 00 / 00 | 72.6 | |
| 56 | The Thin Blue Line (1988) | Documentary | 1.2 | 3.7 | 3.70 | 180 | 85 | 00 / 00 | 72.2 | |
| 55 | Eight Men Out (1988) | John Cusack & Clifton James |
5.7 | 17.3 | 17.30 | 120 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 71.2 | |
| 61 | Crossing Delancey (1988) | Amy Irving & Peter Riegert |
16.3 | 49.5 | 49.50 | 60 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 70.8 | |
| 59 | My Neighbor Totoro (1988) | Hitoshi Takagi & Noriko Hidaka |
2.3 | 6.4 | 87.90 | 156 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 70.1 | |
| 58 | Akira (1988) | Mitsuo Iwata & Nozomu Sasaki |
0.4 | 1.3 | 1.30 | 216 | 83 | 00 / 00 | 70.0 | |
| 67 | Ernest Saves Christmas (1988) | Jim Varney & Douglas Seale |
28.2 | 85.8 | 85.80 | 38 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 69.1 | |
| 60 | Bird (1988) | Forest Whitaker & Diane Venora |
2.2 | 6.6 | 6.60 | 157 | 78 | 01 / 01 | 68.7 | |
| 63 | They Live (1988) | John Carpenter | 13.0 | 39.6 | 39.60 | 74 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 68.5 | |
| 62 | Running on Empty (1988) | River Phoenix & Sidney Lumet |
2.8 | 8.6 | 8.60 | 151 | 78 | 02 / 00 | 68.2 | |
| 65 | Mystic Pizza (1988) | Julia Roberts | 12.8 | 38.9 | 38.90 | 75 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 68.0 | |
| 68 | Alien Nation (1988) | James Caan | 25.2 | 76.7 | 76.70 | 41 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 67.1 | |
| 67 | Torch Song Trilogy (1988) | Matthew Broderick & Anne Bancroft |
4.9 | 14.8 | 14.80 | 126 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 66.2 | |
| 65 | Imagine: John Lennon (1988) | Documentary | 3.8 | 11.4 | 11.40 | 136 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 66.1 | |
| 71 | U2: Rattle and Hum (1988) | U2 | 8.6 | 26.2 | 26.20 | 97 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 64.6 | |
| 69 | Things Change (1988) | Don Ameche | 3.5 | 10.7 | 10.70 | 141 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 64.3 | |
| 74 | Return to Snowy River (1988) | Tom Burlinson | 13.7 | 41.6 | 41.60 | 71 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 64.3 | |
| 71 | Talk Radio (1988) | Oliver Stone & Alec Baldwin |
3.5 | 10.5 | 10.50 | 143 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 64.0 | |
| 75 | The Milagro Beanfield War (1988) | Rubén Blades & Richard Bradford |
13.8 | 42.0 | 42.00 | 70 | 63 | 01 / 01 | 63.7 | |
| 74 | Camille Claudel (1988) | Isabelle Adjani & Gérard Depardieu |
3.3 | 10.1 | 36.60 | 145 | 73 | 02 / 00 | 62.8 | |
| 73 | Heathers (1988) | Winona Ryder & Christian Slater |
1.1 | 3.4 | 3.50 | 185 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 62.1 | |
| 77 | Monkey Shines (1988) | Jason Beghe & John Pankow |
5.3 | 16.3 | 16.30 | 123 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 60.9 | |
| 78 | Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988) | Doug Bradley & Ashley Laurence |
12.1 | 36.8 | 36.80 | 79 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 60.7 | |
| 76 | Chocolat (1988) | Isaach De Bankolé & Giulia Boschi |
2.3 | 7.0 | 7.00 | 155 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 60.4 | |
| 79 | Drowning by Numbers (1988) | Bernard Hill | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.20 | 218 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 60.1 | |
| 78 | Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988) | Pete Postlethwaite & Freda Dowie |
0.7 | 2.1 | 2.10 | 199 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 59.7 | |
| 82 | Above the Law (1988) | Steven Seagal & Sharon Stone |
18.9 | 57.4 | 57.40 | 55 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 59.5 | |
| 83 | For Keeps? (1988) | Molly Ringwald | 17.5 | 53.3 | 53.30 | 59 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 59.2 | |
| 79 | Bat*21 (1988) | Gene Hackman & Danny Glover |
4.0 | 12.1 | 12.10 | 130 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 59.0 | |
| 84 | Masquerade (1988) | Rob Lowe | 15.9 | 48.2 | 48.20 | 63 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 58.9 | |
| 83 | A Summer Story (1988) | Susannah York | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.30 | 213 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 58.5 | |
| 85 | Little Nikita (1988) | Sidney Poitier | 1.7 | 5.3 | 5.30 | 165 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 57.0 | |
| 92 | Punchline (1988) | Tom Hanks & Sally Field |
21.0 | 64.0 | 64.00 | 46 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 57.0 | |
| 86 | Dominick and Eugene (1988) | Jamie Lee Curtis & Ray Liotta |
3.1 | 9.4 | 9.40 | 147 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 56.8 | |
| 88 | Madame Sousatzka (1988) | Shirley MacLaine | 3.5 | 10.8 | 10.80 | 140 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 56.5 | |
| 87 | La lectrice (1988) | Miou-Miou & Christian Ruché |
0.7 | 2.1 | 2.10 | 197 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 56.4 | |
| 95 | License to Drive (1988) | Corey Haim & Corey Feldman |
22.4 | 68.2 | 68.20 | 43 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 56.2 | |
| 88 | The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey (1998) | 1.3 | 4.1 | 4.10 | 173 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 55.8 | ||
| 91 | A World Apart (1988) | Barbara Hershey & David Suchet |
2.3 | 7.1 | 7.10 | 154 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 55.6 | |
| 91 | The Music Teacher (1988) | 1.1 | 3.3 | 3.30 | 186 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 55.2 | ||
| 97 | I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988) | Keenen Ivory Wayans & Bernie Casey |
13.0 | 39.6 | 39.60 | 73 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 55.1 | |
| 96 | D.O.A. (1988) | Dennis Quaid & Meg Ryan |
12.7 | 38.6 | 38.60 | 76 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 55.0 | |
| 94 | Light Years (1988) | Glenn Close | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.10 | 224 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 54.8 | |
| 95 | Vincent: The Life and Death of Vincent Van Gogh (1988) | 1.6 | 4.8 | 4.80 | 167 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 54.5 | ||
| 102 | Short Circuit 2 (1988) | Fisher Stevens & Michael McKean |
21.6 | 65.8 | 65.80 | 44 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 53.9 | |
| 98 | Little Vera (1988) | Natalya Negoda & Andrey Sokolov |
1.3 | 3.8 | 3.80 | 176 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 53.9 | |
| 99 | Hanussen (1988) | Klaus Maria Brandauer & Erland Josephson |
0.1 | 0.3 | 0.30 | 260 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 53.8 | |
| 104 | School Daze (1988) | Samuel L. Jackson & Laurence Fishburne |
14.5 | 44.2 | 44.20 | 66 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 53.0 | |
| 107 | Action Jackson (1988) | Sharon Stone | 20.3 | 61.6 | 61.60 | 48 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 52.7 | |
| 101 | The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick (1988) | Saul Rubinek & Jan Rubes |
0.3 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 228 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 52.3 | |
| 110 | Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988) | Donald Pleasence | 17.8 | 54.0 | 54.00 | 56 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 51.9 | |
| 102 | Miracle Mile (1988) | Anthony Edwards & Mare Winningham |
1.1 | 3.5 | 3.50 | 184 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 51.8 | |
| 103 | The Little Thief (1988) | Charlotte Gainsbourg & Didier Bezace |
1.1 | 3.2 | 3.20 | 187 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 51.5 | |
| 114 | Vice Versa (1988) | Judge Reinhold | 13.7 | 41.6 | 41.60 | 72 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 51.1 | |
| 105 | Powaqqatsi (1988) | Documentary | 0.6 | 1.8 | 1.80 | 206 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 50.8 | |
| 106 | Another Woman (1988) | Gene Hackman & Mia Farrow |
1.6 | 4.8 | 4.80 | 168 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 50.8 | |
| 113 | Hawks (1988) Film Festival Circuit Only |
0.0 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 297 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 50.5 | ||
| 112 | Dead Solid Perfect (1988) HBO Movie |
Randy Quaid | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 293 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 50.5 | |
| 114 | The Blob (1988) | Shawnee Smith & Kevin Dillon |
8.2 | 25.1 | 25.10 | 102 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 50.4 | |
| 108 | Pascali's Island (1988) | Ben Kingsley | 1.5 | 4.4 | 4.40 | 171 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 50.4 | |
| 116 | Without a Clue (1988) | Michael Caine & Ben Kingsley |
8.5 | 26.0 | 26.00 | 99 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 50.3 | |
| 110 | A Handful of Dust (1988) | Anjelica Huston | 1.6 | 4.7 | 4.70 | 169 | 68 | 01 / 00 | 50.2 | |
| 111 | Apartment Zero (1988) | Hart Bochner & Colin Firth |
1.3 | 3.9 | 3.90 | 175 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 50.1 | |
| 121 | Bright Lights, Big City (1988) | Michael J. Fox | 16.1 | 49.0 | 49.00 | 61 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 49.2 | |
| 124 | The Seventh Sign (1988) | Michael Biehn & Demi Moore |
18.9 | 57.4 | 57.40 | 54 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 48.8 | |
| 120 | Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988) | Cassandra Peterson & Phil Rubenstein |
5.6 | 17.0 | 17.00 | 121 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 48.7 | |
| 120 | The Legend of the Holy Drinker (1988) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Rutger Hauer | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 304 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 48.5 | |
| 117 | The Chocolate War (1988) | John Glover & Ilan Mitchell-Smith |
0.3 | 0.9 | 0.90 | 230 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 48.4 | |
| 119 | Police Story 2 (1988) | 0.1 | 0.2 | 104.00 | 281 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 48.0 | ||
| 122 | Off Limits (1988) | Willem Dafoe | 7.2 | 22.0 | 22.00 | 108 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 47.7 | |
| 123 | The Moderns (1988) | Keith Carradine & Linda Fiorentino |
2.0 | 6.1 | 6.10 | 159 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 47.5 | |
| 125 | Clean and Sober (1988) | Morgan Freeman & Michael Keaton |
8.7 | 26.4 | 26.40 | 96 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 47.2 | |
| 129 | Shakedown (1988) | Peter Weller & Sam Elliott |
10.1 | 30.6 | 30.60 | 88 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 47.1 | |
| 125 | Lady in White (1988) | Lukas Haas & Len Cariou |
1.7 | 5.2 | 5.20 | 166 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 46.9 | |
| 128 | The Big Blue (1988) | Luc Besson | 3.5 | 10.6 | 10.60 | 142 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 46.3 | |
| 129 | Earth Girls Are Easy (1988) | Geena Davis & Jeff Goldblum |
3.9 | 11.9 | 11.90 | 132 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 46.1 | |
| 133 | Clara's Heart (1988) | Whoopi Goldberg | 5.2 | 15.8 | 15.80 | 125 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 44.8 | |
| 136 | She's Having a Baby (1988) | Kevin Bacon & Alec Baldwin |
16.0 | 48.8 | 48.80 | 62 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 44.6 | |
| 130 | The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (1988) | Documentary | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.10 | 223 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 44.5 | |
| 132 | Matador (1988) | Assumpta Serna & Directed by Pedro Almodóvar |
0.2 | 0.6 | 0.60 | 237 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 44.3 | |
| 135 | The Good Mother (1988) | Liam Neeson & Diane Keaton |
4.8 | 14.5 | 14.50 | 127 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 43.4 | |
| 135 | Paperhouse (1988) | Charlotte Burke & Jane Bertish |
0.2 | 0.7 | 0.70 | 233 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 43.3 | |
| 138 | Switching Channels (1988) | Burt Reynolds & Kathleen Turner |
9.1 | 27.8 | 27.80 | 94 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 42.6 | |
| 142 | Moving (1988) | Richard Pryor | 10.8 | 32.9 | 32.90 | 86 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 42.2 | |
| 139 | Night of the Demons (1988) | Cathy Podewell & Alvin Alexis |
3.1 | 9.5 | 9.50 | 146 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 42.1 | |
| 138 | Dragons Forever (1988) | 0.1 | 0.2 | 102.30 | 276 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 42.0 | ||
| 139 | Cop (1988) | James Woods | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.00 | 160 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 42.0 | |
| 142 | The Siege of Firebase Gloria (1988) Limited Release |
Wings Hauser | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 267 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 41.6 | |
| 149 | Cocoon: The Return (1988) | Don Ameche & Steve Guttenberg |
18.9 | 57.6 | 57.60 | 53 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 41.4 | |
| 144 | Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988) | 0.6 | 1.6 | 1.60 | 208 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 41.3 | ||
| 141 | The Beast (1988) | Jason Patric | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 245 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 41.2 | |
| 143 | Da (1988) | Martin Sheen | 0.6 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 204 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 40.9 | |
| 147 | Return of the Living Dead II (1988) | James Karen & Thom Mathews |
9.2 | 28.0 | 28.00 | 93 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 40.7 | |
| 148 | Bad Dreams (1988) | Jennifer Rubin & Bruce Abbott |
9.8 | 29.8 | 29.80 | 91 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 40.6 | |
| 152 | The Presidio (1988) | Sean Connery & Meg Ryan |
20.3 | 61.8 | 61.80 | 47 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 40.6 | |
| 146 | Pumpkinhead (1988) | Lance Henriksen & Jeff East |
3.4 | 10.3 | 10.30 | 144 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 40.5 | |
| 146 | Amsterdamned (1988) | Huub Stapel & Monique van de Ven |
0.1 | 0.3 | 0.30 | 259 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 40.0 | |
| 150 | Pass the Ammo (1988) | Bill Paxton | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 243 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 38.8 | |
| 151 | Cohen and Tate (1988) | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 264 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 38.6 | ||
| 156 | Moon Over Parador (1988) | Richard Dreyfuss & Raul Julia |
11.4 | 34.8 | 34.80 | 84 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 38.3 | |
| 153 | Patty Hearst (1988) | Natasha Richardson & William Forsythe |
1.2 | 3.7 | 3.70 | 177 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 37.8 | |
| 155 | Stormy Monday (1988) | Tommy Lee Jones & Melanie Griffith |
1.8 | 5.4 | 5.40 | 164 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 37.7 | |
| 155 | Lemon Sky (1988) | Casey Affleck | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 288 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 37.4 | |
| 157 | War Party (1988) | Billy Wirth & Kevin Dillon |
0.7 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 202 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 36.6 | |
| 167 | Big Top Pee-Wee (1988) | Paul Reubens & Penelope Ann Miller |
15.1 | 46.0 | 46.00 | 64 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 36.3 | |
| 163 | Phantasm II (1988) | James Le Gros | 7.3 | 22.1 | 22.10 | 107 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 36.3 | |
| 158 | Crusoe (1988) | Aidan Quinn & Ade Sapara |
0.3 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 229 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 35.9 | |
| 162 | In A Shallow Grave (1988) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Michael Biehn | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 271 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 35.9 | |
| 164 | Paris By Night (1988) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Charlotte Rampling | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 315 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 35.7 | |
| 159 | The In Crowd (1988) | Jennifer Runyon & Donovan Leitch Jr. |
0.1 | 0.4 | 0.40 | 253 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 35.6 | |
| 162 | Going to the Chapel (1988) | Cloris Leachman | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 282 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 35.4 | |
| 168 | Salsa - The Motion Picture (1988) | Draco Rosa | 8.9 | 27.0 | 27.00 | 95 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 34.5 | |
| 176 | Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach (1988) | Bubba Smith & David Graf |
19.5 | 59.3 | 59.30 | 51 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 34.2 | |
| 166 | Waxwork (1988) | Zach Galligan & Deborah Foreman |
0.8 | 2.5 | 2.50 | 191 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 34.2 | |
| 169 | The House on Carroll Street (1988) | Kelly McGillis | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.40 | 214 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 33.6 | |
| 171 | The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking (1988) | Tami Erin & David Seaman |
3.6 | 10.9 | 10.90 | 139 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 33.5 | |
| 174 | Manifesto (1988) | Eric Stoltz & Alfred Molina |
0.1 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 263 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 33.4 | |
| 174 | Heartbreak Hotel (1988) | David Keith & Tuesday Weld |
5.5 | 16.8 | 16.80 | 122 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 33.2 | |
| 170 | Mondo New York (1988) | Documentary | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.60 | 238 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 33.2 | |
| 172 | Rocket Gibraltar (1988) | Burt Lancaster & Kevin Spacey |
0.2 | 0.6 | 0.60 | 241 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 33.2 | |
| 173 | Hanna's War (1988) | Ellen Burstyn & Maruschka Detmers |
0.1 | 0.4 | 0.40 | 252 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 33.1 | |
| 179 | Young Einstein (1988) | Yahoo Serious & Odile Le Clezio |
11.5 | 35.1 | 35.10 | 83 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 33.1 | |
| 176 | The Wizard of Loneliness (1988) | Lea Thompson | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.40 | 251 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 32.3 | |
| 180 | High Spirits (1988) | Liam Neeson & Peter O'Toole |
8.6 | 26.1 | 26.10 | 98 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 32.3 | |
| 183 | Bloodsport (1988) | Jean-Claude Van Damme | 11.8 | 35.9 | 35.90 | 81 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 32.2 | |
| 177 | Jack's Back (1988) | James Spader | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.40 | 210 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 32.0 | |
| 177 | Salome's Last Dance (1988) | 0.7 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 203 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 32.0 | ||
| 180 | Track 29 (1988) | Gary Oldman & Christopher Lloyd |
0.4 | 1.3 | 1.30 | 217 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 31.5 | |
| 184 | 1969 (1988) | Robert Downey Jr. & Bruce Dern |
6.0 | 18.2 | 18.20 | 118 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 31.3 | |
| 184 | The Boost (1988) | James Woods | 0.8 | 2.4 | 2.40 | 193 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 31.1 | |
| 187 | A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon (1988) | River Phoenix & Ann Magnuson |
6.3 | 19.1 | 19.10 | 116 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 31.1 | |
| 182 | Consuming Passions (1988) | Jonathan Pryce & Vanessa Redgrave |
0.1 | 0.4 | 0.40 | 255 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 31.1 | |
| 191 | Casual Sex? (1988) | Lea Thompson & Victoria Jackson |
12.3 | 37.3 | 37.30 | 78 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 30.2 | |
| 187 | Maniac Cop (1988) | Bruce Campbell | 0.7 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 200 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 30.0 | |
| 188 | Appointment with Death (1988) | Peter Ustinov & Lauren Bacall |
1.0 | 2.9 | 2.90 | 188 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 29.8 | |
| 189 | Some Girls (1988) | Patrick Dempsey & Jennifer Connelly |
0.4 | 1.2 | 1.20 | 222 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 29.4 | |
| 191 | Memories of Me (1988) | Billy Crystal | 4.0 | 12.1 | 12.10 | 131 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 29.3 | |
| 196 | The Raggedy Rawney (1988) | Directed by Bob Hoskins | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 274 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 29.1 | |
| 190 | Miles from Home (1988) | Richard Gere & John Malkovich |
0.2 | 0.6 | 0.60 | 240 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 29.1 | |
| 199 | The Couch Trip (1988) | Walter Matthau & Dan Aykroyd & <a href='https://www.ultimatemovierankings.com/charles-grodin-movies/ |
11.0 | 33.5 | 33.50 | 85 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 29.1 | |
| 192 | The Lair of the White Worm (1988) | Amanda Donohoe & Hugh Grant |
1.2 | 3.6 | 3.60 | 182 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 29.0 | |
| 196 | Strange Place for an Encounter (1988) | Gérard Depardieu | 0.1 | 0.2 | 4.30 | 280 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 28.9 | |
| 196 | We Think the World of You (1988) | Gary Oldman | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 305 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 28.7 | |
| 196 | Moonwalker (1988) | Michael Jackson | 0.9 | 2.9 | 212.70 | 189 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 28.5 | |
| 197 | Fright Night Part 2 (1988) | Roddy McDowall | 3.0 | 9.1 | 9.10 | 149 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 28.4 | |
| 200 | The Rescue (1988) | Edward Albert | 5.9 | 17.8 | 17.80 | 119 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 28.3 | |
| 203 | 18 Again! (1988) | Charlie Schlatter & George Burns |
2.6 | 7.8 | 7.80 | 152 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 27.8 | |
| 202 | Buster (1988) | Phil Collins & Julie Walters |
0.5 | 1.6 | 1.60 | 209 | 58 | 01 / 00 | 27.6 | |
| 203 | The Dressmaker (1988) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Joan Plowright | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 284 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 27.4 | |
| 209 | Poltergeist III (1988) | Tom Skerritt | 14.1 | 42.9 | 42.90 | 67 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 27.4 | |
| 203 | Tapeheads (1988) | John Cusack | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 227 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 26.8 | |
| 205 | Blueberry Hill (1988) | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 296 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 26.3 | ||
| 205 | Spellbinder (1988) | Tim Daly & Kelly Preston |
0.7 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 201 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 26.1 | |
| 212 | Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988) | Terry Kiser & Jennifer Banko |
19.2 | 58.3 | 58.30 | 52 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 26.0 | |
| 206 | Aloha Summer (1988) | Chris Makepeace & Yuji Okumoto |
0.4 | 1.3 | 1.30 | 220 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 25.8 | |
| 209 | Permanent Record (1988) | Keanu Reeves & Pamela Gidley |
1.9 | 5.8 | 5.80 | 161 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 25.8 | |
| 210 | Distant Thunder (1988) | Ralph Macchio & John Lithgow |
0.2 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 247 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 25.5 | |
| 213 | Everybody's All-American (1988) | Jessica Lange & Dennis Quaid |
12.6 | 38.4 | 38.40 | 77 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 24.9 | |
| 211 | It Takes Two (1988) | George Newbern & Leslie Hope |
0.3 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 226 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 24.8 | |
| 212 | La maschera (1988) | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 309 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 24.4 | ||
| 214 | Malarek (1988) Limited Release |
Michael Sarrazin | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.40 | 248 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 24.0 | |
| 215 | Survival Quest (1988) | Catherine Keener | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 265 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 23.9 | |
| 219 | Gotham (1988) Showtime Movies |
Tommy Lee Jones | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 302 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 23.8 | |
| 219 | Sweet Hearts Dance (1988) | Susan Sarandon & Don Johnson |
3.8 | 11.5 | 11.50 | 135 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 23.7 | |
| 217 | Haunted Summer (1988) | Laura Dern | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 283 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 23.6 | |
| 219 | The Kiss (1988) | Joanna Pacula & Meredith Salenger |
1.9 | 5.7 | 5.70 | 163 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 22.9 | |
| 221 | Feds (1988) | Rebecca De Mornay & Mary Gross |
3.8 | 11.7 | 11.70 | 133 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 22.8 | |
| 221 | Blackout (1988) | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 269 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 22.6 | ||
| 223 | Shadow Dancing (1988) | Christopher Plummer | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 268 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 21.7 | |
| 222 | Out Of The Dark (1988) | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 300 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 21.6 | ||
| 226 | Critters 2: The Main Course (1988) | Scott Grimes | 3.8 | 11.6 | 11.60 | 134 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 21.1 | |
| 225 | The Dawning (1988) | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 278 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 20.9 | ||
| 225 | Pulse (1988) | Cliff De Young & Roxanne Hart |
0.0 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 286 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 20.7 | |
| 227 | The Deceivers (1988) | Pierce Brosnan | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.10 | 225 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 20.5 | |
| 230 | Kansas (1988) | Matt Dillon & Andrew McCarthy |
2.4 | 7.4 | 7.40 | 153 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 20.5 | |
| 228 | Platoon Leader (1988) | Tony Pierce & Robert F. Lyons |
1.3 | 4.1 | 4.10 | 172 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 20.5 | |
| 230 | Ghost Town (1988) | Franc Luz & Catherine Hickland |
0.1 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 262 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 20.3 | |
| 235 | Criminal Law (1988) | Gary Oldman & Kevin Bacon |
10.0 | 30.3 | 30.30 | 90 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 19.5 | |
| 232 | Spike of Bensonhurst (1988) | Ernest Borgnine | 0.6 | 1.9 | 1.90 | 205 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 19.5 | |
| 234 | The Unholy (1988) | Ben Cross & Hal Holbrook |
6.3 | 19.3 | 19.30 | 115 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 19.5 | |
| 233 | Judgment in Berlin (1988) | Sean Penn & Martin Sheen |
0.2 | 0.7 | 0.70 | 234 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 19.2 | |
| 234 | Taffin (1988) | Pierce Brosnan | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 246 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 19.1 | |
| 236 | Under the Boardwalk (1988) | Richard Joseph Paul & Danielle von Zerneck |
0.1 | 0.4 | 0.40 | 249 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 18.5 | |
| 241 | Fresh Horses (1988) | Molly Ringwald & Andrew McCarthy |
6.6 | 20.2 | 20.20 | 112 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 18.1 | |
| 240 | Hero and the Terror (1988) | Chuck Norris | 5.3 | 16.1 | 16.10 | 124 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 18.0 | |
| 240 | Red Scorpion (1988) | Dolph Lundgren & M. Emmet Walsh |
4.2 | 12.8 | 12.80 | 129 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 18.0 | |
| 237 | Watchers (1988) | Corey Haim | 0.9 | 2.9 | 2.90 | 190 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 18.0 | |
| 243 | A New Life (1988) | Ann-Margret & Alan Alda |
7.7 | 23.5 | 23.50 | 105 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 18.0 | |
| 243 | 976-EVIL (1988) | Sandy Dennis | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.00 | 150 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 17.9 | |
| 244 | Made in USA (1988) | Chris Penn | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 295 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 17.7 | |
| 242 | Remote Control (1988) | Kevin Dillon & Deborah Goodrich |
0.1 | 0.3 | 0.30 | 257 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 17.6 | |
| 249 | Braddock: Missing in Action III (1988) | Chuck Norris | 6.2 | 18.8 | 18.80 | 117 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 17.3 | |
| 247 | Dead Heat (1988) | Vincent Price & Treat Williams |
3.6 | 10.9 | 10.90 | 137 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 17.2 | |
| 247 | Homeboy (1988) | Mickey Rourke | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.40 | 254 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 17.0 | |
| 250 | The Wrong Guys (1988) | John Goodman | 1.2 | 3.5 | 3.50 | 183 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 16.9 | |
| 250 | Red Riding Hood (1988) Limited Release |
Isabella Rossellini | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 292 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 16.6 | |
| 250 | Let Sleeping Cops Lie/Ne réveillez pas un flic qui dort (1988) | 0.8 | 2.4 | 8.40 | 192 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 16.2 | ||
| 251 | The Girl in a Swing (1988) | Meg Tilly & Rupert Frazer |
0.7 | 2.3 | 2.30 | 194 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 16.2 | |
| 253 | The Prince of Pennsylvania (1988) | Keanu Reeves & Fred Ward |
0.1 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 266 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 16.0 | |
| 253 | The Invisible Kid (1988) | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 308 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 15.8 | ||
| 255 | Far North (1988) | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.40 | 250 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 15.6 | ||
| 254 | The Blue Iguana (1988) | Dylan McDermott & Jessica Harper |
0.2 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 244 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 15.5 | |
| 256 | Mr. North (1988) | Anthony Edwards & Robert Mitchum |
1.2 | 3.7 | 3.70 | 178 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 15.5 | |
| 258 | Buy & Cell (1988) | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 277 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 15.4 | ||
| 258 | Puss in Boots (1988) | Christopher Walken | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 285 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 15.2 | |
| 259 | You Can't Hurry Love (1988) | Kristy McNichol | 9.3 | 28.4 | 28.40 | 92 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 14.9 | |
| 265 | Stealing Home (1988) | Harold Ramis & Jodie Foster |
7.5 | 22.7 | 22.70 | 106 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 14.7 | |
| 262 | Two Moon Junction (1988) | Sherilyn Fenn & Richard Tyson |
1.5 | 4.7 | 4.70 | 170 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 14.5 | |
| 260 | Tropical Snow (1988) | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 311 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 14.5 | ||
| 263 | Vibes (1988) | Peter Falk | 1.9 | 5.7 | 5.70 | 162 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 14.2 | |
| 265 | Sunset (1988) | Bruce Willis & James Garner |
4.6 | 14.0 | 17.00 | 128 | 45 | 01 / 00 | 13.4 | |
| 269 | Johnny Be Good (1988) | Robert Downey Jr. & Anthony Michael Hall |
17.6 | 53.4 | 53.40 | 58 | 33 | 00 / 00 | 13.4 | |
| 265 | Vampire's Kiss (1988) | Nicolas Cage & Maria Conchita Alonso |
0.7 | 2.2 | 2.20 | 195 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 13.3 | |
| 267 | For Queen & Country (1988) | Denzel Washington & Dorian Healy |
0.2 | 0.6 | 0.60 | 239 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 13.3 | |
| 267 | Last Rites (1988) | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.30 | 212 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 13.0 | ||
| 268 | Tougher Than Leather (1988) | Darryl McDaniels & Daniel Simmons |
3.6 | 10.9 | 10.90 | 138 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 12.9 | |
| 270 | Midnight Crossing (1988) | Faye Dunaway | 1.3 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 174 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 12.4 | |
| 279 | Arthur 2: On the Rocks (1988) | Dudley Moore & Liza Minnelli |
14.7 | 44.7 | 44.70 | 65 | 35 | 00 / 00 | 12.3 | |
| 271 | Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw (1988) | Greg Berg & Ruth Buzzi |
0.6 | 1.8 | 1.80 | 207 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 12.1 | |
| 274 | Satisfaction (1988) | Julia Roberts & Liam Neeson |
8.3 | 25.1 | 25.10 | 101 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 12.1 | |
| 272 | Apprentice to Murder (1988) | Donald Sutherland | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.40 | 211 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 12.0 | |
| 274 | Heart of Midnight (1988) | Steve Buscemi | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.30 | 256 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 11.8 | |
| 278 | Blood Relations (1988) | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 275 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 11.7 | ||
| 278 | Never Say Die (1988) Film Festival Circuit Only |
George Wendt | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 289 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 11.7 | |
| 282 | My Stepmother is an Alien (1988) | Dan Aykroyd & Kim Basinger |
13.9 | 42.1 | 42.10 | 69 | 35 | 00 / 00 | 11.3 | |
| 280 | Sticky Fingers (1988) | Eileen Brennan | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.60 | 236 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 10.8 | |
| 281 | A Time of Destiny (1988) | William Hurt & Timothy Hutton |
1.2 | 3.7 | 3.70 | 179 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 10.7 | |
| 283 | Tiger Warsaw (1988) | Patrick Swayze | 0.4 | 1.3 | 1.30 | 219 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 9.9 | |
| 284 | Seven Hours to Judgment (1988) | Beau Bridges & Ron Leibman |
0.2 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 242 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 9.7 | |
| 285 | Trading Hearts (1988) | Raul Julia | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 303 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 9.3 | |
| 289 | Iron Eagle II (1988) | Louis Gossett Jr. | 10.5 | 31.9 | 31.90 | 87 | 36 | 00 / 00 | 8.5 | |
| 284 | The Further Adventures of Tennessee Buck (1988) | David Keith & Kathy Shower |
0.0 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 313 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 8.4 | |
| 285 | Call Me (1988) | Patricia Charbonneau & Stephen McHattie |
0.3 | 0.8 | 0.80 | 232 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 8.1 | |
| 288 | Blood Money/Clinton & Nadine (1988) HBO Movie |
Morgan Freeman & Andy Garcia |
0.0 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 291 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 8.1 | |
| 286 | The Telephone (1988) | Whoopi Goldberg & Elliott Gould |
0.1 | 0.3 | 0.30 | 258 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 8.0 | |
| 291 | Messenger of Death (1988) | Charles Bronson & John Malkovich |
3.1 | 9.4 | 9.40 | 148 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 7.6 | |
| 291 | The Third Solution (1988) Limited Release |
F. Murray Abraham | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 301 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 7.3 | |
| 292 | Stars And Bars (1988) | Daniel Day-Lewis | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 307 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 7.3 | |
| 293 | Doin' Time on Planet Earth (1988) | Maureen Stapleton | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 298 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 7.0 | |
| 294 | Fist Fighter (1988) | Tony Roberts | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.60 | 235 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 6.7 | |
| 295 | And God Created Woman (1988) | Rebecca De Mornay & Vincent Spano |
0.7 | 2.2 | 2.20 | 196 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 6.3 | |
| 299 | Hot to Trot (1988) | John Candy & Bobcat Goldthwait |
6.4 | 19.6 | 19.60 | 113 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 6.0 | |
| 297 | Dakota (1988) | Lou Diamond Phillips | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 314 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 5.9 | |
| 299 | People Purple Eater (1988) Limited Release |
Shelley Winters | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 310 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 5.7 | |
| 298 | Wildfire (1988) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Will Patton | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 299 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 5.7 | |
| 300 | Paramedics (1988) | Ray Walston | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.10 | 221 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 5.3 | |
| 301 | Illegally Yours (1988) | Rob Lowe | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.80 | 231 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 5.3 | |
| 302 | Me and Him (1988) | Craig T. Nelson | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 261 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 4.6 | |
| 303 | White Hot (1988) | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 294 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 4.4 | ||
| 304 | Dangerous Love (1988) | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 287 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 3.7 | ||
| 305 | Split Decisions (1988) | Gene Hackman & Jennifer Beals |
0.7 | 2.1 | 2.10 | 198 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 3.6 | |
| 306 | Mac and Me (1988) | Christine Ebersole & Jonathan Ward |
6.4 | 19.5 | 19.50 | 114 | 33 | 00 / 00 | 3.6 | |
| 307 | Drug Runners (1988) | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 306 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 3.2 | ||
| 308 | Rented Lips (1988) | Eileen Brennan | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 290 | 36 | 00 / 00 | 2.1 | |
| 311 | Killing American Style (1988) | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 270 | 35 | 00 / 00 | 2.0 | ||
| 309 | Full Moon in Blue Water (1988) | Gene Hackman & Burgess Meredith |
0.5 | 1.4 | 1.40 | 215 | 35 | 00 / 00 | 2.0 | |
| 311 | Hawkeye (1988) | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 273 | 34 | 00 / 00 | 1.5 | ||
| 312 | Hawken's Breed (1988) | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 272 | 31 | 00 / 00 | 1.0 | ||
| 313 | Saturday the 14th Strikes Back (1988) | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 279 | 29 | 00 / 00 | 0.6 | ||
| 314 | Caddyshack II (1988) | Chevy Chase & Dan Aykroyd |
11.8 | 35.9 | 35.90 | 82 | 16 | 00 / 00 | 0.5 |
Top earners in 1988 for Adjusted USA Box Office:
| Name | Number of Movies | Total Adj World Wide (mil) | Total Adj USA (mil) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Cruise | 2 | 1,616.0 | 778.7 |
| John Heard | 5 | 812.7 | 701.1 |
| Kathleen Turner | 3 | 1,130.1 | 602.8 |
| Alec Baldwin | 5 | 694.7 | 542.8 |
| Dustin Hoffman | 1 | 1,094.4 | 540.8 |
| Garry Marshall | 2 | 634.8 | 523.2 |
| Christopher Lloyd | 3 | 1,021.7 | 494.4 |
| John Houseman | 4 | 476.8 | 476.8 |
| Bob Hoskins | 2 | 1,003.2 | 475.9 |
| Don Ameche | 3 | 946.5 | 458.1 |
| Arnold Schwarzenegger | 2 | 765.2 | 446.8 |
| Samuel L. Jackson | 2 | 922.4 | 434.0 |
| Mercedes Ruehl | 2 | 526.6 | 415.0 |
| Tom Hanks | 2 | 525.3 | 413.7 |
| Ralph Bellamy | 2 | 892.7 | 404.3 |
| Louie Anderson | 2 | 881.7 | 393.3 |
| Jon Lovitz | 2 | 503.4 | 391.8 |
| James Earl Jones | 1 | 878.2 | 389.8 |
| Eddie Murphy | 1 | 878.2 | 389.8 |
| Cuba Gooding Jr. | 1 | 878.2 | 389.8 |
| John Amos | 1 | 878.2 | 389.8 |
| Nehemiah Persoff | 2 | 685.8 | 365.9 |
| Elizabeth Perkins | 2 | 472.8 | 361.2 |
| Paul Gleason | 3 | 530.3 | 354.7 |
| Robert Loggia | 1 | 461.3 | 349.7 |
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Saw 24 of these movies in theaters. Saw 72 of the Top 100, 39 of the next 100, and 14 of the lowest rated movies. That is a total of 125 seen. My favorites would include: Die Hard, Funny Farm, Midnight Run, Dirty Rottwn Scoundrels, Cherry 2000, The Chocolate War, Eight Men Out,A Fish Called Wanda, Heathers, Miracle Mile and Vampire’s Kiss. Falling asleep, will comment more tomorrow.
Hey Dan, thanks for your massive collection of 1988 movies watched. I was pleased with my total of 24 movies seen in theaters…that was until seeing you saw the Top 26 in theaters. That is so cool your job got you around big movie companies like that….not to mention free movie tickets. The Big Blue was true first movie I noticed Jean Reno. Cool that you saw that water movie in Hawaii. Your tally easily tops my total. Good feedback and good list.
This is a fine comprehensive rundown of the 1988 movies marketplace which is presented with the usual close attention to detail that one invariably finds on this site.
I have seen 7 of the Top 15 box office hits in the above surveys and my two favourite movies from 1988 are Mississippi Burning and Beaches.
The latter film appeals to me largely because of the presence in it of Barbara Hershey. She has never benefited from Master Love or a Cogerson page but I have followed her career from The Natural in 1984 [in which she played female assassin Harriet Bird] through the likes of Hoosiers in 1986, Beaches in 1988, the award winning TV movie A killing in a Small Town in 1990 and Black Swan in 2010.
Now aged 71 Barbara made her debut at the age of 20 in my Doris’ 1968 With Six You Get Eggroll. IMDB credits her with 15 acting awards and 21 nominations and Barbara has a reported net worth of $12 million.
I have mentioned before that I have always liked 1988’s Sunset because of the teaming of Willis and Garner as Tom Mix and Wyatt Earp respectively. I did not get much encouragement from you when I last praised that film and your James Garner page shows it attracting an adjusted worldwide gross of just around $12 million and you give it an artistic rating of only 45%.
However if Willis was disappointed by the poor reception of that movie he will presumably have been heartened by 1988 bringing us the first Die Hard movie, which attracted big box office and favourable reviews and heralded in the arrival of Brucie’s heyday as a mega star and of course introduced us to John McClane. All in all therefore this new page is “Voted Up!”
I have seen 21 movies from 1988.
The HIGHEST rated movie I have seen is Rain Man.
The highest rated movie I have NOT seen is Die Hard.
The LOWEST rated movie I have seen is Appointment With Death.
I will list movies I have seen from the top 10 and top 20.
Top 10 Movies I Have Seen:
Rain Man
Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
Big
Working Girl
The Naked Gun
A Fish Called Wanda
Beetlejuice
Top 20 Movie I Have Seen:
Mississippi Burning
Bull Durham
The Accidental Tourist (also have read the novel for English class)
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Favourite 1988 Movies:
Rain Man
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Bull Durham
A Fish Called Wanda
The Accidental Tourist
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Young Guns
Big
Beaches
Oliver and Company
Other Films I Have Seen from 1988 Not in the Top 20:
Scrooged
Biloxi Blues
Cocktail
The Dead Pool
Without a Clue
Bright Lights, Big City
Appointment With Death
Hey Flora…thanks for the visit and thoughts on our 1988 page. 21 is a decent total……you were a pre-teen in that year…..so I imagine your parents were still very influential in the movies you saw…..pretty much the way I was in the 1970s.
As I have stated before no Die Hard?…..how can it be….how can it be…..lol. Maybe one day you will check that one out…..Emily (my baby) is due to watch this one in a year or two….Samantha has already been “educated” on the greatness of John McClane.
70% of the Top 10 and 55% of the Top 20…..not too bad of percentages. I have seen all 11 of your favorites. Without A Clue is an interesting movie to me…..the first time I saw it….I strongly disliked it…..the second time I saw it….I thought it was ok…..the third time I saw it…I liked it. I guess by the fifth viewing I will love it….lol. Good stuff as always.
Back in 1988 I worked as a dispatcher in a messenger service (pre BMI). We did all deliveries for Warner Brothers and Columbia / Tri-Star. Warner Brothers gave us free tickets to see Above the Law and Arthur 2: On the Rocks. I also remember seeing Married to the Mob, Nightmare on Elm Street 4 and The Big Blue while on vacation in Honolulu. Anyways these by your rankings are the 1988 films I saw in cinemas.
1 – 26, 28, 30 – 32, 34 – 37, 39 – 42, 44,47, 48,50-52,54,55,57-61,64,65,67.69,70,73,74,78-80, 90,92-94, 100-102,104,105,108-112,114,116-118,121-125,127,128,131,134,135,137-139,143-145,149,151,155,157-160,162,165-171,173,178,180, 182,18,187,189,190,193,194,197,204,209-213,215,217-220,222-224,226,229,233,234,237-239,241-247,249,251, 253 & 254 (don’t know why they’re formatting that way).
The following 54 1988 films I have seen since December 1992 (key – film, studio, stars if listed, date seen, source whether TV channel, tape or DVD).
ALIEN FROM L.A. 1988 CAN 2/26 1996 COM
AMERICAN ROULETTE (U.K.- AUSTRALIA) 1988 TRIMARK 1/27 1997 E!
ANOTHER WOMAN 1988 ORI 7/21 1996 A&E
APARTMENT ZERO 1988 3/12 1994 55
BEACH BALLS 1988 CONCORDE 5/6 2014 EPIX DI
BEAST, THE 1988 COL 12/27 1996 TMC
BLOOD RED 1988 HEMDALE 10/19 1995 USA
BORN TO RACE 1988 UA 10/14 1997 TMC
BUSTER (U.K.) 1988 MGM JULIE WALTERS 5/7 2002 TRUE
CALL ME 1988 VESTRON 5/22 2017 EPIX
COP GAME (IT.) 1988 FLORA FILM XXX XXX 10/6 2005 DVD
CRITTERS 2: THE MAIN COURSE 1988 NL 2/9 1997 SCI
CRUSOE 1988 ISLAND 6/4 1997 TMC
DARK SIDE OF THE SUN 1988 CINEQAURION PICTURES 6/3 2014 DVD
DAWNING, THE (U.K.) 1988 VISTA 11/19 1996 E!
DAY OF THE PANTHER (AUST.) 1988 CELEBRITY HOME 12/24 2011 DVD
DEAD RINGERS 1988 FOX JEREMY IRONS GENEVIEVE BUJOLD 8/29 2004 IFC
DECEIVERS, THE 1988 CINECOM 4/8 1995 BRAVO
DELTA FORCE COMMANDO (IT.) 1988 9/16 2013 DVD
DOMINICK AND EUGENE 1988 ORI 5/5 1997 TMC
FIRING LINE 1988 6/29 2015 DVD
FOR QUEEN AND COUNTRY (U.K.) 1988 ATLANTIC 2/3 1997 TMC
FREEWAY 1988 NW 3/20 1996 11
HIGH FREQUENCY (IT.) 1988 10/30 1995 TMC
HOLLYWOOD CHAINSAW HOOKERS 1988 CAMP/AIP 11/2 1995 TMC
HOWLING IV: THE ORIGINAL NIGHTMARE (U.K.) 1988 IMAGE ENT 4/28 2013 DVD
LADY IN WHITE 1988 SAMUEL GOLDWYN 2/4 1995 USA
MIAMI CONNECTION 1988 P.T.K. GROUP 6/7 2015 TCM
MILES FROM HOME 1988 CINETEL 11/7 1994 BRAVO
NEW ADVENTURES OF PIPPI LONGSTOCKING 1988 COL 5/16 1996 DIS
NI DE AQUI NI DE ALLA (MEX.) 1988 BLADYS 1/15 2013 DVD
NICO THE UNICORN 1988 KINGSBROUGH GREENLIGHT 11/3 2012 DVD
NIGHT OF THE DEMONS 1988 INTL. FILM MKTG. 2/5 1996 TMC
NIGHT OF THE SHARKS (IT.) 1988 9/19 2013 DVD
OBSESSED (CAN.) 1988 NEW STAR 2/21 1996 TMC
OUTLAW BROTHERS (H.K.) 1988 PARAGON 7/19 1999 TAPE
PAPERHOUSE (U.K.) 1988 VESTRON 6/16 1996 BRAVO
PASCALI’S ISLAND 1988 AVENUE BEN KINGSLEY CHARLES DANCE 3/31 1998 55
POW WOW HIGHWAY 1988 WB 8/4 1996 BRAVO
PRINCE OF PENNSYLVANIA 1988 NL 11/15 1995 BRAVO
R.O.T.O.R. 1988 MASON/WESTWIND 10/10 2012 DVD
REJUVENATOR 1988 4/22 1996 SCI
RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD PT. 2 1988 LORIMAR 9/25 1996 11
ROCKET GIBRALTER 1988 COL 5/10 1996 BRAVO
RUGO FAMPIRE 1988 FILMAWK INTL. 10/6 2012 DVD
SCARECROWS 1988 EFFIGY FILMS 10/3 2013 DVD
SHADOWS IN THE STORM 1988 8/10 2013 DVD
STOWAWAYS ON THE ARK (GER.) 1988 UNITED INTL. 8/24 1994 TNT
TAFFIN (IRISH) 1988 MGM 9/6 1994 TMC
TO KILL A PRIEST 1988 COL 8/10 1994 TMC
TOP LINE (IT.) 1988 8/2 2012 DVD
TORCH SONG TRILOGY 1988 NL 6/30 2017 TCM
WE THINK THE WORLD OF YOU (U.K.) 1988 CINECOM 11/17 1996 BRAVO
WORLD APART (U.K.) 1988 ATLANTIC 1/11 1997 TMC