Movies of 1988
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1. My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988)
PG-13 | 105 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
A creature from another planet tries to seduce a shy Earth physicist to gain control over his researches. The result of this important mission much exceeded her expectations.
Director: Richard Benjamin | Stars: Dan Aykroyd, Kim Basinger, Jon Lovitz, Alyson Hannigan
Votes: 27,735 | Gross: $13.85M
Release date December 9, 1988 Directed by Richard Benjamin Dan Aykroyd ... Steven Mills Kim Basinger ... Celeste Martin Alyson Hannigan ... Jessie Mills
2. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
PG | 104 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
When a cartoon rabbit is accused of murder, he enlists the help of a burnt out private investigator to prove his innocence.
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd, Joanna Cassidy, Charles Fleischer
Votes: 216,952 | Gross: $156.45M
Release date June 22, 1988
Directed by Robert Zemeckis
Christopher Lloyd ... Judge Doom
Academy Awards, USA 1989
NOMINEE Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
NOMINEE Best Cinematography
WINNER Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing
WINNER Best Effects, Visual Effects
WINNER Best Film Editing
NOMINEE Best Sound
Special Achievement Award
César Awards, France 1989
NOMINEE Best Foreign Film
3. The Presidio (1988)
R | 97 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
A San Francisco civilian police detective is forced to work on a series of murders with his former enemy commanding officer while dating his daughter.
Director: Peter Hyams | Stars: Sean Connery, Mark Harmon, Meg Ryan, Jack Warden
Votes: 19,997 | Gross: $20.04M
Release date June 10, 1988 Directed by Peter Hyams Sean Connery ... Lt. Col. Alan Caldwell Meg Ryan ... Donna Caldwell
4. The Bear (1988)
PG | 96 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
An orphan bear cub hooks up with an adult male as they try to dodge human hunters.
Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud | Stars: Tchéky Karyo, Bart the Bear, Youk the Bear, Jack Wallace
Votes: 19,094 | Gross: $31.75M
Release date 19 October 1988
Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud
Academy Awards, USA 1990
NOMINEE Best Film Editing
César Awards, France 1989
WINNER Best Director
WINNER Best Editing
NOMINEE Best Film
NOMINEE Best Cinematography
NOMINEE Best Sound
NOMINEE Best Poster
5. Bloodsport (1988)
R | 92 min | Action, Biography, Drama
"Bloodsport" follows Frank Dux, an American martial artist serving in the military, who decides to leave the army to compete in a martial arts tournament in Hong Kong where fights to the death can occur.
Director: Newt Arnold | Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Donald Gibb, Leah Ayres, Norman Burton
Votes: 94,053 | Gross: $11.81M
Release date February 26, 1988 Directed by Newt Arnold Jean-Claude Van Damme ... Frank Dux Forest Whitaker ... Rawlins
6. The Accused (1988)
R | 111 min | Crime, Drama
After a young woman suffers a brutal gang rape in a bar one night, a prosecutor assists in bringing the perpetrators to justice, including the ones who encouraged and cheered on the attack.
Director: Jonathan Kaplan | Stars: Kelly McGillis, Jodie Foster, Bernie Coulson, Leo Rossi
Votes: 40,049 | Gross: $32.07M
Release date October 14, 1988
Directed by Jonathan Kaplan
Kelly McGillis ... Kathryn Murphy
Jodie Foster ... Sarah Tobias
Academy Awards, USA 1989
WINNER Best Actress in a Leading Role (Jodie Foster)
7. Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach (1988)
PG | 90 min | Comedy, Crime
The Police Academy's commandant will be honored at a police convention in Miami Beach. At the airport he picks a wrong bag with stolen diamonds. The "owners" want them back.
Director: Alan Myerson | Stars: Bubba Smith, David Graf, Michael Winslow, Leslie Easterbrook
Votes: 38,392 | Gross: $4.24M
Release date March 18, 1988 Directed by Alan Myerson Leslie Easterbrook ... Callahan Janet Jones ... Kate
8. Big (1988)
PG | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
After wishing to be made big, a teenage boy wakes the next morning to find himself mysteriously in the body of an adult.
Director: Penny Marshall | Stars: Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins, Robert Loggia, John Heard
Votes: 240,087 | Gross: $114.97M
Release date June 3, 1988
Directed by Penny Marshall
Tom Hanks ... Josh
Elizabeth Perkins ... Susan
Academy Awards, USA 1989
NOMINEE Best Actor in a Leading Role (Tom Hanks)
NOMINEE Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
9. The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
PG-13 | 85 min | Comedy, Crime
Incompetent police Detective Frank Drebin must foil an attempt to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II.
Director: David Zucker | Stars: Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, O.J. Simpson, Ricardo Montalban
Votes: 185,098 | Gross: $78.76M
Release date December 2, 1988 Directed by David Zucker Leslie Nielsen ... Frank Drebin Priscilla Presley ... Jane Spencer
10. Rambo III (1988)
R | 102 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
Rambo mounts a one-man mission to rescue his friend Colonel Trautman from the clutches of the formidable invading Soviet forces in Afghanistan.
Director: Peter MacDonald | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Marc de Jonge, Kurtwood Smith
Votes: 140,242 | Gross: $53.72M
Release date May 25, 1988 Directed by Peter MacDonald Sylvester Stallone ... Rambo
11. Twins (1988)
PG | 107 min | Comedy, Crime
A physically perfect but innocent man goes in search of his long-lost twin brother, who is short, a womanizer, and small-time crook.
Director: Ivan Reitman | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny DeVito, Kelly Preston, Chloe Webb
Votes: 137,334 | Gross: $111.94M
Release date December 9, 1988 Directed by Ivan Reitman Arnold Schwarzenegger ... Julius Benedict Danny DeVito ... Vincent Benedict David Caruso ... Al Greco Heather Graham ... Young Mary Ann Benedict
12. Coming to America (1988)
R | 117 min | Comedy, Romance
An extremely pampered African prince travels to Queens, New York and goes undercover to find a wife that he can respect for her intelligence and strong will.
Director: John Landis | Stars: Eddie Murphy, Paul Bates, Garcelle Beauvais, Feather
Votes: 223,663 | Gross: $128.15M
Release date June 29, 1988
Directed by John Landis
Eddie Murphy ... Prince Akeem
Samuel L. Jackson ... Hold-Up Man
Academy Awards, USA 1989
NOMINEE Best Costume Design
NOMINEE Best Makeup
13. The Dead Pool (1988)
R | 91 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan must stop a sick secret contest to murder various San Francisco celebrities, with himself being one of the targets.
Director: Buddy Van Horn | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Liam Neeson, Patricia Clarkson, Evan C. Kim
Votes: 48,986 | Gross: $37.90M
Release date July 13, 1988 Directed by Buddy Van Horn Clint Eastwood ... Harry Callahan Liam Neeson ... Peter Swan Jim Carrey ... Johnny Squares
14. Gorillas in the Mist (1988)
PG-13 | 129 min | Biography, Drama
The story of Dian Fossey, a scientist who came to Africa to study the vanishing mountain gorillas, and later fought to protect them.
Director: Michael Apted | Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Bryan Brown, Julie Harris, John Omirah Miluwi
Votes: 29,203 | Gross: $24.72M
Release date September 23, 1988
Directed by Michael Apted
Sigourney Weaver ... Dian Fossey
Academy Awards, USA 1989
NOMINEE Best Actress in a Leading Role (Sigourney Weaver)
NOMINEE Best Film Editing
NOMINEE Best Music, Original Score
NOMINEE Best Sound
NOMINEE Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
15. Die Hard (1988)
R | 132 min | Action, Thriller
A New York City police officer tries to save his estranged wife and several others taken hostage by terrorists during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles.
Director: John McTiernan | Stars: Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Bonnie Bedelia, Reginald VelJohnson
Votes: 946,015 | Gross: $83.01M
Release date July 15, 1988
Directed by John McTiernan
Bruce Willis ... John McClane
Academy Awards, USA 1989
NOMINEE Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing
NOMINEE Best Effects, Visual Effects
NOMINEE Best Film Editing
NOMINEE Best Sound
16. Bernadette (1988)
PG | 119 min | Drama
In 1857, an unemployed miller moves his family into grim lodgings; his wife takes in laundry. In February of 1858, at the Massabielle grotto, their 14-year old asthmatic, illiterate ... See full summary »
Director: Jean Delannoy | Stars: Sydney Penny, Jean-Marc Bory, Jean-Marie Bernicat, Philippe Brigaud
Votes: 257 | Gross: $0.01M
Release date February 17, 1988 Directed by Jean Delannoy
17. Young Guns (1988)
R | 107 min | Action, Drama, Western
A group of young gunmen, led by Billy the Kid, become deputies to avenge the murder of the rancher who became their benefactor. But when Billy takes their authority too far, they become the hunted.
Director: Christopher Cain | Stars: Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips, Charlie Sheen
Votes: 68,078 | Gross: $45.66M
Release date August 12, 1988 Directed by Christopher Cain Kiefer Sutherland ... Doc Scurlock Lou Diamond Phillips ... Chavez y Chavez Charlie Sheen ... Dick Brewer Jack Palance ... L. G. Murphy
18. Moonwalker (1988)
PG | 93 min | Action, Crime, Fantasy
Anthology movie by, and starring, Michael Jackson in his prime, combining a number of music videos from his bestselling "Bad" album with a fantasy tale of Michael's confrontation with a ruthless drug dealer known as Mr. Big.
Directors: Jerry Kramer, Jim Blashfield, Colin Chilvers | Stars: Michael Jackson, Joe Pesci, Sean Lennon, Kelley Parker
Votes: 18,242
Release date October 29, 1988 Directed by Jerry Kramer Michael Jackson ... Michael
19. Saint Seiya: The Heated Battle of the Gods (1988)
Not Rated | 45 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy
Hyoga is missing somewhere in Asgard... When Seiya and the others are looking for him, Athena is kidnapped and they have to rescue her from Dolvar and some mysterious warriors.
Director: Shigeyasu Yamauchi | Stars: Tôru Furuya, Hirotaka Suzuoki, Kôichi Hashimoto, Ryô Horikawa
Votes: 1,211
Release date March 12, 1988 Directed by Shigeyasu Yamauchi
20. Saint Seiya: Legend of Crimson Youth (1988)
Not Rated | 71 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy
The Sun God Abel returns to life, bent on punishing the humans and cleansing Earth from their presence. When Athena joins him, leaving humans to their fate, the Bronze Saints must defend the world in their greatest battle yet.
Director: Shigeyasu Yamauchi | Stars: Tôru Furuya, Hirotaka Suzuoki, Hideyuki Hori, Ryô Horikawa
Votes: 1,456
Release date July 23, 1988 Directed by Shigeyasu Yamauchi
21. The Reader (1988)
R | 98 min | Comedy, Drama
A multi-faceted film based on Raymond Jean's novel "La Lectrice". Constance (Miou-Miou) reads the novel aloud in bed to her lover. Inspired by the story of Marie, a woman who advertises her... See full summary »
Director: Michel Deville | Stars: Miou-Miou, Christian Ruché, Sylvie Laporte, Michel Raskine
Votes: 1,811 | Gross: $0.70M
Release date August 17, 1988
Directed by Michel Deville
Miou-Miou ... Constance / Marie
César Awards, France 1989
NOMINEE Best Film
NOMINEE Best Actress Miou-Miou
WINNER Best Supporting Actor Patrick Chesnais
NOMINEE Best Supporting Actress María Casares
NOMINEE Best Director
22. A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)
R | 93 min | Horror
Freddy Krueger returns once again to terrorize the dreams of the remaining Dream Warriors, as well as those of a young woman who may be able to defeat him for good.
Director: Renny Harlin | Stars: Robert Englund, Rodney Eastman, John Beckman, Kisha Brackel
Votes: 61,680 | Gross: $49.37M
Release date August 19, 1988 Directed by Renny Harlin Robert Englund ... Freddy Krueger Hope Marie Carlton ... Pin Up Girl
23. La maison assassinée (1988)
110 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After World War I, a young ex-soldier, Sébastien Monge, returns to his home village. Ignorant of his past, he learns that, 24 years before, his entire family was slain in their home one ... See full summary »
Director: Georges Lautner | Stars: Patrick Bruel, Anne Brochet, Agnès Blanchot, Ingrid Held
Votes: 645
Release date February 3, 1988
Directed by Georges Lautner
Patrick Bruel ... Séraphin Monge
César Awards, France 1989
NOMINEE Most Promising Actress (Ingrid Held)
24. Oliver & Company (1988)
G | 74 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A lost and alone kitten joins a gang of dogs engaged in petty larceny in New York City.
Director: George Scribner | Stars: Joey Lawrence, Billy Joel, Cheech Marin, Richard Mulligan
Votes: 52,979 | Gross: $74.15M
Release date November 18, 1988 Directed by George Scribner
25. Red Heat (1988)
R | 104 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A tough Russian policeman is forced to partner up with a cocky Chicago police detective when he is sent to Chicago to apprehend a Georgian drug lord who killed his partner and fled the country.
Director: Walter Hill | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jim Belushi, Peter Boyle, Ed O'Ross
Votes: 76,101 | Gross: $34.99M
Release date June 17, 1988 Directed by Walter Hill Arnold Schwarzenegger ... Ivan Danko Jim Belushi ... Art Ridzik Laurence Fishburne ... Lt. Stobbs Gina Gershon ... Cat Manzetti
26. Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988)
PG-13 | 96 min | Comedy, Horror
"Elvira: Mistress of the Dark" is a 1988 comedy, horror movie - upon arriving in a small town where Elvira has inherited a rundown mansion, the famous horror host must battle an evil uncle, and townspeople who want her burned at the stake.
Director: James Signorelli | Stars: Cassandra Peterson, Phil Rubenstein, Larry Flash Jenkins, Damita Jo Freeman
Votes: 20,864 | Gross: $5.60M
Release date September 30, 1988 Directed by James Signorelli
27. Braddock: Missing in Action III (1988)
R | 103 min | Action, War
Braddock mounts a one-man assault to free his wife and son who are still being held in a Vietnam prison camp.
Director: Aaron Norris | Stars: Chuck Norris, Aki Aleong, Roland Harrah III, Miki Kim
Votes: 7,175 | Gross: $6.19M
Release date January 22, 1988 Directed by Aaron Norris Chuck Norris ... Col. James Braddock
28. Jack the Ripper (1988)
TV-PG | 91 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A Scotland Yard police inspector, battling the booze, investigates the Jack the Ripper murders and discovers a conspiracy that leads all the way up to the Queen.
Stars: Michael Caine, Armand Assante, Ray McAnally, Lewis Collins
Votes: 5,678
Original release 11 October – 18 October 1988 Directed by David Wickes Michael Caine ... Inspector Frederick Abberline Jane Seymour ... Emma
29. Tequila Sunrise (1988)
R | 115 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A former L.A. drug dealer tries to go straight but his past and his underworld connections bring him into the focus of the DEA, the Mexican feds and the Mexican drug cartels.
Director: Robert Towne | Stars: Mel Gibson, Michelle Pfeiffer, Kurt Russell, Raul Julia
Votes: 33,946 | Gross: $41.29M
Release date December 2, 1988
Directed by Robert Towne
Mel Gibson ... McKussic
Michelle Pfeiffer ... Jo Ann
Kurt Russell ... Frescia
Raul Julia ... Carlos / Escalante
Academy Awards, USA 1989
NOMINEE Best Cinematography
30. Rain Man (1988)
R | 133 min | Drama
After a selfish L.A. yuppie learns his estranged father left a fortune to an autistic-savant brother in Ohio that he didn't know existed, he absconds with his brother and sets out across the country, hoping to gain a larger inheritance.
Director: Barry Levinson | Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, Valeria Golino, Gerald R. Molen
Votes: 546,833 | Gross: $178.80M
Release date December 16, 1988
Directed by Barry Levinson
Dustin Hoffman ... Raymond Babbitt
Tom Cruise ... Charlie Babbitt
Valeria Golino ... Susanna
Academy Awards, USA 1989
WINNER Best Picture
WINNER Best Actor in a Leading Role (Dustin Hoffman)
NOMINEE Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
NOMINEE Best Cinematography
WINNER Best Director
NOMINEE Best Film Editing
NOMINEE Best Music, Original Score
WINNER Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
César Awards, France 1990
NOMINEE Best Foreign Film
31. And God Created Woman (1988)
R | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Aspiring and incarcerated rock singer, Robin Shea (Rebecca De Mornay) seduces hardworking carpenter Billy Moran (Vincent Spano). Robin marries Billy to get out of jail, but Robin's concerns are on politician James Tiernan (Frank Langella).
Director: Roger Vadim | Stars: Rebecca De Mornay, Vincent Spano, Frank Langella, Donovan Leitch Jr.
Votes: 2,120 | Gross: $0.72M
Release date March 4, 1988 Directed by Roger Vadim Rebecca De Mornay ... Robin Shea
32. Police Story 2 (1988)
PG-13 | 101 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
The Hong Kong supercop must stop a group of blackmailing bombers, while the villains of Police Story (1985) are out for revenge.
Director: Jackie Chan | Stars: Jackie Chan, Maggie Cheung, Kwok-Hung Lam, Bill Tung
Votes: 22,553
Release date 20 August 1988 Directed by Jackie Chan Jackie Chan ... Chan Ka Kui Maggie Cheung ... May
33. Biloxi Blues (1988)
PG-13 | 106 min | Comedy, Drama
A group of young recruits go through boot camp during the Second World War in Biloxi, Mississippi. From the play by Neil Simon.
Director: Mike Nichols | Stars: Matthew Broderick, Christopher Walken, Matt Mulhern, Corey Parker
Votes: 16,517 | Gross: $43.18M
Release date March 25, 1988 Directed by Mike Nichols Matthew Broderick ... Eugene Morris Jerome Christopher Walken ... Sgt. Toomey Penelope Ann Miller ... Daisy David Schwimmer ... (uncredited)
34. Cocoon: The Return (1988)
PG | 116 min | Adventure, Comedy, Mystery
The seniors return to Earth to visit their relatives. Will they all decide to go back to the planet where no one grows old, or will they be tempted to stay back on Earth?
Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Courteney Cox, Hume Cronyn
Votes: 17,337 | Gross: $18.92M
Release date November 23, 1988 Directed by Daniel Petrie Courteney Cox ... Sara Steve Guttenberg ... Jack Bonner
35. Dragons Forever (1988)
TV-14 | 102 min | Action, Comedy, Romance
Three successful Hong Kong lawyers are hired by a chemical company of questionable ethics and must eventually make a difficult decision when their employer's motives become clear.
Directors: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Corey Yuen | Stars: Jackie Chan, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Biao Yuen, Pauline Yeung
Votes: 9,351
Release date 11 February 1988 Directed by Sammo Hung & Corey Yuen Jackie Chan ... Jackie Lung Sammo Kam-Bo Hung ... Luke Wong Fei-hung
36. Switching Channels (1988)
PG | 105 min | Comedy, Crime
A television news chief courts his anchorwoman ex-wife with an eleventh-hour story.
Director: Ted Kotcheff | Stars: Kathleen Turner, Burt Reynolds, Christopher Reeve, Ned Beatty
Votes: 4,084 | Gross: $9.13M
Release date March 4, 1988 Directed by Ted Kotcheff Kathleen Turner ... Christy Colleran Burt Reynolds ... John L. Sullivan IV Christopher Reeve ... Blaine Bingham
37. Beetlejuice (1988)
PG | 92 min | Comedy, Fantasy
The spirits of a deceased couple are harassed by an unbearable family that has moved into their home, and hire a malicious spirit to drive them out.
Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Michael Keaton, Annie McEnroe
Votes: 340,327 | Gross: $73.71M
Release date March 30, 1988
Directed by Tim Burton
Geena Davis ... Barbara
Michael Keaton ... Betelgeuse
Winona Ryder ... Lydia
Academy Awards, USA 1989
WINNER Best Makeup
38. The Student (1988)
Not Rated | 104 min | Comedy, Romance
Weeks from her final exams, part-time teacher Valentine meets a very different musician. Just a one-night stand and back to preparing for exams, she thinks.
Director: Claude Pinoteau | Stars: Sophie Marceau, Vincent Lindon, Élisabeth Vitali, Jean-Claude Leguay
Votes: 2,347
Release date 5 October 1988 Directed by Claude Pinoteau Sophie Marceau ... Valentine Ezquerra
39. Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)
R | 88 min | Comedy, Drama
A television actress encounters a variety of eccentric characters after embarking on a journey to discover why her lover abruptly left her.
Director: Pedro Almodóvar | Stars: Carmen Maura, Antonio Banderas, Julieta Serrano, Rossy de Palma
Votes: 46,487 | Gross: $7.18M
Release date 25 March 1988
Directed by Pedro Almodóvar
Antonio Banderas ... Carlos
Academy Awards, USA 1989
NOMINEE Best Foreign Language Film
40. The Bourne Identity (1988)
Unrated | 93 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
An injured, unconscious man washes ashore in a small French town. As he recovers, it becomes quite clear, someone is trying to kill him.
Stars: Richard Chamberlain, Jaclyn Smith, Anthony Quayle, Donald Moffat
Votes: 4,758
Release date May 8, 1988 Directed by Roger Young Jaclyn Smith ... Marie St. Jacques
41. A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
R | 108 min | Comedy, Crime
In London, four very different people team up on a jewel heist, then try to double-cross one another for the loot, complicated by their efforts to fool a very proper barrister.
Directors: Charles Crichton, John Cleese | Stars: John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, Michael Palin
Votes: 153,974 | Gross: $63.49M
Release date July 15, 1988
Directed by Charles Crichton
Jamie Lee Curtis ... Wanda Gershwitz
Kevin Kline ... Otto
Academy Awards, USA 1989
WINNER Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Kevin Kline)
NOMINEE Best Director
NOMINEE Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
42. Black Eagle (1988)
R | 93 min | Action, Drama
CIA agent must outrace KGB agent in searching of super weapon lost in Mediterranean.
Director: Eric Karson | Stars: Shô Kosugi, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Doran Clark, Bruce French
Votes: 8,209
Release date May 19, 1988 Directed by Eric Karson Jean-Claude Van Damme ... Andrei
43. Mississippi Burning (1988)
R | 128 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Two F.B.I. Agents with wildly different styles arrive in Mississippi to investigate the disappearance of some civil rights activists.
Director: Alan Parker | Stars: Gene Hackman, Willem Dafoe, Frances McDormand, Brad Dourif
Votes: 111,116 | Gross: $34.60M
Release date December 9, 1988
Directed by Alan Parker
Gene Hackman ... Anderson
Academy Awards, USA 1989
NOMINEE Best Picture
NOMINEE Best Actor in a Leading Role (Gene Hackman)
NOMINEE Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Frances McDormand)
WINNER Best Cinematography
NOMINEE Best Director
NOMINEE Best Film Editing
NOMINEE Best Sound
44. Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
R | 88 min | Horror, Thriller
Ten years after his original massacre, the invalid Michael Myers awakens on Halloween Eve and returns to Haddonfield to kill his seven-year-old niece. Can Dr. Loomis stop him?
Director: Dwight H. Little | Stars: Donald Pleasence, Ellie Cornell, Danielle Harris, George P. Wilbur
Votes: 58,659 | Gross: $17.77M
Release date October 21, 1988 Directed by Dwight H. Little Kathleen Kinmont ... Kelly Meeker
45. Purgatory (1988)
Unrated | 89 min | Action, Drama
Two Peace Corps volunteers in Africa are framed and put into an oppressive women's prison.
Director: Ami Artzi | Stars: Tanya Roberts, Julie Pop, Hal Orlandini, Adrienne Pearce
Votes: 374
Release date October 14, 1988 Directed by Ami Artzi Tanya Roberts ... Carly
46. Above the Law (1988)
R | 99 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A former Special Operations Vietnam vet works as a Chicago cop, and uncovers C.I.A. wrongdoing.
Director: Andrew Davis | Stars: Steven Seagal, Pam Grier, Henry Silva, Ron Dean
Votes: 34,624 | Gross: $18.87M
Release date April 8, 1988 Directed by Andrew Davis Steven Seagal ... Nico Toscani Sharon Stone ... Sara Toscani
47. The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988)
R | 171 min | Drama, Romance
Central Europe, 1968: A Czech doctor with an active sex life meets a woman who wants monogamy, and then the Soviet invasion further disrupts their lives.
Director: Philip Kaufman | Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis, Juliette Binoche, Lena Olin, Derek de Lint
Votes: 38,653 | Gross: $10.01M
Release date February 5, 1988
Directed by Philip Kaufman
Juliette Binoche ... Tereza
Academy Awards, USA 1989
NOMINEE Best Cinematography
NOMINEE Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
48. Angel III: The Final Chapter (1988)
R | 99 min | Action, Drama
Molly accidentally takes a picture of a woman who turns out to be her mother, who abandoned her fourteen years ago. She tracks her down, only to find that she has another daughter, and both are connected to a dangerous crime element.
Director: Tom DeSimone | Stars: Mitzi Kapture, Mark Blankfield, Emile Beaucard, Maud Adams
Votes: 922
Release date November 10, 1988 Directed by Tom DeSimone Maud Adams ... Nadine
49. The Big Blue (1988)
PG | 168 min | Adventure, Drama, Sport
The rivalry between Enzo and Jacques, two childhood friends and now world-renowned free divers, becomes a beautiful and perilous journey into oneself and the unknown.
Director: Luc Besson | Stars: Jean-Marc Barr, Jean Reno, Rosanna Arquette, Paul Shenar
Votes: 55,120 | Gross: $3.50M
Release date 11 May 1988
Directed by Luc Besson
Rosanna Arquette ... Johana
Jean Reno ... Enzo Molinari
Valentina Vargas ... Bonita
César Awards, France 1989
WINNER Best Music
WINNER Best Sound
NOMINEE Best Film
NOMINEE Best Actor Jean-Marc Barr
NOMINEE Best Supporting Actor Jean Reno
NOMINEE Best Director
NOMINEE Best Cinematography
NOMINEE Best Poster
50. Hero and the Terror (1988)
R | 96 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Danny was lucky 3 years ago at the arrest of Terror, a serial killer of young women. Danny's about to be a dad, when Terror escapes prison and is back killing. Will Danny get lucky this time?
Director: William Tannen | Stars: Chuck Norris, Brynn Thayer, Steve James, Jack O'Halloran
Votes: 4,428 | Gross: $5.30M
Release date August 26, 1988 Directed by William Tannen Chuck Norris ... Danny O'Brien
51. Casual Sex? (1988)
R | 97 min | Comedy
With high hopes on their quest to track down the perfect man, two young women take a vacation at a plush health resort. Unfortunately, the men they encounter seem to wilt at the thought of anything more than casual sex.
Director: Geneviève Robert | Stars: Lea Thompson, Victoria Jackson, Stephen Shellen, Jerry Levine
Votes: 4,316 | Gross: $12.28M
Release date April 22, 1988 Directed by Geneviève Robert Lea Thompson ... Stacy
52. Sans peur et sans reproche (1988)
100 min | Comedy, History
Without fear and beyond reproach: the life of the brave knight de Bayard reviewed and corrected with humorous sauce.
Director: Gérard Jugnot | Stars: Gérard Jugnot, Rémi Martin, Roland Giraud, Gérard Darmon
Votes: 416
Release date 14 December 1988 Directed by Gérard Jugnot Gérard Jugnot ... Bellabre Victoria Abril ... Jeanne
53. Poltergeist III (1988)
PG-13 | 98 min | Horror, Thriller
Carol Anne is staying with her aunt in a high-rise building, where the supernatural forces haunting her make their return.
Director: Gary Sherman | Stars: Heather O'Rourke, Tom Skerritt, Nancy Allen, Zelda Rubinstein
Votes: 20,476 | Gross: $14.11M
Release date June 10, 1988 Directed by Gary Sherman Nancy Allen ... Patricia Gardner Lara Flynn Boyle ... Donna Gardner
54. Story of Women (1988)
108 min | Drama, History, Romance
A housewife in Nazi-occupied France struggles to make ends meet when her husband returns home after being wounded in the war.
Director: Claude Chabrol | Stars: Isabelle Huppert, François Cluzet, Marie Trintignant, Nils Tavernier
Votes: 5,747 | Gross: $0.44M
Release date 14 September 1988
Directed by Claude Chabrol
Isabelle Huppert ... Marie
Valérie Leboutte ... Marcelle
César Awards, France 1989
NOMINEE Best Actress Isabelle Huppert
NOMINEE Best Supporting Actress Marie Trintignant
NOMINEE Best Director
55. Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
R | 119 min | Drama, Romance
A scheming widow and her manipulative ex-lover make a bet regarding the corruption of a recently married woman.
Director: Stephen Frears | Stars: Glenn Close, John Malkovich, Michelle Pfeiffer, Swoosie Kurtz
Votes: 75,172 | Gross: $34.70M
Release date December 16, 1988
Directed by Stephen Frears
John Malkovich ... Vicomte de Valmont
Michelle Pfeiffer ... Madame de Tourvel
Keanu Reeves ... Chevalier Danceny
Uma Thurman ... Cécile de Volanges
Academy Awards, USA 1989
NOMINEE Best Picture
NOMINEE Best Actress in a Leading Role (Glenn Close)
NOMINEE Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Michelle Pfeiffer)
WINNER Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
WINNER Best Costume Design
NOMINEE Best Music, Original Score
WINNER Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
César Awards, France 1990
WINNER Best Foreign Film
56. Friday the 13th: The New Blood (1988)
R | 88 min | Horror, Thriller
Jason Voorhees is accidentally freed from his watery prison by a telekinetic teenager. Now, only she can stop him.
Director: John Carl Buechler | Stars: Terry Kiser, Jennifer Banko, John Otrin, Susan Blu
Votes: 42,381 | Gross: $19.17M
Release date May 13, 1988 Directed by John Carl Buechler
57. Wildfire (1988)
PG | 94 min | Drama
Since they met the first time in boarding school as little kids, it was obvious that the orphans Kay and Dave would become a couple. But at sixteen, Dave foolishly attempted to rob a bank ... See full summary »
Director: Zalman King | Stars: Steven Bauer, Linda Fiorentino, Will Patton, Marshall Bell
Votes: 198
Release date December 2, 1988 Directed by Zalman King Linda Fiorentino ... Kay
58. A Cry in the Dark (1988)
PG-13 | 120 min | Biography, Drama
A mother whose child was killed in a dingo attack in the Australian Outback fights to prove her innocence when she is accused of murder.
Director: Fred Schepisi | Stars: Meryl Streep, Sam Neill, Dale Reeves, David Hoflin
Votes: 11,207 | Gross: $6.91M
Release date 3 November 1988
Directed by Fred Schepisi
Meryl Streep ... Lindy
Sam Neill ... Michael
Academy Awards, USA 1989
NOMINEE Best Actress in a Leading Role (Meryl Streep)
59. Screwball Hotel (1988)
R | 101 min | Comedy
Three boys drop out of military school. They get jobs working at a hotel, but it's about to go under. They decide to help the owner raise enough money to stay in business. They prove that ... See full summary »
Director: Rafal Zielinski | Stars: Michael Bendetti, Andrew Zeller, Jeff Greenman, Lori Deann Pallett
Votes: 346
Release date December 9, 1988 Directed by Rafal Zielinski Gianna Amore ... Mary Beth
60. Bird (1988)
R | 161 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The troubled life and career of jazz musician Charlie "Bird" Parker.
Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Forest Whitaker, Diane Venora, Michael Zelniker, Samuel E. Wright
Votes: 13,495 | Gross: $2.18M
Release date September 30, 1988
Directed by Clint Eastwood
Forest Whitaker ... Charlie 'Bird' Parker
Academy Awards, USA 1989
WINNER Best Sound
César Awards, France 1989
NOMINEE Best Foreign Film
61. Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace (1988 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 91 min | Crime, Drama
Airman Parks was convicted for the murder of a woman and Perry works on his second appeal. Perry finds a new witness who is murdered to derail the appeal. The main victim was employed by a real estate company doing business with the base.
Director: Christian I. Nyby II | Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Katt, Erin Gray
Votes: 469
Release date February 28, 1988 Directed by Christian I. Nyby II Raymond Burr ... Perry Mason
62. Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake (1988 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A tennis player is accused to having killed his wife, a rich heiress. The facts are against him as he was seen in the arms of his former girlfriend in the night before the murder. This is a case for Perry Mason.
Director: Ron Satlof | Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Katt, David Hasselhoff
Votes: 546
Release date May 15, 1988 Directed by Ron Satlof Raymond Burr ... Perry Mason David Hasselhoff ... Billy Travis
63. The Smurfs (1981–1989)
TV-Y | 30 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The Smurfs are tiny blue creatures that live in mushroom houses in a peaceful forest. They repeatedly try to outwit Gargamel, an evil sorcerer, his apprentice, Scruple, and his mangy cat, Azrael.
Stars: Don Messick, Danny Goldman, Lucille Bliss, Michael Bell
Votes: 21,054
the complete 8th season Original release September 10, 1988 - October 29, 1988
64. Highway to Heaven (1984–1989)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Fantasy
A probationary angel, sent back to Earth, teams with an ex-cop to help people.
Stars: Michael Landon, Victor French, James Troesh, Margie Impert
Votes: 6,526
the complete 5th season Original release October 12, 1988 - August 4, 1989 Michael Landon ... Jonathan Smith Matthew Perry ... David Hastings (episodes 2 & 3) Priscilla Barnes ...Mary Anders / Tawny Turner (ep. 10)
65. Married... with Children (1987–1997)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy
Al is the quintessential working class dad. Peggy, his wife, always wants more from him. With their children, they go through the highs and lows of ordinary life.
Stars: Ed O'Neill, Christina Applegate, Katey Sagal, Amanda Bearse
Votes: 111,159
the complete 3rd season Original release November 6, 1988 - May 21, 1989 Christina Applegate ... Kelly Bundy Andrea Parker ... Go-Go Dancer (episodes 17 & 18) Lynne Austin ... Peaches / Sable (episodes 6 & 18)
66. City Hunter (1987–1991)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
The adventures of Ryo Saeba, a gun-for-hire living in the Tokyo metropolis, who will take on any dangerous job as long as it involves beautiful women.
Stars: Akira Kamiya, Kazue Ikura, Yôko Asagami, Tesshô Genda
Votes: 1,613
the complete 2nd season Original release April 8, 1988 – July 14, 1989
67. 21 Jump Street (1987–1991)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The cases of an undercover police unit composed of young-looking officers specializing in youth crime.
Stars: Johnny Depp, Dustin Nguyen, Peter DeLuise, Holly Robinson Peete
Votes: 14,093
the complete 3rd season Original release November 6, 1988 - May 21, 1989 Johnny Depp ... Officer Tom Hanson Kelly Hu ... Kim Van Luy (ep. 7) Bobbie Eakes ... Bobbie (ep. 15) Mario Van Peebles ... Dana (ep. 16) Bridget Fonda ... Molly 'Moho' Chapman (ep. 17)
68. Beauty and the Beast (1987–1990)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
The adventures and romance of a sensitive and cultured lion-man and a crusading assistant district attorney in Manhattan, New York City.
Stars: Ron Perlman, Roy Dotrice, Jay Acovone, Linda Hamilton
Votes: 7,892
the complete 2nd season Original release November 18, 1988 - May 26, 1989 Linda Hamilton ... Catherine Chandler Kelli Williams ... Young Lisa (episode 13)
69.
Big Man (1988)
Episode:
Polizza droga
(1988)
91 min | Comedy, Crime
Big Man sets himself the task of annihilating a aging drug lord without shedding blood.
Director: Steno | Stars: Bud Spencer, Denis Karvil, Raymond Pellegrin, Armand Meffre
Votes: 168
SEASON 1, EPISODE 1 Release date November 25, 1988 Directed by Steno Bud Spencer ... Jack Clementi Mylène Demongeot ... Fernande
70.
Big Man (1988)
Episode:
Diva
(1988)
92 min | Comedy, Crime
A former lawman has to try to save a diva from an organized-crime mob, which is out to kill her.
Director: Steno | Stars: Bud Spencer, Ursula Andress, Denis Karvil, Paul Guers
Votes: 160
SEASON 1, EPISODE 3 Release date December 9, 1988 Directed by Steno Bud Spencer ... Jack Clementi Ursula Andress ... Susy Kaminski Mylène Demongeot ... Fernande
71.
Big Man (1988)
Episode:
Polizza inferno
(1988)
90 min | Comedy, Crime
Director: Maurizio Ponzi | Stars: Bud Spencer, Denis Karvil, Hartmut Becker, Josef Fröhlich
Votes: 145
SEASON 1, EPISODE 6 Release date December 30, 1988 Directed by Maurizio Ponzi Bud Spencer ... Jack Clementi Mylène Demongeot ... Fernande
72. Johnny Hallyday: Johnny à Bercy (1988 Music Video)
Music
Directors: Michel Berger, Bernard Schmitt | Stars: Johnny Hallyday, Norbert Krief
Release date February 22, 1988 Directed by Bernard Schmitt Johnny Hallyday ... Self
73. Johnny Hallyday: Live at Montreux 1988 (1988)
Music
Director: Gavin Taylor | Stars: Johnny Hallyday, Erick Bamy, Norbert Krief
Release date July 6, 1988 Directed by Gavin Taylor Johnny Hallyday ... Self
74. Mylène Farmer: Ainsi soit je... (1988 Music Video)
G | 5 min | Short, Music
Director: Laurent Boutonnat | Star: Mylène Farmer
Votes: 49
Release date May 22, 1988 Directed by Laurent Boutonnat Mylène Farmer ... Mylène Farmer
75. Mylène Farmer: Pourvu qu'elles soient douces (Libertine II) (1988 Music Video)
G | 18 min | Short, Music, Romance
Director: Laurent Boutonnat | Stars: Mylène Farmer, Yann Babilée, Sophie Tellier, Sandy Whitelaw
Votes: 268
Release date October 6, 1988 Directed by Laurent Boutonnat Mylène Farmer ... Libertine
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