Top Movies of 1988


The top movies of 1988 list is calculated by community movie ratings and members' "Top Movies List". Lists are updated daily.

101. Appleseed ( Appurushîdo - 1988 )

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Kazuyoshi Katayama
Actors: Masako Katsuki, Yoshisada Sakaguchi, Toshiko Sawada, Toshio Furukawa, Mayumi Shô, Nobuo Iwamoto

102. Little Nikita

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Richard Benjamin
Actors: Sidney Poitier, River Phoenix, Richard Jenkins, Caroline Kava, Loretta Devine, Richard Bradford

103. Married to the Mob

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Jonathan Demme
Actors: Michelle Pfeiffer, Alec Baldwin, Dean Stockwell, Joan Cusack, Mercedes Ruehl, Oliver Platt
Plot: A widowed mob wife becomes the target of affection for both an undercover FBI agent and a mob kingpin.

104. Mala Noche

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Gus Van Sant
Actors: Doug Cooeyate, Nyla McCarthy, Ray Monge, Tim Streeter, Robert Lee Pitchlynn, Sam Downey

105. Bright Lights, Big City

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: James Bridges
Actors: Michael J. Fox, Kiefer Sutherland, Phoebe Cates, Swoosie Kurtz, Dianne Wiest, Frances Sternhagen
Plot: Aspiring writer and yuppie Jamie Conway turns to drugs and hard partying with his destructive friend Tad Allagash in order to forget about the troubles in his life. But his lifestyle soon has real-world consequences as it affects his ability to hold down a steady job.

106. 1969

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Ernest Thompson
Actors: Robert Downey Jr., Kiefer Sutherland, Bruce Dern, Mariette Hartley, Winona Ryder, Joanna Cassidy
Plot: Two best friends graduate and find themselves in one of the most influential years in history.

107. Funny Farm

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: George Roy Hill
Actors: Chevy Chase, Madolyn Smith Osborne, Kevin O'Morrison, Joseph Maher, Jack Gilpin, Caris Corfman
Plot: The Farmers think that life in the country is going to be peaceful and quiet, where Andy can settle down and write the Great American Novel - unfortunately the local residents, the local wildlife and local quirks make their lives anything but.

108. The Moderns

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Historical
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Alan Rudolph
Actors: Keith Carradine, Linda Fiorentino, John Lone, Wallace Shawn, Geneviève Bujold, Kevin J. O'Connor

109. The Chocolate War

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Keith Gordon
Actors: John Glover, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, Wallace Langham, Doug Hutchison, Brent David Fraser, Bud Cort

110. A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Renny Harlin
Actors: Lisa Wilcox, Andras Jones, Tuesday Knight, Ken Sagoes, Rodney Eastman, Robert Englund
Plot: Freddy returns again, this time to finish what he started with the remaining Dream Warriors.

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