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.

111. Chinese Ghost Story, A ( Sien nui yau wan )

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: Cantonese
Genre: Comedy/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Siu-Tung Ching
Actors: Leslie Cheung, Joey Wang, Ma Wu, Siu-Ming Lau, Zhilun Xue, Wai Lam

112. Big Business

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Jim Abrahams
Actors: Bette Midler, Lily Tomlin, Fred Ward, Edward Herrmann, Daniel Gerroll, Michele Placido
Plot: Two sets of identical twins are mixed up at birth. One set born to a rich couple, one to a poor country couple. Through a strange twist of fate, both sets of mixed-up twins end up inadvertently and unknowingly interacting with other as adults.

113. My Best Friend is a Vampire

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Horror
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Jimmy Huston
Actors: Robert Sean Leonard, LeeAnne Locken, Cheryl Pollak, Rene Auberjonois, Kathy Bates, Fannie Flagg

114. A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Director: William Richert
Actors: River Phoenix, Ann Magnuson, Meredith Salenger, Ione Skye, Matthew Perry, Paul Koslo

115. Above the Law

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Andrew Davis
Actors: Steven Seagal, Pam Grier, Henry Silva, Sharon Stone, Ron Dean, Daniel Faraldo
Plot: Ex-CIA operative Nico Toscani has left the past behind and now works as a local cop in Chicago. Working on a drug bust, he finds a connection to C4, the CIA and his old drug-smuggling superior officer Zagon and he puts his life on the line to stop them at any cost.

116. Horse Thief, The ( Dao ma zei )

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: Mandarin
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Zhuangzhuang Tian, Peicheng Pan
Actors: Rigzin Tseshang, Jiji Dan, Jamco Jayang, Gaoba, Daiba, Drashi

117. Tequila Sunrise

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Robert Towne
Actors: Mel Gibson, Michelle Pfeiffer, Kurt Russell, Raul Julia, J.T. Walsh, Gabriel Damon
Plot: A love triangle forms between a drug dealer trying to go straight, his best friend-turned police officer assigned to his case and restaurant owner both men want.

118. Dial: Help ( Minaccia d'amore )

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Italian
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Ruggero Deodato
Actors: Charlotte Lewis, Marcello Modugno, Mattia Sbragia, Carola Stagnaro, William Berger, Victor Cavallo

119. Amsterdamned

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Dutch
Genre: Action/Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Dick Maas
Actors: Huub Stapel, Monique van de Ven, Serge-Henri Valcke, Tanneke Hartzuiker, Wim Zomer, Hidde Maas

120. Everybody's All American

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Taylor Hackford
Actors: Jessica Lange, Dennis Quaid, Timothy Hutton, John Goodman, Carl Lumbly, Ray Baker

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