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.

181. Maniac Cop

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: William Lustig
Actors: Tom Atkins, Bruce Campbell, Laurene Landon, Richard Roundtree, William Smith, Robert Z'Dar
Plot: A man wearing a cop's uniform begins a killing spree in New York. After being framed for the crimes, rookie cop Jack Forrest, along with his girlfriend and the man in charge of the investigation, hunt the real killer.

182. Lady in White

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Fantasy/Horror
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Frank LaLoggia
Actors: Lukas Haas, Len Cariou, Alex Rocco, Katherine Helmond, Jason Presson, Tom Bower
Plot: When a young boy is locked in his school's closet, he sees a ghostly girl
and her murder. Convinced that it is connected to a local legend - The
Lady in White, he begins his own investigation not knowing the murderer is
closer than he could imagine.

183. Crocodile Dundee 2

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: John Cornell
Actors: Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski, John Meillon, Ernie Dingo, Steve Rackman, Gerry Skilton

184. Slugs ( Slugs, muerte viscosa )

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Juan Piquer Simón
Actors: Michael Garfield, Kim Terry, Philip MacHale, Alicia Moro, Santiago Álvarez, Concha Cuetos
Plot: Construction of a new mall unknowingly built over an old toxic waste dumping ground accidentally unleashes a horde of killer slugs upon the unsuspecting citizens of a small town. Includes nudity, sexual content, vulgar language, horrific imagery and bad dialog.

185. Sorority Babes at the Slime Ball Bowl-o-Rama

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: David DeCoteau
Actors: Andras Jones, Linnea Quigley, Robin Stille, Hal Havins, John Stuart Wildman, Brinke Stevens
Plot: The title says it all. Except the battle with an Imp that grants crap wishes.

186. Howling IV: The Original Nightmare

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: John Hough
Actors: Romy Windsor, Michael T. Weiss, Antony Hamilton, Susanne Severeid, Lamya Derval, Norman Anstey
Plot: Writer Marie Adams and her husband head to a pastoral town for a relaxing holiday, only to discover a populace of satanic werewolves. But are the creatures haunting the couple real or figments of Marie's imagination?

187. Platoon Leader

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: War/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Aaron Norris
Actors: Michael Dudikoff, Robert F. Lyons, Michael DeLorenzo, Jesse Dabson, Rick Fitts, William Smith
Plot: An American platoon in Vietnam sets forth into the jungle only to be systematically massacred by the enemy.

188. The Kiss

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Pen Densham
Actors: Joanna Pacula, Meredith Salenger, Mimi Kuzyk, Nicholas Kilbertus, Shawn Levy, Jan Rubes

189. The Presidio

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Peter Hyams
Actors: Sean Connery, Mark Harmon, Meg Ryan, Jack Warden, Mark Blum, Jenette Goldstein
Plot: When Jay Austin left the military police over a dispute, it left a bitter taste with commanding officer Colonel Caldwell. Years later, Austin is working as a police detective when a series of murders across jurisdictions has him teaming up with his former officer - whose daughter he is now dating.

190. I've Heard the Mermaids Singing

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Patricia Rozema
Actors: Sheila McCarthy, Paule Baillargeon, Ann-Marie MacDonald, Richard Monette, John Evans, Brenda Kamino

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