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.

81. Hellraiser II: Hellbound

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Action
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Tony Randel
Actors: Clare Higgins, Ashley Laurence, Kenneth Cranham, Imogen Boorman, William Hope, Doug Bradley
Plot: The only survivor of the events of Hellraiser is put into an institution after she tells her story. The doctor in charge of the hospital has been searching for a doorway to another dimension for years and uses his new patients knowledge to horrible effect.

82. Cellar Dweller

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Fantasy/Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: John Carl Buechler
Actors: Yvonne De Carlo, Debrah Farentino, Brian Robbins, Pamela Bellwood, Miranda Wilson, Vince Edwards

83. Things Change

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Crime
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: David Mamet
Actors: Don Ameche, Joe Mantegna, Robert Prosky, J.J. Johnston, Ricky Jay, Mike Nussbaum

84. Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Dwight H. Little
Actors: Donald Pleasence, Ellie Cornell, Danielle Harris, Beau Starr, George P. Wilbur
Plot: After 10 years he is back to kill his sister's daughter, Jamie. Dr. Loomis is the only man that can stop him, but can he make it in time.

85. Alien Nation

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Graham Baker
Actors: James Caan, Mandy Patinkin, Terence Stamp, Kevyn Major Howard, Leslie Bevis, Peter Jason
Plot: Two cops, one originally from another planet, the other a human racist against the aliens, have to learn to get along to find a police killer, and get a dangerous alien drug off the street.

86. Without a Clue

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Crime
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Thom Eberhardt
Actors: Michael Caine, Ben Kingsley, Jeffrey Jones, Lysette Anthony, Paul Freeman, Matthew Sim

87. Pumpkinhead

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Stan Winston
Actors: Lance Henriksen, Kimberly Ross, John D'Aquino, Joel Hoffman, Jeff East, George 'Buck' Flower
Plot: A man in a small mountain community in West Virginia avenges his sons death by making a pack with the devil.

88. Shy People

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Andrey Konchalovskiy
Actors: Jill Clayburgh, Barbara Hershey, Martha Plimpton, Merritt Butrick, John Philbin, Don Swayze

89. Catacombs

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: David Schmoeller
Actors: Timothy Van Patten, Ian Abercrombie, Jeremy West, Laura Schaefer, Vernon Dobtcheff, Michael Pasby

90. Matador

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: Spanish
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: NC-17
Director: Pedro Almodóvar
Actors: Assumpta Serna, Antonio Banderas, Nacho Martínez, Eva Cobo, Julieta Serrano, Chus Lampreave

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