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.

121. Cop

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Thriller/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: James B. Harris
Actors: James Woods, Lesley Ann Warren, Charles Durning, Charles Haid, Raymond J. Barry, Randi Brooks

122. Twins

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Ivan Reitman
Actors: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny DeVito, Kelly Preston, Chloe Webb, Bonnie Bartlett, Trey Wilson
Plot: An experiment to form the perfect child encounter a slight hitch - one boy turns out to be a perfect physical specimen, smart, caring and strong. The other gets the leftovers. One is raised by philosophers, the other becomes a crook. When the two meet, it couldn't be better timing but are the two compatible enough to find their long-lost mother?

123. Red Heat

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Walter Hill
Actors: Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Belushi, Peter Boyle, Ed O'Ross, Laurence Fishburne, Gina Gershon
Plot: Russian police officer is sent to the U.S. to extradite an alleged drug dealer.

124. Kansas

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: David Stevens
Actors: Matt Dillon, Andrew McCarthy, Leslie Hope, Alan Toy, Brent Jennings, Kyra Sedgwick
Plot: A young man returning home to attend a wedding hooks up with a drifter who turns out to be a violent bank robber. Before he knows it, the man finds himself involved in the robber's plans.

125. The Milagro Beanfield War

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Robert Redford
Actors: Rubén Blades, Richard Bradford, Sonia Braga, Melanie Griffith, John Heard, Christopher Walken

126. Above the Law

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.3 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.

127. Masquerade

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Mystery/Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Bob Swaim
Actors: Rob Lowe, Meg Tilly, Kim Cattrall, Doug Savant, Dana Delany, John Glover
Plot: For it's time, this is a pretty good thriller/romance. It's hard to picture Rob Lowe going for Tilly, but putting that aside, it has it's charm, heat and suspense. Of course, it wouldn't stand up to today's romantic thrillers.

128. Wee Sing: Grandpa's Magical Toys

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Family/Musical
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Susan Shadburne
Actors: Francisco Reynders, Kevin Hageman, Daniel Strauch, Sharene Mackall, Joel Morello, Jeff Ekdahl

129. The Dawning

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Robert Knights
Actors: Anthony Hopkins, Rebecca Pidgeon, Jean Simmons, Trevor Howard, Hugh Grant, Tara MacGowran

130. Cocktail

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Roger Donaldson
Actors: Tom Cruise, Bryan Brown, Elisabeth Shue, Kelly Lynch, Gina Gershon, Lisa Banes
Plot: Brian Flanagan (Cruise), a good looking, hardworking young man takes up bartending when he realizes he can't make it in the business world without a college degree. Brian teams up with veteran bartender Douglas Coughlin (Brian Brown) and they quickly become the most popular bartenders in the city.

Trying to raise money to open their own place, they spend the summer bartending in Jamaica where Cruise meets and falls in love with Jordan (Shue). But he quickly messes it up by cheating on her in order to win a bet.

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