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.

61. Housekeeping

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Bill Forsyth
Actors: Christine Lahti, Sara Walker, Andrea Burchill, Anne Pitoniak, Barbara Reese, Margot Pinvidic

62. Another Woman

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Woody Allen
Actors: Gena Rowlands, Mia Farrow, Ian Holm, Blythe Danner, Gene Hackman, Betty Buckley
Plot: A woman who has sheltered herself emotionally from the world, rents an apartment next to psychiatrist's office in order to work on her new book. She finds that she can overhear the meetings next door and finds herself drawn to the sessions involving a pregnant woman withdrawing from the world. It dawns on her that holding back on her emotions have seriously affect her own life and the people around her.

63. Beaches

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Garry Marshall
Actors: Bette Midler, Barbara Hershey, John Heard, Spalding Gray, Lainie Kazan, James Read

64. Bird

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Clint Eastwood
Actors: Forest Whitaker, Diane Venora, Michael Zelniker, Keith David, Samuel E. Wright, Michael McGuire
Plot: On the life and times of the musician, Charlie Parker.

65. Big Blue, The ( grand bleu, Le )

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Luc Besson
Actors: Rosanna Arquette, Jean-Marc Barr, Jean Reno, Paul Shenar, Griffin Dunne, Sergio Castellitto
Plot: The plot of this film is simple. A man wants to prove that he is the best natural diver in the world by beating his best friend in the world diving championships.

66. The Unbearable Lightness of Being

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Historical
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Philip Kaufman
Actors: Daniel Day-Lewis, Juliette Binoche, Lena Olin, Derek de Lint, Erland Josephson, Stellan Skarsgård

67. Bat*21

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/War
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Peter Markle
Actors: Gene Hackman, Danny Glover, Jerry Reed, David Marshall Grant, Clayton Rohner, Erich Anderson

68. The Serpent and the Rainbow

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Wes Craven
Actors: Bill Pullman, Cathy Tyson, Zakes Mokae, Paul Winfield, Michael Gough, Paul Guilfoyle
Plot: A businessman tries to find out the active ingredients in a voodoo concoction that makes people zombie-like.

69. Earth Star Voyager

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Sci-Fi/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: James Goldstone
Actors: Brian McNamara, Julia Montgomery, Duncan Regehr, Tom Bresnahan, Jason Michas, Peter Donat
Plot: A spaceship sent to a far away solar system to explore another planet like earth encounters problems associated with the crew, external creatures, and computer malfunctions. Made for TV.

70. Torch Song Trilogy

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Paul Bogart
Actors: Anne Bancroft, Matthew Broderick, Harvey Fierstein, Brian Kerwin, Karen Young, Eddie Castrodad

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