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.

71. Mystic Pizza

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Donald Petrie
Actors: Annabeth Gish, Julia Roberts, Lili Taylor, Vincent D'Onofrio, William R. Moses, Adam Storke
Plot: Two sisters, one beautiful and wild (Roberts) and one smart and sensible (Gish) both work at the local pizza parlor in a small town in Connecticut with their best friend (Taylor). This charming story follows a summer in the lives and relationships of these three as they learn about love, friendship and the realities of becoming adults.

72. Distant Voices, Still Lives

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Terence Davies
Actors: Freda Dowie, Pete Postlethwaite, Angela Walsh, Dean Williams, Lorraine Ashbourne, Sally Davies

73. Jack the Ripper

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: David Wickes
Actors: Michael Caine, Armand Assante, Ray McAnally, Lewis Collins, Jane Seymour, Lysette Anthony

74. The Bourne Identity

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Mystery/Thriller
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Roger Young
Actors: Richard Chamberlain, Jaclyn Smith, Anthony Quayle, Donald Moffat, Yorgo Voyagis, Denholm Elliott

75. Tucker: The Man and His Dream

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Actors: Jeff Bridges, Joan Allen, Martin Landau, Frederic Forrest, Mako, Elias Koteas
Plot: Based on a true story - following the end of WWII, Preston Tucker has a grand idea to challenge the auto industry with his maverick attitude and revolutionary designs, along with some smooth-talking, Tucker began his dream only to run afoul of the SEC.

76. 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

77. Monkey Shines

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: George A. Romero
Actors: Jason Beghe, John Pankow, Kate McNeil, Stephen Root, Stanley Tucci, Joyce Van Patten
Plot: A quadriplegic man is given a genetically enhanced monkey to help him in his daily life but when the emotional bond between the two becomes akin to a psychic connection, the monkey acts on his subconscious rage.

78. 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.

79. 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.

80. Stand and Deliver

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Ramón Menéndez
Actors: Eliot, Edward James Olmos, Estelle Harris, Mark Phelan, Virginia Paris, Adelaida Álvarez
Plot: A Hispanic teacher uses unconventional techniques to turn his class of underachievers and gang members into top mathematical students.

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