1988 Movies

To make this list a movie had to be made in 1988. Obviously many movies made in 1987 earned box office dollars in 1988. On the other side many movies made in 1988 made money in 1989 and later. This page will looks at over 240 movies made in 1988. The movies are listed in two massive tables that lets you rank the movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information.

Our UMR Top 50 of 1988

Year Movie (Year) Rating S

Year Movie (Year) Rating S

1988 Rain Man (1988)
AA Best Picture Win

1988 Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)

1988 Die Hard (1988)

1988 Big (1988)

1988 The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)

1988 Working Girl (1988)
AA Best Picture Nom

1988 A Fish Called Wanda (1988)

1988 Beetlejuice (1988)

1988 Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
AA Best Picture Nom

1988 Bull Durham (1988)

1988 Coming to America (1988)

1988 Mississippi Burning (1988)
AA Best Picture Nom

1988 Midnight Run (1988)

1988 Colors (1988)

1988 Beaches (1988)

1988 The Land Before Time (1988)

1988 Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)

1988 The Accused (1988)

1988 Scrooged (1988)

1988 Twins (1988)

1988 Willow (1988)

1988 The Accidental Tourist (1988)
AA Best Picture Nom

1988 Biloxi Blues (1988)

1988 Crocodile Dundee II (1988)

1988 The Bear (1988)

1988 A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)

1988 Oliver & Company (1988)

1988 Cinema Paradiso (1988)

1988 Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)

1988 Big Business (1988)

1988 Shoot to Kill (1988)

1988 Gorillas in the Mist (1988)

1988 Tequila Sunrise (1988)

1988 Young Guns (1988)

1988 Child's Play (1988)

1988 Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)

1988 Married to the Mob (1988)

1988 The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988)

1988 Red Heat (1988)

1988 The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)

1988 Cocktail (1988)

1988 Dead Ringers (1988)

1988 Rambo III (1988)

1988 The Great Outdoors (1988)

1988 Frantic (1988)

1988 The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)

1988 The Dead Pool (1988)

1988 Stand and Deliver (1988)

1988 A Cry in the Dark (1988)

1988 The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)

Year	Movie (Year)	Rating	S
1988	Rain Man (1988) AA Best Picture Win
1988	Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
1988	Die Hard (1988)
1988	Big (1988)
1988	The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
1988	Working Girl (1988) AA Best Picture Nom
1988	A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
1988	Beetlejuice (1988)
1988	Dangerous Liaisons (1988) AA Best Picture Nom
1988	Bull Durham (1988)
1988	Coming to America (1988)
1988	Mississippi Burning (1988) AA Best Picture Nom
1988	Midnight Run (1988)
1988	Colors (1988)
1988	Beaches (1988)
1988	The Land Before Time (1988)
1988	Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)
1988	The Accused (1988)
1988	Scrooged (1988)
1988	Twins (1988)
1988	Willow (1988)
1988	The Accidental Tourist (1988) AA Best Picture Nom
1988	Biloxi Blues (1988)
1988	Crocodile Dundee II (1988)
1988	The Bear (1988)
1988	A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)
1988	Oliver & Company (1988)
1988	Cinema Paradiso (1988)
1988	Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)
1988	Big Business (1988)
1988	Shoot to Kill (1988)
1988	Gorillas in the Mist (1988)
1988	Tequila Sunrise (1988)
1988	Young Guns (1988)
1988	Child's Play (1988)
1988	Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)
1988	Married to the Mob (1988)
1988	The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988)
1988	Red Heat (1988)
1988	The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
1988	Cocktail (1988)
1988	Dead Ringers (1988)
1988	Rambo III (1988)
1988	The Great Outdoors (1988)
1988	Frantic (1988)
1988	The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)
1988	The Dead Pool (1988)
1988	Stand and Deliver (1988)
1988	A Cry in the Dark (1988)
1988	The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)

1988 Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table

The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.

Sort 1988 Movies by movie titles and movie trailers
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Sort 1988 Movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
Sort by how many Oscar® nominations each 1988 Movies received and how many Oscar® wins each 1988 Movies received.
Sort 1988 Movies by Ultimate Movie Ranking Score (UMR). Our UMR score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.

Detailed Table

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R	Movie (Year)	UMR Co-Star Links			Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil)				UMR Score
R	Movie (Year)	UMR Co-Star Links	Actual B.O. Domestic (mil)	Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil)	Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil)	B.O. Rank by Year	Review	Oscar Nom / Win	UMR Score	S
1	Rain Man (1988) AA Best Picture Win	Dustin Hoffman & Tom Cruise	177.8	508.4	1,028.70	1	79	08 / 04	99.8
2	Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)	Christopher Lloyd & Kathleen Turner	156.5	447.3	942.90	2	85	06 / 03	99.0
4	Die Hard (1988)	Bruce Willis & Alan Rickman	83.0	237.3	402.40	7	89	04 / 00	98.9
4	Big (1988)	Tom Hanks & Elizabeth Perkins	115.0	328.7	433.60	4	84	02 / 00	98.1
5	The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)	Leslie Nielsen & Priscilla Presley	78.8	225.2	225.20	8	83	00 / 00	97.8
5	Working Girl (1988) AA Best Picture Nom	Melanie Griffith & Harrison Ford	63.8	182.3	294.30	11	77	06 / 01	97.8
7	A Fish Called Wanda (1988)	Kevin Kline & Jamie Lee Curtis	62.5	178.7	178.70	12	86	03 / 01	97.6
8	Beetlejuice (1988)	Geena Davis & Michael Keaton	73.7	210.7	241.60	10	78	01 / 01	97.1
10	Dangerous Liaisons (1988) AA Best Picture Nom	Glenn Close & John Malkovich	34.7	99.1	99.10	31	84	07 / 03	94.0
12	Bull Durham (1988)	Kevin Costner & Susan Sarandon	50.9	145.5	145.50	18	83	01 / 00	93.9
11	Coming to America (1988)	Eddie Murphy & Paul Bates	128.2	366.4	825.50	3	62	02 / 00	92.7
12	Mississippi Burning (1988) AA Best Picture Nom	Gene Hackman & Willem Dafoe	34.6	98.9	98.90	32	79	07 / 01	91.4
14	Midnight Run (1988)	Robert De Niro & Charles Grodin	38.4	109.8	233.30	28	83	00 / 00	89.7
15	Colors (1988)	Robert Duvall & Sean Penn	46.6	133.3	133.30	21	74	00 / 00	89.2
15	Beaches (1988)	Garry Marshall & Bette Midler	57.0	163.1	163.10	15	65	01 / 00	89.2
17	The Land Before Time (1988)	Pat Hingle	48.1	137.5	241.50	20	73	00 / 00	89.1
19	Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)	Michael Caine & Steve Martin	42.0	120.2	120.20	24	78	00 / 00	88.8
17	The Accused (1988)	Jodie Foster & Kelly McGillis	32.1	91.7	91.70	35	83	01 / 01	88.5
19	Scrooged (1988)	Robert Mitchum & Bill Murray	60.3	172.5	172.50	13	59	01 / 00	88.5
20	Twins (1988)	Arnold Schwarzenegger & Danny DeVito	111.9	320.0	619.30	5	50	00 / 00	88.1
21	Willow (1988)	Val Kilmer	57.3	163.7	163.70	14	56	02 / 00	86.9
22	The Accidental Tourist (1988) AA Best Picture Nom	Kathleen Turner & William Hurt	32.6	93.3	93.30	34	69	04 / 01	86.3
23	Biloxi Blues (1988)	Christopher Walken & Matthew Broderick	43.2	123.5	147.80	23	68	00 / 00	86.1
24	Crocodile Dundee II (1988)	Paul Hogan	109.3	312.5	312.50	6	44	00 / 00	85.7
25	The Bear (1988)	Tchéky Karyo & Bart the Bear	31.8	90.8	90.80	36	77	00 / 00	84.9
28	A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)	Robert Englund	49.4	141.1	141.10	19	60	00 / 00	84.6
29	Oliver & Company (1988)	Bette Midler	53.3	152.3	152.30	17	54	00 / 00	83.7
27	Cinema Paradiso (1988)	Philippe Noiret & Enzo Cannavale	12.0	34.3	34.30	80	87	01 / 01	82.4
27	Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)	Jeff Bridges & Joan Allen	19.7	56.2	56.20	49	79	03 / 00	82.0
30	Big Business (1988)	Bette Midler	40.2	114.8	114.80	27	63	00 / 00	81.9
31	Shoot to Kill (1988)	Sidney Poitier & Tom Berenger	29.3	83.8	83.80	37	72	00 / 00	81.7
30	Gorillas in the Mist (1988)	Sigourney Weaver	24.7	70.7	174.80	42	72	05 / 00	81.5
33	Tequila Sunrise (1988)	Mel Gibson & Michelle Pfeiffer	41.3	118.1	302.70	26	59	01 / 00	80.7
36	Young Guns (1988)	Emilio Estevez & Kiefer Sutherland	45.7	130.5	130.50	22	54	00 / 00	80.3
36	Child's Play (1988)	Chris Sarandon & Brad Dourif	33.2	95.0	95.00	33	66	00 / 00	80.1
36	Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)	Antonio Banderas	7.2	20.5	20.50	109	86	01 / 00	78.8
38	Married to the Mob (1988)	Michelle Pfeiffer & Alec Baldwin	21.5	61.4	61.40	45	72	01 / 00	78.2
37	The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988)	Daniel Day-Lewis	10.0	28.6	28.60	89	82	02 / 00	78.1
39	Red Heat (1988)	Arnold Schwarzenegger & James Belushi	35.0	100.0	100.00	30	59	00 / 00	77.7
40	The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)	David Bowie & Willem Dafoe	8.4	23.9	23.90	100	83	01 / 00	77.1
40	Cocktail (1988)	Tom Cruise	78.2	223.6	490.30	9	27	00 / 00	76.5
42	Dead Ringers (1988)	Jeremy Irons	8.0	23.0	23.00	104	83	00 / 00	76.5
43	Rambo III (1988)	Sylvester Stallone	53.7	153.6	540.40	16	42	00 / 00	76.3
46	The Great Outdoors (1988)	John Candy & Dan Aykroyd	41.5	118.5	118.50	25	53	00 / 00	76.0
45	Frantic (1988)	Harrison Ford	17.6	50.4	50.40	57	73	00 / 00	75.8
46	The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)	John Neville & Eric Idle	8.1	23.1	23.10	103	79	04 / 00	75.6
47	The Dead Pool (1988)	Clint Eastwood & Liam Neeson	37.9	108.4	108.40	29	53	00 / 00	74.3
46	Stand and Deliver (1988)	Edward James Olmos & Gary Sinise	14.0	40.0	40.00	68	74	01 / 00	73.9
48	A Cry in the Dark (1988)	Meryl Streep & Sam Neill	6.9	19.8	19.80	110	79	01 / 00	73.0
50	The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)	Bill Pullman & Cathy Tyson	19.6	56.0	56.00	50	69	00 / 00	73.0
51	High Hopes (1988)	Phil Davis & Ruth Sheen	1.2	3.4	3.40	181	85	00 / 00	72.9
52	Funny Farm (1988)	Chevy Chase	25.5	73.0	73.00	40	63	00 / 00	72.9
51	Hairspray (1988)	Sonny Bono & Ruth Brown	6.7	19.1	19.10	111	80	00 / 00	72.8
54	Betrayed (1988)	John Heard & Debra Winger	25.8	73.8	73.80	39	63	00 / 00	72.7
55	Salaam Bombay! (1988)	Shafiq Syed & Hansa Vithal	2.1	5.9	5.90	158	84	00 / 00	72.7
56	The Thin Blue Line (1988)	Documentary	1.2	3.5	3.50	180	85	00 / 00	72.4
55	Eight Men Out (1988)	John Cusack & Clifton James	5.7	16.2	16.20	120	79	00 / 00	71.0
58	Akira (1988)	Mitsuo Iwata & Nozomu Sasaki	0.4	1.3	1.30	215	83	00 / 00	70.1
61	Crossing Delancey (1988)	Amy Irving & Peter Riegert	16.3	46.5	46.50	60	69	00 / 00	69.9
59	My Neighbor Totoro (1988)	Hitoshi Takagi & Noriko Hidaka	2.3	6.4	87.90	156	81	00 / 00	69.2
60	Bird (1988)	Forest Whitaker & Diane Venora	2.2	6.2	6.20	157	78	01 / 01	68.7
62	Running on Empty (1988)	River Phoenix & Sidney Lumet	2.8	8.1	8.10	151	78	02 / 00	68.1
63	They Live (1988)	John Carpenter	13.0	37.2	37.20	74	70	00 / 00	67.6
65	Mystic Pizza (1988)	Julia Roberts	12.8	36.6	36.60	75	70	00 / 00	67.3
67	Ernest Saves Christmas (1988)	Jim Varney & Douglas Seale	28.2	80.6	80.60	38	56	00 / 00	67.1
65	Imagine: John Lennon (1988)	Documentary	3.8	10.7	10.70	136	77	00 / 00	65.8
67	Torch Song Trilogy (1988)	Matthew Broderick & Anne Bancroft	4.9	13.9	13.90	126	76	00 / 00	65.8
68	Alien Nation (1988)	James Caan	25.2	72.1	72.10	41	56	00 / 00	65.4
69	Things Change (1988)	Don Ameche	3.5	10.1	10.10	141	75	00 / 00	64.0
71	U2: Rattle and Hum (1988)	U2	8.6	24.6	24.60	97	71	00 / 00	63.9
71	Talk Radio (1988)	Oliver Stone & Alec Baldwin	3.5	9.9	9.90	143	75	00 / 00	63.7
74	Return to Snowy River (1988)	Tom Burlinson	13.7	39.1	39.10	71	66	00 / 00	63.2
75	The Milagro Beanfield War (1988)	Rubén Blades & Richard Bradford	13.8	39.5	39.50	70	63	01 / 01	62.5
74	Camille Claudel (1988)	Isabelle Adjani & Gérard Depardieu	3.3	9.5	34.40	145	73	02 / 00	62.4
73	Heathers (1988)	Winona Ryder & Christian Slater	1.1	3.2	3.30	185	76	00 / 00	61.9
77	Monkey Shines (1988)	Jason Beghe & John Pankow	5.3	15.3	15.30	123	71	00 / 00	60.2
76	Chocolat (1988)	Isaach De Bankolé & Giulia Boschi	2.3	6.6	6.60	155	74	00 / 00	60.1
78	Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988)	Doug Bradley & Ashley Laurence	12.1	34.6	34.60	79	65	00 / 00	59.6
78	Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988)	Pete Postlethwaite & Freda Dowie	0.7	2.0	2.00	199	75	00 / 00	59.4
79	Drowning by Numbers (1988)	Bernard Hill	0.4	1.2	1.20	217	75	00 / 00	59.0
79	Bat*21 (1988)	Gene Hackman & Danny Glover	4.0	11.3	11.30	130	71	00 / 00	58.3
82	Above the Law (1988)	Steven Seagal & Sharon Stone	18.9	53.9	53.90	55	57	00 / 00	57.6
83	For Keeps? (1988)	Molly Ringwald	17.5	50.1	50.10	59	58	00 / 00	57.3
84	Masquerade (1988)	Rob Lowe	15.9	45.3	45.30	63	60	00 / 00	57.1
85	Little Nikita (1988)	Sidney Poitier	1.7	5.0	5.00	165	72	00 / 00	56.6
86	Dominick and Eugene (1988)	Jamie Lee Curtis & Ray Liotta	3.1	8.8	8.80	147	71	00 / 00	56.3
87	La lectrice (1988)	Miou-Miou & Christian Ruché	0.7	2.0	2.00	197	73	00 / 00	56.1
88	Madame Sousatzka (1988)	Shirley MacLaine	3.5	10.1	10.10	140	70	00 / 00	56.0
88	The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey (1998)		1.3	3.8	3.80	173	72	00 / 00	55.3
88	A World Apart (1988)	Barbara Hershey & David Suchet	2.3	6.7	6.70	154	71	00 / 00	55.1
91	The Music Teacher (1988)		1.1	3.1	3.10	186	72	00 / 00	54.9
92	Punchline (1988)	Tom Hanks & Sally Field	21.0	60.2	60.20	46	53	00 / 00	54.7
91	Light Years (1988)	Glenn Close	0.4	1.1	1.10	223	72	00 / 00	54.5
92	Vincent: The Life and Death of Vincent Van Gogh (1988)		1.6	4.5	4.50	167	71	00 / 00	53.9
95	License to Drive (1988)	Corey Haim & Corey Feldman	22.4	64.1	64.10	43	52	00 / 00	53.8
97	I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988)	Keenen Ivory Wayans & Bernie Casey	13.0	37.3	37.30	73	60	00 / 00	53.5
96	D.O.A. (1988)	Dennis Quaid & Meg Ryan	12.7	36.3	36.30	76	60	00 / 00	53.5
98	Little Vera (1988)	Natalya Negoda & Andrey Sokolov	1.3	3.6	3.60	176	71	00 / 00	53.5
99	Hanussen (1988)	Klaus Maria Brandauer & Erland Josephson	0.1	0.2	0.20	257	72	00 / 00	53.3
98	The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick (1988)	Saul Rubinek & Jan Rubes	0.3	0.9	0.90	227	71	00 / 00	51.9
99	Miracle Mile (1988)	Anthony Edwards & Mare Winningham	1.1	3.3	3.30	184	70	00 / 00	51.3
102	Short Circuit 2 (1988)	Fisher Stevens & Michael McKean	21.6	61.8	61.80	44	51	00 / 00	51.1
103	The Little Thief (1988)	Charlotte Gainsbourg & Didier Bezace	1.1	3.0	3.00	187	70	00 / 00	51.0
104	School Daze (1988)	Samuel L. Jackson & Laurence Fishburne	14.5	41.6	41.60	66	57	00 / 00	51.0
105	Powaqqatsi (1988)	Documentary	0.6	1.7	1.70	206	70	00 / 00	50.4
106	Another Woman (1988)	Gene Hackman & Mia Farrow	1.6	4.5	4.50	168	69	00 / 00	50.1
107	Action Jackson (1988)	Sharon Stone	20.3	57.9	57.90	48	52	00 / 00	50.0
108	Pascali's Island (1988)	Ben Kingsley	1.5	4.2	4.20	171	69	00 / 00	49.9
107	A Handful of Dust (1988)	Anjelica Huston	1.6	4.5	4.50	169	68	01 / 00	49.7
110	Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)	Donald Pleasence	17.8	50.8	50.80	56	54	00 / 00	49.6
111	Apartment Zero (1988)	Hart Bochner & Colin Firth	1.3	3.6	3.60	175	69	00 / 00	49.6
112	Dead Solid Perfect (1988) HBO Movie	Randy Quaid	0.0	0.1	0.10	287	70	00 / 00	49.4
113	Hawks (1988) Film Festival Circuit Only		0.0	0.1	0.10	290	70	00 / 00	49.3
117	Vice Versa (1988)	Judge Reinhold	13.7	39.1	39.10	72	57	00 / 00	49.0
114	The Blob (1988)	Shawnee Smith & Kevin Dillon	8.2	23.6	23.60	102	62	00 / 00	49.0
116	Without a Clue (1988)	Michael Caine & Ben Kingsley	8.5	24.4	24.40	99	62	00 / 00	48.9
117	The Chocolate War (1988)	John Glover & Ilan Mitchell-Smith	0.3	0.9	0.90	229	69	00 / 00	48.0
120	Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988)	Cassandra Peterson & Phil Rubenstein	5.6	16.0	16.00	121	64	00 / 00	47.8
119	Police Story 2 (1988)		0.1	0.1	97.80	278	69	00 / 00	47.4
120	The Legend of the Holy Drinker (1988) Film Festival Circuit Only	Rutger Hauer	0.0	0.1	0.10	298	69	00 / 00	47.3
121	Bright Lights, Big City (1988)	Michael J. Fox	16.1	46.1	46.10	61	54	00 / 00	47.1
121	The Moderns (1988)	Keith Carradine & Linda Fiorentino	2.0	5.8	5.80	159	67	00 / 00	46.9
122	Off Limits (1988)	Willem Dafoe	7.2	20.7	20.70	108	62	00 / 00	46.4
124	The Seventh Sign (1988)	Michael Biehn & Demi Moore	18.9	54.0	54.00	54	51	00 / 00	46.3
125	Lady in White (1988)	Lukas Haas & Len Cariou	1.7	4.9	4.90	166	67	00 / 00	46.3
125	Clean and Sober (1988)	Morgan Freeman & Michael Keaton	8.7	24.8	24.80	96	60	00 / 00	45.8
129	Shakedown (1988)	Peter Weller & Sam Elliott	10.1	28.8	28.80	88	59	00 / 00	45.6
128	The Big Blue (1988)	Luc Besson	3.5	10.0	10.00	142	65	00 / 00	45.5
129	Earth Girls Are Easy (1988)	Geena Davis & Jeff Goldblum	3.9	11.2	11.20	132	64	00 / 00	45.0
130	The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (1988)	Documentary	0.4	1.1	1.10	222	67	00 / 00	44.0
133	Clara's Heart (1988)	Whoopi Goldberg	5.2	14.9	14.90	125	62	00 / 00	43.9
132	Matador (1988)	Assumpta Serna & Directed by Pedro Almodóvar	0.2	0.6	0.60	235	67	00 / 00	43.8
132	Paperhouse (1988)	Charlotte Burke & Jane Bertish	0.2	0.7	0.70	232	66	00 / 00	42.9
135	The Good Mother (1988)	Liam Neeson & Diane Keaton	4.8	13.6	13.60	127	62	00 / 00	42.4
136	She's Having a Baby (1988)	Kevin Bacon & Alec Baldwin	16.0	45.8	45.80	62	52	00 / 00	42.3
135	Dragons Forever (1988)		0.1	0.1	96.10	276	66	00 / 00	41.4
138	Switching Channels (1988)	Burt Reynolds & Kathleen Turner	9.1	26.1	26.10	94	57	00 / 00	41.1
139	Cop (1988)	James Woods	2.0	5.7	5.70	160	64	00 / 00	41.1
139	Night of the Demons (1988)	Cathy Podewell & Alvin Alexis	3.1	8.9	8.90	146	63	00 / 00	41.1
141	The Beast (1988)	Jason Patric	0.2	0.5	0.50	243	65	00 / 00	40.7
142	Moving (1988)	Richard Pryor	10.8	30.9	30.90	86	55	00 / 00	40.3
143	Da (1988)	Martin Sheen	0.6	1.8	1.80	204	65	00 / 00	40.3
144	Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988)		0.6	1.6	1.60	208	65	00 / 00	40.2
143	Pumpkinhead (1988)	Lance Henriksen & Jeff East	3.4	9.7	9.70	144	62	00 / 00	39.7
146	Amsterdamned (1988)	Huub Stapel & Monique van de Ven	0.1	0.3	0.30	256	65	00 / 00	39.5
147	Return of the Living Dead II (1988)	James Karen & Thom Mathews	9.2	26.3	26.30	93	56	00 / 00	38.7
148	Bad Dreams (1988)	Jennifer Rubin & Bruce Abbott	9.8	28.0	28.00	91	56	00 / 00	38.5
149	Cocoon: The Return (1988)	Don Ameche & Steve Guttenberg	18.9	54.1	54.10	53	47	00 / 00	38.4
150	Pass the Ammo (1988)	Bill Paxton	0.2	0.5	0.50	241	64	00 / 00	38.3
151	Cohen and Tate (1988)		0.1	0.2	0.20	261	64	00 / 00	38.2
152	The Presidio (1988)	Sean Connery & Meg Ryan	20.3	58.1	58.10	47	46	00 / 00	37.4
153	Patty Hearst (1988)	Natasha Richardson & William Forsythe	1.2	3.5	3.50	177	63	00 / 00	37.3
154	Lemon Sky (1988)		0.0	0.1	0.10	283	64	00 / 00	37.1
155	Stormy Monday (1988)	Tommy Lee Jones & Melanie Griffith	1.8	5.1	5.10	164	62	00 / 00	36.7
156	Moon Over Parador (1988)	Richard Dreyfuss & Raul Julia	11.4	32.7	32.70	84	53	00 / 00	36.4
157	War Party (1988)	Billy Wirth & Kevin Dillon	0.7	1.9	1.90	202	63	00 / 00	36.2
158	Crusoe (1988)	Aidan Quinn & Ade Sapara	0.3	0.9	0.90	228	63	00 / 00	35.5
159	The In Crowd (1988)	Jennifer Runyon & Donovan Leitch Jr.	0.1	0.4	0.40	250	63	00 / 00	35.2
159	In A Shallow Grave (1988) Film Festival Circuit Only	Michael Biehn	0.1	0.1	0.10	269	63	00 / 00	34.9
163	Phantasm II (1988)	James Le Gros	7.3	20.8	20.80	107	56	00 / 00	34.7
162	Going to the Chapel (1988)	Cloris Leachman	0.1	0.1	0.10	266	63	00 / 00	34.6
163	Waxwork (1988)	Zach Galligan & Deborah Foreman	0.8	2.3	2.30	191	62	00 / 00	33.9
164	Big Top Pee-Wee (1988)	Paul Reubens & Penelope Ann Miller	15.1	43.2	43.20	64	49	00 / 00	33.7
165	Salsa - The Motion Picture (1988)	Draco Rosa	8.9	25.4	25.40	95	54	00 / 00	33.5
166	The House on Carroll Street (1988)	Kelly McGillis	0.5	1.3	1.30	213	62	00 / 00	33.1
167	Mondo New York (1988)	Documentary	0.2	0.6	0.60	236	62	00 / 00	32.8
169	Rocket Gibraltar (1988)	Burt Lancaster & Kevin Spacey	0.2	0.5	0.50	239	62	00 / 00	32.7
168	The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking (1988)	Tami Erin & David Seaman	3.6	10.2	10.20	139	59	00 / 00	32.7
170	Hanna's War (1988)	Ellen Burstyn & Maruschka Detmers	0.1	0.4	0.40	249	62	00 / 00	32.7
171	Manifesto (1988)	Eric Stoltz & Alfred Molina	0.1	0.2	0.20	260	62	00 / 00	32.6
173	Heartbreak Hotel (1988)	David Keith & Tuesday Weld	5.5	15.8	15.80	122	57	00 / 00	31.9
173	Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach (1988)	Bubba Smith & David Graf	19.5	55.8	55.80	51	44	00 / 00	31.7
174	Salome's Last Dance (1988)		0.7	1.9	1.90	203	61	00 / 00	31.6
174	Jack's Back (1988)	James Spader	0.5	1.4	1.40	210	61	00 / 00	31.2
176	Young Einstein (1988)	Yahoo Serious & Odile Le Clezio	11.5	33.0	33.00	83	51	00 / 00	31.2
177	Track 29 (1988)	Gary Oldman & Christopher Lloyd	0.4	1.2	1.20	216	61	00 / 00	31.1
177	High Spirits (1988)	Liam Neeson & Peter O'Toole	8.6	24.5	24.50	98	53	00 / 00	31.1
179	Consuming Passions (1988)	Jonathan Pryce & Vanessa Redgrave	0.1	0.3	0.30	252	61	00 / 00	30.7
180	Bloodsport (1988)	Jean-Claude Van Damme	11.8	33.8	33.80	81	50	00 / 00	30.6
181	The Boost (1988)	James Woods	0.8	2.2	2.20	193	60	00 / 00	30.6
181	1969 (1988)	Robert Downey Jr. & Bruce Dern	6.0	17.1	17.10	118	55	00 / 00	29.9
184	A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon (1988)	River Phoenix & Ann Magnuson	6.3	17.9	17.90	116	55	00 / 00	29.8
184	Maniac Cop (1988)	Bruce Campbell	0.7	1.9	1.90	200	60	00 / 00	29.6
185	Appointment with Death (1988)	Peter Ustinov & Lauren Bacall	1.0	2.7	2.70	188	59	00 / 00	29.3
186	Some Girls (1988)	Patrick Dempsey & Jennifer Connelly	0.4	1.1	1.10	221	60	00 / 00	29.0
187	Miles from Home (1988)	Richard Gere & John Malkovich	0.2	0.5	0.50	238	60	00 / 00	28.7
188	Memories of Me (1988)	Billy Crystal	4.0	11.3	11.30	131	56	00 / 00	28.6
189	Casual Sex? (1988)	Lea Thompson & Victoria Jackson	12.3	35.1	35.10	78	49	00 / 00	28.6
189	The Lair of the White Worm (1988)	Amanda Donohoe & Hugh Grant	1.2	3.4	3.40	182	59	00 / 00	28.5
193	The Raggedy Rawney (1988)	Directed by Bob Hoskins	0.1	0.1	0.10	272	60	00 / 00	28.3
190	We Think the World of You (1988)	Gary Oldman	0.0	0.1	0.10	299	60	00 / 00	28.3
190	Strange Place for an Encounter (1988)	Gérard Depardieu	0.1	0.1	4.10	273	60	00 / 00	28.3
192	Moonwalker (1988)	Michael Jackson	0.9	2.7	200.00	189	59	00 / 00	28.0
194	Fright Night Part 2 (1988)	Roddy McDowall	3.0	8.5	8.50	149	57	00 / 00	27.7
196	The Couch Trip (1988)	Walter Matthau & Dan Aykroyd & <a href='https://www.ultimatemovierankings.com/charles-grodin-movies/	11.0	31.5	31.50	85	49	00 / 00	27.6
197	The Rescue (1988)	Edward Albert	5.9	16.7	16.70	119	54	00 / 00	27.3
197	18 Again! (1988)	Charlie Schlatter & George Burns	2.6	7.3	7.30	152	57	00 / 00	27.2
199	Buster (1988)	Phil Collins & Julie Walters	0.5	1.5	1.50	209	58	01 / 00	27.2
200	Tapeheads (1988)	John Cusack	0.3	1.0	1.00	226	58	00 / 00	26.5
199	Blueberry Hill (1988)		0.0	0.1	0.10	291	58	00 / 00	26.1
201	Spellbinder (1988)	Tim Daly & Kelly Preston	0.7	1.9	1.90	201	58	00 / 00	25.8
202	Aloha Summer (1988)	Chris Makepeace & Yuji Okumoto	0.4	1.2	1.20	219	58	00 / 00	25.5
204	Poltergeist III (1988)	Tom Skerritt	14.1	40.4	40.40	67	45	00 / 00	25.4
203	Permanent Record (1988)	Keanu Reeves & Pamela Gidley	1.9	5.4	5.40	161	56	00 / 00	25.4
204	Distant Thunder (1988)	Ralph Macchio & John Lithgow	0.2	0.4	0.40	245	58	00 / 00	25.1
205	It Takes Two (1988)	George Newbern & Leslie Hope	0.3	1.0	1.00	225	57	00 / 00	24.4
206	La maschera (1988)		0.0	0.1	0.10	303	57	00 / 00	24.0
209	Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988)	Terry Kiser & Jennifer Banko	19.2	54.8	54.80	52	40	00 / 00	23.5
210	Everybody's All-American (1988)	Jessica Lange & Dennis Quaid	12.6	36.1	36.10	77	45	00 / 00	23.4
211	Malarek (1988) Limited Release	Michael Sarrazin	0.2	0.4	0.40	246	57	00 / 00	23.2
212	Survival Quest (1988)	Catherine Keener	0.1	0.2	0.20	262	57	00 / 00	23.1
213	Gotham (1988) Showtime Movies	Tommy Lee Jones	0.0	0.1	0.10	296	57	00 / 00	22.9
214	Haunted Summer (1988)	Laura Dern	0.0	0.1	0.10	279	57	00 / 00	22.9
213	Sweet Hearts Dance (1988)	Susan Sarandon & Don Johnson	3.8	10.8	10.80	135	53	00 / 00	22.4
216	The Kiss (1988)	Joanna Pacula & Meredith Salenger	1.9	5.3	5.30	163	55	00 / 00	22.3
215	Blackout (1988)		0.1	0.1	0.10	271	56	00 / 00	22.0
218	Feds (1988)	Rebecca De Mornay & Mary Gross	3.8	11.0	11.00	133	53	00 / 00	21.8
219	Out Of The Dark (1988)		0.0	0.1	0.10	295	56	00 / 00	21.2
220	Shadow Dancing (1988)	Christopher Plummer	0.1	0.1	0.10	264	56	00 / 00	20.9
221	Pulse (1988)	Cliff De Young & Roxanne Hart	0.0	0.1	0.10	281	55	00 / 00	20.3
222	The Dawning (1988)		0.1	0.1	0.10	274	55	00 / 00	20.2
223	Critters 2: The Main Course (1988)	Scott Grimes	3.8	10.9	10.90	134	52	00 / 00	20.2
224	The Deceivers (1988)	Pierce Brosnan	0.3	1.0	1.00	224	55	00 / 00	20.1
225	Platoon Leader (1988)	Tony Pierce & Robert F. Lyons	1.3	3.9	3.90	172	54	00 / 00	20.0
227	Kansas (1988)	Matt Dillon & Andrew McCarthy	2.4	7.0	7.00	153	53	00 / 00	19.9
226	Ghost Town (1988)	Franc Luz & Catherine Hickland	0.1	0.2	0.20	259	55	00 / 00	19.8
226	Spike of Bensonhurst (1988)	Ernest Borgnine	0.6	1.8	1.80	205	54	00 / 00	19.1
227	Judgment in Berlin (1988)	Sean Penn & Martin Sheen	0.2	0.7	0.70	233	54	00 / 00	18.8
231	The Unholy (1988)	Ben Cross & Hal Holbrook	6.3	18.1	18.10	115	49	00 / 00	18.8
231	Taffin (1988)	Pierce Brosnan	0.2	0.5	0.50	244	54	00 / 00	18.7
232	Criminal Law (1988)	Gary Oldman & Kevin Bacon	10.0	28.5	28.50	90	45	00 / 00	18.4
232	Under the Boardwalk (1988)	Richard Joseph Paul & Danielle von Zerneck	0.1	0.4	0.40	247	54	00 / 00	18.1
234	Watchers (1988)	Corey Haim	0.9	2.7	2.70	190	53	00 / 00	17.6
237	Hero and the Terror (1988)	Chuck Norris	5.3	15.2	15.20	124	49	00 / 00	17.5
237	Red Scorpion (1988)	Dolph Lundgren & M. Emmet Walsh	4.2	12.0	12.00	129	50	00 / 00	17.4
238	Fresh Horses (1988)	Molly Ringwald & Andrew McCarthy	6.6	19.0	19.00	112	47	00 / 00	17.4
237	976-EVIL (1988)	Sandy Dennis	3.0	8.5	8.50	150	51	00 / 00	17.4
239	Remote Control (1988)	Kevin Dillon & Deborah Goodrich	0.1	0.3	0.30	254	53	00 / 00	17.2
240	A New Life (1988)	Ann-Margret & Alan Alda	7.7	22.1	22.10	105	46	00 / 00	17.2
241	Made in USA (1988)	Chris Penn	0.0	0.1	0.10	289	53	00 / 00	17.2
244	Dead Heat (1988)	Vincent Price & Treat Williams	3.6	10.3	10.30	137	50	00 / 00	16.8
241	Homeboy (1988)	Mickey Rourke	0.1	0.4	0.40	251	53	00 / 00	16.7
246	Braddock: Missing in Action III (1988)	Chuck Norris	6.2	17.7	17.70	117	47	00 / 00	16.6
245	Red Riding Hood (1988) Limited Release	Isabella Rossellini	0.0	0.1	0.10	286	53	00 / 00	16.1
244	The Wrong Guys (1988)	John Goodman	1.2	3.3	3.30	183	52	00 / 00	16.0
247	Let Sleeping Cops Lie/Ne réveillez pas un flic qui dort (1988)		0.8	2.3	7.90	192	52	00 / 00	15.8
248	The Girl in a Swing (1988)	Meg Tilly & Rupert Frazer	0.7	2.1	2.10	194	52	00 / 00	15.7
250	The Prince of Pennsylvania (1988)	Keanu Reeves & Fred Ward	0.1	0.2	0.20	263	52	00 / 00	15.6
250	The Invisible Kid (1988)		0.0	0.1	0.10	302	52	00 / 00	15.4
251	The Blue Iguana (1988)	Dylan McDermott & Jessica Harper	0.2	0.5	0.50	242	52	00 / 00	15.1
252	Far North (1988)		0.1	0.4	0.40	248	52	00 / 00	15.1
253	Mr. North (1988)	Anthony Edwards & Robert Mitchum	1.2	3.5	3.50	178	51	00 / 00	15.0
252	Buy & Cell (1988)		0.1	0.1	0.10	277	52	00 / 00	14.8
254	Puss in Boots (1988)	Christopher Walken	0.0	0.1	0.10	280	52	00 / 00	14.6
256	You Can't Hurry Love (1988)	Kristy McNichol	9.3	26.7	26.70	92	43	00 / 00	14.2
257	Tropical Snow (1988)		0.0	0.1	0.10	305	51	00 / 00	14.0
256	Two Moon Junction (1988)	Sherilyn Fenn & Richard Tyson	1.5	4.4	4.40	170	50	00 / 00	13.9
257	Vibes (1988)	Peter Falk	1.9	5.4	5.40	162	49	00 / 00	13.9
262	Stealing Home (1988)	Harold Ramis & Jodie Foster	7.5	21.3	21.30	106	44	00 / 00	13.8
262	Vampire's Kiss (1988)	Nicolas Cage & Maria Conchita Alonso	0.7	2.1	2.10	195	50	00 / 00	13.0
262	Sunset (1988)	Bruce Willis & James Garner	4.6	13.1	15.90	128	45	01 / 00	13.0
261	For Queen & Country (1988)	Denzel Washington & Dorian Healy	0.2	0.5	0.50	237	50	00 / 00	12.9
264	Last Rites (1988)		0.5	1.3	1.30	212	50	00 / 00	12.6
264	Tougher Than Leather (1988)	Darryl McDaniels & Daniel Simmons	3.6	10.2	10.20	138	47	00 / 00	12.4
266	Johnny Be Good (1988)	Robert Downey Jr. & Anthony Michael Hall	17.6	50.2	50.20	58	33	00 / 00	12.1
267	Midnight Crossing (1988)	Faye Dunaway	1.3	3.8	3.80	174	48	00 / 00	12.0
268	Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw (1988)	Greg Berg & Ruth Buzzi	0.6	1.7	1.70	207	49	00 / 00	11.8
269	Apprentice to Murder (1988)	Donald Sutherland	0.5	1.3	1.30	211	49	00 / 00	11.7
271	Satisfaction (1988)	Julia Roberts & Liam Neeson	8.3	23.6	23.60	101	41	00 / 00	11.5
271	Heart of Midnight (1988)	Steve Buscemi	0.1	0.3	0.30	253	49	00 / 00	11.5
272	Blood Relations (1988)		0.1	0.1	0.10	275	49	00 / 00	11.4
273	Arthur 2: On the Rocks (1988)	Dudley Moore & Liza Minnelli	14.7	42.0	42.00	65	35	00 / 00	11.0
274	Sticky Fingers (1988)	Eileen Brennan	0.2	0.6	0.60	234	48	00 / 00	10.4
275	A Time of Destiny (1988)	William Hurt & Timothy Hutton	1.2	3.5	3.50	179	47	00 / 00	10.4
276	My Stepmother is an Alien (1988)	Dan Aykroyd & Kim Basinger	13.9	39.6	39.60	69	35	00 / 00	10.4
277	Tiger Warsaw (1988)	Patrick Swayze	0.4	1.2	1.20	218	47	00 / 00	9.6
278	Seven Hours to Judgment (1988)	Beau Bridges & Ron Leibman	0.2	0.5	0.50	240	47	00 / 00	9.5
279	Trading Hearts (1988)	Raul Julia	0.0	0.1	0.10	297	47	00 / 00	9.0
279	The Telephone (1988)	Whoopi Goldberg & Elliott Gould	0.1	0.3	0.30	255	45	00 / 00	7.9
278	Call Me (1988)	Patricia Charbonneau & Stephen McHattie	0.3	0.7	0.70	231	45	00 / 00	7.9
282	Blood Money/Clinton & Nadine (1988) HBO Movie	Morgan Freeman & Andy Garcia	0.0	0.1	0.10	285	45	00 / 00	7.8
283	Iron Eagle II (1988)	Louis Gossett Jr.	10.5	30.0	30.00	87	36	00 / 00	7.6
284	The Third Solution (1988) Limited Release	F. Murray Abraham	0.0	0.1	0.10	294	45	00 / 00	7.2
283	Stars And Bars (1988)	Daniel Day-Lewis	0.0	0.1	0.10	301	45	00 / 00	7.1
284	Messenger of Death (1988)	Charles Bronson & John Malkovich	3.1	8.8	8.80	148	42	00 / 00	7.0
287	Doin' Time on Planet Earth (1988)	Maureen Stapleton	0.0	0.1	0.10	292	44	00 / 00	6.8
286	And God Created Woman (1988)	Rebecca De Mornay & Vincent Spano	0.7	2.1	2.10	196	43	00 / 00	6.2
290	People Purple Eater (1988) Limited Release	Shelley Winters	0.0	0.1	0.10	304	43	00 / 00	5.8
289	Dakota (1988)	Lou Diamond Phillips	0.0	0.1	0.10	307	43	00 / 00	5.7
289	Wildfire (1988) Film Festival Circuit Only	Will Patton	0.0	0.1	0.10	293	43	00 / 00	5.7
292	Hot to Trot (1988)	John Candy & Bobcat Goldthwait	6.4	18.4	18.40	113	37	00 / 00	5.4
293	Paramedics (1988)	Ray Walston	0.4	1.1	1.10	220	42	00 / 00	5.3
294	Illegally Yours (1988)	Rob Lowe	0.3	0.7	0.70	230	42	00 / 00	5.2
295	Me and Him (1988)	Craig T. Nelson	0.1	0.2	0.20	258	41	00 / 00	4.5
296	White Hot (1988)		0.0	0.1	0.10	288	41	00 / 00	4.3
297	Dangerous Love (1988)		0.0	0.1	0.10	282	39	00 / 00	3.7
298	Split Decisions (1988)	Gene Hackman & Jennifer Beals	0.7	2.0	2.00	198	38	00 / 00	3.5
300	Mac and Me (1988)	Christine Ebersole & Jonathan Ward	6.4	18.4	18.40	114	33	00 / 00	3.3
299	Drug Runners (1988)		0.0	0.1	0.10	300	38	00 / 00	3.2
301	Rented Lips (1988)	Eileen Brennan	0.0	0.1	0.10	284	36	00 / 00	2.1
302	Killing American Style (1988)		0.1	0.1	0.10	268	35	00 / 00	2.0
303	Full Moon in Blue Water (1988)	Gene Hackman & Burgess Meredith	0.5	1.3	1.30	214	35	00 / 00	1.9
304	Hawkeye (1988)		0.1	0.1	0.10	267	34	00 / 00	1.5
305	Hawken's Breed (1988)		0.1	0.1	0.10	265	31	00 / 00	1.0
306	Saturday the 14th Strikes Back (1988)		0.1	0.1	0.10	270	29	00 / 00	0.6
307	Caddyshack II (1988)	Chevy Chase & Dan Aykroyd	11.8	33.7	33.70	82	16	00 / 00	0.4

Top earners in 1988 for Adjusted USA Box Office:


Tom Cruise	2	1,519.0	732.0
John Heard	5	764.0	659.1
Kathleen Turner	3	1,062.3	566.7
Alec Baldwin	5	653.0	510.1
Dustin Hoffman	1	1,028.7	508.4
Garry Marshall	2	596.7	491.8
Christopher Lloyd	3	960.3	464.7
John Houseman	4	448.3	448.3
Bob Hoskins	2	943.0	447.4
Don Ameche	3	889.7	430.6
Arnold Schwarzenegger	2	719.3	420.0
Samuel L. Jackson	2	867.1	408.0
Mercedes Ruehl	2	495.0	390.1
Tom Hanks	2	493.8	388.9
Ralph Bellamy	2	839.1	380.0
Louie Anderson	2	828.8	369.7
Jon Lovitz	2	473.2	368.3
James Earl Jones	1	825.5	366.4
Eddie Murphy	1	825.5	366.4
Cuba Gooding Jr.	1	825.5	366.4
John Amos	1	825.5	366.4
Nehemiah Persoff	2	643.2	343.9
Elizabeth Perkins	2	444.4	339.5
Paul Gleason	3	498.4	333.3
Robert Loggia	1	433.6	328.7

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22 thoughts on “1988 Movies”

sidney johnson says:

May 10, 2024 at 6:00 pm

The Vanishing
highly rated Dutch thriller
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096163/

Sidney Johnson says:

February 10, 2024 at 12:22 pm

The Bear was nominated for Best Film Editing at the 1990 Academy Awards. Yes that means the Oscar year is out of synch with the year used for the film.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095800/awards/?ref_=tt_awd

Sidney Johnson says:

April 26, 2021 at 8:35 pm

51 Running on Empty (1988)
nominations:
Best Supporting Actor
River Phoenix – Running on Empty as Danny Pope
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Running on Empty – Naomi Foner

1. Cogerson says:
  
  April 27, 2021 at 8:53 pm
  
  Hey Sidney…..thanks for catching that error….it has been fixed….your efforts are appreciated.

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