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	91.5
14	Midnight Run (1988)	Robert De Niro & Charles Grodin	38.4	109.8	233.30	28	83	00 / 00	89.8
15	Colors (1988)	Robert Duvall & Sean Penn	46.6	133.3	133.30	21	74	00 / 00	89.3
15	Beaches (1988)	Garry Marshall & Bette Midler	57.0	163.1	163.10	15	65	01 / 00	89.3
17	The Land Before Time (1988)	Pat Hingle	48.1	137.5	241.50	20	73	00 / 00	89.2
19	Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)	Michael Caine & Steve Martin	42.0	120.2	120.20	24	78	00 / 00	88.9
17	The Accused (1988)	Jodie Foster & Kelly McGillis	32.1	91.7	91.70	35	83	01 / 01	88.7
19	Scrooged (1988)	Robert Mitchum & Bill Murray	60.3	172.5	172.50	13	59	01 / 00	88.6
20	Twins (1988)	Arnold Schwarzenegger & Danny DeVito	111.9	320.0	619.30	5	50	00 / 00	88.2
21	Willow (1988)	Val Kilmer	57.3	163.7	163.70	14	56	02 / 00	87.0
22	The Accidental Tourist (1988) AA Best Picture Nom	Kathleen Turner & William Hurt	32.6	93.3	93.30	34	69	04 / 01	86.5
23	Biloxi Blues (1988)	Christopher Walken & Matthew Broderick	43.2	123.5	147.80	23	68	00 / 00	86.2
24	Crocodile Dundee II (1988)	Paul Hogan	109.3	312.5	312.50	6	44	00 / 00	85.9
25	The Bear (1988)	Tchéky Karyo & Bart the Bear	31.8	90.8	90.80	36	77	00 / 00	85.0
28	A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)	Robert Englund	49.4	141.1	141.10	19	60	00 / 00	84.8
29	Oliver & Company (1988)	Bette Midler	53.3	152.3	152.30	17	54	00 / 00	83.8
27	Cinema Paradiso (1988)	Philippe Noiret & Enzo Cannavale	12.0	34.3	34.30	80	87	01 / 01	82.6
27	Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)	Jeff Bridges & Joan Allen	19.7	56.2	56.20	49	79	03 / 00	82.2
30	Big Business (1988)	Bette Midler	40.2	114.8	114.80	27	63	00 / 00	82.1
31	Shoot to Kill (1988)	Sidney Poitier & Tom Berenger	29.3	83.8	83.80	37	72	00 / 00	81.9
30	Gorillas in the Mist (1988)	Sigourney Weaver	24.7	70.7	174.80	42	72	05 / 00	81.7
33	Tequila Sunrise (1988)	Mel Gibson & Michelle Pfeiffer	41.3	118.1	302.70	26	59	01 / 00	80.9
36	Young Guns (1988)	Emilio Estevez & Kiefer Sutherland	45.7	130.5	130.50	22	54	00 / 00	80.5
36	Child's Play (1988)	Chris Sarandon & Brad Dourif	33.2	95.0	95.00	33	66	00 / 00	80.3
36	Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)	Antonio Banderas	7.2	20.5	20.50	109	86	01 / 00	79.0
38	Married to the Mob (1988)	Michelle Pfeiffer & Alec Baldwin	21.5	61.4	61.40	45	72	01 / 00	78.4
37	The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988)	Daniel Day-Lewis	10.0	28.6	28.60	89	82	02 / 00	78.3
39	Red Heat (1988)	Arnold Schwarzenegger & James Belushi	35.0	100.0	100.00	30	59	00 / 00	78.0
40	The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)	David Bowie & Willem Dafoe	8.4	23.9	23.90	100	83	01 / 00	77.4
40	Cocktail (1988)	Tom Cruise	78.2	223.6	490.30	9	27	00 / 00	76.8
42	Dead Ringers (1988)	Jeremy Irons	8.0	23.0	23.00	104	83	00 / 00	76.7
43	Rambo III (1988)	Sylvester Stallone	53.7	153.6	540.40	16	42	00 / 00	76.5
46	The Great Outdoors (1988)	John Candy & Dan Aykroyd	41.5	118.5	118.50	25	53	00 / 00	76.3
45	Frantic (1988)	Harrison Ford	17.6	50.4	50.40	57	73	00 / 00	76.1
46	The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)	John Neville & Eric Idle	8.1	23.1	23.10	103	79	04 / 00	75.8
47	The Dead Pool (1988)	Clint Eastwood & Liam Neeson	37.9	108.4	108.40	29	53	00 / 00	74.6
46	Stand and Deliver (1988)	Edward James Olmos & Gary Sinise	14.0	40.0	40.00	68	74	01 / 00	74.1
48	A Cry in the Dark (1988)	Meryl Streep & Sam Neill	6.9	19.8	19.80	110	79	01 / 00	73.3
50	The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)	Bill Pullman & Cathy Tyson	19.6	56.0	56.00	50	69	00 / 00	73.3
51	High Hopes (1988)	Phil Davis & Ruth Sheen	1.2	3.4	3.40	181	85	00 / 00	73.2
52	Funny Farm (1988)	Chevy Chase	25.5	73.0	73.00	40	63	00 / 00	73.2
51	Hairspray (1988)	Sonny Bono & Ruth Brown	6.7	19.1	19.10	111	80	00 / 00	73.1
54	Betrayed (1988)	John Heard & Debra Winger	25.8	73.8	73.80	39	63	00 / 00	73.0
55	Salaam Bombay! (1988)	Shafiq Syed & Hansa Vithal	2.1	5.9	5.90	158	84	00 / 00	73.0
56	The Thin Blue Line (1988)	Documentary	1.2	3.5	3.50	180	85	00 / 00	72.7
55	Eight Men Out (1988)	John Cusack & Clifton James	5.7	16.2	16.20	120	79	00 / 00	71.3
58	Akira (1988)	Mitsuo Iwata & Nozomu Sasaki	0.4	1.3	1.30	215	83	00 / 00	70.5
61	Crossing Delancey (1988)	Amy Irving & Peter Riegert	16.3	46.5	46.50	60	69	00 / 00	70.2
59	My Neighbor Totoro (1988)	Hitoshi Takagi & Noriko Hidaka	2.3	6.4	87.90	156	81	00 / 00	69.5
60	Bird (1988)	Forest Whitaker & Diane Venora	2.2	6.2	6.20	157	78	01 / 01	69.0
62	Running on Empty (1988)	River Phoenix & Sidney Lumet	2.8	8.1	8.10	151	78	02 / 00	68.5
63	They Live (1988)	John Carpenter	13.0	37.2	37.20	74	70	00 / 00	67.9
65	Mystic Pizza (1988)	Julia Roberts	12.8	36.6	36.60	75	70	00 / 00	67.6
67	Ernest Saves Christmas (1988)	Jim Varney & Douglas Seale	28.2	80.6	80.60	38	56	00 / 00	67.5
65	Imagine: John Lennon (1988)	Documentary	3.8	10.7	10.70	136	77	00 / 00	66.2
67	Torch Song Trilogy (1988)	Matthew Broderick & Anne Bancroft	4.9	13.9	13.90	126	76	00 / 00	66.2
68	Alien Nation (1988)	James Caan	25.2	72.1	72.10	41	56	00 / 00	65.8
69	Things Change (1988)	Don Ameche	3.5	10.1	10.10	141	75	00 / 00	64.4
71	U2: Rattle and Hum (1988)	U2	8.6	24.6	24.60	97	71	00 / 00	64.2
71	Talk Radio (1988)	Oliver Stone & Alec Baldwin	3.5	9.9	9.90	143	75	00 / 00	64.0
74	Return to Snowy River (1988)	Tom Burlinson	13.7	39.1	39.10	71	66	00 / 00	63.6
75	The Milagro Beanfield War (1988)	Rubén Blades & Richard Bradford	13.8	39.5	39.50	70	63	01 / 01	62.9
74	Camille Claudel (1988)	Isabelle Adjani & Gérard Depardieu	3.3	9.5	34.40	145	73	02 / 00	62.7
73	Heathers (1988)	Winona Ryder & Christian Slater	1.1	3.2	3.30	185	76	00 / 00	62.2
77	Monkey Shines (1988)	Jason Beghe & John Pankow	5.3	15.3	15.30	123	71	00 / 00	60.6
76	Chocolat (1988)	Isaach De Bankolé & Giulia Boschi	2.3	6.6	6.60	155	74	00 / 00	60.5
78	Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988)	Doug Bradley & Ashley Laurence	12.1	34.6	34.60	79	65	00 / 00	60.0
78	Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988)	Pete Postlethwaite & Freda Dowie	0.7	2.0	2.00	199	75	00 / 00	59.8
79	Drowning by Numbers (1988)	Bernard Hill	0.4	1.2	1.20	217	75	00 / 00	59.5
79	Bat*21 (1988)	Gene Hackman & Danny Glover	4.0	11.3	11.30	130	71	00 / 00	58.8
82	Above the Law (1988)	Steven Seagal & Sharon Stone	18.9	53.9	53.90	55	57	00 / 00	58.0
83	For Keeps? (1988)	Molly Ringwald	17.5	50.1	50.10	59	58	00 / 00	57.7
84	Masquerade (1988)	Rob Lowe	15.9	45.3	45.30	63	60	00 / 00	57.5
85	Little Nikita (1988)	Sidney Poitier	1.7	5.0	5.00	165	72	00 / 00	57.1
86	Dominick and Eugene (1988)	Jamie Lee Curtis & Ray Liotta	3.1	8.8	8.80	147	71	00 / 00	56.7
87	La lectrice (1988)	Miou-Miou & Christian Ruché	0.7	2.0	2.00	197	73	00 / 00	56.6
88	Madame Sousatzka (1988)	Shirley MacLaine	3.5	10.1	10.10	140	70	00 / 00	56.4
88	The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey (1998)		1.3	3.8	3.80	173	72	00 / 00	55.8
88	A World Apart (1988)	Barbara Hershey & David Suchet	2.3	6.7	6.70	154	71	00 / 00	55.6
91	The Music Teacher (1988)		1.1	3.1	3.10	186	72	00 / 00	55.3
92	Punchline (1988)	Tom Hanks & Sally Field	21.0	60.2	60.20	46	53	00 / 00	55.2
91	Light Years (1988)	Glenn Close	0.4	1.1	1.10	223	72	00 / 00	55.0
92	Vincent: The Life and Death of Vincent Van Gogh (1988)		1.6	4.5	4.50	167	71	00 / 00	54.4
95	License to Drive (1988)	Corey Haim & Corey Feldman	22.4	64.1	64.10	43	52	00 / 00	54.2
97	I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988)	Keenen Ivory Wayans & Bernie Casey	13.0	37.3	37.30	73	60	00 / 00	54.0
96	D.O.A. (1988)	Dennis Quaid & Meg Ryan	12.7	36.3	36.30	76	60	00 / 00	54.0
98	Little Vera (1988)	Natalya Negoda & Andrey Sokolov	1.3	3.6	3.60	176	71	00 / 00	53.9
99	Hanussen (1988)	Klaus Maria Brandauer & Erland Josephson	0.1	0.2	0.20	259	72	00 / 00	53.8
98	The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick (1988)	Saul Rubinek & Jan Rubes	0.3	0.9	0.90	227	71	00 / 00	52.4
99	Miracle Mile (1988)	Anthony Edwards & Mare Winningham	1.1	3.3	3.30	184	70	00 / 00	51.7
102	Short Circuit 2 (1988)	Fisher Stevens & Michael McKean	21.6	61.8	61.80	44	51	00 / 00	51.6
103	The Little Thief (1988)	Charlotte Gainsbourg & Didier Bezace	1.1	3.0	3.00	187	70	00 / 00	51.5
104	School Daze (1988)	Samuel L. Jackson & Laurence Fishburne	14.5	41.6	41.60	66	57	00 / 00	51.5
105	Powaqqatsi (1988)	Documentary	0.6	1.7	1.70	206	70	00 / 00	50.8
106	Another Woman (1988)	Gene Hackman & Mia Farrow	1.6	4.5	4.50	168	69	00 / 00	50.6
107	Action Jackson (1988)	Sharon Stone	20.3	57.9	57.90	48	52	00 / 00	50.4
108	Pascali's Island (1988)	Ben Kingsley	1.5	4.2	4.20	171	69	00 / 00	50.3
107	A Handful of Dust (1988)	Anjelica Huston	1.6	4.5	4.50	169	68	01 / 00	50.2
110	Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)	Donald Pleasence	17.8	50.8	50.80	56	54	00 / 00	50.1
111	Apartment Zero (1988)	Hart Bochner & Colin Firth	1.3	3.6	3.60	175	69	00 / 00	50.0
112	Dead Solid Perfect (1988) HBO Movie	Randy Quaid	0.0	0.1	0.10	291	70	00 / 00	49.8
113	Hawks (1988) Film Festival Circuit Only		0.0	0.1	0.10	294	70	00 / 00	49.8
114	The Blob (1988)	Shawnee Smith & Kevin Dillon	8.2	23.6	23.60	102	62	00 / 00	49.4
114	Vice Versa (1988)	Judge Reinhold	13.7	39.1	39.10	72	57	00 / 00	49.4
116	Without a Clue (1988)	Michael Caine & Ben Kingsley	8.5	24.4	24.40	99	62	00 / 00	49.3
117	The Chocolate War (1988)	John Glover & Ilan Mitchell-Smith	0.3	0.9	0.90	229	69	00 / 00	48.5
120	Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988)	Cassandra Peterson & Phil Rubenstein	5.6	16.0	16.00	121	64	00 / 00	48.3
119	Police Story 2 (1988)		0.1	0.1	97.80	268	69	00 / 00	47.9
120	The Legend of the Holy Drinker (1988) Film Festival Circuit Only	Rutger Hauer	0.0	0.1	0.10	302	69	00 / 00	47.8
121	Bright Lights, Big City (1988)	Michael J. Fox	16.1	46.1	46.10	61	54	00 / 00	47.5
121	The Moderns (1988)	Keith Carradine & Linda Fiorentino	2.0	5.8	5.80	159	67	00 / 00	47.3
122	Off Limits (1988)	Willem Dafoe	7.2	20.7	20.70	108	62	00 / 00	46.9
124	The Seventh Sign (1988)	Michael Biehn & Demi Moore	18.9	54.0	54.00	54	51	00 / 00	46.7
125	Lady in White (1988)	Lukas Haas & Len Cariou	1.7	4.9	4.90	166	67	00 / 00	46.7
125	Clean and Sober (1988)	Morgan Freeman & Michael Keaton	8.7	24.8	24.80	96	60	00 / 00	46.3
129	Shakedown (1988)	Peter Weller & Sam Elliott	10.1	28.8	28.80	88	59	00 / 00	46.0
128	The Big Blue (1988)	Luc Besson	3.5	10.0	10.00	142	65	00 / 00	46.0
129	Earth Girls Are Easy (1988)	Geena Davis & Jeff Goldblum	3.9	11.2	11.20	132	64	00 / 00	45.4
130	The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (1988)	Documentary	0.4	1.1	1.10	222	67	00 / 00	44.5
133	Clara's Heart (1988)	Whoopi Goldberg	5.2	14.9	14.90	125	62	00 / 00	44.3
132	Matador (1988)	Assumpta Serna & Directed by Pedro Almodóvar	0.2	0.6	0.60	236	67	00 / 00	44.3
132	Paperhouse (1988)	Charlotte Burke & Jane Bertish	0.2	0.7	0.70	232	66	00 / 00	43.3
135	The Good Mother (1988)	Liam Neeson & Diane Keaton	4.8	13.6	13.60	127	62	00 / 00	42.8
136	She's Having a Baby (1988)	Kevin Bacon & Alec Baldwin	16.0	45.8	45.80	62	52	00 / 00	42.7
135	Dragons Forever (1988)		0.1	0.1	96.10	276	66	00 / 00	41.8
138	Switching Channels (1988)	Burt Reynolds & Kathleen Turner	9.1	26.1	26.10	94	57	00 / 00	41.6
139	Night of the Demons (1988)	Cathy Podewell & Alvin Alexis	3.1	8.9	8.90	146	63	00 / 00	41.6
139	Cop (1988)	James Woods	2.0	5.7	5.70	160	64	00 / 00	41.5
141	The Beast (1988)	Jason Patric	0.2	0.5	0.50	244	65	00 / 00	41.2
142	The Siege of Firebase Gloria (1988) Limited Release	Wings Hauser	0.1	0.2	0.20	266	65	00 / 00	41.0
142	Moving (1988)	Richard Pryor	10.8	30.9	30.90	86	55	00 / 00	40.8
143	Da (1988)	Martin Sheen	0.6	1.8	1.80	204	65	00 / 00	40.7
144	Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988)		0.6	1.6	1.60	208	65	00 / 00	40.6
146	Pumpkinhead (1988)	Lance Henriksen & Jeff East	3.4	9.7	9.70	144	62	00 / 00	40.1
146	Amsterdamned (1988)	Huub Stapel & Monique van de Ven	0.1	0.3	0.30	258	65	00 / 00	39.9
147	Return of the Living Dead II (1988)	James Karen & Thom Mathews	9.2	26.3	26.30	93	56	00 / 00	39.0
148	Bad Dreams (1988)	Jennifer Rubin & Bruce Abbott	9.8	28.0	28.00	91	56	00 / 00	38.9
149	Cocoon: The Return (1988)	Don Ameche & Steve Guttenberg	18.9	54.1	54.10	53	47	00 / 00	38.7
150	Pass the Ammo (1988)	Bill Paxton	0.2	0.5	0.50	242	64	00 / 00	38.7
151	Cohen and Tate (1988)		0.1	0.2	0.20	263	64	00 / 00	38.6
152	The Presidio (1988)	Sean Connery & Meg Ryan	20.3	58.1	58.10	47	46	00 / 00	37.8
153	Patty Hearst (1988)	Natasha Richardson & William Forsythe	1.2	3.5	3.50	177	63	00 / 00	37.7
154	Lemon Sky (1988)		0.0	0.1	0.10	287	64	00 / 00	37.5
155	Stormy Monday (1988)	Tommy Lee Jones & Melanie Griffith	1.8	5.1	5.10	164	62	00 / 00	37.1
156	Moon Over Parador (1988)	Richard Dreyfuss & Raul Julia	11.4	32.7	32.70	84	53	00 / 00	36.7
157	War Party (1988)	Billy Wirth & Kevin Dillon	0.7	1.9	1.90	202	63	00 / 00	36.5
158	Crusoe (1988)	Aidan Quinn & Ade Sapara	0.3	0.9	0.90	228	63	00 / 00	35.8
159	The In Crowd (1988)	Jennifer Runyon & Donovan Leitch Jr.	0.1	0.4	0.40	252	63	00 / 00	35.5
162	Going to the Chapel (1988)	Cloris Leachman	0.1	0.1	0.10	270	63	00 / 00	35.4
163	Phantasm II (1988)	James Le Gros	7.3	20.8	20.80	107	56	00 / 00	35.3
160	Paris By Night (1988) Film Festival Circuit Only	Charlotte Rampling	0.0	0.1	0.10	313	63	00 / 00	35.2
162	In A Shallow Grave (1988) Film Festival Circuit Only	Michael Biehn	0.1	0.1	0.10	280	63	00 / 00	35.1
163	Waxwork (1988)	Zach Galligan & Deborah Foreman	0.8	2.3	2.30	191	62	00 / 00	34.2
164	Big Top Pee-Wee (1988)	Paul Reubens & Penelope Ann Miller	15.1	43.2	43.20	64	49	00 / 00	34.0
165	Salsa - The Motion Picture (1988)	Draco Rosa	8.9	25.4	25.40	95	54	00 / 00	33.8
166	The House on Carroll Street (1988)	Kelly McGillis	0.5	1.3	1.30	213	62	00 / 00	33.5
167	Mondo New York (1988)	Documentary	0.2	0.6	0.60	237	62	00 / 00	33.1
168	The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking (1988)	Tami Erin & David Seaman	3.6	10.2	10.20	139	59	00 / 00	33.1
169	Rocket Gibraltar (1988)	Burt Lancaster & Kevin Spacey	0.2	0.5	0.50	240	62	00 / 00	33.1
170	Hanna's War (1988)	Ellen Burstyn & Maruschka Detmers	0.1	0.4	0.40	251	62	00 / 00	33.0
171	Manifesto (1988)	Eric Stoltz & Alfred Molina	0.1	0.2	0.20	262	62	00 / 00	32.9
174	Heartbreak Hotel (1988)	David Keith & Tuesday Weld	5.5	15.8	15.80	122	57	00 / 00	32.3
173	Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach (1988)	Bubba Smith & David Graf	19.5	55.8	55.80	51	44	00 / 00	32.1
174	Salome's Last Dance (1988)		0.7	1.9	1.90	203	61	00 / 00	31.9
176	The Wizard of Loneliness (1988)	Lea Thompson	0.1	0.4	0.40	250	61	00 / 00	31.8
177	Jack's Back (1988)	James Spader	0.5	1.4	1.40	210	61	00 / 00	31.5
179	Young Einstein (1988)	Yahoo Serious & Odile Le Clezio	11.5	33.0	33.00	83	51	00 / 00	31.5
180	Track 29 (1988)	Gary Oldman & Christopher Lloyd	0.4	1.2	1.20	216	61	00 / 00	31.5
180	High Spirits (1988)	Liam Neeson & Peter O'Toole	8.6	24.5	24.50	98	53	00 / 00	31.4
182	Consuming Passions (1988)	Jonathan Pryce & Vanessa Redgrave	0.1	0.3	0.30	254	61	00 / 00	31.0
183	Bloodsport (1988)	Jean-Claude Van Damme	11.8	33.8	33.80	81	50	00 / 00	30.9
184	The Boost (1988)	James Woods	0.8	2.2	2.20	193	60	00 / 00	30.9
184	1969 (1988)	Robert Downey Jr. & Bruce Dern	6.0	17.1	17.10	118	55	00 / 00	30.2
184	A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon (1988)	River Phoenix & Ann Magnuson	6.3	17.9	17.90	116	55	00 / 00	30.1
187	Maniac Cop (1988)	Bruce Campbell	0.7	1.9	1.90	200	60	00 / 00	29.9
188	Appointment with Death (1988)	Peter Ustinov & Lauren Bacall	1.0	2.7	2.70	188	59	00 / 00	29.7
189	Some Girls (1988)	Patrick Dempsey & Jennifer Connelly	0.4	1.1	1.10	221	60	00 / 00	29.3
190	Miles from Home (1988)	Richard Gere & John Malkovich	0.2	0.5	0.50	239	60	00 / 00	29.0
191	Memories of Me (1988)	Billy Crystal	4.0	11.3	11.30	131	56	00 / 00	28.9
191	Casual Sex? (1988)	Lea Thompson & Victoria Jackson	12.3	35.1	35.10	78	49	00 / 00	28.9
192	The Lair of the White Worm (1988)	Amanda Donohoe & Hugh Grant	1.2	3.4	3.40	182	59	00 / 00	28.8
196	We Think the World of You (1988)	Gary Oldman	0.0	0.1	0.10	303	60	00 / 00	28.7
193	Strange Place for an Encounter (1988)	Gérard Depardieu	0.1	0.1	4.10	279	60	00 / 00	28.7
196	The Raggedy Rawney (1988)	Directed by Bob Hoskins	0.1	0.1	0.10	281	60	00 / 00	28.6
196	Moonwalker (1988)	Michael Jackson	0.9	2.7	200.00	189	59	00 / 00	28.3
197	Fright Night Part 2 (1988)	Roddy McDowall	3.0	8.5	8.50	149	57	00 / 00	28.0
199	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	27.9
200	The Rescue (1988)	Edward Albert	5.9	16.7	16.70	119	54	00 / 00	27.6
202	Buster (1988)	Phil Collins & Julie Walters	0.5	1.5	1.50	209	58	01 / 00	27.5
200	18 Again! (1988)	Charlie Schlatter & George Burns	2.6	7.3	7.30	152	57	00 / 00	27.5
203	The Dressmaker (1988) Film Festival Circuit Only	Joan Plowright	0.0	0.1	0.10	283	59	00 / 00	26.9
203	Tapeheads (1988)	John Cusack	0.3	1.0	1.00	226	58	00 / 00	26.8
205	Blueberry Hill (1988)		0.0	0.1	0.10	295	58	00 / 00	26.3
205	Spellbinder (1988)	Tim Daly & Kelly Preston	0.7	1.9	1.90	201	58	00 / 00	26.1
206	Aloha Summer (1988)	Chris Makepeace & Yuji Okumoto	0.4	1.2	1.20	219	58	00 / 00	25.8
207	Poltergeist III (1988)	Tom Skerritt	14.1	40.4	40.40	67	45	00 / 00	25.7
209	Permanent Record (1988)	Keanu Reeves & Pamela Gidley	1.9	5.4	5.40	161	56	00 / 00	25.7
210	Distant Thunder (1988)	Ralph Macchio & John Lithgow	0.2	0.4	0.40	246	58	00 / 00	25.4
211	It Takes Two (1988)	George Newbern & Leslie Hope	0.3	1.0	1.00	225	57	00 / 00	24.7
212	La maschera (1988)		0.0	0.1	0.10	307	57	00 / 00	24.3
212	Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988)	Terry Kiser & Jennifer Banko	19.2	54.8	54.80	52	40	00 / 00	23.8
213	Everybody's All-American (1988)	Jessica Lange & Dennis Quaid	12.6	36.1	36.10	77	45	00 / 00	23.7
214	Malarek (1988) Limited Release	Michael Sarrazin	0.2	0.4	0.40	247	57	00 / 00	23.5
215	Survival Quest (1988)	Catherine Keener	0.1	0.2	0.20	264	57	00 / 00	23.4
217	Haunted Summer (1988)	Laura Dern	0.0	0.1	0.10	282	57	00 / 00	23.3
216	Gotham (1988) Showtime Movies	Tommy Lee Jones	0.0	0.1	0.10	298	57	00 / 00	23.1
219	Sweet Hearts Dance (1988)	Susan Sarandon & Don Johnson	3.8	10.8	10.80	135	53	00 / 00	22.7
219	The Kiss (1988)	Joanna Pacula & Meredith Salenger	1.9	5.3	5.30	163	55	00 / 00	22.6
221	Blackout (1988)		0.1	0.1	0.10	272	56	00 / 00	22.3
221	Feds (1988)	Rebecca De Mornay & Mary Gross	3.8	11.0	11.00	133	53	00 / 00	22.1
222	Out Of The Dark (1988)		0.0	0.1	0.10	299	56	00 / 00	21.4
223	Shadow Dancing (1988)	Christopher Plummer	0.1	0.1	0.10	267	56	00 / 00	21.1
225	Pulse (1988)	Cliff De Young & Roxanne Hart	0.0	0.1	0.10	285	55	00 / 00	20.6
225	The Dawning (1988)		0.1	0.1	0.10	269	55	00 / 00	20.6
226	Critters 2: The Main Course (1988)	Scott Grimes	3.8	10.9	10.90	134	52	00 / 00	20.4
227	The Deceivers (1988)	Pierce Brosnan	0.3	1.0	1.00	224	55	00 / 00	20.4
228	Platoon Leader (1988)	Tony Pierce & Robert F. Lyons	1.3	3.9	3.90	172	54	00 / 00	20.3
230	Kansas (1988)	Matt Dillon & Andrew McCarthy	2.4	7.0	7.00	153	53	00 / 00	20.2
230	Ghost Town (1988)	Franc Luz & Catherine Hickland	0.1	0.2	0.20	261	55	00 / 00	20.1
232	Spike of Bensonhurst (1988)	Ernest Borgnine	0.6	1.8	1.80	205	54	00 / 00	19.3
233	Judgment in Berlin (1988)	Sean Penn & Martin Sheen	0.2	0.7	0.70	233	54	00 / 00	19.1
234	The Unholy (1988)	Ben Cross & Hal Holbrook	6.3	18.1	18.10	115	49	00 / 00	19.0
234	Taffin (1988)	Pierce Brosnan	0.2	0.5	0.50	245	54	00 / 00	19.0
235	Criminal Law (1988)	Gary Oldman & Kevin Bacon	10.0	28.5	28.50	90	45	00 / 00	18.7
236	Under the Boardwalk (1988)	Richard Joseph Paul & Danielle von Zerneck	0.1	0.4	0.40	248	54	00 / 00	18.4
237	Watchers (1988)	Corey Haim	0.9	2.7	2.70	190	53	00 / 00	17.8
237	Hero and the Terror (1988)	Chuck Norris	5.3	15.2	15.20	124	49	00 / 00	17.7
240	Red Scorpion (1988)	Dolph Lundgren & M. Emmet Walsh	4.2	12.0	12.00	129	50	00 / 00	17.7
240	976-EVIL (1988)	Sandy Dennis	3.0	8.5	8.50	150	51	00 / 00	17.7
241	Fresh Horses (1988)	Molly Ringwald & Andrew McCarthy	6.6	19.0	19.00	112	47	00 / 00	17.6
242	Remote Control (1988)	Kevin Dillon & Deborah Goodrich	0.1	0.3	0.30	256	53	00 / 00	17.5
243	A New Life (1988)	Ann-Margret & Alan Alda	7.7	22.1	22.10	105	46	00 / 00	17.4
244	Made in USA (1988)	Chris Penn	0.0	0.1	0.10	293	53	00 / 00	17.4
244	Dead Heat (1988)	Vincent Price & Treat Williams	3.6	10.3	10.30	137	50	00 / 00	17.0
247	Homeboy (1988)	Mickey Rourke	0.1	0.4	0.40	253	53	00 / 00	16.9
246	Braddock: Missing in Action III (1988)	Chuck Norris	6.2	17.7	17.70	117	47	00 / 00	16.8
248	Red Riding Hood (1988) Limited Release	Isabella Rossellini	0.0	0.1	0.10	290	53	00 / 00	16.3
250	The Wrong Guys (1988)	John Goodman	1.2	3.3	3.30	183	52	00 / 00	16.3
250	Let Sleeping Cops Lie/Ne réveillez pas un flic qui dort (1988)		0.8	2.3	7.90	192	52	00 / 00	16.0
251	The Girl in a Swing (1988)	Meg Tilly & Rupert Frazer	0.7	2.1	2.10	194	52	00 / 00	16.0
253	The Prince of Pennsylvania (1988)	Keanu Reeves & Fred Ward	0.1	0.2	0.20	265	52	00 / 00	15.8
253	The Invisible Kid (1988)		0.0	0.1	0.10	306	52	00 / 00	15.6
254	The Blue Iguana (1988)	Dylan McDermott & Jessica Harper	0.2	0.5	0.50	243	52	00 / 00	15.3
255	Far North (1988)		0.1	0.4	0.40	249	52	00 / 00	15.3
256	Mr. North (1988)	Anthony Edwards & Robert Mitchum	1.2	3.5	3.50	178	51	00 / 00	15.3
258	Buy & Cell (1988)		0.1	0.1	0.10	278	52	00 / 00	15.1
258	Puss in Boots (1988)	Christopher Walken	0.0	0.1	0.10	284	52	00 / 00	14.8
259	You Can't Hurry Love (1988)	Kristy McNichol	9.3	26.7	26.70	92	43	00 / 00	14.3
260	Tropical Snow (1988)		0.0	0.1	0.10	309	51	00 / 00	14.3
262	Two Moon Junction (1988)	Sherilyn Fenn & Richard Tyson	1.5	4.4	4.40	170	50	00 / 00	14.1
263	Vibes (1988)	Peter Falk	1.9	5.4	5.40	162	49	00 / 00	14.1
262	Stealing Home (1988)	Harold Ramis & Jodie Foster	7.5	21.3	21.30	106	44	00 / 00	14.0
265	Vampire's Kiss (1988)	Nicolas Cage & Maria Conchita Alonso	0.7	2.1	2.10	195	50	00 / 00	13.2
265	Sunset (1988)	Bruce Willis & James Garner	4.6	13.1	15.90	128	45	01 / 00	13.2
267	For Queen & Country (1988)	Denzel Washington & Dorian Healy	0.2	0.5	0.50	238	50	00 / 00	13.0
267	Last Rites (1988)		0.5	1.3	1.30	212	50	00 / 00	12.7
268	Tougher Than Leather (1988)	Darryl McDaniels & Daniel Simmons	3.6	10.2	10.20	138	47	00 / 00	12.6
269	Johnny Be Good (1988)	Robert Downey Jr. & Anthony Michael Hall	17.6	50.2	50.20	58	33	00 / 00	12.2
270	Midnight Crossing (1988)	Faye Dunaway	1.3	3.8	3.80	174	48	00 / 00	12.2
271	Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw (1988)	Greg Berg & Ruth Buzzi	0.6	1.7	1.70	207	49	00 / 00	11.9
272	Apprentice to Murder (1988)	Donald Sutherland	0.5	1.3	1.30	211	49	00 / 00	11.9
274	Satisfaction (1988)	Julia Roberts & Liam Neeson	8.3	23.6	23.60	101	41	00 / 00	11.7
274	Heart of Midnight (1988)	Steve Buscemi	0.1	0.3	0.30	255	49	00 / 00	11.6
275	Blood Relations (1988)		0.1	0.1	0.10	274	49	00 / 00	11.5
276	Arthur 2: On the Rocks (1988)	Dudley Moore & Liza Minnelli	14.7	42.0	42.00	65	35	00 / 00	11.1
277	Sticky Fingers (1988)	Eileen Brennan	0.2	0.6	0.60	235	48	00 / 00	10.5
278	A Time of Destiny (1988)	William Hurt & Timothy Hutton	1.2	3.5	3.50	179	47	00 / 00	10.5
279	My Stepmother is an Alien (1988)	Dan Aykroyd & Kim Basinger	13.9	39.6	39.60	69	35	00 / 00	10.5
280	Tiger Warsaw (1988)	Patrick Swayze	0.4	1.2	1.20	218	47	00 / 00	9.7
281	Seven Hours to Judgment (1988)	Beau Bridges & Ron Leibman	0.2	0.5	0.50	241	47	00 / 00	9.5
282	Trading Hearts (1988)	Raul Julia	0.0	0.1	0.10	301	47	00 / 00	9.1
284	The Further Adventures of Tennessee Buck (1988)	David Keith & Kathy Shower	0.0	0.1	0.10	311	46	00 / 00	8.1
285	Call Me (1988)	Patricia Charbonneau & Stephen McHattie	0.3	0.7	0.70	231	45	00 / 00	7.9
286	The Telephone (1988)	Whoopi Goldberg & Elliott Gould	0.1	0.3	0.30	257	45	00 / 00	7.9
285	Blood Money/Clinton & Nadine (1988) HBO Movie	Morgan Freeman & Andy Garcia	0.0	0.1	0.10	289	45	00 / 00	7.8
286	Iron Eagle II (1988)	Louis Gossett Jr.	10.5	30.0	30.00	87	36	00 / 00	7.6
288	The Third Solution (1988) Limited Release	F. Murray Abraham	0.0	0.1	0.10	300	45	00 / 00	7.2
289	Stars And Bars (1988)	Daniel Day-Lewis	0.0	0.1	0.10	305	45	00 / 00	7.2
291	Messenger of Death (1988)	Charles Bronson & John Malkovich	3.1	8.8	8.80	148	42	00 / 00	7.0
290	Doin' Time on Planet Earth (1988)	Maureen Stapleton	0.0	0.1	0.10	296	44	00 / 00	6.9
291	Fist Fighter (1988)	Tony Roberts	0.2	0.6	0.60	234	44	00 / 00	6.6
292	And God Created Woman (1988)	Rebecca De Mornay & Vincent Spano	0.7	2.1	2.10	196	43	00 / 00	6.2
296	People Purple Eater (1988) Limited Release	Shelley Winters	0.0	0.1	0.10	308	43	00 / 00	5.8
294	Dakota (1988)	Lou Diamond Phillips	0.0	0.1	0.10	312	43	00 / 00	5.8
295	Wildfire (1988) Film Festival Circuit Only	Will Patton	0.0	0.1	0.10	297	43	00 / 00	5.6
296	Hot to Trot (1988)	John Candy & Bobcat Goldthwait	6.4	18.4	18.40	113	37	00 / 00	5.4
297	Paramedics (1988)	Ray Walston	0.4	1.1	1.10	220	42	00 / 00	5.3
298	Illegally Yours (1988)	Rob Lowe	0.3	0.7	0.70	230	42	00 / 00	5.2
299	Me and Him (1988)	Craig T. Nelson	0.1	0.2	0.20	260	41	00 / 00	4.5
300	White Hot (1988)		0.0	0.1	0.10	292	41	00 / 00	4.3
301	Dangerous Love (1988)		0.0	0.1	0.10	286	39	00 / 00	3.7
302	Split Decisions (1988)	Gene Hackman & Jennifer Beals	0.7	2.0	2.00	198	38	00 / 00	3.5
303	Mac and Me (1988)	Christine Ebersole & Jonathan Ward	6.4	18.4	18.40	114	33	00 / 00	3.3
304	Drug Runners (1988)		0.0	0.1	0.10	304	38	00 / 00	3.2
305	Rented Lips (1988)	Eileen Brennan	0.0	0.1	0.10	288	36	00 / 00	2.1
309	Full Moon in Blue Water (1988)	Gene Hackman & Burgess Meredith	0.5	1.3	1.30	214	35	00 / 00	1.9
307	Killing American Style (1988)		0.1	0.1	0.10	273	35	00 / 00	1.9
308	Hawkeye (1988)		0.1	0.1	0.10	277	34	00 / 00	1.5
309	Hawken's Breed (1988)		0.1	0.1	0.10	275	31	00 / 00	1.0
310	Saturday the 14th Strikes Back (1988)		0.1	0.1	0.10	271	29	00 / 00	0.6
311	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”

Cogerson says:

February 16, 2019 at 11:11 pm

Saw 24 of these movies in theaters. Saw 72 of the Top 100, 39 of the next 100, and 14 of the lowest rated movies. That is a total of 125 seen. My favorites would include: Die Hard, Funny Farm, Midnight Run, Dirty Rottwn Scoundrels, Cherry 2000, The Chocolate War, Eight Men Out,A Fish Called Wanda, Heathers, Miracle Mile and Vampire’s Kiss. Falling asleep, will comment more tomorrow.

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Cogerson says:

February 16, 2019 at 11:04 pm

Hey Dan, thanks for your massive collection of 1988 movies watched. I was pleased with my total of 24 movies seen in theaters…that was until seeing you saw the Top 26 in theaters. That is so cool your job got you around big movie companies like that….not to mention free movie tickets. The Big Blue was true first movie I noticed Jean Reno. Cool that you saw that water movie in Hawaii. Your tally easily tops my total. Good feedback and good list.

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BOB ROY to BRUCE says:

February 16, 2019 at 4:53 am

This is a fine comprehensive rundown of the 1988 movies marketplace which is presented with the usual close attention to detail that one invariably finds on this site.

I have seen 7 of the Top 15 box office hits in the above surveys and my two favourite movies from 1988 are Mississippi Burning and Beaches.

The latter film appeals to me largely because of the presence in it of Barbara Hershey. She has never benefited from Master Love or a Cogerson page but I have followed her career from The Natural in 1984 [in which she played female assassin Harriet Bird] through the likes of Hoosiers in 1986, Beaches in 1988, the award winning TV movie A killing in a Small Town in 1990 and Black Swan in 2010.

Now aged 71 Barbara made her debut at the age of 20 in my Doris’ 1968 With Six You Get Eggroll. IMDB credits her with 15 acting awards and 21 nominations and Barbara has a reported net worth of $12 million.

I have mentioned before that I have always liked 1988’s Sunset because of the teaming of Willis and Garner as Tom Mix and Wyatt Earp respectively. I did not get much encouragement from you when I last praised that film and your James Garner page shows it attracting an adjusted worldwide gross of just around $12 million and you give it an artistic rating of only 45%.

However if Willis was disappointed by the poor reception of that movie he will presumably have been heartened by 1988 bringing us the first Die Hard movie, which attracted big box office and favourable reviews and heralded in the arrival of Brucie’s heyday as a mega star and of course introduced us to John McClane. All in all therefore this new page is “Voted Up!”

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Flora Breen Robison says:

February 15, 2019 at 4:43 pm

I have seen 21 movies from 1988.

The HIGHEST rated movie I have seen is Rain Man.

The highest rated movie I have NOT seen is Die Hard.

The LOWEST rated movie I have seen is Appointment With Death.

I will list movies I have seen from the top 10 and top 20.

Top 10 Movies I Have Seen:

Rain Man
Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
Big
Working Girl
The Naked Gun
A Fish Called Wanda
Beetlejuice

Top 20 Movie I Have Seen:

Mississippi Burning
Bull Durham
The Accidental Tourist (also have read the novel for English class)
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Favourite 1988 Movies:

Rain Man
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Bull Durham
A Fish Called Wanda
The Accidental Tourist
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Young Guns
Big
Beaches
Oliver and Company

Other Films I Have Seen from 1988 Not in the Top 20:

Scrooged
Biloxi Blues
Cocktail
The Dead Pool
Without a Clue
Bright Lights, Big City
Appointment With Death

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1. Cogerson says:
  
  February 20, 2019 at 7:20 am
  
  Hey Flora…thanks for the visit and thoughts on our 1988 page. 21 is a decent total……you were a pre-teen in that year…..so I imagine your parents were still very influential in the movies you saw…..pretty much the way I was in the 1970s.
  
  As I have stated before no Die Hard?…..how can it be….how can it be…..lol. Maybe one day you will check that one out…..Emily (my baby) is due to watch this one in a year or two….Samantha has already been “educated” on the greatness of John McClane.
  
  70% of the Top 10 and 55% of the Top 20…..not too bad of percentages. I have seen all 11 of your favorites. Without A Clue is an interesting movie to me…..the first time I saw it….I strongly disliked it…..the second time I saw it….I thought it was ok…..the third time I saw it…I liked it. I guess by the fifth viewing I will love it….lol. Good stuff as always.
  
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Dan says:

February 15, 2019 at 11:29 am

Back in 1988 I worked as a dispatcher in a messenger service (pre BMI). We did all deliveries for Warner Brothers and Columbia / Tri-Star. Warner Brothers gave us free tickets to see Above the Law and Arthur 2: On the Rocks. I also remember seeing Married to the Mob, Nightmare on Elm Street 4 and The Big Blue while on vacation in Honolulu. Anyways these by your rankings are the 1988 films I saw in cinemas.

1 – 26, 28, 30 – 32, 34 – 37, 39 – 42, 44,47, 48,50-52,54,55,57-61,64,65,67.69,70,73,74,78-80, 90,92-94, 100-102,104,105,108-112,114,116-118,121-125,127,128,131,134,135,137-139,143-145,149,151,155,157-160,162,165-171,173,178,180, 182,18,187,189,190,193,194,197,204,209-213,215,217-220,222-224,226,229,233,234,237-239,241-247,249,251, 253 & 254 (don’t know why they’re formatting that way).

The following 54 1988 films I have seen since December 1992 (key – film, studio, stars if listed, date seen, source whether TV channel, tape or DVD).

ALIEN FROM L.A. 1988 CAN 2/26 1996 COM
AMERICAN ROULETTE (U.K.- AUSTRALIA) 1988 TRIMARK 1/27 1997 E!
ANOTHER WOMAN 1988 ORI 7/21 1996 A&E
APARTMENT ZERO 1988 3/12 1994 55
BEACH BALLS 1988 CONCORDE 5/6 2014 EPIX DI
BEAST, THE 1988 COL 12/27 1996 TMC
BLOOD RED 1988 HEMDALE 10/19 1995 USA
BORN TO RACE 1988 UA 10/14 1997 TMC
BUSTER (U.K.) 1988 MGM JULIE WALTERS 5/7 2002 TRUE
CALL ME 1988 VESTRON 5/22 2017 EPIX
COP GAME (IT.) 1988 FLORA FILM XXX XXX 10/6 2005 DVD
CRITTERS 2: THE MAIN COURSE 1988 NL 2/9 1997 SCI
CRUSOE 1988 ISLAND 6/4 1997 TMC
DARK SIDE OF THE SUN 1988 CINEQAURION PICTURES 6/3 2014 DVD
DAWNING, THE (U.K.) 1988 VISTA 11/19 1996 E!
DAY OF THE PANTHER (AUST.) 1988 CELEBRITY HOME 12/24 2011 DVD
DEAD RINGERS 1988 FOX JEREMY IRONS GENEVIEVE BUJOLD 8/29 2004 IFC
DECEIVERS, THE 1988 CINECOM 4/8 1995 BRAVO
DELTA FORCE COMMANDO (IT.) 1988 9/16 2013 DVD
DOMINICK AND EUGENE 1988 ORI 5/5 1997 TMC
FIRING LINE 1988 6/29 2015 DVD
FOR QUEEN AND COUNTRY (U.K.) 1988 ATLANTIC 2/3 1997 TMC
FREEWAY 1988 NW 3/20 1996 11
HIGH FREQUENCY (IT.) 1988 10/30 1995 TMC
HOLLYWOOD CHAINSAW HOOKERS 1988 CAMP/AIP 11/2 1995 TMC
HOWLING IV: THE ORIGINAL NIGHTMARE (U.K.) 1988 IMAGE ENT 4/28 2013 DVD
LADY IN WHITE 1988 SAMUEL GOLDWYN 2/4 1995 USA
MIAMI CONNECTION 1988 P.T.K. GROUP 6/7 2015 TCM
MILES FROM HOME 1988 CINETEL 11/7 1994 BRAVO
NEW ADVENTURES OF PIPPI LONGSTOCKING 1988 COL 5/16 1996 DIS
NI DE AQUI NI DE ALLA (MEX.) 1988 BLADYS 1/15 2013 DVD
NICO THE UNICORN 1988 KINGSBROUGH GREENLIGHT 11/3 2012 DVD
NIGHT OF THE DEMONS 1988 INTL. FILM MKTG. 2/5 1996 TMC
NIGHT OF THE SHARKS (IT.) 1988 9/19 2013 DVD
OBSESSED (CAN.) 1988 NEW STAR 2/21 1996 TMC
OUTLAW BROTHERS (H.K.) 1988 PARAGON 7/19 1999 TAPE
PAPERHOUSE (U.K.) 1988 VESTRON 6/16 1996 BRAVO
PASCALI’S ISLAND 1988 AVENUE BEN KINGSLEY CHARLES DANCE 3/31 1998 55
POW WOW HIGHWAY 1988 WB 8/4 1996 BRAVO
PRINCE OF PENNSYLVANIA 1988 NL 11/15 1995 BRAVO
R.O.T.O.R. 1988 MASON/WESTWIND 10/10 2012 DVD
REJUVENATOR 1988 4/22 1996 SCI
RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD PT. 2 1988 LORIMAR 9/25 1996 11
ROCKET GIBRALTER 1988 COL 5/10 1996 BRAVO
RUGO FAMPIRE 1988 FILMAWK INTL. 10/6 2012 DVD
SCARECROWS 1988 EFFIGY FILMS 10/3 2013 DVD
SHADOWS IN THE STORM 1988 8/10 2013 DVD
STOWAWAYS ON THE ARK (GER.) 1988 UNITED INTL. 8/24 1994 TNT
TAFFIN (IRISH) 1988 MGM 9/6 1994 TMC
TO KILL A PRIEST 1988 COL 8/10 1994 TMC
TOP LINE (IT.) 1988 8/2 2012 DVD
TORCH SONG TRILOGY 1988 NL 6/30 2017 TCM
WE THINK THE WORLD OF YOU (U.K.) 1988 CINECOM 11/17 1996 BRAVO
WORLD APART (U.K.) 1988 ATLANTIC 1/11 1997 TMC

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