The following is an overview of events in 1988 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.

Highest-grossing films

The top 10 films released in 1988 by worldwide gross are as follows:

Events

* May 25 – ''

Rambo III ''Rambo III'' is a 1988 American action film directed by Peter MacDonald and co-written by Sylvester Stallone, who also reprises his role as Vietnam War veteran John Rambo. A sequel to '' Rambo: First Blood Part II'' (1985), it is the third in ...

'' was released as the most expensive film ever made with a production budget between $58 and $63 million. The film failed to match the box office earnings from '' Rambo: First Blood Part II'' (1985). * July 15 – ''

Die Hard ''Die Hard'' is a 1988 American action film directed by John McTiernan, with a screenplay by Jeb Stuart and Steven E. de Souza. Based on the 1979 novel '' Nothing Lasts Forever'', by Roderick Thorp, it stars Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Ale ...

'' defies low commercial expectations to gross $141.5 million worldwide. Hailed as an influential landmark in the action film genre, it influenced a common formula for many '90s action films, featuring a lone everyman against a colorful terrorist character who's usually holding hostages in an isolated setting. Such films and their sequels are often referred to as "''Die Hard'' on a _____": ''

Under Siege ''Under Siege'' is a 1992 American action thriller film directed by Andrew Davis, written by J. F. Lawton, and starring Steven Seagal as a former Navy SEAL who must stop a group of mercenaries, led by Tommy Lee Jones, after they commandeer the ...

'' (battleship), '' Cliffhanger'' (mountain), ''

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'' (bus), '' The Rock'' (prison island), '' Con Air'' (prison plane), ''

Air Force One Air Force One is the official air traffic control designated call sign for a United States Air Force aircraft carrying the president of the United States. In common parlance, the term is used to denote U.S. Air Force aircraft modified and used ...

'' (presidential plane), ''

Olympus Has Fallen ''Olympus Has Fallen'' is a 2013 American action thriller film directed and co-produced by Antoine Fuqua from a screenplay written by Creighton Rothenberger and Katrin Benedikt, and is the first installment in the ''Has Fallen'' film series. The ...

'' (White House), etc... * October 10 – ''

Batman Batman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on ...

'' officially commences filming at

Pinewood Studios Pinewood Studios is a British film and television studio located in the village of Iver Heath, England. It is approximately west of central London. The studio has been the base for many productions over the years from large-scale films to te ...

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. * October 27 – ''

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial ''E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'' (or simply ''E.T.'') is a 1982 American science fiction film produced and directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Melissa Mathison. It tells the story of Elliott, a boy who befriends an extraterrestrial, d ...

'' is released on VHS and laserdisc; to combat piracy, the tapeguards and tape hubs on the videocassettes are colored green, and the tape itself is affixed with a small, holographic sticker of the 1963 Universal logo (much like the holograms on a credit card), and encoded with Macrovision. In North America alone, VHS sales come to $75million. * December 16 – ''

Rain Man ''Rain Man'' is a 1988 American road movie, road Drama (film and television), drama film directed by Barry Levinson and written by Barry Morrow and Ronald Bass. It tells the story of abrasive, selfish young wikt:wheeler-dealer, wheeler-dealer C ...

'' is released to critical and commercial success and became the highest grossing film of 1988 worldwide with a gross of $355 million. Winning four

Academy Awards The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...

including Best Picture, it was the last

MGM Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., also known as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures and abbreviated as MGM, is an American film, television production, distribution and media company owned by Amazon through MGM Holdings, founded on April 17, 1924 a ...

title to be nominated for Best Picture until ''

Licorice Pizza ''Licorice Pizza'' is a 2021 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. It stars Alana Haim and Cooper Hoffman in their film debuts, alongside an ensemble supporting cast including Sean Penn, Tom Waits, Bradley Coo ...

'' (2021) 33 years later.

Awards

Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival) :'' Pelle the Conqueror'' (''Pelle erobreren''), directed by Bille August, Denmark

Golden Lion The Golden Lion ( it, Leone d'oro) is the highest prize given to a film at the Venice Film Festival. The prize was introduced in 1949 by the organizing committee and is now regarded as one of the film industry's most prestigious and distinguishe ...

(Venice Film Festival) :'' La leggenda del santo bevitore'' (''The Legend of the Holy Drinker''), directed by

Ermanno Olmi Ermanno Olmi (24 July 1931 – 7 May 2018)Lane, John Francis (May 7, 2018).Ermanno Olmi obituary. ''The Guardian''. theguardian.com. Retrieved 11 May 2018. was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Biography Olmi was born to a Catholic ...

, Italy / France Golden Bear (Berlin International Film Festival) :'' Red Sorghum'' (''Hong gao liang''), directed by

Zhang Yimou Zhang Yimou (; born 2 April 1950) is a Chinese film director, producer, writer, actor and former cinematographer.Tasker, Yvonne (2002). "Zhang Yimou" i''Fifty Contemporary Filmmakers'' Routledge Publishing, p. 412. . Google Book Search. Retriev ...

, China

1988 Wide-release films

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April–June

July–September

October–December

Notable films released in 1988

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18 Again! ''18 Again!'' is a 1988 American fantasy-comedy film directed by Paul Flaherty and starring George Burns and Charlie Schlatter. The plot involves a college student switching souls with his grandfather by means of an accident. The film is based ...

'', directed by Paul Flaherty, starring George Burns, Charlie Schlatter, Tony Roberts, Anita Morris and Red Buttons *''

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'', directed by Ernest Thompson, starring

Robert Downey, Jr. Robert John Downey Jr. (born April 4, 1965) is an American actor and producer. His career has been characterized by critical and popular success in his youth, followed by a period of substance abuse and legal troubles, before a resurgence of ...

Kiefer Sutherland Kiefer William Sutherland (born 21 December 1966) is a British-Canadian actor and musician. He is best known for his starring role as Jack Bauer in the Fox drama series '' 24'' (2001–2010, 2014), for which he won an Emmy Award, a Golden Glo ...

and Winona Ryder

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*'' The Abyss'' (L'Œuvre au noir), directed by

André Delvaux André Albert Auguste Delvaux (; 21 March 1926 – 4 October 2002) was a Belgian film director. He co-founded the film school INSAS in 1962 and is regarded as the founder of the Belgian national cinema. Adapting works by writers such as Johan ...

, starring

Gian Maria Volonté Gian Maria Volonté (9 April 1933 – 6 December 1994) was an Italian actor, including roles in four Spaghetti Western films: Ramón Rojo in Sergio Leone's ''A Fistful of Dollars'' (1964) and El Indio in Leone's '' For a Few Dollars More'' ( ...

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) *'' Above the Law'', directed by Andrew Davis, starring Steven Seagal and Pam Grier *''

The Accidental Tourist ''The Accidental Tourist'' is a 1985 novel by Anne Tyler that was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction in 1985 and the Ambassador Book Award for Fiction in 1986. The novel was adapted into a ...

'', directed by

Lawrence Kasdan Lawrence Edward Kasdan (born January 14, 1949) is an American filmmaker. He is the co-writer of the ''Star Wars'' films ''The Empire Strikes Back'' (1980), ''Return of the Jedi'' (1983), ''The Force Awakens'' (2015), and ''Solo: A Star Wars Stor ...

, starring William Hurt,

Kathleen Turner Mary Kathleen Turner (born June 19, 1954) is an American actress. She has received various accolades, including two Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, and two Tony Awards. Turner became widely k ...

, Geena Davis and Bill Pullman *'' The Accused'', directed by

Jonathan Kaplan Jonathan Kaplan (born November 25, 1947) is an American film producer and director. His film ''The Accused'' (1988) earned actress Jodie Foster an Oscar for Best Actress and was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 39th Berlin International ...

, starring Jodie Foster and

Kelly McGillis Kelly Ann McGillis (born July 9, 1957) is an American stage actress. She is known for her film roles such as Rachel Lapp in ''Witness'' (1985), for which she received Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations; Charlie in ''Top Gun'' (1986); ''Made in ...

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) *'' Action Jackson'', directed by Craig R. Baxley, starring Carl Weathers,

Craig T. Nelson Craig Theodore Nelson (born April 4, 1944) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Hayden Fox in the sitcom ''Coach'' (for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series), Deputy Ward Wilson in the 19 ...

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and Sharon Stone *'' The Adventures of Baron Munchausen'', directed by Terry Gilliam, starring John Neville,

Eric Idle Eric Idle (born 29 March 1943) is an English actor, comedian, musician and writer. Idle was a member of the British surreal comedy group Monty Python and the parody rock band The Rutles, and is the writer of the music and lyrics for the Broadwa ...

, Sarah Polley,

Oliver Reed Robert Oliver Reed (13 February 1938 – 2 May 1999) was an English actor known for his well-to-do, macho image and "hellraiser" lifestyle. After making his first significant screen appearances in Hammer Horror films in the early 1960s, his ...

, Uma Thurman and

Jonathan Pryce Sir Jonathan Pryce (born John Price; 1 June 1947) is a Welsh actor who is known for his performances on stage and in film and television. He has received numerous awards, including two Tony Awards and two Laurence Olivier Awards. In 2021 he wa ...

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) *'' Akira'', directed by

Katsuhiro Otomo is a Japanese manga artist, screenwriter, animator and film director. He is best known as the creator of '' Akira'', in terms of both the original 1982 manga series and the 1988 animated film adaptation. He was decorated a ''Chevalier'' of th ...

, voices of Mitsuo Iwata,

Nozomu Sasaki is a Japanese voice actor and singer. He is represented by the voice actor management firm, 81 Produce, and was previously represented by Arts Vision. In 1988, he voiced the character Tetsuo Shima in the movie '' Akira'', which was adapted fro ...

Mami Koyama is a Japanese actress, Voice acting in Japan, voice actress and narrator affiliated with Aoni Production. Her best-known voice roles include Ophiuchus Shaina in ''Saint Seiya'', Arale Norimaki in ''Dr. Slump'', Minky Momo in ''Magical Princess M ...

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Mizuho Suzuki (born October 23, 1927) is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Manchukuo. He is a drop-out of Kyoto University. Filmography Film *'' Yogiri yo Kon'yamo Arigatō'' (1967) *''Zatoichi the Outlaw'' (1967) *''The Snow Woman'' (1968) *''The Sands o ...

and

Tesshō Genda is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator. He is employed by the talent management firm 81 Produce. When he debuted, he used his real name, . as artist name. Because he had experience with ballet, he was known by the nickname "Pirouette Gend ...

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) *''

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'' (Něco z Alenky), directed by

Jan Švankmajer Jan Švankmajer (; born 4 September 1934) is a Czech filmmaker and artist whose work spans several media. He is a self-labeled surrealist known for his stop-motion animations and features, which have greatly influenced other artists such as Terr ...

, starring Kristýna Kohoutová (

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) *''

Alien Nation ''Alien Nation'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Rockne S. O'Bannon (later known for ''Farscape''), comprising film, television, and other media productions about alien refugees living on Earth. The series began with the ...

'', directed by Graham Baker, starring James Caan and

Mandy Patinkin Mandel Bruce Patinkin (; born November 30, 1952) is an American actor and singer, known for his work in musical theatre, television and film. He is a critically acclaimed Broadway performer, having received three Tony Award nominations, winning ...

*'' Aloha Summer'', directed by

Tommy Lee Wallace Thomas Lee Wallace (born October 8, 1949) is an American film producer, director, editor and screenwriter. He is best known for his work in the horror genre, directing films such as '' Halloween III: Season of the Witch'' and ''Fright Night Part 2' ...

, starring

Chris Makepeace Christopher Makepeace (born April 22, 1964) is a Canadian former actor, known for his starring roles in the coming-of-age film ''My Bodyguard'' (1980) and comedy horror ''Vamp'' (1986), and supporting roles in the screwball comedy '' Meatballs'' ...

, Yuji Okumoto, Don Michael Paul,

Tia Carrere Althea Rae Duhinio Janairo (born January 2, 1967), known professionally as Tia Carrere (), is an American actress, singer and former model who got her first big break as a regular on the daytime soap opera '' General Hospital''. Carrere played C ...

Andy Bumatai Andrew Jackson Bumatai (born December 24, 1953) is an American actor, stand-up comedian, television host and producer from Hawaii. He is of Native Hawaiian, Filipino, French and German ancestry. Early life Bumatai was born in Germany to a Germ ...

and Lorie Griffin *'' Amsterdamned'', directed by Dick Maas, starring Huub Stapel,

Monique van de Ven Monica Maria Theresia "Monique" van de Ven (; born 28 July 1952) is a Dutch actress and director. Life and career From 1973 until 1988 she was married to Dutch cinematographer and director Jan de Bont, with whom she lived in Los Angeles for a n ...

, Serge-Henri Valcke, Hidde Maas and

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) *'' And God Created Woman'', directed by

Roger Vadim Roger Vadim Plemiannikov (; 26 January 1928 – 11 February 2000) was a French screenwriter, film director and producer, as well as an author, artist and occasional actor. His best-known works are visually lavish films with erotic qualities, su ...

, starring

Rebecca De Mornay Rebecca De Mornay (born Rebecca Jane Pearch; August 29, 1959) is an American actress and producer. Her breakthrough film role came in 1983, when she starred as Lana in ''Risky Business''. She is known for her role as Debby Huston in the Neil S ...

, Vincent Spano,

Frank Langella Frank A. Langella Jr. (; born January 1, 1938) is an American stage and film actor. He has won four Tony Awards: two for Best Leading Actor in a Play for his performance as Richard Nixon in Peter Morgan's '' Frost/Nixon'' and as André in Flori ...

and Donovan Leitch *'' Another Woman'', directed by

Woody Allen Heywood "Woody" Allen (born Allan Stewart Konigsberg; November 30, 1935) is an American film director, writer, actor, and comedian whose career spans more than six decades and multiple Academy Award-winning films. He began his career writing ...

, starring

Gena Rowlands Virginia Cathryn "Gena" Rowlands (born June 19, 1930) is an American retired actress, whose career in film, stage, and television has spanned seven decades. A four-time Emmy and two-time Golden Globe winner, she is known for her collaborations ...

, Mia Farrow,

Ian Holm Sir Ian Holm Cuthbert (12 September 1931 – 19 June 2020) was an English actor who was knighted in 1998 for his contributions to theatre and film. Beginning his career on the British stage as a standout member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, ...

and

Gene Hackman Eugene Allen Hackman (born January 30, 1930) is an American retired actor and former novelist. In a career that has spanned more than six decades, Hackman has won two Academy Awards, four Golden Globes, one Screen Actors Guild Award, two BAFTAs ...

*'' Appointment With Death'', directed by Michael Winner, starring

Peter Ustinov Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov (born Peter Alexander Freiherr von Ustinov ; 16 April 192128 March 2004) was a British actor, filmmaker and writer. An internationally known raconteur, he was a fixture on television talk shows and lecture circuits ...

(as Hercule Poirot),

Lauren Bacall Lauren Bacall (; born Betty Joan Perske; September 16, 1924 – August 12, 2014) was an American actress. She was named the 20th-greatest female star of classic Hollywood cinema by the American Film Institute and received an Academy Honorary Aw ...

, Piper Laurie, John Gielgud,

Hayley Mills Hayley Catherine Rose Vivien Mills (born 18 April 1946) is an English actress. The daughter of Sir John Mills and Mary Hayley Bell, and younger sister of actress Juliet Mills, she began her acting career as a child and was hailed as a promising ...

and Carrie Fisher *''

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'', directed by

Aki Kaurismäki Aki Olavi Kaurismäki (; born 4 April 1957) is a Finnish film director and screenwriter. He is best known for the award-winning '' Drifting Clouds'' (1996), ''The Man Without a Past'' (2002), ''Le Havre'' (2011) and ''The Other Side of Hope'' (20 ...

, starring Turo Pajala, Susanna Haavisto and Matti Pellonpää (

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) *'' Arthur 2: On the Rocks'', directed by Bud Yorkin, starring Dudley Moore,

Liza Minnelli Liza May Minnelli ( ; born March 12, 1946) is an American actress, singer, dancer, and choreographer. Known for her commanding stage presence and powerful alto singing voice, Minnelli is among a rare group of performers awarded an Emmy, Grammy ...

and Kathy Bates *'' As Tears Go By'' (Wong gok Kaa mun), directed by Wong Kar-wai, starring Andy Lau and

Maggie Cheung Maggie Cheung Man-yuk (; born 20 September 1964) is a Hong Kong former actress. Raised in Hong Kong and Britain, she started her career after placing second in 1983's Miss Hong Kong Pageant. She achieved critical success in the late 1980s and in ...

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) *''

Ashik Kerib "Ashik Kerib" () is a short story by Mikhail Lermontov written in 1837. Aplin describes its status as "obscure" and appearing to be an "unrevised transcription of a folk tale that was well known in slightly different versions throughout the Caucas ...

'', directed by

Dodo Abashidze David "Dodo" Abashidze ( ka, დავით ��ოდოაბაშიძე; russian: Дави́д Ива́нович Абаши́дзе; 1 May 1924 – 26 January 1990) was a Soviet Georgian film actor and director. Abashidze, who joined ...

and

Sergei Parajanov Sergei Parajanov, ka, სერგო ფარაჯანოვი, uk, Сергій Параджанов (January 9, 1924 – July 20, 1990) was an Armenian filmmaker. Parajanov is regarded by film critics, film historians and filmmakers t ...

, starring Yuri Mgoyan, Sofiko Chiaureli,

Ramaz Chkhikvadze Ramaz Chkhikvadze (; 28 February 1928 – 17 October 2011) was a Georgian film and theater actor. First appearing in the 1954 film ''The Dragonfly'' (), he starred in over 60 films during his career. He won the award for Best Actor at the 8th M ...

and

Konstantin Stepankov Kostiantyn Petrovich Stepankov ( uk, Костянтин Петрович Степанков, by name of Kostiantyn Petrovich Voloshchuk; 3 June 1928 – 22 July 2004) was a Ukrainian soviet actor. He appeared in more than fifty films between ...

(Soviet Union) *'' Aviya's Summer'' (HaKayitz Shel Aviya), directed by

Eli Cohen Eliyahu Ben-Shaul Cohen ( he, אֱלִיָּהוּ בֵּן שָׁאוּל כֹּהֵן‎, ar, إيلياهو بن شاؤول كوهين‎; 6 December 1924 – 18 May 1965), commonly known as Eli Cohen, was an Egyptian-born Israel ...

, starring

Gila Almagor Gila Almagor Agmon ( he, גילה אלמגור אגמון; born Gila Alexandrowitz; July 22, 1939) is an Israeli actress, film star, and author. In Israel, she is known as "queen of the Israeli cinema and theatre". Biography Gila Alexandrowitz (A ...

and Kaipo Cohen – (

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)

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*'' Bad Dreams'', directed by

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, starring Jennifer Rubin *''

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'', directed by Peter Markle, starring

and

Danny Glover Danny Lebern Glover (; born July 22, 1946) is an American actor, film director, and political activist. He is widely known for his lead role as Roger Murtaugh in the ''Lethal Weapon'' film series. He also had leading roles in his films include ...

*''

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'', directed by Garry Marshall, starring

Bette Midler Bette Midler (;''Inside the Actors Studio'', 2004 born December 1, 1945) is an American singer, actress, comedian and author. Throughout her career, which spans over five decades, Midler has received List of awards and nominations received by Be ...

and Barbara Hershey *'' The Bear'' (L'Ours), directed by

Jean-Jacques Annaud Jean-Jacques Annaud (; born 1 October 1943) is a French film director, screenwriter and producer, best known for directing ''Quest for Fire'' (1981), ''The Name of the Rose'' (1986), '' The Bear'' (1988), '' The Lover'' (1992), '' Seven Years in ...

, starring Bart the Bear, Youk the Bear,

Tchéky Karyo Tchéky Karyo (; born 4 October 1953) is a French actor and musician of Turkish origin. Beginning his career as an actor on stage in classical and contemporary works, he began to work as a character actor in films in the 1980s. He has acted in nu ...

, Andre Lacombe and Jack Wallace – (

) *''

Bear Ye One Another's Burden ''Bear Ye One Another's Burden'' (german: Einer trage des anderen Last) is a 1988 East German drama film directed by Lothar Warneke. It was entered into the 38th Berlin International Film Festival, where Manfred Möck and Jörg Pose won the ...

'' (Einer trage des anderen Last), directed by

Lothar Warneke Lothar Warneke (15 September 1936 – 5 June 2005) was a German film director, screenwriter and actor. His 1977 film ''The Incorrigible Barbara'' was entered into the 10th Moscow International Film Festival. His 1981 film '' Our Short Lif ...

, starring

Jörg Pose Jörg Pose (born 18 May 1959) is a German actor. He starred in the 1988 film ''Bear Ye One Another's Burden'' and with co-star Manfred Möck, won the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 38th Berlin International Film Festival. Selected filmogra ...

and

Manfred Möck Manfred Möck (born 14 February 1959) is a German actor. He has appeared in over 80 films and television shows since 1982. He starred in the 1988 film '' Bear Ye One Another's Burden'' and with co-star Jörg Pose, won the Silver Bear for Best ...

(

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) *'' The Beast'', directed by Kevin Reynolds, starring

George Dzundza George Dzundza ( ; born July 19, 1945) is an American television and film actor. Early life and education Dzundza was born in Rosenheim, Germany, to a Ukrainian-Jewish father, Roman Dzundza, originally from Kalush, Ukraine, and a Polish-Jewish m ...

and Jason Patric *'' Beetlejuice'', directed by

Tim Burton Timothy Walter Burton (born August 25, 1958) is an American filmmaker and animator. He is known for his gothic fantasy and horror films such as ''Beetlejuice'' (1988), ''Edward Scissorhands'' (1990), ''The Nightmare Before Christmas'' (1993), ...

, starring Michael Keaton,

Alec Baldwin Alexander Rae Baldwin III (born April 3, 1958) is an American actor, comedian, and producer. In his early career, Baldwin played both leading and supporting roles in a variety of films such as Tim Burton's ''Beetlejuice'' (1988), Mike Nichol ...

, Geena Davis,

Catherine O'Hara Catherine Anne O'Hara (born March 4, 1954) is a Canadian-American actress. She is known for her comedy work on ''Second City Television'' (1976–84) and ''Schitt's Creek'' (2015–2020) and in films such as '' After Hours'' (1985), ''Beetleju ...

and Winona Ryder *'' Betrayed'', directed by Costa-Gavras, starring Debra Winger and Tom Berenger *''

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'', directed by

Penny Marshall Carole Penny MarshallBorn Carole Penny Marshall in 1943, as per ''My Mother Was Nuts, a Memoir'', p. 10; . Copyright 2012 (October 15, 1943 – December 17, 2018) was an American actress, director and producer. She is known for her role as ...

, starring

Tom Hanks Thomas Jeffrey Hanks (born July 9, 1956) is an American actor and filmmaker. Known for both his comedic and dramatic roles, he is one of the most popular and recognizable film stars worldwide, and is regarded as an American cultural icon. Ha ...

, Elizabeth Perkins, John Heard and Robert Loggia *'' The Big Blue'', directed by Luc Besson, starring

Rosanna Arquette Rosanna Lisa Arquette (; born August 10, 1959) is an American actress. She was nominated for an Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie, Emmy Award for her performance in the TV film ''The Executioner's Song ( ...

, Jean-Marc Barr and Jean Reno – (

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Lily Tomlin Mary Jean "Lily" Tomlin (born September 1, 1939) is an American actress, comedian, writer, singer, and producer. She started her career as a stand-up comedian as well as performing off-Broadway during the 1960s. Her breakout role was on the vari ...

Fred Ward Freddie Joe Ward (December 30, 1942 – May 8, 2022) was an American actor and producer. Starting with a role in an Italian television movie in 1973, he appeared in such diverse films as '' Escape from Alcatraz'', ''Southern Comfort'', '' The R ...

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Valeria Golino Valeria Golino (born 22 October 1965) is an Italian actress and film director. She is best known to English-language audiences for her roles in ''Rain Man'', ''Big Top Pee-wee'' and the two ''Hot Shots!'' films, particularly the olive-in-the-bell ...

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Sho Kosugi is a Japanese actor with extensive training in Shindō jinen-ryū Karate, Kendo, Judo, Iaido, Kobudo, Aikido and Ninjutsu. A former All Japan Karate Champion, he gained popularity as an actor during the 1980s, often playing ninjas. He starred ...

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Hold My Hand I'm Dying ''Blind Justice'' (also known as ''Hold My Hand I'm Dying'') is a 1988 drama film directed by Terence Ryan and starring Christopher Cazenove, Oliver Reed, Patrick Shai, and Edita Brychta. It was written by Mark Ezra. Based on the 1967 book ''Ho ...

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Newt Arnold Newt Arnold (February 22, 1922 – February 12, 2000) was an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Arnold directed ''Bloodsport'', which was released in 1988 and has since become a cult film, as well as several other screen works. Arn ...

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Dwight H. Little Dwight Hubbard Little (born January 13, 1956) is an Americans, American film director, film and television director, known for directing the films ''Marked for Death'', ''Rapid Fire (1992 film), Rapid Fire'', ''Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home'', ...

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Rajinikanth Shivaji Rao Gaikwad (born 12 December 1950), known professionally as Rajinikanth, is an Indian actor, producer and screenwriter. In a career spanning over five decades, he has done 160 films that includes films in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Kannad ...

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The Blue Iguana ''The Blue Iguana'' is a 1988 American crime film directed by John Lafia and starring Dylan McDermott, Jessica Harper, Pamela Gidley and James Russo. The plot is about a bounty hunter who is blackmailed into stopping the transfer of twenty mill ...

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John Lafia John Lafia (April 2, 1957 – April 29, 2020) was an American film and television writer, director, producer and musician. He is best known for co-writing the 1988 film '' Child's Play'' and directing its 1990 sequel ''Child's Play 2''. Career ...

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The Boost ''The Boost'' is a 1988 American drama film directed by Harold Becker and based on the book '' Ludes: A Ballad of the Drug and the Dream '' by Ben Stein. It stars James Woods, Sean Young, John Kapelos, Steven Hill, June Chandler and Amanda Blake ...

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Amanda Blake Amanda Blake (born Beverly Louise Neill, February 21, 1929 – August 16, 1989) was an American actress best known for the role of the red-haired saloon proprietress "Miss Kitty Russell" on the western television series ''Gunsmoke''. Along with ...

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Aaron Norris Aaron Norris (born November 23, 1951) is an American stunt performer, director, occasional actor, and film and television producer. He is the younger brother of action film star Chuck Norris. Career 1974 to 1988: Stunt work to directing Whil ...

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Chuck Norris Carlos Ray "Chuck" Norris (born March 10, 1940) is an American martial artist and actor. He is a black belt in Tang Soo Do, Brazilian jiu jitsu and judo. After serving in the United States Air Force, Norris won many martial arts championshi ...

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Roland Harrah III Roland Edward Harrah (January 20, 1973 – January 3, 1995) was an American film and television child actor, actor, songwriter, musician, singer, and artist.Obituary, ''The Press-Enterprise'', Riverside, California, January 6, 1995. Biography H ...

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Frank Henenlotter Frank Henenlotter (born August 29, 1950) is an American film director, screenwriter and film historian. He is known primarily for directing horror comedies, especially '' Basket Case'' (1982), ''Brain Damage'' (1988), and ''Frankenhooker'' (199 ...

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John Zacherle John Zacherle ( ; sometimes credited as John Zacherley; September 26, 1918 – October 27, 2016) was an American television host, radio personality, singer, and voice actor. He was best known for his long career as a television horror host, oft ...

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James Bridges James Bridges (February 3, 1936June 6, 1993) was an American screenwriter, film director, producer, and actor. He is a two-time Oscar nominee: once for Best Original Screenplay for ''The China Syndrome'' and once for Best Adapted Screenplay for ...

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Michael J. Fox Michael Andrew Fox (born June 9, 1961), known professionally as Michael J. Fox, is a Canadian-American retired actor. Beginning his career in the 1970s, he rose to prominence portraying Alex P. Keaton on the NBC sitcom ''Family Ties'' (1 ...

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Dianne Wiest Dianne Evelyn Wiest (; born March 28, 1948) is an American actress. She has won two Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress for 1986’s ''Hannah and Her Sisters'' and 1994’s ''Bullets over Broadway'' (both of which were directed by Woody ...

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Ron Shelton Ronald Wayne Shelton (born September 15, 1945) is an American film director and screenwriter and former minor league baseball infielder. Shelton is known for the many films he has made about sports. His 1988 film ''Bull Durham'', based in part on ...

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Kevin Costner Kevin Michael Costner (born January 18, 1955) is an American actor, producer, film director and musician. He has received various accolades, including two Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Screen Actor ...

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Burning Secret ''Burning Secret'' is a 1988 drama film, based on the short story ''Brennendes Geheimnis'' by Stefan Zweig, about an American diplomat's son who befriends a mysterious baron while staying at an Austrian spa during the 1920s. This symbol-fille ...

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Andrew Birkin Andrew Timothy Birkin (born 9 December 1945) is an English screenwriter and director. He was born the only son of Lieutenant-Commander David Birkin and his wife, actress Judy Campbell. One of his sisters is the actress and singer Jane Birkin. W ...

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Jackie Mason Jackie Mason (born Yacov Moshe Maza; yi, יעקב משה מזא; June 9, 1928 – July 24, 2021) was an American stand-up comedian and actor. His 1986 one-man show ''The World According to Me!'' won a Special Tony Award, an Outer Critics Cir ...

Dyan Cannon Dyan Cannon (born Samille Diane Friesen; January 4, 1937) is an American actress, director, screenwriter, producer, and editor. Her accolades include a Saturn Award, a Golden Globe Award, three Academy Award nominations, and a star on the Ho ...

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Dina Merrill Dina Merrill (born Nedenia Marjorie Hutton; December 29, 1923 – May 22, 2017) was an American actress, heiress, socialite, businesswoman, and philanthropist. Early life Merrill was born in New York City on December 29, 1923, but for man ...

Chevy Chase Cornelius Crane "Chevy" Chase (; born October 8, 1943) is an American comedian, actor and writer. He became a key cast member in the first season of ''Saturday Night Live'', where his recurring ''Weekend Update'' segment became a staple of the ...

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Manoel de Oliveira Manoel Cândido Pinto de Oliveira (; 11 December 1908 – 2 April 2015) was a Portuguese film director and screenwriter born in Cedofeita, Porto. He first began making films in 1927, when he and some friends attempted to make a film about Wo ...

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Luís Miguel Cintra Luís Miguel Valle Cintra (born 29 April 1949) is a Portuguese actor. He has appeared in more than 60 films since 1970. In 1973 Cintra founded the Teatro da Cornucópia with Jorge Silva Melo. Selected filmography * ''A Ilha dos Amores'' (1982) ...

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Casual Sex? ''Casual Sex?'' is a 1988 American comedy film about two female friends in their 20s who go to a vacation resort in search of perfect men. It starred Lea Thompson, Victoria Jackson, Andrew Dice Clay, Jerry Levine, Mary Gross and was directed by G ...

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The Cat Who Walked by Herself ''The Cat Who Walked by Herself'' (russian: Кошка, которая гуляла сама по себе, Koshka, kotoraya gulyala sama po sebe) is a 1988 Soviet animated feature film directed by Ideya Garanina and made at the Soyuzmultfilm stud ...

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Valentina Ponomaryova Valentina Leonidovna Ponomaryova (russian: Валентина Леонидовна Пономарёва, born 18 September 1933) is a former Soviet cosmonaut, pilot and scientist. Ponomaryova left the school for girls No.156 in Moscow with a gol ...

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Georgi Burkov Georgi Ivanovich Burkov (russian: Гео́ргий Ива́нович Бурко́в; 31 May 1933 – 19 July 1990) was a Soviet and Russian film actor. He appeared in 70 films between 1967 and 1988. He died on 19 July 1990 at the age of 57 ...

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Inna Churikova Inna Mikhailovna Churikova (russian: Инна Михайловна Чурикова; born 5 October 1943) is a Soviet and Russian film and theatre actress. Biography Churikova was born in Belebey, Bashkir ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. In t ...

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Anna Kamenkova Anna Semyonovna Kamenkova (russian: Анна Семёновна Каменкова; born April 27, 1953, Moscow, RSFSR, USSR) is a Soviet and Russian actress of theater, cinema and dubbing. Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1985). Biography Parents ...

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Ricky Hui Ricky Hui Kwun-ying (3 August 1946 – 8 November 2011) was a Hong Kong actor and singer. He along with his brothers, Michael and Sam, made several comedy blockbusters in the 1970s and 1980s. Biography Ricky Hui Kun-ying was born 3 August ...

Sylvia Chang Sylvia Chang (born 21 July 1953) is a Taiwanese actress, writer, singer, producer and director. In 1992, she was a member of the jury at the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival. In 2018, she was one of the jury members of the main competition ...

Lowell Lo Lowell Lo Kwun Ting (, born 12 October 1950) is a Hong Kong singer-songwriter, actor and film composer. He wrote the film scores to many Hong Kong films. He is now also an environmental activist. Early life Lowell Lo Kwun Ting was born on 12 ...

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Lawrence Ng Lawrence Ng Kai-wah (, ; born 19 May 1964) is a popular TV actor in Hong Kong. His more famous works include the television series '' Healing Hands'' and the films ''Fate Twisters'' and ''Sex and Zen''. Ng's older brother is former Charlie N ...

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Chilsu and Mansu ''Chilsu and Mansu'' () is a 1988 South Korean film, and noted director Park Kwang-su's debut film. Though not a box-office hit (only attracting 73,751 people in theatres), the film is remembered as a major step towards freedom of expression in Sou ...

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François Cluzet François Cluzet (born 21 September 1955) is a French film and theatre actor. Cluzet has collaborated with many important European and American directors, including Claude Chabrol, Bertrand Tavernier, Claire Denis, Agnieszka Holland, Robert Altm ...

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Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...

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The Chocolate War ''The Chocolate War'' is a 1974 young adult literature, young adult novel by American author Robert Cormier. It was adapted into a film in 1988. Although it received mixed reviews at the time of its publication, some reviewers have argued it is o ...

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Ilan Mitchell-Smith Ilan Mitchell-Smith (born June 29, 1969) is an American academic and former actor, best known as a co-star of the film '' Weird Science'' (1985). Acting career Mitchell-Smith's very first passion was ballet. He studied as a child and even won a s ...

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Jenny Wright Jennifer G. Wright (born March 23, 1962) is an American former actress who made her film debut portraying the role of Cushie in the comedy-drama ''The World According to Garp'' in 1982. That same year she made an appearance in the live-action/anim ...

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Cinema Paradiso ''Cinema Paradiso'' ( it, Nuovo Cinema Paradiso, , literally "New Paradise Cinema") is a 1988 coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Giuseppe Tornatore. Set in a small Sicilian town, the film centers on the friendship between a young b ...

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Philippe Noiret Philippe Noiret (; 1 October 1930 – 23 November 2006) was a French film actor. Life and career Noiret was born in Lille, France, the son of Lucy (Heirman) and Pierre Noiret, a clothing company representative. He was an indifferent student and ...

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Clara's Heart ''Clara's Heart'' is a 1988 American drama film, based on Joseph Olshan's novel of the same name, directed by Robert Mulligan, written by Mark Medoff and is also Neil Patrick Harris' debut role. Plot The film tells the story of a family in cri ...

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Clean and Sober ''Clean and Sober'' is a 1988 American drama film directed by Glenn Gordon Caron and starring Michael Keaton as a real estate agent struggling with a substance abuse problem. This film served as Keaton's first dramatic departure from comedies. Th ...

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Tom Cruise Thomas Cruise Mapother IV (born July 3, 1962), known professionally as Tom Cruise, is an American actor and producer. One of the world's highest-paid actors, he has received various accolades, including an Honorary Palme d'Or and three Gol ...

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Don Ameche Don Ameche (; born Dominic Felix Amici; May 31, 1908 – December 6, 1993) was an American actor, comedian and vaudevillian. After playing in college shows, stock, and vaudeville, he became a major radio star in the early 1930s, which l ...

, Wilford Brimley,

Hume Cronyn Hume Blake Cronyn Jr. OC (July 18, 1911 – June 15, 2003) was a Canadian-American actor and writer. Early life Cronyn, one of five children, was born in London, Ontario, Canada. His father, Hume Blake Cronyn, Sr., was a businessman and ...

, Courteney Cox and Jessica Tandy *'' Colors'', directed by

Dennis Hopper Dennis Lee Hopper (May 17, 1936 – May 29, 2010) was an American actor, filmmaker and photographer. He attended the Actors Studio, made his first television appearance in 1954, and soon after appeared in ''Giant'' (1956). In the next ten years ...

, starring Robert Duvall,

Sean Penn Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an American actor and film director. He has won two Academy Awards, for his roles in the mystery drama ''Mystic River'' (2003) and the biopic ''Milk'' (2008). Penn began his acting career in televisi ...

and

María Conchita Alonso María Concepción Alonso Bustillo (born June 29, 1957), better known as María Conchita Alonso, is a singer, actress and former beauty queen. She has participated in film and television productions, and was nominated for the Independent Spirit ...

*'' Coming to America'', directed by

John Landis John David Landis (born August 3, 1950) is an American comedy and fantasy filmmaker and actor. He is best known for the comedy films that he has directed – such as ''The Kentucky Fried Movie'' (1977), ''Animal House, National Lampoon's Animal ...

, starring

Eddie Murphy Edward Regan Murphy (born April 3, 1961) is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and singer. He rose to fame on the sketch comedy show ''Saturday Night Live'', for which he was a regular cast member from 1980 to 1984. Murphy has als ...

, Arsenio Hall,

James Earl Jones James Earl Jones (born January 17, 1931) is an American actor. He has been described as "one of America's most distinguished and versatile" actors for his performances in film, television, and theater, and "one of the greatest actors in America ...

, Madge Sinclair,

Shari Headley Shari Headley (born July 15, 1964) is an American actress and former model. She is best known for her role as Lisa McDowell in the 1988 box-office hit romantic comedy film ''Coming to America'' and its sequel '' Coming 2 America'' (2021). Headley ...

and

John Amos John Allen Amos Jr. (born December 27, 1939) is an American actor known for his role as James Evans Sr. on the CBS television series ''Good Times''. Amos's other television work includes ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'', a recurring role as Admir ...

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Consuming Passions ''Consuming Passions'' is a 1988 black comedy film which stars Vanessa Redgrave, Jonathan Pryce, and Sammi Davis and was directed by Giles Foster. Synopsis The film is based on ''Secrets'' by Michael Palin and Terry Jones a BBC television play ...

'', directed by

Giles Foster Giles Foster has been an English television director since 1975, specialising in television dramas. He has also directed in Australia and in Germany (2012-2014). He wrote some television dramas in the 1970s. He is from Bath, Somerset and was edu ...

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James B. Harris James B. Harris (born August 3, 1928) is an American film screenwriter, producer, and director. Born in New York City, he attended the Juilliard School before entering the film industry. He worked with film director Stanley Kubrick as a produ ...

, starring James Woods and Lesley Ann Warren *''

The Couch Trip ''The Couch Trip'' is a 1988 American comedy film directed by Michael Ritchie (film director), Michael Ritchie. It stars Dan Aykroyd, Walter Matthau, Charles Grodin and Donna Dixon. It is loosely based on the 1971 novel ''The Couch Trip'', by Ken ...

'', directed by Michael Ritchie, starring

, Charles Grodin,

Donna Dixon Donna Lynn Dixon is an American film and television actress, best known for playing Sonny Lumet in the TV series ''Bosom Buddies'' (1980-1982). Biography Dixon was born in Alexandria, Virginia, to Earl Dixon. Her father owned a nightclub in ...

, Mary Gross and

Walter Matthau Walter Matthau (; born Walter John Matthow; October 1, 1920 – July 1, 2000) was an American actor, comedian and film director. He is best known for his film roles in '' A Face in the Crowd'' (1957), ''King Creole'' (1958) and as a coach of a ...

*'' Critters 2: The Main Course'', directed by Mick Garris, starring

Scott Grimes Scott Christopher Grimes (born July 9, 1971) is an American actor and singer. Some of his most prominent roles include appearances in the 1984 cult classic ''The Night They Saved Christmas'', '' ER'' as Dr. Archie Morris, ''Party of Five'' as Wil ...

Liane Curtis Liane Alexandra Curtis (born July 11, 1965) is an American film and television actress and musician, known for her appearances in B movies as '' Critters 2: The Main Course'' and '' Girlfriend from Hell'', as well as smaller roles in films such a ...

Don Keith Opper Don Keith Opper (born June 12, 1949) is an American actor, writer, and producer who has starred in film and on television. He is best known for his role as Charlie McFadden in the 1986 science fiction film '' Critters'' and each of the three se ...

, Barry Corbin and Tom Hodges *''

Crocodile Dundee II ''Crocodile Dundee II'' is a 1988 action comedy film and the second of the ''Crocodile Dundee'' film series. It is a sequel to ''Crocodile Dundee'' (1986) and was followed by ''Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles'' (2001). Actors Paul Hogan and Lin ...

'', directed by

John Cornell John Cornell (2 March 1941 – 23 July 2021) was an Australian actor, director, producer, writer, and businessman. He was best known for his role as "Strop" on ''The Paul Hogan Show'', and he was instrumental in the introduction of World Serie ...

, starring

Paul Hogan Paul Hogan (born 8 October 1939) is an Australian actor and comedian. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his performance as ...

and

Linda Kozlowski Linda Kozlowski (born January 7, 1958) is an American former actress. She is best known for her role as Sue Charlton in the ''Crocodile Dundee'' film series (1986–2001), with the first installment earning her a Golden Globe Award nomination. ...

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Crossing Delancey ''Crossing Delancey'' is a 1988 American romantic comedy film starring Amy Irving and Peter Riegert. Joan Micklin Silver directed it, drawing upon a play by Susan Sandler, who also wrote the screenplay. The film also features performances from ...

'', directed by Joan Micklin Silver, starring

Amy Irving Amy Davis Irving (born September 10, 1953) is an American actress and singer, who worked in film, stage, and television. Her accolades include an Obie Award, and nominations for two Golden Globe Awards and an Academy Award. Born in Palo Alto, Ca ...

and

Peter Riegert Peter Riegert (born April 11, 1947) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Donald "Boon" Schoenstein in ''Animal House'' (1978), oil company executive "Mac" MacIntyre in '' Local Hero'' (1983), pickle store owner Sam Posner in '' ...

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A Cry in the Dark ''Evil Angels'' (released as ''A Cry in the Dark'' outside Australia and New Zealand) is a 1988 Australian drama film directed by Fred Schepisi. The screenplay by Schepisi and Robert Caswell is based on John Bryson's 1985 book of the same name. ...

'' (aka Evil Angels), directed by Fred Schepisi, starring Meryl Streep and

Sam Neill Sir Nigel John Dermot "Sam" Neill (born 14 September 1947) is a New Zealand actor. Neill's near-50 year career has included leading roles in both dramas and blockbusters. Considered an "international leading man", he has been regarded as one o ...

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Barnard Hughes Bernard Aloysius Kiernan Hughes (July 16, 1915 – July 11, 2006), known professionally as Barnard Hughes, was an American actor of television, theater and film. Hughes became famous for a variety of roles; his most notable roles came after mid ...

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Dadah is Death ''Dadah Is Death'' is a 1988 Australian film based on the Barlow and Chambers execution in Malaysia in 1986.Albert Moran, ''Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series'', AFTRS 1993 pp. 72–73 It was a 2-part mini series running 2 hours per part.Ed. ...

'', directed by

Jerry London Jerry London (born January 21, 1947) is an American television director and producer. Life and career London has directed more than forty television movies including Emmy Award nominated '' Chiefs''. London won best director for James Clavell ...

, starring Julie Christie and

Hugo Weaving Hugo Wallace Weaving (born 4 April 1960) is an English actor. Born in Colonial Nigeria to English parents, he has resided in Australia for the entirety of his career. He is the recipient of six AACTA Awards, Australian Academy of Cinema and Tel ...

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Daffy Duck's Quackbusters ''Daffy Duck's Quackbusters'' is a 1988 animated compilation film featuring classic Warner Bros. Cartoons shorts and animated bridging sequences, starring Daffy Duck. The film was released to theaters by Warner Bros. on September 24, 1988. It was ...

'', directed by

Greg Ford Greg Ford is an animator, director, historian and consultant to Warner Bros. Animation. He is perhaps best known for directing the films ''Daffy Duck's Quackbusters'', ''Weezer Slander: The Movie'', and '' (Blooper) Bunny''. Biography During ...

and Terry Lennon, voices of

Mel Blanc Melvin Jerome Blanc (born Blank ; May 30, 1908July 10, 1989) was an American voice actor and radio personality whose career spanned over 60 years. During the Golden Age of Radio, he provided character voices and vocal sound effects for comedy ra ...

Julie Bennett Julie Bennett (January 24, 1932 – March 31, 2020) was an American actress and later talent agent and realtor. Early years Bennett was born in Manhattan, New York, on January 24, 1932. Acting career A native of Hollywood, Bennett worked as a ...

Roy Firestone Roy Firestone (born December 8, 1953) is an American sports commentator and journalist. Firestone is a graduate of Miami Beach High School and the University of Miami. Television career Firestone began his career as a sports anchor and repor ...

and B.J. Ward *'' Damnation'' (Karhozat), directed by Béla Tarr, starring Miklos B. Szekely (

Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...

) *'' Dancing in the Dust'', directed by Henri Duparc, starring

Bamba Bakary Bamba Bakary is an Ivorian actor, comedian and television presenter from the Ivory Coast. Formerly an air steward for Air Afrique Air Afrique was a Pan-African airline, that was mainly owned by many West African countries for most of its ...

( Ivorian

polygyny Polygyny (; from Neoclassical Greek πολυγυνία (); ) is the most common and accepted form of polygamy around the world, entailing the marriage of a man with several women. Incidence Polygyny is more widespread in Africa than in any o ...

film) *'' Dangerous Liaisons'', directed by Stephen Frears, starring

Glenn Close Glenn Close (born March 19, 1947) is an American actress. Throughout her career spanning over four decades, Close has garnered numerous accolades, including two Screen Actors Guild Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards ...

, John Malkovich,

Michelle Pfeiffer Michelle Marie Pfeiffer (; born April 29, 1958) is an American actress and producer. A prolific performer whose List of Michelle Pfeiffer performances, screen work spans over four decades, she became one of Hollywood's most bankable stars and ...

, Uma Thurman and

Keanu Reeves Keanu Charles Reeves ( ; born September 2, 1964) is a Canadian actor. Born in Beirut and raised in Toronto, Reeves began acting in theatre productions and in television films before making his feature film debut in '' Youngblood'' (1986). ...

*'' The Dawning'', directed by

Robert Knights Robert Knights (born 1942 in England) is a British film and television director, perhaps best known for his film '' The Dawning'', about the Irish War of Independence. He has been nominated for three BAFTA TV Awards and he won the Montréal W ...

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, Hugh Grant and Rebecca Pidgeon – (

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Days of Eclipse ''Days of Eclipse'' (russian: link=no, italics=yes, Дни затмения) (or, '' The Days of Eclipse, Dni Zatmenija, Días de eclipse'') is a 1988 Soviet film directed by Alexander Sokurov. The screenplay is by Yuri Arabov and Pyotr Kadochnikov ...

'' (Dni zatmeniya), directed by Aleksandr Sokurov, starring Aleksei Ananishnov (

) *''

Days of Terror Days of Terror (Egyptian Arabic: ''أيام'' ''الرعب'' translit. Ayam Al-Ro'ab) is a 1988 Egyptian action-thriller film written by Gamal Al-Ghitani and directed by Said Marzouk. It stars Salah Zulfikar, Mahmoud Yassin and Mervat Amin. Plot ...

'', directed by Said Marzouk, starring Salah Zulfikar,

Mahmoud Yassin Mahmoud Yassin ( ar, محمود ياسين; 19 February 1941 – 14 October 2020) was an Egyptian actor. He was an iconic actor in both Egyptian cinema The cinema of Egypt refers to the flourishing film industry based in Cairo, sometimes also re ...

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Mervat Amin Mervat Mostafa Amin ( ar, ميرفت مصطفى أمين; born November 24, 1948) is an Egyptian actress. Early life She was born in El Minya to Mohammed Mostafa Amin, a doctor from Upper Egypt, and a Scottish mother, the headmaster of Victori ...

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Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediter ...

) *'' Dead Heat'', directed by Mark Goldblatt, starring Treat Williams and

Joe Piscopo Joseph Charles John Piscopo ( ; born June 17, 1951) is an American actor, comedian and conservative radio talk show host. He was a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1980 to 1984, where he played a variety of recurring characters. His f ...

*'' The Dead Pool'', directed by

Buddy Van Horn Wayne "Buddy" Van Horn (August 20, 1928 – May 11, 2021) was an American stunt coordinator and film director. He directed the Clint Eastwood films ''Any Which Way You Can'' (1980), ''The Dead Pool'' (1988), and '' Pink Cadillac'' (1989). A lon ...

, starring

Liam Neeson William John Neeson (born 7 June 1952) is an actor from Northern Ireland. He has received several accolades, including nominations for an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and two Tony Awards. In 2020, he was placed 7th on ''The I ...

Patricia Clarkson Patricia Davies Clarkson (born December 29, 1959) is an American actress. She has starred in numerous leading and supporting roles in a variety of films ranging from independent film features to major film studio productions. Her accolades incl ...

and

Jim Carrey James Eugene Carrey (; born January 17, 1962) is a Canadian-American actor, comedian and artist. Known for his energetic slapstick performances, Carrey first gained recognition in 1990, after landing a role in the American sketch comedy te ...

*'' Dead Ringers'', directed by

David Cronenberg David Paul Cronenberg (born March 15, 1943) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, and actor. He is one of the principal originators of what is commonly known as the body horror genre, with his films exploring visceral bodily transformation ...

, starring Jeremy Irons and Geneviève Bujold – (

) *'' Dead Solid Perfect'', directed by Bobby Roth, starring

Randy Quaid Randy Randall Rudy Quaid (born October 1, 1950) is an American actor known for his roles in both serious drama and light comedy. He was nominated for an Academy Award, BAFTA Award and a Golden Globe Award for his role in ''The Last Detail'' i ...

, Kathryn Harrold and

Corinne Bohrer Corinne Bohrer (born October 18, 1958) is an American film and television actress whose career has continued uninterrupted for four decades and includes regular roles in eight primetime series produced between 1984 and 2015: '' E/R'' (1984–8 ...

*'' The Deceivers'', directed by

Nicholas Meyer Nicholas Meyer (born December 24, 1945) is an American writer and director, known for his best-selling novel ''The Seven-Per-Cent Solution'', and for directing the films ''Time After Time (1979 film), Time After Time'', two of the ''Star Trek'' ...

, starring

Pierce Brosnan Pierce Brendan Brosnan (; born 16 May 1953) is an Irish actor and film producer. He is best known as the fifth actor to play secret agent James Bond in the Bond film series, starring in four films from 1995 to 2002 (''GoldenEye'', ''Tomorrow ...

, Saeed Jaffrey and

Shashi Kapoor Shashi Kapoor (pronounced �əʃi kəpuːɾ (born Balbir Raj Kapoor; 18 March 1938 – 4 December 2017) was an Indian actor and film producer who is best known for his work in Hindi films. A recipient of several accolades, including four Nation ...

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) *'' The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years'', directed by Penelope Spheeris, documentary featuring

Aerosmith Aerosmith is an American Rock music, rock band formed in Boston in 1970. The group consists of Steven Tyler (lead vocals), Joe Perry (musician), Joe Perry (guitar), Tom Hamilton (musician), Tom Hamilton (bass), Joey Kramer (drums) and Brad Whi ...

Kiss A kiss is the touch or pressing of one's lips against another person or an object. Cultural connotations of kissing vary widely. Depending on the culture and context, a kiss can express sentiments of love, passion, romance, sexual attraction, ...

Motörhead Motörhead () were an English rock band formed in London in 1975 by Lemmy (lead vocals, bass), Larry Wallis (guitar) and Lucas Fox (drums). Lemmy was also the primary songwriter and only constant member. The band are often considered a precu ...

and

Ozzy Osbourne John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born 3 December 1948) is an English singer, songwriter, and television personality. He rose to prominence during the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, during which period he adop ...

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'', directed by John McTiernan, starring Bruce Willis, Bonnie Bedelia, Reginald VelJohnson and

Alan Rickman Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman (21 February 1946 – 14 January 2016) was an English actor and director. Known for his deep, languid voice, he trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and became a member of the Royal Shakespe ...

*'' Dirty Rotten Scoundrels'', directed by Frank Oz, starring Steve Martin, Michael Caine and Glenne Headly *'' Distant Thunder'', directed by Rick Rosenthal, starring

John Lithgow John Arthur Lithgow ( ; born , 1945) is an American actor. Lithgow studied at Harvard University and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art before becoming known for his work on the stage and screen. He has been the recipient of numerous ...

and

Ralph Macchio Ralph George Macchio Jr. ( ; born November 4, 1961) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Daniel LaRusso in three ''Karate Kid'' films and in ''Cobra Kai'', a sequel television series. He also played Johnny Cade in '' The Outsiders' ...

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Distant Voices, Still Lives ''Distant Voices, Still Lives'' is a 1988 British period drama film written and directed by Terence Davies. It evokes working-class family life in Liverpool during the 1940s and early 1950s, paying particular attention to the role of popular mus ...

'', directed by Terence Davies, starring Pete Postlethwaite – (

) *''

D.O.A. DOA may refer to: * Dead on arrival * Dead or Alive (disambiguation) Film * ''D.O.A.'' (1949 film), a ''film noir'' * ''D.O.A.'' (1988 film), a remake of the 1949 film * '' D.O.A.: A Rite of Passage'' (1980 film), a documentary on the gene ...

'', directed by

Annabel Jankel Annabel Jankel (born 1 June 1955), also known as AJ Jankel, is a British film and TV director who first came to prominence as a music video director and the co-creator of the pioneering cyber-character Max Headroom and as co-director of the film ...

and

Rocky Morton Rocky Morton (born 1955) is an English director. He is the co-creator of the TV series ''Max Headroom'' and co-director of the 1993 Hollywood Pictures film ''Super Mario Bros''. Various music videos by Tom Tom Club, Talking Heads, Gravity Kills, ...

, starring Dennis Quaid and

Meg Ryan Meg Ryan (born Margaret Mary Emily Anne Hyra; November 19, 1961) is an American actress. She began her acting career in 1981 when she made her acting debut in the drama film ''Rich and Famous''. She later joined the cast of the CBS soap opera ...

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Doin' Time on Planet Earth ''Doin' Time on Planet Earth'' is a 1988 American comedy film directed by Charles Matthau and written by Darren Star. The film stars Nicholas Strouse, Andrea Thompson, Martha Scott, Adam West, Hugh Gillin, and Matt Adler. The film was released o ...

'', directed by Charles Matthau, starring Nicholas Strouse, Andrea Thompson, Martha Scott, Adam West,

Hugh Gillin Hugh Clair Gillin Jr. (July 14, 1925 – May 4, 2004) was an American film and television actor. Gillin was born in Galesburg, Illinois. He was best known for playing Sheriff John Hunt in '' Psycho II'' and '' III''. Gillin has appeared in a tot ...

and

Matt Adler Matthew D. Adler (born December 8, 1966) is an American film actor. He is best known for his supporting roles in the 1980s teenage films: ''Teen Wolf'', ''White Water Summer'', '' North Shore'', and '' Dream a Little Dream''. He currently works o ...

*'' Dominick and Eugene'', directed by Robert M. Young, starring Tom Hulce, Ray Liotta and Jamie Lee Curtis *'' Dragons Forever'' (Fei lung maang jeung), directed by

Sammo Hung Sammo Hung Kam-bo ( zh, t=洪金寶, j=Hung4 Gam1-bou2; born 7 January 1952) is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist, film producer and Film director, director, known for his work in martial arts films, Hong Kong action cinema, and as a fight choreog ...

and

Corey Yuen Corey Yuen (; born Ying Gang-ming (殷元奎); 15 February 1951) is a Hong Kong director, film director, producer, action choreographer, and former actor. Yuen was a member of the Peking Opera Schools and one of the Seven Little Fortunes. As a ...

, starring

Jackie Chan Fang Shilong (born 7 April 1954), known professionally in English as Jackie Chan and in Chinese as Cheng Long ( zh, c=成龍, j=Sing4 Lung4; "becoming the dragon"), is a Hong Kong actor, filmmaker, martial artist, and stuntman known for ...

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Dream Demon ''Dream Demon'' is a 1988 British horror film co-written and directed by Harley Cokeliss and starring Jemma Redgrave in her debut role opposite Kathleen Wilhoite, Jimmy Nail, Susan Fleetwood and Timothy Spall. Plot Diana Markham, an upper cl ...

'', directed by

Harley Cokeliss Harley Cokeliss (born Harley Louis Cokliss, February 11, 1945) is an American director, writer and producer of film and television. Early life Originally brought up in Chicago, he moved to Britain in 1966 to study at the London Film School, ...

, starring

Jemma Redgrave Jemima Rebecca Redgrave (born 14 January 1965), known as Jemma Redgrave, is a fourth-generation British actress of the Redgrave family. She played the title character in four series of '' Bramwell'', and has a recurring role in ''Doctor Who'' as ...

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) * '' The Dressmaker'', directed by

Jim O'Brien Jim O'Brien may refer to: Sports Basketball *Jim O'Brien (basketball, born 1950), American coach for Emerson College, Ohio State and Boston College *Jim O'Brien (basketball, born 1951), American player for the New York Nets and Memphis Sounds *Jim ...

, starring Joan Plowright and

Billie Whitelaw Billie Honor Whitelaw (6 June 1932 – 21 December 2014) was an English actress. She worked in close collaboration with Irish playwright Samuel Beckett for 25 years and was regarded as one of the foremost interpreters of his works. She was al ...

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Drowning by Numbers ''Drowning by Numbers'' is a 1988 British-Dutch film directed by Peter Greenaway. It won the award for Best Artistic Contribution at the Cannes Film Festival of 1988. Plot The film's plot centres on three married women — a grandmother, her da ...

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*''Earth Girls Are Easy'', directed by Julien Temple, starring Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis, Damon Wayans and

*''Eight Men Out'', directed by John Sayles, starring John Cusack, David Strathairn, John Mahoney, Michael Rooker, D. B. Sweeney and Charlie Sheen *''The Eighth Happiness'' (Baat seng bou hei), directed by Johnnie To, starring Chow Yun-fat – (

) *''Elvira, Mistress of the Dark'', directed by James Signorelli, starring Cassandra Peterson *''Ernest Saves Christmas'', directed by John R. Cherry III, starring Jim Varney *''The Everlasting Secret Family'', directed by Michael Thornhill, starring Arthur Dignam, Mark Lee (Australian actor), Mark Lee, Heather Mitchell, Dennis Miller, John Meillon, Paul Goddard (actor), Paul Goddard and Anna Volska *''Everybody's All-American (film), Everybody's All-American'', directed by Taylor Hackford, starring Dennis Quaid, Jessica Lange, Timothy Hutton,

and John Goodman

F

*''Faceless (1988 film), Faceless'', directed by Jesús Franco, starring Helmut Berger, Brigitte Lahaie, Telly Savalas, Christopher Mitchum and Stéphane Audran(

) *''Far North (1988 film), Far North'', directed by Sam Shepard, starring Jessica Lange, Charles Durning and Tess Harper *''Feds'', directed by Daniel Goldberg (producer), Daniel Goldberg, starring

and Mary Gross *''A Few Days with Me'' (Quelques jours avec moi), directed by Claude Sautet, starring Daniel Auteuil and Sandrine Bonnaire – (

) *''The First Kangaroos'', directed by Frank Cvitanovich, starring Dennis Waterman – (

) *''A Fish Called Wanda'', directed by Charles Crichton, starring John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline and Michael Palin – (British films of 1988, UK/American films of 1988, US) *''Flesheater'', directed by and starring Bill Hinzman *''For Keeps (film), For Keeps'', directed by John G. Avildsen, starring Molly Ringwald, Randall Batinkoff and Kenneth Mars *''The Fox and the Hound'', directed by Art Stevens, Ted Berman, Richard Rich, voices of Mickey Rooney and Kurt Russell *''Frantic (film), Frantic'', directed by Roman Polanski, starring Harrison Ford, Emmanuelle Seigner and Betty Buckley *''Fresh Horses (film), Fresh Horses'', directed by David Anspaugh, starring Molly Ringwald and Andrew McCarthy *''Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood'', directed by John Carl Buechler, starring Lar Park Lincoln and Kevin Spirtas, Kevin Blair *''Fright Night Part 2'', directed by

, starring William Ragsdale and Roddy McDowall *''The Fruit Machine (1988 film), The Fruit Machine'', directed by Philip Saville, starring Emile Charles, Tony Forsyth, Robert Stephens, Robbie Coltrane and Bruce Payne (

) *''Full Moon in Blue Water'', directed by Peter Masterson, starring

and Teri Garr *''Funny Farm (film), Funny Farm'', directed by George Roy Hill, starring

and Madolyn Smith

G

*''The Gamble (1988 film), The Gamble'', directed by Carlo Vanzina, starring Matthew Modine, Faye Dunaway and Jennifer Beals – (Italy) *''Georgia (1988 film), Georgia'', directed by Ben Lewin, starring Judy Davis – (

) *''Ghost Town (1988 film), Ghost Town'', directed by Richard McCarthy (under the alias Richard Governor), starring Franc Luz, Catherine Hickland, Jimmie F. Skaggs and Bruce Glover *''Ghosts… of the Civil Dead'', directed by John Hillcoat, starring David Field (actor), David Field, Chris DeRose, Nick Cave and Dave Mason (Australian musician), Dave Mason (

) *''The Good Mother (1988 film), The Good Mother'', directed by Leonard Nimoy, starring Diane Keaton and

*''Gorillas in the Mist'', directed by Michael Apted, starring Sigourney Weaver and Bryan Brown *''Gotham (film), Gotham'' (aka) ''The Dead Can't Lie'', directed by Lloyd Fonvielle, starring Tommy Lee Jones and Virginia Madsen *''Grave of the Fireflies'' (Hotaru no Haka), directed by Isao Takahata, starring Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara and Akemi Yamaguchi (

) *''The Great Outdoors (film), The Great Outdoors'', directed by Howard Deutch, starring

, John Candy and Annette Bening

H

*''Hairspray (1988 film), Hairspray'', directed by John Waters (filmmaker), John Waters, starring Ricki Lake, Divine (actor), Divine, Jerry Stiller, Sonny Bono and Debbie Harry, Deborah Harry *''Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers'', directed by

, starring Donald Pleasence, Ellie Cornell, Danielle Harris and Michael Pataki *''A Handful of Dust (film), A Handful of Dust'', directed by Charles Sturridge, starring James Wilby and Kristin Scott Thomas – (

) *''Hanna's War'', directed by Menahem Golan, starring Ellen Burstyn, Maruschka Detmers, Anthony Andrews, Donald Pleasence and David Warner (actor), David Warner *''Hanussen (1988 film), Hanussen'', directed by István Szabó, starring Klaus Maria Brandauer – (

) *''Hatya'', directed by Kirti Kumar, starring Govinda (actor), Govinda and Neelam Kothari, Neelam – (

) *''Haunted Summer'', directed by Ivan Passer, starring Philip Anglim, Laura Dern, Alice Krige, Eric Stoltz and Alex Winter *''Hawks (film), Hawks'', directed by Robert Ellis Miller, starring Timothy Dalton and Anthony Edwards (actor), Anthony Edwards – (

) *''Heart of a Dog (1988 film), Heart of a Dog'' (Sobachye serdtse), directed by Vladimir Bortko, starring Yevgeniy Yevstigneyev, Boris Plotnikov, Vladimir Tolokonnikov and Nina Ruslanova (

) *''Heart of Midnight (film), Heart of Midnight'', directed by Matthew Chapman (author), Matthew Chapman, starring Jennifer Jason Leigh *''Heartbreak Hotel (film), Heartbreak Hotel'', directed by Chris Columbus (filmmaker), Chris Columbus, starring David L. Keith, David Keith *''Heathers'', directed by Michael Lehmann, starring Winona Ryder and Christian Slater *''Hellbound: Hellraiser II'', directed by Tony Randel, starring Clare Higgins, Ashley Laurence and Kenneth Cranham (British films of 1988, UK/American films of 1988, US) *''Hero and the Terror'', directed by William Tannen, starring

, Brynn Thayer, Steve James (actor), Steve James and Jack O'Halloran *''Hero Hiralal'', directed by Ketan Mehta, starring Naseeruddin Shah and Sanjana Kapoor (

) *''High Hopes (1988 film), High Hopes'', directed by Mike Leigh, starring Phil Davis (actor), Phil Davis, Ruth Sheen and Lesley Manville (

) *''High Spirits (film), High Spirits'', directed by Neil Jordan, starring Peter O'Toole, Steve Guttenberg and Daryl Hannah *''Hobgoblins (film), Hobgoblins'', directed by Rick Sloane, starring Tom Bartlett, Paige Sullivan, Steven Boggs, Kelley Palmer, Billy Frank and Daran Norris *''Hope and Pain'', directed by Yoji Yamada, starring Hiroko Yakushimaru (

) *''Hot to Trot'', directed by Michael Dinner, starring Bob Goldthwait, Virginia Madsen, Jim Metzler and Dabney Coleman *''Hôtel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie'' (Hôtel Terminus: Klaus Barbie, sa vie et son temps), directed by Marcel Ophüls – (

) *''The House on Carroll Street'', directed by Peter Yates, starring

and Jeff Daniels *''How Poets Are Enjoying Their Lives'' (Jak básníkům chutná život), directed by Dusan Klein, starring Pavel Kříž (List of Czech films of the 1980s, Czechoslovakia)

I

*''Illegally Yours'', directed by Peter Bogdanovich, starring Rob Lowe and Colleen Camp *''I'm Gonna Git You Sucka'', directed by and starring Keenen Ivory Wayans *''Imagine: John Lennon'', directed by Andrew Solt, documentary film about John Lennon *''The In Crowd (1988 film), The In Crowd'', directed by Mark Rosenthal (screenwriter), Mark Rosenthal, starring Donovan Leitch (actor), Donovan Leich and Joe Pantoliano *''Iron Eagle II'', directed by Sidney J. Furie, starring Louis Gossett Jr. *''It Couldn't Happen Here'', directed by Jack Bond (director), Jack Bond, starring the Pet Shop Boys – (

) *''It Takes Two (1988 film), It Takes Two'', directed by David Beaird, starring George Newbern, Leslie Hope, Kimberly Foster (actress), Kimberly Foster and Barry Corbin

J

*''Johnny Be Good'', directed by Bud Smith, starring Anthony Michael Hall,

and Uma Thurman *''Judgment in Berlin (film), Judgment in Berlin'', directed by Leo Penn, starring Martin Sheen, Sam Wanamaker, Max Gail, Heinz Hoenig, Carl Lumbly, Max Volkert Martens, Joshua Sinclair, Jutta Speidel, Harris Yulin and

K

*''Kabzaa'', directed by Mahesh Bhatt, starring Raj Babbar, Sanjay Dutt, Amrita Singh, Paresh Rawal and Alok Nath (List of Bollywood films of 1988, India) *''Kamilla and the Thief'' (Kamilla og Tyven), directed by Grete Salomonsen, starring Veronika Flåt, Dennis Storhøi, Agnete Haaland and Morten Harket (Norwegian films of the 1980s, Norway) *''Kansas (film), Kansas'', directed by David Stevens (screenwriter), David Stevens, starring Matt Dillon and Andrew McCarthy *''Killer Klowns from Outer Space'', directed by The Chiodo Brothers, Stephen Chiodo, starring Grant Cramer, Suzanne Snyder, John Allen Nelson, Royal Dano, Michael Siegel, Peter Licassi and John Vernon *''The Kiss (1988 film), The Kiss'', directed by Pen Densham, starring Joanna Pacuła and Meredith Salenger – (

) *''The Kitchen Toto'', directed by Harry Hook, starring Bob Peck, Phyllis Logan and Edwin Mahinda *''Kung-Fu Master (film), Kung-Fu Master'' (a.k.a. Le Petit Amour), directed by Agnès Varda, starring Jane Birkin and Charlotte Gainsbourg – (

)

L

*''Lady in White'', directed by Frank LaLoggia, starring Lukas Haas, Len Cariou, Alex Rocco and Katherine Helmond *''The Lair of the White Worm (film), The Lair of the White Worm'', directed by Ken Russell, starring Amanda Donohoe, Peter Capaldi and Hugh Grant – (

) *''The Land Before Time (film), The Land Before Time'', directed by Don Bluth, voices of Gabriel Damon, Candace Hutson, Judith Barsi and Will Ryan *''Landscape in the Mist'' (Topio stin omichli), directed by Theo Angelopoulos, starring Michalis Zeke, Tania Palaiologou and Stratos Tzortzoglou (Greek films of the 1980s, Greece) *''Last Rites (1988 film), Last Rites'', directed by Donald P. Bellisario, starring Daphne Zuniga, Tom Berenger and Anne Twomey (actor), Anne Twomey *''The Last Temptation of Christ (film), The Last Temptation of Christ'', directed by Martin Scorsese, starring Willem Dafoe, Harvey Keitel, Barbara Hershey, Harry Dean Stanton and David Bowie *''The Legend of the Holy Drinker (film), The Legend of the Holy Drinker'' (La Leggenda del Santo Bevitore), directed by

, starring Rutger Hauer – Golden Lion award – (

) *''License to Drive'', directed by Greg Beeman, starring Corey Haim, Corey Feldman, Carol Kane and Richard Masur *''Life Is a Long Quiet River'' (La vie est un long fleuve tranquille), directed by Étienne Chatiliez, starring Benoît Magimel, Hélène Vincent, André Wilms, Daniel Gélin, Catherine Jacob (actress), Catherine Jacob and Patrick Bouchitey (France) *''Gandahar (film), Light Years'' (Gandahar), directed by René Laloux, starring Pierre-Marie Escourrou (

) *''The Little Devil'' (Il Piccolo Diavolo), directed by and starring Roberto Benigni, with

and Nicoletta Braschi (

) *''Little Dorrit (1987 film), Little Dorrit'', directed by Christine Edzard, starring Derek Jacobi and Alec Guinness – (

) *''Little Nikita'', directed by Richard Benjamin, starring Sidney Poitier, River Phoenix, Richard Bradford (actor), Richard Bradford and Richard Lynch *''Little Vera'' (Malenkaya Vera), directed by Vasili Pichul, starring Natalya Negoda (

) *''Love and Fear (film), Love and Fear'' (Fürchten und Lieben, Trois Soeurs), directed by Margarethe von Trotta, starring Fanny Ardant, Greta Scacchi and

– (

)

M

*''Mac and Me'', directed by Stewart Raffill, starring Christine Ebersole, Jonathan Ward (actor), Jonathan Ward and Tina Caspary *''Madame Sousatzka'', directed by John Schlesinger, starring Shirley MacLaine – (

) *''Maison Ikkoku, Maison Ikkoku: The Final Chapter'', directed by Tomomi Mochizuki, starring Sumi Shimamoto and Issei Futamata (

) *''Maniac Cop'', directed by William Lustig, starring Tom Atkins (actor), Tom Atkins, Bruce Campbell, Laurene Landon, Richard Roundtree, William Smith (actor), William Smith, Robert Z'Dar and Sheree North *''Mapantsula'', directed by Oliver Schmitz, starring Thomas Mogotlane (List of South African films#1980s, South Africa) *''Married to the Mob'', directed by Jonathan Demme, starring

, Matthew Modine, Dean Stockwell, Oliver Platt, Mercedes Ruehl and

*''Masquerade (1988 film), Masquerade'', directed by Bob Swaim, starring Rob Lowe, Meg Tilly and Kim Cattrall *''Memories of Me'', directed by Henry Winkler, starring Billy Crystal and Alan King (comedian), Alan King *''Men Behind the Sun'' (hēi tài yáng), directed by T. F. Mou, starring Gang Wang, Hsu Gou, Tie Long Jin, Zhao Hua Mei, Zhe Quan, Run Sheng Wang, Dai Wao Yu and Andrew Yu (

) *''Messenger of Death'', directed by J. Lee Thompson, starring Charles Bronson, Trish Van Devere, Laurence Luckinbill and John Ireland (actor), John Ireland *''Midnight Crossing'', directed by Roger Holzberg, starring Faye Dunaway, Daniel J. Travanti, Kim Cattrall, John Laughlin (actor), John Laughlin and Ned Beatty *''Midnight Run'', directed by Martin Brest, starring Robert De Niro, Charles Grodin, Yaphet Kotto, John Ashton (actor), John Ashton and Dennis Farina *''The Milagro Beanfield War'', directed by Robert Redford, starring Rubén Blades, Sônia Braga,

and Melanie Griffith *''Miles from Home'', directed by Gary Sinise, starring Richard Gere and Kevin Anderson (actor), Kevin Anderson *''Miracle Mile (film), Miracle Mile'', directed by Steve De Jarnatt, starring Mare Winningham and Anthony Edwards (actor), Anthony Edwards *''Missing Link (1988 film), Missing Link'', directed by David Hughes and Carol Hughes, starring Peter Elliott and Michael Gambon *''Mississippi Burning'', directed by Alan Parker, starring

, Willem Dafoe, Frances McDormand, Brad Dourif and R. Lee Ermey *''Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack'' (Kidō Senshi Gandamu: Gyakushū no Shā), directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, starring Tōru Furuya and Shūichi Ikeda (

) *''The Moderns'', directed by Alan Rudolph, starring Keith Carradine, Linda Fiorentino and John Lone *''Mondo New York'', directed by Harvey Nikolai Keith, starring Joey Arias, Rick Aviles, Charlie Barnett (comedian), Charlie Barnett, Joe Coleman (painter), Joe Coleman, Emilio Cubeiro, Karen Finley, Dean Johnson (entertainer), Dean Johnson, Phoebe Legere, Lydia Lunch, Ann Magnuson, Frank Moore (performance artist), Frank Moore and John Sex *''Monkey Shines (film), Monkey Shines'', directed by George A. Romero, starring Jason Beghe, John Pankow and Stanley Tucci *''Monsieur le Directeur'', starring Salah Zulfikar – (

) *''Moon over Parador'', directed by Paul Mazursky, starring Richard Dreyfuss, Raúl Juliá and Sônia Braga *''Moonwalker'', directed by Jerry Kramer, Jim Blashfield and Colin Chilvers, starring Michael Jackson *''Moscow Elegy'', directed by Alexander Sokurov (

) *''Moving (1988 film), Moving'', directed by Alan Metter, starring Richard Pryor *''Mr. North'', directed by Danny Huston, starring Anthony Edwards (actor), Anthony Edwards, Robert Mitchum,

, Virginia Madsen and Anjelica Huston *''The Music Teacher'' (Le maître de musique), directed by Gérard Corbiau, starring José van Dam, Anne Roussel and Philippe Volter (

) *''My Neighbor Totoro'' (Tonari no Totoro), directed by Hayao Miyazaki, voices of Chika Sakamoto, Noriko Hidaka and Hitoshi Takagi (

) *''My Stepmother Is an Alien'', directed by Richard Benjamin, starring Kim Basinger,

and Alyson Hannigan *''Mystic Pizza'', directed by Donald Petrie, starring Annabeth Gish, Julia Roberts and Lili Taylor

N

*''The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!'', directed by David Zucker (filmmaker), David Zucker, starring Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, George Kennedy and O. J. Simpson *''The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey'', directed by Vincent Ward (director), Vincent Ward, starring Chris Haywood, Marshall Napier, Paul Livingston and Jay Laga'aia (List of New Zealand films#1980s, New Zealand) *''Necromancer (1988 film), Necromancer'', directed by Dusty Nelson, starring Elizabeth Kaitan *''The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking'', directed by Ken Annakin, starring Tami Erin, Eileen Brennan, Dennis Dugan, Dianne Hull, George DiCenzo, John Schuck and Dick Van Patten (Swedish films of the 1980s, Sweden/

) *''A New Life (film), A New Life'', directed by and starring Alan Alda, with Ann-Margret, John Shea, Hal Linden and Veronica Hamel *''A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon'', directed by William Richert, starring River Phoenix, Ann Magnuson, Meredith Salenger, Ione Skye, Louanne Sirota, Matthew Perry and Paul Koslo *''Night of the Demons (1988 film), Night of the Demons'', directed by Kevin S. Tenney, starring William Gallo, Hal Havins, Amelia Kinkade, Cathy Podewell and Linnea Quigley *''A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master'', directed by Renny Harlin, starring Robert Englund, Lisa Wilcox and Danny Hassel

O

*''Off Limits (1988 film), Off Limits'', directed by Christopher Crowe (screenwriter), Christopher Crowe, starring Willem Dafoe, Gregory Hines and

*''Oliver & Company'', directed by George Scribner, voices of Joey Lawrence, Billy Joel and Dom DeLuise *''On the Silver Globe (film), On the Silver Globe'' (Na srebrnym globie), directed by Andrzej Żuławski, starring Andrzej Seweryn (List of Polish films of the 1980s, Poland)

P

*''Painted Faces'' (Cat siu fuk), directed by Alex Law, starring

– (

) *''Paperhouse (film), Paperhouse'', directed by Bernard Rose (director), Bernard Rose, starring Ben Cross, Glenne Headly and Elliott Spiers (

) *''Pascali's Island (film), Pascali's Island'', directed by James Dearden, starring Ben Kingsley and Helen Mirren – (

) *''Pass the Ammo'', directed by David Beaird, starring Tim Curry,

, Annie Potts and Bill Paxton *''Patty Hearst (film), Patty Hearst'', directed by Paul Schrader, starring Natasha Richardson and Ving Rhames *''Permanent Record (film), Permanent Record'', directed by Marisa Silver, starring Pamela Gidley, Michelle Meyrink,

and Jennifer Rubin *''Phantasm II'', directed by Don Coscarelli, starring James LeGros, Angus Scrimm, Reggie Bannister and Paula Irvine *''Phantom of Death'', directed by Ruggero Deodato, starring Michael York (actor), Michael York, Edwige Fenech, Donald Pleasence and Antonella Ponziani (

) *''Plain Clothes (1988 film), Plain Clothes'', directed by Martha Coolidge, starring Arliss Howard and Suzy Amis *''Platoon Leader (film), Platoon Leader'', directed by

, starring Michael Dudikoff *''Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach'', directed by Alan Myerson, starring Bubba Smith, David Graf, Michael Winslow, Leslie Easterbrook, Marion Ramsey, Janet Jones, Lance Kinsey, Matt McCoy (actor), Matt McCoy, G. W. Bailey and George Gaynes *''Police Story 2'' (Ging chaat goo si juk jaap), directed and starring

, with

, Lam Kwok-Hung and Bill Tung – (

) *''Poltergeist III'', directed by Gary Sherman (director), Gary Sherman, starring Heather O'Rourke, Tom Skerritt and Nancy Allen (actress), Nancy Allen *''Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw'', directed by Pierre DeCelles, starring Brennan Howard, B.J. Ward, Nancy Cartwright and Tony Longo *''Powaqqatsi'', directed by Godfrey Reggio, documentary film with no dialogue *''The Presidio (film), The Presidio'', directed by Peter Hyams, starring Sean Connery, Mark Harmon and

*''The Prince of Pennsylvania'', directed by Ron Nyswaner, starring

, Amy Madigan and Bonnie Bedelia *''Prison (1987 film), Prison'', directed by Renny Harlin, starring Viggo Mortensen, Lane Smith, Chelsea Field, Lincoln Kilpatrick and André De Shields *''Prisoner of Rio'', directed by Lech Majewski, starring Steven Berkoff – (List of Polish films of the 1980s, Poland/

/Brazilian films of the 1980s, Brazil) *''Pulse (1988 film), Pulse'', directed by Paul Golding, starring Cliff De Young, Roxanne Hart, Joey Lawrence and Matthew Lawrence *''Pumpkinhead (film), Pumpkinhead'', directed by Stan Winston, starring Lance Henriksen, John D'Aquino and Kerry Remsen *''Punchline (film), Punchline'', directed by David Seltzer, starring Sally Field,

and John Goodman *''Purple People Eater (film), Purple People Eater'', directed by Linda Shayne, starring Neil Patrick Harris, Ned Beatty, Shelley Winters, Thora Birch, Dustin Diamond and Peggy Lipton *''Puss in Boots (1988 film), Puss in Boots'', directed by Eugene Marner, starring

and Jason Connery

Q

*''Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak'' (From Disaster to Disaster), directed by Mansoor Khan, starring Aamir Khan, Juhi Chawla, Dalip Tahil, and Alok Nath (

)

R

*''

'', directed by Barry Levinson, starring Dustin Hoffman,

and

– Academy and Golden Globe (drama) for Best Picture and Golden Bear (for 1989) *''

'', directed by Peter MacDonald (director), Peter MacDonald, starring Sylvester Stallone and Richard Crenna *''Rattle and Hum'', directed by Phil Joanou, a rockumentary featuring U2 *''Red Heat (1988 film), Red Heat'', directed by Walter Hill (director), Walter Hill, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and James Belushi *''Rented Lips'', directed by Robert Downey Sr., starring Martin Mull, Dick Shawn, Jennifer Tilly and

*''The Rescue (1988 film), The Rescue'', directed by Ferdinand Fairfax, starring Kevin Dillon, Marc Price, Ned Vaughn, Christine Harnos, Ian Giatti, Charles Haid, Edward Albert, Timothy Carhart, Michael Gates Phenicie, Mel Wong and James Cromwell *''Return of the Living Dead Part II'', directed by Ken Wiederhorn, starring James Karen, Thom Mathews, Dana Ashbrook, Marsha Dietlein, Phil Bruns and Michael Kenworthy *''The Man from Snowy River II, Return to Snowy River'', directed by Geoff Burrowes, starring Tom Burlinson, Sigrid Thornton, Brian Dennehy, Nicholas Eadie, Bryan Marshall and Mark Hembrow (

) *''Robowar (film), Robowar'', directed by Bruno Mattei, starring Reb Brown, and Catherine Hickland (

) *''Rocket Gibraltar'', directed by

, starring Burt Lancaster, Suzy Amis,

, Frances Conroy, Sinead Cusack, John Glover, Bill Pullman and Kevin Spacey *''Roots: The Gift'', directed by Kevin Hooks, starring LeVar Burton and Louis Gossett Jr. *''Rouge (film), Rouge'' (Jin Zi Kau), directed by Stanley Kwan, starring Leslie Cheung and Anita Mui – (

) *''Run for Your Life (1988 film), Run for Your Life'', directed by Terence Young (director), Terence Young, starring David Carradine, Lauren Hutton and Franco Nero – (Italy) *''Running on Empty (1988 film), Running on Empty'', directed by Sidney Lumet, starring Christine Lahti, Judd Hirsch, River Phoenix and Martha Plimpton

S

*''Salaam Bombay!'', directed by Mira Nair, starring Shafiq Syed, Hansa Vithal, Chanda Sharma, Raghuvir Yadav, Anita Kanwar and Nana Patekar (

) *''Salome's Last Dance'', directed by Ken Russell, starring Glenda Jackson, Stratford Johns, Nickolas Grace, Douglas Hodge, Imogen Claire and Imogen Millais-Scott (

) *''Salsa (1988 film), Salsa'', directed by Boaz Davidson, starring Draco Rosa, Rodney Harvey, Magali Alvarado and Miranda Garrison *''Sathya (1988 film), Sathya'', directed by Suresh Krissna, starring Kamal Haasan, Amala Akkineni, Amala, Rajesh (actor), Rajesh, Nassar (actor), Nassar, Bahadoor, Vadivukkarasi, Vaali (poet), Vaali and Raja Krishnamoorthy (Sri Lankan films of the 1980s, Sri Lanka) *''Satisfaction (1988 film), Satisfaction'', directed by Joan Freeman, starring Justine Bateman and

*''School Daze'', directed by and starring Spike Lee, with Laurence Fishburne and Giancarlo Esposito *''Scrooged'', directed by Richard Donner, starring Bill Murray, Karen Allen, Carol Kane, Alfre Woodard, John Glover and Bobcat Goldthwait *''The Secret of the Sahara'', directed by Alberto Negrin, starring Michael York (actor), Michael York and Andie MacDowell *''The Serpent and the Rainbow (film), The Serpent and the Rainbow'', directed by Wes Craven, starring Bill Pullman, Cathy Tyson, Zakes Mokae and Paul Winfield *''Seven Hours to Judgment'', directed by Beau Bridges, starring Beau Bridges, Ron Leibman and Julianne Phillips *''The Seventh Sign'', directed by Carl Schultz, starring Demi Moore, Michael Biehn and Jürgen Prochnow *''Shadows in the Storm'', directed by Terrell Tannen, starring Mia Sara, Michael Madsen and Ned Beatty *''Shakedown (1988 film), Shakedown'', aka ''Blue Jean Cop'', directed by James Glickenhaus, starring Peter Weller and Sam Elliott *''She's Having a Baby'', directed by John Hughes (filmmaker), John Hughes, starring Kevin Bacon, Elizabeth McGovern and

*''Shoot to Kill (1988 film), Shoot to Kill'', aka ''Deadly Pursuit'', directed by Roger Spottiswoode, starring Sidney Poitier, Tom Berenger and Kirstie Alley *''Short Circuit 2'', directed by Kenneth Johnson (producer), Kenneth Johnson, starring Fisher Stevens, Michael McKean, Cynthia Gibb, Jack Weston and Tim Blaney *''A Short Film About Killing'' (Krótki film o zabijaniu), directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski, starring Mirosław Baka, Krzysztof Globisz and Jan Tesarz (List of Polish films of the 1980s, Poland) *''A Short Film About Love'' (Krótki film o miłości), directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski, starring Grażyna Szapołowska and Olaf Lubaszenko (List of Polish films of the 1980s, Poland) *''Slugs (1988 film), Slugs'', directed by Juan Piquer Simón, starring Michael Garfield and Kim Terry *''Sodoma's Ghost'', directed by Lucio Fulci, starring Al Cliver (

) *''Some Girls (film), Some Girls'', directed by Michael Hoffman (American director), Michael Hoffman, starring Patrick Dempsey and Jennifer Connelly *''Soursweet'', directed by Mike Newell (director), Mike Newell, starring

and Danny Dun (

) *''Space Mutiny'', directed by David Winters (choreographer), David Winters, starring Reb Brown, Cisse Cameron, Cameron Mitchell (actor), Cameron Mitchell, James Ryan (actor), James Ryan, John Phillip Law, Graham Clark, Billy Second and Rufus Swart (List of South African films, South Africa) *''Spellbinder (film), Spellbinder'', directed by Janet Greek, starring Tim Daly, Kelly Preston and Rick Rossovich *''Spike of Bensonhurst'', directed by Paul Morrissey, starring Sasha Mitchell, Ernest Borgnine, Anne Desalvo, Sylvia Miles, Talisa Soto and Rick Aviles *''Split Decisions'', directed by David Drury, starring Craig Sheffer, Jeff Fahey, Jennifer Beals and

*''Stand and Deliver'', directed by Ramón Menéndez, starring Edward James Olmos and Lou Diamond Phillips *''Stars and Bars (1988 film), Stars and Bars'', directed by Pat O'Connor (director), Pat O'Connor, starring Daniel Day-Lewis *''Stealing Heaven'', directed by Clive Donner, starring Derek de Lint and Kim Thomson – (

) *''Stealing Home'', directed by Steven Kampmann and William Porter, starring Mark Harmon and Jodie Foster *''Stormy Monday (film), Stormy Monday'', directed by Mike Figgis, starring Melanie Griffith, Tommy Lee Jones, Sting (musician), Sting and Sean Bean *''Story of Women'' (Une affaire de femmes), directed by Claude Chabrol, starring Isabelle Huppert – (

) *''A Summer Story'', directed by Piers Haggard, starring James Wilby, Imogen Stubbs and Susannah York – (

) *''Sunset (1988 film), Sunset'', directed by Blake Edwards, starring James Garner, Bruce Willis, Malcolm McDowell, Kathleen Quinlan and Mariel Hemingway *''Sur (film), Sur'' (South), directed by Fernando E. Solanas, starring Susú Pecoraro, Miguel Ángel Solá, Philippe Léotard and Lito Cruz (Argentine films of 1988, Argentina) *''Sweet Hearts Dance'', directed by Robert Greenwald, starring Don Johnson, Susan Sarandon, Elizabeth Perkins and Jeff Daniels *''Sweet Lies (film), Sweet Lies'', directed by Nathalie Delon, starring Treat Williams *''Switching Channels'', directed by Ted Kotcheff, starring

, Burt Reynolds and Christopher Reeve

T

*''Taffin'', directed by Francis Megahy, starring

, Ray McAnally and Alison Doody – (List of Irish films, Ireland) *''Tales from the Gimli Hospital'', directed by Guy Maddin, starring Kyle McCulloch (

) *''Talk Radio (film), Talk Radio'', directed by Oliver Stone, starring Eric Bogosian, Ellen Greene and

*''Tapeheads'', directed by Bill Fishman (director), Bill Fishman, starring John Cusack and

*''The Telephone (1988 film), The Telephone'', directed by Rip Torn, starring Whoopi Goldberg, Severn Darden, Elliott Gould, John Heard and Amy Wright *''Tequila Sunrise (film), Tequila Sunrise'', directed by Robert Towne, starring Mel Gibson,

, Kurt Russell, Raúl Juliá and Arliss Howard, J. T. Walsh *''Testimony (1988 film), Testimony'', directed by Tony Palmer, a biographical film of Dmitri Shostakovich starring Ben Kingsley – (

) *''They Live'', directed by John Carpenter, starring Roddy Piper, Keith David and Meg Foster *''The Thin Blue Line (1988 film), The Thin Blue Line'', directed by Errol Morris, documentary film about Randall Dale Adams *''Things Change (film), Things Change'', directed by David Mamet, starring Joe Mantegna,

, Robert Prosky and William H. Macy *''Tiger Warsaw'', directed by Amin Q. Chaudhri, starring Patrick Swayze, Piper Laurie and Mary McDonnell *''A Time of Destiny'', directed by Gregory Nava, starring William Hurt, Timothy Hutton and Melissa Leo *''Time of the Gypsies'' (Dom za vešanje), directed by Emir Kusturica, starring Davor Dujmović and Bora Todorović (List of Yugoslav films of the 1980s, Yugoslavia) *''Time of Violence'' (Vreme na nasilie), directed by Ludmil Staikov, starring Yosif Sarchadzhiev (Bulgarian films of the 1980s, Bulgaria) *''To Kill a Priest'' (Le Complot), directed by Agnieszka Holland, starring Christopher Lambert and Ed Harris – (

) *''Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller'', directed by Michael Rubbo, starring Lucas Evans, Anthony Rogers, Jill Stanley, Andrew Whitehead, Paul Popowich and Rufus Wainwright(

) *''Torch Song Trilogy (film), Torch Song Trilogy'', directed by Paul Bogart, starring Harvey Fierstein, Anne Bancroft, Matthew Broderick and Brian Kerwin *''Touch of Death (1988 film), Touch of Death'', directed by Lucio Fulci, starring Brett Halsey, Ria De Simone and Al Cliver (

) *''Tougher Than Leather (film), Tougher Than Leather'', directed by Rick Rubin, starring Darryl McDaniels, Joseph Simmons and Jam Master Jay *''Track 29'', directed by Nicolas Roeg, starring Theresa Russell, Christopher Lloyd and Gary Oldman *''Tucker: The Man and His Dream'', directed by Francis Ford Coppola, starring Jeff Bridges, Joan Allen, Martin Landau and Lloyd Bridges *''Twins (1988 film), Twins'', directed by Ivan Reitman, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito *''Two Moon Junction'', directed by Zalman King, starring Sherilyn Fenn, Richard Tyson, Kristy McNichol, Louise Fletcher and Burl Ives

U

*''The Unbearable Lightness of Being (film), The Unbearable Lightness of Being'', directed by Philip Kaufman, starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Juliette Binoche and Lena Olin *''The Unholy (1988 film), The Unholy'', directed by Camilo Vila, starring Ben Cross, Ned Beatty, William Russ, Jill Carroll, Hal Holbrook and Trevor Howard *''Urusei Yatsura (film series), Urusei Yatsura: The Final Chapter'', directed by Satoshi Dezaki, starring Fumi Hirano and Toshio Furukawa (

)

V

*''The Vanishing (1988 film), The Vanishing'' (Spoorloos), directed by George Sluizer, starring Gene Bervoets (

) *''Vchera'' (Yesterday), directed by Ivan Andonov, starring Hristo Shopov and Georgi Staykov (Bulgarian films of the 1980s, Bulgaria) *''Verónico Cruz (film), Verónico Cruz'', directed by Miguel Pereira (film director), Miguel Pereira, starring Juan José Camero and Gonzalo Morales (actor), Gonzalo Morales (Argentine films of 1988, Argentina) *''Vibes (film), Vibes'', directed by Ken Kwapis, starring Jeff Goldblum and Cyndi Lauper *''Vice Versa (1988 film), Vice Versa'', directed by Brian Gilbert (director), Brian Gilbert, starring Judge Reinhold, Fred Savage and

W

*''War and Remembrance (miniseries), War and Remembrance'', TV miniseries, directed by Dan Curtis, starring Robert Mitchum, Polly Bergen, Victoria Tennant and Hart Bochner *''War Party (1988 film), War Party'', directed by Franc Roddam, starring Billy Wirth and Kevin Dillon *''Watchers (film), Watchers'', directed by Jon Hess, starring Corey Haim, Michael Ironside, Barbara Williams (actress), Barbara Williams and Lala Sloatman – (

) *''Waxwork (film), Waxwork'', directed by Anthony Hickox, starring Zach Galligan, Deborah Foreman, David Warner (actor), David Warner, Michelle Johnson (actress), Michelle Johnson and Dana Ashbrook *''We Think the World of You (film), We Think the World of You'', directed by Colin Gregg, starring Gary Oldman, Alan Bates, Max Hall, Liz Smith (actress), Liz Smith, and Frances Barber *''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'', directed by Robert Zemeckis, starring Bob Hoskins, Joanna Cassidy and Christopher Lloyd *''Willow (film), Willow'', directed by Ron Howard, starring Val Kilmer, Warwick Davis, Joanne Whalley, Jean Marsh and Billy Barty *''Without a Clue'', directed by Thom Eberhardt, starring Michael Caine and Ben Kingsley – (

) *''Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown'' (Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios), directed by Pedro Almodóvar, starring Carmen Maura, Antonio Banderas and Julieta Serrano – (Spanish films of 1988, Spain) *''Working Girl'', directed by

, starring Melanie Griffith, Harrison Ford and Sigourney Weaver – Golden Globe Award for Best Picture (Musical or Comedy) *''A World Apart (film), A World Apart'', directed by Chris Menges, starring Barbara Hershey and Jodhi May – (

/List of Zimbabwean films, Zimbabwe) *''World Gone Wild'', directed by Lee H. Katzin, starring Bruce Dern and Michael Paré *''The Wrong Guys'', directed by Danny Bilson, starring Louie Anderson, Richard Lewis (comedian), Richard Lewis, Richard Belzer, Tim Thomerson, Brion James, Franklyn Ajaye, Art LaFleur, Biff Manard, Timothy Van Patten, Ernie Hudson and John Goodman *''Wuthering Heights (1988 film), Wuthering Heights'' (Arashi ga oka), directed by Yoshishige Yoshida, starring Yūsaku Matsuda (

)

Y

*''Yasemin'', directed by Hark Bohm, starring Ayse Romey and Uwe Bohm *''Young Einstein'', directed by and starring Yahoo Serious – (

) *''Young Guns (film), Young Guns'', directed by Christopher Cain, starring Emilio Estevez,

, Lou Diamond Phillips, Charlie Sheen, Dermot Mulroney and Casey Siemaszko

Z

*''Zombi 3'', directed by Lucio Fulci and Bruno Mattei, starring Deran Sarafian (

)

Births

* January 3 - Karl Glusman, American actor * January 7 – Haley Bennett, American actress and singer * Januaryea 12 – Andrew Lawrence (actor), Andrew Lawrence, American actor * January 21 - John Early (comedian), American comedian and actor * February 2 **Amadou Ly, Sengalese-born actor, writer and producer **Zosia Mamet, American actress and musician * February 6 – Anna Diop, Senegalese-born American actress * February 11 - Jazz Raycole, American actress * February 12 - Afshan Azad, British actress, model and media personality * February 13 **Ferdinand Kingsley, British actor **Erica Mendez, American voice actress * February 17 – Nagita Slavina, Indonesian actress, television host, film producer, and singer * February 18 - Sarah Sutherland, Canadian-American actress * February 20 – Rihanna, Barbadian singer, songwriter and actress * February 29 **Reilly Dolman, Canadian actor **Langston Fishburne, American actor * March 4 - Josh Bowman, English actor * March 14 – Stephen Curry, American basketball player * March 21 - Kevin Guthrie, Scottish actor * March 25 - Erik Knudsen, Canadian actor * March 27 – Brenda Song, American actress, singer and model * March 27 – Holliday Grainger, English actress * April 2 - Jesse Plemons, American actor * April 6 – Mike Bailey (actor), Mike Bailey, English actor * April 10 – Haley Joel Osment, American actor * April 13 - Katie Lucas, American actress and writer * April 14 **Ben Lloyd-Hughes, British actor **Chris Wood (actor), Chris Wood, American actor * April 18 – Allison Williams (actress), Allison Williams, American actress * April 18 – Vanessa Kirby, English actress * April 21 - Robbie Amell, Canadian actor and producer * April 23 – Carla Quevedo, Argentine actress * April 25 ** Jonathan Bailey, English actor ** Sara Paxton, American singer and actress * April 27 **Lizzo, American singer, actress, and flautist **Regé-Jean Page, British actor * April 30 – Ana de Armas, Cuban-Spanish actress * May 1 – Anushka Sharma, Indian actress * May 17 – Nikki Reed, American actress and writer * June 2 – Awkwafina, American actress, comedian, writer, producer and rapper * June 4 – Li Man, Chinese actress * June 5 – Nuh Omar, Pakistani writer and director * June 7 – Michael Cera, Canadian actor * June 9 ** Lauren Landa, American voice actress ** Mae Whitman, American actress * June 13 - Cody Walker (actor), American actor * June 14 - Dayo Okeniyi, Nigerian-American actor * June 16 - Jonny Weston, American actor * June 22 - Shefali Chowdhury, British actress * June 23 **Pippa Bennett-Warner, British actress **Isabella Leong, Hong Kong singer, actress and model * July 2 - Edward Randell, English musician and actor * July 7 - Jack Whitehall, English actor, comedian, presenter and writer * July 10 - Pavlo Lee, Ukrainian actor (died 2022) * July 12 – Christine Marie Cabanos, American voice actress * July 13 - Chris Sheffield, American actor * July 14 - Elise Gatien, Canadian actress * July 15 - Aimee Carrero, Dominican-born American actress * July 18 - Chen Tang (actor), Chinese-American actor * July 19 – Cherami Leigh, American voice actress * July 20 - Julianne Hough, American dancer, actress, singer and songwriter * July 25 - Mamoudou Athie, Mauritanian-American actor and producer * July 26 - Francia Raisa, American actress * July 30 - Nico Tortorella, American actor and model * July 31 - Charlie Carver, American actor * August 1 - Max Carver, American actor * August 16 **Kevin Schmidt, American actor **Rumer Willis, American actress * August 24 – Rupert Grint, English actor * August 26 - Evan Ross, American actor and musician * August 27 – Alexa PenaVega, American actress and singer * September 12 – Matt Martians, American record producer * September 22 – Sana Saeed, Indian actress * September 26 - Lilly Singh, Canadian comedian, former talk show host and YouTuber * September 28 - Hana Mae Lee, American actress, model and comedian * October 1 - Nick Whitaker, American actor * October 3 – Alicia Vikander, Swedish actress * October 4 – Melissa Benoist, American actress, singer and dancer * October 6 - Everlyn Sampi, Australian actress * October 18 – Tessa Schram, Dutch actress and director * October 21 **Glen Powell, American actor, writer and producer **Mark Rendall, Canadian actor * October 23 - Ritesh Rajan, American actor * October 28 - Edd Gould, British animator, artist, writer, director and voice actor (died 2012) * October 29 – Devon Murray, Irish actor * November 6 – Emma Stone, American actress * November 9 **Nikki Blonsky, American singer and actress **Alexandrea Owens-Sarno, American actress **Lio Tipton (credited as Analeigh Tipton up to 2021), American model and actress * November 17 - Justin Cooper (actor), American producer and former child actor * November 22 – Jamie Campbell Bower, English actor and singer * November 26 - Tamsin Egerton, English actress * November 30 - Rebecca Rittenhouse, American actress * December 1 **Nadia Hilker, German actress and model **Zoe Kravitz, American actress * December 2 – Alfred Enoch, English actor * December 7 – Emily Browning, Australian actress * December 14 – Vanessa Hudgens, American actress and singer * December 15 - Gregg Chillin, English actor and writer * December 16 **Anna Popplewell, English actress **Park Seo-joon, South Korean actor * December 17 – Rin Takanashi, Japanese actress and model * December 21 - Shelley Regner, American actress and singer

Deaths

Film debuts

*Joe Alaskey – ''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'' *Tim Allen – ''Tropical Snow'' *Stephen Baldwin – ''Homeboy (film), Homeboy'' *Ned Bellamy – ''The Night Before (1988 film), The Night Before'' *Annette Bening – ''The Great Outdoors (film), The Great Outdoors'' *Reg E. Cathey – ''Funny Farm (film), Funny Farm'' *Macaulay Culkin – ''Rocket Gibraltar'' *Matt Damon – ''Mystic Pizza'' *Stacey Dash – ''Moving (1988 film), Moving'' *David Duchovny – ''Working Girl'' *Kevin Dunn – ''Mississippi Burning'' *Nora Dunn – ''Working Girl'' *Colm Feore – ''Iron Eagle II'' *Cuba Gooding, Jr. – '' Coming to America'' *Clark Gregg – ''Things Change (film), Things Change'' *Danielle Harris – ''Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers'' * Neil Patrick Harris – ''

'' *Bonnie Hunt – ''

'' *Felicity Huffman – ''Things Change'' *David Hyde Pierce – '' Bright Lights, Big City'' *Milla Jovovich – ''Two Moon Junction'' *Lisa Kudrow – ''Married to the Mob *Jane Lynch – ''Vice Versa (1988 film), Vice Versa'' *Jenifer Lewis – ''

'' *Juliette Lewis – ''My Stepmother Is an Alien'' *Marc Macaulay – ''Graverobbers (film), Graverobbers'' *Dermot Mulroney – ''Sunset (1988 film), Sunset'' *Bill Nunn – ''School Daze'' *Clive Owen – ''Vroom'' *Vincent Pastore – ''Black Roses (1988 film), Black Roses'' *Harold Perrineau – ''Shakedown (1988 film), Shakedown'' *Matthew Perry – ''A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon'' *Oliver Platt – ''Married to the Mob'' *

– ''

'' *Robin Harris – ''I'm Gonna Git You Sucka'' *Julia Roberts – ''Satisfaction (1988 film), Satisfaction'' *Stephen Root – ''

'' *Richard Schiff – ''Medium Straight'' * Steven Seagal – '' Above the Law'' *Lili Taylor – ''She's Having a Baby'' *Benicio del Toro – '' Big Top Pee-wee'' *Gregory Alan Williams – ''Above the Law'' *Daniel Baldwin – ''Too Good to Be True''

References

External links

1988 Domestic Grosses
at Box Office Mojo
Top 1988 Movies at the Domestic Box Office
at The Numbers (website), The Numbers
Top 1988 Movies at the International Box Office
at The Numbers (website), The Numbers
Top 1988 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office
at The Numbers (website), The Numbers
Top-US-Grossing Titles Released 1988-01-01 to 1988-12-31
at IMDb
Most Popular Feature Films Released 1988-01-01 to 1988-12-31
at IMDb {{Portal bar, 1980s, Film 1988 in film, Film by year

Highest-grossing films

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