Best movies of 1988 that are award winners or nominees

Actors : Tom Cruise, Gerald R. Molen, Dustin Hoffman, Valeria Golino,
Directors : Barry Levinson,

Selfish yuppie Charlie Babbitt's father left a fortune to his savant brother Raymond and a pittance to Charlie; they travel cross-country.

Actors : Joanna Cassidy, Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd, Charles Fleischer,
Directors : Robert Zemeckis,

A toon-hating detective is a cartoon rabbit's only hope to prove his innocence when he is accused of murder.

Actors : Michael Palin, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, John Cleese,

In London, four very different people team up to commit armed robbery, then try to doublecross each other for the loot.

Actors : John Heard, Robert Loggia, Elizabeth Perkins, Tom Hanks,
Directors : Penny Marshall,

After wishing to be made big, a teenage boy wakes the next morning to find himself mysteriously in the body of an adult.

Actors : Geena Davis, Michael Keaton, Annie McEnroe, Alec Baldwin,
Directors : Tim Burton,

When a recently-deceased ghost couple find their now-vacant home invaded by an obnoxious family, they hire a sleazy ghost who gets rid of humans to help them.

Actors : Sigourney Weaver, Harrison Ford, Alec Baldwin, Melanie Griffith,
Directors : Mike Nichols,

When a secretary's idea is stolen by her boss, she seizes an opportunity to steal it back by pretending she has her boss' job.

Actors : John Malkovich, Glenn Close, Swoosie Kurtz, Michelle Pfeiffer,
Directors : Stephen Frears,

A scheming widow and her manipulative ex-lover make a bet regarding the corruption of a recently married woman.

Actors : Gene Hackman, Willem Dafoe, Frances McDormand, Brad Dourif,
Directors : Alan Parker,

Two F.B.I. Agents, with wildly different styles, arrive in Mississippi to investigate the disappearance of some civil rights activists.

Actors : Frederic Forrest, Martin Landau, Jeff Bridges, Joan Allen,
Directors : Francis Ford Coppola,

The story of Preston Tucker, the maverick car designer and his ill-fated challenge to the auto industry with his revolutionary car concept.

Actors : Diane Venora, Forest Whitaker, Michael Zelniker, Samuel E. Wright,
Directors : Clint Eastwood,

The troubled life and career of the jazz musician, Charlie "Bird" Parker.

Actors : Geena Davis, Amy Wright, William Hurt, Kathleen Turner,
Directors : Lawrence Kasdan,

An emotionally distant writer of travel guides must carry on with his life after his son is killed and his marriage crumbles.

Actors : River Phoenix, Judd Hirsch, Jonas Abry, Christine Lahti,
Directors : Sidney Lumet,

The eldest son of a fugitive family comes of age and wants to live a life of his own.

Actors : Leo Rossi, Kelly McGillis, Jodie Foster, Bernie Coulson,
Directors : Jonathan Kaplan,

After a young woman suffers a brutal gang rape in a bar one night, a prosecutor assists in bringing the perpetrators to justice, including the ones who encouraged and cheered on the attack.

Actors : Sonia Braga, Richard Bradford, Julie Carmen, Rubén Blades,
Directors : Robert Redford,

In Milagro, a small town in the American Southwest, Ladd Devine plans to build a major new resort development. While activist Ruby Archuleta and lawyer/newspaper editor Charlie Bloom ...

Actors : Twiggy, Shirley MacLaine, Peggy Ashcroft, Navin Chowdhry,
Directors : John Schlesinger,

Renowned Russian piano teacher Irina Sousatzka gets a new student - Bengali piano prodigy Manek. They are both immigrants in the UK and bond quickly. When Manek's single mother's business fails, he must make a career decision.