Best movies of 1988

Actors : Pamela Gidley, Alan Boyce, Michael Elgart, Keanu Reeves,
Directors : Marisa Silver,

When David Sinclair, a popular and talented high school student commits suicide, his best friend Chris takes over many of his responsibilities; from the school production of "H.M.S. ...

Actors : Louis Gossett Jr., Alan Scarfe, Mark Humphrey, Stuart Margolin,
Directors : Sidney J. Furie,

General Chappy Sinclair assembles a joint U.S.- Soviet strike team to take out a rogue middle eastern nuclear base.

Actors : Burl Ives, Richard Tyson, Sherilyn Fenn, Louise Fletcher,
Directors : Zalman King,

A young Southern débutante temporarily abandons her posh lifestyle and upcoming, semi-arranged marriage to have a lustful and erotic fling with a rugged drifter who works at a local carnival.

Actors : Marshall Napier, Chris Haywood, Bruce Lyons, Hamish McFarlane,
Directors : Vincent Ward,

Men seeking relief from the Black Death, guided by a boy's vision, dig a tunnel from 14th century England to 20th century New Zealand.

Actors : John Heard, Tom Berenger, Debra Winger, Betsy Blair,
Directors : Costa-Gavras,

An FBI agent posing as a combine driver becomes romantically involved with a Midwest farmer who lives a double life as a white supremacist.

Actors : River Phoenix, Ione Skye, Meredith Salenger, Ann Magnuson,
Directors : William Richert,

A charming womanizer has to find a way to get $80 to elope to Hawaii with his one true love, or else go to his father's chosen business school.

Actors : John Glover, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, Doug Hutchison, Wallace Langham,
Directors : Keith Gordon,

A surreal portrait of a Catholic Private School and its hierarchy. A new student must submit to the bizarre rituals of his peers and the expectations of the school's administration by ...

Actors : Jennifer Connelly, Sheila Kelley, Lance Edwards, Patrick Dempsey,
Directors : Michael Hoffman,

Michael, a college student, visits his girlfriend Gabriella and her family for Christmas in Canada. When he gets there, she tells him that she doesn't love him any more. Michael attempts to...

Actors : János Balogh, Péter Breznyik Berg, Gábor Balogh, Imre Chmelik,
Directors : Béla Tarr,

A lonely barfly falls in love with a married bar singer.

Actors : Trini Alvarado, Liam Neeson, Justine Bateman, Scott Coffey,
Directors : Joan Freeman,

A group of teenagers have a band, Mystery, with Jennie as the lead singer. They go to a bar at the coast and play during the summer. Jennie falls in love with the owner of the bar, Martin. ...

Actors : Rebecca De Mornay, Ken Marshall, Fred Dalton Thompson, Mary Gross,
Directors : Daniel Goldberg,

Ellie DeWitt and Janis Zuckermann are admitted to the very strict FBI Training Academy. They get a hard course in which they learn to deal with guns and recognize crimes. They also get ...

Actors : Jason Robards, Ralph Bellamy, Liam Neeson, Diane Keaton,
Directors : Leonard Nimoy,

A divorced mother may lose custody of her young daughter to her ex-husband after he learns that the little girl crawled into bed with the mother and her boyfriend.

Actors : John Erdman, David Brisbin, Taunie Vrenon, Jim Neu,
Directors : Andrew Horn,

Friends who have been close since childhood, share a passion for the dangerous sport of free deep sea diving.

Actors : Robert Picardo, Jim Haynie, James Spader, Cynthia Gibb,
Directors : Rowdy Herrington,

A serial killer in Los Angeles celebrates Jack the Ripper's 100th birthday by committing similar murders and only one has a chance of stopping him.

Actors : Sean Young, James Woods, John Kapelos, Steven Hill,
Directors : Harold Becker,

Lenny Brown moves to California to find his fortune in tax shelter investments. When the federal government changes the tax laws, poor Lenny finds himself $700,000 in hock with nowhere to ...

Actors : Beatrice Ring, Massimo Vanni, Deran Sarafian, Ottaviano Dell'Acqua,

When a terrorist's body, infected with a stolen chemical, is cremated by the US military, a virus is unintentionally released into the atmosphere over a small island.

Actors : Tor Isedal, Birgitte Söndergaard, Jon Skolmen, Lasse Åberg,
Directors : Lasse Åberg,

The landlubber Stig-Helmer and his Norwegian friend Ole get on a barge by mistake. They arrive to an island in the archipelago and have to spend Midsummer among the fancy rich people, their...

Actors : David Keith, Angela Goethals, Charlie Schlatter, Tuesday Weld,
Directors : Chris Columbus,

When a teen tries to set up a band at his school, his mother who was a big fan of Elvis Presley gets in a wreck he and his band members decides to kidnap Elvis and have him hooked up with his mother.

Actors : Damon Martin, Royal Dano, J. Downing, Phil Fondacaro,
Directors : Albert Band,

The Ghoulies wreak havoc at an amusement park, disposing of those who mistake them for mere fairground attractions.

Actors : Valérie Lalande, Benoît Magimel, Tara Römer, Jérôme Floch,
Directors : Étienne Chatiliez,

Two babies are switched at birth. When the mistake is discovered 12 years later, it leads to complications in the lives of both families. One family is affluent, with dutiful and (...