in 1988 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. The top 10 films released...

is a 1988 American comedy film written and directed by John Waters, starring Sonny Bono, Ruth Brown, Divine, Debbie Harry, Ricki Lake in her film debut...

Akira (Japanese: アキラ) is a 1988 Japanese animated cyberpunk action film directed by Katsuhiro Otomo, produced by Ryōhei Suzuki and Shunzō Katō, and written...

Spoorloos, literally: "Traceless" or "Without a Trace") is a 1988 psychological thriller film directed by George Sluizer, adapted from the novella The Golden...

Twins (rendered in its title sequence logo as TWiiNS) is a 1988 American buddy comedy film directed and produced by Ivan Reitman. The film is about unlikely...

Vijay (English: Victory) is a 1988 Indian Hindi-language action drama film directed by Yash Chopra. It features an ensemble star cast consisting of Rajesh...

Willow is a 1988 American epic dark fantasy adventure film directed by Ron Howard and produced by Nigel Wooll. The film was executive produced by George...

Shahenshah (transl. Emperor) is a 1988 Indian Hindi-language vigilante action film produced and directed by Tinnu Anand with story by Jaya Bachchan and...

D.O.A. is a 1988 American neo-noir film directed by Rocky Morton and Annabel Jankel. A remake of the 1950 film of the same name, it stars Dennis Quaid...

Running on Empty is a 1988 American drama film directed by Sidney Lumet and written by Naomi Foner and starring River Phoenix, Judd Hirsch, Christine Lahti...

Cocktail is a 1988 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Roger Donaldson from a screenplay by Heywood Gould, and based on Gould's book of the...

1988 French period drama film written and directed by Claire Denis (in her directorial debut) that follows a young girl who lives with her family in French...

Alice is a 1988 surrealist dark fantasy film written and directed by Jan Švankmajer. Its original Czech title is Něco z Alenky, which means "Something...

of War) is a 1988 American war film directed by Kevin Reynolds and written by William Mastrosimone, based on his play Nənawā́te. The film follows the crew...

Bird is a 1988 American biographical musical drama film about jazz saxophonist Charlie "Bird" Parker, directed and produced by Clint Eastwood from a screenplay...

Masquerade is a 1988 American romantic mystery thriller film directed by Bob Swaim and starring Rob Lowe, Meg Tilly, Kim Cattrall and Doug Savant. Written...

is a 1988 American science fiction horror film directed by Chuck Russell, who co-wrote it with Frank Darabont. It is a remake of the 1958 film of the...

Beaches (the working title as Remember Me) is a 1988 American comedy-drama film adapted by Mary Agnes Donoghue and based on Iris Rainer Dart's 1985 novel...

David is a 1988 American made-for-television drama film dramatizing the true story of a child named David Rothenberg who was burned by his father. It co-starred...

Child's Play is a 1988 American supernatural slasher film directed by Tom Holland, from a screenplay he co-wrote with Don Mancini and John Lafia, and...

Betrayed is a 1988 American spy thriller film directed by Costa-Gavras, written by Joe Eszterhas, and starring Debra Winger and Tom Berenger. The plot...

is a 1988 American comedy film starring Richard Pryor as Arlo Pear, a father moving his family cross-country. Other notable appearances in the film include...

Daisy is a 1988 Indian Malayalam-language musical-romance film depicting teenage love, separation, and longing set in a boarding school in Ooty. It was...

Action Jackson is a 1988 American action film directed by Craig R. Baxley, starring Carl Weathers, Vanity, Sharon Stone and Craig T. Nelson. Weathers...

list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1988: The top five highest-grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1988: List...

Brother) is a 1988 drama film featuring Kenny Easterday in a semi-autobiographical role. Thirteen-year-old Kenny lives with his family in the Pittsburgh...

Witness is a 1988 Indian Malayalam language crime thriller film, directed by Viji Thampi and co-written by Jagathy Sreekumar, starring Jayaram, Jagathy...

Muerte Viscosa, lit. "Slugs, Slimy Death") is a 1988 English-language Spanish natural horror film directed by Juan Piquer Simon, and co-written by Simon...

The Bear is a 1988 French adventure family film directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud and released by TriStar Pictures. Adapted from the novel The Grizzly King...

Beetlejuice is a 1988 American dark fantasy horror comedy film directed by Tim Burton from a screenplay by Michael McDowell and Warren Skaaren based on...