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 : Willem Dafoe, Barbara Hershey, Harvey Keitel, Paul Greco,
Directors : Martin Scorsese,

The life of Jesus Christ, his journey through life as he faces the struggles all humans do, and his final temptation on the cross.

Actors : Bonnie Bedelia, Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Reginald VelJohnson,
Directors : John McTiernan,

John McClane, officer of the NYPD, tries to save his wife Holly Gennaro and several others that were taken hostage by German terrorist Hans Gruber during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles.

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 : John Ashton, Charles Grodin, Robert De Niro, Yaphet Kotto,
Directors : Martin Brest,

An accountant is chased by bounty hunters, the FBI, and the Mafia after jumping bail.

Actors : Susan Sarandon, Trey Wilson, Tim Robbins, Kevin Costner,
Directors : Ron Shelton,

A fan who has an affair with one minor-league baseball player each season meets an up-and-coming pitcher and the experienced catcher assigned to him.

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 : Anton Rodgers, Michael Caine, Steve Martin, Glenne Headly,
Directors : Frank Oz,

Two con men try to settle their rivalry by betting on who can swindle a young American heiress out of $50,000 first.

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 : Warwick Davis, Jean Marsh, Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley,
Directors : Ron Howard,

A reluctant dwarf must play a critical role in protecting a special baby from an evil queen.

Actors : John Amos, Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones,
Directors : John Landis,

An extremely pampered African Prince travels to Queens, New York, and goes undercover to find a wife whom he can respect for her intelligence and will.

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 : Captain Haggerty, Alec Baldwin, Michelle Pfeiffer, Paul Lazar,
Directors : Jonathan Demme,

An undercover FBI agent falls in love with a recently widowed mafia wife, who is trying to restart her life following her husband's murder while being pursued by a libidinous mafia kingpin seeking to claim her for himself.

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 : John Glover, Bill Murray, John Forsythe, Karen Allen,
Directors : Richard Donner,

A selfish, cynical T.V. executive is haunted by three spirits bearing lessons on Christmas Eve.

Actors : Kurt Russell, Raul Julia, Mel Gibson, Michelle Pfeiffer,
Directors : Robert Towne,

A former L.A. drug dealer tries to go straight but his past and his underworld connections bring him into the focus of the DEA, the Mexican feds and the Mexican drug cartels.

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.