Best Cop movies of 1988

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 : O.J. Simpson, Priscilla Presley, Leslie Nielsen, Ricardo Montalban,
Directors : David Zucker,

Incompetent police detective Frank Drebin must foil an attempt to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II.

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 : Clint Eastwood, Patricia Clarkson, Liam Neeson, Evan C. Kim,
Directors : Buddy Van Horn,

Dirty Harry Callahan must stop a sick secret contest to murder local celebrities, which includes himself as a target.

Actors : Ed O'Ross, Peter Boyle, James Belushi, Arnold Schwarzenegger,
Directors : Walter Hill,

A tough Russian policeman is forced to partner up with a cocky Chicago police detective when he is sent to Chicago to apprehend a Georgian drug lord who killed his partner and fled the country.

Actors : Mandy Patinkin, Terence Stamp, Kevyn Major Howard, James Caan,
Directors : Graham Baker,

In 1988, Earth makes the first contact with an alien civilization. In 1991, these aliens, known as Newcomers, slowly begin to be integrated into human society after three years of quarantine.

Actors : Chris Sarandon, Alex Vincent, Catherine Hicks, Brad Dourif,
Directors : Tom Holland,

A single mother gives her son a much sought after doll for his birthday, only to discover that it is possessed by the soul of a serial killer.

Actors : Robert Duvall, Maria Conchita Alonso, Sean Penn, Randy Brooks,
Directors : Dennis Hopper,

An experienced cop and his rookie partner patrol the streets of East Los Angeles while trying to keep the gang violence under control.

Actors : Sean Connery, Mark Harmon, Jack Warden, Meg Ryan,
Directors : Peter Hyams,

A San Francisco civilian police detective is forced to work on a series of murders with his former enemy commanding officer while dating his daughter.

Actors : Ron Dean, Steven Seagal, Henry Silva, Pam Grier,
Directors : Andrew Davis,

A former Special Operations Vietnam vet works as a Chicago cop, and uncovers C.I.A. wrongdoing.

Actors : Bruce Campbell, Richard Roundtree, Laurene Landon, Tom Atkins,
Directors : William Lustig,

A killer dressed in a police uniform begins murdering innocent people on the streets of New York City.

Actors : Carl Weathers, Sharon Stone, Vanity, Craig T. Nelson,
Directors : Craig R. Baxley,

Vengence drives a tough Detroit cop to stay on the trail of a power hungry auto magnate who's systematically eliminating his competition.

Actors : Michael Caine, Jeffrey Jones, Ben Kingsley, Lysette Anthony,
Directors : Thom Eberhardt,

A drunken Sherlock Holmes is really just a cover for the real detective - Dr Watson.

Actors : Maggie Cheung, Kwok-Hung Lam, Jackie Chan, Bill Tung,
Directors : Jackie Chan,

The Hong Kong super-cop must stop a group of blackmailing bombers at the same time that the villains of the first Police Story are out for revenge.

Actors : James Woods, Charles Durning, Lesley Ann Warren, Charles Haid,
Directors : James B. Harris,

An obsessive, insubordinate homicide cop is convinced a serial killer is loose in the Hollywood area and disobeys orders in order to catch him.

Actors : Darren McGavin, Joe Piscopo, Lindsay Frost, Treat Williams,
Directors : Mark Goldblatt,

Two policemen are brought back to life to chase down supernatural criminals.

Actors : Hidde Maas, Monique van de Ven, Serge-Henri Valcke, Huub Stapel,
Directors : Dick Maas,

A mysterious diver hiding in Amsterdam's canal system embarks on a rampage of gruesome murders, terrifying city officials and leaving few clues for the city's best detective, who doesn't ...

Actors : Robert Picardo, James Spader, Jim Haynie, 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 : Richard Brooks, Jude Ciccolella, Peter Weller, Sam Elliott,
Directors : James Glickenhaus,

A legal attorney and renegade cop team up to stop a corrupt cop.

Actors : Rohini Hattangadi, Supriya Pathak, Amitabh Bachchan, Vijayendra Ghatge,
Directors : Tinnu Anand,

Vijay who is a corrupt officer by day, turns a vigilante by night in order to make the city crime free.