Red Heat(1988)

Combined Rating:
50
Combined Critics Rating: 31

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.



Twins(1988)

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Combined Rating:
49
Combined Critics Rating: 27

A physically perfect but innocent man goes in search of his long-lost twin brother, who is short, a womanizer, and small-time crook.



Alien Nation(1988)

Combined Rating:
49
Combined Critics Rating: 42

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.



Akira(1988)

Combined Rating:
48
Combined Critics Rating: 25

A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath that only two teenagers and a group of psychics can stop.



I'm Gonna Git You Sucka(1988)

Combined Rating:
48
Combined Critics Rating: 42

In this parody of blaxploitation movies, a black hero wannabe reunites former black heroes from the 70s to help him get revenge on Mr. Big.



Child's Play(1988)

Combined Rating:
47
Combined Critics Rating: 25

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.



Colors(1988)

Combined Rating:
47
Combined Critics Rating: 33

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



Hotaru no haka(1988)

Combined Rating:
46
Combined Critics Rating: 22

A young boy and his little sister struggle to survive in Japan during World War II.



License to Drive(1988)

Combined Rating:
46
Combined Critics Rating: 35

A teen decides to go for a night on the town with his friends despite flunking his driver's test.



Oliver & Company(1988)

Combined Rating:
45
Combined Critics Rating: 25

A lost and alone kitten joins a gang of dogs engaged in petty larceny in New York City.



The Presidio(1988)

Combined Rating:
45
Combined Critics Rating: 34

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.



Frantic(1988)

Combined Rating:
44
Combined Critics Rating: 23

In a hotel room in Paris, a doctor comes out of the shower and finds that his wife has disappeared. He soon finds himself caught up in a world of intrigue, espionage, gangsters, drugs and murder.



Phantasm II(1988)

Combined Rating:
42
Combined Critics Rating: 33

Mike, now released from a psychiatric hospital, continues his journey to stop the evil Tall Man from his grim work.



Vampire's Kiss(1988)

Combined Rating:
42
Combined Critics Rating: 33

After an encounter with a neck-biter, a publishing executive thinks that he's turning into a vampire.



School Daze(1988)

Combined Rating:
42
Combined Critics Rating: 42

A not so popular young man wants to pledge to a popular fraternity at his historically black college.



Beaches(1988)

Combined Rating:
41
Combined Critics Rating: 24

A privileged rich debutante and a cynical struggling entertainer share a turbulent, but strong childhood friendship over the years.



A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master(1988)

Combined Rating:
41
Combined Critics Rating: 18

The last girl from Elm Street is still bothered by dreams about Freddy; soon he returns and kills her, but before she died she wills her power to a new friend.



Stand and Deliver(1988)

Combined Rating:
41
Combined Critics Rating: 28

The story of Jaime Escalante, a high school teacher who successfully inspired his dropout prone students to learn calculus.



Le grand bleu(1988)

Combined Rating:
40
Combined Critics Rating: 18

The rivalry between Enzo and Jacques, two childhood friends and now world-renowned free divers, becomes a beautiful and perilous journey into oneself and the unknown.



Hellbound: Hellraiser II(1988)

Combined Rating:
40
Combined Critics Rating: 19

Kirsty is brought to an institution after the death of her family, where the occult-obsessive head resurrects Julia and unleashes the Cenobites once again.




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