Best movies of 1988

Actors : Edna Doré, Phil Davis, Ruth Sheen, Philip Jackson,
Directors : Mike Leigh,

Slice-of-life look at a sweet working-class couple in London, Shirley and Cyril, his mother, who's aging quickly and becoming forgetful, mum's ghastly upper-middle-class neighbors, and ...

Actors : Daniel Day-Lewis, Derek de Lint, Lena Olin, Juliette Binoche,
Directors : Philip Kaufman,

In 1968, a Czech doctor with an active sex life meets a woman who wants monogamy, and then the Soviet invasion further disrupts their lives.

Actors : Geena Davis, Jeff Goldblum, Jim Carrey, Damon Wayans,
Directors : Julien Temple,

A Southern California girl befriends three furry aliens after their spaceship lands in her swimming pool.

Actors : Cathy Tyson, Bill Pullman, Paul Winfield, Zakes Mokae,
Directors : Wes Craven,

An anthropologist goes to Haiti after hearing rumors about a drug used by black magic practitioners to turn people into zombies.

Actors : Kevin Dillon, Jeffrey DeMunn, Donovan Leitch Jr., Shawnee Smith,
Directors : Chuck Russell,

Remake of the 1958 sci-fi horror classic about a deadly blob from another planet which consumes everything in its path. Teenagers attempt without success to warn the townspeople, who refuse to take them seriously.

Actors : Suzanne Snyder, John Allen Nelson, Grant Cramer, John Vernon,
Directors : Stephen Chiodo,

Aliens who look like clowns come from outer space and terrorize a small town.

Actors : John C. McGinley, Leslie Hope, Ellen Greene, Eric Bogosian,
Directors : Oliver Stone,

A rude, contemptuous talk show host becomes overwhelmed by the hatred that surrounds his program just before it goes national.

Actors : John Candy, Annette Bening, Dan Aykroyd, Stephanie Faracy,
Directors : Howard Deutch,

A Chicago man's hope for a peaceful family vacation in the woods is shattered when the annoying in-laws drop in.

Actors : Kevin Bacon, Elizabeth McGovern, Alec Baldwin, James Ray,
Directors : John Hughes,

Jake and Kristy Briggs are newlyweds. Being young, they are perhaps a bit unprepared for the full reality of marriage and all that it (and their parents) expect from them. Do they want ...

Actors : Alyson Hannigan, Kim Basinger, Dan Aykroyd, Jon Lovitz,
Directors : Richard Benjamin,

An alien is sent on a secret mission to Earth, where she appears as a gorgeous, attractive, and single lady. Her mission is to make contact with a rather nerdy young scientist, who's quite ...

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 : River Phoenix, Jonas Abry, Christine Lahti, Judd Hirsch,
Directors : Sidney Lumet,

The eldest son of a fugitive family comes of age and wants to live a life of his own.

Actors : Matthew Broderick, Matt Mulhern, Corey Parker, Christopher Walken,
Directors : Mike Nichols,

A group of young recruits go through boot camp during the Second World War in Biloxi, Mississippi. From the play by Neil Simon.

Actors : Dyan Cannon, Jackie Mason, Robert Stack, Dina Merrill,
Directors : Allan Arkush,

When a crass new-money tycoon's membership application is turned down at a snooty country club, he retaliates by buying the club and turning it into a tacky amusement park.

Actors : Lance Henriksen, John D'Aquino, Jeff East, Kimberly Ross,
Directors : Stan Winston,

After a tragic accident, a man conjures up a towering, vengeful demon called Pumpkinhead to destroy a group of unsuspecting teenagers.

Actors : Gena Rowlands, Mia Farrow, Blythe Danner, Ian Holm,
Directors : Woody Allen,

Facing a mid-life crisis, a woman rents an apartment next to a psychiatrist's office to write a new book, only to become drawn to the plight of a pregnant woman seeking that doctor's help.

Actors : Shigesato Itoi, Chika Sakamoto, Noriko Hidaka, Hitoshi Takagi,
Directors : Hayao Miyazaki,

When two girls move to the country to be near their ailing mother, they have adventures with the wondrous forest spirits who live nearby.

Actors : Michael McKean, Tim Blaney, Cynthia Gibb, Fisher Stevens,
Directors : Kenneth Johnson,

Robot Johnny Five comes to the city and gets manipulated by criminals who want him for their own purposes.

Actors : Nancy Allen, Zelda Rubinstein, Heather O'Rourke, Tom Skerritt,
Directors : Gary Sherman,

Carol Anne is staying with her aunt in a highrise building, and the supernatural forces that have haunted her previously follow her there.

Actors : John Howard, Odile Le Clezio, Peewee Wilson, Yahoo Serious,
Directors : Yahoo Serious,

Albert Einstein is the son of a Tasmanian apple farmer, who discovers the secret of splitting the beer atom to put the bubbles back into beer. When Albert travels to Sydney to patent his ...