List of American films of 1988

A list of American films released in 1988.
Rain Man won the Academy Award for Best Picture.

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Title Director Cast Genre Note
18 Again!Paul FlahertyGeorge Burns, Charlie Schlatter, Tony RobertsComedy
1969Ernest ThompsonRobert Downey, Jr., Kiefer Sutherland, Bruce Dern, Winona Ryder, Joanna Cassidy, Mariette HartleyDrama
'68Steven KovacsShony Alex Braun, Nike DoukasDrama
976-EVILRobert EnglundStephen Geoffreys, Patrick O'Bryan, Sandy DennisHorror
Above the LawAndrew DavisSteven Seagal, Pam Grier, Henry Silva, Ron Dean, Sharon StoneActionSeagal's first film
The Accidental TouristLawrence KasdanWilliam Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Geena Davis, Amy Wright, Bill Pullman, David Ogden StiersDramaBased on Anne Tyler novel; Academy Award for Davis
The AccusedJonathan KaplanJodie Foster, Kelly McGillisDramaParamount; Academy Award for Foster
Action JacksonCraig R. BaxleyCarl Weathers, Vanity, Craig T. Nelson, Sharon StoneActionLorimar Film Entertainment
After DeathClaudio FragassoJeff Stryker, Candice DalyHorroraka Zombie 4: After Death
Alien NationGraham BakerJames Caan, Mandy Patinkin, Terence StampSci-Filater became TV series
Alien from L.A.Albert PyunKathy Ireland, William R. MosesSci-Fi
American GothicJohn HoughRod Steiger, Yvonne De Carlo, Sarah Torgov, Janet WrightHorrorspoof on Grant Wood painting
And God Created WomanRoger VadimRebecca De Mornay, Vincent Spano, Frank LangellaDramaremake of 1958 film
And the Violins Stopped PlayingAlexander RamatiHorst Buchholz, Piotr Polk, Marne MaitlandWar, DramaCo-produced with Poland
Angel III: The Final ChapterTom DeSimoneMitzi Kapture, Maud Adams, Richard RoundtreeAction, Thriller
Another WomanWoody AllenMia Farrow, Gena Rowlands, Gene Hackman, Ian HolmDramaOrion
Appointment With DeathMichael WinnerPeter Ustinov, Lauren Bacall, Carrie Fisher, John Gielgud, Piper Laurie, Hayley Mills, Jenny Seagrove, Nicholas Guest, David SoulMysteryBased on a story by Agatha Christie
The Appointments of Dennis JenningsDean ParisotSteven Wright, Rowan AtkinsonDramaOscar winner for Best Live Action Short
Arthur 2: On the RocksBud YorkinDudley Moore, Liza Minnelli, John Gielgud, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Kathy BatesComedysequel to Arthur

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Title Director Cast Genre Note
Baby MJoBeth Williams, John Shea, Bruce Weitz, Robin Strasser, Dabney ColemanDrama, BiographyTV miniseries
Bad DreamsAndrew FlemingJennifer RubinSupernatural, Mystery, Slasher
Bat*21Peter MarkleGene Hackman, Danny Glover, David Marshall Grant, Jerry Reed, Clayton RohnerBiography, WarBased on a book by William Charles Anderson
BeachesGarry MarshallBette Midler, Barbara Hershey, John Heard, James Read, Lainie Kazan, Spalding GrayDramaBased on a novel by Iris Rainer Dart
The BeastKevin ReynoldsJason Patric, Steven Bauer, George Dzundza, Stephen BaldwinWarBased on play by William Mastrosimone
BeetlejuiceTim BurtonMichael Keaton, Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Jeffrey Jones, Catherine O'Hara, Winona Ryder, Robert Goulet, Dick CavettComedy, Fantasywon Academy Award for Best Makeup
BetrayedCosta-GavrasDebra Winger, Tom Berenger, John HeardSpy ThrillerUnited Artists, MGM
BigPenny MarshallTom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins, Robert Loggia, Mercedes Ruehl, Jared Rushton, John HeardComedy2 Oscar nominations
The Big BlueLuc BessonRosanna Arquette, Jean-Marc Barr, Jean RenoDrama
Big BusinessJim AbrahamsLily Tomlin, Bette Midler, Fred Ward, Michael Gross, Edward HerrmannComedyTouchstone Films
Big TimeChris BlumTom WaitsConcert film
Big Top Pee-weeRandal KleiserPaul Reubens, Penelope Ann Miller, Kris Kristofferson, Susan Tyrrell, Valeria GolinoComedyPee-wee Herman story
Biloxi BluesMike NicholsMatthew Broderick, Christopher Walken, Penelope Ann Miller, Casey Siemaszko, Corey Parker, Park OverallComedyBased on Neil Simon play
BirdClint EastwoodForest Whitaker, Diane VenoraBiography, Dramastory of Charlie Parker
Black EagleEric KarsonSho Kosugi, Jean-Claude Van DammeActionRemake of 1948 film
Black RosesJohn FasanoHorror
The BlobChuck RussellKevin Dillon, Shawnee Smith, Donovan Leitch, Joe Seneca, Jeffrey DeMunn, Candy ClarkSci-Fi, HorrorTristar; Remake of 1958 film
Blood Orgy of the Leather GirlsMeredith LucasComedy
BloodsportNewt ArnoldJean-Claude Van Damme, Donald Gibb, Bolo Yeung, Forest WhitakerMartial Arts, ActionBased on life of Frank Dux
BloodstoneDwight H. LittleRajinikanthAdventure
The Blue IguanaJohn LafiaDylan McDermottAction, Comedy
The BoostHarold BeckerJames Woods, Sean YoungDramaMGM
The Bourne IdentityRoger YoungRichard Chamberlain, Jaclyn SmithSuspenseMade-for-Television; Based on a novel by Robert Ludlum
Braddock: Missing in Action IIIAaron NorrisChuck NorrisActionMissing in Action sequel
Brain DamageFrank HenenlotterRick HearstHorror
Bravestarr: The LegendTom TataranowiczAnimated
Bright Lights, Big CityJames BridgesMichael J. Fox, Kiefer Sutherland, Phoebe Cates, Dianne Wiest, Tracy Pollan, Swoosie Kurtz, Jason RobardsDramaBased on a novel by Jay McInerney
Bull DurhamRon SheltonKevin Costner, Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins, Robert WuhlSports, ComedyOrion
BulletproofSteve CarverGary Busey, Darlanne Fluegel, Henry SilvaActionCineTel Films
Caddyshack IIAllan ArkushJackie Mason, Dyan Cannon, Randy Quaid, Robert Stack, Jonathan Silverman, Chevy Chase, Dan AykroydComedysequel to Caddyshack; nominated for 4 Razzie awards
Call MeSollace MitchellPatricia Charbonneau, Boyd Gaines, Steve BuscemiErotic, ThrillerVestron Films
The CarpenterDavid WellingtonWings HauserHorror
Casual Sex?Geneviève RobertLea Thompson, Victoria Jackson, Andrew Dice ClayComedyUniversal
CatacombsDavid SchmoellerTimothy Van Patten, Ian AbercrombieHorror
Cellar DwellerJohn Carl BuechlerJeffrey Combs, Debrah Farentino, Yvonne De CarloMonster, Horror
Cherry 2000Steve De JarnattMelanie Griffith, David Andrews, Tim Thomerson, Pamela Gidley, Ben JohnsonSci-FiOrion
Child's PlayTom HollandCatherine Hicks, Chris Sarandon, Alex Vincent, Brad DourifSlasherfirst of seven Chucky films
The Chocolate WarKeith GordonJohn Glover, Ilan Mitchell-SmithDrama
Christmas in TattertownRalph BakshiAnimatedMade-for-TV
Clara's HeartRobert MulliganWhoopi Goldberg, Kathleen Quinlan, Michael Ontkean, Neil Patrick HarrisDramaBased on Joseph Olshan novel
Clean and SoberGlenn Gordon CaronMichael Keaton, Morgan Freeman, Kathy BakerDramaWarner Bros.
CocktailRoger DonaldsonTom Cruise, Bryan Brown, Elisabeth ShueRomantic ComedyBased on book by Heywood Gould; winner of 2 Razzie awards including Worst Picture
Cocoon: The ReturnDaniel PetrieDon Ameche, Hume Cronyn, Wilford Brimley, Steve Guttenberg, Jessica Tandy, Maureen Stapleton, Tahnee Welch, Barret Oliver, Courteney CoxSci-Fisequel to Cocoon
ColorsDennis HopperSean Penn, Robert Duvall, María Conchita AlonsoCrime DramaOrion
Comic Book ConfidentialRon MannRobert Crumb, Stan Lee, Harvey PekarDocumentary
Coming to AmericaJohn LandisEddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones, Madge Sinclair, Shari HeadleyRomantic Comedy2 Academy Award nominations
CopJames B. HarrisJames Woods, Lesley Ann Warren, Charles DurningCrime DramaBased on book by James Ellroy
The Couch TripMichael RitchieDan Aykroyd, Charles Grodin, Walter Matthau, Donna DixonComedy
Crash CourseOz ScottAlyssa Milano, JackeeComedyMade-for-TV
Critters 2: The Main CourseMick GarrisScott Grimes, Liane Curtis, Barry CorbinSci-Fi, Comedy, Horror
Crocodile Dundee IIJohn CornellPaul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski, John Meillon, Juan FernandezAction, Comedysequel to Crocodile Dundee
Crossing DelanceyJoan Micklin SilverAmy Irving, Peter Riegert, Sylvia Miles, Jeroen KrabbeRomantic ComedyBased on Susan Sandler play
A Cry in the DarkFred SchepisiMeryl Streep, Sam NeillDocudramaaka Evil Angels[1]

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Title Director Cast Genre Note
D.O.A.Annabel Jankel and Rocky MortonMeg Ryan, Dennis Quaid, Daniel Stern, Brion James, Charlotte Rampling, Jane KaczmarekNeo-Noir, Mystery, Thrillerremake of 1950 film
DaMatt ClarkBarnard Hughes, Martin Sheen, William HickeyDrama
Daffy Duck's QuackbustersGreg Ford, Terry LennonMel Blanc, Julie Bennet, Roy Firestone, B.J. WardAnimation
DakotaFred HolmesLou Diamond PhillipsDramaMiramax; Remake of 1945 film
Dance 'Til DawnPaul SchneiderAlyssa Milano, Christina Applegate, Matthew Perry, Tracey Gold, Alan Thicke, Edie McClurg, Kelsey GrammerDramaMade-for-TV
Danger Down UnderRuss MayberryLee Majors, Rebecca Gilling, Martin VaughanDramaMade-for-TV
Dangerous CurvesDavid LewisTate Donovan, Grant Heslov, Robert StackComedy
Dangerous LiaisonsStephen FrearsMichelle Pfeiffer, Glenn Close, John Malkovich, Keanu Reeves, Uma Thurman, Swoosie Kurtz, Mildred NatwickDramaBased on Christopher Hampton play; nominated for 7 Oscars
Deadbeat at DawnJim Van BebberJim Van Bebber, Paul HarperAction
Dead HeatMark GoldblattTreat Williams, Joe Piscopo, Darren McGavinHorrorNew World Pictures
The Dead PoolBuddy Van HornClint Eastwood, Liam Neeson, Evan C. Kim, Jim Carrey, Patricia ClarksonAction, Thrillerfinal Dirty Harry sequel
Dead RingersDavid CronenbergJeremy Irons, Geneviève BujoldDramawon Canada's Genie Award
Dead Solid PerfectBobby RothRandy Quaid, Kathryn Harrold, Corinne BohrerComedyBased on Dan Jenkins novel
Deadly DreamsKristine PetersonJuliette Cummins, Xander BerkeleySlasher
Death FacesHorror
Deathstalker III: The Warriors from HellAlfonso CoronaJohn Allen Nelson, Carla Herd, Thom Christopher, Terri TreasSword and Sorcery
The Decline of Western Civilization IIPenelope SpheerisAerosmith, Kiss, Ozzy OsbourneDocumentary
DestroyerRobert KirkLyle Alzado, Clayton Rohner, Anthony PerkinsSlasher
Die HardJohn McTiernanBruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Alexander Godunov, Bonnie Bedelia, Reginald VelJohnson, Paul Gleason, De'voreaux White, William Atherton, Clarence Gilyard, Hart Bochner, James Shigeta, Robert DaviActionBased on Roderick Thorp novel; nominated for 4 Oscars
Dirty Rotten ScoundrelsFrank OzMichael Caine, Steve Martin, Glenne HeadlyComedyBased on Bedtime Story
Distant ThunderRick RosenthalJohn Lithgow, Ralph MacchioDrama
Dominick and EugeneRobert M. YoungRay Liotta, Tom Hulce, Jamie Lee CurtisDramaOrion
Dorf's Golf BibleRoger BeattyTim Conway, Eddie Deezen, Michele Smith, Sam SneadComedy
The DrifterLarry BrandMiles O'Keeffe, Kim Delaney, Timothy BottomsThrillerConcorde Films
Earth Girls Are EasyJulien TempleGeena Davis, Jeff Goldblum, Jim Carrey, Damon WayansComedy
Eight Men OutJohn SaylesJohn Cusack, Charlie Sheen, David Strathairn, John Mahoney, Clifton James, D. B. Sweeney, Studs TerkelBiography, Sports, DramaBased on a book by Eliot Asinof; story of 1919 Chicago White Sox
Elvira, Mistress of the DarkJames SignorelliCassandra PetersonComedy
Elvis and MeLarry PeerceDale Midkiff, Susan WaltersBiographystory of Priscilla Presley
Ernest Saves ChristmasJohn R. Cherry IIIJim VarneyComedysequel to Ernest Goes to Camp
Everybody's All-AmericanTaylor HackfordDennis Quaid, Jessica Lange, Timothy Hutton, Patricia Clarkson, John GoodmanDramaBased on Frank Deford novel
Far NorthSam ShepardJessica Lange, Charles Durning, Patricia ArquetteDrama
FedsDaniel GoldbergRebecca De Mornay, Mary GrossComedyOrion
A Fish Called WandaCharles CrichtonJohn Cleese, Kevin Kline, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael PalinComedyAcademy Award for Kline
FlesheaterHorror
For Keeps?John G. AvildsenMolly Ringwald, Randall Batinkoff, Kenneth MarsDramaTriStar
FranticRoman PolanskiHarrison Ford, Emmanuelle Seigner, Betty BuckleyThrillerWarner Bros.
FreewayFrancis DeliaDarlanne Fluegel, Billy Drago, Richard BelzerThriller
Fresh HorsesDavid AnspaughMolly Ringwald, Andrew McCarthyDramaBased on Larry Ketron play
Friday the 13th Part VII: The New BloodJohn Carl BuechlerLar Park Lincoln, Kane HodderSlasher6th Friday the 13th sequel
Full Moon in Blue WaterPeter MastersonGene Hackman, Teri Garr, Burgess MeredithComedy, Drama
Fun Down ThereRoger StiglianoMichael Waite, Yvonne FisherDrama
Funny FarmGeorge Roy HillChevy Chase, Madolyn SmithComedy
Garfield: His 9 LivesAnimatedMade-for-TV
Ghost TownRichard McCarthy (as Richard Governor)Bruce GloverHorror
'Gator Bait II: Cajun JusticeBeverly Sebastian and Ferd SebastianJan MacKenzie, Jocelyn Boudreaux, Rocky Dugas, Keith GrosActionsequel to Gator Bait
The Good MotherLeonard NimoyDiane Keaton, Liam Neeson, Jason RobardsDramaBased on Sue Miller novel
The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry HoundAnimatedMade-for-TV
Gorillas in the MistMichael AptedSigourney Weaver, Bryan BrownBiography5 Academy Award nominations; Golden Globe for Weaver
GothamLloyd FonvielleTommy Lee Jones, Virginia MadsenThriller
Grave of the FirefliesIsao TakahataAnimatedJapan
The Great Escape II: The Untold StoryJud Taylor, Paul WendkosChristopher Reeve, Ian McShane, Donald PleasenceWarTV; Based on The Great Escape
The Great OutdoorsHoward DeutchDan Aykroyd, John Candy, Stephanie Faracy, Annette BeningComedywritten by John Hughes

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Title Director Cast Genre Note
HairsprayJohn WatersRicki Lake, Sonny Bono, Debbie Harry, Divine, Jerry Stiller, Ruth Brown, Pia ZadoraComedy, MusicalAdapted later into Broadway show and film; Remake of 2007 film
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael MyersDwight H. LittleDonald Pleasence, Ellie Cornell, Danielle HarrisSlasher3rd sequel to Halloween
Hanna's WarMenahem GolanEllen Burstyn, Maruschka Detmers, Donald PleasenceAction
Haunted SummerIvan PasserLaura Dern, Eric Stoltz, Alex Winter, Alice KrigeDramaThe Cannon Group
Heart of MidnightMatthew ChapmanJennifer Jason Leigh, Peter Coyote, Brenda VaccaroThriller
Heartbreak HotelChris ColumbusDavid Keith, Tuesday WeldComedyfictional Elvis Presley story
HeathersMichael LehmannWinona Ryder, Christian Slater, Shannen DohertyBlack Comedy
Hellbound: Hellraiser IITony RandelClare Higgins, Ashley Laurence, Doug BradleySupernatural Horrorsequel to Hellraiser
Hell Comes to FrogtownDonald G. JacksonRoddy Piper, Sandahl Bergman, William SmithSci-Fi, Action
Hero and the TerrorWilliam TannenChuck Norris, Brynn ThayerAction
High SpiritsNeil JordanPeter O'Toole, Daryl Hannah, Steve Guttenberg, Beverly D'Angelo, Liam Neeson, Peter Gallagher, Jennifer TillyComedyTriStar Pictures
HobgoblinsRick SloaneTom BartlettComedy, Horror
Hollywood Chainsaw HookersFred Olen RayLinnea Quigley, Gunnar Hansen, Jay RichardsonBlack Comedy, Slasher
HomeboyMichael SeresinMickey Rourke, Christopher WalkenDramawritten by Rourke
Hot to TrotMichael DinnerBobcat Goldthwait, Dabney Coleman, Virginia MadsenComedy5 Razzie nominations
The House on Carroll StreetPeter YatesKelly McGillis, Jeff Daniels, Mandy PatinkinThriller
Howling IV: The Original NightmareJohn HoughRomy WindsorHorror3rd sequel to The Howling
I'm Gonna Git You SuckaKeenen Ivory WayansKeenen Ivory Wayans, Jim Brown, Isaac Hayes, Bernie Casey, Steve James, John VernonComedyspoof of blaxploitation films
Ika HandsRobert GardnerDrama
Illegally YoursPeter BogdanovichRob Lowe, Colleen Camp, Kenneth MarsComedy
The Incredible Hulk ReturnsNicholas J. CoreaBill Bixby, Lou Ferrigno, Lee Purcell, Steve Levitt, Jack Colvin, Erik KramerSuperheroMade-for-TV
The In CrowdMark RosenthalDonovan Leith, Joe PantolianoComedy, Drama, MusicalOrion; Remake of 2000 film
Iron Eagle IISidney J. FurieLouis Gossett Jr., Mark HumphreyActionsequel to Iron Eagle
It Came from Somewhere ElseHoward HasslerWilliam VanarsdaleComedy
Jack's BackRowdy HerringtonJames Spader, Cynthia GibbCrime, Thriller, HorrorPalisades Entertainment
Johnny Be GoodBud S. SmithAnthony Michael Hall, Robert Downey, Jr., Uma ThurmanComedyOrion
Judgment in BerlinLeo PennMartin Sheen, Sam Wanamaker, Sean PennDrama20th Century Fox
Justin CaseBlake EdwardsGeorge Carlin, Molly HaganComedyMade-for-TV
KansasDavid StevensMatt Dillon, Andrew McCarthyCrime Drama
KennyClaude GagnonKenny Easterday, Liane CurtisDocumentary
Killer Klowns from Outer SpaceThe Chiodo BrothersGrant Cramer, Suzanne Snyder, John Allen Nelson, John VernonSci-Fi, Horror, Comedy
Killing American StyleAmir ShervanHarold Diamond, Jim Brown, Robert Z'DarAction, Crime, Thriller
The KissPen DenshamJoanna Pacula, Meredith SalengerHorror

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Title Director Cast Genre Note
Lady in WhiteFrank LaLoggiaLukas Haas, Len CariouHorror
The Land Before TimeDon BluthGabriel Damon, Candace Hutson, Judith Barsi, Will Ryan, Helen ShaverAnimationAmblin, Universal
Last RitesDonald P. BellisarioTom Berenger, Daphne Zuniga, Anne TwomeyThriller
The Last Slumber PartyStephen TylerJan Jensen, Nancy Meyer, Joann WhitleyHorror
The Last Temptation of ChristMartin ScorseseWillem Dafoe, Barbara Hershey, Harvey Keitel, David Bowie, Harry Dean StantonDramafrom Nikos Kazantzakis novel
Laura Lansing Slept HereGeorge SchaeferKatharine HepburnDramaMade-for-TV
The Legend of White Gold Joseph Rassulo Richard Glover, Nick Young Western Made-for-TV
LiberaceWilliam HaleAndrew Robinson, John Rubinstein, Rue McClanahanBiopicMade-for-TV
Liberace: Behind the MusicDavid GreeneVictor GarberBiopicMade-for-TV
License to DriveGreg BeemanCorey Haim, Corey Feldman, Carol Kane, Heather GrahamComedy20th Century Fox
Light YearsRené LalouxVoices of Glenn Close, Jennifer Grey, Terrence MannAnimation
Little NikitaRichard BenjaminSidney Poitier, River PhoenixDramaColumbia
Mac and MeStewart RaffillChristine EbersoleFantasy4 Razzie nominations
Macho DancerLino BrockaAllan Paule, Daniel FernandoPhilippines
Madame SousatzkaJohn SchlesingerShirley MacLaine, Navin Chowdhry, Shabana Azmi, TwiggyDramafrom Bernice Rubens book
A Man for All SeasonsCharlton HestonCharlton Heston, John Gielgud, Vanessa RedgraveBiographyTV remake of 1965 film
The Man from Snowy River IIGeoff BurrowesTom Burlinson, Brian DennehyWesternsequel
Maniac CopWilliam LustigTom Atkins, Bruce Campbell, Robert Z'Dar, William Smith, Richard Roundtree,Action, Slasher
Married to the MobJonathan DemmeMichelle Pfeiffer, Matthew Modine, Dean Stockwell, Mercedes Ruehl, Oliver Platt, Alec Baldwin, Nancy TravisComedyAcademy Award nomination for Stockwell
MasqueradeBob SwaimRob Lowe, Meg Tilly, Kim Cattrall, Doug Savant, Dana DelanyThriller
Memories of MeHenry WinklerBilly Crystal, JoBeth Williams, Alan KingDramaMGM
Messenger of DeathJ. Lee ThompsonCharles Bronson, Trish Van Devere, Daniel BenzaliCrime DramaCannon Films
Mickey's 60th BirthdayScott GarenFantasyMade-for-TV
Midnight CrossingRoger HolzbergFaye Dunaway, Kim Cattrall, Ned BeattyMystery, Thriller
Midnight RunMartin BrestRobert De Niro, Charles Grodin, Yaphet Kotto, John Ashton, Dennis FarinaBuddy Cop, Action, ComedyUniversal
The Milagro Beanfield WarRobert RedfordSônia Braga, Rubén Blades, Christopher Walken, Melanie Griffith, Daniel Stern, Chick Vennera, Julie CarmenDramaAcademy Award for Best Music Score
Miles from HomeGary SiniseRichard Gere, Kevin Anderson, John Malkovich, Brian Dennehy, Penelope Ann Miller, Helen HuntDrama
Miracle MileSteve De JarnattAnthony Edwards, Mare WinninghamDrama
MissileFrederick WisemanDocumentary
Mississippi BurningAlan ParkerGene Hackman, Willem Dafoe, Frances McDormandCrime, Thriller7 Oscar nominations
The ModernsAlan RudolphKeith Carradine, Linda Fiorentino, Genevieve Bujold, John Lone, Geraldine Chaplin, Wallace Shawn, Kevin J. O'ConnorComedy, DramaAlive Films
Monkey ShinesGeorge A. RomeroJohn Pankow, Kate McNeil, Jason Beghe, Joyce Van PattenPsychological HorrorOrion
Moon Over ParadorPaul MazurskyRichard Dreyfuss, Raúl Juliá, Sônia Braga, Jonathan WintersComedy2 Golden Globe nominations
Moonwalker3 directorsMichael Jackson, Joe Pesci, Sean LennonBiographyshort films on Michael Jackson
MovingAlan MetterRichard Pryor, Randy Quaid, Dana CarveyComedy
Mr. NorthDanny HustonAnthony Edwards, Robert Mitchum, Lauren Bacall, Anjelica Huston, Virginia Madsen, Mary Stuart MastersonComedy, Drama
The Murder of Mary PhaganWilliam HaleJack Lemmon, Kevin Spacey, Cynthia NixonDramaMade-for-TV
My Best Friend Is a VampireJimmy HustonRobert Sean Leonard, David WarnerComedy
My Stepmother Is an AlienRichard BenjaminKim Basinger, Dan Aykroyd, Alyson Hannigan, Jon LovitzComedyColumbia
Mystic PizzaDonald PetrieJulia Roberts, Annabeth Gish, Lili Taylor, William R. Moses, Vincent D'Onofrio, Adam StorkeComedySamuel Goldwyn Company

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Title Director Cast Genre Note
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!David ZuckerLeslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, George Kennedy, O.J. Simpson, Ricardo MontalbánComedyBased on TV series Police Squad!
NecromancerDusty NelsonElizabeth Kaitan, John TylerHorror
NegativesTony SmithDuane JonesHorror
The NestTerence H. WinklessRobert Lansing, Lisa LangloisSci-Fi, Horror
The New Adventures of Pippi LongstockingKen AnnakinTami Erin, Eileen BrennanFamilyBased on Astrid Lindgren story
A New LifeAlan AldaAlan Alda, Ann-Margret, Hal Linden, Veronica HamelRomance, Comedy
The Night BeforeThom EberhardtKeanu Reeves, Lori LoughlinComedy
A Night in the Life of Jimmy ReardonWilliam RichertRiver Phoenix, Meredith Salenger, Ione Skye, Ann Magnuson, Matthew PerryDramaBased on Richert's novel
Night of the DemonsKevin S. TenneyCathy Podewell, Amelia KinkadeSupernatural Horror
Nightmare at BittercreekTim BurstallLindsay Wagner, Tom SkerrittDrama
Nightmare at NoonNico MastorakisWings Hauser, Bo Hopkins, George Kennedy, Brion JamesAction, Horror
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream MasterRenny HarlinRobert EnglundSlashersequel
Ninja Strike ForceJoseph Lai, Godfrey HoRichard Harrison, Geoffrey Ziebart, Gary CarterAction
No Retreat, No Surrender 2Corey YuenLoren AvedonMartial Artssequel
Not of This EarthJim WynorskiTraci LordsSci-Fi
Off LimitsChristopher CroweWillem Dafoe, Gregory Hines, Fred Ward, Amanda PaysDrama, Waraka Saigon: Off Limits
Oliver & CompanyGeorge Scribnervoices of Billy Joel, Joey Lawrence, Bette Midler, Dom DeLuise, Cheech Marin, Robert Loggia, Sheryl Lee RalphAnimatedWalt Disney Pictures
Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of BlissDick BartlettJerry O'Connell, James Sikking, Jean ShepherdComedyMade-for-TV
Out of TimeRobert ButlerBruce Abbott, Bill Maher, Rebecca SchaefferComedy
ParamedicsStuart MargolinGeorge Newbern, Christopher McDonald, John P. RyanComedy
Pass the AmmoDavid BeairdBill Paxton, Tim CurryComedy
Patty HearstPaul SchraderNatasha Richardson, William Forsythe, Ving Rhames, Frances Fisher, Dana DelanyDrama, BiographyBased on autobiography of Patricia Hearst
Permanent RecordMarisa SilverKeanu Reeves, Jennifer RubinDrama
Phantasm IIDon CoscarelliJames LeGros, Reggie Bannister, Angus ScrimmHorrorsequel
Picasso TriggerAndy SidarisDona SpeirAction
PinSandor SternDavid Hewlett, Cynthia Preston, Jonathan BanksHorror
Plain ClothesMartha CoolidgeArliss Howard, Suzy Amis, Seymour Cassel, George Wendt, Diane Ladd, Abe VigodaComedy
Platoon LeaderAaron NorrisMichael Dudikoff, Michael DeLorenzoWar
Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami BeachAlan MyersonBubba Smith, David Graf, Michael Winslow, G.W. Bailey, Marion Ramsey, Leslie Easterbrook, George GaynesComedysequel
Poltergeist IIIGary ShermanHeather O'Rourke, Tom Skerritt, Nancy Allen, Zelda RubinsteinHorrorsequel
PowaqqatsiGodfrey ReggioMusic By Philip GlassDocumentaryThe Cannon Group
Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big PawPierre DeCellesAnimated
The PresidioPeter HyamsSean Connery, Mark Harmon, Meg RyanCrime DramaParamount
The Prince of PennsylvaniaRon NyswanerKeanu Reeves, Fred Ward, Bonnie Bedelia, Amy MadiganDrama
PrisonRenny HarlinViggo Mortensen, Chelsea FieldDrama
PulsePaul GoldingMatthew LawrenceSci-Fi, Horror
PunchlineDavid SeltzerTom Hanks, Sally Field, John GoodmanDramaColumbia
Purple People EaterLinda ShayneNeil Patrick Harris, Ned Beatty, Thora BirchFamilyBased on Sheb Wooley song
PumpkinheadStan WinstonLance HenriksenHorror
Puss in BootsEugene MarnerChristopher WalkenFantasy, Musical

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Title Director Cast Genre Note
Rain ManBarry LevinsonDustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, Valeria GolinoDrama, Comedywon 4 Academy Awards
Rambo IIISylvester StalloneSylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Kurtwood Smith, Sasson Gabai, Marc de JongeAction2nd sequel to Rambo: First Blood Part II
RampageWilliam FriedkinMichael Biehn, Nicholas CampbellCrime DramaMiramax
Rattle and HumPhil JoanouBono, U2Documentary
Red HeatWalter HillArnold Schwarzenegger, James Belushi, Ed O'Ross, Peter Boyle, Laurence Fishburne, Gina GershonBuddy Cop, ActionCarolco Pictures
Red Hot Skate RockRed Hot Chili PeppersMusicShort
Remote ControlJeff LiebermanKevin Dillon, Jennifer TillyComedy
Rent-A-CopJerry LondonBurt Reynolds, Liza MinnelliThriller, Comedy2 Razzie nominations
Rented LipsRobert Downey, Sr.Martin Mull, Jennifer Tilly, Dick Shawn, Robert Downey, Jr.Comedy
The RescueFerdinand FairfaxKevin Dillon, Ned VaughnAdventure
Return of the Killer TomatoesJohn De BelloJohn AstinComedysequel
Return of the Living Dead Part IIKen WiederhornJames Karen, Thom MathewsHorrorsequel
RobowarBruno MatteiReb Brown, Catherine Hickland, Massimo Vanni, Romano Puppo, Claudio Fragasso, Jim GainesSci-Fi, Action, HorrorVariety Distribution
Rocket GibraltarDaniel PetrieBurt Lancaster, Suzy Amis, Patricia Clarkson, Frances Conroy, Sinead Cusack, John Glover, Bill Pullman, Kevin Spacey, Macaulay CulkinDramaColumbia
Running on EmptySidney LumetRiver Phoenix, Judd Hirsch, Christine Lahti, Martha PlimptonDrama2 Academy Award nominations
SalsaBoaz DavidsonDraco Rosa, Rodney Harvey, Angela Alvarado, Miranda GarrisonRomanceCannon Films
SatisfactionJoan FreemanJustine Bateman, Liam Neeson, Trini Alvarado, Julia RobertsComedy
Saturday the 14th Strikes BackHoward R. CohenRay WalstonComedySaturday the 14th sequel
ScarecrowsWilliam WesleyTed VernonHorror
School DazeSpike LeeLaurence Fishburne, Giancarlo Esposito, Tisha Campbell, Ossie Davis, Spike LeeMusical, Comedy, DramaColumbia
Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul SchoolAnimated
Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant WerewolfAnimated
ScroogedRichard DonnerBill Murray, Karen Allen, Alfre Woodard, John Forsythe, Robert Mitchum, John Glover, Bobcat Goldthwait, Carol KaneComedyBased on A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
The Serpent and the RainbowWes CravenBill Pullman, Cathy Tyson, Paul WinfieldHorrorUniversal
Seven Hours to JudgmentBeau BridgesBeau Bridges, Ron Leibman, Julianne PhillipsThriller
The Seventh SignCarl SchultzDemi Moore, Michael Biehn, Jürgen ProchnowDramaTriStar
Shadow ManTom HulceDramaPoland
Shadows in the StormTerrell TannenMia Sara, Ned Beatty, Michael MadsenDrama
ShakedownJames GlickenhausPeter Weller, Sam ElliottDramaUniversal; Remake of 1936 film
She's Having a BabyJohn HughesKevin Bacon, Elizabeth McGovern, Alec BaldwinComedyParamount
Shoot to KillRoger SpottiswoodeSidney Poitier, Tom Berenger, Kirstie Alley, Clancy BrownBuddy Cop, Action, ThrillerTouchstone Pictures; remade in 1947
Short Circuit 2Kenneth JohnsonFisher Stevens, Michael McKean, Cynthia GibbSci-Fi, Comedysequel to Short Circuit
Slaughterhouse RockDimitri LogothetisToni BasilSupernatural HorrorArista Films
Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy CampersMichael A. SimpsonPamela Springsteen, Renee EstevezSlashersequel
SlugsJuan Piquer SimonMichael GarfieldHorror
Some GirlsMichael HoffmanPatrick Dempsey, Jennifer ConnellyComedyUnited Artists
Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-RamaDavid DeCoteauLinnea QuigleySci-Fi
Space MutinyDavid Winters and Neal SundstromReb Brown, John Phillip Law, Cameron MitchellSpace Opera
Spalding Gray: Terrors of PleasureMonologue
SpellbinderJanet GreekTim Daly, Kelly Preston, Rick RossovichDramaMGM
SpellcasterRafal ZielinskiAdam Ant, Gail O'GradyDrama
Spike of BensonhurstPaul MorrisseySasha Mitchell, Ernest BorgnineComedy
Splash, TooGreg AntonacciAmy Yasbeck, Todd WaringComedySequel, Made-for-TV
Split DecisionsDavid DruryCraig Sheffer, Jeff Fahey, Gene Hackman, Jennifer BealsDramaNew Century
Stand and DeliverRamon MenendezEdward James Olmos, Lou Diamond Phillips, Rosanna DeSoto, Andy GarciaBiography, Dramastory of Jaime Escalante
Stars and BarsPat O'ConnorDaniel Day-Lewis, Harry Dean StantonComedy
Stealing HomeSteven KampmannJodie Foster, Mark Harmon, Blair Brown, Harold RamisDramaWarner Bros.
Stormy MondayMike FiggisTommy Lee Jones, Melanie Griffith, Sting, Sean BeanDramafirst film for Figgis
Storytelling GiantDrama
SunsetBlake EdwardsBruce Willis, James Garner, Malcolm McDowell, Mariel Hemingway, Kathleen QuinlanCrime, MysteryTriStar
Sweet Hearts DanceRobert GreenwaldDon Johnson, Susan Sarandon, Jeff Daniels, Elizabeth PerkinsComedy, DramaTriStar
Sweet LiesNathalie DelonTreat Williams, Joanna PacułaDramaIsland Pictures
Switching ChannelsTed KotcheffBurt Reynolds, Kathleen Turner, Christopher ReeveComedyBased on The Front Page

T-Z

Title Director Cast Genre Note
TaffinFrancis MegahyPierce BrosnanThriller
Talk RadioOliver StoneEric Bogosian, Alec Baldwin, Ellen Greene, Leslie Hope, John C. McGinley, John Pankow, Michael WincottDramaBased on Bogosian's play
TapeheadsBill FishmanTim Robbins, John CusackComedy
Tequila SunriseRobert TowneMel Gibson, Michelle Pfeiffer, Kurt Russell, Raul Julia, Arliss Howard, J.T. WalshRomance, CrimeWarner Bros.
The DeceiversNicholas MeyerPierce Brosnan, Shashi Kapoor, Saeed JafferyDramaCinecom Pictures
The TelephoneRip TornWhoopi Goldberg, Severn Darden, Elliott Gould, John Heard, Herve VillechaizeComedy, Drama
The Thin Blue LineErrol Morris(interviews)Documentary
They LiveJohn CarpenterRoddy Piper, Keith David, Meg FosterSci-Fi, Action, HorrorBased on Ray Nelson story
Things ChangeDavid MametJoe Mantegna, Don AmecheComedy, Drama
Tiger WarsawAmin Q. ChaudhriPatrick Swayze, Piper LaurieDrama
Time Is MoneyBob HathcockAnimatedMade-for-TV
A Time of DestinyGregory NavaWilliam Hurt, Timothy Hutton, Melissa LeoDramaBased on Verdi opera
Tin ToyJohn LasseterAnimatedOscar winner
Tommy Tricker and the Stamp TravellerMichael RubboAnthony RogersFantasy, AdventureCanada
Too Good to Be TrueChristian I. Nyby IILoni Anderson, Patrick DuffyDramaMade-for-TV
Torch Song TrilogyPaul BogartHarvey Fierstein, Anne Bancroft, Matthew Broderick, Brian KerwinComedy, DramaBased on Fierstein's play
Tougher Than LeatherRick RubinJoseph Simmons, Darryl McDanielsAction
Track 29Nicolas RoegTheresa Russell, Gary Oldman, Christopher LloydDrama
TraxxJerome GaryShadoe Stevens, Priscilla Barnes, Robert DaviAction, Adventure
Tucker: The Man and His DreamFrancis Ford CoppolaJeff Bridges, Joan Allen, Martin Landau, Lloyd BridgesBiography, DramaGolden Globe for Landau
The TunnelAntonio DroveJane Seymour, Peter Weller, Manuel de BlasDrama, Thriller
TwinsIvan ReitmanArnold Schwarzenegger, Danny DeVito, Chloe Webb, Kelly PrestonComedyUniversal
Two Moon JunctionZalman KingSherilyn Fenn, Richard Tyson, Kristy McNichol, Louise FletcherDramaLorimar
The Unbearable Lightness of BeingPhilip KaufmanDaniel Day-Lewis, Juliette Binoche, Lena Olin, Derek de LintDramaBased on Milan Kundera novel
The Understudy: Graveyard Shift IIComedysequel
The UnnamableJean-Paul OuelletteMark Kinsey StephensonHorror
A Very Brady ChristmasPeter BaldwinFlorence Henderson, Robert Reed, Ann B. DavisComedyMade-for-Television; Based on The Brady Bunch
VibesKen KwapisCyndi Lauper, Jeff Goldblum, Julian Sands, Peter FalkRomance, Adventure, Comedy
Vice VersaBrian GilbertJudge Reinhold, Fred Savage, Swoosie KurtzComedy
Victim of the BrainPiet HoenderdosSigrid Adrienne, Frances Barber, Rodney BeddalDrama
War PartyFranc RoddamBilly Wirth, Kevin DillonDrama
War and RemembranceDan CurtisRobert Mitchum, John Gielgud, Polly Bergen, Jane Seymour, Barry Bostwick, Hart Bochner, E.G. Marshall, Sharon StoneDrama, WarMade-for-Television miniseries, Based on novel by Herman Wouk; sequel to Winds of War
WatchersJon HessCorey HaimSci-Fi, Horror
WaxworkAnthony HickoxDeborah Foreman, Zach GalliganComedy, Horror
Who Framed Roger RabbitRobert ZemeckisBob Hoskins, Joanna Cassidy, Christopher LloydComedy, MysteryBased on Gary K. Wolf novel
WillowRon HowardWarwick Davis, Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, Jean Marsh, Billy BartyDark Fantasy, Adventure
WitchcraftRob SperaAnat Topol, Gary Sloan, Mary Shelley, Deborah ScottSupernatural Horror
Working GirlMike NicholsMelanie Griffith, Harrison Ford, Sigourney Weaver, Joan Cusack, Alec Baldwin, Philip Bosco, Oliver Platt, Nora DunnRomance, Comedy, Dramafour Golden Globe awards
World Gone WildLee H. KatzinBruce Dern, Michael Paré, Catherine Mary StewartSci-Fi, Action
The Wrong GuysDanny BilsonLouie Anderson, Richard Lewis, Richard Belzer, Tim Thomerson, Brion James, Franklyn Ajaye, Ernie Hudson, John GoodmanComedy
Young GunsChristopher CainEmilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips, Charlie Sheen, Dermot Mulroney, Casey SiemaszkoBiography, Westernstory of Billy the Kid; followed by Young Guns II

See also

References

  1. "A Cry in the Dark (1988) – Release dates". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2012-06-15.
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