A curated list of the best movies movies from United States released in 1988, perfect for your next watch.
- Midnight Run
Directed by: Martin Brest
Cast: Robert De Niro, Charles Grodin, Yaphet Kotto, John Ashton, Dennis Farina, Joe Pantoliano, Richard Foronjy, Robert Miranda, Jack Kehoe, Wendy Phillips, Philip Baker Hall
Duration: 126 min
Description: A cop-turned-bounty hunter runs into trouble as he races from New York to Los Angeles with a fugitive accountant who embezzled millions from the mob. - Rain Man
Directed by: Barry Levinson
Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, Valeria Golino, Gerald R. Molen, Jack Murdock, Michael D. Roberts, Ralph Seymour, Lucinda Jenney, Bonnie Hunt
Duration: 134 min
Description: Motivated by money, a selfish workaholic seeking a piece of his late father’s inheritance takes a life-changing road trip with his estranged brother. - Mystic Pizza
Directed by: Donald Petrie
Cast: Annabeth Gish, Julia Roberts, Lili Taylor, Vincent D’Onofrio, William R. Moses, Adam Storke, Conchata Ferrell, Joanna Merlin, Porscha Radcliffe, John Fiore
Duration: 104 min
Description: In a small fishing town, three teenage girls from blue-collar families navigate life and love while working in a pizza parlor. - Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story
Directed by: Roy Campanella II
Cast: Pam Dawber, Michael Nouri, Bess Meyer, Peter Berg, James Handy, Kyle Chandler
Duration: 93 min
Description: When high school football coach Charlie Wedemeyer is diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s disease, he perseveres in leading his team despite becoming disabled. - Child’s Play
Directed by: Tom Holland
Cast: Catherine Hicks, Alex Vincent, Brad Dourif, Chris Sarandon, Dinah Manoff, Tommy Swerdlow, Jack Colvin, Neil Giuntoli, Juan Ramírez, Alan Wilder
Duration: 87 min
Description: When a rash of murders unfolds, 6-year-old Andy knows that his toy doll Chucky is the killer, but neither his mom nor the cops believe him. - Killer Klowns from Outer Space
Directed by: Stephen Chiodo
Cast: Grant Cramer, Suzanne Snyder, John Allen Nelson, John Vernon, Michael S. Siegel, Peter Licassi, Royal Dano, Christopher Titus, Irene Michaels, Karla Sue Krull
Duration: 86 min
Description: An alien band of killer clowns descends from the cosmos to harvest scores of small-town victims, cocooning their prey in cotton candy to eat later. - Pee-wee’s Playhouse: Christmas Special
Directed by: Paul Reubens, Wayne Orr
Cast: Paul Reubens, Annette Funicello, Frankie Avalon, Grace Jones, k.d. lang, Dinah Shore, Little Richard, Cher, Eadie del Rubio, Magic Johnson, Elena del Rubio, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Milly del Rubio, Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey, Joan Rivers
Duration: 48 min
Description: Amid an avalanche of stars, Pee-wee straps on his ice skates and glides into the holiday season with Christmas cards, carols … and Charo. - The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Directed by: David Zucker
Cast: Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, George Kennedy, Ricardo Montalban, O.J. Simpson, Raye Birk, Susan Beaubian, Nancy Marchand
Duration: 85 min
Description: Hapless cop Frank Drebin causes more problems than he solves while trying to stop a deadly plot involving Queen Elizabeth II.