Drama

Dangerous Liaisons
7.6

Dangerous Liaisons

Dec. 16, 1988

Dangerous Liaisons

In 18th century France, Marquise de Merteuil asks her ex-lover Vicomte de Valmont to seduce the future wife of another ex-lover of hers in return ...
Rain Man
8

Rain Man

Dec. 11, 1988

Rain Man

Selfish yuppie Charlie Babbitt’s father left a fortune to his savant brother Raymond and a pittance to Charlie; they travel cross-country.
Camille Claudel
7.3

Camille Claudel

Dec. 07, 1988

Camille Claudel

The life of Camille Claudel, a french scupltor who becomes the apprentice of Auguste Rodin and later his lover. Her passion for her art and Rodin ...
Itinerary of a Spoiled Child
7.1

Itinerary of a Spoiled Child

A foundling, raised in the circus, Sam Lion becomes a businessman after a trapeze accident. However, when he reaches fifty and becomes tired of ...
Scrooged
7

Scrooged

Nov. 22, 1988

Scrooged

In this modern take on Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” Frank Cross (Bill Murray) is a wildly successful television ...
Cinema Paradiso
8.5

Cinema Paradiso

Nov. 17, 1988

Cinema Paradiso

A filmmaker recalls his childhood, when he fell in love with the movies at his village’s theater and formed a deep friendship with the ...
Iron Eagle II
3.8

Iron Eagle II

Nov. 11, 1988

Iron Eagle II

Chappy Sinclair is called to gather together a mixed Soviet/U.S. strike force that will perform a surgical strike on a massively defended nuclear ...
A Cry in the Dark
6.9

A Cry in the Dark

Nov. 11, 1988

A Cry in the Dark

Based on the true story of Lindy Chamberlain who, during a family camping trip to Ayers Rock in central Australia, claimed she witnessed a dingo ...
Tapeheads
5.7

Tapeheads

Oct. 21, 1988

Tapeheads

The story of Ivan and Josh, two dim witted ex-security guards who love music videos. Out of work, with no job prospects, they form a music video ...
The Bear
7.7

The Bear

Oct. 21, 1988

The Bear

An orphan bear cub hooks up with an adult male as they try to dodge human hunters.
Ariel
7.5

Ariel

Oct. 21, 1988

Ariel

Taisto Kasurinen is a Finnish coal miner whose father has just committed suicide and who is framed for a crime he did not commit. In jail, he ...
Mystic Pizza
6.3

Mystic Pizza

Oct. 13, 1988

Mystic Pizza

Three teenage girls come of age while working at a pizza parlor in Mystic Connecticut.
Distant Voices, Still Lives
7.4

Distant Voices, Still Lives

The second film in Terence Davies’s autobiographical series (along with “Trilogy” and “The Long Day Closes”) is an ...
Story of Women
7.5

Story of Women

Sep. 14, 1988

Story of Women

France, World War II. In order to somehow make ends meet, the mother of two children, Marie Latour, does underground abortions and rents a room ...
The Beast of War
7.3

The Beast of War

Sep. 14, 1988

The Beast of War

During the war in Afghanistan a Soviet tank crew commanded by a tyrannical officer find themselves lost and in a struggle against a band of ...
Drowning by Numbers
7.2

Drowning by Numbers

Sep. 10, 1988

Drowning by Numbers

An ironic black comedy of love and death that takes place an a lyrically beautiful landscape. Three related women, all named Cissie Colpitts ...
Paperhouse
6.7

Paperhouse

Sep. 10, 1988

Paperhouse

A young girl lost in the loneliness and boredom of reality finds solace in an ill boy, whom she can visit in a surreal dream world that she drew ...
Landscape in the Mist
8

Landscape in the Mist

Sep. 10, 1988

Landscape in the Mist

Two children search for their father who is supposed to live in Germany. Their obsession for this father figure will take them to the boundaries ...
Running on Empty
7.7

Running on Empty

Sep. 09, 1988

Running on Empty

The Popes are a family who haven’t been able to use their real identity for years. In the late sixties, the parents set a weapons lab afire ...
Some Girls
5.8

Some Girls

Sep. 09, 1988

Some Girls

While on Christmas break, college student Michael journeys to Quebec City to spend time with his attractive girlfriend, Gabriella. Not long after ...
Betrayed
6.3

Betrayed

Aug. 26, 1988

Betrayed

An FBI agent (Debra Winger) falls in love with a white supremacist (Tom Berenger) whose group she infiltrates.
Hero and the Terror
5.3

Hero and the Terror

Aug. 26, 1988

Hero and the Terror

Danny O’Brien is back in action fighting the notorious Simon Moon, also known as The Terror. Three years earlier O’Brien had ...
1969
5.8

1969

Aug. 18, 1988

1969

Two rebellious youths, Ralph and Scott, find themselves struggling with adulthood as the Vietnam War rages. Feeling trapped in their small town, ...
The Last Temptation of Christ
7.6

The Last Temptation of Christ

Jesus, a humble Judean carpenter beginning to see that he is the son of God, is drawn into revolutionary action against the Roman occupiers by ...
Vijay
5.5

Vijay

Aug. 12, 1988

Vijay

Vijay is a story about various characters that are bound by relationships of love and friendship. How they become foes and take up weapons ...
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
6.9

Tucker: The Man and His Dream

Preston Tucker is a dynamic engineer and an enthusiastic showman who envisions the car of the future. However, his dream of making his car become ...