This page lists 28 films I saw in theaters in 1988. My movie database lists only films I see in theaters, not those I see on TV, videotape, DVD, or the internet. My culture page lists other cultural events.

I have kept movie date/title/director data consistently since 1982, with additional details since 2010. I also have some incomplete data from earlier years.

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Date Title Director Year Theater City
04/25/88 Babette's Feast Gabriel Axel 1987
07/17/88 Bagdad Cafe Percy Adlon 1987
04/09/88 Batteries Not Included Matthew Robbins 1987
08/28/88 Betrayed Costa-Gavras 1988
07/23/88 Big Business Jim Abrahams 1988
04/30/88 Bright Lights, Big City James Bridges 1988
01/23/88 Broadcast News James Brooks 1987
07/30/88 Bull Durham Rom Shelton 1988
02/22/88 Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, The Robert Wiene 1920
12/28/88 Circus, The Charles Chaplin 1928
03/29/88 Family, The Ettore Scola 1987
02/21/88 Good Morning Vietnam Barry Levinson 1987
09/25/88 Kitchen Toto, The Harry Hook 1987
11/24/88 Land Before Time, The Don Bluth 1988
09/10/88 Last Temptation of Christ, The Martin Scorsese 1988
01/31/88 Manon of the Spring Claude Berri 1986
08/19/88 Married to the Mob Jonathon Demme 1988
05/16/88 Moonstruck Norman Jewison 1987
07/10/88 Presidio, The Peter Hyams 1988
04/11/88 Princess Bride, The Rob Reiner 1987
12/11/88 Red Sorghum Yinou Zhang 1987
02/07/88 Sammy and Rosie Get Laid Stephen Frears 1987
12/12/88 Tequila Sunrise Robert Towne 1988
05/06/88 Time of Destiny, A Gregory Nava 1988
09/10/88 Tucker Francis Coppola 1988
07/02/88 Who Framed Roger Rabbit Robert Zemekis 1988
06/26/88 Willow Ron Howard 1988
06/18/88 Wings of Desire Wim Wenders 1987