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