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Best Movies of 1988

This collection ranks 3,710 movies released in 1988. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. At the top of the list is Cinema Paradiso.

3,710 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  3. 3

    Die Hard

    1988· 2h 12m· en

    7.812.5K
  4. 4

    Akira

    1988· 2h 4m· ja

    7.94.9K
  5. 5

    Rain Man

    1988· 2h 14m· en

    7.87.2K
  9. 9

    Beetlejuice

    1988· 1h 32m· en

    7.48.6K
  10. 10

    They Live

    1988· 1h 33m· en

    7.33.6K
  12. 12

    Big

    1988· 1h 44m· en

    7.24.1K
  13. 13

    Midnight Run

    1988· 2h 6m· en

    7.21.3K
  20. 20

    The Big Blue

    1988· 2h 48m· fr

    7.41.6K
  21. 21

    Heart of a Dog

    1988· 2h 16m· ru

    7.9198
  25. 25

    Bloodsport

    1988· 1h 32m· en

    7.12.2K
  27. 27

    Willow

    1988· 2h 6m· en

    7.02.2K
  34. 34

    The Bear

    1988· 1h 37m· fr

    7.1520
  39. 39

    Alice

    1988· 1h 26m· cs

    7.4367
  40. 40

    The Blob

    1988· 1h 35m· en

    6.91.1K
  42. 42

    Damnation

    1988· 1h 56m· hu

    7.6153
  45. 45

    Moonwalker

    1988· 1h 33m· en

    7.1681
  46. 46

    Hairspray

    1988· 1h 32m· en

    6.8458
  48. 48

    Ariel

    1988· 1h 13m· fi

    7.1380

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

3,710 movies with real rating data match this collection.

How are these movies ranked?

By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.

Which movie is ranked #1?

Cinema Paradiso currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.