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Best English Mystery Movies of 1988

This collection ranks 53 English mystery 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 Mississippi Burning.

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

  3. 3

    Frantic

    1988· 2h 0m

    6.71.2K
  11. 11

    Cop

    1988· 1h 50m

    6.3139
  12. 12

    D.O.A.

    1988· 1h 36m

    6.3219
  14. 14

    Maniac Cop

    1988· 1h 25m

    6.1546
  20. 20

    Fear

    1988· 1h 36m

    3.67
  21. 21

    Sunset

    1988· 1h 47m

    5.7116
  26. 26

    Gotham

    1988· 1h 38m

    5.532
  27. 27

    Ladykillers

    1988· 1h 36m

    3.03
  28. 28

    Shakedown

    1988· 1h 33m

    5.899
  30. 30

    Off Limits

    1988· 1h 42m

    5.663
  31. 31

    The Chair

    1988· 1h 40m

    4.06
  32. 32

    Jack's Back

    1988· 1h 37m

    5.493
  33. 33

    Maigret

    1988· 1h 34m

    7.02
  38. 38

    Track 29

    1988· 1h 26m

    5.543
  42. 42

    Backfire

    1988· 1h 33m

    4.813
  43. 43

    Lurkers

    1988· 1h 30m

    3.416
  46. 46

    Astonished

    1988· 1h 33m

    3.02
  49. 49

    Last Rites

    1988· 1h 43m

    4.729

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

53 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?

Mississippi Burning currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.