Movies in 1988



1988 Wide-release films

January–March

 * January 1988
 * January 8
 * Cop
 * January 15
 * The Couch Trip
 * For Keeps
 * January 22
 * Braddock: Missing in Action III
 * January 29
 * And God Created Woman
 * Puss in Boots
 * February 1988
 * February 5
 * She's Having a Baby
 * The Unbearable Lightness of Being
 * February 12
 * Action Jackson
 * Shoot to Kill
 * February 16
 * Hairspray
 * February 26
 * Bloodsport
 * Frantic
 * March 1988
 * March 4
 * Moving
 * Prison
 * Switching Channels
 * March 11
 * Masquerade
 * Off Limits
 * Stand and Deliver
 * March 18
 * D.O.A.
 * The Milagro Beanfield War
 * Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach
 * Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw
 * Stars and Bars
 * March 23
 * The BFG (U.K.)
 * March 25
 * Biloxi Blues
 * The Fox and the Hound (re-release)
 * Johnny Be Good
 * March 30
 * Beetlejuice

April–June

 * April 1988
 * April 1
 * Bright Lights, Big City
 * The Seventh Sign
 * April 8
 * 18 Again!
 * Above the Law
 * Bad Dreams
 * April 15
 * Appointment with Death
 * Brain Damage
 * Colors
 * The Moderns
 * Plain Clothes
 * Return to Snowy River
 * April 22
 * Casual Sex?
 * Return of the Killer Tomatoes
 * The Unholy
 * April 29
 * Critters 2: The Main Course
 * Powaqqatsi
 * Sunset
 * May 1988
 * May 4
 * The House on Carroll Street
 * May 6
 * Dead Heat
 * Salsa
 * Shakedown
 * May 13
 * Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood
 * Maniac Cop
 * The Nest
 * Not of This Earth
 * May 20
 * Call Me
 * "Crocodile" Dundee II (Australia; North America 25 May 1988; UK 23 Jun 1988)
 * Willow
 * May 25
 * Rambo III
 * May 27
 * Killer Klowns from Outer Space
 * June 1988
 * June 3
 * Big
 * Funny Farm
 * June 10
 * Big Business
 * Poltergeist III
 * The Presidio
 * June 15
 * Bull Durham
 * June 17
 * The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years
 * The Great Outdoors
 * Red Heat
 * Waxwork
 * June 22
 * Who Framed Roger Rabbit
 * June 29
 * Coming to America

July–September

 * July 1988
 * July 6
 * License to Drive
 * Short Circuit 2
 * July 8
 * Arthur 2: On the Rocks
 * It Couldn't Happen Here
 * July 13
 * The Dead Pool
 * July 15
 * Bambi (re-release)
 * Die Hard
 * A Fish Called Wanda
 * July 20
 * Midnight Run
 * July 22
 * Big Top Pee-wee
 * Caddyshack II
 * Mr. North
 * July 29
 * Cocktail
 * Monkey Shines
 * The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking
 * August 1988
 * August 5
 * The Blob
 * The Rescue
 * Vibes
 * August 10
 * Clean and Sober
 * August 12
 * The Last Temptation of Christ
 * Mac and Me
 * Tucker: The Man and His Dream
 * Young Guns
 * August 19
 * Married to the Mob
 * A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
 * August 24
 * Crossing Delancey
 * August 26
 * Betrayed
 * Hero and the Terror
 * Hot to Trot
 * Stealing Home
 * September 1988
 * September 2
 * The Deceivers
 * Eight Men Out
 * September 8
 * Earth Girls Are Easy
 * September 9
 * Moon over Parador
 * Running on Empty
 * September 12
 * Miles from Home
 * September 15
 * War Party
 * September 16
 * Messenger of Death
 * Tougher Than Leather (NYC premiere)
 * September 23
 * Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey
 * Kansas
 * Patty Hearst
 * Sweet Hearts Dance
 * September 24
 * Daffy Duck's Quackbusters
 * September 30
 * Bird
 * Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
 * Heartbreak Hotel

October–December

 * October 1988
 * October 7
 * Alien Nation
 * Clara's Heart
 * Memories of Me
 * Punchline
 * October 14
 * The Accused
 * The Kiss
 * Another Woman
 * Night of the Demons
 * Pumpkinhead
 * October 21
 * Bat*21
 * Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
 * Little Dorrit (wide-release)
 * Mystic Pizza
 * Tapeheads
 * October 28
 * Feds
 * October 29
 * Moonwalker
 * November 1988
 * November 4
 * Everybody's All-American
 * The Good Mother
 * Rattle and Hum (U.S.)
 * They Live
 * November 9
 * Child's Play
 * November 11
 * A Cry in the Dark
 * Distant Thunder
 * Ernest Saves Christmas
 * Iron Eagle II
 * Split Decisions
 * November 18
 * 1969
 * The Chocolate War
 * Fresh Horses
 * High Spirits
 * The Land Before Time
 * Oliver & Company
 * November 23
 * Buster
 * Cocoon: The Return
 * Full Moon in Blue Water
 * Hanna's War
 * Scrooged
 * December 1988
 * December 2
 * The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
 * Tequila Sunrise
 * Watchers
 * December 8
 * The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (West Germany)
 * December 9
 * Mississippi Burning
 * My Stepmother Is an Alien
 * Twins
 * December 14
 * Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
 * I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
 * Torch Song Trilogy
 * December 16
 * Dangerous Liaisons
 * Purple People Eater
 * Rain Man
 * December 21
 * Beaches
 * Talk Radio
 * Working Girl
 * December 23
 * The Accidental Tourist
 * Dominick and Eugene
 * Hellbound: Hellraiser II
 * December 28
 * The Boost

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