The best crime films of 1988

43 crime films from 1988, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. A Fish Called Wanda Score 78.6 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 96% · Metascore 80 · Comedy, Crime
  2. Mississippi Burning Score 75.3 · IMDb 7.8 · Tomatometer 79% · Metascore 65 · Drama, Crime, Mystery
  3. The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! Score 72.2 · IMDb 7.6 · Tomatometer 88% · Metascore 76 · Comedy, Crime
  4. Midnight Run Score 70.0 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 95% · Metascore 78
  5. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Score 65.9 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 89% · Metascore 68
  6. Time of the Gypsies Score 63.6 · IMDb 8.1 · Tomatometer 100% · Drama, Crime, Fantasy
  7. A Short Film About Killing Score 61.9 · IMDb 7.9 · Tomatometer 91%
  8. Salaam Bombay! Score 58.6 · IMDb 7.9 · Tomatometer 94% · Metascore 79
  9. The Accused Score 57.0 · IMDb 7.1 · Tomatometer 93% · Metascore 65
  10. The Thin Blue Line Score 55.9 · IMDb 7.9 · Tomatometer 100% · Metascore 79 · Crime, Documentary