The best dramas of 1988

87 dramas 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. Rain Man Score 92.3 · IMDb 8.0 · Tomatometer 88% · Metascore 65 · Drama
  2. Dangerous Liaisons Score 80.4 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 91% · Metascore 74 · Drama, Romance
  3. Mississippi Burning Score 75.3 · IMDb 7.8 · Tomatometer 79% · Metascore 65 · Drama, Crime, Mystery
  4. Big Score 74.2 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 98% · Metascore 73 · Fantasy, Drama, Comedy
  5. Cinema Paradiso Score 73.5 · IMDb 8.5 · Tomatometer 90% · Metascore 80 · Drama, Romance
  6. Working Girl Score 69.8 · IMDb 6.8 · Tomatometer 85% · Metascore 73 · Comedy, Romance, Drama
  7. Akira Score 69.5 · IMDb 8.0 · Tomatometer 88% · Metascore 68
  8. The Last Temptation of Christ Score 67.5 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 82% · Metascore 80
  9. The Bear Score 67.2 · IMDb 7.7 · Tomatometer 88% · Metascore 60
  10. Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown Score 64.9 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 94% · Metascore 85