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. The Land Before Time Score 64.8 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 65% · Metascore 66
  2. Time of the Gypsies Score 63.6 · IMDb 8.1 · Tomatometer 100% · Drama, Crime, Fantasy
  3. A Short Film About Killing Score 61.9 · IMDb 7.9 · Tomatometer 91%
  4. A Short Film About Love Score 61.6 · IMDb 8.1 · Tomatometer 95%
  5. Stand and Deliver Score 60.3 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 89% · Metascore 77
  6. Grave of the Fireflies Score 60.2 · IMDb 8.5 · Tomatometer 100% · Metascore 94
  7. The Unbearable Lightness of Being Score 60.0 · IMDb 7.2 · Tomatometer 86% · Metascore 73
  8. Tucker: The Man and His Dream Score 59.8 · IMDb 6.9 · Tomatometer 82% · Metascore 76
  9. Willow Score 59.8 · IMDb 7.2 · Tomatometer 53% · Metascore 47
  10. Dead Ringers Score 58.9 · IMDb 7.2 · Tomatometer 86% · Metascore 86 · Thriller, Horror