The best mystery films of 1988

14 mystery 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. Mississippi Burning Score 75.3 · IMDb 7.8 · Tomatometer 79% · Metascore 65 · Drama, Crime, Mystery
  2. The Vanishing Score 61.4 · IMDb 7.6 · Tomatometer 96%
  3. Frantic Score 54.3 · IMDb 6.8 · Tomatometer 77% · Metascore 66
  4. Without a Clue Score 44.8 · IMDb 6.9 · Tomatometer 62%
  5. Cop Score 42.9 · IMDb 6.4 · Tomatometer 84%
  6. The Dead Pool Score 41.0 · IMDb 6.3 · Tomatometer 53% · Metascore 46
  7. Oru CBI Diary Kurippu Score 40.9 · IMDb 8.1
  8. Jack's Back Score 40.7 · IMDb 5.8 · Tomatometer 83%
  9. D.O.A. Score 39.2 · IMDb 6.1 · Tomatometer 64%
  10. Lady in White Score 38.8 · IMDb 6.6 · Tomatometer 67% · Metascore 70