The best thrillers of 1988

20 thrillers 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. Die Hard Score 76.3 · IMDb 8.2 · Tomatometer 94% · Metascore 72 · Action, Thriller
  2. The Vanishing Score 61.4 · IMDb 7.6 · Tomatometer 96%
  3. Dead Ringers Score 58.9 · IMDb 7.2 · Tomatometer 86% · Metascore 86 · Thriller, Horror
  4. Colors Score 55.6 · IMDb 6.7 · Tomatometer 76% · Metascore 66
  5. Child's Play Score 54.1 · IMDb 6.7 · Tomatometer 65% · Metascore 58
  6. Talk Radio Score 49.4 · IMDb 7.2 · Tomatometer 85% · Metascore 66
  7. The Blob Score 47.7 · IMDb 6.7 · Tomatometer 71%
  8. Oru CBI Diary Kurippu Score 40.9 · IMDb 8.1
  9. D.O.A. Score 39.2 · IMDb 6.1 · Tomatometer 64%
  10. Hellbound: Hellraiser II Score 37.0 · IMDb 6.4 · Tomatometer 53% · Metascore 41