The best films of 1988

190 films from 1988, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, the Oscars and box office, compared only with films from the same year.

  1. Scrooged Score 58.8 · IMDb 6.9 · Tomatometer 72% · Metascore 38
  2. Landscape in the Mist Score 57.8 · IMDb 7.9 · Tomatometer 71%
  3. Story of Women Score 57.3 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 85%
  4. They Live Score 57.1 · IMDb 7.2 · Tomatometer 86% · Metascore 55
  5. The Thin Blue Line Score 55.9 · IMDb 7.9 · Tomatometer 100% · Metascore 79
  6. Colors Score 55.6 · IMDb 6.7 · Tomatometer 76% · Metascore 66
  7. Hairspray Score 55.3 · IMDb 7.0 · Tomatometer 98% · Metascore 77
  8. Shoot to Kill Score 55.3 · IMDb 6.8 · Tomatometer 100% · Metascore 56
  9. Biloxi Blues Score 54.5 · IMDb 6.7 · Tomatometer 76% · Metascore 61
  10. A Cry in the Dark Score 54.5 · IMDb 6.9 · Tomatometer 94%