Best of 1988
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1. Cinema Paradiso (1988)
R | 174 min | Drama, Romance
A filmmaker recalls his childhood when falling in love with the pictures at the cinema of his home village and forms a deep friendship with the cinema's projectionist.
Director: Giuseppe Tornatore | Stars: Philippe Noiret, Enzo Cannavale, Antonella Attili, Isa Danieli
Votes: 282,872 | Gross: $11.99M
BEST PICTURE
Cinema Paradiso (Nuovo Cinema Paradiso)
Dangerous Liaisons
Rain Man
Mississippi Burning
Die Hard
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
A Fish Called Wanda
The Land Before Time
Grave of the Fireflies (Hotaru no haka)
My Neighbour Totoro (Tonari no Totoro)
2. Cinema Paradiso (1988)
R | 174 min | Drama, Romance
A filmmaker recalls his childhood when falling in love with the pictures at the cinema of his home village and forms a deep friendship with the cinema's projectionist.
Director: Giuseppe Tornatore | Stars: Philippe Noiret, Enzo Cannavale, Antonella Attili, Isa Danieli
Votes: 282,872 | Gross: $11.99M
BEST DIRECTOR
Giuseppe Tornatore - Cinema Paradiso (Nuovo Cinema Paradiso)
Stephen Frears - Dangerous Liaisons
Alan Parker - Mississippi Burning
Barry Levinson - Rain Man
Robert Zemeckis - Who Framed Roger Rabbit
John McTiernan - Die Hard
3. Rain Man (1988)
R | 133 min | Drama
After a selfish L.A. yuppie learns his estranged father left a fortune to an autistic-savant brother in Ohio that he didn't know existed, he absconds with his brother and sets out across the country, hoping to gain a larger inheritance.
Director: Barry Levinson | Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, Valeria Golino, Gerald R. Molen
Votes: 546,553 | Gross: $178.80M
BEST ACTOR
Tom Cruise - Rain Man
Bob Hoskins - Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Dustin Hoffman - Rain Man
Gene Hackman - Mississippi Burning
William Hurt - The Accidental Tourist
Bruce Willis - Die Hard
4. Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
R | 119 min | Drama, Romance
A scheming widow and her manipulative ex-lover make a bet regarding the corruption of a recently married woman.
Director: Stephen Frears | Stars: Glenn Close, John Malkovich, Michelle Pfeiffer, Swoosie Kurtz
Votes: 75,131 | Gross: $34.70M
BEST ACTRESS
Glenn Close - Dangerous Liaisons
Jodie Foster - The Accused
Sigourney Weaver - Gorillas in the Mist
Meryl Streep - A Cry in the Dark
Melanie Griffith - Working Girl
Jamie Lee Curtis - A Fish Called Wanda
Isabelle Huppert - A Story of Women (Une affaire de femmes)
5. A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
R | 108 min | Comedy, Crime
In London, four very different people team up on a jewel heist, then try to double-cross one another for the loot, complicated by their efforts to fool a very proper barrister.
Directors: Charles Crichton, John Cleese | Stars: John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, Michael Palin
Votes: 153,903 | Gross: $63.49M
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Kevin Kline - A Fish Called Wanda
Alan Rickman - Die Hard
Salvatore Cascio - Cinema Paradiso (Nuovo Cinema Paradiso)
Brad Dourif - Mississippi Burning
Michael Keaton - Beetlejuice
Christopher Lloyd - Who Framed Roger Rabbit
François Cluzet - A Story of Women (Une affaire de femmes)
6. Working Girl (1988)
R | 113 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
When a secretary's idea is stolen by her boss, she seizes an opportunity to steal it back by pretending she has her boss' job.
Director: Mike Nichols | Stars: Melanie Griffith, Harrison Ford, Sigourney Weaver, Alec Baldwin
Votes: 62,405 | Gross: $64.00M
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Sigourney Weaver - Working Girl
Michelle Pfeiffer - Dangerous Liaisons
Frances McDormand - Mississippi Burning
Geena Davis - The Accidental Tourist
Joan Cusack - Working Girl
Sylvia Sidney - Beetlejuice
Marie Trintignant - A Story of Women (Une affaire de femmes)
7. Mississippi Burning (1988)
R | 128 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Two F.B.I. Agents with wildly different styles arrive in Mississippi to investigate the disappearance of some civil rights activists.
Director: Alan Parker | Stars: Gene Hackman, Willem Dafoe, Frances McDormand, Brad Dourif
Votes: 110,993 | Gross: $34.60M
BEST CASTING
Mississippi Burning
Dangerous Liaisons
Rain Man
Cinema Paradiso (Nuovo Cinema Paradiso)
Working Girl
A Story of Women (Une affaire de femmes)
The Accidental Tourist
8. A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
R | 108 min | Comedy, Crime
In London, four very different people team up on a jewel heist, then try to double-cross one another for the loot, complicated by their efforts to fool a very proper barrister.
Directors: Charles Crichton, John Cleese | Stars: John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, Michael Palin
Votes: 153,903 | Gross: $63.49M
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
A Fish Called Wanda
Rain Man
Cinema Paradiso (Nuovo Cinema Paradiso)
Mississippi Burning
Working Girl
My Neighbour Totoro (Tonari no Totoro)
9. Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
R | 119 min | Drama, Romance
A scheming widow and her manipulative ex-lover make a bet regarding the corruption of a recently married woman.
Director: Stephen Frears | Stars: Glenn Close, John Malkovich, Michelle Pfeiffer, Swoosie Kurtz
Votes: 75,131 | Gross: $34.70M
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Dangerous Liaisons
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Gorillas in the Mist
Die Hard
A Story of Women (Une affaire de femmes)
The Accidental Tourist
A Cry in the Dark
10. My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
G | 86 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
When two girls move to the country to be near their ailing mother, they have adventures with the wondrous forest spirits who live nearby.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki | Stars: Hitoshi Takagi, Noriko Hidaka, Chika Sakamoto, Shigesato Itoi
Votes: 380,190 | Gross: $1.11M
BEST TITLES/CREDITS DESIGN
My Neighbour Totoro (Tonari no Totoro)
Beetlejuice
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Cinema Paradiso (Nuovo Cinema Paradiso)
Dangerous Liaisons
Die Hard
11. Die Hard (1988)
R | 132 min | Action, Thriller
A New York City police officer tries to save his estranged wife and several others taken hostage by terrorists during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles.
Director: John McTiernan | Stars: Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Bonnie Bedelia, Reginald VelJohnson
Votes: 945,497 | Gross: $83.01M
BEST EDITING
Die Hard
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Cinema Paradiso (Nuovo Cinema Paradiso)
Rain Man
Mississippi Burning
Gorillas in the Mist
12. Cinema Paradiso (1988)
R | 174 min | Drama, Romance
A filmmaker recalls his childhood when falling in love with the pictures at the cinema of his home village and forms a deep friendship with the cinema's projectionist.
Director: Giuseppe Tornatore | Stars: Philippe Noiret, Enzo Cannavale, Antonella Attili, Isa Danieli
Votes: 282,872 | Gross: $11.99M
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Cinema Paradiso (Nuovo Cinema Paradiso)
Mississippi Burning
Dangerous Liaisons
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Gorillas in the Mist
Rain Man
13. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)
PG | 126 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
An account of Baron Munchausen's supposed travels and fantastical experiences across late 18th-century Europe with his band of misfits.
Director: Terry Gilliam | Stars: John Neville, Eric Idle, Sarah Polley, Oliver Reed
Votes: 56,859 | Gross: $8.08M
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Dangerous Liaisons
Cinema Paradiso (Nuovo Cinema Paradiso)
Beetlejuice
A Story of Women (Une affaire de femmes)
Rain Man
14. Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
R | 119 min | Drama, Romance
A scheming widow and her manipulative ex-lover make a bet regarding the corruption of a recently married woman.
Director: Stephen Frears | Stars: Glenn Close, John Malkovich, Michelle Pfeiffer, Swoosie Kurtz
Votes: 75,131 | Gross: $34.70M
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Dangerous Liaisons
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Coming to America
Cinema Paradiso (Nuovo Cinema Paradiso)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Beetlejuice
A Story of Women (Une affaire de femmes)
15. Beetlejuice (1988)
PG | 92 min | Comedy, Fantasy
The spirits of a deceased couple are harassed by an unbearable family that has moved into their home, and hire a malicious spirit to drive them out.
Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Michael Keaton, Annie McEnroe
Votes: 340,055 | Gross: $73.71M
BEST MAKE-UP & HAIR
Beetlejuice
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Coming to America
Dangerous Liaisons
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Die Hard
A Story of Women (Une affaire de femmes)
16. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
PG | 104 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
When a cartoon rabbit is accused of murder, he enlists the help of a burnt out private investigator to prove his innocence.
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd, Joanna Cassidy, Charles Fleischer
Votes: 216,809 | Gross: $156.45M
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Die Hard
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Beetlejuice
17. Cinema Paradiso (1988)
R | 174 min | Drama, Romance
A filmmaker recalls his childhood when falling in love with the pictures at the cinema of his home village and forms a deep friendship with the cinema's projectionist.
Director: Giuseppe Tornatore | Stars: Philippe Noiret, Enzo Cannavale, Antonella Attili, Isa Danieli
Votes: 282,872 | Gross: $11.99M
BEST SCORE
Cinema Paradiso (Nuovo Cinema Paradiso)
My Neighbour Totoro (Tonari no Totoro)
Dangerous Liaisons
The Land Before Time
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Gorillas in the Mist
18. Working Girl (1988)
R | 113 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
When a secretary's idea is stolen by her boss, she seizes an opportunity to steal it back by pretending she has her boss' job.
Director: Mike Nichols | Stars: Melanie Griffith, Harrison Ford, Sigourney Weaver, Alec Baldwin
Votes: 62,405 | Gross: $64.00M
BEST SONG
Working Girl - "Let the River Run"
My Neighbour Totoro (Tonari no Totoro) - "Tonari no Totoro"
The Land Before Time - "If We Hold On Together"
Oliver & Company - "Why Should I Worry?"
My Neighbour Totoro (Tonari no Totoro) - "Sampo (Hey Let's Go)"
Oliver & Company - "Once Upon a Time in New York City"
19. Die Hard (1988)
R | 132 min | Action, Thriller
A New York City police officer tries to save his estranged wife and several others taken hostage by terrorists during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles.
Director: John McTiernan | Stars: Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Bonnie Bedelia, Reginald VelJohnson
Votes: 945,497 | Gross: $83.01M
BEST SOUND
Die Hard
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Gorillas in the Mist
Mississippi Burning
Cinema Paradiso (Nuovo Cinema Paradiso)
Rain Man
20. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
PG | 104 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
When a cartoon rabbit is accused of murder, he enlists the help of a burnt out private investigator to prove his innocence.
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd, Joanna Cassidy, Charles Fleischer
Votes: 216,809 | Gross: $156.45M
BEST SOUND EDITING
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Die Hard
Beetlejuice
The Land Before Time
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Gorillas in the Mist
21. Die Hard (1988)
R | 132 min | Action, Thriller
A New York City police officer tries to save his estranged wife and several others taken hostage by terrorists during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles.
Director: John McTiernan | Stars: Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Bonnie Bedelia, Reginald VelJohnson
Votes: 945,497 | Gross: $83.01M
BEST STUNTS
Die Hard
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
22. The Land Before Time (1988)
G | 69 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
An orphaned brontosaurus teams up with other young dinosaurs in order to reunite with their families in a valley.
Director: Don Bluth | Stars: Pat Hingle, Gabriel Damon, Helen Shaver, Bill Erwin
Votes: 98,686 | Gross: $48.09M
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
The Land Before Time
Grave of the Fireflies (Hotaru no haka)
My Neighbour Totoro (Tonari no Totoro)
Oliver & Company
23. Cinema Paradiso (1988)
R | 174 min | Drama, Romance
A filmmaker recalls his childhood when falling in love with the pictures at the cinema of his home village and forms a deep friendship with the cinema's projectionist.
Director: Giuseppe Tornatore | Stars: Philippe Noiret, Enzo Cannavale, Antonella Attili, Isa Danieli
Votes: 282,872 | Gross: $11.99M
BEST FOREIGN FILM
Cinema Paradiso (Nuovo Cinema Paradiso)
Grave of the Fireflies (Hotaru no haka)
My Neighbour Totoro (Tonari no Totoro)
A Story of Women (Une affaire de femmes)
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