The Land Before Time (1988)

The Land Before Time (1988)

[7] Five young dinosaurs are separated from their tribes during an earthquake in this animated adventure from Don Bluth (The Secret of NIMH, Anastasia). The unlikely band must square off against a ferocious 'sharp tooth' (Tyrannosaurus rex) while searching for…
Vampire’s Kiss (1988)

Vampire’s Kiss (1988)

[5] Nicolas Cage stars as a publishing executive who thinks he's becoming a vampire. To his credit, he was bitten by a vampire (Flashdance's Jennifer Beals)... or did he imagine that? Either way, Cage begins wearing dark shades, avoiding sunlight,…
Bright Lights, Big City (1988)

Bright Lights, Big City (1988)

[6] Michael J. Fox stars in this adaptation of Jay McInerney's novel about a New York yuppie named Jamie who keeps life's problems at bay by constantly partying and doing drugs. With the help of his bad-influence friend Tad (Kiefer…
Apartment Zero (1988)

Apartment Zero (1988)

[8] Colin Firth and Hart Bochner star in this bold drama/thriller from writer/director Martin Donovan and co-screenwriter David Koepp (who teamed together a few years later on Death Becomes Her). Firth stars as a movie theater manager in Buenos Aires…
Dangerous Liaisons (1988)

Dangerous Liaisons (1988)

[7] It's 18th century France and everyone's the Vavavoom de Floofenberg dressed to the nines and powdered like a doughnut. Yes, Dangerous Liaisons is one of those dreaded costume dramas. But like any good one, if you strip away the…
D.O.A. (1988)

D.O.A. (1988)

[2] Dennis Quaid stars in this remake of a 1949 thriller about a literature professor who has 24 hours to live, and he spends that time trying to figure out who poisoned him and why. I like Dennis Quaid a…
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)

A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)

[7] Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund) returns for more murderous mayhem in this entry directed by Renny Harlin (Die Hard 2, The Long Kiss Goodnight). First, he dispatches of the three remaining characters from The Dream Warriors, including returning character Kristen…
Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988)

Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988)

[8] Bob Hoskins stars as a 1940s Hollywood detective who is reluctantly pulled into a murder investigation in which the prime suspect is a cartoon rabbit. Can he overcome his hatred of 'toons' and prove Roger Rabbit's innocence? Or will…
Poltergeist III (1988)

Poltergeist III (1988)

[4] There really isn't a compelling reason for those ghosts to continue haunting poor little Carol Anne (Heather O'Rourke). But if it were a stand-alone movie outside a famous franchise, Poltergeist III might not have been half bad. There's inventive…
Crocodile Dundee II (1988)

Crocodile Dundee II (1988)

[5] In the first film, Mick Dundee (Paul Hogan) was a fish out of water in New York. This time around, the action is transported largely to the Australian Outback, with Linda Kozlowski's character being more of the fish. Unfortunately,…