Best Movies of 1988
Ranked by our critic's grades, best first.
Die HardMcTiernan turns a building into an antagonist, and the action film has been copying it ever since.Read the review
Cinema ParadisoThe reel of censored kisses is the best argument for movies any movie has made.
The Unbearable Lightness of BeingNykvist's images and Lena Olin survive a three hour adaptation that leaves Kundera's actual ideas at the door.
BeetlejuiceBurton's afterlife is a waiting room with a number system, and Keaton wrecks it for ninety glorious minutes.
Stars and BarsA comedy pitched at a volume it cannot sustain, and proof that even a careful actor can drown a thin part in effort.