Pulse of Cinema

Best Drama Films of 1988

302

Pulse of Cinema lists 302 films released in 1988, ranked by the Pulse Score blended from IMDb, Letterboxd and TMDB. Standouts include Grave of the Fireflies, Cinema Paradiso, Time of the Gypsies.

302Films
70Avg Pulse
1480+ Pulse
1988-1988Span

These 302 films average a Pulse Score of 70; 14 score 80+ ("strong pick"). Span 1988-1988. Highest is Grave of the Fireflies (91).

Films

Grave of the Fireflies 91

Grave of the Fireflies

1988
Cinema Paradiso 91

Cinema Paradiso

1988
Time of the Gypsies 86

Time of the Gypsies

1988
My Neighbor Totoro 85

My Neighbor Totoro

1988
A Short Film About Love 85

A Short Film About Love

1988
Die Hard 85

Die Hard

1988
Heart of a Dog 84

Heart of a Dog

1988
Chithram 84

Chithram

1988
Akira 83

Akira

1988
A Short Film About Killing 83

A Short Film About Killing

1988
Landscape in the Mist 83

Landscape in the Mist

1988
Yesterday 81

Yesterday

1988
Rain Man 81

Rain Man

1988
Salaam Bombay! 80

Salaam Bombay!

1988
The Thin Blue Line 79

The Thin Blue Line

1988
Damnation 79

Damnation

1988
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown 79

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

1988
Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi 78

Ashi Hi Banwa Banwi

1988
Mississippi Burning 78

Mississippi Burning

1988
Time of Violence 77

Time of Violence

1988
Who Framed Roger Rabbit 77

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

1988
Running on Empty 76

Running on Empty

1988
The Vanishing 76

The Vanishing

1988
The Bear 76

The Bear

1988
Ariel 76

Ariel

1988
Rudraveena 76

Rudraveena

1988
Pattanapravesham 76

Pattanapravesham

1988
Oru CBI Diary Kurippu 76

Oru CBI Diary Kurippu

1988
The Wife of an Important Man 75

The Wife of an Important Man

1988
Alice 75

Alice

1988
Story of Women 75

Story of Women

1988
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! 75

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

1988
The Last Temptation of Christ 75

The Last Temptation of Christ

1988
Madame 75

Madame

1988
Midnight Run 75

Midnight Run

1988
Chocolat 75

Chocolat

1988
Torch Song Trilogy 75

Torch Song Trilogy

1988
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: My Conquest Is the Sea of Stars 74

Legend of the Galactic Heroes: My Conquest Is the Sea of Stars

1988
The Big Blue 74

The Big Blue

1988
Beetlejuice 74

Beetlejuice

1988
Dangerous Liaisons 74

Dangerous Liaisons

1988
The Land Before Time 74

The Land Before Time

1988
A Fish Called Wanda 74

A Fish Called Wanda

1988
Let's Get Lost 74

Let's Get Lost

1988
Imagine: John Lennon 74

Imagine: John Lennon

1988
Distant Voices, Still Lives 74

Distant Voices, Still Lives

1988
Michael Jackson: Live at Wembley July 16, 1988 73

Michael Jackson: Live at Wembley July 16, 1988

1988
The Cold Summer of 1953 73

The Cold Summer of 1953

1988