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    Casual Sex? 1988 POSTER

    Casual Sex?

    1988

    English

    5.1

    20

    31%

    29%

    Action

    Comedy

    dating

    dream

    dreams

    friends

    holiday

    resort

    Geneviève Robert Geneviève Robert Director Tina Lifford Tina Lifford as Additional Voices Barbara Harris Barbara Harris as Additional Voices Sandra Bernhard Sandra Bernhard as (uncredited) Andrew Dice Clay Andrew Dice Clay as Vinny
    Two girls go away to a holiday resort looking for a change of pace, hoping to meet some nice men for a change. They discover that they can't find the perfect man, and this forces them to reconsider their attitudes to men in general.
    In the Line of Duty III 1988 POSTER

    In the Line of Duty III

    1988

    Cn

    6.6

    20

    Action

    Brandy Yuen Brandy Yuen Director Hiroshi Fujioka Hiroshi Fujioka as Hiroshi Fujioka Michiko Nishiwaki Michiko Nishiwaki as Michiko Nishiwaki Eric Tsang Eric Tsang as Neddy's Friend Cynthia Khan Cynthia Khan as Rachel Yeung
    Genji Nakamura and his partner Michiko Nishiwaki are thieves for the notorious Red Army terrorist organization in Japan. After pulling off the jewelry heist of the century in which dozens of people get killed, they are now planning to use the jewelry they've snatched to buy an arms cache.
    Touch of Death 1988 POSTER

    Touch of Death

    1988

    Italian

    5.1

    5

    chain saw

    Comedy

    Crime

    dark comedy

    dismemberment of human beings

    gore

    hit-and-run

    Horror

    serial killer

    Lucio Fulci Lucio Fulci Director Antonio Maimone Antonio Maimone as Guest at Randy's Poker Tablele Brett Halsey Brett Halsey as Lester Parson Maurice Poli Maurice Poli as TV Newscaster #1 Mickey Knox Mickey Knox as TV Newscaster #2
    The financially strained and increasingly desperate, Lester Parsons concocts a brilliant get-rich-quick scheme; cruise the lonely hearts ads for rich women to fleece. Too bad then, that Lester’s also a psychotic cannibal who enjoys mutilating these lovelorn souls, via his trusty chainsaw, and using their flesh for his dinner. When a copycat killer threatens to bring him down, Lester must do all he can to prevent this new killer’s sloppy work from ruining them both.
    Blackadder's Christmas Carol 1988 POSTER

    Blackadder's Christmas Carol

    1988

    English

    7.9

    7

    Action

    Comedy

    History

    Richard Boden Richard Boden Director Rowan Atkinson Rowan Atkinson as Blackadders Stephen Fry Stephen Fry as Lords Melchett / Frondo Jim Broadbent Jim Broadbent as Prince Albert Hugh Laurie Hugh Laurie as Princes Regent / Pigmot
    After a genial spirit shows the benevolent Ebenezer Blackadder visions of his unscrupulous ancestors, he resolves to mend his generous ways.
    The Yen Family 1988 POSTER

    The Yen Family

    1988

    Japanese

    6.6

    2

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    japanese family

    Yôjirô Takita Yôjirô Takita Director Yukiko Tachibana Yukiko Tachibana as House wife Yutaka Ikejima Yutaka Ikejima as Manager Kaori Momoi Kaori Momoi as Noriko Kimura Midori Kiuchi Midori Kiuchi as Sayuri Amemiya
    Set in Japan during the bubble era, this unique home comedy cheerfully and humorously depicts the daily life of a strange family that works together to accumulate a small amount of money, while mixing irony and satire.
    Salome's Last Dance 1988 POSTER

    Salome's Last Dance

    1988

    English

    6.4

    6

    44%

    86%

    based on play or musical

    Biography

    black humor

    brothel

    Comedy

    Drama

    london, england

    stage play

    victorian england

    Ken Russell Ken Russell Director Ken Russell Ken Russell as Cappadocian / Kenneth Stratford Johns Stratford Johns as Herod / Alfred Taylor Glenda Jackson Glenda Jackson as Herodias / Lady Alice Douglas Hodge Douglas Hodge as John the Baptist / Lord Alfred 'Bosey' Douglas
    London, England, November 5th, 1892, Guy Fawkes Night. The famous playwright Oscar Wilde and his lover Lord Alfred Douglas discreetly go to a luxury brothel where the owner, Alfred Taylor, has prepared a surprise for the renowned author: a private and very special performance of his play Salome, banned by the authorities, in which Taylor himself and the peculiar inhabitants of the exclusive establishment will participate.
    Nightmare Sisters 1988 POSTER

    Nightmare Sisters

    1988

    English

    5.0

    49

    31%

    31%

    Action

    Comedy

    exploitation

    Fantasy

    Horror

    occult

    séance

    seduction

    sorority

    succubus

    David DeCoteau David DeCoteau Director Brinke Stevens Brinke Stevens as Marci Linnea Quigley Linnea Quigley as Melody Michelle Bauer Michelle Bauer as Mickey Timothy Kauffman Timothy Kauffman as Phil
    Three socially awkward sorority girls invite three fraternity pledges over for a night of fun, but when the group holds a séance, the girls find themselves possessed by a shaman who transforms them into lustful, uninhibited succubi.
    Let's Get Lost 1988 POSTER

    Let's Get Lost

    1988

    English

    7.7

    5

    97%

    87%

    Biography

    Documentary

    drug addiction

    drugs

    interview

    jazz

    jazz singer or musician

    Music

    musical

    Bruce Weber Bruce Weber Director Flea Flea as Self Viggo Mortensen Viggo Mortensen as Self Lisa Marie Lisa Marie as Self Carey Lowell Carey Lowell as Self
    Documentary about jazz great Chet Baker that intercuts footage from the 1950s, when he was part of West Coast Cool, and from his last years. We see the young Baker, he of the beautiful face, in California and in Italy, where he appeared in at least one movie and at least one jail cell (for drug possession). And, we see the aged Baker, detached, indifferent, his face a ruin. Includes interviews with his children and ex-wife, women companions, and musicians.
    The Spider Labyrinth 1988 POSTER

    The Spider Labyrinth

    1988

    Italian

    6.3

    9

    budapest, hungary

    catacombs

    Horror

    loss of loved one

    monster

    Mystery

    professor

    Thriller

    underground

    Gianfranco Giagni Gianfranco Giagni Director Valeriano Santinelli Valeriano Santinelli as Margareta von Krauss Margareta von Krauss as Celia Roth Stéphane Audran Stéphane Audran as Mrs. Kuhn William Berger William Berger as Mysterious Man
    A young professor travels to Budapest to locate a lost colleague. Once there, he gets tangled up in a supernatural mystery.
    Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack 1988 POSTER

    Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack

    1988

    Japanese

    7.2

    9

    87%

    87%

    Action

    Animation

    anime

    Drama

    gundam

    mecha

    Sci-Fi

    series finale

    space battle

    space opera

    War

    Yoshiyuki Tomino Yoshiyuki Tomino Director Louis Chirillo Louis Chirillo as Additional Voices Trevor Devall Trevor Devall as Adenaur Paraya Takkô Ishimori Takkô Ishimori as Clop Captain Cathy Weseluck Cathy Weseluck as Mirai Yashima / Hotel Clerk
    In UC 0093, the Federation has recovered from its defeat and has created a new anti-colonial special forces unit to deal with rebel forces: Londo Bell. Elsewhere in space, Char Aznable reappears out of self-imposed hiding with a declaration that he now commands his own Neo-Zeon movement, and intends to force the emigration of Earth's inhabitants to space by bringing about an apocalypse.
    Kogel-mogel 1988 POSTER

    Kogel-mogel

    1988

    Polish

    6.7

    3

    Comedy

    Roman Zaluski Roman Zaluski Director Wlodzimierz Musial Wlodzimierz Musial as Jerzy Dominik Jerzy Dominik as Man in Village Zdzislaw Wardejn Zdzislaw Wardejn as Marian Wolanski Katarzyna Laniewska Katarzyna Laniewska as Solska
    Following the emotions associated with entrance examinations to the faculty of pedagogy, Catherine Solska returns to his native village. And here she will surprise - the family without their knowledge to begin preparations for engagement with a rich neighbor Kolasa. Girl falls into despair, tries to oppose the decision of the parents, but is closed in his room. On visits to her fiance and flees out the window calling mail to the university. Receives misleading information and is convinced that was not accepted to college. Resigned returns home and agrees to the wedding. Meanwhile, on the eve of the wedding the postman brings the notice of acceptance to the university.
    Bloodstone 1988 POSTER

    Bloodstone

    1988

    English

    4.6

    6

    38%

    38%

    Action

    Adventure

    Comedy

    honeymoon

    india

    jewel heist

    jewelry heist

    jewel thief

    kidnapping

    Dwight H. Little Dwight H. Little Director Jack Kehler Jack Kehler as Paul Lorre David Soul David Soul as Sandy McVey Deep Dhillon Deep Dhillon as Tanjeer Christopher Neame Christopher Neame as Van Hoeven
    When a newlywed American couple goes to India on their honeymoon, little do they realize that they are about to go on the adventure of a lifetime. A huge ruby from the time of the Indian Maharajas has been stolen and placed in the backpack of the Americans. When the bad guys realize this, they kidnap the wife... Now the husband and his Indian friend (played by a famous Tamil Indian actor) must go out to save her.
    Natalia 1988 POSTER

    Natalia

    1988

    French

    5.1

    2

    Drama

    Bernard Cohn Bernard Cohn Director Serge Blumental Serge Blumental as Vernon Dobtcheff Vernon Dobtcheff as Alfred Grabner Ludmila Mikaël Ludmila Mikaël as Catherine Valence Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu as Natalia Gronska
    WW2: in an occupied France, a young Jewish girl wants to become a movie star.
    Damnation 1988 POSTER

    Damnation

    1988

    Hungarian

    7.6

    16

    Crime

    dancing

    Drama

    fog

    rain

    Romance

    surreal

    surrealism

    umbrella

    Béla Tarr Béla Tarr Director Sándor Kaszab Sándor Kaszab as Károly Hunyadi Károly Hunyadi as Zoltán Szegvári Zoltán Szegvári as János 'Dixi' Gémes János 'Dixi' Gémes as (as János Gémes)
    Karrer plods his way through life in quiet desperation. His environment is drab and rainy and muddy. Eaten up with solitude, his hopelessness would be incurable but for the existence of the Titanik Bar and its beautiful, haunting singer. But the lady is married and Karrer is determined to keep her husband away...
    A Short Film About Love 1988 POSTER

    A Short Film About Love

    1988

    Polish

    8.1

    26

    95%

    93%

    Action

    Drama

    hopeful

    love

    Romance

    wistful

    Krzysztof Kieslowski Krzysztof Kieslowski Director Tomasz Gradowski Tomasz Gradowski as (as T. Gradowski) Rafal Imbro Rafal Imbro as Bearded Man Stefania Iwinska Stefania Iwinska as Godmother Hanna Chojnacka Hanna Chojnacka as Miroslawa
    19-year-old Tomek whiles away his lonely life by spying on his opposite neighbour Magda through binoculars. She's an artist in her mid-thirties, and appears to have everything - not least a constant stream of men at her beck and call. But when the two finally meet, they discover that they have a lot more in common than appeared at first sight...
    Tales from the Gimli Hospital 1988 POSTER

    Tales from the Gimli Hospital

    1988

    English

    6.6

    78%

    72%

    avant-garde

    Comedy

    Drama

    Fantasy

    Horror

    Thriller

    Guy Maddin Guy Maddin Director Guy Maddin Guy Maddin as Doctor Yvette Nolan Yvette Nolan as Gimli Maiden David James David James as Gimli Manfolk / Patient Brent Neale Brent Neale as Valdimar / Gimli Manfolk
    While their mother is dying in the modern Gimli, Manitoba hospital, two young children are told an important tale by their Icelandic grandmother about Einar the lonely, his friend Gunnar, and the angelic Snjofrieder in a Gimli of old.
    Young Einstein 1988 POSTER

    Young Einstein

    1988

    English

    5.2

    12

    36%

    50%

    albert einstein

    atomic bomb

    Comedy

    marie curie

    nobel prize

    rock 'n' roll

    tasmanian

    Yahoo Serious Yahoo Serious Director Adam Bowen Adam Bowen as Marconi Max Meldrum Max Meldrum as Mr. Curie John Howard John Howard as Preston Preston Kaarin Fairfax Kaarin Fairfax as The Brunette
    Albert Einstein is the son of a Tasmanian apple farmer, who discovers the secret of splitting the beer atom to put the bubbles back into beer. When Albert travels to Sydney to patent his invention he meets beatuiful French scientist Marie Curie, as well as several unscrupulous types who try to take advantage of the naive genius and his invention.
    The in Crowd 1988 POSTER

    The in Crowd

    1988

    English

    6.3

    4

    69%

    69%

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    History

    Music

    Mark Rosenthal Mark Rosenthal Director Scott Plank Scott Plank as Dugan Lisa Beach Lisa Beach as Gail Joe Pantoliano Joe Pantoliano as Perry Parker Peter Boyle Peter Boyle as 'Uncle Pete' Boyle
    A young man of the rock and roll generation is in his senior year of high school. When one day he successfully gets on a popular teen dance television show he becomes a star. The plot follows him as he lives his new life in his new world. What he finds are adoring fans, jealous rivals, bitter friends left behind, and the girl of his dreams...his dance partner.
    Seven Hours to Judgment 1988 POSTER

    Seven Hours to Judgment

    1988

    English

    4.7

    3

    17%

    17%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    judge

    street gang

    Thriller

    Beau Bridges Beau Bridges Director Al Freeman Jr. Al Freeman Jr. as Danny Larwin Beau Bridges Beau Bridges as John Eden BJ Mezek BJ Mezek as Subway Patron John Aylward John Aylward as Taxi Driver
    A distraught husband kidnaps the judge who freed his wife's killers on insufficient evidence. He gives him seven hours to find evidence that will put them away, or he'll kill his wife.
    Slime City 1988 POSTER

    Slime City

    1988

    English

    5.2

    4

    57%

    57%

    gore

    Horror

    slime

    Greg Lamberson Greg Lamberson Director Allen Lewis Rickman Allen Lewis Rickman as Horace T.J. Merrick T.J. Merrick as Jerry Bunny Levine Bunny Levine as Ruby Marilyn Oran Marilyn Oran as Selina
    A student moves into a run-down building in New York City. His bizarre neighbors make a concoction in their apartment they call wine, but when he takes some of it, he turns into a deformed, murderous monster.
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