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    A Summer Story 1988 POSTER

    A Summer Story

    1988

    English

    7.2

    7

    80%

    90%

    Drama

    england

    past

    Romance

    Piers Haggard Piers Haggard Director John Savident John Savident as Bank Clerk Harry Burton Harry Burton as Garton Kenneth Colley Kenneth Colley as Jim Susannah York Susannah York as Mrs. Narracombe
    A young lawyer from London, Mr. Ashton, and his best friend are hiking across Dartmoor. When he twists his ankle, Ashton is forced to seek help at a nearby farmhouse and stays there for a few days. Innocent beauty Megan David catches the attention of Ashton. He decides to stay longer, and he and Megan fall in love, much to the displeasure of Megan's aunt and her loutish son.
    Mondo New York 1988 POSTER

    Mondo New York

    1988

    English

    5.9

    7

    29%

    29%

    Comedy

    Documentary

    mondo

    Music

    performance art

    underground

    Harvey Keith Harvey Keith Director Rick Aviles Rick Aviles as Comic in Park Phoebe Legere Phoebe Legere as Marilyn Monroe Ann Magnuson Ann Magnuson as Poetry Reader Veronica Vera Veronica Vera as Rapping & Rocking
    A young woman wanders around New York City and stumbles across a number of strange characters and settings that represent the "underground" areas of the city. She sees stand up comedy in Central Park, a prostitution auction, a voodoo ceremony, an S&M club, and a number of very interesting performance artists. These are just a few of the sights and sounds of New York that she encounters.
    Twins 1988 POSTER

    Twins

    1988

    English

    6.2

    76

    42%

    40%

    Action

    Comedy

    Crime

    experiment

    jet engine

    low intelligence

    orphanage

    perfection

    twins separated at birth

    Ivan Reitman Ivan Reitman Director Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Schwarzenegger as Julius Benedict Marvin J. McIntyre Marvin J. McIntyre as McKinley's Man Frances Bay Frances Bay as Mother Superior Marshall Bell Marshall Bell as Webster
    Julius and Vincent Benedict are the results of an experiment that would allow for the perfect child. Julius was planned and grows to athletic proportions. Vincent is an accident and is somewhat smaller in stature. Vincent is placed in an orphanage while Julius is taken to a south seas island and raised by philosophers. Vincent becomes the ultimate low life and is about to be killed by loan sharks.
    Hero and the Terror 1988 POSTER

    Hero and the Terror

    1988

    English

    5.2

    14

    38%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    serial killer

    Thriller

    William Tannen William Tannen Director Karen Lorre Karen Lorre as Ginger Lucy Lee Flippin Lucy Lee Flippin as Media Person Beans Morocco Beans Morocco as Priest Shelley Pogoda Shelley Pogoda as Receptionist
    Danny O'Brien is back in action fighting the notorious Simon Moon, also known as The Terror. Three years earlier O'Brien had single-handedly captured The Terror and was called Hero by the people of L.A. Now Simon has escaped and has started killing women again, and O'Brien is the only man who can stop him.
    In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders 1988 POSTER

    In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders

    1988

    English

    7.1

    5

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    Thriller

    Dick Lowry Dick Lowry Director Doug Sheehan Doug Sheehan as Agent Gordon McNeill Bruce Greenwood Bruce Greenwood as Agent Jerry Dove Peter McRobbie Peter McRobbie as John Hanlon Michael Gross Michael Gross as William Russell Matix
    It is 1985, and a small, tranquil Florida town is being rocked by a wave of vicious serial murders and bank robberies. Particularly sickening to the authorities is the gratuitous use of violence by two “Rambo” like killers who dress themselves in military garb. Based on actual events taken from FBI files, the movie depicts the Bureau’s efforts to track down these renegades.
    Call Me 1988 POSTER

    Call Me

    1988

    English

    5.3

    12

    boyfriend

    call

    Drama

    meeting

    mistake

    murder

    phone

    Thriller

    Sollace Mitchell Sollace Mitchell Director Olek Krupa Olek Krupa as Hennyk Steven McChattie Steven McChattie as Jellybean David Strathairn David Strathairn as Sam Steve Buscemi Steve Buscemi as Switchblade
    After agreeing to meet an obscene caller at a bar, a young New York reporter witnesses a murder and becomes an unwilling player in a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse.
    Black Roses 1988 POSTER

    Black Roses

    1988

    English

    5.2

    11

    47%

    47%

    Action

    demon

    Horror

    Music

    rock music

    John Fasano John Fasano Director Ken Swofford Ken Swofford as Mayor Farnsworth Julie Adams Julie Adams as Mrs. Miller Carla Ferrigno Carla Ferrigno as Priscilla Farnsworth Vincent Pastore Vincent Pastore as Tony's Dad
    Teens in a small conservative town are turned into evil demons thanks to the music of the titular heavy metal band.
    Catacombs 1988 POSTER

    Catacombs

    1988

    English

    4.6

    6

    Action

    catacombs

    demon

    Horror

    monastery

    monk

    David Schmoeller David Schmoeller Director Mapi Galán Mapi Galán as Antonia Ian Abercrombie Ian Abercrombie as Brother Orsini Vernon Dobtcheff Vernon Dobtcheff as Brother Timothy David Schmoeller David Schmoeller as Brother William
    In the 17th century, an order of monks in Italy capture and entomb a demon that has possessed a member of their group. 400 years later, school teacher Elizabeth Magrino visits the monastery in order to do some research. What she and the current monks do not realize is that the evil hiding within the catacombs has unwittingly been released.
    Chicken and Duck Talk 1988 POSTER

    Chicken and Duck Talk

    1988

    Cn

    7.1

    3

    Comedy

    Clifton Ko Clifton Ko Director Ken Boyle Ken Boyle as Caucasian asking for refund Ronny Yu Ronny Yu as Manhole Worker Pak-Kwong Ho Pak-Kwong Ho as Minibus Driver Sylvia Chang Sylvia Chang as Mrs. Hui
    A witty and thoroughly engaging send-up of both the fast food business and the cut-throat techniques often employed by conglomerates to crush independent competition.
    Who Framed Roger Rabbit 1988 POSTER

    Who Framed Roger Rabbit

    1988

    English

    7.7

    94

    96%

    85%

    Action

    Adventure

    Animation

    based on novel or book

    Comedy

    Crime

    falsely accused

    Family

    Fantasy

    innocence

    lovesickness

    movie business

    Mystery

    suspicion of murder

    Robert Zemeckis Robert Zemeckis Director Danny Mann Danny Mann as Bicycle Man Frank Welker Frank Welker as Dumbo / Additional Voices Christopher Lloyd Christopher Lloyd as Judge Doom Charles Fleischer Charles Fleischer as Roger Rabbit / Benny The Cab / Greasy / Psycho
    'Toon star Roger is worried that his wife Jessica is playing pattycake with someone else, so the studio hires detective Eddie Valiant to snoop on her. But the stakes are quickly raised when Marvin Acme is found dead and Roger is the prime suspect.
    Santet 1988 POSTER

    Santet

    1988

    Indonesian

    6.0

    5

    Horror

    Sisworo Gautama Putra Sisworo Gautama Putra Director Yulie Soleh Yulie Soleh as H. Soemarsono H. Soemarsono as Arbie Soetama Arbie Soetama as (as Arbi Soetama) Novie Chandra Novie Chandra as Sarma
    After poisoning his wife, a local gangster blames the village priest for her death and incites an outraged crowd to set fire to his cabin.
    Lightning Over Braddock: A Rustbowl Fantasy 1988 POSTER

    Lightning Over Braddock: A Rustbowl Fantasy

    1988

    English

    7.4

    decadence

    Documentary

    steel town

    steel worker

    unemployment

    Tony Buba Tony Buba Director Werner Herzog Werner Herzog as Self Tony Buba Tony Buba as Self Sal Carollo Sal Carollo as Self Richard Waddingham Richard Waddingham as The Explainer
    Tony Buba, a film maker from Braddock, Pennsylvania, tells the story of his hometown's decline (along with the rest of the steel mill towns along the Monongahela River) while he dreams of making higher budget films. The picture documents, in a lighthearted way, the community anxiety and activism that accompanied the failure of the steel industry around Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
    Coming to America 1988 POSTER

    Coming to America

    1988

    English

    7.1

    153

    73%

    85%

    Action

    Comedy

    fake identity

    fast food restaurant

    heir to the throne

    new york city

    prince

    Romance

    un príncipe en nueva york

    John Landis John Landis Director Samuel L. Jackson Samuel L. Jackson as Hold-Up Man Eddie Murphy Eddie Murphy as Prince Akeem / Clarence / Randy Watson / Saul Karl Denson Karl Denson as Sax Player Elaine Kagan Elaine Kagan as Telegraph Lady
    An African prince decides it’s time for him to find a princess... and his mission leads him and his most loyal friend to Queens, New York. In disguise as an impoverished immigrant, the pampered prince quickly finds himself a new job, new friends, new digs, new enemies and lots of trouble.
    Linie 1 1988 POSTER

    Linie 1

    1988

    German

    6.7

    berlin

    berlin, germany

    cult film

    musical

    Musical

    train

    Reinhard Hauff Reinhard Hauff Director Hansi Jochmann Hansi Jochmann as Boulettentrude / Arbeiterin Andreas Schmidt Andreas Schmidt as Humphrey Rainer Strecker Rainer Strecker as Kleister Petra Zieser Petra Zieser as Lumpi / Bisi / Titti / Sie / Rocknudel
    Film version of the musical by the same name: Sunnie, a girl from the province, comes to Berlin to meet rock star Johnnie who had given her his address after a concert. On the subway to Kreuzberg, Sunnie becomes acquainted with a couple of strange people, among them "asphalt cowboy" Bambi. Bambi tells Sunnie that Johnnie’s address in Kreuzberg does not exist. Together, Sunnie and Bambi try to find the rock star in bustling metropolitan Berlin.
    Rat Man 1988 POSTER

    Rat Man

    1988

    Italian

    4.5

    9

    fashion photographer

    Horror

    labor

    rat

    Giuliano Carnimeo Giuliano Carnimeo Director Eva Grimaldi Eva Grimaldi as Marilyn Nelson de la Rosa Nelson de la Rosa as Mousey Luisa Menon Luisa Menon as Peggy Franklin Dominguez Franklin Dominguez as Police Inspector
    After a model is brutally murdered on a Caribbean island, her sister's investigation uncovers a horrifying rat-like creature.
    Nightfall 1988 POSTER

    Nightfall

    1988

    English

    2.6

    7

    12%

    12%

    Action

    based on short story

    blindness

    cult leader

    eye gouging

    loss of eyesight

    Mystery

    religious cult

    Sci-Fi

    Paul Mayersberg Paul Mayersberg Director Jonathan Emerson Jonathan Emerson as Architect David Birney David Birney as Aton Frederick Keeve Frederick Keeve as Cultist Larry Hankin Larry Hankin as Desert King
    The people of the planet Aeon, blessed with three suns, have never experienced night. When an archeological excavation uncovers evidence of an ancient catastrophe, all signs point towards the impending darkness of the very Nightfall. Panic erupts as the suns slowly disappear one by one. Science struggles against superstition as the people race to comprehend the approaching Nightfall... the end of the world as they know it. Based on Isaac Asimov's classic story "Nightfall" voted "The Greatest Science-Fiction Story of All Time."
    Door 1988 POSTER

    Door

    1988

    Japanese

    6.4

    10

    back stabbing

    home invasion

    Horror

    house intruder

    Mystery

    obsessed with a woman

    salesman

    suspense

    Thriller

    Banmei Takahashi Banmei Takahashi Director Shirô Shimomoto Shirô Shimomoto as Satoru Honda Takuto Yonezu Takuto Yonezu as Takuto Honda Daijirô Tsutsumi Daijirô Tsutsumi as Yamakawa Keiko Takahashi Keiko Takahashi as Yasuko Honda
    Yasuko, a housewife, lives in an urban high-rise apartment with her husband Satoru and her son Takuto. Annoyed by spam calls and door-to-door salesmen, Yasuko slams the door on a salesman’s hand when he tries to squeeze a flyer through the apartment's chained front door. He leaves, but the next day, her nightmare starts.
    Under the Boardwalk 1988 POSTER

    Under the Boardwalk

    1988

    English

    5.4

    7

    56%

    56%

    Comedy

    Romance

    Fritz Kiersch Fritz Kiersch Director Sonny Bono Sonny Bono as Ancient #2 Keith Coogan Keith Coogan as Andy Rodney Rowland Rodney Rowland as Surfer #1 Paul Carr Paul Carr as Track
    It is the final weekend of summer and a group of Californian teenagers are looking forward to an upcoming surf contest. Rival gangs the 'Vals' and the 'Lowks' are confident that they will take home the trophy, but things become complicated when Reef Yorpin - leader of the Lawks - discovers his sister Allie has fallen in love with 'Val' surfer Nick after meeting at a beach party.
    Punchline 1988 POSTER

    Punchline

    1988

    English

    5.9

    12

    57%

    44%

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    Romance

    stand-up comedian

    stand-up comedy

    David Seltzer David Seltzer Director Taylor Negron Taylor Negron as Albert Emperato John Goodman John Goodman as John Krytsick Sally Field Sally Field as Lilah Krytsick Tom Hanks Tom Hanks as Steven Gold
    Lilah Krytsick is a mother and housewife who's always believed she could be a stand-up comedian. Steven Gold is an experienced stand-up seemingly on the cusp of success. When the two meet, they form an unlikely friendship, and Steven tries to help the untried Lilah develop her stage act. Despite the objections of her family and some very wobbly beginnings, Lilah improves, and soon she finds herself competing with Steven for a coveted television spot.
    A Very Brady Christmas 1988 POSTER

    A Very Brady Christmas

    1988

    English

    5.9

    8

    49%

    49%

    Action

    christmas

    Comedy

    Drama

    Family

    reunion

    Peter Baldwin Peter Baldwin Director Florence Henderson Florence Henderson as Carol Brady Eve Plumb Eve Plumb as Jan Brady Covington Christopher Knight Christopher Knight as Peter Brady Lewis Arquette Lewis Arquette as Sam Franklin / Santa
    Almost 20 years after the start of the original "Brady Bunch" the kids are grown up and have kids of their own. Everyone is having a wonderful time back at the family house for Christmas, until Mike learns of a structural problem in one of the buildings he designed. As he is inspecting the problem, the building collapses, trapping him inside. As the whole family waits by the pile of rubble, they fear the worst. Will Dad be all right?
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