Top Rated 1988 Movies

Policeman John McClane has come to Los Angeles on the Christmas Eve. He wants to spend holidays with his wife and to have a rest from his working routine of a detective. However it seems like his Christmas will not be as merry as he thought. Several terrorists with their leader Hans Gruber take hostages for political reasons in the building of Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles. One of the hostages is John’s wife and it seems like Los Angeles Police Department want them to spend Christmas in the building. The skyscraper is a very modern building and everyone thinks that there is no way to get in or out of the building but McClane knows that there must be always a way. So in spite of resting and relaxing, John is forced to start his saving operation by the attempt to get into the building. Twelve armed terrorists will not be happy to find out somebody is trying to fool them. John risks not only losing his wife, because the terrorists can murder any hostage at any moment.

One of the esteemed woman said: “If you did not see the movie “Rain Man” then you had nothing to say”. A great number of people immediately rushed to watch this movie and none of them regret about it. The film is really fantastic and you should watch it for many reasons. That’s at least one of them: Dustin Hoffman so got used to the role of a mentally disturbed man, that after the shooting over two years he could not return to his normal state.

An ordinary construction worker Nada, who thinks he isn’t very lucky and who is not really happy about the way things are in his life, suddenly finds unordinary sunglasses. When he puts them on he realizes that they are very special and they give ability to see things the way they are… So now Nada finds out all truth about the politicians, government and other authorities. And this truth is frightening, offensive and in fact is unbelievable. It turns out that the government manipulates all of us in a very cunning way. They send people special impulses and signals which force them to obey different rules and regulations which are not advantageous for human beings. They do it because most of authorities aren’t humans at all. Using his sunglasses Nada finds out that they only seem to look like human beings but in fact they are all aliens and their mission is to enslave humanity. Nada knows that he needs to find the creator of his new sunglasses and to try to fight against the space aliens! Will he manage to find anyone who also knows the truth?

There were times when a human leg did not stand on the Earth. It was the time of erupting volcanoes, tremendous earthquakes and horrible cataclysms. The planet was populated by amazing and strange creatures. The character of the cartoon, a little brontosaurus Littlefoot goes to search for a legendary Great Valley where, one can perfectly refresh oneself. On his way he picks up four more little dinosaurs. Miraculous and dangerous adventures are expecting this motley company.

He is the African prince and the heir to the Zamunda’s throne. Coddled through all of his life, Akeem doesn’t seem to be very satisfied with the course of events, especially when it comes to the choice of his future wife because it was done by his parents and not him. In order to remedy the injustice, Akeem and his servant Semmi set off to the Queens, New York to find the one who will love him and accept for his personality and not the status. Under the masks of poor foreign students Akeem and Semmi get a job at a local restaurant where Akeem meets the girl he need. Now, the only question that worries prince is will she agree to be the princess?

Dr. Richard Walker, a surgeon, is visiting Paris with his wife Sondra for a medical conference. Having taken places in hotel, they are gathered to have a rest a little. His wife is unable to open her suitcase and Walker determines that she has picked up the wrong one at the airport. While Walker is taking a shower his wife mysteriously disappears from their hotel room. When the French police prove to be of little help, he begins the search by himself. As Walker carries on the search himself he stumbles onto a murder scene and then encounters the streetwise young prostitute Michelle who mistakenly picked up his wife's suitcase at the airport. She reluctantly helps Walker in his increasingly frantic attempt to learn what was in the switched suitcase and to trade whatever it is for the return of his wife…

The primary name of this film is "The Mountain King", but it was released in the U.S.A. known as "Shoot to kill", this adventure thriller returns on the screen Poitier after a gap of ten years. The owner of a jewelry store steals diamonds from his own shop at night. When he is captured, he says that his wife is held as a hostage and she will be hurt if the bandit doesn’t get the diamonds from the jewelry store. FBI agent is trying to catch the bandit but he fails. The bandit manages to flee from FBI and agent Stantin has to chase him into the North American forests. Stantin gets the help from a local Jonathon Knox who isn’t very happy to help but who has necessary skills to track down the bandit. The problem is that Stantin has no idea how to chase a person in wilderness…

The victims are celebrities who are murdered according to the game rules. The names of people who must be killed are included in the special list. The game is known as "The Dead Pool". The winner of the game is the one with most number of dead celebrities. Dirty Harry Callahan is assigned to the case and discovers that his name is also in the list. But who is playing "The Dead Pool"?

In 1950’s the experiment was held in a secret U.S. laboratory. The scientists tried to create a perfect man… The project failed in some way but as a result two brothers Julius and Vincent were born. Julius lives on an island and he actually now looks like a perfect man, but his brother is his opposition and he is a car thief who lives in LA. In 35 years Julius finds out the truth about his birth and he decides to find his brother, his biological mother and to figure out what kind of experiment was it. But when he meets Vincent, the hijacker is being persecuted by dangerous gangsters who want to get their car back. It seems that two brothers can easily escape this pursuit because the car isn’t very expensive and why would the gangsters need it so badly to chase Julius and Vincent everywhere? However this car has a special engine under the bonnet: it is a new experimental product and the developer promises to pay five million dollars for this car… Will two brothers manage to escape, to stay alive, to find their mother and to find out the truth about their births?

Soviet Police Captain Ivan Danko sets a snare for Viktor Rostavili, a Georgian drug dealer and crime lord, who flees the Soviet Union and comes to the USA, after shootting down several other Moscow cops, including Danko's partner. Vociferous Chicago Police Department Detective-Sergeant Art Ridzick investigates several local murders committed by Viktor's cartel. Unexpectedly, he finds himself partnered with Danko, who has chased Viktor here from Moscow with the intention of capturing the crime baron alive. Danko and Ridzick pursue Viktor and his henchmen around Chicago. Will they be able to discharge their duty?