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Movie Summaries & Endings Explained from 1988
448 movies from 1988, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
1988 · Comedy
Switching Channels
1988 · Comedy
Prison
1988 · Drama
Pass the Ammo
1988 · Comedy
And God Created Woman
1988 · Drama
The House on Carroll Street
1988 · Thriller
Rudraveena
1988 · Romance
Moving
1988 · Comedy
Babette's Feast
1988 · Drama
Contagion
1988 · Thriller
The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking
1988 · Family
Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers
1988 · Horror
Taffin
1988 · Action
Shame
1988 · Drama
Alien from L.A.
1988 · Family
Frantic
1988 · Drama
Hairspray
1988 · Comedy
The Possessed
1988 · Drama
Daisy
1988 · Romance
Hope and Glory
1988 · Drama
Ranadheera
1988 · Thriller
Oru CBI Diary Kurippu
1988 · Thriller
Born to Defence
1988 · Thriller
Kung-Fu Master!
1988 · Drama
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
1988 · Adventure
The Big Blue
1988 · Drama
Aparan
1988 · Mystery
Shoot to Kill
1988 · Action
Satisfaction
1988 · Comedy
School Daze
1988 · Drama
Au Revoir les Enfants
1988 · Drama
Slugs
1988 · Horror
Cop
1988 · Crime
The Serpent and the Rainbow
1988 · Thriller
She's Having a Baby
1988 · Drama
Cherry 2000
1988 · Action
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
1988 · Drama
Life Is a Long Quiet River
1988 · Comedy
The In Crowd
1988 · Drama
Faceless
1988 · Horror
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