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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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Ponmuttayidunna Tharavu
1988 · Drama
Dhwani
1988
Pik Pak Boom
1988 · Comedy
Dhwani
1988
Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswathi
1988 · Drama
The Boost
1988 · Romance
Trapped Alive
1988 · Drama
Hellbound: Hellraiser II
1988 · Thriller
Working Girl
1988 · Drama
The Accidental Tourist
1988 · Drama
Talk Radio
1988 · Drama
Chithram
1988 · Comedy
The Little Thief
1988 · Drama
Beaches
1988 · Drama
A Very Brady Christmas
1988 · Drama
Rain Man
1988 · Drama
Grandmother’s House
1988 · Thriller
Dangerous Liaisons
1988 · Drama
Young Einstein
1988 · Comedy
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
1988 · Comedy
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
1988 · Action
Crime Zone
1988 · Action
The Christmas Wife
1988 · Romance
The Wind in the Willows
1988 · Drama
Criminal Talent
1988 · Drama
I’ll Be Home for Christmas
1988 · Drama
Twins
1988 · Comedy
Troma’s War
1988 · Action
Never Say Die
1988 · Comedy
976-EVIL
1988 · Horror
My Stepmother Is an Alien
1988 · Sci-Fi
Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller
1988 · Family
Camille Claudel
1988 · Romance
The Lady and the Highwayman
1988 · Drama
The Cold Summer of 1953
1988 · Crime
Yateem
1988 · Action
Gharana
1988 · Drama
Watchers
1988 · Horror
Cameron’s Closet
1988 · Horror
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
1988 · Action
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