1988 in film
See also: 1987 in film, other events of 1988, 1989 in film, list of 'years in film'.
Events
- Michael Jackson's first film was Moonwalker
Top grossing films
- Rain Man, starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit
- Coming to America
- Big, starring Tom Hanks
- Crocodile Dundee II
- Die Hard, starring Bruce Willis
- Cocktail
- The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
- Oliver and Company
Academy Awards
- Best Picture: Rain Man - Mirage Entertainment, Star Partners II, United Artists
- Best Actor: Dustin Hoffman - Rain Man
- Best Actress: Jodie Foster - The Accused
Births
Deaths
- January 7 - Trevor Howard, actor
- January 25 - Colleen Moore, actress
- March 6 - Jeanne Aubert, French actress
- August 4 - Florence Eldridge, actress
- December 23 – Frederick W. Elvidge, actor
Other movies released
- Beetlejuice
- Cocoon: The Return
- Dangerous Curves
- Dangerous Liaisons
- A Fish Called Wanda
- Gangster World
- Hawks, starring Timothy Dalton and Anthony Edwards
- Masters of the Universe, starring Dolph Lundgren and Courteney Cox
- Mississippi Burning
- Paperhouse
- Punchline
- She's Having a Baby
- A Short Film About Love by Krzysztof Kieslowski
- Twins, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito
- Working Girl, starring Harrison Ford