Top 21 Drama Movies Highly Rated Released in 1988

After a selfish L.A. yuppie learns his estranged father left a fortune to an autistic-savant brother in Ohio that he didn't know existed, he absconds with his brother and sets out across the country, hoping to gain a larger inheritance. Find out about Rain Man / IMDB / YouTube

After wishing to be made big, a teenage boy wakes the next morning to find himself mysteriously in the body of an adult. Explore Big / IMDB / YouTube

In 1965, an unorthodox and irreverent DJ named Adrian Cronauer begins to shake up things when he is assigned to the U.S. Armed Services radio station in Vietnam. Get info on Good Morning, Vietnam / IMDB / YouTube

A young farmer is chosen to undertake a perilous journey in order to protect a special baby from an evil queen. More about Willow / IMDB / YouTube

A selfish, cynical television executive is haunted by three spirits bearing lessons on Christmas Eve. Learn about Scrooged / IMDB / YouTube

Bernardo Bertolucci's Oscar-winning dramatization of China's eleventh and final monarch of the Qing dynasty: Emperor Puyi. More about The Last Emperor / IMDB / YouTube

An orphaned brontosaurus teams up with other young dinosaurs in order to reunite with their families in a valley. See more about The Land Before Time / IMDB / YouTube

Bloodsport follows Frank Dux, an American martial artist serving in the military, who decides to leave the army to compete in a martial arts tournament in Hong Kong where fights to the death can occur. Get info on Bloodsport / IMDB / YouTube

A talented New York City bartender takes a job at a bar in Jamaica and falls in love. Info on Cocktail / IMDB / YouTube

An angel tires of his purely ethereal life of merely overseeing the human activity of Berlin's residents, and longs for the tangible joys of physical existence when he falls in love with a mortal. Check out Wings of Desire / IMDB / YouTube

Loretta Castorini, a bookkeeper from Brooklyn, New York, finds herself in a difficult situation when she falls for the brother of the man she has agreed to marry. More about Moonstruck / IMDB / YouTube

A group of young gunmen, led by Billy the Kid, become deputies to avenge the murder of the rancher who became their benefactor. But when Billy takes their authority too far, they become the hunted. More about Young Guns / IMDB / YouTube

When a secretary's idea is stolen by her boss, she seizes an opportunity to steal it back by pretending she has her boss' job. More about Working Girl / IMDB / YouTube

The life of Jesus Christ, his journey through life as he faces the struggles all humans do, and his final temptation on the cross. Info on The Last Temptation of Christ / IMDB / YouTube

In a hotel room in Paris, a doctor comes out of the shower and finds that his wife has disappeared. He soon finds himself caught up in a world of intrigue, espionage, gangsters, drugs and murder. More about Frantic / IMDB / YouTube

The rivalry between Enzo and Jacques, two childhood friends and now world-renowned free divers, becomes a beautiful and perilous journey into oneself and the unknown. Details on The Big Blue / IMDB / YouTube

Twin gynecologists take full advantage of the fact that nobody can tell them apart, until their relationship begins to deteriorate over a woman. Info on Dead Ringers / IMDB / YouTube

A television actress encounters a variety of eccentric characters after embarking on a journey to discover why her lover abruptly left her. Find out about Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown / IMDB / YouTube

After a young woman suffers a brutal gang rape in a bar one night, a prosecutor assists in bringing the perpetrators to justice, including the ones who encouraged and cheered on the attack. Find out about The Accused / IMDB / YouTube

A doctor in 1968 Prague struggles with monogamy to his wife's frustration, and then the Soviet invasion further disrupts their lives. Info on The Unbearable Lightness of Being / IMDB / YouTube

A French boarding school run by priests seems to be a haven from World War II until a new student arrives. Occupying the next bed in the dormitory to the top student in his class, the two young boys begin to form a bond. Look into Au Revoir les Enfants / IMDB / YouTube