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CocktailCocktail (1988)
Dir. Roger Donaldson
Feat. Tom Cruise, Bryan Brown
Tom Cruise receives behind–the–bar cocktail tips from Bryan Brown. Slick comedy was an early box–office for kiwi dir. Donaldson.
Crossing DelanceyCrossing Delancey (1988)
Dir. Joan Micklin Silver
Feat. Amy Irving, Peter Riegert
Liberal New Yorker Amy Irving juggles her passion for literature around two (in)eligible bachelors – a handsome academic and a humble pickle…
DaDa (1988)
Dir. Matt Clark
Feat. Martin Sheen
Martin Sheen returns to his native Ireland for his father's funeral and finds his ghost alive and well and willing to discuss the past.
Dangerous LiaisonsDangerous Liaisons (1988) Recommended
Dir. Stephen Frears
Feat. Glenn Close, John Malkovich, Michelle Pfeiffer
Classic tale of an unscrupulous French countess who creates royal havoc by challenging her former lover to the sexual conquest of a virginal…
Dominick and EugeneDominick and Eugene (1988)
Dir. Robert M Young
Feat. Ray Liotta, Tom Hulce, Jamie Lee Curtis
Ray Liotta cares for his autistic twin brother Tom Hulce in this affecting drama.
Evil AngelsEvil Angels (A Cry in the Dark) (1988)
Dir. Fred Schepisi
Feat. Meryl Streep, Sam Neill
Jack–of–all–accents, Meryl Streep, does wonders as Lindy Chamberlain, the woman accused of murdering her child in the Australian…
Four Minute Mile, TheFour Minute Mile, The (1988)
Dir. James Goddard
Feat. Richard Huw, Nique Needles, Michael York
Set in the post–WW2 era of middle–distance athletics when for a period of eight years it seemed that no one would break the…
Gorillas in the MistGorillas in the Mist (1988)
Dir. Michael Apted
Feat. Sigourney Weaver, Bryan Brown, Julie Harris
Impressive biopic of American primatologist Dian Fossey (Sigourney Weaver), who ventured to the volitile African jungle to study the…
HomeboyHomeboy (1988)
Dir. Michael Seresin
Feat. Mickey Rourke
Grim tale with Mickey Rourke as an alcoholic boxer who struggles both in and outside the ring. Directed by Alan Parker's NZ–born cameraman…
Last Temptation of Christ, TheLast Temptation of Christ, The (1988) Recommended
Dir. Martin Scorsese
Feat. Willem Dafoe, Harvey Keitel, Barbara Hershey
Brave, earnest film controversial for its assumption that Christ suffered from mortal doubt when chosen to carry God's message. Willem Dafoe plays…

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