Best Crime Films of 1988
Tequila Sunrise
For his first directorial ... in the production credits of cinematographer Conrad Hall, who earned an Oscar nomination for his richly textured color camerawork. [ best crime films - 1988 ]
Married to the Mob
Michelle Pfeiffer is Married ... bait. Reluctantly (he's grown quite fond of her himself), Modine blackmails Pfeiffer into setting up a rendezvous with Stockwell. [ best crime films - 1988 ]
Party Line
In this slasher film, ... captain and the new DA have teamed up to find the killers before many more people die horrible deaths. [ best crime films - 1988 ]
Things Change
Perhaps it was his ... and while it never comes up to its potential, it remains a pleasant means to while away 100 minutes. [ best crime films - 1988 ]
The Blue Iguana
In exchange for staying ... of film noir and westerns, John Lafia's The Blue Iguana unfolds more like a cartoon or a pinball game. [ best crime films - 1988 ]
Necessity
Loni Anderson, James Naughton, ... without a fight, and quickly begins using every resource at his disposal to bring his little girl back home. [ best crime films - 1988 ]
Kansas
A drifter becomes both ... Hope) of his boss, and dreads the return of Doyle, who is sure to come looking for his money. [ best crime films - 1988 ]
As Tears Go By
Hong Kong auteur Wong ... the custody of the cops, before the man has the opportunity to testify in a court hearing. [ best crime films - 1988 ]
A Better Tomorrow II
Following the bloody climax ... a result, Hark reportedly recut the film without Woo's consent, ending a long-time professional relationship between the two filmmakers. [ best crime films - 1988 ]
Buster
On August 8, 1963, ... keep her happy, makes the grand gesture -- to return to England and turn himself in to the police. [ best crime films - 1988 ]
Murder One
This crime drama is ... an unparalleled spree of robbery and cold-blooded murder. They made it through 12 states before they were finally stopped. [ best crime films - 1988 ]
Shakedown
In this complicated crime ... Marks (Sam Elliott) is the detective who anticipates that legal prosecution will finally close the book on this case. [ best crime films - 1988 ]
21 Jump Street: Season 02
Season two of 21 ... Season two ends on a semi-cliffhanger, as the LAPD higher-ups consider the possibility of disbanding the Jump Street team. [ best crime films - 1988 ]
L.A. Heat
Ex-football great Jim Brown ... involves a super-violent drug-dealer who is giving the police the run-around, and Jon's task is to bring him in. [ best crime films - 1988 ]
Mob War
When a media-relations mogul ... another client in the form of a mob boss (David Henry Keller), it sparks a war between rival families. [ best crime films - 1988 ]
Thrilled to Death
When they unknowingly become ... scheme involving drugs and murder, an innocent married couple have a difficult time understanding what is happening to them. [ best crime films - 1988 ]
Whisper Kill
In this made-for-TV thriller, ... a past that she isn't entirely proud of. Whisper Kill also stars Jeremy Slate, June Lockhart, and James Sutorius. [ best crime films - 1988 ]
Street of Dreams
In this detective yarn, ... entangled with mobsters after he tries to help a woman who is apparently having a run of bad luck. [ best crime films - 1988 ]
Nitti
Al Capone's imprisonment opened ... for mobster Frank Nitti to become the underworld king of Chicago as related in this true story. (AKA Nitti) [ best crime films - 1988 ]
In the Line of Duty 3
Cynthia Yang Li-ching replaces ... resulting in massive loss of innocent life. Later, Yeung tracks down the terrorists and kills Nakamura. Nishiwaki vows vengeance. [ best crime films - 1988 ]
Hero of Tomorrow
Max Mok Siu-Chung, Miu ... honor despite his criminal lifestyle. He is forced to battle his enemies in an outburst of bloody gang warfare. [ best crime films - 1988 ]
Dragon Family
Prolific Hong Kong filmmaker ... supporting cast familiar to any Hong Kong film buff, including Kent Cheng, Shing Fui-on, Phillip Ko, and Kara Hui. [ best crime films - 1988 ]
On the Run
An honest cop framed ... true culprit with authorities hot on his trail in a noir-styled action thriller starring Yuen Baio and Pat Ha. [ best crime films - 1988 ]
Women Prison
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