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Movies released in 1988

Rating: 59 %
Awards: 2 nominations.
Length: 108 mins
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Patty Hearst (1988)

  • February 4th, 1974, Patty Hearst is kidnapped from her Berkeley apartment

Rating: 64 %
Awards: 1 nomination.
Length: 105 mins
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Bat*21 (1988)

  • April 2nd, 1972, Iceal "Gene" Hambleton is shot down over Vietnam

  • April 13th, 1972, Iceal "Gene" Hambleto is rescued

Rating: 30 %
Awards: Nominated for 5 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 1 nomination.
Length: 100 mins
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The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story (1988)

  • June 14th, 1985, TWA flight 847 is hijacked

    Rating: 76 %
    Awards: Won 1 Oscar. Another 16 wins & 24 nominations.
    Length: 128 mins
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    Mississippi Burning (1988)

    • June 21st, 1964, James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner are murdered

    Rating: 83 %
    Awards: Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 nomination.
    Length: 96 mins
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    Inherit the Wind (1988)

    • July 21st, 1925, John Scopes is found guilty of teaching evolution

    Rating: 58 %
    Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 4 wins.
    Length: 102 mins
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    Buster (1988)

    • August 8th, 1963, the train robbery

    Rating: 65 %
    Awards: 2 wins & 3 nominations.
    Length: 87 mins
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    Child's Play (1988)

    • November 9th, 1988, the Lakeshore Strangler is killed, and Chucky is born

    Rating: 77 %
    Awards: Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 8 wins & 2 nominations.
    Length: 131 mins
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    Die Hard (1988)

    • December 24th, 1988,

    Rating: 68 %
    Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 4 nominations.
    Length: 101 mins
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    Scrooged (1988)

    • December 24th,