1988 Movies and TV Shows

War of the Worlds

Humanity must resume its war against the Martians when they revive after decades of hibernation following their defeat in the 1950s. The fate of Earth may very well rest in the hands of a small yet courageous band: astrophysicist Harrison Blackwood, paraplegic computer wizard Norton Drake, microbiologist Suzanne McCullough and military man Paul Ironhorse.

NR Syndication

6.6

1988 Action 60 min Play

TV 7.8

Unsolved Mysteries

Combines four to five segments of dramatic re-enactments, interviews and updates of real human and paranormal mysteries. An audience interactive call-to-action request allowed viewers to call in with tips to help solve the cases.

TV-PG Spike

7.8

1988 Drama 60 min Play

TV 7.2

Garfield and Friends

The animated stories of Garfield the cat, Odie the dog, their owner Jon and the trouble they get into. And also Orson the Pig and his adventures on a farm with his fellow farm animals.

TV-G CBS

7.2

1988 Animation 23 min Play

TV 7.4

Pili

Pili is a puppet show from Taiwan. It is made by Pili International Multimedia. The TV series started in 1985, and it still continues today. It is one of the most popular TV shows in Taiwan. Pili puppet show is performed by many kinds of puppets, some of them are cool, some are intelligent, and some are funny. Unlike traditional puppet shows, Pili puppet show uses state-of-the-art animation to help present its fighting art. The delicate design of the appearance and characteristics of each ...

NR

7.4

1988 Action 60 min Play

TV 7.6

The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

An American animated children's television series inspired by A. A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh stories.

TV-Y ABC

7.6

1988 Animation 23 min Play

8.4

Grave of the Fireflies

In the final months of World War II, 14-year-old Seita and his sister Setsuko are orphaned when their mother is killed during an air raid in Kobe, Japan. After a falling out with their aunt, they move into an abandoned bomb shelter. With no surviving relatives and their emergency rations depleted, Seita and Setsuko struggle to survive.

PG-13

8.4

1988 Animation 89 min Play

8.4

Cinema Paradiso

A filmmaker recalls his childhood, when he fell in love with the movies at his village's theater and formed a deep friendship with the theater's projectionist.

NR

8.4

1988 Drama 124 min Play

TV 6.2

Home and Away

Home and Away is set in the fictional town of Summer Bay, a coastal town in New South Wales, and follows the personal and professional lives of the people living in the area. The show initially focused on the Fletcher family, Pippa and Tom Fletcher and their five foster children Frank Morgan, Carly Morris, Steven Matheson, Lynn Davenport and Sally Keating, who would go on to become one of the show's longest-running characters. The show also originally and currently focuses on the Stewart ...

NR Seven Network

6.2

1988 Drama 20 min Play

TV 7.9

American Experience

TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.

NR PBS

7.9

1988 Documentary 55 min Play

TV 5.3

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

A morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind segments that are unrivaled on daytime television, plus spontaneous, hilarious and unpredictable talk.

TV-PG Syndication

5.3

1988 Talk 44 min Play