| 100% | POOL | 4 | 1988 film, "The Dead ____" |
| 81% | PELLE | 5 | 1988 film, ___ the Conqueror |
| 75% | EIGHTMENOUT | 11 | 1988 film about the Black Sox scandal |
| 73% | SHAUN | 5 | "___ of the Dead" (2004 parody film) |
| 73% | ARMY | 4 | "___ of the Dead" (2021 horror film) |
| 72% | COMINGTOAMERICA | 15 | 1988 film that precipitated the Buchwald v. Paramount lawsuit |
| 71% | BEETLEJUICE | 11 | 1988 film comedy starring Michael Keaton in the title role |
| 71% | ISLE | 4 | "___ of the Dead," a famed 1945 horror film |
| 69% | SHAUN | 5 | "___ of the Dead," horror comedy film starring Simon Pegg |
| 68% | BRIDE | 5 | "___ of Chucky," 1988 film based on the iconic horror doll |
| 66% | ANIME | 5 | Genre of the 1988 cartoon film "Akira" |
| 66% | ACRY | 4 | "__ in the Dark": 1988 Neill/Streep film |
| 65% | BLOB | 4 | The —, 1988 horror film starring Kevin Dillon and Shawnee Smith |
| 65% | TAFFIN | 6 | 1988 action film starring Pierce Brosnan in the title role |
| 65% | MANS | 4 | "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead ___ Chest" (2006 film) |
| 64% | RAINMAN | 7 | 1988 film in which Dustin Hoffman plays the autistic heir to a fortune: 2 wds. |
| 64% | PIRATES | 7 | __ of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, 2006 film |
| 64% | RAIMI | 5 | Sam —, director of films Darkman and The Evil Dead |
| 63% | WORKINGGIRL | 11 | 1988 film featuring the Oscar-winning song "Let the River Run" by Carly Simon: 2 wds. |
| 63% | SENSE | 5 | “The Sixth ___” (1999 film with the line “I see dead people") |
| 62% | MOM | 3 | "Don't Tell ___ the Babysitter's Dead" (Christina Applegate film) |
| 62% | EVIL | 4 | Classic 1981 horror film "The ___ Dead" |
| 62% | EVIL | 4 | "The ___ Dead" (1981 horror film) |
| 61% | RIAN | 4 | Director of Daniel in the upcoming film Wake Up Dead Man |
| 60% | LEE | 3 | Director of the 1988 film “School Daze” |
| 60% | PRESIDIO | 8 | 1988 Connery film, with "The" |
| 60% | PRESIDIO | 8 | 1988 Connery film (with ''The'') |
| 60% | REBECCA | 7 | Alfred Hitchcock film whose title character is dead before the story begins |
| 59% | DEADPOOL | 8 | The —, 1988 film thriller starring Clint Eastwood and Patricia Clarkson |
| 59% | ACCUSED | 7 | The —, 1988 film drama starring Kelly McGillis and Jodie Foster |