# List of Soviet films of 1988

| Title | Russian title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
| 1988 ||||||
| The Adventures of Quentin Durward, Marksman of the Royal Guard | Приключения Квентина Дорварда, стрелка королевской гвардии | Sergey Tarasov | Olga Kabo | Adventure | |
| Aelita, Do Not Pester Men! | Аэлита, не приставай к мужчинам | Georgy Natanson | Natalya Gundareva, Valentin Gaft | Comedy | |
| All Costs Paid | За всё заплачено | Aleksei Saltykov | Olegar Fedoro, Alim Kouliev | Drama | |
| Ashik Kerib | Ашик-Кериб | Dodo Abashidze, Sergei Parajanov | Yuri Mgoyan, Sofiko Chiaureli, Ramaz Chkhikvadze, Konstantin Stepankov | Drama | |
| Assa | Асса | Sergei Solovyov | Tatyana Drubich, Stanislav Govorukhin, Viktor Tsoi, Sergei "Afrika" Bugaev | Crime | |
| The Black Monk | Чёрный монах | Ivan Dykhovichny | Stanislav Lyubshin, Tatyana Drubich | Drama | |
| A Bright Personality | Светлая личность | Aleksandr Pavlovskiy | Nikolai Karachentsov, Aleksandra Yakovleva, Victor Pavlov | Comedy | |
| The Cat Who Walked by Herself | Кошка, которая гуляла сама по себе | Ideya Garanina | Valentina Ponomaryova | Animation | |
| The Cold Summer of 1953 | Холодное лето пятьдесят третьего... | Aleksandr Proshkin | Valeriy Priyomykhov, Anatoli Papanov, Viktor Stepanov, Nina Usatova | Crime | |
| Criminal talent | Криминальный талант | Sergey Ashkenazi | Aleksei Zharkov, Alexandra Zakharova | Crime | |
| Curse of Snakes Valley | Заклятие долины змей | Marek Piestrak | Valeriy Priyomykhov, Anatoli Papanov, Viktor Stepanov, Nina Usatova | Adventure | |
| Days of Eclipse | Дни затмения | Aleksandr Sokurov | Aleksei Ananishnov | Science fiction | |
| Dear Yelena Sergeevna | Дорогая Елена Сергеевна | Eldar Ryazanov | Marina Neyolova | Drama | |
| Defence Counsel Sedov | Защитник Седов | Yevgeny Tsymbal [ru] | Vladimir Ilyin, Albina Matveyeva | Drama | |
| Fast Train | Скорый поезд | Boris Yashin | Elena Mayorova | Drama | |
| Gardes-Marines, ahead! | Гардемарины, вперёд! | Svetlana Druzhinina | Dmitry Kharatyan, Sergey Zhigunov, Vladimir Shevelkov, Mikhail Boyarsky | Adventure | |
| Heart of a Dog | Собачье сердце | Vladimir Bortko | Yevgeny Yevstigneyev, Boris Plotnikov, Vladimir Tolokonnikov, Nina Ruslanova | Science fiction | |
| Island of Rusty General | Остров ржавого генерала | Valentin Khovenko | Katya Prizhilyak, Alexander Lenkov | Science fiction | |
| The Jester | Шут | Andrei Andreyevich Eshpai | Dmitri Vesensky, Marina Mayevskaya | Drama | |
| Kerosene Salesman's Wife | Жена керосинщика | Alexander Kaidanovsky | Vytautas Paukste, Aleksandr Baluev | Drama | |
| Kings of Crime | Воры в законе | Yuri Kara | Anna Samokhina, Valentin Gaft | Crime | |
| The Lady with the parrot | Дама с попугаем | Andrei Prachenko | Aleksei Zharkov, Svetlana Smirnova | Comedy, romance | |
| A Little Doll | Куколка | Isaak Fridberg [ru] | Svetlana Zasypkina, Irina Metlitskaya | Drama | |
| Little Vera | Ма́ленькая Ве́ра | Vasili Pichul | Natalya Negoda, Andrei Sokolov, Yuriy Nazarov, Lyudmila Zaytseva | Drama, romance | |
| Mister Designer | Господин оформитель | Oleg Teptsov | Viktor Avilov, Anna Demyanenko, Mikhail Kozakov | Horror | |
| Moscow Elegy | Московская элегия | Alexander Sokurov | | Documentary | |
| The Needle | Игла | Rashid Nugmanov | Viktor Tsoi, Marina Smirnova, Pyotr Mamonov | Thriller | |
| New Adventures of a Yankee in King Arthur's Court | Новые приключения янки при дворе короля Артура | Viktor Gres | Sergey Koltakov, Albert Filozov, Aleksandr Kaidanovsky | Fantasy | |
| Presumption of Innocence | Презумпция невиновности | Yevgeny Tatarsky [ru] | Lyubov Polishchuk, Stanislav Sadalskiy | Comedy | |
| The Prisoner of Château d'If | Узник замка Иф | Georgi Yungvald-Khilkevich | Viktor Avilov, Evgeniy Dvorzhetskiy, Alexei Petrenko, Anna Samokhina, Mikhail Boyarsky | Drama | |
| A Step | Шаг | Aleksandr Mitta | Leonid Filatov, Komaki Kurihara | Drama | |
| Tragedy, Rock Style | Трагедия в стиле рок | Savva Kulish | Aleksei Shkatov, Olga Alyoshina | Drama | |
| Treasure Island | Остров сокровищ | David Cherkasski | Valery Chiglyayev | Animation | |
| Tree Sticks! | Ёлки-палки! | Sergey Nikonenko | Sergey Nikonenko, Ekaterina Voronina, Galina Polskikh | Comedy | |
| Where is the Nophelet? | Где находится нофелет? | Gerald Bezhanov | Vladimir Menshov, Aleksandr Pankratov-Chyorny | Romantic comedy | |
| Whirlwind | Смерч | Bako Sadykov | Vladimir Msryan | Action | Screened at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival |
| Whose Are You, Old People? | Вы чьё, старичьё? | Iosif Kheifits | Mikhail Pakhomenko, Lev Borisov | Drama | |