1998 in film

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The year 1998 in film involved many significant films including; Shakespeare in Love (which won the Academy Award for Best Picture), Saving Private Ryan, American History X, The Truman Show, Primary Colors, Rushmore, Rush Hour, There's Something About Mary, The Big Lebowski, and Terrence Malick's directorial return in The Thin Red Line. Animated films included A Bug's Life, Antz, Mulan, The Prince of Egypt, and The Rugrats Movie.

Warner Bros. Pictures celebrated its 75th anniversary in 1998.

Highest-grossing films

The top ten films released in 1998 by worldwide gross are as follows:

Highest-grossing films of 1998[1]
RankTitleDistributorWorldwide gross
1. Armageddon Touchstone $553,709,788
2. Saving Private Ryan DreamWorks / Paramount $481,840,909
3. Godzilla TriStar $379,014,294
4. There's Something About Mary Fox $369,884,651
5. A Bug's Life Disney / Pixar $363,398,565
6. Deep Impact Paramount / DreamWorks $349,464,664
7. Mulan Disney $304,320,254
8. Dr. Dolittle Fox $294,456,605
9. Shakespeare in Love Miramax/Universal $289,317,794
10. Lethal Weapon 4 Warner Bros. $285,444,603

Awards events

Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):

Eternity and a Day (Μια αιωνιότητα και μια μέρα, Mia aioniotita kai mia mera), directed by Theo Angelopoulos, Greece / France / Italy

Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival):

The Way We Laughed (Così ridevano), directed by Gianni Amelio, Italy

Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):

Central do Brasil (Central Station), directed by Walter Salles, Brazil / France

Awards

Category/Organization56th Golden Globe Awards
January 24, 1999
4th Critics Choice Awards
January 1999
5th Screen Actors Guild Awards
March 7, 1999
71st Academy Awards
March 21, 1999
52nd BAFTA Awards
April 11, 1999
DramaMusical or Comedy
Best FilmSaving Private RyanShakespeare in LoveSaving Private RyanN/AShakespeare in Love
Best DirectorSteven Spielberg
Saving Private Ryan
N/ASteven Spielberg
Saving Private Ryan
Peter Weir
The Truman Show
Best ActorJim Carrey
The Truman Show
Michael Caine
Little Voice
Ian McKellen
Gods and Monsters
Apt Pupil
Roberto Benigni
Life Is Beautiful
Best ActressCate Blanchett
Elizabeth
Gwyneth Paltrow
Shakespeare in Love
Cate Blanchett
Elizabeth
Gwyneth Paltrow
Shakespeare in Love
Cate Blanchett
Elizabeth
Best Supporting ActorEd Harris
The Truman Show
Billy Bob Thornton
A Simple Plan
Robert Duvall
A Civil Action
James Coburn
Affliction
Geoffrey Rush
Elizabeth
Best Supporting ActressLynn Redgrave
Gods and Monsters
Kathy Bates
Primary Colors
Judi Dench
Shakespeare in Love
Best Screenplay, AdaptedMarc Norman and Tom Stoppard
Shakespeare in Love
Scott B. Smith
A Simple Plan
N/ABill Condon
Gods and Monsters
Elaine May
Primary Colors
Best Screenplay, OriginalMarc Norman and Tom Stoppard
Shakespeare in Love
N/AMarc Norman and Tom Stoppard
Shakespeare in Love
Andrew Niccol
The Truman Show
Best Original ScoreThe Truman Show
Burkhard Dallwitz and Philip Glass
Saving Private Ryan
John Williams
N/ALife Is Beautiful
Nicola Piovani
Elizabeth
David Hirschfelder
Best Original Song"The Prayer"
Quest for Camelot
"When You Believe"
The Prince of Egypt
N/A"When You Believe"
The Prince of Egypt
N/A
Best Foreign Language FilmCentral StationLife Is BeautifulN/ALife Is BeautifulCentral Station

1998 films

January–March

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9 Firestorm20th Century FoxDean Semler (director); Chris Soth (screenplay); Howie Long, Scott Glenn, William Forsythe, Suzy Amis, Garwin Sanford, Sebastian Spence, Michael Greyeyes, Barry PepperAction, ThrillerLive action
Wag the DogNew Line CinemaBarry Levinson (director); Hilary Henkin, David Mamet (screenplay); Dustin Hoffman, Robert De Niro, Anne Heche, Denis Leary, William H. Macy, Willie Nelson, Andrea Martin, Kirsten DunstComedyLive action
16 FallenWarner Bros. Pictures / Turner Entertainment / Atlas EntertainmentGregory Hoblit (director); Nicholas Kazan (screenplay); Denzel Washington, John Goodman, Donald Sutherland, Embeth Davidtz, James Gandolfini, Elias KoteasThrillerLive action
Half BakedUniversal PicturesTamra Davis (director); Dave Chappelle, Neal Brennan (screenplay); Dave Chappelle, Guillermo Díaz, Jim Breuer, Harland Williams, Clarence Williams III, Rachel TrueComedyLive action
Hard RainParamount Pictures / PolyGram Filmed Entertainment / Mutual Film CompanyMikael Salomon (director); Graham Yost (screenplay); Morgan Freeman, Christian Slater, Randy Quaid, Minnie Driver, Edward Asner, Michael Goorjian, Dann FlorekAction, ThrillerLive action
23 Spice WorldColumbia Pictures / PolyGram Filmed Entertainment / Icon ProductionsBob Spiers (director); Kim Fuller, Jamie Curtis (screenplay); Victoria Beckham, Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton, Melanie Chisholm, Geri Halliwell, Richard E. Grant, Claire Rushbrook, Roger MooreComedy, MusicalLive action
PhantomsMiramax Films / Dimension FilmsJoe Chappelle (director); Dean Koontz (screenplay); Peter O'Toole, Rose McGowan, Joanna Going, Liev Schreiber, Ben Affleck, Nicky Katt, Clifton PowellSci-Fi, HorrorLive action
Slappy and the StinkersTriStar Pictures / The Bubble FactoryBarnet Kellman (director); Robert Wolterstorff, Mike Scott; B. D. Wong, Bronson Pinchot, Jennifer Coolidge, Joseph Ashton (actor), Gary LeRoi Gray, Carl Michael Lindner, Scarlett Pomers, Travis TedfordComedy, FamilyLive action
30 Desperate MeasuresTriStar Pictures / Mandalay EntertainmentBarbet Schroeder (director); Michael Keaton, Andy García, Brian Cox, Marcia Gay Harden, Erik King, Efrain Figueroa, Joseph CrossAction, ThrillerLive action
Deep RisingHollywood Pictures / Cinergi PicturesStephen Sommers (director/screenplay); Treat Williams, Famke Janssen, Kevin J. O'Connor, Anthony Heald, Wes Studi, Derrick O'Connor, Cliff Curtis, Una Damon, Djimon Hounsou, Jason Flemyng, Clifton Powell, Trevor GoddardAction, HorrorLive action
Great Expectations20th Century FoxAlfonso Cuarón (director/screenplay); David Mamet, Mitch Glazer (screenplay); Ethan Hawke, Gwyneth Paltrow, Chris Cooper, Hank Azaria, Anne Bancroft, Robert De NiroRomance, DramaLive action
Zero EffectColumbia Pictures / Castle Rock EntertainmentJake Kasdan (director); Bill Pullman, Ben Stiller, Kim Dickens, Angela Featherstone, Ryan O'NealMystery, ComedyLive Action
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6 Blues Brothers 2000Universal PicturesJohn Landis (director/screenplay); Dan Aykroyd (screenplay); Dan Aykroyd, John Goodman, Joe Morton, James Brown, Aretha Franklin, B.B. KingComedy, MusicalLive action
The Replacement KillersColumbia PicturesAntoine Fuqua (director); Ken Sanzel (screenplay); Chow Yun-fat, Mira Sorvino, Michael Rooker, Kenneth Tsang, Jürgen Prochnow, Til Schweiger, Danny Trejo, Clifton Gonzalez-GonzalezActionLive action
13 SphereWarner Bros. Pictures / Baltimore PicturesBarry Levinson (director); Kurt Wimmer, Stephen Hauser, Paul Attanasio (screenplay); Dustin Hoffman, Sharon Stone, Samuel L. Jackson, Liev Schreiber, Peter Coyote, Queen LatifahSci-Fi, ThrillerLive action
The BorrowersPolyGram Filmed Entertainment / Working Title Films / Universal PicturesPeter Hewitt (director); Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Rachel Talalay (screenplay); John Goodman, Jim Broadbent, Tom Felton, Flora Newbigin, Bradley Pierce, Mark Williams, Raymond Pickard, Hugh LaurieComedy, FantasyLive action
The Wedding SingerNew Line Cinema / Brillstein-Grey EntertainmentFrank Coraci (director); Tim Herlihy (screenplay); Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Christine Taylor, Allen Covert, Angela Featherstone, Matthew Glave, Ellen Albertini DowComedy, RomanceLive action
20 SenselessMiramax Films / Dimension Films / Mandeville FilmsPenelope Spheeris (director); Greg Erb, Craig Mazin (screenplay); Marlon Wayans, David Spade, Matthew Lillard, Brad Dourif, Tamara Taylor, Rip TornComedyLive action
PalmettoColumbia Pictures / Castle Rock EntertainmentVolker Schlöndorff (director); E. Max Frye (screenplay); Woody Harrelson, Elisabeth Shue, Gina Gershon, Rolf Hoppe, Michael Rapaport, Chloë SevignyNeo-noirLive action
27 Caught UpLive EntertainmentDarin Scott (director/screenplay); Bokeem Woodbine, Cynda Williams, Jeffrey Combs, Michael Clarke Duncan, Joseph Lindsey, LL Cool J, Jeris Poindexter, Clifton Powell, Snoop Dogg, Tony ToddCrime, DramaLive action
Dark CityNew Line CinemaAlex Proyas (director/screenplay); Lem Dobbs, David S. Goyer (screenplay); Rufus Sewell, Kiefer Sutherland, Jennifer Connelly, Richard O'Brien, Ian Richardson, William Hurt, Bruce Spence, Colin FrielsNeo-noir, Sci-Fi, ThrillerLive action
Krippendorf's TribeTouchstone PicturesTodd Holland (director); Charlie Peters (screenplay); Richard Dreyfuss, Jenna Elfman, Natasha Lyonne, Lily Tomlin, Barbara Williams, Gregory SmithComedyLive action
Kissing a FoolUniversal Pictures / Largo EntertainmentDoug Ellin (director/screenplay); James Frey (screenplay); David Schwimmer, Jason Lee, Mili Avital, Bonnie Hunt, Kari Wuhrer, Vanessa Angel, Bitty Schram, Judy GreerRomance, ComedyLive action
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6 TwilightParamount PicturesRobert Benton (director/screenplay); Richard Russo (screenplay); Paul Newman, Susan Sarandon, Gene Hackman, Reese Witherspoon, Stockard Channing, James Garner, Giancarlo Esposito, Liev SchreiberThriller, Drama, MysteryLive action
The Big LebowskiGramercy Pictures / PolyGram Filmed Entertainment / Working Title FilmsCoen Brothers (directors/screenplay); Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi, David Huddleston, John Turturro, Tara Reid, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Sam ElliottComedy, CrimeLive action
HushTriStar PicturesJonathan Darby (director/screenplay); Jane Rusconi (screenplay); Jessica Lange, Gwyneth Paltrow, Johnathon Schaech, Nina FochThrillerLive action
U.S. MarshalsWarner Bros. PicturesStuart Baird (director); Roy Huggins, John Pogue (screenplay); Tommy Lee Jones, Wesley Snipes, Robert Downey Jr., Joe Pantoliano, Kate Nelligan, Irène Jacob, Daniel Roebuck, Tom WoodAction, ThrillerLive action
13 The Man in the Iron MaskUnited ArtistsRandall Wallace (director/screenplay); Leonardo DiCaprio, Jeremy Irons, John Malkovich, Gérard Depardieu, Gabriel Byrne, Hugh LaurieAdventure, DramaLive action
Chairman of the BoardTrimark PicturesAlex Zamm (director/screenplay); Al Septien, Turi Meyer (screenplay); Carrot Top, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Larry Miller, Raquel Welch, Mystro Clark, Jack Plotnick, Jack Warden, Estelle HarrisComedyLive action
20 Primary ColorsUniversal Pictures / Mutual Film CompanyMike Nichols (director); Elaine May (screenplay); John Travolta, Emma Thompson, Billy Bob Thornton, Kathy Bates, Adrian Lester, Maura Tierney, Larry HagmanComedy, DramaLive action
Wild ThingsColumbia Pictures / Mandalay EntertainmentJohn McNaughton (director); Stephen Peters (screenplay); Kevin Bacon, Matt Dillon, Neve Campbell, Denise Richards, Robert Wagner, Bill Murray, Theresa Russell, Daphne Rubin-VegaThrillerLive action
27 The Newton Boys20th Century FoxRichard Linklater (director/screenplay); Clara Lee Walker (screenplay); Matthew McConaughey, Skeet Ulrich, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D'Onofrio, Dwight Yoakam, Gail CronauerComedy, DramaLive action
RideDimension FilmsMillicent Shelton (director/screenplay); Malik Yoba, Melissa De Sousa, John Witherspoon, Fredro Starr, Cedric the Entertainer, Kellie Shanygne Williams, Sticky Fingaz, Idalis DeLeón, Guy Torry, The Lady of RageComedyLive action
Meet the DeedlesWalt Disney Pictures / DIC EntertainmentSteve Boyum (director); Jim Herzfeld (screenplay); Paul Walker, Steve Van Wormer, A. J. Langer, John Ashton, Robert Englund, Dennis HopperComedyLive action

The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie (re-release) warner bros Old Yeller (film) (re-release) Walt Disney Pictures

Song of the South (re-release) Walt Disney Pictures The Jungle Book (1967 film) (re-release) Walt Disney Pictures Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film) (re-release) Walt Disney Pictures The Aristocats (re-release) Walt Disney Pictures

April–June

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3 Lost in SpaceNew Line CinemaStephen Hopkins (director); Akiva Goldsman (screenplay); William Hurt, Mimi Rogers, Heather Graham, Lacey Chabert, Jack Johnson, Jared Harris, Matt LeBlanc, Gary OldmanSci-Fi, AdventureLive action
Mercury RisingUniversal Pictures / Imagine EntertainmentHarold Becker (director); Lawrence Konner, Mark Rosenthal (screenplay); Bruce Willis, Alec Baldwin, Miko Hughes, Chi McBride, Kim Dickens, John Carroll Lynch, Kelley Hazen, L.L. Ginter, Robert StantonAction, ThrillerLive action
Barney's Great AdventurePolyGram Filmed Entertainment / Lyons Partnership / Lyrick StudiosSteve Gomer (director); Stephen White (screenplay); David Joyner, Bob West, Trevor Morgan, Diana Rice, Kyla Pratt, Jeff Ayers, Julie Johnson, Jeff Brooks, Patty Wirtz, George Hearn, Shirley DouglasMusical, Adventure, FamilyLive action
10 City of AngelsWarner Bros. Pictures / Regency Enterprises / Atlas EntertainmentBrad Silberling (director); Dana Stevens (screenplay); Nicolas Cage, Meg Ryan, Andre Braugher, Dennis Franz, Colm Feore, Robin Bartlett, Joanna MerlinDrama, Romance, FantasyLive action
My GiantColumbia Pictures / Castle Rock EntertainmentMichael Lehmann (director); Billy Crystal, David Seltzer (screenplay); Billy Crystal, Gheorghe Mureșan, Kathleen Quinlan, Joanna Pacuła, Dan CastellanetaComedy, DramaLive action
The Odd Couple IIParamount PicturesHoward Deutch (director); Neil Simon (screenplay); Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Richard Riehle, Jonathan Silverman, Lisa Waltz, Mary Beth Peil, Christine Baranski, Jean Smart, Rex LinnComedyLive action
Species IIMetro-Goldwyn-MayerPeter Medak (director); Chris Brancato (screenplay); Natasha Henstridge, Michael Madsen, Marg Helgenberger, James Cromwell, Mykelti Williamson, George Dzundza, Justin LazardSci-Fi, HorrorLive action
3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega MountainTriStar PicturesSean McNamara (director/screenplay); Jeff Philips (screenplay); Hulk Hogan, Loni Anderson, Jim Varney, Mathew Botuchis, Michael O'Laskey II, James Paul Roeske II, Brian Carl, Victor Wong, Alan McRaeComedy, Martial ArtsLive action
17 Major League: Back to the MinorsWarner Bros. Pictures / Morgan Creek ProductionsJohn Warren (director/screenplay); David S. Ward (screenplay); Scott Bakula, Corbin Bernsen, Ted McGinley, Dennis Haysbert, Bob Uecker, Kenny Johnson, Thom Barry, Eric Bruskotter, Takaaki IshibashiComedy, SportsLive action
The Object of My Affection20th Century FoxNicholas Hytner (director); Wendy Wasserstein (screenplay); Jennifer Aniston, Paul Rudd, John Pankow, Allison Janney, Alan Alda, Tim Daly, Joan Copeland, Steve Zahn, Nigel HawthorneComedy, RomanceLive action
PaulieDreamWorks / Mutual Film CompanyJohn Roberts (director); Laurie Craig (screenplay); Jay Mohr, Tony Shalhoub, Gena Rowlands, Hallie Eisenberg, Cheech Marin, Bruce Davison, Trini Alvarado, Buddy HackettAdventure, Comedy, FantasyLive action
NightwatchDimension FilmsOle Bornedal (director/screenplay); Steven Soderbergh (screenplay); Ewan McGregor, Patricia Arquette, Josh Brolin, Lauren Graham, Nick NolteHorror, ThrillerLive action
Sour GrapesColumbia Pictures / Castle Rock EntertainmentLarry David (director); Steven Weber, Craig Bierko, Matt Keeslar, Karen Sillas, Viola Harris, Robyn PetermanComedyLive Action
24 The Big HitTriStar PicturesChe-Kirk Wong (director); Ben Ramsey (screenplay); Mark Wahlberg, Lou Diamond Phillips, Christina Applegate, Bokeem Woodbine, Antonio Sabàto Jr., Avery Brooks, China Chow, Elliott Gould, Lainie Kazan, Lela RochonAction, ComedyLive action
Tarzan and the Lost CityWarner Bros. Pictures / Village Roadshow PicturesCarl Schenkel (director); Bayard Johnson, J. Anderson Black (screenplay); Casper Van Dien, Jane March, Steven Waddington, Winston Ntshona, Rapulana Seiphemo, Ian Roberts, Sean Taylor, Gys De VilliersAction, AdventureLive action
Sliding DoorsParamount Pictures / Miramax Films / Mirage EnterprisesPeter Howitt (director/screenplay); Gwyneth Paltrow, John Hannah, John Lynch, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Virginia McKenna, Zara Turner, Paul Brightwell, Nina Young, Kevin McNally, Christopher VilliersRomance, Comedy, DramaLive action
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1 Black DogUniversal Pictures / Mutual Film CompanyKevin Hooks (director); William Mickelberry, Dan Vining (screenplay); Patrick Swayze, Randy Travis, Meat Loaf, Graham Beckel, Brenda Strong, Charles S. Dutton, Lorraine Toussaint, Stephen TobolowskyActionLive action
He Got GameTouchstone Pictures / 40 Acres and a Mule FilmworksSpike Lee (director/screenplay); Denzel Washington, Ray Allen, Milla Jovovich, John Turturro, Rosario Dawson, Jim Brown, Hill Harper, Zelda Harris, Ned BeattySports, DramaLive action
Les MisérablesColumbia Pictures / Mandalay EntertainmentBille August (director); Rafael Yglesias (screenplay); Liam Neeson, Geoffrey Rush, Uma Thurman, Claire Danes, Hans Matheson, John McGlynn, Kelly Hunter, Lennie James, Peter VaughanDramaLive action
8 Deep ImpactParamount Pictures / DreamWorksMimi Leder (director); Bruce Joel Rubin, Michael Tolkin (screenplay); Robert Duvall, Téa Leoni, Elijah Wood, Vanessa Redgrave, Maximilian Schell, Leelee Sobieski, Morgan Freeman, James Cromwell, Kurtwood Smith, Ron Eldard, Jon Favreau, Dougray Scott, Mary McCormack, Denise Crosby, Blair UnderwoodSci-Fi, Drama, DisasterLive action
15 Bulworth20th Century FoxWarren Beatty (director/screenplay); Jeremy Pikser (screenplay); Warren Beatty, Halle Berry, Oliver Platt, Don Cheadle, Paul Sorvino, Jack Warden, Isaiah Washington, Christine Baranski, Amiri BarakaComedy, DramaLive action
The Horse WhispererTouchstone PicturesRobert Redford (director); Eric Roth, Richard LaGravenese (screenplay); Robert Redford, Kristin Scott Thomas, Sam Neill, Dianne Wiest, Scarlett Johansson, Chris Cooper, Cherry Jones, Ty Hillman, Kate BosworthDramaLive action
Quest for CamelotWarner Bros. Pictures / Warner Bros. Feature AnimationFrederik Du Chau (director); Kirk DeMicco, William Schifrin, Jacqueline Feather, David Seidler (screenplay); Jessalyn Gilsig, Cary Elwes, Jane Seymour, Pierce Brosnan, Gary Oldman, Eric Idle, Don Rickles, Bronson Pinchot, Jaleel White, Gabriel Byrne, John GielgudFantasy, Adventure, Musical, FamilyAnimation
20 GodzillaTriStar Pictures / Centropolis EntertainmentRoland Emmerich (director/screenplay); Dean Devlin (screenplay); Matthew Broderick, Jean Reno, Maria Pitillo, Hank Azaria, Kevin Dunn, Michael Lerner, Harry Shearer, Arabella Field, Vicki LewisAction, Sci-FiLive action
22 Fear and Loathing in Las VegasUniversal Pictures / Rhino Entertainment / Summit EntertainmentTerry Gilliam (director/screenplay); Tony Grisoni, Alex Cox, Tod Davies (screenplay); Johnny Depp, Benicio del Toro, Tobey Maguire, Ellen Barkin, Gary Busey, Christina Ricci, Mark Harmon, Cameron Diaz, Katherine Helmond, Michael Jeter, Penn JilletteComedyLive action
The Opposite of SexSony Pictures ClassicsDon Roos (director/screenplay); Christina Ricci, Martin Donovan, Lisa Kudrow, Lyle Lovett, Johnny Galecki, Ivan Sergei, William Lee Scott, Colin FergusonComedyLive action
27 I Got the Hook-UpMiramax Films / Dimension FilmsMichael Martin (director); Carrie Mungo, Leroy Douglas, Master P (screenplay); Master P, A.J. Johnson, Gretchen Palmer, Ice Cube, C-Murder, John Witherspoon, Snoop Dogg, Tom "Tiny" Lister, Jr.Comedy, CrimeLive action
29 Almost HeroesWarner Bros. Pictures / Turner PicturesChristopher Guest (director); Mark Nutter, Tom Wolfe, Boyd Hale (screenplay); Chris Farley, Matthew Perry, Bokeem Woodbine, Franklin Cover, Eugene Levy, Lisa Barbuscia, Christian Clemenson, Harry ShearerAdventure, ComedyLive action
Hope Floats20th Century FoxForest Whitaker (director); Steven Rogers (screenplay); Sandra Bullock, Harry Connick Jr., Gena Rowlands, Mae Whitman, Michael Paré, Cameron Finley, Kathy Najimy, Connie RayRomance, DramaLive action
InsomniaFirst Run FeaturesErik Skjoldbjærg (director/screenplay); Nikolaj Frobenius (screenplay); Stellan Skarsgård, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Bjørn Floberg, Gisken Armand, Maria BonnevieThrillerLive action
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5 A Perfect MurderWarner Bros. PicturesAndrew Davis (director); Patrick Smith Kelly (screenplay); Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow, Viggo Mortensen, David Suchet, Sarita Choudhury, Michael P. Moran, Novella Nelson, Constance Towers, David EigenbergCrime, ThrillerLive action
Beyond SilenceMiramax FilmsCaroline Link (director/screenplay); Beth Serlin (screenplay); Sylvie Testud, Howie Seago, Emmanuelle Laborit, Sibylle Canonica, Matthias Habich, Alexandra Bolz, Birge SchadeDramaLive action
Mr. JealousyLions Gate FilmsNoah Baumbach (director/screenplay); Eric Stoltz, Annabella Sciorra, Chris Eigeman, Carlos Jacott, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Brian Kerwin, John Lehr, Peter BogdanovichRomance, ComedyLive action
The Truman ShowParamount PicturesPeter Weir (director); Andrew Niccol (screenplay); Jim Carrey, Laura Linney, Noah Emmerich, Natascha McElhone, Holland Taylor, Ed Harris, Brian Delate, Paul GiamattiComedy, DramaLive action
12 Can't Hardly WaitColumbia PicturesDeborah Kaplan, Harry Elfont (directors/screenplay); Jennifer Love Hewitt, Ethan Embry, Charlie Korsmo, Lauren Ambrose, Peter Facinelli, Seth Green, Robert Jayne, Joel Michaely, Jay PaulsonComedyLive action
Cousin BetteFox Searchlight PicturesDes McAnuff (director); Lynne Siefert, Susan Tarr (screenplay); Jessica Lange, Elisabeth Shue, Hugh Laurie, Bob Hoskins, Geraldine Chaplin, Kelly Macdonald, Aden Young, Toby Jones, Laura FraserComedy, DramaLive action
Dirty WorkMetro-Goldwyn-MayerBob Saget (director); Frank Sebastiano, Norm Macdonald, Fred Wolf (screenplay); Norm Macdonald, Artie Lange, Jack Warden, Traylor Howard, Don Rickles, Christopher McDonald, Chevy ChaseComedyLive action
High ArtOctober Films / Antidote FilmsLisa Cholodenko (director/screenplay); Ally Sheedy, Radha Mitchell, Gabriel Mann, Charis Michelsen, David Thornton, Anh Duong, Patricia ClarksonDrama, RomanceLive action
Passion in the DesertFine Line FeaturesLavinia Currier (director/screenplay); Ben Daniels, Michel Piccoli, Paul Meston, Nadia OdehAdventure, DramaLive action
Six Days, Seven NightsTouchstone Pictures / Caravan Pictures / Northern Lights Entertainment / Roger Birnbaum ProductionsIvan Reitman (director); Michael Browning (screenplay); Harrison Ford, Anne Heche, David Schwimmer, Jacqueline Obradors, Temuera Morrison, Allison Janney, Cliff Curtis, Danny Trejo, Ben BodéAdventure, ComedyLive action
The Land GirlsPolyGram Filmed Entertainment / Intermedia Films / Channel Four Films / Canal+David Leland (director/screenplay); Keith Dewhurst (screenplay); Catherine McCormack, Rachel Weisz, Anna Friel, Steven Mackintosh, Tom Georgeson, Maureen O'Brien, Lucy Akhurst, Paul BettanyDrama, RomanceLive action
19 Hav PlentyMiramax FilmsChristopher Scott Cherot (director/screenplay); Christopher Scott Cherot, Chenoa Maxwell, Reginald James, Robinne Lee, Tammie Katherine Jones, Hill Harper, Betty Vaughn, Chuck Baron, Kim Harris, Margie St. Juste, Kenneth "Babyface" EdmondsComedyLive action
Henry FoolSony Pictures ClassicsHal Hartley (director/screenplay); Thomas Jay Ryan, James Urbaniak, Parker Posey, Liam Aiken, Maria Porter, James Saito, Kevin CorriganComedy, DramaLive action
Dream for an InsomniacAvalanche ReleasingTiffanie DeBartolo (director/screenplay); Ione Skye, Jennifer Aniston, Mackenzie Astin, Michael Landes, Seymour Cassel, Robert Kelker-KellyRomance, ComedyLive action
MulanWalt Disney PicturesBarry Cook, Tony Bancroft (directors); Philip LaZebnik, Chris Sanders, Rita Hsiao, Eugenia Bostwick-Singer, Raymond Singer (screenplay); Ming-Na Wen, Eddie Murphy, B. D. Wong, Miguel Ferrer, Harvey Fierstein, Gedde Watanabe, Jerry Tondo, June Foray, James Hong, George Takei, Pat MoritaAction, Comedy, Drama, Musical, FamilyAnimation
The X-Files20th Century FoxRob Bowman (director); Chris Carter (screenplay); David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Martin Landau, Blythe Danner, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Mitch Pileggi, William B. Davis, John Neville, Dean Haglund, Bruce Harwood, Tom BraidwoodSci-FiLive action
21 I Went DownBBC FilmsPaddy Breathnach (director); Conor McPherson (screenplay); Peter McDonald, Brendan Gleeson, Tony Doyle, Peter Caffrey, Antoine Byrne, David Wilmot, Carly Baker, Michael McElhatton, Joe GallagherComedyLive action
26 Buffalo '66Lions Gate Films / Cinepix Film PropertiesVincent Gallo (director/screenplay); Alison Bagnall (screenplay); Vincent Gallo, Christina Ricci, Ben Gazzara, Mickey Rourke, Rosanna Arquette, Jan-Michael Vincent, Anjelica Huston, Kevin CorriganComedy, DramaLive action
Dr. Dolittle20th Century Fox / Davis EntertainmentBetty Thomas (director); Hugh Lofting, Nat Mauldin, Larry Levin (screenplay); Eddie Murphy, Ossie Davis, Oliver Platt, Peter Boyle, Kristen Wilson, Norm Macdonald, Kyla Pratt, Raven-Symoné, Richard Schiff, Jeffrey TamborComedy, FamilyLive action
Out of SightUniversal PicturesSteven Soderbergh (director); Scott Frank (screenplay); George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez, Ving Rhames, Don Cheadle, Steve Zahn, Albert Brooks, Dennis Farina, Luis Guzmán, Isaiah Washington, Nancy AllenComedy, CrimeLive action
Smoke SignalsMiramax Films / ShadowCatcher EntertainmentChris Eyre (director); Sherman Alexie (screenplay); Adam Beach, Evan Adams, Irene Bedard, Gary Farmer, Tantoo CardinalComedy, DramaLive action

July–September

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1 ArmageddonTouchstone Pictures / Jerry Bruckheimer Films / Valhalla Motion PicturesMichael Bay (director); Tony Gilroy, Shane Salerno, Jonathan Hensleigh, J. J. Abrams (screenplay); Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Liv Tyler, Ben Affleck, Will Patton, Peter Stormare, Keith David, Owen Wilson, Michael Clarke Duncan, William Fichtner, Steve BuscemiAction, Sci-Fi, DisasterLive action
Nights of Cabiria (re-release)Lopert Pictures CorporationFederico Fellini (director/screenplay); Ennio Flaiano, Tullio Pinelli, Pier Paolo Pasolini (screenplay); Giulietta Masina, François Périer, Amedeo Nazzari, Franca Marzi, Dorian Gray, Franco Fabrizi, Aldo Silvani, Ennio GirolamiDramaLive action
10 Hands on a Hard Body: The DocumentaryIdeal Enterprises / Providence EntertainmentS.R. Bindler (director)DocumentaryLive action
Lethal Weapon 4Warner Bros. Pictures / Silver PicturesRichard Donner (director); Channing Gibson (screenplay); Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Rene Russo, Chris Rock, Jet Li, Steve Kahan, Kim Chan, Calvin JungAction, ComedyLive action
PiArtisan Entertainment / Protozoa PicturesDarren Aronofsky (director/screenplay); Sean Gullette, Mark Margolis, Ben Shenkman, Samia Shoaib, Ajay Naidu, Pamela Hart, Stephen PearlmanThrillerLive action
Small SoldiersDreamWorks / Universal Pictures / Amblin EntertainmentJoe Dante (director); Gavin Scott, Adam Rifkin, Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio (screenplay); Gregory Smith, Kirsten Dunst, Jay Mohr, Phil Hartman, Kevin Dunn, Denis Leary, Frank Langella, Tommy Lee Jones, George Kennedy, Jim Brown, Ernest Borgnine, Harry ShearerSci-Fi, Fantasy, ComedyLive action
MadelineTriStar PicturesDaisy von Scherler Mayer (director); Mark Levin, Jennifer Flackett (screenplay); Hatty Jones, Frances McDormand, Nigel Hawthorne, Stéphane Audran, Chantal Neuwirth, Ben DanielsComedy, FamilyLive action
When I Close My EyesFine Line FeaturesShunji Iwai (director/screenplay); Miho Nakayama, Etsushi Toyokawa, Bunjaku Han, Miki Sakai, Takashi Kashiwabara, Ranran SuzukiDrama, RomanceLive action
15 There's Something About Mary20th Century FoxPeter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly (directors/screenplay); Ed Decter, John J. Strauss (screenplay); Cameron Diaz, Matt Dillon, Ben Stiller, Chris Elliott, Lee Evans, Lin Shaye, W. Earl Brown, Jeffrey Tambor, Markie Post, Keith DavidComedyLive action
17 Polish WeddingFox Searchlight PicturesTheresa Connelly (director/screenplay); Claire Danes, Jon Bradford, Lena Olin, Ramsey Krull, Gabriel Byrne, Daniel LapaineComedy, DramaLive action
The Mask of ZorroTriStar Pictures / Amblin EntertainmentMartin Campbell (director); John Eskow, Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio (screenplay); Antonio Banderas, Anthony Hopkins, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Stuart Wilson, Matt Letscher, Tony Amendola, Pedro Armendáriz Jr., Victor RiversAction, AdventureLive action
The ThiefStratosphere Entertainment / Canal+Pavel Chukhray (director/screenplay); Vladimir Mashkov, Yekaterina Rednikova, Misha Philipchuk, Lidiya SavchenkoDramaLive action
22 LolitaThe Samuel Goldwyn Company / PathéAdrian Lyne (director); Stephen Schiff (screenplay); Jeremy Irons, Melanie Griffith, Dominique Swain, Frank Langella, Suzanne Shepherd, Keith Reddin, Erin J. Dean, Ed GradyDramaLive action
The Saltmen of TibetZeitgeist FilmsUlrike Koch (director/screenplay)DocumentaryLive action
24 Billy's Hollywood Screen KissTrimark PicturesTommy O'Haver (director/screenplay); Sean P. Hayes, Brad Rowe, Richard Ganoung, Meredith Scott Lynn, Matthew Ashford, Paul Bartel, Holly Woodlawn, Jason-Shane ScottRomance, ComedyLive action
Disturbing BehaviorMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer / Village Roadshow Pictures / Beacon PicturesDavid Nutter (director); Scott Rosenberg (screenplay); James Marsden, Katie Holmes, Nick Stahl, Bruce Greenwood, William Sadler, Steve Railsback, Chad E. Donella, Tobias Mehler, Katharine Isabelle, Ethan EmbrySci-Fi, HorrorLive action
East Palace, West PalaceFortissimo FilmsZhang Yuan (director/screenplay); Wang Xiaobo (screenplay); Si Han, Hu Jun, Zhao Wei, Jing YeDramaLive action
Mafia!Touchstone PicturesJim Abrahams (director/screenplay); Greg Norberg, Michael McManus (screenplay); Jay Mohr, Lloyd Bridges, Olympia Dukakis, Christina Applegate, Billy Burke, Pamela Gidley, Joe Viterelli, Tony Lo BiancoComedyLive action
Saving Private RyanDreamWorks / Paramount Pictures / Amblin Entertainment / Mutual Film CompanySteven Spielberg (director); Robert Rodat (screenplay); Tom Hanks, Edward Burns, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore, Barry Pepper, Adam Goldberg, Vin Diesel, Giovanni Ribisi, Jeremy Davies, Harrison Young, Kathleen Byron, Ted Danson, Paul Giamatti, Dennis Farina, Harve Presnell, Leland Orser, Bryan Cranston, Nathan Fillion, Max MartiniDrama, WarLive action
WesternNew Yorker FilmsManuel Poirier (director/screenplay); Sergi López i Ayats, Sacha Bourdo, Élisabeth Vitali, Marie Matheron, Daphné GaudefroyRoadLive action
29 The NegotiatorWarner Bros. Pictures / Regency Enterprises / Mandeville FilmsF. Gary Gray (director); James DeMonaco, Kevin Fox (screenplay); Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Spacey, David Morse, Ron Rifkin, John Spencer, J. T. Walsh, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Paul Giamatti, Regina TaylorAction, ThrillerLive action
The Parent TrapWalt Disney PicturesNancy Meyers (director/screenplay); David Swift, Charles Shyer (screenplay); Lindsay Lohan, Dennis Quaid, Natasha Richardson, Elaine Hendrix, Lisa Ann Walter, Simon Kunz, Polly Holliday, Maggie WheelerComedy, Romance, FamilyLive action
31 BASEketballUniversal PicturesDavid Zucker (director/screenplay); Robert LoCash, Lewis Friedman, Jeff Wright (screenplay); Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Dian Bachar, Yasmine Bleeth, Jenny McCarthy, Robert Vaughn, Ernest Borgnine, Trevor Einhorn, Francis X. McCarthyComedy, SportsLive action
Ever After20th Century Fox / Flower FilmsAndy Tennant (director/screenplay); Susannah Grant, Tracey Trench (screenplay); Drew Barrymore, Anjelica Huston, Dougray Scott, Megan Dodds, Melanie Lynskey, Patrick Godfrey, Timothy West, Judy Parfitt, Richard O'BrienRomance, Comedy, DramaLive action
Full Tilt BoogieMiramax FilmsSarah Kelly (director); Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino, Lawrence Bender, George Clooney, Harvey Keitel, Juliette Lewis, Salma Hayek, Fred WilliamsonDocumentaryLive action
The GovernessSony Pictures ClassicsSandra Goldbacher (director/screenplay); Minnie Driver, Tom Wilkinson, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Harriet Walter, Florence HoathDramaLive action
Seventh HeavenZeitgeist FilmsBenoît Jacquot (director/screenplay); Sandrine Kiberlain, Vincent Lindon, François Berléand, Francine Bergé, Pierre Cassignard, Philippe Magnan, Florence LoiretDramaLive action
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7 Snake EyesParamount Pictures / Touchstone PicturesBrian De Palma (director); David Koepp (screenplay); Nicolas Cage, Gary Sinise, Carla Gugino, John Heard, Joel Fabiani, Luis Guzmán, Stan Shaw, Kevin Dunn, Michael Rispoli, David Anthony Higgins, Mike StarrThrillerLive action
14 Air Bud: Golden ReceiverDimension Films / Keystone EntertainmentRichard Martin (director); Paul Tamasy, Aaron Mendelsohn (screenplay); Kevin Zegers, Gregory Harrison, Robert Costanzo, Tim Conway, Dick Martin, Cynthia Stevenson, Nora DunnComedy, Sports, FamilyLive action
The AvengersWarner Bros. PicturesJeremiah S. Chechik (director); Don Macpherson (screenplay); Ralph Fiennes, Uma Thurman, Sean Connery, Jim Broadbent, Fiona Shaw, Eddie Izzard, Eileen Atkins, Carmen Ejogo, John WoodAction, SpyLive action
How Stella Got Her Groove Back20th Century FoxKevin Rodney Sullivan (director); Terry McMillan, Ronald Bass (screenplay); Angela Bassett, Taye Diggs, Whoopi Goldberg, Regina King, Suzzanne Douglas, Michael J. Pagan, Sicily, Richard Lawson, Barry Shabaka Henley, Lee Weaver, Glynn TurmanRomance, ComedyLive action
Return to ParadiseUniversal Pictures / PolyGram Filmed Entertainment / Gramercy PicturesJoseph Ruben (director); Wesley Strick, Bruce Robinson (screenplay); Vince Vaughn, Anne Heche, Joaquin Phoenix, David Conrad, Vera Farmiga, Jada Pinkett SmithDrama, ThrillerLive action
21 BladeNew Line Cinema / Marvel EntertainmentStephen Norrington (director); David S. Goyer (screenplay); Wesley Snipes, Stephen Dorff, Kris Kristofferson, N'Bushe Wright, Donal Logue, Udo Kier, Sanaa Lathan, Arly Jover, Kevin Patrick Walls, Tim Guinee, Traci LordsAction, Superhero, FantasyLive action
Dance with MeColumbia Pictures / Mandalay EntertainmentRanda Haines (director); Darryl Matthews (screenplay); Vanessa L. Williams, Chayanne, Kris Kristofferson, Joan Plowright, Jane Krakowski, Beth Grant, Harry GroenerDramaLive action
Dead Man on CampusParamount Pictures / MTV Films / Pacific Western ProductionsAlan Cohn (director); Michael Traeger, Mike White (screenplay); Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Tom Everett Scott, Poppy Montgomery, Lochlyn Munro, Corey Page, Alyson Hannigan, Shelley Malil, Mari Morrow, Dave RubyComedyLive action
Wrongfully AccusedWarner Bros. Pictures / Morgan Creek ProductionsPat Proft (director/screenplay); Leslie Nielsen, Richard Crenna, Kelly Le Brock, Melinda McGraw, Michael York, Sandra BernhardComedyLive action
28 54Miramax FilmsMark Christopher (director/screenplay); Ryan Phillippe, Salma Hayek, Neve Campbell, Mike Myers, Sela Ward, Breckin Meyer, Sherry Stringfield, Cameron Mathison, Heather MatarazzoDramaLive action
Why Do Fools Fall in LoveWarner Bros. PicturesGregory Nava (director); Tina Andrews (screenplay); Halle Berry, Vivica A. Fox, Lela Rochon, Larenz Tate, Paul Mazursky, Pamela Reed, Alexis Cruz, Jon HuertasRomance, DramaLive action
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11 RoundersMiramax FilmsJohn Dahl (director); David Levien, Brian Koppelman (screenplay); Matt Damon, Edward Norton, John Turturro, Famke Janssen, Gretchen Mol, John Malkovich, Martin LandauDramaLive action
Simon BirchHollywood Pictures / Caravan PicturesMark Steven Johnson (director/screenplay); Ian Michael Smith, Joseph Mazzello, Jim Carrey, Ashley Judd, Oliver Platt, David Strathairn, Dana Ivey, Beatrice Winde, Jan HooksComedy, DramaLive action
18 One True ThingUniversal PicturesCarl Franklin (director); Karen Croner (screenplay); Meryl Streep, Renée Zellweger, William Hurt, Tom Everett Scott, Lauren Graham, Nicky KattDramaLive action
Rush HourNew Line CinemaBrett Ratner (director); Jim Kouf, Ross LaManna (screenplay); Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Tom Wilkinson, Chris Penn, Elizabeth Peña, Philip Baker Hall, Tzi Ma, Ken Leung, Mark Rolston, Rex LinnAction, ComedyLive action
25 Urban LegendTriStar Pictures / Original Film / Phoenix PicturesJamie Blanks (director); Silvio Horta (screenplay); Jared Leto, Alicia Witt, Rebecca Gayheart, Joshua Jackson, Loretta Devine, Tara Reid, Michael Rosenbaum, Robert EnglundHorrorLive action
RoninMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer / United ArtistsJohn Frankenheimer (director); J.D. Zeik, David Mamet (screenplay); Robert De Niro, Jean Reno, Natascha McElhone, Stellan Skarsgård, Sean Bean, Jonathan Pryce, Skipp Sudduth, Michael Lonsdale, Jan TřískaGangster, ActionLive action
Clay PigeonsGramercy Pictures / Scott Free ProductionsDavid Dobkin (director); Matt Healy (screenplay); Joaquin Phoenix, Vince Vaughn, Janeane Garofalo, Georgina Cates, Gregory Sporleder, Phil Morris, Scott WilsonComedy, CrimeLive action

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2 AntzDreamWorks / Pacific Data ImagesEric Darnell, Tim Johnson (directors); Paul Weitz, Chris Weitz, Todd Alcott (screenplay); Woody Allen, Gene Hackman, Sharon Stone, Sylvester Stallone, Jennifer Lopez, Christopher Walken, Anne Bancroft, Dan Aykroyd, Danny GloverComedy, Adventure, FamilyAnimation
A Night at the RoxburyParamount Pictures / SNL StudiosJohn Fortenberry (director); Will Ferrell, Chris Kattan, Steve Koren (screenplay); Will Ferrell, Chris Kattan, Loni Anderson, Dan Hedaya, Molly Shannon, Dwayne Hickman, Maree Cheatham, Lochlyn Munro, Jennifer CoolidgeComedyLive action
What Dreams May ComeUniversal Pictures / Interscope CommunicationsVincent Ward (director); Ronald Bass (screenplay); Robin Williams, Cuba Gooding Jr., Annabella Sciorra, Max von Sydow, Jessica Brooks Grant, Josh Paddock, Rosalind Chao, Lucinda JenneyFantasy, DramaLive action
9 Holy ManTouchstone Pictures / Caravan PicturesStephen Herek (director); Tom Schulman (screenplay); Eddie Murphy, Jeff Goldblum, Kelly Preston, Eric McCormack, Robert Loggia, Jon CryerComedyLive action
RushmoreTouchstone PicturesWes Anderson (director/screenplay); Owen Wilson (screenplay); Jason Schwartzman, Olivia Williams, Bill Murray, Seymour Cassel, Brian CoxComedyLive action
16 BelovedTouchstone Pictures / Harpo ProductionsJonathan Demme (director); Akosua Busia, Richard LaGravenese, Adam Brooks (screenplay); Oprah Winfrey, Danny Glover, Thandie Newton, Kimberly Elise, Hill Harper, Beah Richards, Jason Robards, Irma P. Hall, Dorothy Love CoatesHorror, DramaLive action
Bride of ChuckyUniversal PicturesRonny Yu (director); Dan Mancini (screenplay); Jennifer Tilly, Brad Dourif, Katherine Heigl, Nick Stabile, John Ritter, Alexis Arquette, Gordon Michael Woolvett, Lawrence Dane, Michael Louis Johnson, James Gallanders, Janet Kidder, Vince CorazzaHorror, ComedyLive action
Practical MagicWarner Bros. Pictures / Village Roadshow PicturesGriffin Dunne (director); Robin Swicord, Akiva Goldsman, Adam Brooks (screenplay); Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Goran Višnjić, Stockard Channing, Dianne Wiest, Aidan Quinn, Caprice Benedetti, Evan Rachel Wood, Mark FeuersteinRomance, ComedyLive action
23 Apt PupilTriStar Pictures / Phoenix PicturesBryan Singer (director); Brandon Boyce (screenplay); Ian McKellen, Brad Renfro, Bruce Davison, Ann Dowd, James Karen, Elias Koteas, Joe MortonThrillerLive action
Life Is BeautifulMiramax FilmsRoberto Benigni (director/screenplay); Vincenzo Cerami (screenplay); Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini, Giustino Durano, Horst Buchholz, Marisa ParedesComedy, DramaLive action
PleasantvilleNew Line CinemaGary Ross (director/screenplay); Tobey Maguire, Jeff Daniels, Joan Allen, William H. Macy, Paul Walker, J. T. Walsh, Reese Witherspoon, Marley Shelton, Giuseppe AndrewsFantasy, Comedy, DramaLive action
SoldierWarner Bros. Pictures / Morgan Creek ProductionsPaul W. S. Anderson (director); David Webb Peoples (screenplay); Kurt Russell, Jason Scott Lee, Connie Nielsen, Michael Chiklis, Gary Busey, Jason Isaacs, Sean PertweeSci-Fi, ActionLive action
30 American History XNew Line CinemaTony Kaye (director/screenplay); David McKenna (screenplay); Edward Norton, Edward Furlong, Fairuza Balk, Stacy Keach, Elliott Gould, Avery Brooks, Ethan Suplee, Beverly D'AngeloCrime, DramaLive action
VampiresColumbia Pictures / Largo EntertainmentJohn Carpenter (director); Don Jakoby (screenplay); James Woods, Daniel Baldwin, Sheryl Lee, Thomas Ian Griffith, Maximilian Schell, Tim Guinee, Mark Boone Junior, Gregory Sierra, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Thomas Rosales Jr.Western, HorrorLive action
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4 BellyArtisan EntertainmentHype Williams (director/screenplay); Nas, DMX, Taral Hicks, Tionne Watkins, Method Man, Tyrin Turner, Hassan Johnson, Oliver "Power" Grant, Louie RankinCrime, DramaLive action
6 ElizabethGramercy Pictures / PolyGram Filmed Entertainment / Working Title Films / Film4 ProductionsShekhar Kapur (director); Michael Hirst (screenplay); Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush, Christopher Eccleston, Joseph Fiennes, John Gielgud, Richard Attenborough, Kenny Doughty, Kathy Burke, Fanny Ardant, Vincent Cassel, Emily Mortimer, Daniel CraigBiography, DramaLive action
Gods and MonstersLions Gate Films / Regent Entertainment / BBC FilmsBill Condon (director/screenplay); Ian McKellen, Brendan Fraser, Lynn Redgrave, Matt McKenzie, Arthur Dignam, Lolita Davidovich, Jack Plotnick, David DukesDramaLive action
The Siege20th Century FoxEdward Zwick (director/screenplay); Lawrence Wright, Menno Meyjes (screenplay); Denzel Washington, Annette Bening, Tony Shalhoub, David Proval, Bruce Willis, Aasif Mandvi, Sami BouajilaThrillerLive action
The WaterboyTouchstone PicturesFrank Coraci (director); Tim Herlihy, Adam Sandler (screenplay); Adam Sandler, Kathy Bates, Fairuza Balk, Henry Winkler, Jerry Reed, Larry Gilliard Jr., Blake Clark, Peter Dante, Jonathan Loughran, Paul "The Big Show" WightComedy, SportsLive action
13 I Still Know What You Did Last SummerColumbia Pictures / Mandalay EntertainmentDanny Cannon (director); Trey Callaway (screenplay); Jennifer Love Hewitt, Freddie Prinze Jr., Brandy Norwood, Mekhi Phifer, Matthew Settle, Muse Watson, Jennifer Esposito, Bill Cobbs, Jeffrey CombsHorrorLive action
I'll Be Home for ChristmasWalt Disney Pictures / Mandeville FilmsArlene Sanford (director); Michael Allin, Tom Nursall, Harris Goldberg (screenplay); Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Jessica Biel, Adam LaVorgna, Gary Cole, Eve Gordon, Sean O'Bryan, Andrew Lauer, Lauren MaltbyComedy, FamilyLive action
Meet Joe BlackUniversal PicturesMartin Brest (director); Bo Goldman, Kevin Wade, Ron Osborn, Jeff Reno (screenplay); Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Claire Forlani, Jake Weber, Marcia Gay Harden, Jeffrey Tambor, June SquibbFantasy, Romance, DramaLive action
20 Enemy of the StateTouchstone Pictures / Jerry Bruckheimer Films / Scott Free ProductionsTony Scott (director); David Marconi (screenplay); Will Smith, Gene Hackman, Jon Voight, Jack Black, Barry Pepper, Regina King, Ian Hart, Lisa Bonet, Jascha Washington, Jamie Kennedy, Jason LeeAction, ThrillerLive action
The Rugrats MovieParamount Pictures / Nickelodeon Movies / Klasky CsupoIgor Kovalyov, Norton Virgien (directors); David N. Weiss, J. David Stern (screenplay); Elizabeth Daily, Christine Cavanaugh, Kath Soucie, Cheryl Chase, Tara Strong, Jack Riley, Melanie Chartoff, Joe Alaskey, Cree Summer, Busta Rhymes, David Spade, Whoopi Goldberg, Michael Bell, Tress MacNeille, Phil Proctor, Andrea Martin, Tim Curry, Roger Clinton, Jr., Margaret Cho, Edie McClurg, Charlie Adler, Gregg Berger, Tony Jay, Lenny Kravitz, Iggy Pop, Lisa Loeb, Gordon Gano, B-Real, Fred Schneider, Patti Smith, Kate Pierson, Jakob Dylan, Phife Dawg, Beck, Lou Rawls, Dawn Robinson, Laurie Anderson, Cindy WilsonAdventure, Comedy, FamilyAnimation
Waking NedFox Searchlight Pictures / Canal+Kirk Jones (director/screenplay); Ian Bannen, David Kelly, Fionnula Flanagan, Susan Lynch, James Nesbitt, Fintan McKeownComedyLive action
25 A Bug's LifeWalt Disney Pictures / Pixar Animation StudiosJohn Lasseter (director); Andrew Stanton, Donald McEnery, Bob Shaw (screenplay); Dave Foley, Kevin Spacey, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Hayden Panettiere, Phyllis Diller, Richard Kind, David Hyde Pierce, Denis Leary, Joe Ranft, Jonathan Harris, Madeline Kahn, Bonnie Hunt, Brad Garrett, Mike McShane, John RatzenbergerAdventure, Comedy, FamilyAnimation
Babe: Pig in the CityUniversal Pictures / Kennedy Miller ProductionsGeorge Miller (director/screenplay); Judy Morris, Mark Lamprell (screenplay); Magda Szubanski, James Cromwell, Mary Stein, Elizabeth Daily, Danny Mann, Steven Wright, Mickey Rooney, Paul Livingston, Glenne Headly, James CosmoComedy, Drama, FamilyLive action
Very Bad ThingsPolyGram Filmed Entertainment / Interscope CommunicationsPeter Berg (director/screenplay); Cameron Diaz, Jon Favreau, Daniel Stern, Jeremy Piven, Christian Slater, Leland Orser, Jeanne TripplehornComedyLive action
Home FriesWarner Bros. PicturesDean Parisot (director); Vince Gilligan (screenplay); Drew Barrymore, Luke Wilson, Catherine O'Hara, Shelley Duvall, Jake Busey, Daryl Mitchell, Lanny Flaherty, Chris EllisComedy, Romance, DramaLive action
RingmasterArtisan Entertainment / The Kushner-Locke CompanyNeil Abramson (director); Jon Bernstein (screenplay); Jerry Springer, Jamie Pressly, William McNamara, Molly Hagan, John Capodice, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Ashley Holbrook, Tangie Ambrose, Nicki Micheaux, Krista Tesreau, Dawn Maxey, Maximilliana, Michael Jai White, Michael DudikoffComedyLive action
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4 PsychoUniversal Pictures / Imagine EntertainmentGus Van Sant (director); Joseph Stefano (screenplay); Vince Vaughn, Julianne Moore, Anne Heche, Viggo Mortensen, William H. Macy, Robert Forster, Philip Baker Hall, Anne Haney, Rance Howard, Chad Everett, James RemarHorrorLive action
Little Voice (film)Miramax FilmsMark Herman (director/screenplay); Jane Horrocks, Brenda Blethyn, Michael Caine, Ewan McGregor, Jim Broadbent, Philip Jackson, Annette BadlandMusicalLive action
11 Jack FrostWarner Bros. PicturesTroy Miller (director); Mark Steven Johnson, Jonathan Roberts, Steve Bloom, Jeff Cesario (screenplay); Michael Keaton, Kelly Preston, Joseph Cross, Mark Addy, Henry Rollins, Mika Boorem, Andrew Lawrence, Taylor Handley, Dweezil ZappaComedy, Fantasy, FamilyLive action
Star Trek: InsurrectionParamount PicturesJonathan Frakes (director); Michael Piller (screenplay); Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, F. Murray Abraham, Donna Murphy, Anthony ZerbeSci-Fi, ActionLive action
Shakespeare in LoveMiramax Films / Universal PicturesJohn Madden (director); Marc Norman, Tom Stoppard (screenplay); Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes, Geoffrey Rush, Colin Firth, Ben Affleck, Judi Dench, Simon Callow, Jim Carter, Martin Clunes, Antony Sher, Tom Wilkinson, Patrick Barlow, Rupert EverettRomance, Comedy, DramaLive action
A Simple PlanParamount Pictures / Mutual Film Company / Savoy PicturesSam Raimi (director); Scott B. Smith (screenplay); Bill Paxton, Billy Bob Thornton, Bridget Fonda, Brent Briscoe, Gary Cole, Chelcie Ross, Becky Ann BakerCrime, ThrillerLive action
18 Playing by HeartMiramax Films / Hyperion PicturesWillard Carroll (director/screenplay); Gillian Anderson, Ellen Burstyn, Sean Connery, Anthony Edwards, Angelina Jolie, Jay Mohr, Ryan Phillippe, Dennis Quaid, Gena Rowlands, Jon Stewart, Madeleine StoweComedy, DramaLive action
The Prince of EgyptDreamWorksSimon Wells, Brenda Chapman, Steve Hickner (directors); Philip LaZebnik, Nicholas Meyer (screenplay); Val Kilmer, Ralph Fiennes, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sandra Bullock, Jeff Goldblum, Patrick Stewart, Helen Mirren, Danny Glover, Steve Martin, Martin ShortMusical, Drama, FamilyAnimation
You've Got MailWarner Bros. PicturesNora Ephron (director/screenplay); Delia Ephron (screenplay); Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Parker Posey, Jean Stapleton, Dave Chappelle, Steve Zahn, Greg Kinnear, Heather Burns, Dabney Coleman, John Randolph, Deborah RushRomance, Comedy, DramaLive action
25 Patch AdamsUniversal PicturesTom Shadyac (director); Steve Oedekerk (screenplay); Robin Williams, Monica Potter, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bob Gunton, Daniel London, Peter Coyote, Frances Lee McCain, Irma P. Hall, Josef Sommer, Harold Gould, Harve Presnell, Michael JeterBiography, Comedy, DramaLive action
Mighty Joe YoungWalt Disney Pictures / RKO PicturesRon Underwood (director); Merian C. Cooper, Ruth Rose, Mark Rosenthal, Lawrence Konner (screenplay); Bill Paxton, Charlize Theron, Rade Šerbedžija, Peter Firth, Regina King, David Paymer, Naveen Andrews, Robert WisdomAdventure, FamilyLive action
StepmomColumbia Pictures / 1492 PicturesChris Columbus (director); Gigi Levangie Grazer, Jessie Nelson, Steven Rogers, Ronald Bass, Karen Leigh Hopkins (screenplay); Julia Roberts, Susan Sarandon, Ed Harris, Jena Malone, Liam Aiken, Lynn Whitfield, Darrell Larson, Mary Louise WilsonComedy, DramaLive action
The FacultyMiramax Films / Dimension Films / Los Hooligans ProductionsRobert Rodriguez (director); Kevin Williamson (screenplay); Josh Hartnett, Elijah Wood, Shawn Hatosy, Jordana Brewster, Clea DuVall, Laura Harris, Robert Patrick, Bebe Neuwirth, Piper Laurie, Famke Janssen, Usher, Salma Hayek, Jon StewartSci-Fi, HorrorLive action
The Thin Red LineFox 2000 Pictures / Phoenix PicturesTerrence Malick (director/screenplay); Sean Penn, Jim Caviezel, Nick Nolte, Elias Koteas, Ben Chaplin, Adrien Brody, George Clooney, John Cusack, Woody Harrelson, Jared Leto, John C. Reilly, John TravoltaWar, DramaLive action
30 The Hi-Lo CountryGramercy Pictures / PolyGram Filmed Entertainment / Working Title FilmsStephen Frears (director); Walon Green (screenplay); Billy Crudup, Penélope Cruz, Woody Harrelson, Patricia Arquette, Cole Hauser, Sam Elliott, James Gammon, Enrique Castillo, Katy Jurado, Darren E. Burrows, Jacob VargasWestern, DramaLive action
Another Day in ParadiseTrimark PicturesLarry Clark (director); Stephen Chin, Christopher B. Landon (screenplay); James Woods, Melanie Griffith, Vincent Kartheiser, Natasha Gregson Wagner, James Otis, Brent Briscoe, Peter Sarsgaard, Lou Diamond PhillipsDramaLive action

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Notable deaths

MonthDateNameAgeCountryProfessionNotable films
January 4Mae Questel89USAActress, Voice of Betty Boop and Olive Oyl
5Sonny Bono62USASinger, Actor
6Walter Barnes79USAActor
6Murray Salem47USAActor, Screenwriter
7Jacqueline deWit85USAActress
7Dorothy Wilson88USAActress
24Jack Lord77USAActor
28Jim Bohan52USAActor
30Ferdy Mayne81UKActor
February 1Jack T. Collis75USAArt Director
2Davy Kaye81BahamasActor
2Duilio Del Prete59ItalyActor
5Douglas Gamley73AustraliaComposer, Conductor
17Sheila Raynor91UKActor
18James Villiers67UKActor
23Chuck Hayward89UKActor
24Henny Youngman91UKComedian, Actor
26James Algar75AmericanDirector, Producer
27J. T. Walsh54USAActor
March 5Donald Woods91CanadaActor
10Lloyd Bridges85USAActor
17Helen Westcott70USAActress
25Daniel Massey64UKActor
30Ramsay Ames79USAActress
April 1Lucille Norman76USASinger, Actress
1Gene Evans75USAActor
3Charles Lang96USACinematographer
4Kay Hughes84USAActress
11Rodney Harvey30USAActor
21Peter Lind Hayes82USAActor
24Leslie Stevens74USAScreenwriter, Director
28Jerome Bixby75USAScreenwriter
28 Dorothy Lovett83USAActress
May 2Maidie Norman85USAActress
3Gene Raymond89USAActor
9Alice Faye83USAActress, Singer
10Robert Jewell78AustraliaActor
11Gene Fowler, Jr.80USAFilm Editor
14Frank Sinatra82USASinger, Actor
15Linwood G. Dunn93USAVisual Effects Artist
20Wolf Mankowitz73UKScreenwriter
21Douglas Fowley86USAActor
22John Derek71USAActor, Director
28Phil Hartman49USAActor, Comedian
June 1Darwin Joston60USAActor
2Dorothy Stickney101USAActress
4Josephine Hutchinson94USAActress
5Jeanette Nolan85USAActress
12Theresa Merritt73USAActress
18Charles Korvin90SlovakiaActor
23Kurt Kren69AustriaDirector
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23Maureen O'Sullivan87USAActress
July 1Claire Kelly64USAActress
4Gregg Burge40USAActor
6Roy Rogers86USAActor
10William Preston76USAActor
16Leigh Brown59USAScreenwriter
17Joseph Maher64IrelandActor
19Betty Marsden79UKActress
21Robert Young91USAActor
21Kenneth Watson66UKActorDaleks – Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
22Don Dunphy90USAAnnouncer, Actor
27Binnie Barnes95UKActress
28Lenny McLean49UKActor
29Jerome Robbins79USADirector, ChoreographerWest Side Story
29O. Z. Whitehead87USAActor
August 1Eva Bartok71HungaryActress
11Derek Newark65UKActor
16Phil Leeds82USAActor
18Persis Khambatta49IndiaActress
24E. G. Marshall84USAActor
24Gene Page58USAComposer
26Penny Edwards70USAActress
September 2Fernando Carrere87MexicoArt Director
6Akira Kurosawa88JapanDirector, Screenwriter
6Elaine Shepard85USAActress
8Leonid Kinskey95RussiaActor
11Dane Clark86USAActor
19Patricia Hayes88UKActress
21Clara Calamai89ItalyActress
22John Garrie75UKActor
24Dennis Ayling81UKCinematographerAlien
30Marius Goring86UKActor
October 2Eric Ambler89UKScreenwriter
2Gene Autry91USAActor, Singer
3Roddy McDowall70USAActor
8Gigi Reder70ItalyActor
11Richard Denning84USAActor
17Joan Hickson92UKActress
22Eric Ambler89UKScreenwriter
23Christopher Gable58UKActor
27Rosamund John85UKActress
28James Goldman71USAScreenwriter
November 2Tommy Duggan89UKActor
3Martha O'Driscoll76USAActress
4Vincent Winter50UKProduction Manager
8Jean Marais84FranceActor, Director
9Ursula Reit84GermanyActressWilly Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
13Valerie Hobson81UKActress
17Dick O'Neill70USAActor
17Esther Rolle78USAActress
19Alan J. Pakula70USADirector, Producer
22Nicky Blair72USAActor
25Enrico Sabbatini66ItalyCostume Designer
25Flip Wilson64USAComedian, Actor
30Ruth Clifford98USAActress
December
1Freddie Young96UKCinematographer
7John Addison78USAComposer
13Lew Grade91UKProducer
13Ariadna Welter68MexicoActress
14Norman Fell74USAActor
20Irene Hervey89USAActress
21Roger Avon84UKActor
23David Manners97USAActor
25Richard Paul58USAActor
26Hurd Hatfield81USAActor
28William Frankfather54USAActor
29Don Taylor81USAActor, Director

Film debuts

References

  1. "1998 Worldwide Grosses". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
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