The Movies of 1998
(Movies Marked With a Are Reviewed in Full)

Other Releases from the Year 1998

• Affliction Dir. Paul Schrader. With Nick Nolte, James Coburn, Sissy Spacek C+
• American History X Dir. Tony Kaye. With Edward Norton, Edward Furlong, Avery Brooks B
• Armageddon Dir. Michael Bay. With Bruce Willis, Ben Affleck, Billy Bob Thornton C–
• Artemisia Dir. Agnès Merlet. With Valentina Cervi, Michel Serrault, Miki Manojlovic B
• The Avengers Dir. Jeremiah Chechik. With Ralph Fiennes, Uma Thurman, Sean Connery D
• Babe: Pig in the City Dir. George Miller. With Magda Szubanski, James Cromwell, voice of E.G. Daily B–
• Beloved Dir. Jonathan Demme. With Oprah Winfrey, Kimberly Elise, Danny Glover B+
• The Big Lebowski Dir. Joel Coen. With Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore C
• Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss Dir. Tommy O'Haver. With Sean P. Hayes, Brad Rowe, Richard Ganoung B
• The Brandon Teena Story Dirs. Susan Muska & Greta Olafsdottir. Documentary. Profile of murdered transman A–
• Buffalo '66 Dir. Vincent Gallo. With Vincent Gallo, Christina Ricci, Anjelica Huston C–
• Bulworth Dir. Warren Beatty. With Warren Beatty, Halle Berry, Oliver Platt C
• The Butcher Boy Dir. Neil Jordan. With Eamonn Owens, Stephen Rea, Fiona Shaw B–
• The Celebration Dir. Thomas Vinterberg. With Ulrich Thomsen, Henning Mortizen, Thomas Bo Larsen C
• Celebrity Dir. Woody Allen. With Kenneth Branagh, Judy Davis, Famke Janssen B–
• Central Station Dir. Walter Salles. With Fernanda Montenegro, Vinicius de Oliveira, Marilia Pera B
• City of Angels Dir. Brad Silberling. With Nicolas Cage, Meg Ryan, Dennis Franz B
• A Civil Action Dir. Steven Zaillian. With John Travolta, Robert Duvall, William H. Macy B+
• Clockwatchers Dir. Jill Sprecher. With Toni Collette, Parker Posey, Lisa Kudrow B
• Cousin Bette Dir. Des McAnuff. With Jessica Lange, Elisabeth Shue, Bob Hoskins B
• Dancing at Lughnasa Dir. Pat O'Connor. With Meryl Streep, Brid Brennan, Catherine McCormack D
• Dark City Dir. Alex Proyas. With Rufus Sewell, Kiefer Sutherland, William Hurt B
• Deep Impact Dir. Mimi Leder. With Téa Leoni, Robert Duvall, Elijah Wood B
• East Palace, West Palace Dir. Zhang Yuan. With Han Si, Hu Jun, Wei Zhao B
• The Eel Dir. Shohei Imamura. With Koji Yakusho, Misa Shimizu, Mitsuko Baisho B+
• Elizabeth ² Dir. Shekhar Kapur. With Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush, Joseph Fiennes C+
• Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Dir. Terry Gilliam. With Johnny Depp, Benicio Del Toro, Christina Ricci D
• 54 Dir. Mark Christoher. With Ryan Phillippe, Mike Myers, Salma Hayek D
• Following Dir. Christopher Nolan. With Jeremy Theobald, Alex Haw, Lucy Russell C+
• The Gingerbread Man Dir. Robert Altman. With Kenneth Branagh, Embeth Davidtz, Robert Downey Jr. B–
• Gods and Monsters Dir. Bill Condon. With Ian McKellen, Brendan Fraser, Lynn Redgrave B
• The Governess Dir. Sandra Goldbacher. With Minnie Driver, Tom Wilkinson, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers C
• Great Expectations Dir. Alfonso Cuarón. With Ethan Hawke, Gwyneth Paltrow, Anne Bancroft D
• Hands on a Hardbody Dir. S.R. Bindler. Documentary. Portrait of annual Texan car-giveaway contest B+
• The Hanging Garden Dir. Thom Fitzgerald. With Chris Leavins, Troy Veinotte, Kerry Fox B–
• Happiness Dir. Todd Solondz. With Jane Adams, Dylan Baker, Philip Seymour Hoffman B–
• He Got Game Dir. Spike Lee. With Denzel Washington, Ray Allen, Hill Harper C
• Henry Fool Dir. Hal Hartley. With Thomas Jay Ryan, James Urbaniak, Parker Posey C+
• The Hi-Lo Country Dir. Stephen Frears. With Billy Crudup, Woody Harrelson, Patricia Arquette D
• High Art Dir. Lisa Cholodenko. With Radha Mitchell, Ally Sheedy, Patricia Clarkson B+
• Hilary and Jackie Dir. Anand Tucker. With Emily Watson, Rachel Griffiths, David Morrissey C+
• Hope Floats Dir. Forest Whitaker. With Sandra Bullock, Mae Whitman, Gena Rowlands B
• The Horse Whisperer Dir. Robert Redford. With Kristin Scott Thomas, Robert Redford, Scarlett Johansson C
• How Stella Got Her Groove Back Dir. Kevin Rodney Sullivan. With Angela Bassett, Taye Diggs C–
• Hurlyburly Dir. Anthony Drazan. With Sean Penn, Kevin Spacey, Robin Wright Penn B
• Hush Dir. Jonathan Darby. With Gwyneth Paltrow, Jessica Lange, Johnathon Schaech D
• The Last Days of Disco Dir. Whit Stillman. With Chloe Sevigny, Kate Beckinsale, Chris Eigeman D+
• Last Night Dir. Don McKellar. With Don McKellar, Sandra Oh, Callum Keith Rennie C
• Life Is Beautiful ² Dir. Robert Benigni. With Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini C
• Little Voice Dir. Mark Herman. With Jane Horrocks, Brenda Blethyn, Michael Caine C
• Living Out Loud Dir. Richard LaGravenese. With Holly Hunter, Danny DeVito, Queen Latifah B–
• Love Is the Devil Dir. John Maybury. With Derek Jacobi, Daniel Craig, Tilda Swinton B+
• The Mask of Zorro Dir. Martin Campbell. With Antonio Banderas, Anthony Hopkins, Catherine Zeta-Jones C–
• The Master's House Dirs. Marianna Kirejewa & Alexander Iskin. Documentary. F
• Men With Guns Dir. John Sayles. With Federico Luppi, Damián Delgádo, Dan Rivera González B
• The Mighty Dir. Peter Chelsom. With Elden Henson, Kieran Culkin, Sharon Stone C+
• Mrs. Dalloway Dir. Marleen Gorris. With Vanessa Redgrave, Michael Kitchen, Natascha McElhone B+
• Mulan Dirs. Barry Cook and Tony Bancroft. Animated. With the voices of Ming-Na Wen, B.D. Wong B–
• Niagara, Niagara Dir. Bob Gosse. With Henry Thomas, Robin Tunney, Michael Parks C
• The Object of My Affection Dir. Nicholas Hytner. With Jennifer Aniston, Paul Rudd, Nigel Hawthorne C+
• One True Thing Dir. Carl Franklin. With Renée Zellweger, Meryl Streep, William Hurt B
• Out of Sight Dir. Steven Soderbergh. With George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez, Ving Rhames B
• Palmetto Dir. Volker Schlöndorff. With Woody Harrelson, Elisabeth Shue, Gina Gershon B–
• Passion in the Desert Dir. Lavinia Currier. With Ben Daniels, Michel Piccoli, Paul Meston B–
• A Perfect Murder Dir. Andrew Davis. With Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow, Viggo Mortenson C
• Pi Dir. Darren Aronofsky. With Sean Gullette, Mark Margolis, Ben Shenkman B+
• Playing By Heart Dir. Willard Carroll. With Gena Rowlands, Gillian Anderson, Angelina Joile D
• Pleasantville Dir. Gary Ross. With Tobey Maguire, Reese Witherspoon, Joan Allen B
• A Price Above Rubies Dir. Boaz Yakin. With Renée Zellweger, Christopher Eccleston, Glenn Fitzgerald C–
• Primary Colors Dir. Mike Nichols. With Adrian Lester, John Travolta, Emma Thompson B+
• Rear Window Dir. Jeff Bleckner. TV Movie. With Christopher Reeve, Daryl Hannah C–
• Ringu Dir. Hideo Nakata. With Nanako Matsushima, Hiroyuki Sanada, Katsumi Muramatsu B–
• Rushmore Dir. Wes Anderson. With Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Olivia Williams B–
• Safe Men Dir. John Hamburg. With Sam Rockwell, Steve Zahn, Paul Giamatti C+
• Shakespeare in Love ² Dir. John Madden. With Joseph Fiennes, Gwyneth Paltrow, Geoffrey Rush B+
• The Siege Dir. Edward Zwick. With Denzel Washington, Annette Bening, Bruce Willis B+
• A Simple Plan Dir. Sam Raimi. With Bill Paxton, Billy Bob Thornton, Brent Briscoe C–
• Six Days, Seven Nights Dir. Ivan Reitman. With Harrison Ford, Anne Heche, David Schwimmer C
• The Spanish Prisoner Dir. David Mamet. With Campbell Scott, Rebecca Pidgeon, Steve Martin B–
• Stepmom Dir. Chris Columbus. With Susan Sarandon, Julia Roberts, Ed Harris B+
• Still Crazy Dir. Brian Gibson. With Stephen Rea, Jimmy Nail, Bill Nighy C–
• There's Something About Mary Dirs. Peter & Bobby Farrelly. With Cameron Diaz, Ben Stiller, Matt Dillon D
• Under the Skin Dir. Carine Adler. With Samantha Morton, Claire Rushbrook, Rita Tushingham B
• Waking Ned Devine Dir. Kirk Jones. With Ian Bannen, David Kelly, Fionnula Flanagan C+
• The Wedding Singer Dir. Frank Coraci. With Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Christine Taylor C
• The Well Dir. Samantha Lang. With Pamela Rabe, Miranda Otto, Paul Chubb C–
• What Dreams May Come Dir. Vincent Ward. With Robin Williams, Annabella Sciorra, Cuba Gooding Jr. C
• Wild Things Dir. John McNaughton. With Matt Dillon, Neve Campbell, Denise Richards D–
• Wilde Dir. Brian Gilbert. With Stephen Fry, Jude Law, Jennifer Ehle D+
• The X-Files: Fight the Future Dir. Rob Bowman. With David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson C–
• Your Friends & Neighbors Dir. Neil LaBute. With Ben Stiller, Jason Patric, Catherine Keener C
• You've Got Mail ² Dir. Nora Ephron. With Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Greg Kinnear B+