1998: World Premieres 1998: U.S. Releases 1998: Still Left to See 1998: Cannes Festival Looking Back Moving Ahead Browse Films by Title / Year / Reviews Home / Blog / E-Mail The Movies of 1998: World Premieres  By Grade // By Title, with Full Reviews Top Ten List 1.  The Thin Red Line Dir. Terrence Malick. Jim Caviezel, Sean Penn, Ben Chaplin A 2.  Velvet Goldmine Dir. Todd Haynes. Christian Bale, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Ewan McGregor A 3.  Saving Private Ryan Dir. Steven Spielberg. Tom Hanks, Edward Burns, Tom Sizemore A 4.  The Hole Dir. Tsai Ming-liang. Yang Kuei-mei, Lee Kang-sheng, Miao Tien A– 5.  After Life Dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda. Arata Iura, Erika Oda, Kei Tani, Susumu Terajima A– 6.  The Apple Dir. Samira Makhmalbaf. Ghorban Ali Naderi, Massoumeh Naderi, Zahra Naderi A– 7.  The Dreamlife of Angels Dir. Erick Zonca. Élodie Bouchez, Natacha Régnier A– 8.  Life on Earth Dir. Abderrahmane Sissako. Abderrahmane Sissako, Nana Baby A– 9.  Primary Colors Dir. Mike Nichols. Adrian Lester, John Travolta, Emma Thompson A– 10.  The Opposite of Sex Dir. Don Roos. Christina Ricci, Martin Donovan, Lisa Kudrow A– Remainder of Films Screened The Brandon Teena Story Dirs. Susan Muska, Gréta Olafsdóttir. Documentary A– Claire Dolan Dir. Lodge Kerrigan. Katrin Cartlidge, Colm Meaney, Vincent D'Onofrio A– Besieged Dir. Bernardo Bertolucci. Thandie Newton, David Thewlis, Claudio Santamaria B+ The Book of Life Dir. Hal Hartley. Martin Donovan, PJ Harvey, Thomas Jay Ryan B+ A Civil Action Dir. Stephen Zaillian. John Travolta, Robert Duvall, William H. Macy B+ Endurance Dir. Leslie Woodhead. Haile Gebrselassie, Yonas Zergaw B+ Eternity and a Day Dir. Theo Angelopoulos. Bruno Ganz, Achileas Skevis, Isabelle Renauld B+ Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon Dir. John Maybury B+ Panic Bodies Dir. Mike Hoolboom. Six-part exprimental film about bodies and illness B+ π Dir. Darren Aronofsky. Sean Gullette, Mark Margolis, Ben Shenkman, Pamela Hart B+ The Prince of Egypt Dirs. Brenda Chapman, Steve Hickner, Simon Wells. Animated B+ Run Lola Run Dir. Tom Tykwer. Franka Potente, Moritz Bleibtreu, Herbert Knaup B+ Shakesepare in Love Dir. John Madden. Joseph Fiennes, Gwyneth Paltrow B+ So Close to Paradise Dir. Wang Xiaoshuai. Shi Yu, Guo Tao, Wang Tong, Wu Tao B+ Stepmom Dir. Chris Columbus. Susan Sarandon, Julia Roberts, Ed Harris, Jena Malone B+ The Truman Show Dir. Peter Weir. Jim Carrey, Ed Harris, Laura Linney, Noah Emmerich B+ Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl Dir. Joan Chen. Li Xiaolu, Lopsang, Qian Zheng B+ American History X Dir. Tony Kaye. Edward Norton, Edward Furlong, Avery Brooks B The Baby Dance Dir. Jane Anderson. TV Movie. Stockard Channing, Laura Dern B Beloved Dir. Jonathan Demme. Oprah Winfrey, Kimberly Elise, Thandie Newton B Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss Dir. Tommy O'Haver. Sean Hayes, Brad Rowe B The Cruise Dir. Bennett Miller. Documentary about tour guide Timothy "Speed" Levitch B Dark City Dir. Alex Proyas. Rufus Sewell, Kiefer Sutherland, William Hurt, Jennifer Connelly B Deep Impact Dir. Mimi Leder. Téa Leoni, Robert Duvall, Elijah Wood, Morgan Freeman B Earth Dir. Deepa Mehta. Maia Sethna, Nandita Das, Aamir Khan, Rahul Khanna B Edge of Seventeen Dir. David Moreton. Chris Stafford, Tina Holmes, Stephanie McVay B The Emperor and the Assassin Dir. Chen Kaige. Li Xuejian, Gong Li, Zhang Fengyi B Flowers of Shanghai Dir. Hou Hsiao-Hsien. Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Michiko Hada B Following Dir. Christopher Nolan. Jeremy Theobald, Alex Haw, Lucy Russell, John Nolan B High Art Dir. Lisa Cholodenko. Radha Mitchell, Ally Sheedy, Patricia Clarkson B Hurlyburly Dir. Anthony Drazan. Sean Penn, Kevin Spacey, Robin Wright Penn B I Stand Alone Dir. Gaspar Noé. Philippe Nahon, Blandine Lenoir, Frankye Pain B The Idiots Dir. Lars von Trier. Bodil Jørgensen, Jens Albinus, Nikolaj Lie Kaas B Jeanne and the Perfect Guy Dirs. Olivier Ducastel, Jacques Martineau B Just the Ticket Dir. Richard Wenk. Andy Garcia, Andie MacDowell, Richard Bradford B Late August, Early September Dir. Olivier Assayas. Mathieu Amalric, Jeanne Balibar B Lovers of the Arctic Circle Dir. Julio Medem. Fele Martínez, Najwa Nimri, Nancho Novo B One True Thing Dir. Carl Franklin. Renée Zellweger, Meryl Streep, William Hurt B Out of Sight Dir. Steven Soderbergh. George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez, Ving Rhames B Pleasantville Dir. Gary Ross. Tobey Maguire, Reese Witherspoon, Joan Allen B Psycho Dir. Gus Van Sant. Vince Vaughn, Anne Heche, Viggo Mortensen, Julianne Moore B The Siege Dir. Edward Zwick. Denzel Washington, Annette Bening, Bruce Willis B Sitcom Dir. François Ozon. Évelyne Dandry, François Marthouret, Adrien de Van B The Big Lebowski Dir. Joel Coen. Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore B– Croupier Dir. Mike Hodges. Clive Owen, Gina McKee, Alex Kingston, Kate Hardie B– Death: A Love Story Dir. Michelle LeBrun. Documentary about final stages of cancer B– Get Real Dir. Simon Shore. Ben Silverstone, Brad Gorton, Charlotte Brittain B– Gods and Monsters Dir. Bill Condon. Ian McKellen, Brendan Fraser, Lynn Redgrave B– Happiness Dir. Todd Solondz. Jane Adams, Dylan Baker, Philip Seymour Hoffman B– Hideous Kinky Dir. Gilles Mackinnon. Kate Winslet, Bella Riza, Carrie Mullan B– In Search of Kundun with Martin Scorsese Dir. Michael Henry Wilson B– Living Out Loud Dir. Richard LaGravenese. Holly Hunter, Danny DeVito, Queen Latifah B– Mulan Dirs. Barry Cook, Tony Bancroft. Animated. Voices of Ming-Na Wen, B.D. Wong B– Nō Dir. Robert Lepage. Anne-Marie Cadieux, Alexis Martin, Richard Fréchette B– The Red Violin Dir. François Girard. Samuel L. Jackson, Irene Grazioli, Carlo Cecchi B– Ringu Dir. Hideo Nakata. Nanako Matsushima, Hiroyuki Sanada, Katsumi Muramatsu B– Rushmore Dir. Wes Anderson. Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Olivia Williams B– Show Me Love Dir. Lukas Moodysson. Rebecka Liljeberg, Alexandra Dählstrom B– You've Got Mail Dir. Nora Ephron. Meg Ryan, Tom Hanks, Greg Kinnear, Parker Posey B– Affliction Dir. Paul Schrader. Nick Nolte, James Coburn, Sissy Spacek, Willem Dafoe C+ Babe: Pig in the City Dir. George Miller. Magda Szubanski, James Cromwell C+ The Barber of Siberia Dir. Nikita Mikhalkov. Julia Ormond, Oleg Menshikov C+ Central Station Dir. Walter Salles. Fernanda Montenegro, Vinicius de Oliveira, Marilia Pêra C+ Elizabeth Dir. Shekhar Kapur. Cate Blanchett, Joseph Fiennes, Geoffrey Rush, Kathy Burke C+ Hilary and Jackie Dir. Anand Tucker. Emily Watson, Rachel Griffiths, David Morrissey C+ The Mighty Dir. Peter Chelsom. Elden Henson, Kieran Culkin, Sharon Stone C+ The Object of My Affection Dir. Nicholas Hytner. Paul Rudd, Jennifer Aniston C+ The Replacement Killers Dir. Antoine Fuqua. Chow Yun-Fat, Mira Sorvino C+ Safe Men Dir. John Hamburg. Sam Rockwell, Steve Zahn, Paul Giamatti, Michael Lerner C+ Six Days, Seven Nights Dir. Ivan Reitman. Harrison Ford, Anne Heche, David Schwimmer C+ Waking Ned Devine Dir. Kirk Jones. Ian Bannen, David Kelly, Fionnula Flanagan C+ Among Giants Dir. Sam Miller. Pete Postlethwaite, Rachel Griffiths, James Thornton C Bedrooms & Hallways Dir. Rose Troche. Kevin McKidd, James Purefoy, Jennifer Ehle C Desert Blue Dir. Morgan J. Freeman. Brendan Sexton III, Kate Hudson, Casey Affleck C The Governess Dir. Sandra Goldbacher. Minnie Driver, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers C Hard Dir. John Huckert. Noel Palomaria, Malcolm Moorman, Charles Lanyer C He Got Game Dir. Spike Lee. Denzel Washington, Ray Allen, Hill Harper, Rosario Dawson C The Horse Whisperer Dir. Robert Redford. Kristin Scott Thomas, Robert Redford C Last Night Dir. Don McKellar. Don McKellar, Sandra Oh, Callum Keith Rennie C Little Voice Dir. Mark Herman. Jane Horrocks, Michael Caine, Ewan McGregor C A Perfect Murder Dir. Andrew Davis. Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow, Viggo Mortensen C The Terrorist Dir. Santosh Sivan. Ayesha Dharkar, Parmeshwaran, Banu Prakash, K. Krishna C The Wedding Singer Dir. Frank Coraci. Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Christine Taylor C What Dreams May Come Dir. Vincent Ward. Robin Williams, Annabella Sciorra C Your Friends & Neighbors Dir. Neil LaBute. Jason Patric, Catherine Keener, Ben Stiller C Armageddon Dir. Michael Bay. Bruce Willis, Ben Affleck, Billy Bob Thornton, Liv Tyler C– Buffalo '66 Dir. Vincent Gallo. Vincent Gallo, Christina Ricci, Anjelica Huston, Ben Gazzara C– Finding North Dir. Tanya Wexler. Wendy Makkena, John Benjamin Hickey, Molly McClure C– Head On Dir. Ana Kokkinos. Alex Dimitriades, Paul Capsis, Julian Garner, Elena Mandalis C– How Stella Got Her Groove Back Dir. Kevin Rodney Sullivan. Angela Bassett C– The Mask of Zorro Dir. Martin Campbell. Antonio Banderas, Anthony Hopkins C– Out of Season Dir. Jeanette L. Buck. Carol Monda, Joy Kelly, Dennis Fecteau C– A Price Above Rubies Dir. Boaz Yakin. Renée Zellweger, Christopher Eccleston C– Rear Window Dir. Jeff Bleckner. TV Movie. Christopher Reeve, Daryl Hannah C– Relax...It's Just Sex Dir. P.J. Castellaneta. Mitchell Anderson, Jennifer Tilly C– A Simple Plan Dir. Sam Raimi. Bill Paxton, Billy Bob Thornton, Bridget Fonda C– Still Crazy Dir. Brian Gibson. Stephen Rea, Jimmy Nail, Bill Nighy, Juliet Aubrey C– The Theory of Flight Dir. Paul Greengrass. Kenneth Branagh, Helena Bonham Carter C– This Is My Father Dir. Paul Quinn. Aidan Quinn, Moya Farrelly, James Caan C– Under the Sun Dir. Colin Nutley. Rolf Lassgård, Helena Bergström, Johan Widerberg C– The X-Files: Fight the Future Dir. Rob Bowman. David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson C– Frogs for Snakes Dir. Amos Poe. Barbara Hershey, Robbie Coltrane, Lisa Marie D+ Goodbye Lover Dir. Roland Joffé. Patricia Arquette, Dermot Mulroney, Don Johnson D+ Just a Little Harmless Sex Dir. Rick Rosenthal. Robert Mailhouse, Alison Eastwood D+ 54 Dir. Mark Christopher. Ryan Phillippe, Mike Myers, Salma Hayek, Breckin Meyer D The Avengers Dir. Jeremiah Chechik. Ralph Fiennes, Uma Thurman, Sean Connery D Dancing at Lughnasa Dir. Pat O'Connor. Meryl Streep, Bríd Brennan, Kathy Burke D Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Dir. Terry Gilliam. Johnny Depp, Benicio Del Toro D Great Expectations Dir. Alfonso Cuarón. Ethan Hawke, Gwyneth Paltrow, Chris Cooper D The Hi-Lo Country Dir. Stephen Frears. Billy Crudup, Woody Harrelson, Patricia Arquette D Hush Dir. Jonathan Darby. Gwyneth Paltrow, Jessica Lange, Johnathon Schaech, Nina Foch D Playing by Heart Dir. Willard Carroll. Gena Rowlands, Gillian Anderson, Angelina Jolie D Soldier Dir. Paul W.S. Anderson. Kurt Russell, Connie Nielsen, Jason Isaacs D There's Something About Mary Dirs. Peter and Bobby Farrelly. Ben Stiller, Cameron Diaz D B. Monkey Dir. Michael Radford. Jared Harris, Asia Argento, Rupert Everett D– Wild Things Dir. John McNaughton. Matt Dillon, Neve Campbell, Denise Richards D– The Master's House Dirs. Marianna Kirejewa, Alexander Iskin. Documentary F In Need of Reappraisal The memories are fading, but they're somewhere in my brain Bulworth Dir. Warren Beatty. Warren Beatty, Halle Berry, Oliver Platt, Joshua Malina The Celebration Dir. Thomas Vinterberg. Ulrich Thomsen, Henning Mortizen Celebrity Dir. Woody Allen. Kenneth Branagh, Judy Davis, Famke Janssen, Joe Mantegna City of Angels Dir. Brad Silberling. Nicolas Cage, Meg Ryan, Dennis Franz, Andre Braugher Cousin Bette Dir. Des McAnuff. Jessica Lange, Elisabeth Shue, Bob Hoskins, Aden Young The Gingerbread Man Dir. Robert Altman. Kenneth Branagh, Embeth Davidtz Hope Floats Dir. Forest Whitaker. Sandra Bullock, Mae Whitman, Harry Connick, Jr. The Last Days of Disco Dir. Whit Stillman. Chloë Sevigny, Kate Beckinsale My Son the Fanatic Dir. Udayan Prasad. Om Puri, Akbar Kurtha, Rachel Griffiths Palmetto Dir. Volker Schlöndorff. Woody Harrelson, Elisabeth Shue, Gina Gershon