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 releases included Antz, A Bug's Life, Mulan, The Prince of Egypt and The Rugrats Movie.


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




Contents






  • 1 Highest-grossing films


  • 2 Awards events


  • 3 Awards


  • 4 1998 films


    • 4.1 January–March


    • 4.2 April–June


    • 4.3 July–September


    • 4.4 October–December




  • 5 Notable films released in 1998


    • 5.1 A–D


    • 5.2 E–K


    • 5.3 L–Q


    • 5.4 R–Z




  • 6 Births


  • 7 Notable deaths


  • 8 Film debuts


  • 9 References





Highest-grossing films



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








































































Highest-grossing films of 1998[1]
Rank Title Distributor Worldwide gross
1.

Armageddon

Disney
$553,709,788
2.

Saving Private Ryan

DreamWorks
$481,840,909
3.

Godzilla

TriStar
$379,014,294
4.

There's Something About Mary

20th Century Fox
$369,884,651
5.

A Bug's Life
Disney
$363,398,565
6.

Deep Impact

Paramount
$349,464,664
7.

Mulan
Disney
$304,320,254
8.

Dr. Dolittle

20th Century Fox
$294,456,605
9.

Shakespeare in Love

Miramax
$289,317,794
10.

Lethal Weapon 4

Warner Bros.
$285,444,603



Awards events



  • 3rd Empire Awards

  • 56th Golden Globe Awards

  • 71st Academy Awards


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


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Category/Organization
56th Golden Globe Awards
January 24, 1999

4th Critics Choice Awards
January 1999

Producers, Directors, Screen Actors, and Writers Guild Awards

71st Academy Awards
March 21, 1999

52nd BAFTA Awards
April 11, 1999
Drama Musical or Comedy
Best Film Saving Private Ryan Shakespeare in Love Saving Private Ryan
Shakespeare in Love
Best Director
Steven Spielberg
Saving Private Ryan

Peter Weir
The Truman Show
Best Actor
Jim Carrey
The Truman Show

Michael Caine
Little Voice

Ian McKellen
Gods and Monsters
Apt Pupil

Roberto Benigni
Life Is Beautiful
Best Actress
Cate Blanchett
Elizabeth

Gwyneth Paltrow
Shakespeare in Love

Cate Blanchett
Elizabeth

Gwyneth Paltrow
Shakespeare in Love

Cate Blanchett
Elizabeth
Best Supporting Actor
Ed Harris
The Truman Show

Billy Bob Thornton
A Simple Plan

Robert Duvall
A Civil Action

James Coburn
Affliction

Geoffrey Rush
Elizabeth
Best Supporting Actress
Lynn Redgrave
Gods and Monsters


Kathy Bates
Primary Colors
Joan Allen
Pleasantville

Kathy Bates
Primary Colors

Judi Dench
Shakespeare in Love
Best Screenplay, Adapted
Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard
Shakespeare in Love

Scott B. Smith
A Simple Plan

Scott Frank
Out of Sight

Bill Condon
Gods and Monsters

Elaine May
Primary Colors
Best Screenplay, Original
Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard
Shakespeare in Love

Andrew Niccol
The Truman Show
Best Original Score
The Truman Show
Burkhard Dallwitz and Philip Glass

Saving Private Ryan
John Williams
N/A
Life 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 Film Central Station Life Is Beautiful N/A Life Is Beautiful
Central Station


1998 films



January–March





































































































































































































































































Opening
Title
Studio
Cast and crew
Genre
Medium

J
A
N
U
A
R
Y

9
Firestorm 20th Century Fox
Dean Semler (director); Chris Soth (screenplay); Howie Long, Scott Glenn, William Forsythe, Suzy Amis, Garwin Sanford, Sebastian Spence, Michael Greyeyes, Barry Pepper

Action, Thriller

Live action
16
Fallen
Warner Bros. Pictures / Turner Entertainment / Atlas Entertainment

Gregory Hoblit (director); Nicholas Kazan (screenplay); Denzel Washington, John Goodman, Donald Sutherland, Embeth Davidtz, James Gandolfini, Elias Koteas
Thriller
Live action
Half Baked Universal Pictures
Tamra Davis (director); Dave Chappelle, Neal Brennan (screenplay); Dave Chappelle, Guillermo Díaz, Jim Breuer, Harland Williams, Clarence Williams III, Rachel True
Comedy
Live action
Hard Rain
Paramount Pictures / PolyGram Filmed Entertainment / Mutual Film Company

Mikael Salomon (director); Graham Yost (screenplay); Morgan Freeman, Christian Slater, Randy Quaid, Minnie Driver, Edward Asner, Michael Goorjian, Dann Florek

Action, Thriller

Live action
23
Phantoms
Miramax Films / Dimension Films

Joe Chappelle (director); Dean Koontz (screenplay); Peter O'Toole, Rose McGowan, Joanna Going, Liev Schreiber, Ben Affleck, Nicky Katt, Clifton Powell

Sci-Fi, Horror

Live action
Slappy and the Stinkers
TriStar Pictures / The Bubble Factory

Barnet 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 Tedford

Comedy, Family

Live action
Spice World
Columbia Pictures / PolyGram Filmed Entertainment / Icon Productions

Bob Spiers (director); Kim Fuller, Jamie Curtis (screenplay); Victoria Beckham, Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton, Melanie Chisholm, Geri Halliwell, Richard E. Grant, Claire Rushbrook, Roger Moore

Comedy, Musical

Live action
30
Deep Rising
Hollywood Pictures / Cinergi Pictures

Stephen 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 Goddard

Action, Horror

Live action
Desperate Measures
TriStar Pictures / Mandalay Entertainment

Barbet Schroeder (director); Michael Keaton, Andy García, Brian Cox, Marcia Gay Harden, Erik King, Efrain Figueroa, Joseph Cross

Action, Thriller

Live action
Great Expectations 20th Century Fox
Alfonso Cuarón (director/screenplay); David Mamet, Mitch Glazer (screenplay); Ethan Hawke, Gwyneth Paltrow, Chris Cooper, Hank Azaria, Anne Bancroft, Robert De Niro

Romance, Drama

Live action
Zero Effect
Columbia Pictures / Castle Rock Entertainment

Jake Kasdan (director); Bill Pullman, Ben Stiller, Kim Dickens, Angela Featherstone, Ryan O'Neal

Mystery, Comedy

Live Action

F
E
B
R
U
A
R
Y

6
Blues Brothers 2000 Universal Pictures
John Landis (director/screenplay); Dan Aykroyd (screenplay); Dan Aykroyd, John Goodman, Joe Morton, James Brown, Aretha Franklin, B.B. King

Comedy, Musical

Live action
The Replacement Killers Columbia Pictures
Antoine Fuqua (director); Ken Sanzel (screenplay); Chow Yun-fat, Mira Sorvino, Michael Rooker, Kenneth Tsang, Jürgen Prochnow, Til Schweiger, Danny Trejo, Clifton Gonzalez-Gonzalez
Action
Live action
13
The Borrowers
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment / Working Title Films / Universal Pictures

Peter Hewitt (director); Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Rachel Talalay (screenplay); John Goodman, Jim Broadbent, Tom Felton, Flora Newbigin, Bradley Pierce, Mark Williams, Raymond Pickard, Hugh Laurie

Comedy, Fantasy

Live action
Sphere
Warner Bros. Pictures / Baltimore Pictures

Barry Levinson (director); Kurt Wimmer, Stephen Hauser, Paul Attanasio (screenplay); Dustin Hoffman, Sharon Stone, Samuel L. Jackson, Liev Schreiber, Peter Coyote, Queen Latifah

Sci-Fi, Thriller

Live action
The Wedding Singer
New Line Cinema / Brillstein-Grey Entertainment

Frank Coraci (director); Tim Herlihy (screenplay); Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Christine Taylor, Allen Covert, Angela Featherstone, Matthew Glave, Ellen Albertini Dow

Comedy, Romance

Live action
20
Palmetto
Columbia Pictures / Castle Rock Entertainment

Volker Schlöndorff (director); E. Max Frye (screenplay); Woody Harrelson, Elisabeth Shue, Gina Gershon, Rolf Hoppe, Michael Rapaport, Chloë Sevigny
Neo-noir
Live action
Senseless
Miramax Films / Dimension Films / Mandeville Films

Penelope Spheeris (director); Greg Erb, Craig Mazin (screenplay); Marlon Wayans, David Spade, Matthew Lillard, Brad Dourif, Tamara Taylor, Rip Torn
Comedy
Live action
27
Caught Up Live Entertainment Darin Scott (director/screenplay); Bokeem Woodbine, Cynda Williams, Jeffrey Combs, Michael Clarke Duncan, Joseph Lindsey, LL Cool J, Jeris Poindexter, Clifton Powell, Snoop Dogg, Tony Todd

Crime, Drama

Live action
Dark City New Line Cinema
Alex 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 Friels

Neo-noir, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Live action
Kissing a Fool
Universal Pictures / Largo Entertainment

Doug Ellin (director/screenplay); James Frey (screenplay); David Schwimmer, Jason Lee, Mili Avital, Bonnie Hunt, Kari Wuhrer, Vanessa Angel, Bitty Schram, Judy Greer

Romance, Comedy

Live action
Krippendorf's Tribe Touchstone Pictures
Todd Holland (director); Charlie Peters (screenplay); Richard Dreyfuss, Jenna Elfman, Natasha Lyonne, Lily Tomlin, Barbara Williams, Gregory Smith
Comedy
Live action

M
A
R
C
H

6
The Big Lebowski
Gramercy Pictures / PolyGram Filmed Entertainment / Working Title Films

Joel and Ethan Coen (directors/screenplay); Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi, David Huddleston, John Turturro, Tara Reid, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Sam Elliott

Comedy, Crime

Live action
Hush TriStar Pictures Jonathan Darby (director/screenplay); Jane Rusconi (screenplay); Jessica Lange, Gwyneth Paltrow, Johnathon Schaech, Nina Foch
Thriller
Live action
Twilight Paramount Pictures
Robert Benton (director/screenplay); Richard Russo (screenplay); Paul Newman, Susan Sarandon, Gene Hackman, Reese Witherspoon, Stockard Channing, James Garner, Giancarlo Esposito, Liev Schreiber

Thriller, Drama, Mystery

Live action
U.S. Marshals Warner Bros. Pictures
Stuart Baird (director); Roy Huggins, John Pogue (screenplay); Tommy Lee Jones, Wesley Snipes, Robert Downey Jr., Joe Pantoliano, Kate Nelligan, Irène Jacob, Daniel Roebuck, Tom Wood

Action, Thriller

Live action
13
Chairman of the Board Trimark Pictures
Alex Zamm (director/screenplay); Al Septien, Turi Meyer (screenplay); Carrot Top, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Larry Miller, Raquel Welch, Mystro Clark, Jack Plotnick, Jack Warden, Estelle Harris
Comedy
Live action
The Man in the Iron Mask United Artists
Randall Wallace (director/screenplay); Leonardo DiCaprio, Jeremy Irons, John Malkovich, Gérard Depardieu, Gabriel Byrne, Hugh Laurie

Adventure, Drama

Live action
20
Primary Colors
Universal Pictures / Mutual Film Company

Mike Nichols (director); Elaine May (screenplay); John Travolta, Emma Thompson, Billy Bob Thornton, Kathy Bates, Adrian Lester, Maura Tierney, Larry Hagman

Comedy, Drama

Live action
Wild Things
Columbia Pictures / Mandalay Entertainment

John McNaughton (director); Stephen Peters (screenplay); Kevin Bacon, Matt Dillon, Neve Campbell, Denise Richards, Robert Wagner, Bill Murray, Theresa Russell, Daphne Rubin-Vega
Thriller
Live action
27
Meet the Deedles
Walt Disney Pictures / DIC Entertainment

Steve Boyum (director); Jim Herzfeld (screenplay); Paul Walker, Steve Van Wormer, A. J. Langer, John Ashton, Robert Englund, Dennis Hopper
Comedy
Live action
The Newton Boys 20th Century Fox
Richard Linklater (director/screenplay); Clara Lee Walker (screenplay); Matthew McConaughey, Skeet Ulrich, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D'Onofrio, Dwight Yoakam, Gail Cronauer

Comedy, Drama

Live action
Ride Dimension Films
Millicent 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 Rage
Comedy
Live action


April–June







































































































































































































































































































































































































Opening
Title
Studio
Cast and crew
Genre
Medium

A
P
R
I
L

3
Barney's Great Adventure
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment / Lyons Partnership / Lyrick Studios

Steve 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 Douglas

Musical, Adventure, Family

Live action
Lost in Space New Line Cinema
Stephen Hopkins (director); Akiva Goldsman (screenplay); William Hurt, Mimi Rogers, Heather Graham, Lacey Chabert, Jack Johnson, Jared Harris, Matt LeBlanc, Gary Oldman

Sci-Fi, Adventure

Live action
Mercury Rising
Universal Pictures / Imagine Entertainment

Harold 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 Stanton

Action, Thriller

Live action
10
3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain TriStar Pictures
Sean 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 McRae

Comedy, Martial Arts

Live action
City of Angels
Warner Bros. Pictures / Regency Enterprises / Atlas Entertainment

Brad Silberling (director); Dana Stevens (screenplay); Nicolas Cage, Meg Ryan, Andre Braugher, Dennis Franz, Colm Feore, Robin Bartlett, Joanna Merlin

Drama, Romance, Fantasy

Live action
My Giant
Columbia Pictures / Castle Rock Entertainment

Michael Lehmann (director); Billy Crystal, David Seltzer (screenplay); Billy Crystal, Gheorghe Mureșan, Kathleen Quinlan, Joanna Pacuła, Dan Castellaneta

Comedy, Drama

Live action
The Odd Couple II Paramount Pictures
Howard Deutch (director); Neil Simon (screenplay); Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Richard Riehle, Jonathan Silverman, Lisa Waltz, Mary Beth Peil, Christine Baranski, Jean Smart, Rex Linn
Comedy
Live action
Species II Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Peter Medak (director); Chris Brancato (screenplay); Natasha Henstridge, Michael Madsen, Marg Helgenberger, James Cromwell, Mykelti Williamson, George Dzundza, Justin Lazard

Sci-Fi, Horror

Live action
17
Major League: Back to the Minors
Warner Bros. Pictures / Morgan Creek Productions
John Warren (director/screenplay); David S. Ward (screenplay); Scott Bakula, Corbin Bernsen, Ted McGinley, Dennis Haysbert, Bob Uecker, Kenny Johnson, Thom Barry, Eric Bruskotter, Takaaki Ishibashi

Comedy, Sports

Live action
Nightwatch Dimension Films
Ole Bornedal (director/screenplay); Steven Soderbergh (screenplay); Ewan McGregor, Patricia Arquette, Josh Brolin, Lauren Graham, Nick Nolte

Horror, Thriller

Live action
The Object of My Affection 20th Century Fox
Nicholas Hytner (director); Wendy Wasserstein (screenplay); Jennifer Aniston, Paul Rudd, John Pankow, Allison Janney, Alan Alda, Tim Daly, Joan Copeland, Steve Zahn, Nigel Hawthorne

Comedy, Romance

Live action
Paulie
DreamWorks / Mutual Film Company
John Roberts (director); Laurie Craig (screenplay); Jay Mohr, Tony Shalhoub, Gena Rowlands, Hallie Eisenberg, Cheech Marin, Bruce Davison, Trini Alvarado, Buddy Hackett

Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

Live action
Sour Grapes
Columbia Pictures / Castle Rock Entertainment

Larry David (director); Steven Weber, Craig Bierko, Matt Keeslar, Karen Sillas, Viola Harris, Robyn Peterman
Comedy
Live Action
24
The Big Hit TriStar Pictures
Che-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 Rochon

Action, Comedy

Live action
Sliding Doors
Paramount Pictures / Miramax Films / Mirage Enterprises

Peter Howitt (director/screenplay); Gwyneth Paltrow, John Hannah, John Lynch, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Virginia McKenna, Zara Turner, Paul Brightwell, Nina Young, Kevin McNally, Christopher Villiers

Romance, Comedy, Drama

Live action
Tarzan and the Lost City
Warner Bros. Pictures / Village Roadshow Pictures

Carl 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 Villiers

Action, Adventure

Live action

M
A
Y

1
Black Dog
Universal Pictures / Mutual Film Company

Kevin Hooks (director); William Mickelberry, Dan Vining (screenplay); Patrick Swayze, Randy Travis, Meat Loaf, Graham Beckel, Brenda Strong, Charles S. Dutton, Lorraine Toussaint, Stephen Tobolowsky
Action
Live action
He Got Game
Touchstone Pictures / 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks

Spike Lee (director/screenplay); Denzel Washington, Ray Allen, Milla Jovovich, John Turturro, Rosario Dawson, Jim Brown, Hill Harper, Zelda Harris, Ned Beatty

Sports, Drama

Live action
Les Misérables
Columbia Pictures / Mandalay Entertainment

Bille August (director); Rafael Yglesias (screenplay); Liam Neeson, Geoffrey Rush, Uma Thurman, Claire Danes, Hans Matheson, John McGlynn, Kelly Hunter, Lennie James, Peter Vaughan
Drama
Live action
8
Deep Impact
Paramount Pictures / DreamWorks

Mimi 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 Underwood

Sci-Fi, Drama, Disaster

Live action
15
Bulworth 20th Century Fox
Warren Beatty (director/screenplay); Jeremy Pikser (screenplay); Warren Beatty, Halle Berry, Oliver Platt, Don Cheadle, Paul Sorvino, Jack Warden, Isaiah Washington, Christine Baranski, Amiri Baraka

Comedy, Drama

Live action
The Horse Whisperer Touchstone Pictures
Robert 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 Bosworth
Drama
Live action
Quest for Camelot
Warner Bros. Pictures / Warner Bros. Feature Animation

Frederik 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 Gielgud

Fantasy, Adventure, Musical, Family

Animation
20
Godzilla
TriStar Pictures / Centropolis Entertainment

Roland Emmerich (director/screenplay); Dean Devlin (screenplay); Matthew Broderick, Jean Reno, Maria Pitillo, Hank Azaria, Kevin Dunn, Michael Lerner, Harry Shearer, Arabella Field, Vicki Lewis

Action, Sci-Fi

Live action
22
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Universal Pictures / Rhino Entertainment / Summit Entertainment

Terry 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 Jillette
Comedy
Live action
The Opposite of Sex Sony Pictures Classics
Don Roos (director/screenplay); Christina Ricci, Martin Donovan, Lisa Kudrow, Lyle Lovett, Johnny Galecki, Ivan Sergei, William Lee Scott, Colin Ferguson
Comedy
Live action
27
I Got the Hook-Up
Miramax Films / Dimension Films
Michael 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, Crime

Live action
29
Almost Heroes
Warner Bros. Pictures / Turner Pictures

Christopher Guest (director); Mark Nutter, Tom Wolfe, Boyd Hale (screenplay); Chris Farley, Matthew Perry, Bokeem Woodbine, Franklin Cover, Eugene Levy, Lisa Barbuscia, Christian Clemenson, Harry Shearer

Adventure, Comedy

Live action
Hope Floats 20th Century Fox
Forest Whitaker (director); Steven Rogers (screenplay); Sandra Bullock, Harry Connick Jr., Gena Rowlands, Mae Whitman, Michael Paré, Cameron Finley, Kathy Najimy, Connie Ray

Romance, Drama

Live action
Insomnia First Run Features
Erik Skjoldbjærg (director/screenplay); Nikolaj Frobenius (screenplay); Stellan Skarsgård, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Bjørn Floberg, Gisken Armand, Maria Bonnevie
Thriller
Live action

J
U
N
E

5
A Perfect Murder Warner Bros. Pictures
Andrew Davis (director); Patrick Smith Kelly (screenplay); Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow, Viggo Mortensen, David Suchet, Sarita Choudhury, Michael P. Moran, Novella Nelson, Constance Towers, David Eigenberg

Crime, Thriller

Live action
Beyond Silence Miramax Films
Caroline Link (director/screenplay); Beth Serlin (screenplay); Sylvie Testud, Howie Seago, Emmanuelle Laborit, Sibylle Canonica, Matthias Habich, Alexandra Bolz, Birge Schade
Drama
Live action
Mr. Jealousy Lions Gate Films
Noah Baumbach (director/screenplay); Eric Stoltz, Annabella Sciorra, Chris Eigeman, Carlos Jacott, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Brian Kerwin, John Lehr, Peter Bogdanovich

Romance, Comedy

Live action
The Truman Show Paramount Pictures
Peter Weir (director); Andrew Niccol (screenplay); Jim Carrey, Laura Linney, Noah Emmerich, Natascha McElhone, Holland Taylor, Ed Harris, Brian Delate, Paul Giamatti

Comedy, Drama

Live action
12
Can't Hardly Wait Columbia Pictures
Deborah Kaplan, Harry Elfont (directors/screenplay); Jennifer Love Hewitt, Ethan Embry, Charlie Korsmo, Lauren Ambrose, Peter Facinelli, Seth Green, Robert Jayne, Joel Michaely, Jay Paulson
Comedy
Live action
Cousin Bette Fox Searchlight Pictures
Des McAnuff (director); Lynne Siefert, Susan Tarr (screenplay); Jessica Lange, Elisabeth Shue, Hugh Laurie, Bob Hoskins, Geraldine Chaplin, Kelly Macdonald, Aden Young, Toby Jones, Laura Fraser

Comedy, Drama

Live action
Dirty Work Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Bob Saget (director); Frank Sebastiano, Norm Macdonald, Fred Wolf (screenplay); Norm Macdonald, Artie Lange, Jack Warden, Traylor Howard, Don Rickles, Christopher McDonald, Chevy Chase
Comedy
Live action
High Art
October Films / Antidote Films

Lisa Cholodenko (director/screenplay); Ally Sheedy, Radha Mitchell, Gabriel Mann, Charis Michelsen, David Thornton, Anh Duong, Patricia Clarkson

Drama, Romance

Live action
The Land Girls
PolyGram 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 Bettany

Drama, Romance

Live action
Passion in the Desert Fine Line Features Lavinia Currier (director/screenplay); Ben Daniels, Michel Piccoli, Paul Meston, Nadia Odeh
Adventure, Drama

Live action
Six Days, Seven Nights
Touchstone Pictures / Caravan Pictures / Northern Lights Entertainment / Roger Birnbaum Productions

Ivan Reitman (director); Michael Browning (screenplay); Harrison Ford, Anne Heche, David Schwimmer, Jacqueline Obradors, Temuera Morrison, Allison Janney, Cliff Curtis, Danny Trejo, Ben Bodé

Adventure, Comedy

Live action
19
Dream for an Insomniac Avalanche Releasing
Tiffanie DeBartolo (director/screenplay); Ione Skye, Jennifer Aniston, Mackenzie Astin, Michael Landes, Seymour Cassel, Robert Kelker-Kelly

Romance, Comedy

Live action
Hav Plenty Miramax Films
Christopher 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" Edmonds
Comedy
Live action
Henry Fool Sony Pictures Classics
Hal Hartley (director/screenplay); Thomas Jay Ryan, James Urbaniak, Parker Posey, Liam Aiken, Maria Porter, James Saito, Kevin Corrigan

Comedy, Drama

Live action
Mulan Walt Disney Pictures
Barry 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 Morita

Action, Comedy, Drama, Musical, Family

Animation
The X-Files 20th Century Fox
Rob 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 Braidwood
Sci-Fi
Live action
24
I Went Down BBC Films
Paddy Breathnach (director); Conor McPherson (screenplay); Peter McDonald, Brendan Gleeson, Tony Doyle, Peter Caffrey, Antoine Byrne, David Wilmot, Carly Baker, Michael McElhatton, Joe Gallagher
Comedy
Live action
26
Buffalo '66
Lions Gate Films / Cinepix Film Properties

Vincent Gallo (director/screenplay); Alison Bagnall (screenplay); Vincent Gallo, Christina Ricci, Ben Gazzara, Mickey Rourke, Rosanna Arquette, Jan-Michael Vincent, Anjelica Huston, Kevin Corrigan

Comedy, Drama

Live action
Dr. Dolittle
20th Century Fox / Davis Entertainment

Betty 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 Tambor

Comedy, Family

Live action
Out of Sight Universal Pictures
Steven Soderbergh (director); Scott Frank (screenplay); George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez, Ving Rhames, Don Cheadle, Steve Zahn, Albert Brooks, Dennis Farina, Luis Guzmán, Isaiah Washington, Nancy Allen

Comedy, Crime

Live action
Smoke Signals
Miramax Films / ShadowCatcher Entertainment

Chris Eyre (director); Sherman Alexie (screenplay); Adam Beach, Evan Adams, Irene Bedard, Gary Farmer, Tantoo Cardinal

Comedy, Drama

Live action


July–September








































































































































































































































































































































































Opening
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Studio
Cast and crew
Genre
Medium

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Armageddon
Touchstone Pictures / Jerry Bruckheimer Films / Valhalla Motion Pictures

Michael 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 Buscemi

Action, Sci-Fi, Disaster

Live action

Nights of Cabiria (re-release)
Lopert Pictures Corporation
Federico 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 Girolami
Drama
Live action
10
Hands on a Hard Body: The Documentary Ideal Enterprises / Providence Entertainment S.R. Bindler (director) Documentary
Live action
Lethal Weapon 4
Warner Bros. Pictures / Silver Pictures

Richard Donner (director); Channing Gibson (screenplay); Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Rene Russo, Chris Rock, Jet Li, Steve Kahan, Kim Chan, Calvin Jung

Action, Comedy

Live action
When I Close My Eyes Fine Line Features
Shunji Iwai (director/screenplay); Miho Nakayama, Etsushi Toyokawa, Bunjaku Han, Miki Sakai, Takashi Kashiwabara, Ranran Suzuki

Drama, Romance

Live action
Madeline TriStar Pictures
Daisy von Scherler Mayer (director); Mark Levin, Jennifer Flackett (screenplay); Hatty Jones, Frances McDormand, Nigel Hawthorne, Stéphane Audran, Chantal Neuwirth, Ben Daniels

Comedy, Family

Live action
Pi
Artisan Entertainment / Protozoa Pictures

Darren Aronofsky (director/screenplay); Sean Gullette, Mark Margolis, Ben Shenkman, Samia Shoaib, Ajay Naidu, Pamela Hart, Stephen Pearlman
Thriller
Live action
Small Soldiers
DreamWorks / Universal Pictures / Amblin Entertainment

Joe 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 Shearer

Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Comedy

Live action
15
There's Something About Mary 20th Century Fox
Peter 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 David
Comedy
Live action
17
The Mask of Zorro
TriStar Pictures / Amblin Entertainment

Martin 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 Rivers

Action, Adventure

Live action
Polish Wedding Fox Searchlight Pictures Theresa Connelly (director/screenplay); Claire Danes, Jon Bradford, Lena Olin, Ramsey Krull, Gabriel Byrne, Daniel Lapaine

Comedy, Drama

Live action
The Thief Stratosphere Entertainment / Canal+

Pavel Chukhray (director/screenplay); Vladimir Mashkov, Yekaterina Rednikova, Misha Philipchuk, Lidiya Savchenko
Drama
Live action
22
Lolita
The Samuel Goldwyn Company / Pathé

Adrian Lyne (director); Stephen Schiff (screenplay); Jeremy Irons, Melanie Griffith, Dominique Swain, Frank Langella, Suzanne Shepherd, Keith Reddin, Erin J. Dean, Ed Grady
Drama
Live action
The Saltmen of Tibet Zeitgeist Films
Ulrike Koch (director/screenplay)
Documentary
Live action
24
Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss Trimark Pictures
Tommy O'Haver (director/screenplay); Sean P. Hayes, Brad Rowe, Richard Ganoung, Meredith Scott Lynn, Matthew Ashford, Paul Bartel, Holly Woodlawn, Jason-Shane Scott

Romance, Comedy

Live action
Disturbing Behavior
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / Village Roadshow Pictures / Beacon Pictures

David 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 Embry

Sci-Fi, Horror

Live action
East Palace, West Palace Fortissimo Films
Zhang Yuan (director/screenplay); Wang Xiaobo (screenplay); Si Han, Hu Jun, Zhao Wei, Jing Ye
Drama
Live action
Mafia! Touchstone Pictures
Jim Abrahams (director/screenplay); Greg Norberg, Michael McManus (screenplay); Jay Mohr, Lloyd Bridges, Olympia Dukakis, Christina Applegate, Billy Burke, Pamela Gidley, Joe Viterelli, Tony Lo Bianco
Comedy
Live action
Saving Private Ryan
DreamWorks / Paramount Pictures / Amblin Entertainment / Mutual Film Company

Steven 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 Martini

Drama, War

Live action
Western New Yorker Films
Manuel Poirier (director/screenplay); Sergi López i Ayats, Sacha Bourdo, Élisabeth Vitali, Marie Matheron, Daphné Gaudefroy
Road
Live action
29
The Negotiator
Warner Bros. Pictures / Regency Enterprises / Mandeville Films

F. 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 Taylor

Action, Thriller

Live action
The Parent Trap Walt Disney Pictures
Nancy Meyers (director/screenplay); David Swift, Charles Shyer (screenplay); Lindsay Lohan, Dennis Quaid, Natasha Richardson, Elaine Hendrix, Lisa Ann Walter, Simon Kunz, Polly Holliday, Maggie Wheeler

Comedy, Romance, Family

Live action
31
BASEketball Universal Pictures
David 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. McCarthy

Comedy, Sports

Live action
Ever After
20th Century Fox / Flower Films

Andy 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'Brien

Romance, Comedy, Drama

Live action
Full Tilt Boogie Miramax Films Sarah Kelly (director); Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino, Lawrence Bender, George Clooney, Harvey Keitel, Juliette Lewis, Salma Hayek, Fred Williamson
Documentary
Live action
The Governess Sony Pictures Classics
Sandra Goldbacher (director/screenplay); Minnie Driver, Tom Wilkinson, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Harriet Walter, Florence Hoath
Drama
Live action
Seventh Heaven Zeitgeist Films
Benoît Jacquot (director/screenplay); Sandrine Kiberlain, Vincent Lindon, François Berléand, Francine Bergé, Pierre Cassignard, Philippe Magnan, Florence Loiret
Drama
Live action

A
U
G
U
S
T

5
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
Miramax Films / Dimension Films

Steve Miner (director); Robert Zappia, Matt Greenberg (screenplay); Jamie Lee Curtis, Adam Arkin, Michelle Williams, Adam Hann-Byrd, Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, Janet Leigh, Josh Hartnett, LL Cool J, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Chris Durand
Horror
Live action
7
Snake Eyes
Paramount Pictures / Touchstone Pictures

Brian 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 Starr
Thriller
Live action
14
Air Bud: Golden Receiver
Dimension Films / Keystone Entertainment

Richard Martin (director); Paul Tamasy, Aaron Mendelsohn (screenplay); Kevin Zegers, Gregory Harrison, Robert Costanzo, Tim Conway, Dick Martin, Cynthia Stevenson, Nora Dunn

Comedy, Sports, Family

Live action
The Avengers Warner Bros. Pictures
Jeremiah S. Chechik (director); Don Macpherson (screenplay); Ralph Fiennes, Uma Thurman, Sean Connery, Jim Broadbent, Fiona Shaw, Eddie Izzard, Eileen Atkins, Carmen Ejogo, John Wood

Action, Spy

Live action
How Stella Got Her Groove Back 20th Century Fox
Kevin 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 Turman

Romance, Comedy

Live action
Return to Paradise
Universal Pictures / PolyGram Filmed Entertainment

Joseph Ruben (director); Wesley Strick, Bruce Robinson (screenplay); Vince Vaughn, Anne Heche, Joaquin Phoenix, David Conrad, Vera Farmiga, Jada Pinkett Smith

Drama, Thriller

Live action
21
Blade
New Line Cinema / Marvel Entertainment

Stephen 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 Lords

Action, Superhero, Fantasy

Live action
Dance with Me
Columbia Pictures / Mandalay Entertainment

Randa Haines (director); Darryl Matthews (screenplay); Vanessa L. Williams, Chayanne, Kris Kristofferson, Joan Plowright, Jane Krakowski, Beth Grant, Harry Groener
Drama
Live action
Dead Man on Campus
Paramount Pictures / MTV Films / Pacific Western Productions
Alan 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 Ruby
Comedy
Live action
Wrongfully Accused
Warner Bros. Pictures / Morgan Creek Productions

Pat Proft (director/screenplay); Leslie Nielsen, Richard Crenna, Kelly Le Brock, Melinda McGraw, Michael York, Sandra Bernhard
Comedy
Live action
28
54 Miramax Films
Mark Christopher (director/screenplay); Ryan Phillippe, Salma Hayek, Neve Campbell, Mike Myers, Sela Ward, Breckin Meyer, Sherry Stringfield, Cameron Mathison, Heather Matarazzo
Drama
Live action
Why Do Fools Fall in Love Warner Bros. Pictures
Gregory Nava (director); Tina Andrews (screenplay); Halle Berry, Vivica A. Fox, Lela Rochon, Larenz Tate, Paul Mazursky, Pamela Reed, Alexis Cruz, Jon Huertas

Romance, Drama

Live action

S
E
P
T
E
M
B
E
R

4
Knock Off
TriStar Pictures / Film Workshop

Tsui Hark (director); Steven E. de Souza (screenplay); Jean-Claude Van Damme, Rob Schneider, Lela Rochon, Michael Wong, Carman Lee, Paul Sorvino, Wyman Wong
Action
Live action
11
Rounders Miramax Films
John Dahl (director); David Levien, Brian Koppelman (screenplay); Matt Damon, Edward Norton, John Turturro, Famke Janssen, Gretchen Mol, John Malkovich, Martin Landau
Drama
Live action
Simon Birch
Hollywood Pictures / Caravan Pictures

Mark Steven Johnson (director/screenplay); Ian Michael Smith, Joseph Mazzello, Jim Carrey, Ashley Judd, Oliver Platt, David Strathairn, Dana Ivey, Beatrice Winde, Jan Hooks

Comedy, Drama

Live action
18
One True Thing Universal Pictures
Carl Franklin (director); Karen Croner (screenplay); Meryl Streep, Renée Zellweger, William Hurt, Tom Everett Scott, Lauren Graham, Nicky Katt
Drama
Live action
Rush Hour New Line Cinema
Brett 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 Linn

Action, Comedy

Live action
25
Clay Pigeons
Gramercy Pictures / Scott Free Productions

David Dobkin (director); Matt Healy (screenplay); Joaquin Phoenix, Vince Vaughn, Janeane Garofalo, Georgina Cates, Gregory Sporleder, Phil Morris, Scott Wilson

Comedy, Crime

Live action
Ronin
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / United Artists

John 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 Tříska

Gangster, Action

Live action
Urban Legend
TriStar Pictures / Original Film / Phoenix Pictures

Jamie Blanks (director); Silvio Horta (screenplay); Jared Leto, Alicia Witt, Rebecca Gayheart, Joshua Jackson, Loretta Devine, Tara Reid, Michael Rosenbaum, Robert Englund
Horror
Live action


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Opening
Title
Studio
Cast and crew
Genre
Medium

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Antz
DreamWorks / Pacific Data Images

Eric 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 Glover, John Mahoney, Jane Curtin, Grant Shaud

Comedy, Adventure, Family

Animation
A Night at the Roxbury
Paramount Pictures / SNL Studios

John 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 Coolidge
Comedy
Live action
What Dreams May Come
Universal Pictures / Interscope Communications

Vincent Ward (director); Ronald Bass (screenplay); Robin Williams, Cuba Gooding Jr., Annabella Sciorra, Max von Sydow, Jessica Brooks Grant, Josh Paddock, Rosalind Chao, Lucinda Jenney

Fantasy, Drama

Live action
9
Holy Man
Touchstone Pictures / Caravan Pictures

Stephen Herek (director); Tom Schulman (screenplay); Eddie Murphy, Jeff Goldblum, Kelly Preston, Eric McCormack, Robert Loggia, Jon Cryer
Comedy
Live action
Rushmore Touchstone Pictures
Wes Anderson (director/screenplay); Owen Wilson (screenplay); Jason Schwartzman, Olivia Williams, Bill Murray, Seymour Cassel, Brian Cox
Comedy
Live action
16
Beloved
Touchstone Pictures / Harpo Productions

Jonathan 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 Coates

Horror, Drama

Live action
Bride of Chucky Universal Pictures
Ronny 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 Corazza

Horror, Comedy

Live action
Practical Magic
Warner Bros. Pictures / Village Roadshow Pictures

Griffin 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 Feuerstein

Romance, Comedy

Live action
23
Apt Pupil
TriStar Pictures / Phoenix Pictures

Bryan Singer (director); Brandon Boyce (screenplay); Ian McKellen, Brad Renfro, Bruce Davison, Ann Dowd, James Karen, Elias Koteas, Joe Morton
Thriller
Live action
Life Is Beautiful Miramax Films
Roberto Benigni (director/screenplay); Vincenzo Cerami (screenplay); Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini, Giustino Durano, Horst Buchholz, Marisa Paredes

Comedy, Drama

Live action
Pleasantville New Line Cinema
Gary Ross (director/screenplay); Tobey Maguire, Jeff Daniels, Joan Allen, William H. Macy, Paul Walker, J. T. Walsh, Reese Witherspoon, Marley Shelton, Giuseppe Andrews

Fantasy, Comedy, Drama

Live action
Soldier
Warner Bros. Pictures / Morgan Creek Productions

Paul W. S. Anderson (director); David Webb Peoples (screenplay); Kurt Russell, Jason Scott Lee, Connie Nielsen, Michael Chiklis, Gary Busey, Jason Isaacs, Sean Pertwee

Sci-Fi, Action

Live action
30
American History X New Line Cinema
Tony Kaye (director/screenplay); David McKenna (screenplay); Edward Norton, Edward Furlong, Fairuza Balk, Stacy Keach, Elliott Gould, Avery Brooks, Ethan Suplee, Beverly D'Angelo

Crime, Drama

Live action
Vampires
Columbia Pictures / Largo Entertainment

John 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, Horror

Live action

N
O
V
E
M
B
E
R

4
Belly Artisan Entertainment
Hype Williams (director/screenplay); Nas, DMX, Taral Hicks, Tionne Watkins, Method Man, Tyrin Turner, Hassan Johnson, Oliver "Power" Grant, Louie Rankin

Crime, Drama

Live action
6
A Cool, Dry Place 20th Century Fox
John N. Smith (director); Matthew McDuffie (screenplay); Vince Vaughn, Monica Potter, Joey Lauren Adams
Drama
Live action
Elizabeth
Gramercy Pictures / PolyGram Filmed Entertainment / Working Title Films / Film4 Productions

Shekhar 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 Craig

Biography, Drama

Live action
Gods and Monsters
Lions Gate Films / Regent Entertainment / BBC Films

Bill Condon (director/screenplay); Ian McKellen, Brendan Fraser, Lynn Redgrave, Matt McKenzie, Arthur Dignam, Lolita Davidovich, Jack Plotnick, David Dukes
Drama
Live action
The Siege 20th Century Fox
Edward Zwick (director/screenplay); Lawrence Wright, Menno Meyjes (screenplay); Denzel Washington, Annette Bening, Tony Shalhoub, David Proval, Bruce Willis, Aasif Mandvi, Sami Bouajila
Thriller
Live action
The Waterboy Touchstone Pictures
Frank 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" Wight

Comedy, Sports

Live action
13
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
Columbia Pictures / Mandalay Entertainment

Danny Cannon (director); Trey Callaway (screenplay); Jennifer Love Hewitt, Freddie Prinze Jr., Brandy Norwood, Mekhi Phifer, Matthew Settle, Muse Watson, Jennifer Esposito, Bill Cobbs, Jeffrey Combs
Horror
Live action
I'll Be Home for Christmas
Walt Disney Pictures / Mandeville Films

Arlene 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 Maltby

Comedy, Family

Live action
Meet Joe Black Universal Pictures
Martin 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 Squibb

Fantasy, Romance, Drama

Live action
20
A Bug's Life
Walt Disney Pictures / Pixar Animation Studios

John 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 Ratzenberger

Adventure, Comedy, Family

Animation
Enemy of the State
Touchstone Pictures / Jerry Bruckheimer Films / Scott Free Productions

Tony 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 Lee

Action, Thriller

Live action
The Rugrats Movie
Paramount Pictures / Nickelodeon Movies / Klasky Csupo
Igor 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 Wilson

Adventure, Comedy, Family

Animation
Waking Ned
Fox Searchlight Pictures / Canal+

Kirk Jones (director/screenplay); Ian Bannen, David Kelly, Fionnula Flanagan, Susan Lynch, James Nesbitt, Fintan McKeown
Comedy
Live action
25
Babe: Pig in the City
Universal Pictures / Kennedy Miller Productions

George 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 Cosmo

Comedy, Drama, Family

Live action
Home Fries Warner Bros. Pictures
Dean Parisot (director); Vince Gilligan (screenplay); Drew Barrymore, Luke Wilson, Catherine O'Hara, Shelley Duvall, Jake Busey, Daryl Mitchell, Lanny Flaherty, Chris Ellis

Comedy, Romance, Drama

Live action
Ringmaster
Artisan Entertainment / The Kushner-Locke Company

Neil 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 Dudikoff
Comedy
Live action
Very Bad Things
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment / Interscope Communications

Peter Berg (director/screenplay); Cameron Diaz, Jon Favreau, Daniel Stern, Jeremy Piven, Christian Slater, Leland Orser, Jeanne Tripplehorn
Comedy
Live action

D
E
C
E
M
B
E
R

4
Little Voice Miramax Films
Mark Herman (director/screenplay); Jane Horrocks, Brenda Blethyn, Michael Caine, Ewan McGregor, Jim Broadbent, Philip Jackson, Annette Badland
Musical
Live action
Psycho
Universal Pictures / Imagine Entertainment

Gus 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 Remar
Horror
Live action
11
Jack Frost Warner Bros. Pictures
Troy 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 Zappa

Comedy, Fantasy, Family

Live action
Shakespeare in Love
Miramax Films / Universal Pictures

John 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 Everett

Romance, Comedy, Drama

Live action
A Simple Plan
Paramount Pictures / Mutual Film Company / Savoy Pictures

Sam Raimi (director); Scott B. Smith (screenplay); Bill Paxton, Billy Bob Thornton, Bridget Fonda, Brent Briscoe, Gary Cole, Chelcie Ross, Becky Ann Baker

Crime, Thriller

Live action
Star Trek: Insurrection Paramount Pictures
Jonathan 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 Zerbe

Sci-Fi, Action

Live action
18
Playing by Heart
Miramax Films / Hyperion Pictures

Willard Carroll (director/screenplay); Gillian Anderson, Ellen Burstyn, Sean Connery, Anthony Edwards, Angelina Jolie, Jay Mohr, Ryan Phillippe, Dennis Quaid, Gena Rowlands, Jon Stewart, Madeleine Stowe

Comedy, Drama

Live action
The Prince of Egypt DreamWorks
Simon 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 Short

Musical, Drama, Family

Animation
You've Got Mail Warner Bros. Pictures
Nora 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 Rush

Romance, Comedy, Drama

Live action
23
The Thin Red Line
Fox 2000 Pictures / Phoenix Pictures

Terrence 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 Travolta

War, Drama

Live action
25
A Civil Action
Touchstone Pictures / Paramount Pictures

Steve Zaillian (director/screenplay); John Travolta, Robert Duvall, Tony Shalhoub, William H. Macy, James Gandolfini, John Lithgow, Kathleen Quinlan, Željko Ivanek, Stephen Fry, Dan Hedaya, Sydney Pollack, Kathy Bates, Mary Mara, Bruce Norris, Peter Jacobson, Howie Carr
Drama
Live action
The Faculty
Miramax Films / Dimension Films / Los Hooligans Productions

Robert 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 Stewart

Sci-Fi, Horror

Live action
Mighty Joe Young
Walt Disney Pictures / RKO Pictures

Ron 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 Wisdom

Adventure, Family

Live action
Patch Adams Universal Pictures
Tom 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 Jeter

Biography, Comedy, Drama

Live action
Stepmom
Columbia Pictures / 1492 Pictures

Chris 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 Wilson

Comedy, Drama

Live action
30
Affliction Lions Gate Films
Paul Schrader (director/screenplay); Nick Nolte, Sissy Spacek, James Coburn, Willem Dafoe

Drama, Mystery

Live action
Another Day in Paradise Trimark Pictures
Larry 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 Phillips
Drama
Live action
Hilary and Jackie October Films
Anand Tucker (director); Emily Watson, Rachel Griffiths, James Frain, David Morrissey, Charles Dance, Celia Imrie

Drama, Biography

Live action
The Hi-Lo Country
Gramercy Pictures / PolyGram Filmed Entertainment / Working Title Films

Stephen 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 Vargas

Western, Drama

Live action


Notable films released in 1998


USA unless stated


#




  • 1732 Høtten – (Norway)


  • 42 Up – (UK)


  • 54, starring Ryan Phillippe, Salma Hayek, Neve Campbell, Breckin Meyer and Mike Myers



A–D




  • A, documentary about the Aum Shinrikyo cult – (Japan)

  • Addams Family Reunion


  • The Adventures of Sebastian Cole, starring Adrian Grenier


  • An Affair (Jeongsa) – (South Korea)


  • After Life (Wandâfuru raifu), starring Arata – (Japan)


  • An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn, starring Ryan O'Neal, Eric Idle, Coolio, Chuck D and Richard Jeni


  • Alice and Martin, directed by André Téchiné, starring Juliette Binoche – (France)


  • Almost Heroes, directed by Christopher Guest, starring Chris Farley, Matthew Perry and Eugene Levy


  • American History X, directed by Tony Kaye, starring Edward Norton, Edward Furlong, Beverly D'Angelo, Elliott Gould and Stacy Keach


  • An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island, direct-to-video sequel to the 1986 animated fantasy, voices of Thomas Dekker and Lacey Chabert


  • Another Day in Paradise, starring James Woods and Melanie Griffith


  • Antz, animated film with voices of Woody Allen, Sharon Stone, Gene Hackman, Sylvester Stallone, Jennifer Lopez and Dan Aykroyd


  • Anxiety (Inquietude) – (Portugal)


  • The Apple (Sib) – (Iran)


  • April Story (Shigatsu monogatari) – short film starring Takako Matsu – (Japan)


  • Apt Pupil, directed by Bryan Singer, starring Ian McKellen, Brad Renfro and David Schwimmer


  • Armageddon, directed by Michael Bay, starring Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Liv Tyler, Ben Affleck and Steve Buscemi


  • Art Museum by the Zoo (Misulgwan yup dongmulwon), starring Shim Eun-ha – (South Korea)


  • August 32nd on Earth (Un 32 août sur terre) – (Canada)


  • The Avengers, starring Ralph Fiennes, Uma Thurman, Sean Connery


B




  • B. Monkey, starring Asia Argento, Rupert Everett and Jared Harris – (UK/USA)


  • Babe: Pig in the City, directed by George Miller, starring James Cromwell, Magda Szubanski and Mickey Rooney with the voices of Elizabeth Daily and Hugo Weaving – (Australia/USA)


  • The Barber of Siberia (Sibirskiy tsiryulnik) – (Russia)


  • BASEketball, directed by David Zucker, starring Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Yasmine Bleeth, Jenny McCarthy and Robert Vaughn


  • Basil, directed by Radha Bharadwaj, starring Jared Leto, Claire Forlani and Christian Slater – (UK)


  • Be There or Be Square (Bu jian bu san) – (China)


  • Beast Cops (Yeshou xingjing), directed by Gordon Chan – (Hong Kong)


  • Bedrooms and Hallways, starring Kevin McKidd, Hugo Weaving and James Purefoy – (UK)


  • Begging for Love (Ai o kou hito) – (Japan)


  • Belly, directed by Hype Williams, starring DMX


  • Beloved, directed by Jonathan Demme, starring Oprah Winfrey, Danny Glover and Thandie Newton


  • Beshkempir (a.k.a. Beshkempir the Adopted Son) – (Kyrgyzstan)


  • Besieged (L'assedio), directed by Bernardo Bertolucci, starring Thandie Newton and David Thewlis – (Italy/UK)


  • The Big Hit, starring Mark Wahlberg, Lou Diamond Phillips, Christina Applegate and Elliott Gould


  • The Big Lebowski, directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, starring Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, Julianne Moore, Peter Stormare and John Turturro


  • Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss, starring Sean Hayes


  • The Bird People in China (Chûgoku no chôjin), directed by Takashi Miike – (Japan)


  • Birdcage Inn (Paran daemun) – (South Korea)


  • Black Cat, White Cat (Crna mačka, beli mačor) – (Yugoslavia)


  • Black Dog, starring Patrick Swayze and Meat Loaf


  • Blade, directed by Stephen Norrington, starring Wesley Snipes, Stephen Dorff and Kris Kristofferson


  • Blues Brothers 2000, directed by John Landis, starring Dan Aykroyd, John Goodman, Joe Morton, James Brown and Aretha Franklin


  • Blues Harp, directed by Takashi Miike – (Japan)


  • Bombay Boys, starring Naveen Andrews – (India)


  • The Boys, starring David Wenham and Toni Collette – (Australia)


  • Break Up, starring Bridget Fonda, Hart Bochner and Kiefer Sutherland


  • Bride of Chucky, starring Jennifer Tilly, Katherine Heigl and Nick Stabile

  • Broken Vessels


  • Brown's Requiem, starring Michael Rooker and Selma Blair


  • Buffalo '66, directed by and starring Vincent Gallo, with Christina Ricci, Mickey Rourke, Rosanna Arquette, Ben Gazzara, and Anjelica Huston


  • A Bug's Life, animated film directed by John Lasseter, with the voices of Dave Foley, Kevin Spacey, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, David Hyde Pierce, Denis Leary and Bonnie Hunt


  • Bulworth, directed by and starring Warren Beatty, with Halle Berry, Don Cheadle, Oliver Platt and Paul Sorvino


C




  • Can't Hardly Wait, starring Jennifer Love Hewitt and Ethan Embry


  • Caresses (Caricias) – (Spain)


  • Caught Up, starring Bokeem Woodbine


  • The Celebration (Festen), directed by Thomas Vinterberg – (Denmark)


  • Celebrity, directed by Woody Allen, starring Kenneth Branagh, Judy Davis, Leonardo DiCaprio, Melanie Griffith, Famke Janssen, Hank Azaria, Winona Ryder and Charlize Theron


  • Central Station Central do Brasil – (Brazil/France) – Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film and Golden Bear award


  • Chachi 420 (The Trickster Aunt), starring Kamal Haasan, Amrish Puri and Om Puri – (India)


  • Christmas in August (Palwolui Christmas) – (South Korea)


  • City of Angels, directed by Brad Silberling, starring Nicolas Cage, Meg Ryan and Andre Braugher


  • A Civil Action, directed by Steven Zaillian, starring John Travolta, Robert Duvall, William H. Macy, Tony Shalhoub, Kathleen Quinlan, James Gandolfini and John Lithgow


  • Clay Pigeons, directed by David Dobkin, starring Joaquin Phoenix, Vince Vaughn and Janeane Garofalo – (USA/Germany)


  • Come Sweet Death (Komm, süßer Tod) – (Austria)


  • Cousin Bette, starring Jessica Lange, Elisabeth Shue, Hugh Laurie – (UK/USA)


  • Croupier, directed by Mike Hodges, starring Clive Owen, Alex Kingston and Gina McKee – (UK)


  • The Curve, starring Matthew Lillard and Keri Russell


D




  • Dance Me to My Song – (Australia)


  • Dance with Me, directed by Randa Haines, starring Vanessa L. Williams, Kris Kristofferson and Jane Krakowski


  • Dancer, Texas Pop. 81, starring Breckin Meyer


  • Dangerous Beauty, starring Catherine McCormack, Naomi Watts, Rufus Sewell, Fred Ward


  • Dark City, directed by Alex Proyas, starring Rufus Sewell, Kiefer Sutherland, Jennifer Connelly and William Hurt – (Australia/USA)


  • Dead Man on Campus, starring Tom Everett Scott


  • Deep Impact, starring Robert Duvall, Téa Leoni, Elijah Wood, Morgan Freeman, Vanessa Redgrave and Maximilian Schell


  • Deep Rising, directed by Stephen Sommers, starring Treat Williams, Famke Janssen, Wes Studi and Anthony Heald


  • Desert Blue, directed by Morgan J. Freeman


  • Desperate Measures, starring Michael Keaton, Andy García, Marcia Gay Harden and Brian Cox


  • Detective Conan: The Fourteenth Target (aka Case Closed: the Fourteenth Target) – (Japan)


  • Digging to China, starring Evan Rachel Wood and Kevin Bacon


  • The Day Silence Died (El día que murió el silencio) – (Bolivia)


  • Le Dîner de Cons (Dinner for Cretins), directed by Francis Veber – (France)


  • Dirty Work, starring Norm Macdonald, Artie Lange, Jack Warden, Chevy Chase and Chris Farley


  • Disturbing Behavior, starring James Marsden, Katie Holmes and Nick Stahl – (Australia/USA)


  • Divorcing Jack, starring David Thewlis – (UK)


  • Down in the Delta, directed by Maya Angelou, starring Alfre Woodard, Al Freeman Jr., Esther Rolle, Loretta Devine, and Wesley Snipes


  • Dr. Akagi (Kanzō-sensei), directed by Shohei Imamura – (Japan)


  • Dr. Dolittle, starring Eddie Murphy, voices of Norm Macdonald, Albert Brooks, Chris Rock, Garry Shandling and Ellen DeGeneres


  • The Dreamlife of Angels (La Vie rêvée des anges) – (France)



E–K




  • Earth (अर्थ), directed by Deepa Mehta – (India)


  • Elizabeth, directed by Shekhar Kapur, starring Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush, Christopher Eccleston, Sir John Gielgud, Daniel Craig, Fanny Ardant, Kathy Burke and Richard Attenborough – (UK)


  • Enemy of the State, directed by Tony Scott, starring Will Smith, Gene Hackman, Jon Voight, Barry Pepper, Lisa Bonet and Regina King


  • Eternity and a Day (Mia aioniotita kai mia mera), starring Bruno Ganz – (Greece) – Palme d'Or award


  • Ever After, starring Drew Barrymore, Anjelica Huston and Dougray Scott


  • Everest, a documentary narrated by Liam Neeson


F




  • The Faculty, directed by Robert Rodriguez, starring Josh Hartnett, Elijah Wood, Clea DuVall, Robert Patrick, Famke Janssen, Usher Raymond, Salma Hayek, and Jon Stewart


  • Fallen, starring Denzel Washington, John Goodman, Embeth Davidtz and Donald Sutherland

  • The Farm: Angola, USA


  • Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, directed by Terry Gilliam, starring Johnny Depp, Benicio del Toro, Tobey Maguire, Ellen Barkin, Christina Ricci and Cameron Diaz


  • Fibra óptica (Fibre Optic) – (Mexico)


  • Finding Graceland, starring Harvey Keitel and Bridget Fonda


  • Firestorm, starring Howie Long and Scott Glenn


  • Flowers of Shanghai (hǎi shàng huā) – (Taiwan)


  • Foolish Heart (Corazón iluminado), directed by Héctor Babenco – (Argentina/Brazil)


  • For Sale (À vendre) – (France)


  • Forever Love, starring Reba McEntire and Tim Matheson


  • From the Edge of the City (Apo tin akri tis polis) – (Greece)


G




  • The General, directed by John Boorman, starring Brendan Gleeson and Jon Voight – (Ireland)


  • Genghis Khan – (China)


  • Georgica – (Estonia)


  • Get Real – (UK)


  • Ghulam (Slave), starring Aamir Khan – (India)


  • The Gingerbread Man, directed by Robert Altman, starring Kenneth Branagh, Embeth Davidtz, Robert Downey Jr., Tom Berenger, Daryl Hannah, Famke Janssen, and Robert Duvall


  • The Girl of Your Dreams (La niña de tus ojos), starring Penélope Cruz – (Spain)


  • Girls' Night, starring Julie Walters, Brenda Blethyn and Kris Kristofferson – (UK)


  • God said "Ha!", starring Julia Sweeney – Golden Space Needle Award


  • Gods and Monsters, directed by Bill Condon starring Ian McKellen, Brendan Fraser and Lynn Redgrave – (UK/USA)


  • Godzilla, directed by Roland Emmerich, starring Matthew Broderick, Jean Reno, Maria Pitillo, Kevin Dunn and Hank Azaria


  • Goodbye, 20th Century! (Zbogum na dvaesettiot vek!) – (Macedonia)


  • Goodbye Lover, starring Patricia Arquette and Dermot Mulroney


  • The Grandfather (El abuelo) – (Spain)


  • Great Expectations, directed by Alfonso Cuarón, starring Ethan Hawke, Gwyneth Paltrow, Anne Bancroft, Chris Cooper and Robert De Niro


  • Gunshy, starring Diane Lane and William Petersen


  • Gunslinger's Revenge, starring Leonardo Pieraccioni, Harvey Keitel and David Bowie


H




  • The Hairy Bird, starring Kirsten Dunst, Gaby Hoffmann, Heather Matarazzo and Lynn Redgrave – (USA/Canada)


  • Half Baked, starring Dave Chappelle, Jim Breuer and Guillermo Diaz


  • Halloween H20: 20 Years Later, starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Adam Arkin, Michelle Williams, LL Cool J, Josh Hartnett and Janet Leigh


  • Happiness, directed by Todd Solondz, starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jane Adams, Dylan Baker, Lara Flynn Boyle, Ben Gazzara, Louise Lasser and Jon Lovitz


  • Happy Birthday (S dnyom rozhdeniya) – (Russia)


  • Hard Rain, starring Christian Slater, Morgan Freeman, Minnie Driver and Randy Quaid


  • He Got Game, directed by Spike Lee, starring Denzel Washington, Ray Allen, Rosario Dawson, Milla Jovovich, and John Turturro


  • Head On – (Australia)


  • The Hi-Lo Country, directed by Stephen Frears, starring Woody Harrelson, Penélope Cruz Billy Crudup and Patricia Arquette


  • Hideous Kinky, starring Kate Winslet and Saïd Taghmaoui – (UK/France)


  • High Art, directed by Lisa Cholodenko, starring Ally Sheedy and Radha Mitchell


  • Hilary and Jackie, directed by Anand Tucker, starring Emily Watson, Rachel Griffiths, David Morrissey and Charles Dance – (UK)


  • Hold You Tight (愈快樂愈墮落), directed by Stanley Kwan – (Hong Kong)


  • The Hole (Dong) – (Taiwan)


  • Holy Man, starring Eddie Murphy, Jeff Goldblum and Kelly Preston


  • Home Fries, starring Drew Barrymore and Luke Wilson


  • Homegrown, starring Billy Bob Thornton, John Lithgow, Ryan Phillippe, Hank Azaria, Kelly Lynch and Jon Bon Jovi


  • Hope Floats, directed by Forest Whitaker, starring Sandra Bullock, Harry Connick Jr. and Gena Rowlands


  • The Horse Whisperer, directed by and starring Robert Redford, with Kristin Scott Thomas, Sam Neill, Scarlett Johansson


  • How Stella Got Her Groove Back, starring Angela Bassett, Taye Diggs and Whoopi Goldberg


  • How to Make the Cruelest Month, starring Clea DuVall

  • Human Remains


  • Hurlyburly, starring Sean Penn, Chazz Palminteri, Kevin Spacey, Robin Wright, Garry Shandling, Meg Ryan and Anna Paquin


  • Hush, starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Jessica Lange and Johnathon Schaech


  • Hyderabad Blues – (India)


I




  • I Stand Alone (Seul contre tous) – (France)


  • I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, starring Jennifer Love Hewitt, Freddie Prinze, Jr., Brandy and Mekhi Phifer


  • I Want You, directed by Michael Winterbottom, starring Rachel Weisz and Alessandro Nivola – (UK)


  • I Went Down, starring Brendan Gleeson – (Ireland)


  • Identity Pieces (Pièces d'identités) – (Belgium/France/D.R. Congo)


  • The Idiots (Idioterne), directed by Lars von Trier – (Denmark)


  • If the Sun Rises in the West (Haega seojjog-eseo tteundamyeon) – (South Korea)


  • Illuminata, directed by and starring John Turturro, with Beverly D'Angelo, Susan Sarandon and Christopher Walken


  • The Impostors, directed by and starring Stanley Tucci, with Oliver Platt, Alfred Molina, Lili Taylor, Hope Davis, Tony Shalhoub, Billy Connolly and Steve Buscemi

  • In God's Hands

  • In the Flesh

  • Incognito


  • The Inheritors (Die Siebtelbauern) – (Austria)


  • The Interview, starring Hugo Weaving – (Australia)


  • It's a Long Road (Ola einai dromos) – (Greece)


J




  • Jack Frost, starring Michael Keaton, Kelly Preston, Joseph Cross and Mark Addy


  • Jane Austen's Mafia!, directed by Jim Abrahams starring Jay Mohr, Olympia Dukakis, Christina Applegate and Lloyd Bridges


  • Jinnah, starring Christopher Lee, Shashi Kapoor and James Fox – (Pakistan/UK)


  • Judas Kiss, starring Alan Rickman, Emma Thompson and Carla Gugino


K




  • Khrustalyov, My Car! (Khrustalyov, mashinu!) – (Russia)


  • Killer (Tueur à gages) – (Kazakhstan/France)


  • Kirikou and the Sorceress (Kirikou et la Sorcière) – (France/Belgium/Luxembourg)


  • Kissing a Fool, starring David Schwimmer, Mili Avital and Jason Lee


  • Knock Off, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and Rob Schneider


  • Krippendorf's Tribe, starring Richard Dreyfuss, Jenna Elfman and Lily Tomlin


  • Kurt & Courtney, directed by Nick Broomfield – (UK)



L–Q




  • The Land Girls, directed by David Leland, starring Catherine McCormack, Rachel Weisz and Anna Friel – (UK)

  • The Last Days


  • The Last Days of Disco, directed by Whit Stillman starring Kate Beckinsale, Chloë Sevigny, Chris Eigeman and Robert Sean Leonard


  • Last Night, directed by and starring Don McKellar, with Sandra Oh, Sarah Polley and David Cronenberg – (Canada)


  • Leaf on a Pillow (Daun di Atas Bantal) – (Indonesia)


  • Left Luggage (2 koffers vol), directed by Jeroen Krabbé, starring Isabella Rossellini – (Netherlands)


  • The Legend of 1900 (La leggenda del pianista sull'oceano), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore, starring Tim Roth, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Mélanie Thierry and Bill Nunn – (Italy/USA)


  • Lethal Weapon 4, directed by Richard Donner, starring Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Rene Russo, Chris Rock and Jet Li


  • Life is to Whistle (La Vida es Silbar) – (Cuba)


  • The Lighthouse (El Faro) – (Argentina/Spain)


  • The Lion King II: Simba's Pride with the voices of Matthew Broderick, Moira Kelly, Neve Campbell, Ernie Sabella and Nathan Lane


  • Little Thieves, Big Thieves (100 años de perdón) – (Venezuela)


  • Little Tony – (Netherlands)


  • Little Voice, directed by Mark Herman, starring Brenda Blethyn, Jane Horrocks, Michael Caine, Jim Broadbent and Ewan McGregor – (UK)


  • Living Out Loud, starring Holly Hunter, Danny DeVito and Queen Latifah


  • Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, directed by Guy Ritchie, starring Jason Flemyng, Jason Statham, Dexter Fletcher, Nick Moran, Vinnie Jones and Sting – (UK)


  • The Longest Nite (aka Dark Flowers), starring Tony Leung – (Hong Kong)


  • Lost in Space, directed by Stephen Hopkins, starring William Hurt, Gary Oldman, Mimi Rogers, Matt LeBlanc, Heather Graham and Lacey Chabert


  • Love & Pop (ラブ&ポップ) – (Japan)

  • Love from Ground Zero


  • Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon, directed by John Maybury, starring Derek Jacobi, Daniel Craig and Tilda Swinton – (UK)


  • Lovers of the Arctic Circle (Los amantes del círculo polar) – (Spain)


  • Lulu on the Bridge, starring Harvey Keitel and Mira Sorvino


M



  • Madame Blueberry


  • Madeline, starring Frances McDormand and Nigel Hawthorne – (USA/France)


  • Mala Época (Bad Times) – (Argentina)


  • Mama Don't Cry (Mama Ne Goryuj) – (Russia)


  • The Man in the Iron Mask, directed by Randall Wallace, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Jeremy Irons, John Malkovich, Gérard Depardieu, Gabriel Byrne – (UK/USA)


  • The Man with Rain in His Shoes, starring Lena Headey and Penélope Cruz – (Sp/Fr/UK/U.S./Ger)


  • The Mask of Zorro, directed by Martin Campbell, starring Antonio Banderas, Anthony Hopkins, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Stuart Wilson


  • Meet Joe Black, directed by Martin Brest, starring Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Claire Forlani, Jake Weber, Jeffrey Tambor, Marcia Gay Harden


  • Meeting People Is Easy, featuring Radiohead – (UK)

  • Melting Pot


  • Mercury Rising, directed by Harold Becker, starring Bruce Willis, Alec Baldwin, Miko Hughes and Kim Dickens


  • The Mighty, starring Kieran Culkin, Sharon Stone, Elden Henson, Gena Rowlands, Gillian Anderson


  • Mighty Joe Young, directed by Ron Underwood, starring Charlize Theron, Bill Paxton and Rade Šerbedžija

  • The Mighty Kong


  • Les Misérables, directed by Bille August, starring Liam Neeson, Geoffrey Rush, Uma Thurman and Claire Danes – (Germany/UK/USA)


  • Montana, starring Kyra Sedgwick and Stanley Tucci


  • Monument Ave., starring Denis Leary and Famke Janssen


  • Mr. Zhao (Zhào Xiānshēng) – (China)


  • Mulan, with the voices of Ming-Na Wen and Eddie Murphy


  • Music from Another Room, starring Jude Law and Jennifer Tilly


  • The Mutants (Os mutantes) – (Portugal)


  • My Giant, starring Billy Crystal


  • My Name is Joe, directed by Ken Loach, starring Peter Mullan – (UK)


N




  • The Naked Man, starring Michael Rapaport


  • The Negotiator, directed by F. Gary Gray, starring Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Spacey, David Morse and J. T. Walsh


  • New Rose Hotel, directed by Abel Ferrara, starring Christopher Walken, Willem Dafoe, Asia Argento and Annabella Sciorra


  • The Newton Boys, directed by Richard Linklater, starring Matthew McConaughey, Ethan Hawke, Skeet Ulrich and Vincent D'Onofrio


  • Next Stop Wonderland, starring Hope Davis


  • A Night at the Roxbury, starring Will Ferrell and Chris Kattan


  • – (Canada)


  • No Looking Back, starring Lauren Holly and Jon Bon Jovi


O




  • The Object of My Affection, starring Jennifer Aniston and Paul Rudd

  • October 22


  • The Odd Couple II, starring Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon


  • Of Freaks and Men (Pro urodov i lyudey) – (Russia)


  • Okraina (Outskirts) – (Russia)


  • One Evening After the War (Un soir apres la guerre) – (Cambodia/France)


  • One True Thing, starring Meryl Streep, Renée Zellweger, William Hurt and Tom Everett Scott


  • Only Clouds Move the Stars (Bare skyer beveger stjernene) – (Norway)


  • The Opposite of Sex, starring Christina Ricci and Lisa Kudrow


  • The Other Conquest (La Otra Conquista) – (Mexico)


  • Out of Sight, directed by Steven Soderbergh, starring George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez, Don Cheadle, Ving Rhames, Dennis Farina and Albert Brooks


  • Outside Ozona, starring Robert Forster, Kevin Pollak and Sherilyn Fenn


  • Overnight Delivery, starring Paul Rudd and Reese Witherspoon


P–Q




  • Paljas – (South Africa)


  • Palmetto, directed by Volker Schlöndorff, starring Woody Harrelson and Elisabeth Shue


  • The Parent Trap, starring Dennis Quaid, Natasha Richardson and Lindsay Lohan


  • Passion (Szenvedély) – (Hungary)


  • Patch Adams, directed by Tom Shadyac, starring Robin Williams, Monica Potter and Philip Seymour Hoffman


  • Paulie, starring Tony Shalhoub, Gena Rowlands, Cheech Marin, Jay Mohr and Buddy Hackett


  • Pecker, directed by John Waters, starring Edward Furlong, Christina Ricci, Lili Taylor, Martha Plimpton, Mary Kay Place and Bess Armstrong


  • Peculiarities of the National Fishing (Osobennosti natsionalnoy rybalki) – (Russia)


  • A Perfect Murder, directed by Andrew Davis, starring Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow, Viggo Mortensen and David Suchet


  • Permanent Midnight, starring Ben Stiller, Maria Bello, Elizabeth Hurley, Janeane Garofalo and Owen Wilson


  • The Personals (Zheng hun qi shi) – (Taiwan)


  • Phantom Beirut (ashbah bayroot) – (Lebanon)


  • Phantoms, starring Peter O'Toole, Rose McGowan, Liev Schreiber and Ben Affleck


  • Phoenix, starring Ray Liotta and Anjelica Huston


  • Pi, directed by Darren Aronofsky, starring Sean Gullette and Mark Margolis


  • The Pianist (El pianista) – (Spain)


  • A Place Called Chiapas – (Canada)


  • Places in Cities (Plätze in Städten) – (Germany)


  • Playing by Heart, starring Sean Connery, Gena Rowlands, Jon Stewart


  • Pleasantville, directed by Gary Ross, starring Tobey Maguire, Joan Allen, Reese Witherspoon, William H. Macy, Don Knotts, J. T. Walsh and Jeff Daniels

  • Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World


  • The Polish Bride (De Poolse bruid) – (Netherlands)


  • Poodle Springs (film), starring James Caan, Dina Meyer, David Keith, Brian Cox and Joe Don Baker


  • The Power of Kangwon Province (Gangwon-do ui him) – (South Korea)


  • Practical Magic, starring Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Dianne Wiest, Stockard Channing and Aidan Quinn


  • A Price Above Rubies, starring Renée Zellweger


  • Primary Colors, directed by Mike Nichols, starring John Travolta, Emma Thompson, Billy Bob Thornton, Adrian Lester and Kathy Bates


  • The Prince of Egypt, directed by Brenda Chapman, Steve Hickner and Simon Wells, starring Val Kilmer, Ralph Fiennes, Sandra Bullock, Michelle Pfeiffer, Jeff Goldblum, Patrick Stewart, Helen Mirren


  • Prometheus, directed by Tony Harrison, starring Walter Sparrow (UK)


  • Psycho, directed by Gus Van Sant, starring Vince Vaughn, Anne Heche, Julianne Moore, Viggo Mortensen, William H. Macy and Robert Forster

  • Quest for Camelot


  • The Quiet Family (Joyonghan Gajok) – (South Korea)



R–Z




  • Radiofreccia – (Italy)


  • The Rat Pack, directed by Rob Cohen, starring Ray Liotta, Joe Mantegna, Don Cheadle, Angus Macfadyen and Bobby Slayton


  • Reach the Rock, starring William Sadler


  • The Real Blonde, starring Matthew Modine, Catherine Keener, Daryl Hannah, Maxwell Caulfield, Kathleen Turner and Marlo Thomas


  • The Red Violin (Le Violon rouge) – (Canada/Italy/UK)


  • The Replacement Killers, directed by Antoine Fuqua, starring Chow Yun-fat, Mira Sorvino and Michael Rooker


  • Restaurant, starring Adrien Brody and Lauryn Hill

  • The Return of El Coyote


  • Return to Paradise, starring Vince Vaughn, Joaquin Phoenix and Anne Heche

  • Riddler's Moon


  • Ring (Ringu), directed by Hideo Nakata – (Japan)


  • Ringmaster, starring Jerry Springer, Jaime Pressly and Molly Hagan


  • Ronin, directed by John Frankenheimer, starring Robert De Niro, Jean Reno, Stellan Skarsgård, Jonathan Pryce, Natascha McElhone, Katarina Witt and Sean Bean


  • The Rose Seller (La vendedora de rosas) – (Colombia)


  • Rounders, directed by John Dahl, starring Matt Damon, Edward Norton, John Turturro, Gretchen Mol, Martin Landau and John Malkovich


  • Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie, with the voices of John Goodman, Alan Arkin, Eric Idle and Whoopi Goldberg

  • The Rugrats Movie


  • Run Lola Run (Lola rennt), directed by Tom Tykwer, starring Franka Potente and Moritz Bleibtreu – (Germany) – Golden Space Needle Award (for 1999)


  • Rush Hour, directed by Brett Ratner, starring Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker and Tom Wilkinson


  • Rushmore, directed by Wes Anderson, starring Jason Schwartzman, Olivia Williams, Bill Murray, Mason Gamble and Seymour Cassel


S




  • Safe Men, starring Sam Rockwell and Steve Zahn


  • Saving Private Ryan, directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Edward Burns, Dennis Farina, Vin Diesel, Paul Giamatti, Giovanni Ribisi and Ted Danson – Golden Globe Award for Best Picture (Drama)


  • Savior, starring Dennis Quaid and Stellan Skarsgård


  • The School of Flesh (L'École de la chair), starring Isabelle Huppert – (France)


  • Scratches in the Table (Madelief, krassen in het tafelblad) – (Netherlands)


  • Sekal Has to Die (Je třeba zabít Sekala) – (Czech Republic)


  • Senseless, starring Marlon Wayans and David Spade


  • Shadrach, starring Harvey Keitel and Andie MacDowell


  • Shakespeare in Love, directed by John Madden, starring Joseph Fiennes, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Affleck, Colin Firth and Judi Dench – (UK/USA) – Academy and Golden Globe (Mus./Com.) Awards for Best Picture


  • The Shoe (Kurpe) – (Latvia)


  • Show Me Love (Fucking Åmål) – (Sweden)


  • Die Siebtelbauern (The Inheritors) – (Austria)


  • The Siege, directed by Edward Zwick, starring Denzel Washington, Annette Bening, Bruce Willis and Tony Shalhoub


  • Simon Birch, starring Ian Michael Smith, Joseph Mazzello, Ashley Judd and Oliver Platt


  • A Simple Plan, directed by Sam Raimi, starring Billy Bob Thornton, Bill Paxton, Bridget Fonda and Gary Cole

  • Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights


  • Since You've Been Gone, directed by and starring David Schwimmer, with Teri Hatcher, Jon Stewart, Rachel Griffiths, and Lara Flynn Boyle


  • Six Days, Seven Nights, directed by Ivan Reitman, starring Harrison Ford, Anne Heche and David Schwimmer

  • Slam


  • Sliding Doors, starring Gwyneth Paltrow, John Hannah, John Lynch and Jeanne Tripplehorn – (UK/USA)


  • Small Soldiers, directed by Joe Dante, starring Gregory Smith, Kirsten Dunst, Phil Hartman, Kevin Dunn, Ann Magnuson and Denis Leary with the voices of Tommy Lee Jones and Frank Langella


  • Smoke Signals – (USA/Canada)


  • Snake Eyes, directed by Brian De Palma, starring Nicolas Cage, Gary Sinise, Carla Gugino, John Heard and Luis Guzman


  • So Close to Paradise (Biandan guniang) – (China)


  • Soldier, starring Kurt Russell


  • Sour Grapes, directed by Larry David, starring Steven Weber and Craig Bierko


  • Species II, starring Natasha Henstridge, Michael Madsen, Marg Helgenberger


  • Sphere, directed by Barry Levinson, starring Dustin Hoffman, Sharon Stone, Samuel L. Jackson, Liev Schreiber and Queen Latifah


  • Spring in My Hometown (Areumdaoon shijeol) – (South Korea)

  • Star Kid


  • Star Trek: Insurrection, directed by Jonathan Frakes, starring Patrick Stewart, LeVar Burton, Brent Spiner, Donna Murphy, Gregg Henry and F. Murray Abraham


  • State of Dogs (Nokhoin Oron) – (Mongolia)


  • Stepmom, directed by Chris Columbus, starring Julia Roberts, Susan Sarandon and Ed Harris


  • Still Crazy, starring Stephen Rea, Billy Connolly, Bill Nighy, Jimmy Nail and Timothy Spall – (UK)


  • Susan's Plan, directed by John Landis, starring Nastassja Kinski, Billy Zane, Rob Schneider, Lara Flynn Boyle and Dan Aykroyd

  • The Swan Princess: The Mystery of the Enchanted Kingdom


T




  • Tango, directed by Carlos Saura – (Argentina)


  • Taxi – (France)


  • The Teenage Textbook Movie – (Singapore)


  • Tell Me I'm Dreaming (Dis-moi que je rêve) – (France)


  • There's Something About Mary, directed by the Farrelly brothers, starring Ben Stiller, Cameron Diaz, Matt Dillon, Lee Evans and Chris Elliott


  • Thick as Thieves, starring Alec Baldwin


  • The Thin Red Line, directed by Terrence Malick, starring Sean Penn, Nick Nolte, Jim Caviezel, Adrien Brody, Elias Koteas, Ben Chaplin, Woody Harrelson, John Cusack, John Travolta and George Clooney — Golden Bear Award for 1999


  • The Three Men of Melita Žganjer (Tri muškarca Melite Žganjer) – (Croatia)


  • Torrente, el brazo tonto de la ley (Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law) – (Spain)


  • Train of Life (Train de Vie) (Fr/Bel/Neth/Is/Rom)


  • Train to Pakistan – (India)


  • Trance, starring Alison Elliott, Christopher Walken and Jared Harris


  • The Truman Show, directed by Peter Weir, starring Jim Carrey, Laura Linney, Natascha McElhone and Ed Harris


  • Twilight, directed by Robert Benton, starring Paul Newman, Gene Hackman, Susan Sarandon, James Garner, Liev Schreiber, Stockard Channing and Reese Witherspoon


U–V




  • U.S. Marshals, starring Tommy Lee Jones, Wesley Snipes and Robert Downey, Jr.


  • Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna: Warriors of the Star of Light – (Japan)


  • Up 'n' Under – (UK)


  • Urban Legend, starring Alicia Witt, Tara Reid and Jared Leto


  • Vampires, directed by John Carpenter, starring James Woods, Daniel Baldwin, Sheryl Lee, Thomas Ian Griffith and Maximilian Schell


  • Velvet Goldmine, directed by Todd Haynes, starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Christian Bale, Ewan McGregor, Toni Collette and Eddie Izzard – (UK)


  • Very Bad Things, directed by Peter Berg, starring Jon Favreau, Christian Slater, Jeremy Piven, Daniel Stern and Cameron Diaz


  • The Very Thought of You, aka Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence, starring Monica Potter, Joseph Fiennes and Rufus Sewell – (UK)


  • La Vie Sur Terre (Life on Earth) – (Mali/Mauritania)


  • The Vivero Letter, starring Fred Ward, Robert Patrick


W




  • Waking Ned, aka Waking Ned Devine, starring Ian Bannen, James Nesbitt and Fionnula Flanagan – (UK/France)


  • The Waterboy, starring Adam Sandler, Kathy Bates, Henry Winkler and Fairuza Balk


  • The Way We Laughed (Così ridevano) – (Italy)


  • The Wedding Singer, starring Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore and Christine Taylor

  • Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five


  • West Beirut (Beyrout al gharbiyya) – (Lebanon)


  • What Dreams May Come, directed by Vincent Ward, starring Robin Williams, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Annabella Sciorra and Max von Sydow


  • When the Dead Start Singing (Kad mrtvi zapjevaju) – (Croatia)


  • Whispering Corridors (Yeogogoedam) – (South Korea)


  • Who Am I? (Wǒ Shì Shéi), starring Jackie Chan – (Hong Kong)


  • Why Do Fools Fall In Love, starring Halle Berry and Vivica A. Fox


  • Wide Awake, directed by M. Night Shyamalan, starring Rosie O'Donnell, Dana Delany and Denis Leary


  • Wild Things, directed by John McNaughton, starring Denise Richards, Neve Campbell, Kevin Bacon, Matt Dillon and Bill Murray


  • Without Limits, directed by Robert Towne, starring Billy Crudup, Donald Sutherland, Monica Potter, Judith Ivey and Matthew Lillard


  • The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit, starring Joe Mantegna and Esai Morales


  • Woubi Chéri (Darling Woubi) – (Côte d'Ivoire/France)


  • Wrongfully Accused, starring Leslie Nielsen, Richard Crenna, Melinda McGraw and Kelly Le Brock


XYZ




  • The X-Files, directed by Rob Bowman, starring David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Martin Landau and Blythe Danner


  • Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl (Tiān Yù), directed by Joan Chen – (China)


  • Your Friends & Neighbors, directed by Neil LaBute, starring Amy Brenneman, Aaron Eckhart, Catherine Keener, Nastassja Kinski, Jason Patric and Ben Stiller


  • You've Got Mail, directed by Nora Ephron, starring Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Parker Posey, Steve Zahn and Greg Kinnear


  • Zero Effect, directed by Jake Kasdan, starring Bill Pullman, Ben Stiller, Kim Dickens and Ryan O'Neal



Births



  • January 4 – Coco Jones, American actress/singer

  • January 5 – Marie Iitoyo, Japanese model and actress

  • January 12 – Nathan Gamble, American actor

  • January 23 – Rachel Crow, American actress/singer and comedian

  • January 28 – Ariel Winter, American actress

  • February 15 – Zachary Gordon, American actor

  • March 22 – Paola Andino, Puerto Rican-American actress

  • April 6 – Peyton List, American actress

  • April 9 – Elle Fanning, American actress

  • April 24 – Ryan Newman, American actress

  • May 29 – Shealeigh, American singer

  • June 19


    • Suzu Hirose, Japanese actress


    • Atticus Shaffer, American actor



  • July 7 – Dylan Sprayberry, American actor

  • July 8 – Jaden Smith, American actor

  • July 22 – Madison Pettis, American actress

  • July 24 – Bindi Irwin, Australia actress

  • July 28 – Sasha Meneghel, Brazilian actress

  • July 31 – Rico Rodriguez, American actor

  • August 6 – Forrest Goodluck, American actor

  • August 25 – China Anne McClain, American actress and singer

  • October 1 – Danika Yarosh, American actress

  • October 23 – Amandla Stenberg, American actress

  • October 28 – Nolan Gould, American actor

  • November 13 – Gattlin Griffith, American actor

  • November 23 – Bradley Steven Perry, American actor

  • December 2 – Amber Montana, American actress

  • December 23 – G Hannelius, American actress and singer

  • December 29 – Paris Berelc, American actress



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Month Date Name Age Country Profession
Notable films

January
4 Mae Questel 89 USA Actress, Voice of Betty Boop and Olive Oyl


  • Who Framed Roger Rabbit

  • Funny Girl


5 Sonny Bono 62 USA Singer, Actor

  • Good Times

  • Hairspray


6 Walter Barnes 79 USA Actor

  • The Big Gundown

  • Escape to Witch Mountain


6 Murray Salem 47 USA Actor, Screenwriter

  • Kindergarten Cop

  • The Spy Who Loved Me


7 Jacqueline DeWit 85 USA Actress

  • All That Heaven Allows

  • Little Giant


7 Dorothy Wilson 88 USA Actress

  • One in a Million

  • Scarlet River


24 Jack Lord 77 USA Actor

  • Dr. No

  • God's Little Acre


28 Jim Bohan 52 USA Actor

  • American Graffiti

  • Punishment Park


30 Ferdy Mayne 81 UK Actor

  • Ben-Hur

  • Barry Lyndon



February
1 Jack T. Collis 75 USA Art Director

  • Magnum Force

  • The Last Tycoon


2 Davy Kaye 81 Bahamas Actor

  • Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

  • Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines


2 Duilio Del Prete 59 Italy Actor

  • At Long Last Love

  • Alfredo, Alfredo


5 Douglas Gamley 73 Australia Composer, Conductor

  • Tron

  • Enigma


17 Sheila Raynor 91 UK Actor

  • A Clockwork Orange

  • The Omen


18 James Villiers 67 UK Actor

  • For Your Eyes Only

  • Repulsion


23 Chuck Hayward 89 UK Actor

  • The Blues Brothers

  • The Longest Yard


24 Henny Youngman 91 UK Comedian, Actor

  • History of the World, Part I

  • Goodfellas


26 James Algar 75 American Director, Producer

  • Fantasia

  • The African Lion


27 J. T. Walsh 54 USA Actor

  • Hoffa

  • Pleasantville



March
5 Donald Woods 91 Canada Actor

  • Anthony Adverse

  • The Case of the Stuttering Bishop


10 Lloyd Bridges 85 USA Actor

  • High Noon

  • Airplane!


17 Helen Westcott 70 USA Actress

  • The Gunfighter

  • God's Little Acre


25 Daniel Massey 64 UK Actor

  • Star!

  • In Which We Serve


30 Ramsay Ames 79 USA Actress

  • The Mummy's Ghost

  • The Gay Cavalier



April
1 Gene Evans 75 USA Actor

  • The Steel Helmet

  • Shock Corridor


1 Lucille Norman 76 USA Singer, Actress

  • Carson City

  • Painting the Clouds with Sunshine


3 Charles Lang 96 USA Cinematographer

  • Some Like It Hot

  • The Magnificent Seven


4 Kay Hughes 84 USA Actress

  • The Big Show

  • Dick Tracy


11 Rodney Harvey 30 USA Actor

  • My Own Private Idaho

  • Guncrazy


21 Peter Lind Hayes 82 USA Actor

  • The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T

  • The Senator Was Indiscreet


24 Leslie Stevens 74 USA Screenwriter, Director

  • The Marriage-Go-Round

  • Incubus


28 Jerome Bixby 75 USA Screenwriter

  • Twilight Zone: The Movie

  • Fantastic Voyage


28 Dorothy Lovett 83 USA Actress

  • Meet Dr. Christian

  • The Mantrap



May
2 Maidie Norman 85 USA Actress

  • What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

  • Halloween III: Season of the Witch


3 Gene Raymond 89 USA Actor

  • Flying Down to Rio

  • Mr. & Mrs. Smith


9 Alice Faye 83 USA Actress, Singer

  • In Old Chicago

  • Alexander's Ragtime Band


10 Robert Jewell 78 Australia Actor

  • Dr. Who and the Daleks

  • Daleks – Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.


11 Gene Fowler, Jr. 80 USA Film Editor

  • It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

  • Hang 'Em High


14 Frank Sinatra 82 USA Singer, Actor

  • From Here to Eternity

  • On the Town


15 Linwood G. Dunn 93 USA Visual Effects Artist

  • West Side Story

  • 2001: A Space Odyssey


20 Wolf Mankowitz 73 UK Screenwriter

  • Casino Royale

  • A Kid for Two Farthings


21 Douglas Fowley 86 USA Actor

  • Singin' in the Rain

  • Mighty Joe Young


22 John Derek 71 USA Actor, Director

  • Knock on Any Door

  • Saturday's Hero


28 Phil Hartman 49 USA Actor, Comedian

  • Pee-wee's Big Adventure

  • Jingle All the Way



June
1 Darwin Joston 60 USA Actor

  • Assault on Precinct 13

  • Eraserhead


2 Dorothy Stickney 101 USA Actress

  • The Catered Affair

  • I Never Sang for My Father


4 Josephine Hutchinson 94 USA Actress

  • North by Northwest

  • The Story of Louis Pasteur


5 Jeanette Nolan 85 USA Actress

  • The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

  • The Fox and the Hound


12 Theresa Merritt 73 USA Actress

  • Billy Madison

  • The Wiz


18 Charles Korvin 90 Slovakia Actor

  • Berlin Express

  • Ship of Fools


23 Kurt Kren 69 Austria Director

  • 8/64: Ana – Aktion Brus

  • 10/65: Selbstverstümmelung


23 Maureen O'Sullivan 87 USA Actress

  • Tarzan the Ape Man

  • The Thin Man



July
1 Claire Kelly 64 USA Actress

  • The Badlanders

  • Party Girl


4 Gregg Burge 40 USA Actor

  • A Chorus Line

  • School Daze


6 Roy Rogers 86 USA Actor

  • Son of Paleface

  • King of the Cowboys


10 William Preston 76 USA Actor

  • The Fisher King

  • Waterworld


16 Leigh Brown 59 USA Screenwriter

  • A Christmas Story

  • It Runs in the Family


17 Joseph Maher 64 Ireland Actor

  • Mars Attacks!

  • In & Out


19 Betty Marsden 79 UK Actress

  • Night and the City

  • The Dresser


21 Kenneth Watson 66 UK Actor
Daleks – Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
21 Robert Young 91 USA Actor

  • Crossfire

  • That Forsyte Woman


22 Don Dunphy 90 USA Announcer, Actor

  • Raging Bull

  • The Fighter


27 Binnie Barnes 95 UK Actress

  • The Private Life of Henry VIII

  • The Spanish Main


28 Lenny McLean 49 UK Actor

  • Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

  • The Fifth Element


29 Jerome Robbins 79 USA Director, Choreographer
West Side Story
29 O. Z. Whitehead 87 USA Actor

  • The Lion in Winter

  • The Grapes of Wrath



August
1 Eva Bartok 71 Hungary Actress

  • The Crimson Pirate

  • Ten Thousand Bedrooms


11 Derek Newark 65 UK Actor

  • City Under the Sea

  • Dad's Army


16 Phil Leeds 82 USA Actor

  • Ghost

  • Rosemary's Baby


18 Persis Khambatta 49 India Actress

  • Star Trek: The Motion Picture

  • Nighthawks


24 E. G. Marshall 84 USA Actor

  • 12 Angry Men

  • The Caine Mutiny


24 Gene Page 58 USA Composer

  • Blacula

  • Brewster McCloud


26 Penny Edwards 70 USA Actress

  • Street Bandits

  • Missing Women



September
2 Fernando Carrere 87 Mexico Art Director

  • The Great Escape

  • The Pink Panther


6 Akira Kurosawa 88 Japan Director, Screenwriter

  • Seven Samurai

  • Rashomon


6 Elaine Shepard 85 USA Actress

  • Seven Days Ashore

  • You Can't Fool Your Wife


8 Leonid Kinskey 95 Russia Actor

  • Casablanca

  • Duck Soup


11 Dane Clark 86 USA Actor

  • Whiplash

  • Destination Tokyo


19 Patricia Hayes 88 UK Actress

  • A Fish Called Wanda

  • Willow


21 Clara Calamai 89 Italy Actress

  • Deep Red

  • Ossessione


22 John Garrie 75 UK Actor

  • if....

  • The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes


24 Dennis Ayling 81 UK Cinematographer
Alien
30 Marius Goring 86 UK Actor

  • Ill Met by Moonlight

  • The Moonraker



October
2 Eric Ambler 89 UK Screenwriter

  • A Night to Remember

  • The Wreck of the Mary Deare


2 Gene Autry 91 USA Actor, Singer

  • The Singing Cowboy

  • The Phantom Empire


3 Roddy McDowall 70 USA Actor

  • Planet of the Apes

  • The Poseidon Adventure


8 Gigi Reder 70 Italy Actor

  • Fantozzi

  • Who Is Afraid Of Dracula?


11 Richard Denning 84 USA Actor

  • An Affair to Remember

  • Creature from the Black Lagoon


17 Joan Hickson 92 UK Actress

  • Clockwise

  • Theatre of Blood


22 Eric Ambler 89 UK Screenwriter

  • A Night to Remember

  • Topkapi


23 Christopher Gable 58 UK Actor

  • The Boy Friend

  • The Lair of the White Worm


27 Rosamund John 85 UK Actress

  • When the Bough Breaks

  • Green for Danger


28 James Goldman 71 USA Screenwriter

  • The Lion in Winter

  • They Might Be Giants



November
2 Tommy Duggan 89 UK Actor

  • The Omen

  • Superman II


3 Martha O'Driscoll 76 USA Actress

  • House of Dracula

  • Wagon Train


4 Vincent Winter 50 UK Production Manager

  • Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

  • Superman


8 Jean Marais 84 France Actor, Director

  • Julietta

  • White Nights


9 Ursula Reit 84 Germany Actress
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
13 Valerie Hobson 81 UK Actress

  • Kind Hearts and Coronets

  • Meet Me Tonight


17 Dick O'Neill 70 USA Actor

  • The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

  • The Jerk


17 Esther Rolle 78 USA Actress

  • Driving Miss Daisy

  • Rosewood


19 Alan J. Pakula 70 USA Director, Producer

  • All the President's Men

  • To Kill a Mockingbird


22 Nicky Blair 72 USA Actor

  • The Godfather Part III

  • Rocky V


25 Enrico Sabbatini 66 Italy Costume Designer

  • Seven Years in Tibet

  • The Mission


25 Flip Wilson 64 USA Comedian, Actor

  • Skatetown, USA

  • The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh


30 Ruth Clifford 98 USA Actress

  • The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln

  • The Amazing Woman



December
1 Freddie Young 96 UK Cinematographer

  • Lawrence of Arabia

  • Doctor Zhivago


7 John Addison 78 USA Composer

  • A Bridge Too Far

  • Sleuth


13 Lew Grade 91 UK Producer

  • The Dark Crystal

  • Sophie's Choice


13 Ariadna Welter 68 Mexico Actress

  • The Devil's Hand

  • The Boxer


14 Norman Fell 74 USA Actor

  • Inherit the Wind

  • It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World


20 Irene Hervey 89 USA Actress

  • Play Misty for Me

  • Cactus Flower


21 Roger Avon 84 UK Actor

  • Daleks – Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.

  • Curse of the Crimson Altar


23 David Manners 97 USA Actor

  • Dracula

  • The Mummy


25 Richard Paul 58 USA Actor

  • The People vs. Larry Flynt

  • Eating Raoul


26 Hurd Hatfield 81 USA Actor

  • The Picture of Dorian Gray

  • The Boston Strangler


28 William Frankfather 54 USA Actor

  • Death Becomes Her

  • The Rocketeer


29 Don Taylor 81 USA Actor, Director

  • Stalag 17

  • Father of the Bride




Film debuts




  • Elizabeth Banks – Surrender Dorothy


  • Kristen Bell – Polish Wedding


  • Kate Bosworth – The Horse Whisperer


  • Jordana Brewster – The Faculty


  • Taye Diggs – How Stella Got Her Groove Back


  • Snoop Dogg – Half Baked


  • Cedric the Entertainer – Ride


  • Vera Farmiga – Return to Paradise


  • Judy Greer – Kissing a Fool


  • Josh Hartnett – Halloween H20: 20 Years Later


  • Taraji P. Henson – Streetwise


  • Kate Hudson – Desert Blue


  • Oscar Isaac – Illtown


  • Chris Kattan – A Night at the Roxbury


  • Shia LaBeouf – The Christmas Path


  • Lindsay Lohan – The Parent Trap


  • Eva Mendes – A Night at the Roxbury


  • Cillian Murphy – The Tale of Sweety Barrett


  • Christopher Nolan (director) – Following


  • Amy Poehler – Tomorrow Night


  • Rebecca Romijn – Dirty Work


  • Jason Schwartzman – Rushmore


  • Jason Segel – Can't Hardly Wait


  • Dax Shepard – Hairshirt


  • Jason Statham – Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels



References





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