1998 in film

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

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

Highest-grossing films

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

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

Awards events

Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):

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

Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival):

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

Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):

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

Awards

Category/Organization 56th Golden Globe Awards
January 24, 1999
4th Critics Choice Awards
January 1999
5th Screen Actors Guild Awards
March 7, 1999
71st Academy Awards
March 21, 1999
52nd BAFTA Awards
April 11, 1999
Drama Musical or Comedy
Best Film Saving Private Ryan Shakespeare in Love Saving Private Ryan N/A Shakespeare in Love
Best Director Steven Spielberg
Saving Private Ryan
N/A 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
Judi Dench
Shakespeare in Love
Best Screenplay, Adapted Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard
Shakespeare in Love
Scott B. Smith
A Simple Plan
N/A Bill Condon
Gods and Monsters
Elaine May
Primary Colors
Best Screenplay, Original Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard
Shakespeare in Love
N/A 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

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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 Drama, Thriller Live Action
Wag the Dog New Line Cinema Barry Levinson (director); Hilary Henkin, David Mamet (screenplay); Dustin Hoffman, Robert De Niro, Anne Heche, Denis Leary, William H. Macy, Willie Nelson, Andrea Martin, Kirsten Dunst Political drama Live Action
16 Fallen Warner Bros. / 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, Stoner 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 Spice World Columbia Pictures / PolyGram Filmed Entertainment / Icon Entertainment 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
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 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 Adventure, Comedy Live Action
30 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
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
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 Drama Live Action
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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 Sphere Warner Bros. / 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, Psychological Thriller Live Action
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 Fantasy Comedy 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, Rob Schneider Romantic Comedy Live Action
19 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
Palmetto Columbia Pictures Volker Schlöndorff (director); E. Max Frye (screenplay); Woody Harrelson, Elisabeth Shue, Gina Gershon, Rolf Hoppe, Michael Rapaport, Chloë Sevigny Neo-noir 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 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
Kissing a Fool Universal Pictures Doug Ellin (director/screenplay); James Frey (screenplay); David Schwimmer, Jason Lee, Mili Avital, Bonnie Hunt, Kari Wuhrer, Vanessa Angel, Bitty Schram, Judy Greer Romantic Comedy Live Action
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6 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, Neo-noir Live Action
The Big Lebowski Gramercy Pictures / PolyGram Filmed Entertainment / Working Title Films Coen Brothers (directors/screenplay); Jeff Daniels, 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
U.S. Marshals Warner Bros. 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 Thriller Live Action
13 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
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
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 Erotic Thriller Live Action
27 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 Miramax Films / 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
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

April–June

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3 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
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 Children, Musical, Adventure Live Action
10 City of Angels Warner Bros. / 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-Meyer 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
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 Martial Arts Live Action
17 Major League: Back to the Minors Warner Bros. / 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 Sports 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 Romantic Comedy Live Action
Paulie DreamWorks Pictures / Children's Television Workshop / The Jim Henson Company / 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, Fantasy 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
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
Tarzan and the Lost City Warner Bros. / 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
Sliding Doors Miramax Films / Intermedia Films Peter Howitt (director/screenplay); Gwyneth Paltrow, John Hannah, John Lynch, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Virginia McKenna, Zara Turner, Paul Brightwell, Nina Young, Kevin McNally, Christopher Villiers Romantic Comedy, Drama Live Action
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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 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 Pictures Mimi Leder (director); Bruce Joel Rubin, Michael Tolkin (screenplay); Robert Duvall, Téa Leoni, Elijah Wood, Vanessa Redgrave, Maximilian Schell, Leelee Sobieski, Morgan Freeman Sci-Fi, 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 Political, Comedy film 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. / 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, Musical 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 Sci-Fi, Monster 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, Road 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. / 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
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5 A Perfect Murder Warner Bros. 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 Lionsgate Films Noah Baumbach (director/screenplay); Eric Stoltz, Annabella Sciorra, Chris Eigeman, Carlos Jacott, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Brian Kerwin, John Lehr, Peter Bogdanovich Romantic 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, Sci-Fi, 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-Meyer Bob Saget (director); Frank Sebastiano, Norm Macdonald, Fred Wolf (screenplay); Norm Macdonald, Artie Lange, Jack Warden, Traylor Howard, Don Rickles, Chris Farley, Christopher McDonald, Chevy Chase, Adam Sandler 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
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 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
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
19 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
Dream for an Insomniac Avalanche Releasing Tiffanie DeBartolo (director/screenplay); Ione Skye, Jennifer Aniston, Mackenzie Astin, Michael Landes, Seymour Cassel, Robert Kelker-Kelly Romantic Comedy Live Action
Mulan Walt Disney Pictures / Walt Disney Feature Animation 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 Fantasy, Drama, Musical 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
21 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 Lionsgate 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 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 Chris Eyre (director); Sherman Alexie (screenplay); Adam Beach, Evan Adams, Irene Bedard, Gary Farmer, Tantoo Cardinal Comedy, Drama Live Action

July–September

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1 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 Sci-Fi, Disaster, Thriller Live Action
Nights of Cabiria (re-release) Lopert Pictures Corporation Frederico 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. / Silver Pictures Richard Donner (director); Channing Gibson (screenplay); Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Rene Russo, Jet Li, Joe Pesci, Chris Rock, Kim Chan, Steve Kahan, Calvin Jung Buddy Cop, Action 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 Surrealist, Psychological Thriller Live Action
Small Soldiers DreamWorks Pictures / 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, Action, Comedy 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 Family 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
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 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 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 Swashbuckler 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 Romantic Comedy Live Action
Disturbing Behavior Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer / 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 Pictures / 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 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. / 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 Romantic Comedy 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 Romantic 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
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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 Richard Martin (director); Paul Tamasy, Aaron Mendelsohn (screenplay); Kevin Zegers, Gregory Harrison, Robert Costanzo, Tim Conway, Dick Martin, Cynthia Stevenson, Nora Dunn Family, Sports Live Action
The Avengers Warner Bros. 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 Romantic Comedy Live Action
Return to Paradise Universal Pictures / PolyGram Filmed Entertainment / Gramercy Pictures 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, Vampire Live Action
Dance with Me Columbia Pictures / Mandalay Pictures 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 Black Comedy Live Action
Wrongfully Accused Warner Bros. 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. 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
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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, Tzi Ma, Ken Leung, Mark Rolston, Rex Linn Buddy, Action, Comedy Live Action
24 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 Slasher Live Action
Ronin Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer / 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
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

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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
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, Black Comedy Live Action
Practical Magic Warner Bros. / 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 Romantic 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 Tragicomedy, 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. / 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 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, Maximillian Schell, Tim Guinee, Mark Boone Junior, Gregory Sierra, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Thomas Rosales, Jr. Western, Horror Live Action
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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 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 Biography Live Action
Gods and Monsters Lionsgate 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 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 Slasher 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 Christmas, Family, Comedy 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 Live Action
20 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 Spy, 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 Adventure, Children 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 A Bug's Life Walt Disney Pictures / Pixar 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 Animation
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 Live Action
20 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
Home Fries Warner Bros. Dean Parisot (director); Vince Gilligan (screenplay); Drew Barrymore, Luke Wilson, Catherine O'Hara, Shelley Duvall, Jake Busey, Daryl Mitchell, Lanny Flaherty, Chris Ellis Romantic Comedy, 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
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4 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
Little Voice (film) Miramax Films Mark Herman (director/screenplay); Jane Horrocks, Brenda Blethyn, Michael Caine, Ewan McGregor, Jim Broadbent, Philip Jackson, Annette Badland Musical Live Action
11 Jack Frost Warner Bros. 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 Christmas, Comedy, Fantasy, Drama 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 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 Romantic 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 Neo-noir, Crime, Thriller 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 Pictures / DreamWorks Animation Simon Wells, Brenda Chapman, Steve Hickner (directors); Philip LaZebnik, Nicholas Meyer (screenplay); Val Kilmer, Ralph Fiennes, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sandra Bullock, Jeff Goldblum, Patrick Stewart, Danny Glover, Steve Martin, Martin Short Musical, Epic Animation
You've Got Mail Warner Bros. 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 Romantic Comedy, Drama Live Action
25 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
Mighty Joe Young Walt Disney 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 Animation
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
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
The Thin Red Line 20th Century Fox / 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 Epic, War Live Action
30 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
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

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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
5 Sonny Bono 62 USA Singer, Actor
6 Walter Barnes 79 USA Actor
6 Murray Salem 47 USA Actor, Screenwriter
24 Jack Lord 77 USA Actor
28 Jim Bohan 52 USA Actor
30 Ferdy Mayne 81 UK Actor
February 1 Jack T. Collis 75 USA Art Director
2 Davy Kaye 81 Bahamas Actor
2 Duilio Del Prete 59 Italy Actor
5 Douglas Gamley 73 Australia Composer, Conductor
17 Sheila Raynor 91 UK Actor
18 James Villiers 67 UK Actor
23 Chuck Hayward 89 UK Actor
24 Henny Youngman 91 UK Comedian, Actor
26 James Algar 75 American Director, Producer
27 J. T. Walsh 54 USA Actor
March 5 Donald Woods 91 Canada Actor
10 Lloyd Bridges 85 USA Actor
10 Bill Alton 73 USA Actor Sweet Lorraine
17 Helen Westcott 70 USA Actress
25 Daniel Massey 64 UK Actor
April 1 Lucille Norman 76 USA Actress
1 Gene Evans 75 USA Actor
3 Charles Lang 96 USA Cinematographer
11 Rodney Harvey 30 USA Actor
21 Peter Lind Hayes 82 USA Actor
28 Jerome Bixby 75 USA Screenwriter
May 2 Maidie Norman 85 USA Actress
9 Alice Faye 83 USA Actress, Singer
10 Robert Jewell 78 Australia Actor
11 Gene Fowler, Jr. 80 USA Film Editor
14 Frank Sinatra 82 USA Singer, Actor
15 Linwood G. Dunn 93 USA Visual Effects Artist
20 Wolf Mankowitz 73 UK Screenwriter
21 Douglas Fowley 86 USA Actor
22 John Derek 71 USA Actor, Director
28 Phil Hartman 49 USA Actor, Comedian
June 1 Darwin Joston 60 USA Actor
4 Josephine Hutchinson 94 USA Actress
5 Jeanette Nolan 85 USA Actress
12 Theresa Merritt 73 USA Actress
23 Kurt Kren 69 Austria Director
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23 Maureen O'Sullivan 87 USA Actress
July 4 Gregg Burge 40 USA Actor
6 Roy Rogers 86 USA Actor
10 William Preston 76 USA Actor
16 Leigh Brown 59 USA Screenwriter
17 Joseph Maher 64 Ireland Actor
19 Betty Marsden 79 UK Actress
21 Robert Young 91 USA Actor
21 Kenneth Watson 66 UK Actor Daleks – Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
22 Don Dunphy 90 USA Announcer, Actor
28 Lenny McLean 49 UK Actor
29 Jerome Robbins 79 USA Director, Choreographer West Side Story
29 O. Z. Whitehead 87 USA Actor
August 11 Derek Newark 65 UK Actor
16 Phil Leeds 82 USA Actor
18 Persis Khambatta 49 India Actress
24 E. G. Marshall 84 USA Actor
24 Gene Page 58 USA Composer
September 2 Fernando Carrere 87 Mexico Art Director
6 Akira Kurosawa 88 Japan Director, Screenwriter
8 Leonid Kinskey 95 Russia Actor
11 Dane Clark 86 USA Actor
19 Patricia Hayes 88 UK Actress
22 John Garrie 75 UK Actor
24 Dennis Ayling 81 UK Cinematographer Alien
30 Marius Goring 86 UK Actor
October 2 Gene Autry 91 USA Actor, Singer
3 Roddy McDowall 70 USA Actor
11 Richard Denning 84 USA Actor
17 Joan Hickson 92 UK Actress
22 Eric Ambler 89 UK Screenwriter
23 Christopher Gable 58 UK Actor
28 James Goldman 71 USA Screenwriter
November 2 Tommy Duggan 89 UK Actor
4 Vincent Winter 50 UK Production Manager
8 Jean Marais 84 France Actor, Director
9 Ursula Reit 84 Germany Actress Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
17 Dick O'Neill 70 USA Actor
17 Esther Rolle 78 USA Actress
19 Alan J. Pakula 70 USA Director, Producer
22 Nicky Blair 72 USA Actor
25 Enrico Sabbatini 66 Italy Costume Designer
25 Flip Wilson 64 USA Comedian, Actor
30 Ruth Clifford 98 USA Actress
December
1 Freddie Young 96 UK Cinematographer
7 John Addison 78 USA Composer
13 Lew Grade 91 UK Producer
14 Norman Fell 74 USA Actor
20 Irene Hervey 89 USA Actress
21 Roger Avon 84 UK Actor
23 David Manners 97 USA Actor
25 Richard Paul 58 USA Actor
26 Hurd Hatfield 81 USA Actor
28 William Frankfather 54 USA Actor
29 Don Taylor 81 USA Actor, Director Stalag 17

Film debuts

References

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