# List of British films of 1998

A list of British films released in 1998.

## 1998

| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
| 1998 |||||
| Among Giants | Sam Miller | Pete Postlethwaite, Rachel Griffiths, James Thornton | Drama | |
| Antz | Eric Darnell, Tim Johnson | Woody Allen, Dan Aykroyd, Anne Bancroft, Jane Curtin, Danny Glover, Gene Hackman, Jennifer Lopez, John Mahoney, Paul Mazursky, Grant Shaud, Sylvester Stallone, Sharon Stone, Christopher Walken | Animated adventure comedy | |
| B. Monkey | Michael Radford | Asia Argento, Rupert Everett, Jonathan Rhys Meyers | Crime | |
| Basil | Radha Bharadwaj | Jared Leto, Claire Forlani, Christian Slater | Drama | |
| Bedrooms and Hallways | Rose Troche | Kevin McKidd, Harriet Walter, James Purefoy, Hugo Weaving | Comedy drama | |
| Besieged | Bernardo Bertolucci | Thandie Newton, David Thewlis | Drama | |
| The Big Lebowski | Joel Coen | Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi, David Huddleston, John Turturro, Philip Seymour Hoffman | Independent crime comedy | |
| The Big Swap | Niall Johnson | Mark Adams, Sorcha Brooks, Mark Caven, Alison Egan | Sexual drama | |
| The Brylcreem Boys | Terence Ryan | Billy Campbell, Angus Macfadyen | Historical drama | |
| Cider with Rosie | Charles Beeson | Juliet Stevenson, David Troughton, Laurie Lee | Drama | |
| The Commissioner | George Sluizer | John Hurt, Rosana Pastor | Drama | |
| Cousin Bette | Des McAnuff | Jessica Lange, Bob Hoskins | Comedy | |
| Crossmaheart | Henry Herbert | Gerard Rooney, Maria Lennon | Drama | |
| Croupier | Mike Hodges | Clive Owen, Alex Kingston | Drama | |
| Dad Savage | Betsan Morris Evans | Patrick Stewart, Kevin McKidd | Crime/thriller | |
| Dancing at Lughnasa | Pat O'Connor | Meryl Streep, Michael Gambon | Drama | |
| Divorcing Jack | David Caffrey | David Thewlis, Jason Isaacs | Comedy | |
| Eight | Stephen Daldry | Jack Langan-Evans, Gina McKee | Sports | Short film |
| Elizabeth | Shekhar Kapur | Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush, Christopher Eccleston, Richard Attenborough, Daniel Craig | Historical drama | |
| Final Cut | Dominic Anciano, Ray Burdis | Ray Winstone, Jude Law | Drama | |
| The General | John Boorman | Brendan Gleeson, Adrian Dunbar, Jon Voight | Crime drama | |
| Get Real | Simon Shore | Ben Silverstone, Brad Gorton | Drama | |
| Girls' Night | Nick Hurran | Julie Walters, Brenda Blethyn | | Entered into the 48th Berlin International Film Festival |
| Gods and Monsters | Bill Condon | Ian McKellen, Brendan Fraser, Lynn Redgrave | Biopic | Life of James Whale |
| Good Night Mister Tom | Jack Gold | John Thaw, Nick Robinson | | TV film |
| The Governess | Sandra Goldbacher | Minnie Driver, Tom Wilkinson | Drama | |
| Hideous Kinky | Gillies MacKinnon | Kate Winslet, Saïd Taghmaoui | Romance | |
| Hilary and Jackie | Anand Tucker | Emily Watson, Rachel Griffiths, James Frain | Biopic | |
| Humdrum | Peter Peake | Moray Hunter, Jack Docherty | Comedy | Animated short |
| I Want You | Michael Winterbottom | Rachel Weisz, Alessandro Nivola | Crime drama | |
| Jinnah | Jamil Dehlavi | Christopher Lee, Shashi Kapoor, James Fox | Biopic | |
| Killing Time | Bharat Nalluri | Craig Fairbrass, Nigel Leach, Kendra Torgan | Crime/thriller | |
| Kurt & Courtney | Nick Broomfield | | Documentary | |
| The Land Girls | David Leland | Catherine McCormack, Rachel Weisz | Drama | |
| Little Voice | Mark Herman | Michael Caine, Jane Horrocks | Drama/musical | |
| Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels | Guy Ritchie | Jason Flemyng, Dexter Fletcher | Crime/thriller | |
| Lost in Space | Stephen Hopkins | Gary Oldman, William Hurt, Matt LeBlanc, Mimi Rogers, Heather Graham, Lacey Chabert, Jack Johnson, Jared Harris | Science-fiction/adventure | |
| Love and Rage | Cathal Black | Greta Scacchi, Daniel Craig, Stephen Dillane | Drama | |
| Love is the Devil | John Maybury | Derek Jacobi, Daniel Craig | Biopic | |
| Lucia | Don Boyd | Amanda Boyd, John Daszak | Drama | |
| The Man in the Iron Mask | Randall Wallace | Leonardo DiCaprio, Jeremy Irons, John Malkovich, Gabriel Byrne | Adventure | |
| The Man with Rain in His Shoes | María Ripoll | Lena Headey, Douglas Henshall, Penélope Cruz | Rom com | |
| Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence | Nick Hamm | Monica Potter, Rufus Sewell | Romance/comedy | |
| Meeting People Is Easy | Grant Gee | Radiohead | Documentary | |
| Monk Dawson | Tom Waller | John Michie, Benedict Taylor, Paula Hamilton Mark Caven | Drama | |
| My Name Is Joe | Ken Loach | Peter Mullan, David McKay | Drama | Won Best Actor at Cannes |
| Orphans | Peter Mullan | Douglas Henshall, Gary Lewis, Rosemarie Stevenson | Drama/comedy | |
| Prometheus | Tony Harrison | Film-poem | Socio-political | |
| The Red Violin | François Girard | Jason Flemyng, Greta Scacchi | Drama | |
| The Rugrats Movie | Norton Virgien, Igor Kovalyov | E. G. Daily, Tara Charendoff, Christine Cavanaugh, Kath Soucie, Cheryl Chase | Animated comedy | |
| The Sea Change | Michael Bray | Sean Chapman, Maryam d'Abo | Comedy | Co-production with Spain |
| Shakespeare in Love | John Madden | Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes, Geoffrey Rush, Colin Firth, Ben Affleck, Judi Dench, Simon Callow, Jim Carter, Martin Clunes, Antony Sher, Imelda Staunton, Tom Wilkinson, Mark Williams | Period romantic comedy | Co-production with the US |
| Side Streets | Tony Gerber | Shashi Kapoor, Shabana Azmi, Valeria Golino, Art Malik, Miho Nikaido, Jennifer Esposito, Victor Argo, Rosario Dawson | Drama | |
| Sliding Doors | Peter Howitt | Gwyneth Paltrow, John Hannah | Drama/comedy | |
| Something to Believe In | John Hough | William McNamara, Maria Pitillo | Drama | Co-production with Germany |
| Stiff Upper Lips | Gary Sinyor | Sean Pertwee, Georgina Cates, Prunella Scales | Comedy | |
| Still Crazy | Brian Gibson | Stephen Rea, Billy Connolly, Bill Nighy | Comedy | |
| Tale of the Mummy | Russell Mulcahy | Jason Scott Lee, Louise Lombard | Horror | |
| Three Businessmen | Alex Cox | Miguel Sandoval, Alex Cox | Surreal comedy | |
| The Tichborne Claimant | David Yates | Robert Pugh, John Kani | Drama | |
| Titanic Town | Roger Michell | Julie Walters, Ciarán Hinds | Drama | |
| Up 'n' Under | John Godber | Gary Olsen, Richard Ridings, Samantha Janus | Comedy | |
| Velvet Goldmine | Todd Haynes | Ewan McGregor, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Christian Bale | Drama | |
| Vigo: A Passion for Life | Julien Temple | James Frain, Romane Bohringer | Drama | |
| Waking Ned | Kirk Jones | Ian Bannen, David Kelly, Fionnula Flanagan | Comedy | |
| What Rats Won't Do | Alastair Reid | James Frain, Natascha McElhone | Comedy | |
| Woundings | Roberta Hanley | Guy Pearce, Ray Winstone | Drama | |