List of American films of 1998

A list of American films released in 1998. 
Shakespeare in Love won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
==Highest grossing films==
 International and U.S. & Canada combined box office gross figures are listed in U.S. dollars
1998Rank	Title 	Studio 	Box Office Gross	Box Office Gross	Box Office Gross	Box Office Gross
1998Rank	Title 	Studio 	Total Int.l 	U.S./Canada 	 	
1. 	Armageddon 	Touchstone 	$553,709,788 	$201,578,182 	 	
2. 	Saving Private Ryan 	DreamWorks/Paramount 	$481,840,909 	$216,540,909 	 	
3. 	Godzilla 	TriStar 	$379,014,294 	$136,314,294 	 	
4. 	There's Something About Mary	20th Century Fox 	$369,884,651 	$176,484,651 	 	
5. 	A Bug's Life 	Disney/Pixar 	$363,398,565 	$162,798,565 	 	
6. 	Deep Impact 	Paramount Pictures/DreamWorks	$349,464,664 	$140,464,664 	 	
7. 	Mulan 	Buena Vista 	$304,320,254 	$120,620,254 	 	
8. 	Dr. Dolittle 	20th Century Fox 	$294,456,605 	$144,156,605 	 	
9. 	Shakespeare in Love 	Miramax/Universal 	$289,317,794 	$100,317,794 	 	
10. 	Lethal Weapon 4 	Warner Bros. 	$285,444,603 	$130,444,603 	 	
===A-Z===
Title 	Director 	Cast (Subject of documentary) 	Genre 	Notes
20 Dates 	Myles Berkowitz 		Myles Berkowitz, Elisabeth Wagner, Tia Carrere 	Mockumentary 	
54 	Mark Christopher 	Ryan Phillippe, Salma Hayek, Mike Myers, Neve Campbell 	Drama 	
Addams Family Reunion 	Dave Payne 	Tim Curry, Daryl Hannah 	Comedy 	The Addams Family sequel
The Adventures of Sebastian Cole 	Tod Williams 	Adrian Grenier, Margaret Colin, Clark Gregg, John Shea 	Comedy 	Paramount Classics
Almost Heroes 	Christopher Guest 	Chris Farley, Matthew Perry, Bokeem Woodbine, Eugene Levy 	Comedy 	Farley's final film
American History X 	Tony Kaye 	Edward Norton, Edward Furlong, Beverly D'Angelo, Elliott Gould, Stacy Keach, Fairuza Balk, Jennifer Lien, Avery Brooks 	Drama 	Oscar nomination for Norton
An Alan Smithee Film Burn Hollywood Burn 	Arthur Hiller 	Ryan O'Neal, Coolio, Eric Idle 	Comedy 	Winner of 5 Razzie awards
Another Day In Paradise 	Larry Clark 	James Woods, Melanie Griffith, Peter Sarsgaard 	Crime drama 	
Antz 	Eric Darnell, Tim Johnson	Voices of Woody Allen, Gene Hackman, Jennifer Lopez, Danny Glover, Dan Aykroyd, Jane Curtin, Sylvester Stallone, Sharon Stone 	Animated 	DreamWorks Animation
Apt Pupil 	Bryan Singer 	Ian McKellen, Brad Renfro, Joshua Jackson 	Thriller 	
Armageddon 	Michael Bay 	Bruce Willis, Ben Affleck, Liv Tyler, Billy Bob Thornton, Will Patton, Steve Buscemi, Michael Clarke Duncan 	Drama 	1998 top-grossing film; 7 Razzie nominations
The Avengers 	Jeremiah S. Chechik 	Ralph Fiennes, Uma Thurman, Sean Connery, Jim Broadbent, Fiona Shaw, Eddie Izzard 	Action 	based on the TV series; 9 Razzie nominations
B. Monkey 	Michael Radford 	Jared Harris, Asia Argento, Rupert Everett 	Drama 	U.K.
Babe: Pig in the City 	George Miller 	James Cromwell, Magda Szubanski, Mickey Rooney 	Family 	Babe sequel
BASEketball 	David Zucker 	Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Yasmine Bleeth, Jenny McCarthy, Robert Vaughn, Ernest Borgnine, Bob Costas, Al Michaels 	Comedy 	
Belly 	Hype Williams 	Nas, Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, Method Man 	Drama 	
Beloved 	Jonathan Demme 	Oprah Winfrey, Danny Glover, Thandie Newton 	Drama 	from Toni Morrison novel
The Big Hit 	Kirk Wong 	Mark Wahlberg, Lou Diamond Phillips, Bokeem Woodbine, Antonio Sabàto, Jr. 	Action 	
The Big Lebowski 	Joel Coen 	Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi, John Turturro, Tara Reid, Ben Gazzara 	Comedy 	
Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss 	Tommy O'Haver 	Sean Hayes, Brad Rowe, Paul Bartel 	Comedy 	
Black Dog 	Kevin Hooks 	Patrick Swayze, Charles S. Dutton, Randy Travis, Gabriel Casseus, Meat Loaf 	Action 	Universal/Disney
Blade 	Stephen Norrington 	Wesley Snipes, Stephen Dorff, Kris Kristofferson 	Horror 	Marvel Comics character
Blues Brothers 2000 	John Landis 	Dan Aykroyd, John Goodman, Joe Morton, J. Evan Bonifant, Nia Peeples 	Comedy 	Blues Brothers sequel
Break Up 	Paul Marcus 	Bridget Fonda, Hart Bochner, Kiefer Sutherland 	Thriller 	
Bride of Chucky 	Ronny Yu 	Jennifer Tilly, Katherine Heigl, Nick Stabile, John Ritter 	Horror 	Child's Play sequel
Broken Vessels 	Scott Ziehl 	Todd Field, Jason London, Roxana Zal 	Drama 	
Brown's Requiem 	Jason Freeland 	Michael Rooker, Selma Blair, Will Sasso 	Crime 	
Buffalo ’66 	Vincent Gallo 	Vincent Gallo, Christina Ricci, Ben Gazzara 	Drama 	
A Bug's Life 	John Lasseter 	Voices of Dave Foley, Kevin Spacey, Julia Louis-Dreyfus 	Comedy 	
Bulworth 	Warren Beatty 	Warren Beatty, Halle Berry, Oliver Platt, Don Cheadle, Paul Sorvino, Isaiah Washington 	Comedy 	20th Century Fox
Can't Hardly Wait 	Deborah Kaplan 	Jennifer Love Hewitt, Ethan Embry, Charlie Korsmo, Lauren Ambrose, Peter Facinelli, Seth Green 	Comedy 	
Casper Meets Wendy 	Sean McNamara 	Hilary Duff, Cathy Moriarty-Gentile, Shelley Duvall, Teri Garr 	Comedy 	
Caught Up 	Darin Scott 	Bokeem Woodbine, Cynda Williams, Snoop Dogg 	Crime drama 	
Celebrity 	Woody Allen 	Kenneth Branagh, Judy Davis, Bebe Neuwirth, Charlize Theron, Leonardo DiCaprio 	Comedy 	Miramax
Chairman of the Board 	Alex Zamm 	Carrot Top, Courtney Thorne-Smith 	Comedy 	
City of Angels 	Brad Silberling 	Nicolas Cage, Meg Ryan, Andre Braugher, Dennis Franz 	Fantasy 	Wings of Desire remake
A Civil Action 	Steven Zaillian 	John Travolta, Robert Duvall, William H. Macy, Tony Shalhoub, Kathleen Quinlan, Dan Hedaya, Sydney Pollack, James Gandolfini 	Drama 	from Jonathan Harr book
Clay Pigeons 	David Doblin 	Joaquin Phoenix, Janeane Garofalo, Georgina Cates, Vince Vaughn 	Drama 	Gramercy Pictures
Cousin Bette 	Des McAnuff 	Jessica Lange, Elisabeth Shue, Hugh Laurie, Bob Hoskins 	Period drama 	
Curse of the Puppet Master 	David DeCoteau 	George Peck, Emily Harrison, Josh Green 	Horror 	
The Curve 	Dan Rosen 	Matthew Lillard, Michael Vartan, Randall Batinkoff, Keri Russell 	Thriller 	
Dance with Me 	Randa Haines 	Vanessa L. Williams, Chayanne, Kris Kristofferson, Joan Plowright 	Romance 	
Dancer, Texas Pop. 81 	Tim McCanlies 	Ethan Embry, Patricia Wettig, Ashley Johnson 	Comedy 	
Dancing at Lughnasa 	Pat O'Connor 	Meryl Streep, Catherine McCormack, Kathy Burke 	Comedy 	from Brian Friel play
Dangerous Beauty 	Marshall Herskovitz 	Catherine McCormack, Oliver Platt, Fred Ward 	Drama 	from The Honest Courtesan
Dark City 	Alex Proyas 	Jennifer Connelly, William Hurt, Rufus Sewell, Kiefer Sutherland 	Science fiction	Roger Ebert's #1 film of '98
Dead Man on Campus 	Alan Cohn 	Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Tom Everett Scott 	Comedy 	
Deep Impact 	Mimi Leder 	Robert Duvall, Téa Leoni, Morgan Freeman, Elijah Wood, Vanessa Redgrave, Maximilian Schell, Leelee Sobieski 	Disaster 	Paramount/DreamWorks
Deep Rising 	Stephen Sommers 	Treat Williams, Famke Janssen, Wes Studi, Kevin J. O'Connor, Anthony Heald, Jason Flemyng, Djimon Hounsou, Clifton Powell, Derrick O'Connor 	Horror 	
Dennis the Menace Strikes Again 	Charles T. Kanganis 	Justin Cooper, Don Rickles, Betty White, George Kennedy, Brian Doyle-Murray, Scott 'Carrot Top' Thompson 	Family 	Warner Bros
The Dentist 2 	Brian Yuzna 	Corbin Bernsen, Jillian McWhirter 	Horror 	
Desert Blue 	Morgan J. Freeman 	Brendan Sexton III, Kate Hudson, Casey Affleck, Christina Ricci 	Comedy drama 	
Desperate Measures 	Barbet Schroeder 	Michael Keaton, Andy García, Marcia Gay Harden, Brian Cox 	Drama 	TriStar Pictures
Digging to China 	Timothy Hutton 	Evan Rachel Wood, Kevin Bacon, Mary Stuart Masterson 	Drama 	
Dirty Work 	Bob Saget 	Norm Macdonald, Jack Warden, Don Rickles, Chevy Chase, Chris Farley 	Comedy 	MGM
Disturbing Behavior 	David Nutter 	James Marsden, Katie Holmes, Nick Stahl, William Sadler 	Thriller 	
Dr. Dolittle 	Betty Thomas 	Eddie Murphy, Ossie Davis, Richard Schiff 	Comedy 	remake of 1967 film
Down in the Delta 	Maya Angelou 	Alfre Woodard, Loretta Devine, Esther Rolle 	Drama 	
Drive 	Steve Wang 	Mark Dacascos, Tracey Walter, Brittany Murphy 	Action 	
Edge of Seventeen 	David Moreton 	Chris Stafford, Lea DeLaria, Tina Holmes 	Comedy 	
The Eighteenth Angel 	William Bindley 	Rachael Leigh Cook, Christopher McDonald, Stanley Tucci 	Thriller 	
Enemy of the State 	Tony Scott 	Will Smith, Gene Hackman, Jon Voight, Barry Pepper, Regina King, Lisa Bonet 	Action 	Touchstone Pictures
Ever After 	Andy Tennant 	Drew Barrymore, Dougray Scott, Anjelica Huston 	Fantasy 	based on Cinderella
The Faculty 	Robert Rodriguez 	Elijah Wood, Jordana Brewster, Clea DuVall, Laura Harris, Josh Hartnett, Shawn Hatosy, Salma Hayek, Usher Raymond, Famke Janssen, Piper Laurie 	Horror 	Dimension Films
Fallen 	Gregory Hoblit 	Denzel Washington, John Goodman, Embeth Davidtz, James Gandolfini 	Thriller 	Warner Bros./Turner
The Farm: Angola, USA 	Liz Garbus 	Narrated by Bernard Addison 	Documentary 	
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas 	Terry Gilliam 	Johnny Depp, Benicio del Toro 	Comedy 	based on Hunter S. Thompson
Finding Graceland 	David Winkler 	Harvey Keitel, Johnathon Schaech, Bridget Fonda, Gretchen Mol 	Drama 	
Firestorm 	Dean Semler 	Howie Long, Scott Glenn, William Forsythe, Suzy Amis 	Action 	
The Gingerbread Man 	Robert Altman 	Kenneth Branagh, Robert Downey, Jr., Embeth Davidtz, Robert Duvall, Daryl Hannah, Tom Berenger 	Drama 	from John Grisham novel
God Said "Ha!" 	Julia Sweeney 	Julia Sweeney 	Comedy 	
Gods and Monsters 	Bill Condon 	Ian McKellen, Brendan Fraser, Lynn Redgrave, Lolita Davidovich 	Biography 	story of James Whale
The Godson 	Bob Hoge 	Rodney Dangerfield, Kevin McDonald, Dom DeLuise 	Comedy 	
Godzilla 	Roland Emmerich 	Matthew Broderick, Jean Reno, Maria Pitillo, Hank Azaria, Vicki Lewis, Kevin Dunn, Harry Shearer 	Science fiction	remake; 5 Razzie nominations
Goodbye Lover 	Roland Joffé 	Patricia Arquette, Dermot Mulroney, Mary-Louise Parker, Ellen DeGeneres 	Comedy 	
Great Expectations 	Alfonso Cuarón 	Ethan Hawke, Gwyneth Paltrow, Chris Cooper, Hank Azaria 	Period drama 	
The Hairy Bird 	Sarah Kernochan 	Kirsten Dunst, Gaby Hoffmann, Lynn Redgrave 	Comedy 	
Half Baked 	Tamra Davis 	Dave Chappelle, Jim Breuer, Guillermo Diaz, Harland Williams, Clarence Williams III 	Comedy 	
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later 	Steve Miner 	Jamie Lee Curtis, Adam Arkin, Michelle Williams, Josh Hartnett, LL Cool J, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jodi Lyn O'Keefe 	Horror 	Halloween sequel
Happiness 	Todd Solondz 	Philip Seymour Hoffman, Dylan Baker, Ben Gazzara, Camryn Manheim, Jane Adams 	Drama 	
Hard Rain 	Mikael Salomon 	Morgan Freeman, Christian Slater, Randy Quaid, Minnie Driver 	Action 	aka The Flood
He Got Game 	Spike Lee 	Denzel Washington, Ray Allen, Milla Jovovich, John Turturro 	Sports drama 	
Hell's Kitchen 	Tony Cinciripini 	Angelina Jolie, Mekhi Phifer, Rosanna Arquette 	Drama 	
The Hi-Lo Country 	Stephen Frears 	Billy Crudup, Woody Harrelson, Patricia Arquette, Penélope Cruz, Sam Elliott 	Western 	from Max Evans novel
High Art 	Lisa Cholodenko 	Radha Mitchell, Ally Sheedy, Patricia Clarkson 	Drama 	October Films
Holy Man 	Stephen Herek 	Eddie Murphy, Jeff Goldblum, Kelly Preston, Robert Loggia, Morgan Fairchild 	Comedy 	Touchstone Pictures
Home Fries 	Dean Parisot 	Drew Barrymore, Luke Wilson, Catherine O'Hara, Jake Busey 	Comedy 	
Homegrown 	Stephen Gyllenhaal 	John Lithgow, Billy Bob Thornton, Hank Azaria, Kelly Lynch 	Comedy 	
Hope Floats 	Forest Whitaker 	Sandra Bullock, Harry Connick, Jr., Gena Rowlands 	Drama 	20th Century Fox
The Horse Whisperer 	Robert Redford 	Robert Redford, Kristin Scott Thomas, Sam Neill, Chris Cooper, Dianne Wiest, Scarlett Johansson 	Drama 	from Nicholas Evans novel
How Stella Got Her Groove Back 	Kevin Rodney Sullivan 	Angela Bassett, Taye Diggs, Whoopi Goldberg, Regina King 	Drama 	from Terry McMillan novel
How to Make the Cruelest Month 	Kip Koenig 	Clea DuVall, Gabriel Mann, J. D. Souther 	Comedy 	
Hurlyburly 	Anthony Drazan 	Sean Penn, Kevin Spacey, Chazz Palminteri, Garry Shandling, Meg Ryan 	Drama 	from David Rabe play
Hush 	 	Gwyneth Paltrow, Jessica Lange, Johnathon Schaech 	Thriller 	
I Got the Hook Up 	Michael Martin 	Master P, Anthony Johnson, Tommy 'Tiny' Lister 	Comedy 	
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer 	Danny Cannon 	Jennifer Love Hewitt, Brandy Norwood, Freddie Prinze, Jr., Mekhi Phifer, Matthew Settle 	Horror 	I Know What You Did Last Summer sequel
I'll Be Home For Christmas 	Arlene Sanford 	Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Gary Cole, Jessica Biel 	Family 	
Illuminata 	John Turturro 	John Turturro, Katherine Borowitz, Christopher Walken, Susan Sarandon 	Rom com 	
The Impostors 	Stanley Tucci 	Oliver Platt, Stanley Tucci, Alfred Molina, Billy Connolly, Tony Shalhoub, Hope Davis 	Comedy 	
Jack Frost 	Troy Miller 	Michael Keaton, Kelly Preston, Joseph Cross, Mark Addy, Henry Rollins 	Fantasy 	
Jane Austen's Mafia! 	Jim Abrahams 	Jay Mohr, Christina Applegate, Olympia Dukakis, Lloyd Bridges 	Parody 	also released as Mafia!
Judas Kiss 	Sebastian Gutierrez 	Alan Rickman, Emma Thompson, Roscoe Lee Browne, Carla Gugino 	Crime 	
Kissing a Fool 	Doug Ellin 	David Schwimmer, Jason Lee, Mili Avital 	Comedy 	
Knock Off 	Tsui Hark 	Jean-Claude Van Damme, Rob Schneider, Lela Rochon 	Action 	
Krippendorf's Tribe 	Todd Holland 	Richard Dreyfuss, Jenna Elfman, Lily Tomlin, Natasha Lyonne 	Comedy 	from Frank Parkin novel
Kurt & Courtney 	Nick Broomfield 	Footage of Kurt Cobain, Courtney Love 	Documentary 	
The Last Days of Disco 	Whit Stillman 	Chloë Sevigny, Kate Beckinsale, Chris Eigeman 	Comedy 	
The Last Days 	James Moll 	Interviews with Holocaust survivors 	Documentary 	
Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth 	Robert B. Weide 	Archive footage of Lenny Bruce, narrated by Robert De Niro 	Documentary 	
Les Misérables 	Bille August 	Liam Neeson, Geoffrey Rush, Uma Thurman, Claire Danes 	Period drama 	
Let's Talk About Sex 	Troy Beyer 	Paget Brewster, James Hyde, Tina Nguyen 	Drama 	
Lethal Weapon 4 	Richard Donner 	Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Rene Russo, Chris Rock, Jet Li 	Action 	3rd Lethal Weapon sequel
The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg 	Aviva Kempner 	Walter Matthau, Carl Levin 	Documentary 	story of the former Major League Baseball star
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride 	Darrell Rooney 	Matthew Broderick, Neve Campbell, Jason Marsden, Nathan Lane 	Animated 	direct to video
Living Out Loud 	Richard LaGravenese 	Holly Hunter, Queen Latifah, Danny DeVito 	Drama 	
Lost In Space 	Stephen Hopkins 	William Hurt, Mimi Rogers, Gary Oldman, Heather Graham, Matt LeBlanc, Lacey Chabert 	Science fiction	based on the TV series
Lulu on the Bridge 	Paul Auster 	Harvey Keitel, Mira Sorvino, Vanessa Redgrave 	Drama 	
Madeline 	Daisy von Scherler Mayer 	Frances McDormand, Nigel Hawthorne, Hatty Jones 	Family 	
Major League: Back to the Minors 	John Warren 	Corbin Bernsen, Dennis Haysbert, Scott Bakula, Bob Uecker 	Comedy 	2nd Major League sequel
The Man in the Iron Mask 	Randall Wallace 	Leonardo DiCaprio, John Malkovich, Gabriel Byrne, Gérard Depardieu, Jeremy Irons 	Drama 	from Alexandre Dumas story
The Mask of Zorro 	Martin Campbell 	Antonio Banderas, Anthony Hopkins, Catherine Zeta-Jones 	Action 	from Johnston McCulley story
Meet Joe Black 	Martin Brest 	Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Claire Forlani, Jake Weber, Jeffrey Tambor, Marcia Gay Harden 	Fantasy 	from Death Takes a Holiday
Meet the Deedles 	Steve Boyum 	Steve Van Wormer, Paul Walker, A. J. Langer 	Comedy 	
Melting Pot 	Tom Musca 	Paul Rodriguez, CCH Pounder, Cliff Robertson 	Animated 	
Mercury Rising 	Harold Becker 	Bruce Willis, Alec Baldwin, Miko Hughes, Chi McBride, Kim Dickens 	Drama 	
Mighty Joe Young 	Ron Underwood 	Bill Paxton, Charlize Theron, David Paymer 	Action 	remake of 1949 film
The Mighty 	Peter Chelsom 	Kieran Culkin, Sharon Stone, Elden Henson, Harry Dean Stanton, Gena Rowlands, Gillian Anderson, James Gandolfini 	Drama 	from Rodman Philbrick book
Mighty Joe Young 	Ron Underwood 	Bill Paxton, Charlize Theron, Rade Serbedzija, Peter Firth 	Family 	
The Mighty Kong 	Art Scott 	Dudley Moore, Jodi Benson, William Sage 	Animated 	
Montana 	Jennifer Leitzes 	Kyra Sedgwick, Stanley Tucci, Robin Tunney, Robbie Coltrane 	Crime 	
Monument Ave. 	Ted Demme 	Denis Leary, Colm Meaney, Famke Janssen, Martin Sheen 	Crime 	
Mulan 	Tony Bancroft 	Voices of Ming-Na, Eddie Murphy, Lea Salonga, Miguel Ferrer 	Animated 	Walt Disney
Music from Another Room 	Charlie Peters 	Jude Law, Jennifer Tilly, Gretchen Mol, Martha Plimpton 	Rom com 	
My Giant 	Michael Lehmann 	Billy Crystal, Gheorghe Mureşan, Kathleen Quinlan 	Comedy 	
The Naked Man 	J. Todd Anderson 	Michael Rapaport, Michael Jeter, Rachael Leigh Cook, Arija Bareikis 	Comedy 	
The Negotiator 	F. Gary Gray 	Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Spacey, John Spencer, David Morse 	Thriller 	
New Rose Hotel 	Abel Ferrara 	Christopher Walken, Willem Dafoe, Asia Argento, Annabella Sciorra 	Thriller 	
The Newton Boys 	Richard Linklater 	Matthew McConaughey, Vincent D'Onofrio, Ethan Hawke, Skeet Ulrich 	Crime 	story of Newton Gang
Next Stop Wonderland 	Brad Anderson 	Hope Davis, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Callie Thorne 	Comedy 	
A Night at the Roxbury 	John Fortenberry 	Will Ferrell, Chris Kattan, Dan Hedaya, Loni Anderson 	Comedy 	based on Saturday Night Live skit
No Looking Back 	Edward Burns 	Lauren Holly, Jon Bon Jovi, Edward Burns 	Drama 	
The Object of My Affection 	Nicholas Hytner 	Jennifer Aniston, Paul Rudd, Steve Zahn, Allison Janney, Alan Alda 	Comedy 	from Stephen McAuley book
October 22 	Richard Schenkman 	Amanda Plummer, Colm Meaney, Paul Perri, Michael Paré 	Drama 	
The Odd Couple II 	Howard Deutch 	Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Christine Baranski, Jean Smart, Jonathan Silverman 	Comedy 	The Odd Couple sequel
One Tough Cop 	Bruno Barreto 	Stephen Baldwin, Chris Penn, Gina Gershon 	Action 	
One True Thing 	Carl Franklin 	Meryl Streep, Renée Zellweger, William Hurt, Tom Everett Scott 	Drama 	from Anna Quindlen novel
The Opposite of Sex 	Don Roos 	Christina Ricci, Martin Donovan, Lisa Kudrow, Lyle Lovett 	Drama 	
Out of Sight 	Steven Soderbergh 	George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez, Don Cheadle, Ving Rhames, Dennis Farina, Albert Brooks, Steve Zahn, Isaiah Washington, Catherine Keener 	Crime 	based on a novel by Elmore Leonard
Outside Ozona 	J. S. Cardone 	Robert Forster, Kevin Pollak, Sherilyn Fenn, Penelope Ann Miller 	Comedy 	
Overnight Delivery 	Jason Bloom 	Reese Witherspoon, Sarah Silverman, Paul Rudd 	Comedy 	
Palmetto 	Volker Schlöndorff 	Woody Harrelson, Elisabeth Shue, Gina Gershon 	Thriller 	
The Parent Trap 	Nancy Meyers 	Lindsay Lohan, Dennis Quaid, Natasha Richardson, Elaine Hendrix 	Family 	
Patch Adams 	Tom Shadyac 	Robin Williams, Monica Potter, Philip Seymour Hoffman 	Biography 	story of Dr. Hunter Adams
Pauli 	John Roberts 	Jay Mohr, Tony Shalhoub, Gena Rowlands 	Family 	
Pecker 	John Waters 	Edward Furlong, Christina Ricci, Bess Armstrong, Mary Kay Place, Lili Taylor, Martha Plimpton 	Comedy 	New Line Cinema
The Pentagon Wars 	Richard Benjamin 	Kelsey Grammer, Cary Elwes, Richard Schiff, Viola Davis 	Biography 	made for TV
A Perfect Murder 	Andrew Davis 	Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow, Viggo Mortensen, David Suchet 	Thriller 	from Dial M for Murder
Permanent Midnight 	David Veloz 	Ben Stiller, Maria Bello, Elizabeth Hurley 	Biography 	story of Jerry Stahl
Phantasm IV Oblivion 	Don Coscarelli 	A. Michael Baldwin, Reggie Bannister, Bill Thornbury 	Horror 	
Phantoms 	Joe Chappelle 	Ben Affleck, Peter O'Toole, Liev Schreiber 	Horror 	
Phoenix 	Danny Cannon 	Ray Liotta, Anjelica Huston, Anthony LaPaglia, Daniel Baldwin 	Crime 	
Pi 	Darren Aronofsky 	Mark Margolis, Pamela Hart, Sean Gullette 	Science fiction	Aronofsky's first film
The Players Club 	Ice Cube 	Bernie Mac, Ice Cube, Lisa Raye 	Comedy 	
Playing by Heart 	Will Carroll 	Angelina Jolie, Sean Connery, Gena Rowlands, Gillian Anderson, Dennis Quaid, Ryan Phillippe 	Comedy 	Hyperion Pictures
Pleasantville 	Gary Ross 	Tobey Maguire, Reese Witherspoon, Jeff Daniels, Joan Allen, William H. Macy, J. T. Walsh, Don Knotts 	Fantasy 	3 Oscar nominations
Polish Wedding 	Theresa Connelly 	Gabriel Byrne, Claire Danes, Mili Avital 	Comedy 	
Poodle Springs 	Bob Rafelson 	James Caan, David Keith, Dina Meyer, Joe Don Baker, Brian Cox 	Mystery 	from Raymond Chandler story
Practical Magic 	Griffin Dunne 	Nicole Kidman, Sandra Bullock, Stockard Channing, Dianne Wiest, Aidan Quinn 	Comedy 	from Alice Hoffman book
A Price Above Rubies 	Boaz Yakin 	Renée Zellweger, Christopher Eccleston, Julianna Margulies 	Drama 	
Primary Colors 	Mike Nichols 	John Travolta, Emma Thompson, Kathy Bates, Adrian Lester, Billy Bob Thornton 	Drama 	from Anonymous novel
The Prince of Egypt 	Brenda Chapman 	Voices of Michelle Pfeiffer, Val Kilmer, Ralph Fiennes, Steve Martin, Sandra Bullock 	Animated 	
Psycho 	Gus Van Sant 	Vince Vaughn, Anne Heche, Viggo Mortensen, William H. Macy, Julianne Moore 	Thriller 	remake of 1960 film
Quest For Camelot 	Fred Du Chau 	Voices of Gary Oldman, Don Rickles, Pierce Brosnan, Eric Idle, Jane Seymour, Gabriel Byrne, Cary Elwes, Bronson Pinchot, John Gielgud 	Animated 	
The Rat Pack 	Rob Cohen 	Ray Liotta, Joe Mantegna, Don Cheadle, Angus Macfadyen 	Biography 	
Reach the Rock 	William Ryan 	William Sadler, Alessandro Nivola 	Drama 	
Regret to Inform 	Barbara Sonneborn 	Barbara Sonneborn, Xuan Ngoc Nguyen 	Documentary 	
The Replacement Killers 	Antoine Fuqua 	Chow Yun-fat, Mira Sorvino, Michael Rooker 	Action 	Chow Yun-Fat's U.S. debut
Restaurant 	Eric Bross 	Adrien Brody, Elise Neal, Lauryn Hill 	Drama 	
Return to Paradise 	Joseph Ruben 	Vince Vaughn, Joaquin Phoenix, Vera Farmiga 	Drama 	
Riddler's Moon 	Don McBrearty 	Corbin Bernsen, Kate Mulgrew, Daniel Newman 	Drama 	
Ride 	Millicent Shelton 	Malik Yoba, Melissa De Sousa, John Witherspoon 	Comedy 	
Ringmaster 	Neil Abramson 	Jerry Springer, William McNamara, Molly Hagan, Jaime Pressly 	Comedy 	based on Jerry Springer Show
Ronin 	John Frankenheimer 	Robert De Niro, Jean Reno, Natascha McElhone, Jonathan Pryce, Stellan Skarsgård, Sean Bean 	Action 	also with Katarina Witt
Rounders 	John Dahl 	Matt Damon, Edward Norton, Gretchen Mol, John Turturro, John Malkovich 	Drama 	Miramax
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie	William R. Kowalchuk 	John Goodman, Alan Arkin, Eric Idle, Whoopi Goldberg 	Animated 	
The Rugrats Movie 	Igor Kovalyov 	E. G. Daily, Christine Cavanaugh, Kath Soucie 	Animated 	
Rush Hour 	Brett Ratner 	Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Tom Wilkinson 	Action 	
Rushmore 	Wes Anderson 	Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Olivia Williams, Brian Cox 	Comedy 	Touchstone Pictures
Safe Men 	John Hamburg 	Sam Rockwell, Steve Zahn, Michael Lerner, Paul Giamatti 	Comedy 	
Saving Private Ryan 	Steven Spielberg 	Tom Hanks, Edward Burns, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore, Dennis Farina, Ted Danson, Paul Giamatti, Bryan Cranston, Harve Presnell, Vin Diesel 	Drama, War 	11 Oscar nominations; won for Best Director
Savior 	Predrag Antonijevic 	Dennis Quaid, Nastassja Kinski, Stellan Skarsgård 	Drama 	
The Second Arrival 	Kevin S. Tenney 	Patrick Muldoon, Jane Sibbett, Michael Sarrazin 	Sci-fi 	
Senseless 	Penelope Spheeris 	Marlon Wayans, David Spade, Matthew Lillard, Brad Dourif 	Comedy 	
Shadrach 	Susanna Styron 	Harvey Keitel, Andie MacDowell, John Franklin Sawyer 	Drama 	
Shakespeare in Love 	John Madden 	Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes, Geoffrey Rush, Colin Firth, Ben Affleck, Judi Dench 	Drama 	won 7 Oscars
The Siege 	Edward Zwick 	Denzel Washington, Annette Bening, Tony Shalhoub, Bruce Willis 	Drama 	20th Century Fox
Simon Birch 	Mark Steven Johnson 	Ian Michael Smith, Joseph Mazzello, Ashley Judd, Oliver Platt 	Comedy 	
A Simple Plan 	Sam Raimi 	Billy Bob Thornton, Bridget Fonda, Bill Paxton, Gary Cole 	Drama 	from Scott Smith novel
Since You've Been Gone 	David Schwimmer 	David Schwimmer, Lara Flynn Boyle, Teri Hatcher 	Rom com 	
Six Days, Seven Nights 	Ivan Reitman 	Harrison Ford, Anne Heche, Allison Janney, David Schwimmer 	Adventure 	
Six-String Samurai 	Lance Mungia 	Jeffrey Falcon, Clifford Hugo, Lora Witty 	Action 	
Slam 	Marc Levin 	Saul Williams, Bonz Malone, Sonja Sohn 	Drama 	
Slappy and the Stinkers 	Barnet Kellman 	B.D. Wong, Bronson Pinchot, Jennifer Coolidge 	Comedy 	
Slums of Beverly Hills 	Tamara Jenkins 	Natasha Lyonne, Alan Arkin, Marisa Tomei 	Comedy 	Fox Searchlight
Small Soldiers 	Joe Dante 	Gregory Smith, Kirsten Dunst, Frank Langella, Tommy Lee Jones 	Action Fantasy 	
Smoke Signals 	Chris Eyre 	Adam Beach, Irene Bedard, Gary Farmer 	Comedy 	
Snake Eyes 	Brian De Palma 	Nicolas Cage, Gary Sinise, Carla Gugino, John Heard, Stan Shaw 	Thriller 	Paramount
Soldier 	Paul W. S. Anderson 	Kurt Russell, Jason Scott Lee, Connie Nielsen, Gary Busey 	Science fiction	from Outer Limits episode
Sour Grapes 	Larry David 	Steven Weber, Craig Bierko, Jennifer Leigh Warren 	Comedy 	
Species II 	Peter Medak 	Natasha Henstridge, Michael Madsen, Marg Helgenberger, James Cromwell, Mykelti Williamson, George Dzundza 	Science fiction	Species sequel
Sphere 	Barry Levinson 	Dustin Hoffman, Sharon Stone, Samuel L. Jackson, Liev Schreiber 	Science fiction	from Michael Crichton novel
Spice World 	Bob Spiers 	Spice Girls, Richard E. Grant, Alan Cumming, George Wendt, Roger Moore 	Musical, Comedy	7 Razzie nominations
Star Trek: Insurrection 	Jonathan Frakes 	Patrick Stewart, F. Murray Abraham, Donna Murphy 	Science fiction	Star Trek sequel
Stepmom 	Chris Columbus 	Julia Roberts, Susan Sarandon, Ed Harris 	Drama 	Columbia Pictures
Strangeland 	John Pieplow 	Kevin Gage, Robert Englund, Amy Smart 	Horror 	
Suicide Kings 	Peter O'Fallon 	Christopher Walken, Denis Leary, Sean Patrick Flanery, Johnny Galecki, Jay Mohr, Jeremy Sisto, Henry Thomas, Cliff DeYoung, Laura San Giacomo 	Crime 	from Don Stanford story
Tarzan and the Lost City 	Carl Schenkel 	Casper Van Dien, Jane March, Ian Roberts 	Adventure 	
There's Something About Mary 	The Farrelly Brothers 	Ben Stiller, Cameron Diaz, Matt Dillon, Keith David, Markie Post 	Comedy 	
Thick as Thieves 	Scott Sanders 	Alec Baldwin, Andre Braugher, Rebecca De Mornay 	Crime drama 	
The Thin Red Line 	Terrence Malick 	Sean Penn, Adrien Brody, Jim Caviezel, Ben Chaplin, George Clooney, John Cusack, Woody Harrelson, Elias Koteas, Jared Leto, Nick Nolte, John C. Reilly, John Travolta	Drama, War 	based on the novel by James Jones; nominated for 7 Oscars
The Truman Show 	Peter Weir 	Jim Carrey, Ed Harris, Laura Linney, Noah Emmerich, Natascha McElhone 	Fantasy 	3 Oscar nominations including Best Director
Twilight (1998 film) 	Robert Benton 	Paul Newman, Gene Hackman, Susan Sarandon, James Garner, Reese Witherspoon 	Neo-noir 	
U.S. Marshals 	Stuart Baird 	Tommy Lee Jones, Wesley Snipes, Robert Downey, Jr., Joe Pantoliano, Irène Jacob 	Action 	sequel to The Fugitive
Urban Legend 	Jamie Blanks 	Jared Leto, Alicia Witt, Rebecca Gayheart, Joshua Jackson, Loretta Devine, Tara Reid, Robert Englund 	Horror 	
Vampires 	John Carpenter 	James Woods, Daniel Baldwin, Sheryl Lee 	Horror 	
Very Bad Things 	Peter Berg 	Christian Slater, Cameron Diaz, Jon Favreau, Daniel Stern, Jeremy Piven, Jeanne Tripplehorn 	Comedy 	PolyGram Entertainment
The Waterboy 	Frank Coraci 	Adam Sandler, Henry Winkler, Kathy Bates, Fairuza Balk 	Comedy 	
The Wedding Singer 	Frank Coraci 	Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Christine Taylor, Steve Buscemi, Alexis Arquette 	Comedy 	New Line Cinema
What Dreams May Come 	Vincent Ward 	Robin Williams, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Annabella Sciorra 	Drama 	
Why Do Fools Fall in Love 	Gregory Nava 	Halle Berry, Vivica A. Fox, Lela Rochon 	Romance 	
Wide Awake 	M. Night Shyamalan 	Joseph Cross, Timothy Reifsnyder, Dana Delany, Denis Leary 	Comedy drama 	
Wild Things 	John McNaughton 	Kevin Bacon, Matt Dillon, Neve Campbell, Denise Richards, Bill Murray 	Thriller 	
Without Limits 	Robert Towne 	Billy Crudup, Donald Sutherland, Monica Potter 	Biography 	
Woo 	Daisy Mayer 	Jada Pinkett, Tommy Davidson, LL Cool J 	Comedy 	New Line Cinema
Wrongfully Accused 	Pat Proft 	Leslie Nielsen, Richard Crenna, Melinda McGraw, Kelly LeBrock 	Comedy 	parody of The Fugitive
The X Files 	Rob Bowman 	Gillian Anderson, David Duchovny, Martin Landau 	Science fiction	based on the TV series
Your Friends & Neighbors 	Neil LaBute 	Amy Brenneman, Aaron Eckhart, Nastassja Kinski, Jason Patric, Catherine Keener, Ben Stiller 	Drama 	Gramercy Pictures
You've Got Mail 	Nora Ephron 	Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Parker Posey, Jean Stapleton 	Rom com 	
Zero Effect 	Jake Kasdan 	Bill Pullman, Ryan O'Neal, Ben Stiller 	Drama 	Columbia
1998
Films
American