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1998 Chronicle of The Cinema

by wijayaandik • Created 9 years ago • Modified 2 months ago
Annual looks at best films from around the world.
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  • Ching-Wan Lau and Tony Leung Chiu-wai in The Longest Nite (1998)

    1. The Longest Nite

    19981h 24mNot Rated
    7.2 (2.6K)
    A corrupt cop named Sam handles negotiations between two Triad leaders who plan to join forces. However, he meets a suspicious bald man named Tony, who keeps following him around and disrupting his personal business.
    DirectorsTat-Chi YauJohnnie ToStarsChing-Wan LauTony Leung Chiu-waiMaggie Siu
    Film 101
  • After Life (1998)

    2. After Life

    19981h 59mNot Rated91Metascore
    7.6 (15K)
    After death, people have a week to choose only one memory to keep for eternity.
    DirectorHirokazu KoreedaStarsArata IuraErika OdaSusumu Terajima
    AMO / Criterion
  • Barrio (1998)

    3. Barrio

    19981h 34mNot Rated
    7.1 (3.4K)
    A coming-of-age story in the vein of CITY OF GOD and KIDS - available for the first time in the U.S..
    DirectorFernando León de AranoaStarsCríspulo CabezasTimy BenitoEloi Yebra
  • Black Cat, White Cat (1998)

    4. Black Cat, White Cat

    19982h 7mR73Metascore
    8.0 (58K)
    Matko and his son Zare live on the banks of the Danube river and get by through hustling and basically doing anything to make a living. In order to pay off a business debt Matko agrees to marry off Zare to the sister of a local gangster.
    DirectorEmir KusturicaStarsBajram SeverdzanSrdjan 'Zika' TodorovicBranka Katic
    Eastern European Movies
  • Thomas Bo Larsen, Henning Moritzen, Paprika Steen, and Ulrich Thomsen in The Celebration (1998)

    5. The Celebration

    19981h 41mR82Metascore
    8.0 (98K)
    At Helge's 60th birthday party, some unpleasant family truths are revealed.
    DirectorThomas VinterbergStarsUlrich ThomsenHenning MoritzenThomas Bo Larsen
    Criterion / Nova
  • Fernanda Montenegro and Vinícius de Oliveira in Central Station (1998)

    6. Central Station

    19981h 50mR80Metascore
    8.0 (48K)
    The emotive journey of a former schoolteacher who writes letters for illiterate people, and a young boy whose mother has just died, as they search for the father he never knew.
    DirectorWalter SallesStarsFernanda MontenegroVinícius de OliveiraMarília Pêra
    N4uhd / Nova
  • Élodie Bouchez and Natacha Régnier in The Dreamlife of Angels (1998)

    7. The Dreamlife of Angels

    19981h 53mR
    7.4 (7.9K)
    The lives of two dissimilar girls turned out in different ways.
    DirectorErick ZoncaStarsÉlodie BouchezNatacha RégnierGrégoire Colin
    You Tube
  • Earth (1998)

    8. Earth

    19981h 50mNot Rated71Metascore
    7.6 (8.3K)
    It's 1947 and the borderlines between India and Pakistan are being drawn. A young girl witnesses tragedy as her ayah (nanny) is caught between the love of two men and the rising tide of political and religious violence.
    DirectorDeepa MehtaStarsAamir KhanNandita DasRahul Khanna
  • Jon Voight and Brendan Gleeson in The General (1998)

    9. The General

    19982h 4mR81Metascore
    7.2 (9.6K)
    The real-life story of Dublin folk hero and criminal Martin Cahill, who pulled off two daring robberies in Ireland with his team, but attracted unwanted attention from the police, the I.R.A., the U.V.F., and members of his own team.
    DirectorJohn BoormanStarsBrendan GleesonAdrian DunbarSean McGinley
    Los Movies
  • Philip Seymour Hoffman, Camryn Manheim, Jane Adams, and Dylan Baker in Happiness (1998)

    10. Happiness

    19982h 14mNC-1781Metascore
    7.7 (78K)
    The lives of several individuals intertwine as they go about their lives in their own unique ways, engaging in acts which society as a whole might find disturbing in a desperate search for human connection.
    DirectorTodd SolondzStarsJane AdamsJon LovitzPhilip Seymour Hoffman
  • Sandra Oh in Last Night (1998)

    11. Last Night

    19981h 35mR65Metascore
    7.1 (10K)
    A group of very different individuals with different ideas of how to face the end come together as the world is expected to end in six hours at the turn of the century.
    DirectorDon McKellarStarsDon McKellarSandra OhRoberta Maxwell
    Nova / Film 103
  • Pleasantville (1998)

    12. Pleasantville

    19982h 4mPG-1371Metascore
    7.5 (141K)
    Two 1990s teenage siblings find themselves transported to a 1950s sitcom where their influence begins to profoundly change that colorless, complacent world.
    DirectorGary RossStarsTobey MaguireJeff DanielsJoan Allen
  • Franka Potente in Run Lola Run (1998)

    13. Run Lola Run

    19981h 20mR79Metascore
    7.6 (214K)
    After a botched money delivery, Lola has 20 minutes to come up with 100,000 Deutschmarks.
    DirectorTom TykwerStarsFranka PotenteMoritz BleibtreuHerbert Knaup
    Nova
  • Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore, and Edward Burns in Saving Private Ryan (1998)

    14. Saving Private Ryan

    19982h 49mR91Metascore
    8.6 (1.6M)
    Following the Normandy Landings, a group of U.S. soldiers go behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper whose comrades have been killed in action.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsTom HanksMatt DamonTom Sizemore
    Film 103
  • Gwyneth Paltrow and Joseph Fiennes in Shakespeare in Love (1998)

    15. Shakespeare in Love

    19982h 3mR87Metascore
    7.1 (240K)
    History's greatest playwright is young, out of ideas and short of cash, but meets his ideal woman and is inspired to write one of his most famous plays.
    DirectorJohn MaddenStarsGwyneth PaltrowJoseph FiennesGeoffrey Rush
    Nova
  • Bill Paxton, Bridget Fonda, and Billy Bob Thornton in A Simple Plan (1998)

    16. A Simple Plan

    19982h 1mR81Metascore
    7.5 (80K)
    Two brothers and a friend, all blue-collar workers, come across millions of dollars in lost cash and make a plan to keep their find from the authorities, but it isn't long before complications and mistrust weave their way into the plan.
    DirectorSam RaimiStarsBill PaxtonBilly Bob ThorntonBridget Fonda
  • Ekin Cheng Yee-Kin and Aaron Kwok in The Storm Riders (1998)

    17. The Storm Riders

    19982h 8mPG-13
    6.3 (4.3K)
    An evil warlord takes in 2 students (Wind & Cloud) in an effort to become invincible so he can take over the world.
    DirectorWai Keung LauStarsAaron KwokEkin Cheng Yee-KinShin'ichi Chiba
    Nova / Film 105
  • Jim Carrey in The Truman Show (1998)

    18. The Truman Show

    19981h 43mPG90Metascore
    8.2 (1.3M)
    An insurance salesman begins to suspect that his whole life is actually some sort of reality TV show.
    DirectorPeter WeirStarsJim CarreyEd HarrisLaura Linney
  • Ring (1998)

    19. Ring

    19981h 36mNot Rated
    7.2 (83K)
    When her niece is found dead along with three friends after viewing a supposedly cursed videotape, reporter Reiko sets out to investigate. She finds the tape, watches it and receives a phone call informing her that she'll die in a week.
    DirectorHideo NakataStarsNanako MatsushimaMiki NakataniYûko Takeuchi
    AMO
  • Brendan Fraser and Ian McKellen in Gods and Monsters (1998)

    20. Gods and Monsters

    19981h 45mR74Metascore
    7.3 (34K)
    The last days of Frankenstein (1931) director James Whale are explored.
    DirectorBill CondonStarsIan McKellenBrendan FraserLynn Redgrave
  • Edward Norton in American History X (1998)

    21. American History X

    19981h 59mR62Metascore
    8.5 (1.2M)
    Living a life marked by violence, neo-Nazi Derek finally goes to prison after killing two black youths. Upon his release, Derek vows to change; he hopes to prevent his brother, Danny, who idolizes Derek, from following in his footsteps.
    DirectorTony KayeStarsEdward NortonEdward FurlongBeverly D'Angelo
    Nova / Film 103
  • John Travolta in A Civil Action (1998)

    22. A Civil Action

    19981h 55mPG-1368Metascore
    6.6 (32K)
    At the risk of bankrupting his firm and career, lawyer Jan Schlichtman takes on a case involving two companies responsible for causing children to be diagnosed with leukemia due to the town's contaminated water supply.
    DirectorSteven ZaillianStarsJohn TravoltaRobert DuvallKathleen Quinlan
  • Cate Blanchett in Elizabeth (1998)

    23. Elizabeth

    19982h 4mR75Metascore
    7.4 (109K)
    The early years of the reign of Elizabeth I of England and her difficult task of learning what is necessary to be a monarch.
    DirectorShekhar KapurStarsCate BlanchettLiz GilesRod Culbertson
  • Hilary and Jackie (1998)

    24. Hilary and Jackie

    19982h 1mR78Metascore
    7.3 (11K)
    The tragic story of world renowned classic cellist Jacqueline du Pré, as told from the point of view of her sister, flautist Hilary du Pré-Finzi.
    DirectorAnand TuckerStarsEmily WatsonRachel GriffithsJames Frain
    Los Movies
  • Renée Zellweger, William Hurt, Meryl Streep, and Tom Everett Scott in One True Thing (1998)

    25. One True Thing

    19982h 7mR63Metascore
    6.9 (13K)
    A career woman reassesses her parents' lives after she is forced to care for her cancer-stricken mother.
    DirectorCarl FranklinStarsMeryl StreepRenée ZellwegerWilliam Hurt

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