Movie Releases by Genre
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A Simple Plan
December 11, 1998
Captivated by the lure of sudden wealth, the quiet rural lives of two brothers (Paxton, Thornton) erupt into conflicts of greed, paranoia and distrust when over four million dollars in cash is discovered at the remote site of a downed small airplane. (Paramount Pictures)
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Jack Frost
December 11, 1998
A father who can't keep his promises, dies in a car accident. One year later, he returns as a snowman, who has the final chance to put things right with his son, before he is gone forever.
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Shakespeare in Love
December 11, 1998
Shakespeare in Love is a romantic comedy for the 1990s set in the 1590s. It imaginatively unfolds the witty, sexy and timeless tale behind the creation of the greatest love story ever told. (Miramax Films)
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Little Voice
December 4, 1998
A magical musical comedy about the power and perils of expression. (Miramax Films)
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Home Fries
November 25, 1998
A romantic comedy about two brothers after the same woman?more or less! One wants to marry her. One wants to murder her. (Warner Bros.)
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Babe: Pig in the City
November 25, 1998
This sequel takes the three musketeers, Babe, Ferdy and Mrs. Hoggett, on a crusade into the midst of a large city where despite incredible obstacles, they're able to turn enemies into friends, raise enough money to save the farm and combine the two worlds into one. Once again, it's Babe's kind and steady heart that achieves miracles. [Universal]
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Celebrity
November 20, 1998
Woody Allen examines America's fascination with fame and glamour.
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Central Station
November 20, 1998
A young boy's (Oliveira) mother is killed in front of Rio de Janeiro's Central Station. Homeless and with nowhere to turn, he is reluctantly befriended by a lonely and cynical woman (Montenegro). Resisting her initial impulse to make a quick profit off the child, she commits to returning him to his father in Brazil's remote Northeast. The trip becomes a quest for their own identities: one boy's search for his father, and one woman's search for her heart. (Sony Pictures Classics)
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The Rugrats Movie
November 20, 1998
The babies gets lost in the forest after Tommy Pickles gets a new baby brother.
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August 32nd on Earth
November 18, 1998
Young Simone is involved in a near fatal car crash, and as she questions her mortality, she also decides to have a baby. Her candidate for a father is her best friend Phillipe who happens to be seeing someone. He agrees, as long as they conceive in Salt Lake City, in the desert. The trip teaches many lessons about love, solitude, and self-discovery.
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Enemy of the State
November 16, 1998
A successful lawyer finds himself the target of a treacherous NSA official and his goons after receiving evidence about a politically motivated murder.
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Meet Joe Black
November 13, 1998
Bill Parrish (Hopkins) has it all -- success, wealth, and power. Days before his 65th birthday he receives a visit from a mysterious stranger, Joe Black (Pitt), who soon reveals himself as Death. In exchange for extra time, Bill agrees to serve as Joe's earthly guide. But will he regret his choice when Joe unexpectedly falls in love with Bill's beautiful daughter Susan (Forlani). (Universal Studios)
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Elizabeth
November 6, 1998
This historical drama chronicles the life of Queen Elizabeth I, from her days as an innocent young woman through her transformation into England's legendary "Virgin Queen." Formidable. Untouchable. Unbeatable... (Gramercy Pictures)
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Velvet Goldmine
November 6, 1998
Brian Slade was the rock god of the glam rock era in London during the 70s. Ten years after his sudden disappearance at the peak of his career, a young reporter sets out to find the truth about a publicity stunt gone wrong.
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The Siege
November 6, 1998
A political thriller, a cautionary fiction that is chillingly close to leading news stories of the day. (Fox)
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Belly
November 4, 1998
Two young friends involved in organized crime and drug dealing find that their priorities differ.
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Gods and Monsters
November 4, 1998
Hollywood history comes to life in this tale of the last days of Frankenstein director James Whale (McKellen). Long forgotten by the studios, Whale has retired to pursue painting and a life of leisure. Gods and Monsters explores his final fascination with a handsome gardener, Clayton Boone (Fraser). (Lions Gate Films)
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American History X
October 30, 1998
A groundbreaking controversial drama about the tragic consequences of racism in a family. (New Line Cinema)
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Living Out Loud
October 30, 1998
Holly Hunter stars as a middle-aged divorcee who rediscovers life's possibilities in this offbeat dramedy. (New Line Cinema)
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Pleasantville
October 23, 1998
In Gary Ross' daring modern fairy tale Pleasantville, an entire fictional town is granted a chance to experience the comedies, and dangers of real life. In this fantastical adventure, two late 20th Century teenagers (Maguire, Witherspoon) accidentally bring living color to a mysterious suburb trapped in a black-and-white 50's utopia -- and set off a revolution. (New Line Cinema)
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Apt Pupil
October 23, 1998
A dark drama about a sixteen-year-old honor student who recognizes an old man living in his hometown as a hunted Nazi. Compelled to reveal the secrets of his death camp past to earn the boy's silence, the German fugitive derives a sinister scheme to implicate the teenager in a dangerous psychological game. (Sony)
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Life Is Beautiful
October 23, 1998
From one of the world's most acclaimed comic filmmakers comes an unexpected and unforgettable fable about the power of laughter to move the human heart and the power of the imagination to bolster the human spirit. (Miramax Films)
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Beloved
October 16, 1998
Based on Toni Morrison's acclaimed novel, this is the story of a runaway slave struggling to carve out a simple existence with her children in rural Ohio.
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The Sentinel
October 16, 1998
A medical student returning to France finds himself mixed up in a dark affair of espionage between the Eastern and Western blocs, involving agents of the DGSE (French foreign intelligence service).
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Happiness
October 16, 1998
A series of intertwining love stories, stories of connections missed and made between people, how people always struggle to make a connection, and to what degree they succeed or don't. (Good Machine Releasing)
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Holy Man
October 9, 1998
Eddie Murphy stars as G, an outrageous, self-styled inspirational guru with a knack for showing up where he isn't exactly wanted. (Buena Vista Entertainment)
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The Celebration
October 9, 1998
At Helge's 60th birthday party, some unpleasant family truths are revealed.
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Slam
October 7, 1998
Grand Jury Prize, 1998 Sundance Film Festival. A talented youth (Saul Williams) copes with urban crime and despair by competing in poetry slams. Sonja Sohn of "The Wire" costars.
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Flowers of Shanghai
October 5, 1998
In Shanghai in the 1880s there are four elegant brothels (flower houses): each has an auntie (called madam), a courtesan in her prime, older servants, and maturing girls in training. The men gather around tables of food, playing drinking games. An opium pipe is at hand. The women live within dark-paneled walls. The atmosphere is stifling, as if Chekhov was in China. The melancholy Wang is Crimson's patron; will he leave her for the younger Jasmin? Emerald schemes to buy her freedom, aided by patron Luo. Pearl, an aging flower, schools the willful Jade, who thinks she has a marriage agreement with young master Zhu. Is she dreaming? Women fade, or connive, or despair.
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What Dreams May Come
October 2, 1998
A metaphysical tale of life after death.
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I Stand Alone
September 27, 1998
A horse meat butcher's life and mind begins to break down as he lashes out against various factions of society while attempting to reconnect with his estranged daughter.
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Pecker
September 25, 1998
A Baltimore sandwich shop employee becomes an overnight sensation when photographs he's taken of his weird family become the latest rage in the art world. (Warner Home Video)
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Clay Pigeons
September 25, 1998
Lester Long (Vaughn) has a firm handshake, a ready smile, and some strange ideas about friendship in this 90's noir. As dead bodies start piling up in a small Montana town, Lester burrows his way into Clay's (Phoenix) life and plays a twisted game of shifted blame and double-cross.
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Monument Ave.
September 25, 1998
Set in a tough Irish-American neighborhood, this is a story about the power of loyalty, community, and friendship in the world of organized crime.
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One True Thing
September 18, 1998
When crisis confronts Katherine and George Gulden (Streep, Hurt), they turn to their grown daughter, Ellen (Zellweger), for support. An ambitious New York journalist, Ellen at first rejects the idea of returning home. But once there, Ellen embarks on a journey of self-discovery that will change her forever. (Universal Studios)
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A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries
September 18, 1998
Based on the family life of writer James Jones, this film portrays an unconventional American family living in Paris in the sixties and seventies from the point of view of the daughter.
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Permanent Midnight
September 16, 1998
A comedy writer struggles to overcome his addiction to heroin.
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Without Limits
September 11, 1998
The life of renowned runner Steve Prefontaine and his relationship with legendary coach Bill Bowerman.
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Cube
September 11, 1998
Six people wake up from their daily lives and find they are imprisoned in a deadly maze. Slowly they discover that each holds a key to unlocking this diabolical puzzle. But as a mathematical formula for escape begins to reveal itself, the enemy rises from within themselves and survival is threatened by the same human weaknesses that created the Cube. [Trimark Pictures]
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Simon Birch
September 11, 1998
Even though Simon Birch is the smallest kid in town, deep down he knows that he was born to do something big. He's on a constant search to discover his destiny, but somehow manages to find nothing but trouble. (Buena Vista Pictures)
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Rounders
September 11, 1998
A story of passion, risk, and the extreme price of friendship in the world of high-stakes poker. (Miramax)
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54
August 28, 1998
A portrait of the legendary Manhattan disco and its colorful cofounder, Steve Rubell.
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Next Stop Wonderland
August 21, 1998
A lighthearted story about a man and a woman who seem destined to be together and the hilarious chain of accidents that seem determined to keep them apart! (Miramax)
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The Eel
August 21, 1998
A businessman kills his adulterous wife and is sent to prison. After the release, he opens a barbershop and meets new people, talking almost to no one except an eel he befriended while in prison.
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Your Friends & Neighbors
August 21, 1998
Six urbanites play musical beds.
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How Stella Got Her Groove Back
August 14, 1998
The story of a woman who must break the rules of love and her own way of thinking to find her heart. (Fox)
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Slums of Beverly Hills
August 14, 1998
A funny, raw and engagingly personal memoir of growing-up on the wrong side of the 90210 zip code. (Fox Searchlight)
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Return to Paradise
August 14, 1998
Return to Paradise is a twisted thriller of passion and betrayal in which two men face the decision of a lifetime. (Universal)
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Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
August 5, 1998
It's been twenty years since Laurie Strode escaped her brother's wrath. Now, it's time for one hell of a family reunion. [Trancas International Films]
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The Governess
July 31, 1998
Set in early 1840's London, Rosina (Driver), the eldest daughter, rejects an arranged marriage and sets out to support her family after they fall into debt when her father is murdered. She finds it hard to locate a job because she is Jewish and invents a new identity to work as a governess.
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Ever After
July 31, 1998
Drew Barrymore stars in this unique re-telling of the Cinderella story.
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The Negotiator
July 29, 1998
Maverick negotiator Danny Roman (Jackson) is framed for embezzlement and the murder of his partner and best friend. Newly married and faced with an unjust prison sentence, Roman turns hostage-taker to smoke out the guilty ones in his own squad. Brought in to square off against Danny is the respected and methodical negotiator Chris Sabian (Spacey). Under siege and battling against time, the two lock in a deadly battle of wits, finding that when your friends betray you, sometimes the only person you can trust is a stranger. (Warner Bros.)
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Saving Private Ryan
July 24, 1998
During the WWII D-Day invasion, a squad of soldiers led by Captain John Miller (Tom Hanks) is sent into Normandy to find Private James Ryan (Matt Damon), and return him to his mother in America. She has already lost three other sons in this war.
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Lolita
July 22, 1998
Irons plays Humbert Humbert, the professor who can not control his physical desires for 12 year-old Dolores Haze (Swain) in yet another adaptation of Nabokov's classic novel.
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Pi
July 10, 1998
Max Cohen, a mathematician and computer genius, finds himself pursued by Wall Street traders and a Hasidic cabal in this award-winning film.
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Buffalo '66
June 26, 1998
A social misfit is rescued from emotional annihilation by the girl he kidnaps.
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Smoke Signals
June 26, 1998
Though Victor and Thomas have lived their entire young lives in the same tiny town, they couldn't have less in common! But when Victor is urgently called away, it's Thomas who comes up with the money to pay for his trip. There's just one thing Victor has to do: take Thomas along for the ride! (Miramax)
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I Went Down
June 24, 1998
Fresh out of prison, Git rescues a former best friend (now living with Git's girlfriend) from a beating at the hands of loan sharks. He's now in trouble with the mob boss, Tom French, who sends Git to Cork with another debtor, Bunny Kelly, to find a guy named Frank Grogan, and take him to a man with a friendly face at a shack across a bog. It's a tougher assignment than it seems: Git's a novice, Bunny's prone to rash acts, Frank doesn't want to be found (and once he's found, he has no money), and maybe Tom's planning to murder Frank, which puts Git in a moral dilemma. Then, there's the long-ago disappearance of Sonny Mulligan. What's a decent and stand-up lad to do?
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Henry Fool
June 19, 1998
Henry Fool, an ex-con (Ryan) moves into garbagman Simon's (Urbaniak) basement to write his book. He encourages Simon to write as well and Simon develops a poem that makes him world famous.
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Mulan
June 19, 1998
Mulan chronicles the daring adventures of a young Chinese woman whose irrepressible spirit clashes with her tradition-bound society. [Disney]
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Edge of Seventeen
June 14, 1998
A teenager copes with his sexuality on the last day of school in 1984. It shows him coping with being gay and being with friends.
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High Art
June 12, 1998
An award-winning romantic drama about a photo magazine editor (Mitchell) and the heroin-addicted former photo prodigy (Sheedy) with whom she falls in love.
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The Truman Show
June 5, 1998
Twenty-nine years ago, a baby boy was adopted by the OmniCam Corporation to become the subject of the most popular television show of all time. His name is Truman Burbank. (Paramount Pictures)
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Hope Floats
May 29, 1998
Birdee Calvert (Bullock) seems to have it all. She's been married for years to her handsome high school sweetheart Bill and has a brilliant and sensitive child. But when her picture perfect life comes crashing down around her, Birdee must start over. With no place else to turn, the former beauty queen heads back home...to Smithville, Texas. (Fox)
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The Last Days of Disco
May 29, 1998
In the last months of the disco era, a popular dance club becomes the center of nightlife for a group of young people who recently arrived in Manhattan. [Castle Rock]
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The Opposite of Sex
May 22, 1998
Lessons of life and love are learned as various characters confront and explore their own sexuality, learn to let go of their traditional beliefs and ultimately discover that what they really want is "the opposite of sex" - lasting, committed and loving relationships. (Sony Pictures Classics)
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
May 22, 1998
When a writing assignment lands journalist Raoul Duke (Depp) and sidekick DR. Gonzo (Del Toro) in Las Vegas, they decide to make it the ultimate business trip. But before long, business is forgotten and trip has become the key word. Fueled by a suitcase full of mind-bending pharmaceuticals, Duke and Gonzo set off on a fast and furious ride through nonstop neon, surreal surroundings and a crew of the craziest characters ever. (Universal Pictures)
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Bulworth
May 19, 1998
A 'tragic-farce,' Bulworth takes a comedic look at race and class in the United States, campaign finance, and the power of big money and media in America. [Twentieth Century Fox]
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Clockwatchers
May 15, 1998
The relationship between four female temps all working for the same credit company is threatened with the arrival of a new hire, who lands a permanent position one of the women was vying for.
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Quest for Camelot
May 15, 1998
An adventurous girl, a young blind hermit, and a goofy two-headed dragon race to find the lost sword Excalibur to save King Arthur and Camelot from disaster.
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The Horse Whisperer
May 15, 1998
After her daughter is injured in a horseback riding accident, a sophisticated New York woman (Thomas) desperately seeks the help of a Montana horse whisperer (Redford) to help her daughter and the horse recover from the trauma.
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Deep Impact
May 8, 1998
When a comet is on a collision course with earth, humans have to prepare for their survival.
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Les Misérables
May 1, 1998
Valjean, a former criminal, has atoned for his past and now finds himself in the midst of the French Revolution, avoiding a law-obsessed policeman hell-bent on capturing him.
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He Got Game
May 1, 1998
Denzel Washington stars as a prison inmate trying to earn himself an early release by talking his estranged son into playing basketball at the governor of New York's alma mater.
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Wilde
May 1, 1998
The turmoil in poet/playwright Oscar Wilde's life after he discovers his homosexuality.
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Sliding Doors
April 24, 1998
Parallel story lines explore the concept of fate and how simple moments have the ability to change our lives.
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Two Girls and a Guy
April 24, 1998
A struggling New York actor is confronted by his two girlfriends when they discover that he has been two-timing both of them.
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Suicide Kings
April 17, 1998
In an attempt to save his sister, Avery and his buddies concoct a "suicidal" plan which involves kidnapping a retired mob boss (Walken) in an attempt to exploit his connections and negotiating power.
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The Object of My Affection
April 17, 1998
George and Nina seem like the perfect couple. They share a cozy Brooklyn apartment, a devotion to ballroom dancing and they love each other. There's only one hitch: George is gay. And when Nina announces she's pregnant, things get particularly complicated.
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Nightwatch
April 17, 1998
College student Martin Bells (McGregor) takes a job as the night watchman at the local morgue. A serial killer is on the loose and Martin soon becomes the number one suspect in Inspector Cray's (Nolte) eyes.
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Sonatine
April 10, 1998
Several yakuza from Tokyo are sent to Okinawa to help end a gang war. The war then escalates and the Tokyo drifters decide to lay low at the beach.
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The Players Club
April 8, 1998
A woman must contend with rival strippers and her boss in an attempt to make a legitimate living.
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The Spanish Prisoner
April 3, 1998
This film centers on an elaborate confidence game, and its labyrinthine plot is laden with twists and reversals. (Sony Pictures Classics)
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Mercury Rising
April 3, 1998
Shadowy figures in the National Security Agency target a nine-year old autistic savant for death when he has shown the ability to decipher a top secret code.
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Barney's Great Adventure
April 3, 1998
Mom and dad dump son Cody, daughter Abby, her best friend Marcella and a baby on the farm with Grandpa and Grandma. Purple dinosaur Barney soon appears to entertain kids, and when a large colorful egg deposited on a farm by a shooting star is accidentally carted off, Barney and kids start their chase for it.
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The Newton Boys
March 27, 1998
The true story of America?s most successful bank robbing family. (20th Century Fox)
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Primary Colors
March 20, 1998
John Travolta leads an all-star cast on a wild race to the presidency in this savagely funny comedy. (Universal Pictures)
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Fireworks
March 20, 1998
Nishi leaves the police in the face of harrowing personal and professional difficulties. Spiraling into depression, he makes questionable decisions.
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Taste of Cherry
March 20, 1998
An Iranian man drives his truck in search of someone who will quietly bury him under a cherry tree after he commits suicide.
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Wide Awake
March 20, 1998
A 10-year-old boy goes on a search for God after his grandfather dies.
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The Man in the Iron Mask
March 13, 1998
The Musketeers' most glorious, and dangerous, adventure begins with the rescue of a mysterious prisoner from a fortress island prison. But they soon realize that their mission may lead to the destruction of the very throne they serve. (MGM)
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Funny Games
March 11, 1998
Two psychotic young men take a mother, father, and son hostage in their vacation cabin and force them to play sadistic "games" with one another for their own amusement.
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Love and Death on Long Island
March 6, 1998
A stuffy British novelist becomes infatuated with a cinematic teen idol and sets out to meet him.
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The Real Blonde
February 27, 1998
A hilarious look at ambitious young entertainment and fashion-industry denizens and the gulf between their dreams...and reality. (Paramount Pictures)
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Dangerous Beauty
February 20, 1998
A Venetian courtesan becomes a hero to her city, but later becomes the target of an inquisition by the Church for witchcraft.
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Palmetto
February 20, 1998
Woody Harrelson plays a small-timer suckered into a fake kidnapping plot and facing hard time if he can't untangle a mystery involving three women (Shue, Gershon, Sevigny), false identities, cold corpses and assorted clues framing him. (Warner Home Video)
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Nil by Mouth
February 6, 1998
A rough, short-tempered patriarch of a working-class family sees his life and the relationships around him slowly unravel.
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The Replacement Killers
February 6, 1998
After he betrays Mr. Wei, the ruthless crime boss who hired him to avenge his son's death, professional killer John Lee (Yun-Fat) goes on the run. Enlisting the aid of beautiful document forger Meg Coburn (Sorvino), Lee attempts to return to his family in China before they are victimized by his betrayal. (Sony)
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Great Expectations
January 30, 1998
An updated version of the story by Charles Dickens, set in modern day New York City.
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Fallen Angels
January 30, 1998
Set in the neon-washed underworld of present-day Hong Kong, Fallen Angels intertwines two exhilarating tales of love and isolation in a blitz of ultra-hip style and classical cinematic sensibilities. (Kino International)
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