1998

American History X (1998), 118 minutes, D: Tony Kaye
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The Big Lebowski (1998), 127 minutes, D: Joel Coen
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Dark City (1998), 101 minutes, D: Alex Proyas
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Happiness (1998), 139 minutes, D: Todd Solondz
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The Idiots (1998, Fr./It./Denm./Netherlands) (aka Idioterne), D: Lars von Trier
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Pi (1998), 85 minutes, D: Darren Aronofsky
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Ringu (1998, Jp.) (aka Ring), 96 minutes, D: Hideo Nakata
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Run Lola Run (1998, Germany) (aka Lola Rennt), 81 minutes, D: Tom Tykwer
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Rushmore (1998), 89 minutes, D: Wes Anderson
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Saving Private Ryan (1998), 169 minutes, D: Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg's R-rated war epic opens, in its first half-hour, with the brutal, uncompromising, and graphic depiction of the landing at bloody Omaha Beach on D-Day (June 6, 1944). The film's aftermath revolves around the rescue of a downed paratrooper in the French countryside, Pvt. James Ryan (Matt Damon), whose three brothers have recently been killed in action, by a group commanded by veteran Captain John Miller (Tom Hanks in an Oscar-nominated role). Miller's platoon squad of seven stereotypical characters, brought together as a morale-lifting, propagandistic, PR effort for the military brass (Army Chief of Staff Gen. George C. Marshall (Harve Presnell)) and the homeland, includes: hard-nosed Sgt. Horvath (Tom Sizemore), a frightened, militarily-inexperienced translator Cpl. Upham (Jeremy Davies), and five privates (Edward Burns, Giovanni Ribisi, Vin Diesel, Barry Pepper and Adam Goldberg) -- including a cynical hothead from Brooklyn, an introspective medic, a decent soldier, a religious Southern sharpshooter, and a tough Jew. The film was a critical and box office smash, and brought Spielberg his second Best Director Oscar (his first was for his other World War II era film, Schindler's List (1993)).

Shakespeare in Love (1998, US/UK), 122 minutes, D: John Madden
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A Simple Plan (1998), 121 minutes, D: Sam Raimi
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There's Something About Mary (1998), 118 minutes, D: Bobby and Peter Farrelly
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The Thin Red Line (1998, Canada/US), 170 minutes, D: Terrence Malick
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The Truman Show (1998), 102 minutes, D: Peter Weir
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