Most Popular Feature Films Released In 1998
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The Big Lebowski
(1998) "The Dude" Lebowski, mistaken for a millionaire Lebowski, seeks restitution for his ruined rug and enlists his bowling buddies to help get it. Dir: Joel Coen With: Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore Comedy | Crime 117 mins. |
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Saving Private Ryan
(1998) Following the Normandy Landings, a group of U.S. soldiers go behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper whose brothers have been killed in action. Dir: Steven Spielberg With: Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore Action | Drama | War 169 mins. |
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The Parent Trap
(1998) Identical twins, separated at birth and each raised by one of their biological parents, discover each other for the first time at summer camp and make a plan to bring their wayward parents back together. Dir: Nancy Meyers With: Lindsay Lohan, Dennis Quaid, Natasha Richardson Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Family | Romance 128 mins. |
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American History X
(1998) A former neo-nazi skinhead tries to prevent his younger brother from going down the same wrong path that he did. Dir: Tony Kaye With: Edward Norton, Edward Furlong, Beverly D'Angelo Crime | Drama 119 mins. |
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The Truman Show
(1998) An insurance salesman/adjuster discovers his entire life is actually a T.V. show. Dir: Peter Weir With: Jim Carrey, Ed Harris, Laura Linney Drama 103 mins. |
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Armageddon
(1998) After discovering that an asteroid the size of Texas is going to impact Earth in less than a month, N.A.S.A. recruits a misfit team of deep core drillers to save the planet. Dir: Michael Bay With: Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Ben Affleck Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller 151 mins. |
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Wild Things
(1998) A police detective uncovers a conspiracy behind a case involving a high-school guidance counselor when accusations of rape are made against him by two female students. Dir: John McNaughton With: Kevin Bacon, Matt Dillon, Neve Campbell Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller 108 mins. |
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The Thin Red Line
(1998) Terrence Malick's adaptation of James Jones' autobiographical 1962 novel, focusing on the conflict at Guadalcanal during the second World War. Dir: Terrence Malick With: Jim Caviezel, Sean Penn, Nick Nolte Drama | War 170 mins. |
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Hope Floats
(1998) Birdee Calvert must choose between her morals and her heart after her husband divorces her and a charming young man, who her daughter disapproves of, comes back into her life. Dir: Forest Whitaker With: Sandra Bullock, Harry Connick Jr., Gena Rowlands Drama | Romance 114 mins. |
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Mulan
(1998) To save her father from death in the army, a young maiden secretly goes in his place and becomes one of China's greatest heroines in the process. Dir: Tony Bancroft, Barry Cook With: Ming-Na Wen, Eddie Murphy, BD Wong Animation | Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Musical | War 88 mins. |