The Films of 1998

This is a chart of U.S. theatrical releases in 1998. For optimum printing, reduce the left and right margins in your browser's "Page Setup" to zero.

The AboutFilm.Com critics rating the movies of 1998 are: AT = Alison Tweedie-Perry; CC = Carlo Cavagna; DK = Dana Knowles; JV = Jeff Vorndam; JW = Jen Walker; KC = Kris Campbell.

Film	Genre	Director	Cast	AT	CC	DK	JV	JW	KC	Avg
Affliction	drama	Paul Schrader	Nick Nolte, James Coburn, Sissy Spacek, Willem Dafoe		B	C	B		A-	B
Air Bud: Golden Receiver	family	Charles Martin Smith	Kevin Segers, Cynthia Stevenson, Nora Dunn
The Alarmist, aka Life During Wartime	comedy	Evan Dunsky	David Arquette, Stanley Tucci, Kate Capshaw
Alma	docum.	Ruth Leitman	Alma Thorpe, James Thorpe, Margie Thorpe
Almost Heroes	comedy	Christopher Guest	Chris Farley, Matthew Perry, Eugene Levy
American History X	drama	Tony Kaye	Edward Norton, Edward Furlong, Stacy Keach	A	A	A-	B+	B+	B+	A-
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood, Burn	comedy	Arthur Hiller	Ryan O'Neal, Coolio, Chuck D., Eric Idle
Another Day in Paradise	drama	Larry Clark	James Woods, Melanie Griffith, Vincent Kartheiser					C-		C-
Antz	family	Eric Darnell, Tim Johnson	Woody Allen, Dan Aykroyd, Anne Bancroft, Gene Hackman			C-		B	B	B-
Apt Pupil	horror	Bryan Singer	Ian McKellen, Brad Renfro, Elias Koteas	C+		D+		C+	B-	C
Armageddon	action	Michael Bay	Bruce Willis, Ben Affleck, Liv Tyler, Steve Buscemi	D+	D-	C-		D-	D+	D
Artemisia (France)	drama	Agnès Merlet	Valentina Cervi, Michel Serrault, Miki Manojlovic
Autumn Sun (Argentina)	romance	Eduardo Mignogna	Norma Aleandro, Federico Luppi, Jorge Luz
The Avengers	action	Jeremiah S. Chechik	Ralph Fiennes, Uma Thurman, Sean Connery	D+	D-	F			D+	D
Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life	docum.	Michael Paxton	Sharon Gles (voice), Michael S. Berliner
Babe: Pig in the City	family	George Miller	Magda Szubanski, E.G. Daily, Glenne Headly		B-	A	B+	B+		B+
Barney's Great Adventure	family	Steve Gomer	George Hearn, Shirley Douglas
BASEketball	comedy	David Zucker	Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Yasmine Bleeth
Belly	crime	Hype Williams	Nas, DMX, Taral Hicks, Method Man
Beloved	drama	Jonathan Demme	Oprah Winfrey, Danny Glover, Thandie Newton				B		B+	B
Beyond Silence (Germany)	drama	Caroline Link	Sylvie Testud, Tatjana Trieb, Howie Seago
The Big Hit	action	Kirk Wong	Mark Wahlberg, Lou Diamond Phillips, Christina Applegate			F				F
The Big Lebowski	comedy	Joel Coen	Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore	B-	B	C	A-	B-	B+	B
The Big One	docum.	Michael Moore	Michael Moore, Rick Nielsen				B-			B-
Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss	comedy	Tommy O'Haver	Sean P. Hayes, Brad Rowe, Richard Ganoung	C+						C+
Black Dog	thriller	Kevin Hooks	Patrick Swayze, Randy Travis, Meatloaf
Blackjack	action	John Woo	Dolph Lundgren, Kate Vernon
Blade	action	Stephen Norrington	Wesley Snipes, Stephen Dorff, Kris Kristofferson		C-					C-
Blues Brothers 2000	comedy	John Landis	Dan Akroyd, John Goodman, Joe Morton
Bongwater	comedy	Richard Sears	Luke Wilson, Alicia Witt, Jack Black
The Borrowers	family	Peter Hewitt	John Goodman, Jim Broadbent, Celia Imrie						B+	B+
The Brandon Teena Story	docum.	Susan Muska, Gréta Olafsdóttir	Brandon Teena, John Lotter, Lana Tisdel
Bride of Chucky	horror	Ronny Yu	Jennifer Tilly, Katherine Heigl, John Ritter
Buffalo 66	drama	Vincent Gallo	Vincent Gallo, Christina Ricci, Anjelica Houston			B+	B+		B	B+
A Bug's Life	animated	John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton	Dave Foley, Kevin Spacey, Julia Louis-Dreyfuss			B+	B	B		B
Bulworth	satire	Warren Beatty	Warren Beatty, Halle Berry, Don Cheadle	B-	C	A-	A-	C		B-
The Butcher Boy	drama	Neil Jordan	Eamonn Owens, Stephen Rea, Fiona Shaw		C	A-	B+		C+	B-
Film	Genre	Director	Cast	AT	CC	DK	JV	JW	KC	Avg
Can't Hardly Wait	comedy	Harry Elfont, Deborah Kaplan	Jennifer Love Hewitt, Ethan Embry			D-	C-			D+
Caught Up	crime	Darin Scott	Bookem Woodbine, Cynda Williams, Clifton Powell
The Celebration (Denmark)	drama	Thomas Vinterberg	Ulrich Thomsen, Henning Moritzen, Thomas Bo Larsen			A-	B			B+
Celebrity	satire	Woody Allen	Kenneth Branagh, Judy Davis, Leonardo DiCaprio	D					B	C
Central Station (Brazil)	drama	Walter Salles	Fernanda Montenegro, Vinicius de Oliveira, Marilia Pera			A-	B+		C+	B
Chairman of the Board	comedy	Alex Zamm	"Carrot Top," Courtney Thorne-Smith, Larry Miller
Chinese Box	drama	Wayne Wang	Jeremy Irons, Li Gong, Maggie Cheung
City of Angels	fantasy	Brad Silberling	Nicholas Cage, Meg Ryan, Andre Braugher, Dennis Franz		C	C-	D+		C	C-
A Civil Action	drama	Steven Zaillian	John Travolta, Robert Duvall, William H. Macy		C-	B-	B-	C+	B	B-
Clay Pigeons	comedy	David Dobkin	Joaquin Pheonix, Vince Vaughn, Janeane Garofalo	B-	B-	B-	B-	D+	C	C+
Clockwatchers	satire	Jill Sprecher	Toni Collette, Parker Posey, Lisa Kudrow, Alanna Ubach	C+	C+	C-	D+	C	B	C
Cousin Bette	drama	Des McAnuff	Jessica Lange, Elisabeth Shue, Bob Hoskins
The Crazy Stranger (France/Romania)	comedy	Tony Gatlif	Romain Duris, Rona Hartner
The Cruise	docum.	Bennett Miller	Timothy "Speed" Levitch						A-	A-
Cube	SF	Vincenzo Natali	Julian Richings, Nicole DeBoer, Nicky Guadagni			B-	D+			C
Dance with Me	romance	Randa Haines	Vanessa Williams, Chayanne, Kris Kristofferson
Dancer, Texas Pop. 81	drama	Tim McCanlies	Breckin Meyer, Ethan Embry, Peter Facinelli
Dancing at Lughnasa	drama	Pat O'Connor	Meryl Streep, Michael Gambon, Catherine McCormack
Dangerous Beauty	drama	Marshall Herskovitz	Catherine McCormack, Rufus Sewell, Oliver Platt, Moira Kelly	B-	C	B-		B-	C-	C+
Dark City	SF	Alex Proyas	Rufus Sewell, Jennifer Connelly, William Hurt, Kiefer Sutherland		A-	B	B		A-	B+
Dead Man on Campus	comedy	Alan Cohn	Tom Everett Scott, Mark-Paul Gosselaar
Deceiver	thriller	Jonas Pate, Josh Pate	Tim Roth, Ellen Burstyn, Chris Penn, Renée Zellweger				D		C	C-
Dee Snider's Strangeland	horror	John Pieplow	Kevin Gage, Elizabeth Peña, Dee Snider
Deep Impact	SF	Mimi Leder	Robert Duvall, Téa Leoni, Elijah Wood, Morgan Freeman		C	D+		C+	B-	C
Deep Rising	action	Stephen Sommers	Treat Williams, Famke Janssen, Anthony Heald		D-	D-				D-
Déjà Vu	drama	Henry Jaglom	Victoria Foyt, Stephen Dillane, Vanessa Redgrave				B-			B-
Desperate Measures	thriller	Barbet Schroeder	Andy Garcia, Michael Keaton, Marcia Gay Harden			D-				D-
Digging to China	drama	Timothy Hutton	Kevin Bacon, Mary Stuart Masterson, Evan Rachel Wood
Dirty Work	comedy	Bob Saget	Norm MacDonald, Jack Warden, Chevy Chase
Disturbing Behavior	horror	David Nutter	James Marsden, Katie Holmes, Nick Stahl
Down in the Delta	drama	Maya Angelou	Alfre Woodard, Al Freeman, Jr., Esther Rolle
Dr. Dolittle	comedy	Betty Thomas	Eddie Murphy, Ossie Davis, Oliver Platt					D+		D+
Dream for an Insomniac	comedy	Tiffanie DeBartolo	Ione Skye, Jennifer Aniston, McKenzie Astin		F				D	D-
The Dress (Netherlands)	comedy	Alex van Warmerdam	Henri Garcin, Rijkde Gooyer, Ricky Koole
Eden	drama	Howard Goldberg	Joanna Going, Dylan Walsh, Sean Patrick Flannery
The Eel (Japan)	drama	Shohei Imamura	Koji Yakusho, Misa Shimizu, Fujio Tokita				B+			B+
Elizabeth	drama	Shekhar Kapur	Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush, Joseph Fiennes	B+	B-	B	C	B+	B+	B
Enemy of the State	thriller	Tony Scott	Will Smith, Gene Hackman, Jon Voigt		D+	B-		D	C	C-
Ever After	fantasy	Andy Tennant	Drew Barrymore, Anjelica Houston, Dougray Scott	C+	C			B-		C+
Everest	docum.	David Breashears, et al.	Liam Neeson (narrator), Ed Viesturs		B-		B-			B-
Film	Genre	Director	Cast	AT	CC	DK	JV	JW	KC	Avg
The Faculty	horror	Robert Rodriguez	Elijah Wood, Josh Hartnett, Robert Patrick, Salma Hayek
Fallen	thriller	Gregory Hoblit	Denzel Washington, John Goodman, Donald Sutherland	C-	C-			C+	C	C
Fallen Angels (Hong Kong)	action	Kar Wai Wong	Leon Lai, Michele Reis, Takeshi Kaneshiro				B			B
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas	satire	Terry Gilliam	Johnny Depp, Benicio del Toro, Christina Ricci	D			C			C-
Fifty-Four (aka 54)	drama	Mark Christopher	Ryan Phillippe, Salma Hayek, Neve Campbell, Mike Myers		B-				C	C+
Firestorm	action	Dean Semler	Howie Long, Scott Glenn, Suzy Amis
Fireworks (Japan)	drama	Takeshi Kitano	Takeshi Kitano, Kayoko Kishimoto, Ren Osugi		A	B+	A			A-
The Five	crime	Takashi Ishii	Takeshi Kitano, Koichi Sato, Masahiro Motoki
Flowers of Shanghai (Taiwan)2	drama	Hsiao-hsien Hou	Shuan Fang, Michiko Hada, Annie Shizuka Inoh				B			B
Four Days in September (Brazil)	bio/thriller	Bruno Barreto	Alan Arkin, Claudia Abreu, Pedro Cardoso				B-		B+	B
Freeriders	docum.	Brian Sisselman	Warren Miller (voice), Greg Harms
Full Speed (France)	drama	Gaël Morel	Élodie Bouchez, Stéphane Rideau, Pascal Cervo
A Further Gesture	drama	Robert Dornhelm	Stephen Rea , Alfred Molina , Rosana Pastor
The General	bio/drama	John Boorman	Brendan Gleeson, Adrian Dunbar, Jon Voigt			B	B			B
Gia1	bio/drama	Michael Cristofer	Angelina Jolie, Elizabeth Mitchell, Mercedes Ruehl		B					B
The Gingerbread Man	drama	Robert Altman	Kenneth Branagh, Embeth Davidtz, Robert Downey Jr.			D-		D+	B+	C-
Gods and Monsters	drama	Bill Condon	Ian McKellen, Brendan Fraser, Lynn Redgrave	B	A	A	A	A	A	A-
The Godson	spoof	Bob Hoge	Rodney Dangerfield, Dom DeLuise, Kevin McDonald
Godzilla	action	Roland Emmerich	Matthew Broderick, Maria Pitillo, Jean Reno		C-	F		D-	C+	D+
The Governess	drama	Sandra Goldbacher	Minnie Driver, Tom Wilkinson, Florence Hoath	C						C
Great Expectations	drama	Alfonso Cuarón	Ethan Hawke, Gwyneth Paltrow, Anne Bancroft	F	D+					D-
Half Baked	comedy	Tamra Davis	David Chappelle, Guillermo Diaz, Jim Breuer
Halloween H2O	horror	Steve Miner	Jamie Lee Curtis, Adam Arkin, Josh Hartnett			F				F
The Hanging Garden	drama	Thom Fitzgerald	Chris Leavins, Kerry Fox, Sarah Polley
Hands on a Hardbody	docum.	S.R. Bindler	Directed by S.R. Bindler			B	B			B
Happiness	comedy	Todd Solondz	Jane Adams, Dylan Baker, Philip Seymour Hoffman		B+	A	A	C	B+	B+
Hard Rain	thriller	Mikael Salomon	Morgan Freeman, Christian Slater, Minnie Driver
Hav Plenty	comedy	Christopher Scott Cherot	Christopher Cherot, Chenoa Maxwell, Tammi Jones
He Got Game	drama	Spike Lee	Denzel Washington, Ray Allen, Rosario Dawson, Milla Jovovich	B+	B+	B-	C+		B+	B
Henry Fool	drama	Hal Hartley	Thomas Jay Ryan, James Urbaniak, Parker Posey			C+			C+	C+
High Art	drama	Lisa Cholodenko	Ally Sheedy, Radha Mitchell			B			D+	C
Hilary and Jackie	drama	Anand Tucker	Emily Watson, Rachel Griffiths, James Frain, David Morrissey	B+	B	A	B		B-	B
Hi Life	comedy	Roger Hedden	Eric Stoltz, Campbell Scott, Katrin Cartlidge
The Hi-Lo Country	drama	Stephen Frears	Woody Harrelson, Billy Crudup, Patricia Arquette						C+	C+
Hit Me	drama	Steven Shainberg	Elias Koteas, Laure Marsac, Jay Leggett
The Hole (Taiwan)2	drama	Ming-liang Tsai	Kang-sheng Lee, Kuei-Mei Yang				B+			B+
Holy Man	comedy	Stephen Herek	Eddie Murphy, Jeff Goldblum, Kelly Preston
Homegrown	comedy	Stephen Gyllenhaal	Billy Bob Thorton, Kelly Lynch, Hank Azaria
Hope Floats	drama	Forest Whitaker	Sandra Bullock, Gena Rowlands, Harry Connick, Jr.			F				F
The Horse Whisperer	drama	Robert Redford	Robert Redford, Kristin Scott Thomas, Scarlett Johansson, Sam Neill		B	C+		D+	C+	C
Home Fries	comedy	Dean Parisot	Drew Barrymore, Luke Wilson, Catherine O'Hara		D-					D-
How Stella Got Her Groove Back	romance	Kevin Rodney Sullivan	Angela Bassett, Taye Diggs, Whoopi Goldberg					C+		C+
Hurlyburly	dramedy	Anthony Drazan	Sean Penn, Kevin Spacey, Robin Wright Penn, Chazz Palminteri		D+	D+	C+		D+	C-
Hurricane Streets	drama	Morgan J. Freeman	Brendan Sexton, Isidra Vega, Lynn Cohen				B-			B-
Hush	drama	Jonathan Darby	Jessica Lange, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jonathan Schaech					F		F
Film	Genre	Director	Cast	AT	CC	DK	JV	JW	KC	Avg
I Got the Hook-Up	comedy	Michael Martin	Master P, AJ Johnson, Gretchen Palmer
I Love You, Don't Touch Me	comedy	Julie Davis	Marla Schaffel, Mitchell Whitfield, Michael Harris
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer	horror	Danny Cannon	Jennifer Love Hewitt, Freddie Prinze Jr, Brandy
I Went Down	thriller	Paddy Breathnach	Brendan Gleeson, Peter Coffrey, Peter McDonald						B-	B-
I'll Be Home for Christmas	comedy	Arlene Sanford	Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Jessica Biel, Gary Cole
The Imposters	farce	Stanley Tucci	Stanley Tucci, Oliver Platt, Lili Taylor, Campbell Scott		B				B-	B-
In God's Hands	drama	Zalman King	Patrick Shane Dorian, Matt George, Matty Liu
Incognito	thriller	John Badham	Jason Patric, Irene Jacob, Thomas Lockyer
The Inheritors (Austria)	drama	Stefan Ruzowitzky	Simon Schwarz, Sophie Rois, Lars Rudolph
Insomnia (Norway)	thriller	Erik Skjoldbjærg	Stellan Skarsgård, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Bjørn Floberg		B+	B+	B		B+	B+
It's in the Water	comedy	Kelli Herd	Keri Jo Chapman, Teresa Garrett, Derrick Sanders
Jack Frost	family	Troy Miller	Michael Keaton, Kelly Preston, Joseph Cross
Just Write	comedy	Andrew Gallerani	Sherilyn Fenn, Jeremy Piven, JoBeth Williams						C-	C-
Killing Time	action	Bharat Nalluri	Kendra Torgan, Craig Fairbass, Nigel Leach
Kissing a Fool	comedy	Doug Ellin	David Schwimmer, Mili Avital, Jason Lee
Knock Off	action	Tsui Hark	Jean-Claude Van Damme, Rob Schneider
Krippendorf's Tribe	comedy	Todd Holland	Richard Dreyfuss, Jenna Elfman, Natasha Lyonne
Kurt and Courtney	docum.	Nick Broomfield	Nick Broomfield, Kurt Cobain	B	F	C+	B			C+
The Land Girls	drama	David Leland	Catherine McCormack, Rachel Weisz, Anna Friel
The Last Big Thing	comedy	Dan Zukovic	Dan Zukovic, Mark Ruffalo, Pamela Dickerson
The Last Broadcast	horror	Stefan Avalos, Lance Weiler	David Beard, Jim Seward, Stefan Avalos
The Last Days of Disco	satire	Whit Stillman	Chloë Sevigny, Kate Beckinsale, Chris Eigeman		C	B-	C-		B+	C+
Lawn Dogs	fantasy	John Duigan	Sam Rockwell, Kathleen Quinlan, Chris McDonald			C+			C+	C+
Les Misérables	drama	Bille August	Liam Neeson, Geoffrey Rush, Uma Thurman, Claire Danes				B-	C+		C+
Leather Jacket Love Story	drama	David DeCoteau	Sean Tataryn, Christopher Bradley, Geoff Moody
Lethal Weapon 4	action	Richard Donner	Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Chris Rock		D-		D			D
Life Is Beautiful (Italy)	dramedy	Roberto Benigni	Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini	C+	B	C-	B	B-	C+	B-
Little City	comedy	Roberto Benabib	Jon Bon Jovi, Penelope Ann Miller, Josh Charles
Little Voice	drama	Mark Herman	Brenda Blethyn, Jane Horrocks, Ewan McGregor, Michael Caine			D		B-	B-	C+
Live Flesh (Spain)	drama	Pedro Almodóvar	Liberto Rabal, Javier Bardem, Francesca Neri		B-		B			B-
Living Out Loud	comedy	Richard LaGravenese	Holly Hunter, Danny De Vito, Queen Latifah	B		A-		C+		B
Lolita	drama	Adrian Lyne	Jeremy Irons, Dominique Swain, Melanie Griffith		C	B-			C	C+
Lost in Space	SF action	Stephen Hopkins	William Hurt, Gary Oldman, Heather Graham, Mimi Rogers		F	D-		C-	C-	D
Love and Death on Long Island	dramedy	Richard Kwietniowski	John Hurt, Jason Priestley, Fiona Loewi	B		B	B		B+	B
Love Is the Devil	drama	John Maybury	Derek Jacobi, Daniel Craig, Tilda Swinton
Love Walked In	thriller	Juan José Campanella	Denis Leary, Terence Stamp, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón
Madeline	family	Daisy von Scherler Mayer	Frances McDormand, Nigel Hawthorne, Hatty Jones
Mafia!	spoof	Jim Abrahams	Jay Mohr, Christina Applegate, Lloyd Bridges
Major League: Back to the Minors	comedy	John Warren	Scott Bakula, Corbin Bernsen, Dennis Haysbert
The Man in the Iron Mask	adventure	Randall Wallace	Leonardo DiCaprio, Jeremy Irons, John Malkovich	D+	D			D		D
The Mask of Zorro	adventure	Martin Campbell	Antonio Banderas, Anthony Hopkins, Catherine Zeta-Jones	C+	B-		C	B	B-	B-
Meet Joe Black	fantasy	Martin Brest	Anthony Hopkins, Brad Pitt, Claire Forlani			B-			C	C+
Meet the Deedles	comedy	Steve Boyum	Paul Waker, Steve Van Wormer, Dennis Hopper
Men With Guns	drama	John Sayles	Federico Luppi, Damian Delgado, Mandy Patinkin			C-	B+			C+
Mendel (Norway)	drama	Alexander Røsler	Thomas Jüngling Sørensen, Teresa Harder, Hans Kremer
Mercury Rising	thriller	Harold Becker	Bruce Willis, Alec Baldwin, Miko Hughes		C-	F		D-	C+	D+
A Merry War	comedy	Robert Bierman	Richard E. Grant, Helena Bonham Carter, Julian Wadham						B	B
The Mighty	drama	Peter Chelsom	Sharon Stone, Kieran Culkin, Gena Rowlands
Mighty Joe Young	family	Ron Underwood	Bill Paxton, Charlize Theron, Rade Serbedzija					C+		C+
The Mirror (Iran)	drama	Jafar Panahi	Kazem Mojdehi, Mina Mohammad Khani
Mother and Son (Russia)	drama	Aleksandr Sokurov	Aleksei Ananishnov, Gudrun Geyer
Mr. Nice Guy	action	Sammo Hung Kam-Bo	Jackie Chan, Richard Norton
Mrs. Dalloway	drama	Marleen Gorris	Vanessa Redgrave, Natascha McElhone, Rupert Graves
Mulan	animated	Tony Bancroft, Barry Cook	Ming-Na Wen, Eddie Murphy, B.D. Wong		B	A-		B		B+
My Giant	comedy	Michael Lehmann	Billy Crystal, Gheorghe Muresan, Kathleen Quinlan
Film	Genre	Director	Cast	AT	CC	DK	JV	JW	KC	Avg
The Negotiator	thriller	F. Gary Gray	Samuel Jackson, Kevin Spacey, JT Walsh	C+	B-	C-	C-	B-	B-	C+
The Newton Boys	drama	Richard Linklater	Matthew McConaughey, Skeet Ulrich, Ethan Hawke	C-				D-	C+	C-
Next Stop, Wonderland	comedy	Brad Anderson	Hope Davis, Alan Gelfant, Holland Taylor	C+	C+				B	B-
A Night at the Roxbury	comedy	John Fortenberry	Will Ferrell, Chris Kattan, Dan Hedaya
Night Flier	horror	Mark Pavia	Miguel Ferrer, Julie Entwisle, Dan Monahan
Nightwatch	horror	Ole Bornedal	Ewan McGregor, Nick Nolte, Patricia Arquette
Nil by Mouth	drama	Gary Oldman	Raymond Winstone, Kathy Burke, Charlie Creed-Miles		D+	C-			C-	C-
No Looking Back	drama	Edward Burns	Lauren Holly, Edward Burns, Jon Bon Jovi						C-	C-
The Object of My Affection	comedy	Nicholas Hytner	Jennifer Aniston, Paul Rudd, Alan Alda		B-	B		C+	B-	B-
The Odd Couple II	comedy	Howard Deutch	Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Jonathan Silverman					D+		D+
One Tough Cop	crime	Bruno Barreto	Stephen Baldwin, Chris Penn, Gina Gershon
One True Thing	drama	Carl Franklin	Meryl Streep, Renee Zellweger, William Hurt		B	B-		C+	B	B-
The Opposite of Sex	satire	Don Roos	Christina Ricci, Martin Donovan, Lisa Kudrow	B+	B-	A-	B	B	B	B
Orgazmo	animated	Trey Parker, Matt Stone	Trey Parker, Matt Stone
Out of Sight	thriller	Steven Soderbergh	George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez, Don Cheadle	B+	B+	A	B+	A	B+	A-
Out of the Past	docum.	Jeff Dupre	Kelli Peterson, Gwyneth Paltrow (voice)
The Oyster and the Wind (Brazil)	fantasy	Walter Lima Jr.	Lima Duarte, Fernando Torres, Leandra Leal
Palmetto	film noir	Volker Schlöndorff	Woody Harrelson, Elisabeth Shue, Gina Gershon		C-	F			C	D+
The Parent Trap	family	Nancy Meyers	Natasha Richardson, Dennis Quaid, Lindsay Lohan					F		F
Passion in the Desert	adventure	Lavinia Currier	Ben Daniels, Michel Piccoli, Paul Meston
Patch Adams	comedy	Tom Shadyac	Robin Williams, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Monica Potter	F			F			F
Paulie	family	John Roberts	Jay Mohr (voice), Gena Rowlands, Tony Shalhoub
Pecker	satire	John Waters	Edward Furlong, Christina Ricci, Mary Kay Place	B-					C-	C
A Perfect Murder	thriller	Andrew Davis	Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow, Viggo Mortensen		C+	D+		C+	C+	C
Permanent Midnight	drama	David Veloz	Ben Stiller, Elizabeth Hurley, Janeane Garofalo			C+	C		C-	C
Phantoms	horror	Joe Chappelle	Ben Affleck, Peter O'Toole, Rose McGowan
Phoenix	crime	Danny Cannon	Ray Liotta, Anthony LaPaglia, Anjelica Huston
Pi (aka ¶)	thriller	Darren Aronofsky	Sean Gullette, Mark Margolis	B-		B	A-		C	B
The Players Club	drana	Ice Cube	LisaRaye, Monica Calhoun, Bernie Mac, Jamie Foxx
Pleasantville	fantasy	Gary Ross	Tobey Maguire, Reese Witherspoon, Joan Allen	A	B	A	B-	B		B+
Polish Wedding	comedy	Theresa Connelly	Claire Danes, Lena Olin, Gabriel Byrne						C-	C-
Practical Magic	fantasy	Griffin Dunne	Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Dianne Wiest	C-				C-	C-	C-
A Price Above Rubies	drama	Boaz Yakin	Renee Zellweger, Christopher Eccleston, Julianna Margulies
Primary Colors	satire	Mike Nichols	John Travolta, Emma Thompson, Billy Bob Thornton		B	B+	C+	B-	B+	B
The Prince of Egypt	animated	Brenda Chapman, Steve Hickner, Simon Wells	Val Kilmer, Ralph Fiennes, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sandra Bullock			D		A-		C+
The Proposition	drama	Lesli Linka Glatter	Kenneth Branagh, Madeleine Stowe, William Hurt
Psycho	horror	Gus Van Sant	Vince Vaughn, Julianne Moore, Anne Heche	C+		D+	C-	D+		C-
Film	Genre	Director	Cast	AT	CC	DK	JV	JW	KC	Avg
Quest For Camelot	animated	Frederik Du Chau	Jessalyn Gilsig, Cary Elwes, Gary Oldman
The Real Blonde	comedy	Tom DiCillo	Matthew Modine, Catherine Keener, Daryl Hannah						C	C
The Replacement Killers	action	Antoine Fuqua	Chow Yun-Fat, Mira Sorvino, Michael Rooker		C+			D+		C
Return to Paradise	drama	Joseph Ruben	Vince Vaughn, Anne Heche, Joaquin Phoenix	B		B+	B	C-		B-
Ringmaster	comedy	Neil Abramson	Jerry Springer, Molly Hagan
River Red	drama	Eric Drilling	Tom Everett Scott, David Moscow, Cara Buono
Ronin	thriller	John Frankenheimer	Robert DeNiro, Natascha McElhone, Jean Reno, Stellan Skarsgård	B	B+	B	B	A-	B+	B+
Rounders	drama	John Dahl	Matt Damon, Edward Norton, John Malkovich, Famke Janssen	B	B-		B-	C+		B-
The Rugrats Movie	anim./family	Igor Kovalyov, Norton Virgien	E.G. Daily, Christine Cavanaugh					C+		C+
Rush Hour	action	Brett Ratner	Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Tom Wilkinson
Rushmore	comedy	Wes Anderson	Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Olivia Williams	B+	C+	A-	A+	B	A-	B+
Safe Men	comedy	John Hamburg	Steve Zahn, Sam Rockwell, Paul Giamatti						B-	B-
Saving Private Ryan	war	Steven Spielberg	Tom Hanks, Tom Sizemore, Edward Burns, Matt Damon	A	A	A+	A-	B+	B+	A-
Savior	war	Predrag Antonijevic	Dennis Quaid, Nastassja Kinski, Stellan Skarsgård
Senseless	comedy	Penelope Spheeris	Marlon Wayans, David Spade, Matthew Lillard, Rip Torn
Shadrach	drama	Susanna Styron	Harvey Keitel, Andie MacDowell, John Franklin Sawyer
Shakespeare in Love	comedy	John Madden	Joseph Fiennes, Gwyneth Paltrow, Geoffrey Rush	A	A-	A	A-	B+	A-	A-
Shattered Image	thriller	Raoul Ruiz	William Baldwin, Anne Parillaud, Lisanne Falk
The Siege	thriller	Edward Zwick	Denzel Washington, Annette Bening, Bruce Willis, Tony Shalhoub		C+	D-		C-	B	C-
Simon Birch	drama	Mark Steven Johnson	Ian Michael Smith, Ashley Judd, Joseph Mazzello, Oliver Platt
A Simple Plan	drama	Sam Raimi	Bill Paxton, Billy Bob Thornton, Bridget Fonda	B-	B+	A-	B+	B	B	B
Six Days, Seven Nights	comedy	Ivan Reitman	Harrison Ford, Anne Heche, David Schwimmer	C+	C+	D+		C-	B-	C+
Six-String Samurai	action	Lance Mungia	Jeffrey Falcon, Justin McGuire, Kim De Angelo
Slam	drama	Marc Levin	Saul Williams, Bonz Malone, Sonja Sohn				C+			C+
Slappy and the Stinkers	family	Barnet Kellman	B.D. Wong, Bronson Pinchot, Jennifer Coolidge
Sliding Doors	comedy	Peter Howitt	Gwyneth Paltrow, John Hannah, John Lynch, Jeanne Tripplehorn	C-	B	D+	D+	B-	B-	C
Slums of Beverly Hills	comedy	Tamara Jenkins	Natasha Lyonne, Alan Arkin, Marisa Tomei	C+	B	C			B+	B-
Small Soldiers	animated	Joe Dante	Kirsten Dunst, Jay Mohr, Phil Hartman
Smoke Signals	drama	Chris Eyre	Adam Beach, Evan Adams, Irene Bedard	B-			C+	A-		B
Snake Eyes	thriller	Brian De Palma	Nicholas Cage, Gary Sinise, John Heard, Carla Cugino						C+	C+
Snitch, aka Monument Ave.	drama	Ted Demme	Denis Leary, Colm Meaney, Famke Janssen
Soldier	action	Paul W.S. Anderson	Kurt Russell, Connie Nielsen, Jason Scott Lee, Jason Isaacs		F					F
A Soldier's Daugher Never Cries	drama	James Ivory	Kris Kristofferson, Barbara Hershey, Leelee Sobieski			C				C
Some Nudity Required	docum.	Johanna Demetrakas, Odette Springer	Julie Strain, Lisa Boyle, Maria Ford
Sonatine (Japan)	crime	Takeshi Kitano	Takeshi Kitano, Aya Kokumai, Tetsu Watanabe		B		A-			B+
Sour Grapes	comedy	Larry David	Steven Weber, Craig Bierko, Matt Keeslar
The Spanish Prisoner	thriller	David Mamet	Campbell Scott, Rebecca Pidgeon, Steve Martin		B+	B	B+		A-	B+
Sphere	SF	Barry Levinson	Dustin Hoffman, Sharon Stone, Samuel Jackson		D	F		F	C+	D-
Species II	horror	Peter Medak	Natasha Henstridge, Michael Madsen, Marg Helgenberger
Star Kid	family	Manny Coto	Ashlee Levitch, Joy Simmrin, Joseph Mazzello
Spice World	fluff	Bob Spiers	The Spice Girls, Richard E. Grant				D-			D-
Star Trek: Insurrection	SF	Jonathan Frakes	Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, F. Murray Abraham		D					D
Steam (Italy/Turkey)	drama	Ferzan Ozpetek	Alessandro Gassman, Francesca D'Aloja, Carlo Cecchi
Stepmom	drama	Chris Columbus	Susan Sarandon, Ed Harris, Julia Roberts, Jena Malone		D-	C-		C		D+
Still Breathing	comedy	James F. Robinson	Brendan Fraser, Joanna Going
Still Crazy	comedy	James F. Robinson	Stephen Rea, Billy Connolly, Timothy Spall			B-				B-
Strike!	comedy	Sarah Kernochan	Kirsten Dunst, Gaby Hoffman, Lynn Redgrave
Sue	drama	Amos Kollek	Anna Thomson, Matthew Powers, Tahnee Welch
Suicide Kings	thriller	Peter O'Fallon	Christopher Walken, Henry Thomas, Jay Mohr, Denis Leary		C+				C	C
The Swindle (France)	comedy	Claude Chabrol	Isabelle Huppert, Michel Serrault, François Cluzet				B			B
Swept from the Sea	romance	Beeban Kidron	Vincent Perez, Rachel Weisz, Ian McKellen, Kathy Bates
Film	Genre	Director	Cast	AT	CC	DK	JV	JW	KC	Avg
Talk of Angels	drama	Nick Hamm	Polly Walker, Vincent Perez, Frances McDormand
Tango (Argentina)	drama	Carlos Saura	Cecilia Narova, Miguel Ángel Solá, Mía Maestro
Tarzan and the Lost City	adventure	Carl Schenkel	Casper Van Dien, Jane March		F					F
Taste of Cherry (Iran)	drama	Abbas Kiarostami	Homayon Ershadi, Abdolrahman Bagheri			A-	A-			A-
There's Something About Mary	farce	Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly	Ben Stiller, Cameron Diaz, Matt Dillon		A-	C-	C+	B-	A-	B-
3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain	family	Sean McNamara	Hulk Hogan, Joseph Ackler, Loni Anderson
Tokyo Fist (Japan)	drama	Shinya Tsukamoto	Kahori Fujii , Shinya Tsukamoto, Kôji Tsukamoto
The Thin Red Line	war	Terrence Malick	Nick Nolte, Sean Penn, James Caviezel, Ben Chaplin		D+	C	B+	B-	C-	C+
The Truman Show	satire	Peter Weir	Jim Carrey, Laura Linney, Ed Harris, Natascha McElhone	B+	A-	B	B+	A-	B+	B+
Twilight	thriller	Robert Benton	Paul Newman, Susan Sarandon, Gene Hackman, Reese Witherspoon		C+	C-			C+	C
Two Girls and a Guy	comedy	James Toback	Robert Downey, Jr., Heather Graham, Natasha Wagner	B-	B-	D+	C+		B-	C+
Unmade Beds	docum.	Nicholas Barker	Aimee Copp , Michael De Stefano, Brenda Monte
Urban Legend	horror	Jamie Blanks	Alicia Witt, Rebecca Gayheart, Jared Leto	C-						C-
U.S. Marshals	thriller	Stuart Baird	Tommy Lee Jones, Wesley Snipes, Robert Downey Jr.		D+			D-		D
Vampires	horror	John Carpenter	James Woods, Daniel Baldwin, Sheryl Lee	C	C-					C
Velvet Goldmine	drama	Todd Haynes	Ewan McGregor, Jonathan Rhys Myers, Christian Bale, Toni Collette	D+			B+			C+
Very Bad Things	thriller	Peter Berg	Christian Slater, Cameron Diaz, Jon Favreau	C+		F				D+
Waking Ned Devine	comedy	Kirk Jones	Ian Bannen, David Kelly, Fionnula Flanagan				C	B	B-	B-
The Waterboy	comedy	Frank Coraci	Adam Sandler, Kathy Bates, Henry Winkler					D+		D+
The Wedding Singer	comedy	Frank Coraci	Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Christine Taylor	D	D+	D+	C-	C		D+
Western (France)	comedy	Manuel Poirier	Sergi López, Sacha Bourdo, Élisabeth Vitali
What Dreams May Come	fantasy	Vincent Ward	Robin Williams, Annabella Sciorra, Cuba Cooding Jr.		D+					D+
Whatever	drama	Susan Skoog	Liza Weil, Chad Morgan, Frederic Forrest				C-			C-
Why Do Fools Fall in Love?	biodrama	Gregory Nava	Larenz Tate, Halle Berry, Vivica A. Fox
Wide Awake	family	M. Night Shyamalan	Rosie O'Donnell, Denis Leary, Dana Delany
Wild Things	thriller	John McNaughton	Matt Dillon, Neve Campbell, Denise Richards, Kevin Bacon	C+	B	D-	D-	B	B-	C+
Wilde	biodrama	Brian Gilbert	Stephen Fry, Jude Law, Vanessa Redgrave	C-			C-			C-
Without Limits	biodrama	Robert Towne	Billy Crudup, Donald Sutherland, Monica Potter	B+		B-	B-	B+		B
Woo	comedy	Daisy von Scherler Mayer	Jada Pinkett Smith, Dave Chapelle, Paula Jai Parker
Wrongfully Accused	spoof	Pat Proft	Leslie Nielsen, Richard Crenna, Kelly Le Brock
The X-Files	SF thriller	Rob Bowman	David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Martin Landau	D	F	C+	C	D+	C	D+
Your Friends and Neighbors	drama	Neil LaBute	Catherine Keener, Ben Stiller, Amy Brenneman, Jason Patric	C+		B-	B-			B-
You've Got Mail	comedy	Nora Ephron	Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Greg Kinnear	B-	B	C	C-	C-	B-	C+
Zero Effect	comedy	Jake Kasdan	Bill Pullman, Ben Stiller, Ryan O'Neal		C	B	C	C-	C	C
Film	Genre	Director	Cast	AT	CC	DK	JV	JW	KC	Avg

1 - Straight to TV/video release.
2 - Theatrically released abroad.