Mix-and-match from
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Subgenre Sampler
Moby Dick (1998)- Dir. Franc Roddam
Feat. Patrick Stewart, Gregory Peck, Henry Thomas… - Rich re–telling of the ultimate ocean adventure of a fixated captain on a quest to capture a great white whale that took his leg off. A worthy…
Mr Nice Guy (1998)- Dir. Sammo Hung
Feat. Jackie Chan - Another comic hodgepodge starring the overworked Jackie Chan, filmed and set in Melbourne, Australia (as a budget consideration?) An incriminating…
Newton Boys, The (1998)- Dir. Richard Linklater
Feat. Ethan Hawke, Matthew McConaughey, Skeet Ulrich… - Former indie–darling, Richard Linklater (SLACKER, DAZED AND CONFUSED), chronicles the 1920s bankrobbing true exploits of the four brothers,…
Passion in the Desert, A (1998)- Dir. Lavinia Currier
Feat. Ben Daniels, Michel Piccoli, Paul Meston - An intense, almost supernatural relationship develops between a leopard and its prey, a French soldier from Napoleon's Army lost in the Egyptian…
Payback (1998)
- Dir. Brian Helgeland
Feat. Mel Gibson, Deborah Kara Unger - Mel Gibson gets to behave badly as an indestructible armed robber who gets carried away on a sadistic get–even mission against a crime…
Perdita Durango (1998)- Dir. Alex de la Iglesia
Feat. Rosie Perez, Javier Bardem - Derivative English language debut from the promising director of Spanish cult faves ACCION MUTANTE and DAY OF THE BEAST. Typical of writer Barry…
Replacement Killers, The (1998)- Dir. Antoine Fuqua
Feat. Chow Yun-Fat, Mira Sorvino - Debut US big–screen for the golden–boy of Hong Kong action – Chow Yun–Fat – he whose placid composure will always mask…
Run Lola Run (1998)- Dir. Tom Tykwer
Feat. Franke Potente, Moritz Bleibtreu - Runaway foreign–language hit clocks up mileage from a simple conceit – flame–haired punkette Lola has twenty minutes to go like the…
Rush Hour (1998)- Dir. Brett Ratner
Feat. Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker - Crackerjack no–brainer puts an East–West spin on the odd–couple–buddy–cop formula with Chinaman Jackie Chan (modest,…
Saving Private Ryan (1998)- Dir. Steven Spielberg
Feat. Tom Hanks, Tom Sizemore, Edward Burns… - Tom Hanks commands a squad assigned to retrieving a single man from behind German lines in WWII France. With 'sacrifice' the key theme,…
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