1998 Movies

Two hoboes strike on a get-rich quick scheme to kidnap an overly-energetic 9 year old son of a local banker. Based on the classic story by O. Henry.

After biologist Sylvie discovers her brother Paul trying to steal a gun from her lab, he explains that he wishes to avenge the death of their father...

British superstar composer Andrew Lloyd Webber is feted in this 50th birthday benefit gala produced by Lloyd Webber's own theatrical company at...

Two orphans named Jory and Tess live with their grandparents. However, their cousins Bart and Bertha try to take them away because the two kids have...

An in-depth look at the making of John Carpenter's cult classic sci-fi horror The Thing, telling the story of a group of researchers in Antarctica...

Years after their last encounter, two disparate killers must work together again. But the scars from the past run deep. Before the job can get their...

When a group of Chinese soldiers raid a tomb, things take a turn for the worse when their wives get possessed and are expecting at the same time.

A hustler and a model policeman who is uneasy with his own secret homosexuality begin a secret relationship.

Story of a New England boys' school and of one of the students who is infatuated with an instructor's wife who has Multiple Sclerosis. The woman...

This fictionalized story, based on the family life of writer James Jones, is an emotional slice-of-life story. Jones is portrayed here as Bill...

Mexico's new president vows to attack the drug trade; in retaliation, his wife has already been assassinated.

Film based on the infamous 'Marc Dutroux' case that shook Belgium to its core.

Blending dramatic situations with a documentary-influenced visual style, Happy Birthday looks in at a typical day in a Russian maternity hospital....

A group of unemployed theater actors survive by working as illegal money collectors. The loan shark they are working for owns an Off-Broadway...

After a meteor hits Earth, traitor forces have (for all intents and purposes) taken over, and the people are suffering. In the chaos, a boy named...

Simon Eskenazy is a gay Parisian clarinet player who lives his single life to the fullest. One day, he receives a very tempting offer from his...

This documentary narrated by Peter Coyote, shows the making of the Oscar-winning movie by James Cameron.

Acknowledging Len Lye, Lomas has created a vibrant, naturally kinetic and textural world of colourful geometric shapes going flatstick. (NZFF 1998...

A racist provokes four teens into beating a Latino youth to death after one of his fiery speeches on a college campus. The Prestons are first called...

A neglectful mother overhears her husband on the telephone at their workplace talking with their babysitter. She discovers they are having an affair...

Behind the scenes of Hollywood's low-budget movie industry. It is a powerful portrait of the fragility of fame and the cost of stardom. B-pictures...

Documentary about the life and work of mystery writer Mickey Spillane.

Join Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn on a series of exciting adventures that lead to mischief and mayhem wherever they go. No matter how hard they...

When the matriarch of the family suddenly dies, custody of a mentally disabled mother is inherited by her normal daughter.

Nineteen-year-old Ari confronts both his sexuality and his Greek family. Ari despises his once-beloved parents, former radical activists, for having...

Archival music performances and contemporary interviews cover some of the history of Motown Records and Productions.

The gun-totin', Bible-thumpin' Preacher Man Bob (Mojo Nixon) must right the universal karma accidently set wrong when Brian inadvertantlty kills his...

After making a disastrous 3-hour documentary on New York City's water supply, two young filmmakers focus on the goings-on of life in the LA offices...

A look at the dysfunctional relationships of three couples as seen from the male point of view.

A horror writer takes his family to his old neighborhood to visit his quirky father-in-law who lives on Fear Street where strange things happen.

Documentary about British comedy legend

The pilot of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius. The short was going to start the series, but Nickelodeon liked it so much that they decided to make the film...

This is the story of a young Irish woman who comes to Spain to escape from the pressures she feels about her impending marriage to a political...

Richard Fairbrass goes behind the scenes of the 1998 Eurovision Song Contest.

Love From Ground Zero follows three strangers across the back roads of America with the ashes of a mutual friend. Using a series of old postcards as...

Three kids are trapped in the classroom in “a battle between the natural authority of the body and the unreal demands of the adult world”.