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Beloved
Beloved (1998) on 16 october 1998
, 2h52
Directed by Jonathan Demme
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Historical
Themes Films about slavery, Films about racism, Films about religion, Films about sexuality, Rape in fiction
Actors Oprah Winfrey, Danny Glover, Thandie Newton, Kimberly Elise, Beah Richards, Lisa Gay Hamilton
Rating59% 2.9983752.9983752.9983752.9983752.998375
Sethe is a former slave living on the outskirts of Cincinnati shortly after the Civil War. An angry poltergeist terrorizes Sethe and her three children, causing her two sons to run away forever. Eight years later, Sethe (Oprah Winfrey) lives alone with her daughter, Denver (Kimberly Elise). Paul D. (Danny Glover), an old friend from Sweet Home, the plantation Sethe had escaped from years earlier, finds Sethe's home, where he drives off the angry spirit. Afterwards, Paul D. proposes that he should stay and Sethe responds favorably. Shortly after Paul D. moves in, a clean, mentally handicapped young woman (Thandie Newton) named Beloved stumbles into Sethe's yard and also stays with them.
Happiness
Happiness (1998) on 16 october 1998
, 2h14
Directed by Todd Solondz
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Horror
Themes Films about children, Films about families, Films about sexuality, Rape in fiction, Films about pedophilia
Actors Jane Adams, Elizabeth Ashley, Dylan Baker, Lara Flynn Boyle, Ben Gazzara, Jared Harris
Rating76% 3.8486553.8486553.8486553.8486553.848655
Trish Maplewood, the eldest Jordan sister, is an upper middle class housewife happily married to psychiatrist Bill Maplewood and has three children. Unbeknownst to Trish, however, Bill is a pedophile who is obsessed with 11-year-old Johnny Grasso, a classmate of their son, Billy. When Johnny comes to the Jordan house for a sleepover, Bill drugs and rapes him. Later, Bill learns that another boy, Ronald Farber, is home alone while his parents are away in Europe. Under the guise of attending a PTA meeting, Bill drives to the boy's house and rapes him as well. After Johnny is taken to the hospital and found to have been sexually abused, the police arrive at the Maplewood residence to question Bill. After alerting his wife to the police presence, Bill begins by asking the two detectives, "You said something about Ronald Farber?" The two detectives, looking puzzled, say nothing. Bill then stammers, "I mean, Johnny Grasso." Out on bail, he tearfully admits to Billy that he "fucked" the boys, that he enjoyed it, and that he would do it again. When Billy asks, "Would you ever fuck me?", his father replies, "No... I jerk off instead.
Blood, Guts, Bullets and Octane
Blood, Guts, Bullets and Octane (1998) on 16 october 1998
, 1h27
Directed by Joe Carnahan
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action
Actors Joe Carnahan, Eric Lutes
Rating52% 2.604412.604412.604412.604412.60441
Au bord de la faillite, Sid et son pote Bob, vendeurs de voitures d'occasion, acceptent de garder une Pontiac décapotable au contenu mystérieux pendant 48 heures... moyennant 250 000 dollars ! Parallèlement, le FBI enquête sur une série de meurtres qui ont tous l'air d'être étrangement liés à une Pontiac en provenance d'Amérique du Sud...
Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night
Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night (1998) on 13 october 1998
, 49minutes
Directed by Buzz Potamkin
Origin USA
Genres Animation
Themes Films about music and musicians, Christmas films, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Phil Hartman, Jim Cummings, Tom Arnold, Marie Osmond, Townsend Coleman, Gregg Edelman
Rating62% 3.138923.138923.138923.138923.13892
In 1818, two mouse musicians named Buster and Chauncey visit the Alpine town of Oberndorf, Austria, where they plan to perform for the country's Queen during its annual Christmas pageant, which is organized by Oberndorf's Mayor Huffenmeier. At Oberndorf, an orphan girl named Christina is given asylum on the local church as she intends to go to Vienna where her aunt and uncle live, but a pair of thieves, the Duke of Raoche and his niece Lady Gretchen, who claim to be watching over the preparations for the pageant, have their sights set on seizing the riches stored inside the church. Buster and Chauncey also get settled in the church for the preparations, but a cat chases them causing a mess inside the church that Mayor Huffenmeier blames Christina for, but the church priest, Father Joseph, doesn't think Christina caused the mess. However, the Duke and Lady Gretchen manage to steal the riches and also kidnap Christina, leaving her necklace on the place where the riches were so Father Joseph and Mayor Huffenmeier believe she stole them. Buster and Chauncey later help Christina escape and the Duke and Lady Gretchen are caught, with the riches being recovered, proving that Christina is innocent all along, but the previous chase caused damage to the church's organ. Later on, the melody Chauncey has been playing repeatedly on his violin inspires the organist. Father Joseph, who has written a poem, uses the melody to compose "Silent Night" and perform it for the first time. The Queen then offers to take Christina to Vienna and Christina says goodbye to her new friends, Buster and Chauncey.
Butter
Butter (1998) on 13 october 1998
, 1h41
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action
Actors Ernie Hudson, Shemar Moore, Nia Long, Donnie Wahlberg, Tony Todd, Tom Lister, Jr.
Rating43% 2.171572.171572.171572.171572.17157
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998) on 16 october 1998
, 2h57
Directed by Karan Johar
Origin Inde
Genres Drama, Musical theatre, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Bollywood
Actors Shahrukh Khan, Kajol, Rani Mukherjee, Salman Khan, Farida Jalal, Sana Saeed
Rating74% 3.7497553.7497553.7497553.7497553.749755
Rahul Khanna (Shah Rukh Khan) and Anjali Sharma (Kajol) are best friends in St. Xavier's College. The college principal Mr. Malhotra (Anupam Kher) has a beautiful daughter Tina (Rani Mukerji), who comes to St. Xavier's from London to finish her degree. She becomes friends with both Rahul and Anjali. When Anjali realizes that she is in love with Rahul, she is encouraged by her motherly guardian Rifat Bi (Himani Shivpuri) to tell him so. Instead, Anjali is left heartbroken when Rahul tells her that he loves Tina. Anjali decides to leave college and shares a tearful goodbye with Rahul, going away from Rahul and Tina's lives forever. Tina then realizes that she came between two best friends. After college, Rahul marries Tina and, in a year of marriage, Tina gives birth to a baby girl. Tina has complications in her pregnancy and has little time left, so she writes eight letters to her daughter (one for each of her first eight birthdays), so that she will know her mother. Before dying, Tina asks Rahul to promise her to name their daughter Anjali.
Twists of Terror
Twists of Terror (1997) on 17 october 1998

Directed by Douglas Jackson
Origin Canada
Genres Thriller, Horror
Actors Jennifer Rubin, Françoise Robertson, Nick Mancuso, Christopher Heyerdahl, Carl Marotte, Martin Neufeld
Rating52% 2.6139352.6139352.6139352.6139352.613935
A collection of three macabre tales, presented by an agoraphobic middle-aged man, named Philip, who lives in a seedy section of Los Angeles. As he sorts through his piles of yellowed newspaper clippings, he relates his paranoid nightmares through three stories.
Bleeders
Bleeders (1997) on 13 october 1998
, 1h29
Directed by Dan O'Bannon
Origin Canada
Genres Science fiction, Horror
Themes Films about families, Films about sexuality, Films based on works by H. P. Lovecraft
Actors Rutger Hauer, Roy Dupuis, Jackie Burroughs, Kristin Lehman, John Dunn-Hill, Leni Parker
Rating42% 2.1075852.1075852.1075852.1075852.107585
John (Roy Dupuis) and Kathleen (Kristin Lehman) Strauss are a couple attempting to uncover the secret to John's rare blood disease. Along the way, they encounter Dr. Marlowe (Rutger Hauer), who is intrigued by the case. Little do they know that the island which they are about to set foot upon is home to the Van Dam family, mutant-like creatures who have become deformed and bloodthirsty from centuries of inbreeding. Their mutation began with their relative Eva Van Dam, who had an incestuous relationship with her twin brother. Also, they are fully functioning hermaphrodites, capable of reproducing with themselves. They need to survive on (dead or alive) human flesh.
The Lost World
The Lost World (1998) on 13 october 1998
, 1h37
Directed by Robert "Bob" Keen
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Adventure
Themes Films about animals, Dinosaur films, La préhistoire, Animaux préhistoriques
Actors Patrick Bergin, Michael Sinelnikoff, Jayne Heitmeyer, Tamara Gorski
Rating38% 1.92321.92321.92321.92321.9232
Mongolia, 1934. The researcher Maple White (Jack Langedijk), together with his assistant Azbek (Russell Yuen), discovers an unknown world populated by dinosaurs, situated on a plateau in Mongolia. After having found a dinosaur's egg in a cave, White celebrates the discovery, with Azbek, uncorking a bottle of champagne and listening to classical music. Azbek is attacked and killed by Dimorphodons, which also attack White who falls from the plateau holding onto a rope; he survives but is seriously wounded, White is found again and taken care of by Myar and Djena (Gregorian Minot Payeur), respectively Azbek's brother and sister; White asks the two to bring him his friend George Challenger (Patrick Bergin) to whom White gives an account of his adventures, proposing to Challenger that he should try to fully explore the plateau in his place.
Ebenezer
Ebenezer (1998) on 13 october 1998
, 1h34
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Western
Themes Christmas films, Time travel films, Ghost films
Actors Jack Palance, Rick Schroder, Amy Locane, Albert Schultz, Michelle Thrush, Jocelyne Loewen
Rating56% 2.808022.808022.808022.808022.80802
Ebenezer Scrooge is the most greedy, corrupt and mean-spirited crook in the old West and he sees no value in "Holiday Humbug." But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future open his eyes, Scrooge discovers that love and friendships are the greatest wealth of all.
Practical Magic
Practical Magic (1998) on 16 october 1998
, 1h44
Directed by Griffin Dunne
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantastic, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Themes Films about families, Films about magic and magicians, Witches in film
Actors Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Goran Višnjić, Stockard Channing, Dianne Wiest, Aidan Quinn
Rating63% 3.1536953.1536953.1536953.1536953.153695
Maria Owens, a young witch, is exiled to Maria's Island in Massachusetts with her unborn child for escaping her execution. When her lover does not come to rescue her, she desperately casts a spell upon herself to stop falling in love due to heartbreak, only to die soon after. The spell becomes a curse for several generations. Gillian and Sally Owens, two descendants of the Owens family, are taken in by their aunts Frances and Jet after the death of their parents. Sally is the more gifted of the two while Gillian's talents are more in charm and persuasion, and have been subject to ridicule during their youth. After witnessing their aunts cast a spell on a man for a woman who seems obsessed with having his love, Gillian decides to fall in love and Sally casts a true love spell to protect herself.
Bride of Chucky
Bride of Chucky (1998) on 16 october 1998
, 1h29
Directed by Ronny Yu
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Horror comedy, Romantic comedy, Horror, Black comedy, Romance, Slasher
Themes Pregnancy films, Jeu, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Child's Play (film series), Serial killer films, Films about toys, Road movies, Comedy horror films
Actors Jennifer Tilly, Ed Gale, Brad Dourif, Katherine Heigl, Nick Stabile, Alexis Arquette
Rating56% 2.806852.806852.806852.806852.80685
Shortly after the events of the previous film, Tiffany (Jennifer Tilly), a former girlfriend and accomplice of serial killer Charles Lee Ray (voice of Brad Dourif), acquires the remains of Chucky from a police evidence locker after bribing and then murdering a police officer with access to the locker. Assuming that Ray's soul still inhabits the doll, Tiffany takes it back to her place. She crudely stitches Chucky back together and reenacts the voodoo ritual which instilled Ray inside the doll ten years ago.
New Rose Hotel
New Rose Hotel (1999) on 13 october 1998
, 1h33
Directed by Abel Ferrara
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Fantasy, Erotic thriller
Themes Films about computing, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films set in the future, Political films, Cyberpunk films, Dystopian films, Erotic thriller films, Anticipation
Actors Christopher Walken, Willem Dafoe, Asia Argento, Annabella Sciorra, John Lurie, Gretchen Mol
Rating51% 2.552852.552852.552852.552852.55285
Deux amis espions industriels, Fox et X, veulent finir leur carrière en apothéose. Ils engagent donc Sandii, une très jolie chanteuse d'un bar de nuit. Elle est chargée de séduire un généticien japonais, Hiroshi, pour qu'il quitte son entreprise actuelle, Maas corporation, pour entrer dans la Hosaka corporation.
Destiny
Destiny (1997) on 16 october 1998
, 2h15
Directed by Youssef Chahine
Origin Egypte
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical, Musical
Themes Philosophie, Politique, Films about religion, Political films, Films about Islam
Actors Nour El-Sherif, Laila Elwi, Safia El Emari, Mohamed Mounir محمد منير, Khaled El nabawy, Mohamed Malas
Rating71% 3.5953453.5953453.5953453.5953453.595345
À travers la vie du savant et philosophe Averroès, est évoquée l'Andalousie du XII siècle, lieu d'affrontements entre extrémistes musulmans et savants soucieux de la diffusion des connaissances.
Man Is a Woman
Man Is a Woman (1998) on 15 october 1998
, 1h40
Directed by Régis Musset, Jean-Jacques Zilbermann
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about religion, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Films about Jews and Judaism, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Antoine de Caunes, Elsa Zylberstein, Michel Aumont, Gad Elmaleh, Maurice Bénichou, Judith Magre
Rating60% 3.041583.041583.041583.041583.04158
Simon Eskanazy is a thirty-year-old gay musician. Born into a Jewish family, he took great pains to accept his homosexuality, and to get his family (including his mother and his uncle, Salomon) to do the same. The latter, Uncle Salomon is a wealthy banker who offered him a deal: he'll give him 10 million francs and will bequeath his mansion to Simon only if Simon agrees to marry a woman. First reluctant, he met Rosalie Baumann, a Jewish singer known for singing in Yiddish, she is very observant, and her parents live in the United States. Little by little, while getting to know her, Simon falls in love with her.
Phantasm IV: Oblivion
Phantasm IV: Oblivion (1998) on 13 october 1998
, 1h31
Directed by Don Coscarelli
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Horror
Actors Reggie Bannister, Bob Ivy, Angus Scrimm, Heidi Marnhout, A. Michael Baldwin, Roger Avary
Rating54% 2.748362.748362.748362.748362.74836
The film opens where its predecessor left off. Mike flees from Boulton mortuary in the hearse, while Reggie is trapped inside by The Tall Man's spheres. Rather than kill Reggie, The Tall Man lets him go, saying he is doing so "to play one last game", then The Tall Man leaves Boulton.
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie, 1h30
Origin USA
Genres Musical, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Christmas films, Film d'animation mettant en scène un animal, Musical films, Children's films, Santa Claus in film
Actors John Goodman, Kathleen Barr, Eric Idle, Whoopi Goldberg, Debbie Reynolds, Myriam Sirois
Rating58% 2.907692.907692.907692.907692.90769
One night, the Sprites of the Northern Lights- a group of singing, colorfully garbed sprites who fly around the North Pole, are seen putting on a remarkable light show in front of Santa Claus' workshop, where Santa and his wife, Mrs. Claus witness the whole thing, to celebrate a very special occasion. It is revealed that a baby reindeer which his parents, Blitzen and his wife, Mitzi name Rudolph is born with an unusual red, shiny nose (a birth which the Sprites joyfully witness as well). Blitzen starts to worry that Rudolph will be made fun of because of this, while Mitzi is more optimistic. Later in the morning, they meet up with Rudolph's three uncles- Dasher, Comet, and Cupid -and introduce Rudolph to them. Cupid tickles Rudolph's chin and tummy until his nose starts glowing, which draws attention. Blitzen's worries then come true with the secret of their son's nose now revealed to Comet, Cupid, Dasher, and the rest of the residents of the North Pole.
Razor Blade Smile
Razor Blade Smile (1998) on 16 october 1998
, 1h30
Directed by Jake West
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Fantastic, Action, Horror
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Vampires in film
Actors Eileen Daly, Christopher Adamson, Christopher Adamson, Kevin Howarth, David Warbeck, Heidi James
Rating47% 2.3544152.3544152.3544152.3544152.354415
150 years ago, Lilith Silver is mortally wounded as she attempts to avenge the dueling death of her lover by Sir Sethane Blake. Enamored by her spirit, Sir Sethane reveals himself to be a vampire and grants Lilith the gift (and curse) of eternal life as a vampire. Today, Lilith moves through the city as a contract killer hired to eliminate all members of the mysterious and evil Masonic "Illuminati" sect, the leader of which, not coincidentally, is Sir Sethane. Clad in black latex and armed with a coffin full of weaponry, the vampiric hitwoman hunts down her targets while the police close in on her trail, desperate to end the carnage.
Reach the Rock
Reach the Rock (1998) on 16 october 1998
, 1h40
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors William Sadler, Alessandro Nivola, Karen Sillas, Bruce Norris, Brooke Langton, Norman Reedus
Rating65% 3.295073.295073.295073.295073.29507
A small-town troublemaker (Alessandro Nivola), directionless and alienated, ends up spending a night in a jail cell, where he and the police chief (William Sadler) engage in a battle of wills and wit.
Emma's Wish
Emma's Wish (1998) on 18 october 1998
, 1h46
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy
Actors Joanna Kerns, Harley Jane Kozak, Della Reese, William R. Moses, Courtland Mead, Stephanie Niznik
Rating57% 2.8554252.8554252.8554252.8554252.855425
The film begins with a picture-perfect day at the boardwalk for a family of four, mother Emma, father Harry, son Danny and daughter Joy. Young Danny wins a prize at the shooting gallery and selects a 'wish ring' to give to his mother. He says to make a wish since it's her birthday, but she tells him she has everything she wants and will use the wish another day. Fast-forward 35 years later, and Emma is 75 years old and in a nursing home. Her husband is long gone to divorce, her son is dead, and her daughter cannot make it to Emma's birthday party. Joy has a busy life with two young children, a new business, and a husband she is starting to divorce. Emma reluctantly accepts that her family will not be able to join her for her celebration and completes getting dressed up. Being unable to find the necklace she was looking for, she finds the ring her son had given her that long ago day at the carnival. She wears it when she makes a wish and blows out the candles on her cake. In the morning she finds her wish has come true in an unusual way: she had wanted to be able to go to and be with her family to help in their difficult time and she is now 40 years younger, able to go out to them even if they don't come to her. With no time to lose (the wish lasts only for a full month) she buys new clothes and a car, and obtains work at her daughter's house as the new housekeeper/nanny (named Mame). During her time with Joy, Danny and Iris, she learns things about her daughter she didn't know before, makes her peace with her dying ex-husband, and comes to regard her son-in-law Brian as someone who should remain in her daughter and grandchildren's life. She helps more than she thought she could, doesn't accomplish as much as she set out to, and in the end comes to a new understanding with her family that will last to the end of her days.