Best Drama Films of 1998
Little Voice
Based on Jim Cartright's ... and sweet-hearted directions that should not be given away. Also starring in this small independent film is Ewan McGregor. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Rounders
John Dahl directed this ... in Harmony Korine's experimental Gummo (1997). Shown at the 1998 Venice Film Festival and the 1998 Montreal Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Coming Home
Adapted from a novel ... From U.N.C.L.E regular David McCallum, Coming Home was seen through the facilities of ITV in the autumn of 1998. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Velvet Goldmine
At the 1998 Cannes ... Blasts Through the Barriers to Make Movies That Matter (Avon, 1998) by Vachon with Slate film critic David Edelstein. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Gods and Monsters
Gods and Monsters was ... clearly observing the progressive deterioration of his mental faculties, and is increasingly being overwhelmed by vivid memories and visions. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Lulu On The Bridge
Writer Paul Auster made ... Dr. Van Hom (Willem Dafoe) turns up, searching for the healing stone. Shown at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Hurlyburly
David Rabe's popular play ... she ends up just more abused than ever as she and the rest of the gang hit rock bottom. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
The Weekend
In an exclusive neighborhood ... attempt to shock her mother comes courtesy of Thierry (Gary Dourdan), the married, black Parisian she has brought along. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Les Miserables
Bille August directed this ... a militant student, Marius (Hans Matheson). On the banks of the Seine, Valjean and Javert have their final confrontation. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Dancing At Lughnasa
Irish director Pat O'Connor ... their handwoven clothing is threatened by the announced opening of a woolens factory. Shown at 1998 fests (Venice, Toronto). [ best drama films - 1998 ]
I'm Losing You
This 1998 film about ... Wagner was chiefly known as the writer of Wild Palms and Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
The Last September
Love, politics, and class ... is hiding in a mill on the estate. The Last September was based on the novel by Elizabeth Bowen. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Gia
Novelist Jay McInerney and ... film resulted in an Emmy nomination and a Golden Globe victory for Jolie (the first was George Wallace, 1998). [ best drama films - 1998 ]
One Last Score
An ex-con finds that ... also features Lisa Blount, Lisa Marie, and Julie Newmar. It was released on home video as One Last Score. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Dangerous Beauty
Marshall Herskovitz directed this ... in 1996 in Venice and Rome with a variety of working titles (Courtesan, Venice, and The Honest Courtesan). [ best drama films - 1998 ]
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Mark Christopher wrote and ... by the arrest and jailing of Rubell. Costumes by Ellen Lutter capture the glitter and glam-glitz of the period. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Why Do Fools Fall In Love
Gregory Nava directed this ... Nunez Jr. portrays Little Richard in scenes set in the '50s. Shown at the 1998 Urbanworld Film Festival (NY). [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Beloved
Jonathan Demme directed this ... Pennsylvania (Philadelphia Civic Center, Lancaster's Landis Valley Museum), Maryland (Fair Hill Natural Resources Area), and Delaware (Old New Castle). [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Pete's Meteor
Featuring Saturday Night Live ... believe it was sent from their parents to keep a wealthy scientist (Alfred Molina) from getting credit for it. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Apt Pupil
Bryan Singer directed this ... and Nicol Williamson) ended when funding ran out. Shown at numerous 1998 film festivals (Venice, Toronto, Chicago, Sitges, Tokyo). [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Down in the Delta
Poet Maya Angelou made ... the supervision of caregiver Zenia (Loretta Devine). Toronto locations substitute for Mississippi. Shown at the 1998 Toronto Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Kiss the Sky
Jeff (William L. Petersen) ... go on a drug and alcohol-fueled bender in search of the lost freedom and joie de vivre of youth. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Those Who Love Me Can Take The Train
Patrice Chereau (Queen Margot) ... counterculture types aboard a cross-country train and filming the result. Shown in competition at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Miracle at Midnight
In this WWII-era drama, ... Danish physician and his wife courageously fight the Nazis by helping save the lives of their Jewish neighbors. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
The Wall
At the shiny black ... pay respects and often leave behind mementos. This drama looks at the moving stories behinds three such tiny tributes. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
The Mighty
In the tradition of ... Toronto, the University of Toronto, Cincinnati, and Covington, Kentucky. Exhibited out of competition at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Left Luggage
Actor Jeroen Krabbe made ... from Carl Friedman's novel The Shovel and the Loom, this film was shown at the 1998 Berlin Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries
James Ivory directed this ... Terrence Malick's 1998 adaptation of the elder Jones' The Thin Red Line. Shown at 1998 film fests (Venice, Toronto). [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Another Day In Paradise
Following the acclaim for ... and begins planning another heist, but the group is beginning to unravel. Shown at 1998 film fests (Venice, Toronto). [ best drama films - 1998 ]
High Art
Lisa Cholodenko wrote and ... Lucy and the naive, insecure Syd ripens into an affair, one destined to change the lives of both women. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Without Limits
One of two filmed ... automobile accident. The other film about Steve Prefontaine was 1997's Prefontaine which starred Jared Leto in the titular role. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
American History X
Tony Kaye made his ... filmed in L.A. beach communities. Rated R "for graphic brutal violence including rape, pervasive language, strong sexuality and nudity." [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Nicholas' Gift
In 1994, an American ... made and thanks to the tragedy of Nicholas Green's death seven seriously ill Italians had new leases on life. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Basil
Based on a Victorian ... is upset about his questionable choices and threatens to disown him, thereby renouncing his birthright to inherit Windemere Manor. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
The Long Way Home
75-year-old retired cabinetmaker Thomas ... Long Way Home was produced for the CBS television network, where it was first broadcast on March 1, 1998. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
JAG: Season 04
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The Patron Saint of Liars
Though she has struggled ... of repeating her actions in that earlier relationship, she must learn to stay with a man who loves her. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Love Kills
New Age masseur Poe ... gardener (Melvin Van Peebles) is a bystander observing the con games, betrayals and schemes unleashed in this dysfunctional household. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Permanent Midnight
David Veloz made his ... himself can be seen in a cameo as the methadone clinic doctor. Shown at the 1998 Toronto Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Winchell
This powerful HBO biographical ... the rise and fall of Walter Winchell, a gossip columnist and reporter who changed the face of news reporting. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Love is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
This British biographical drama ... the mid-'60s. Bacon biographer Daniel Farson (The Gilded Gutter Life of Francis Bacon) served as consultant on the film. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
The Rat Pack
Shot in 33 days, ... performance, see The Rat Pack Captured (1965). Filmed in LA, the TV movie premiered August 22, 1998 on HBO. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
About Sarah
In this provocative made-for-television ... mother and in so doing finds herself finally coming to grips with some of her family's most painful secrets. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
A Simple Plan
Based on Scott B. ... the more dangerous and bloody question of what to do with those people and how to cover their tracks. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Dance with Me
Randa Haines directed this ... on to Vegas. This film features great dance numbers and an homage to Gene Kelly beneath a sprinkler system. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
He Got Game
Denzel Washington and writer-director ... real-life coaches can also be spotted in this movie. Music by Aaron Copland (1900-1990) with songs by Public Enemy. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Hilary and Jackie
Perhaps inspired by the ... Later, Jackie suffers from multiple sclerosis, and the sisters strive to repair the emotional damage of their long-standing rivalry. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Mama Flora's Family
This four-hour miniseries is ... who is determined to keep her brood together and close to their God during rapidly changing and tempestuous times. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Hell's Kitchen N.Y.C.
In this hard-edged crime ... was the feature directorial debut for Tony Cinciripini, who was formerly an assistant to famed acting coach Lee Strasberg. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Hitman's Journal
Vincent (Danny Aiello), aging, ... father figure. Still, a contract's a contract. Can religion, loyalty, or money save Vincent from his apparent fate? [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Heartwood
Young Frank (Eddie Mills), ... young couple devises a scheme to save the town, despite the treacherous doings of a jealous rival (Randall Batinkoff). [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Ever After
Andy Tennant directed this ... on matters of the heart. George Fenton's music adds an accompaniment to the lush look of this period romance. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
The Hi-Lo Country
Cowboys live again in ... "Is the girl more important than their friendship?" In the end, this film is more love story than Western. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
This is My Father
Paul Quinn scripted and ... (Aidan Quinn). Their romance gets underway despite disapprovals from family and friends. Shown at 1998 film fests (Montreal, Toronto). [ best drama films - 1998 ]
A Bright Shining Lie
Adapted from Neil Sheehan's ... singing "Somebody to Love" while peasant villages are bombed. Filmed in Lompburi, Thailand. Premiered May 30, 1998 on HBO. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Wrestling with Alligators
Laurie Weltz directed this ... Claire and Maddy set off on a journey to visit an abortionist. Shown at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Secret Défense
Innovative director Jacques Rivette ... Sylvie decides to kill Walser herself, and she boards the train for Walser's country estate. But is Walser guilty? [ best drama films - 1998 ]
A Price Above Rubies
Boaz Yakin (a Sundance ... store. Forbidden to see her child, Sonia begins a confused, downward spiral. Shown at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Always Outnumbered
Michael Apted (Gorillas in ... neighborhood, while Burke's voiceover narration has a Sunset Boulevard twist. The TV movie premiered March 21, 1998 on HBO. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
The Governess
London TV commercials director ... affair develops. The music score features Eastern percussion backing singer Ofra Haza. Shown at the 1998 Seattle Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Summer's End
Two brothers (Jake LeDoux) ... siblings find themselves at odds over the doctor's friendship. Summer's End marked the directorial debut for actress Helen Shaver. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Body and Soul
Former boxing great Ray ... Garfield, though beyond the fact the lead characters are boxers named Charlie, the two films have little in common. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Eye of the Storm
Leo Burmester, Blythe Danner, ... was written and directed by Marcus Spiegel, who adapted the film from his stage play of the same name. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
ER: Season 05
It's another year of ... by emerging as the most expensive weekly TV drama series in history, budgeted at 13 million dollars per episode. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Betty
Richard Murphy made his ... (Holland Taylor), who wants her back in front of the cameras. Shown at the 1998 Palm Springs Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Dawson's Creek: Season 02
Season two of Dawson's ... Abby in a drinking binge, which ends disastrously when Abby falls off a bridge and drowns in the river. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Talk of Angels
Nick Hamm directed this ... then bumped by Miramax through numerous release dates over a two-year span before finally surfacing in theaters in 1998. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Shadrach
Susanna Styron made her ... request sets a variety of racist attitudes and conflicts into motion. Shown at the 1998 LA Independent Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
The School of Flesh
Benoit Jacquot directed this ... recede into the background as sexual passion overcomes the couple. Shown in competition at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
A Will of Their Own
Originally a two-part, five-hour ... daughter and grandaughter, both of whom come to draw strength and inspiration from the extraordinary life of their matriarch. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
All The Little Animals
British producer Jeremy Thomas ... in Cornwall and the Isle of Man. Shown in the Certain Regard section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Girl
Dominique Swain stars as ... contrasts her careful plans with her impulsive actions. Shown in the market section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Besieged
Bernardo Bertolucci directed this ... place in Italy and Kenya. Shown at the 1998 Toronto Film Festival and the 1998 San Sebastian Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Lies and Whispers
When an American psychologist ... betrayed his people and was responsible for many unnecessary deaths. Two of those victims were related to the writer. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Speedway Junky
In this gritty drama ... film also marked the acting debut of musical artist Warren G and features a cameo appearance from Patsy Kensit. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Michael Jordan: An American Hero
Michael Jace stars in ... American Hero also stars Ernie Hudson and Debbie Allen as Jordan's parents and Robin Givens as his wife Juanita. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
The X-Files: Season 06
The X-Files: Season Six ... to find the cause and cure for Mulder's neurological deterioration and finds the long-buried remains of an alien spacecraft. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Savior
After producer Oliver Stone ... marauders. Filmed in Montenegro, Savior was shown at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival and the 1998 Sochi Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Monument Ave.
This crime drama takes ... Bobby to face some hard decisions. Will he remain silent yet again? Shown at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Late August, Early September
Olivier Assayas directed this ... 1998 San Sebastian Film Festival. Shown at the 1998 Toronto Film Festival and the 1998 New York Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Claire Dolan
American filmmaker Lodge Kerrigan ... a baby. Atonal score by Ahrin Mishan and Simon Fisher. Shown in competition at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Shot Through the Heart
This provocative and potent ... to decide whether or not it is worth it to kill each other for their political and religious differences. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Luminous Motion
Bette Gordon, who made ... Huerta), Pedro appears as a ghostly figure, and Phillip's father turns up. Shown at the 1998 Locarno Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
The Legend of 1900
On the 1st of ... in autumn of 1998. The US version had its world premiere at the 1999 Locarno International Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Felicity: Season 01
Many young girls go ... a free ticket to Europe for a chance to spend time with Noel on an important summer graphic-design internship. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Oz: Season 02
Season two of Oz ... first woman executed by the state since 1841; and a "foolproof" escape attempt that ends in a double tragedy. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
A Stranger In The Kingdom
Jay Craven directed this ... shelter. Contrasting accounts of Claire's final hours are revealed in the courtroom. Shown at the 1998 Hollywood Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Ill-Gotten Gains
A kidnapped African fights ... Amistad, and features the same leading actor, Djimon Hounsou, though Ill-Gotten Gains was filmed several months before Spielberg's picture. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
12 Bucks
Johnny and Tanner are ... to the East Coast. The supporting cast includes Ernest Borgnine, Jonathan Silverman, and Married With Children star David Faustino. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Airspeed
Joe Mantegna stars in ... to try and land the plane with only the radio contact of the air traffic controller to guide her. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Warm Texas Rain
In this suspense drama, ... scheme regarding both her spouse and her sister. The supporting cast includes Frankie Thorn, Fred Dryer, and Louis Mandylor. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Blind Light
In this independent feature, ... Richard Hell, and Edie Falco, several years before she would rise to fame on the television series The Sopranos. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Croupier
A man finds his ... on the inside. Croupier was directed by Mike Hodges, whose first film was the classic British thriller Get Carter. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
The Dreamlife of Angels
Elodie Bouchez and Natacha ... at the hospital. The film combines handheld camerawork with a minimalist music score (Yann Thiersen) and documentary-like street sounds. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Gunshy
In this crime drama, ... him a reading list, while Frankie draws Jake into the gang. Shown at the 1998 Santa Barbara Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Soundman
Steven Widi Ho directed ... film score work. Can he deliver on this promise? Shown in competition at the 1998 Montreal World Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Dancer, Texas Pop. 81
Small-town America is the ... film in 25 days at Fort Davis, Texas. Shown at the 1998 South by Southwest Film Festival (Austin, Texas). [ best drama films - 1998 ]
When He Didn't Come Home
In this made-for-television drama, ... the son suddenly disappears. It is her suspicion that the new girlfriend had something to do with that disappearance. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Si Je T'aime....Prends Garde A Toi
Jeanne Labrune wrote and ... an excerpt from Philip Glass' opera Einstein on the Beach. Shown in competition at the 1998 Montreal Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Rogue Trader
Based on the tell-all ... misdeeds; he was released after four years and four months, a week before Rogue Trader opened in British theaters. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Da Game of Life
Priority presents this short ... casino. Released in 1998, Snoop Dogg: Da Game of Life also includes two uncensored music videos following the feature. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Hideous Kinky
Gillies MacKinnon directed this ... played by the girls. Shown at the 1998 Dinard Festival of British Cinema and the 1998 London Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Fifteen and Pregnant
Based on a true ... baby two years before. But while supportive, Laurie also shows Tina how difficult and exhausting, single motherhood can be. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Broken Vessels
Scott Ziehl made his ... with an intake of sex and drugs. Tom soon seeks similar solutions to this frenetic life on the edge. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Shaughnesy
Matthew Settle stars in ... stars Matthew Settle, Linda Kozlowski, and Michael Jai White; the movie was the pilot for a short-lived TV series. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
On the Line
Detective Jean Martin (Linda ... while simultaneously tracking down violence-prone, death-dealing teen bank robbers. Filmed in LA, this TV movie premiered January 15, 1998. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
In the Shadows
Meg Richman made her ... a relationship with Eleanor. Made for telecasting by Showtime, this feature was shown at the 1998 Sundance film Festival. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
For Sale
Letitia Masson wrote and ... assembles the jigsaw of her past life. Shown in the Certain Regard section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Emma's Wish
Tired of the loneliness ... Emma begins to quietly help her daughter reassemble her life. This made-for-television drama originally aired on the CBS network. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Long Time Since
Jay Anania wrote and ... a Super-16 original transferred to HDTV and then to a 35mm negative. Shown at the 1998 Toronto Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Around the Fire
A teenager rebelling against ... songs by The Grateful Dead, The Meters, Phish, and Bob Marley and the Wailers also appear on the soundtrack. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Running Wild
This exciting drama centers ... his family as they work with park rangers on an African animal preserve to prevent poachers from slaughtering elephants. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Park Day
In the small, largely ... boil. Hill Harper, Lande Scott, and Monica Calhoun star, with guest appearances by Sydney Tamiia Poitier and Brock Peters. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
White Lies
In this made-for-TV drama, ... as she becomes more aware of the group's violent nature. The supporting cast includes Lynn Redgrave and Jonathan Scarfe. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Butterfly Collectors
In this drama, John ... as innocent as he first believed. The Butterfly Collector was originally produced as a three-hour mini-series for British television. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Ricochet River
Three teenagers looking for ... to be full of lessons in life and love. Ricochet River was based on the novel by Robin Cody. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Our Mutual Friend
One of several British ... musical score by Adrian Johnston. Our Mutual Friend was brought to America courtesy of PBS beginning January 3, 1999. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Profiler: Season 03
As Season Three of ... story with another NBC series The Pretender, featuring Michael T. Weiss in his familiar TV role of Jarod Russell. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Dawson's Creek: Season 01
Aspiring moviemaker Dawson Leery ... the expected discreet fade out!). But nothing may come of this, since Joey seems poised to move to France. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Belly
Music video director Hype ... Islam. Along with top-selling rappers DMX and Nas, hip-hop artist Method Man and R&B singer Taral Hicks also appear. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
La Niña de Tus Ojos
Post-Franco filmmaker Fernando Trueba's ... the lustful propaganda minister. La Nina de Tus Ojos competed in the 49th Berlin International Film Festival in 1999. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Tess of the d'Urbervilles
Thomas Hardy's classic 19th ... one 90-minute installment beginning March 8, 1998. The program debuted in America on September 13 of that same year. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Hei Jin
Hong Kong director Johnny ... traffic to a standstill. The film's original title, Hei Jin, translates literally as "black gold," colors indicating the underworld. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Kayla
This Canadian movie about ... made to have local authorities kill Kayla. Peter Behrens' screenplay is based on the novel by Elizabeth Van Steenwik. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Kiss of Fire
Antonio Tibaldi directed this ... Heidi Hall is based on Hall's short story, The Magnificent Rescue. Shown at the 1998 L.A. Independent Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Flowers of Shanghai
Hou Hsiao-hsien (Goodbye South, ... Wang will relocate to another post in the Canton province. Shown in competition at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Black Tears
Lagrimas Negras is a ... film. Lagrimas Negras was screened as part of the Panorama section of the 49th International Berlin Film Festival, 1999. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Eternity and a Day
Theo Angelopoulos (Reconstruction) directed ... include several musicians and the 19th-century poet (Fabrizio Bentivoglio). Bruno Ganz was dubbed into Greek for this Greek-French-Italian co-production. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
La Parola Amore Esiste
Former documentary filmmaker Mimmo ... producer of this film, Gerard Depardieu instead did only a brief cameo appearance in the role of a lawyer. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Urban Ghost Story
Genevieve Jolliffe directed this ... Super-16 and shot at southeast England locations with interiors at Ealing Film Studios. Shown at the Edinburgh Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
The Grandfather
Rodrigo de Arista (Fernando ... Goya Awards, Spain's leading prize for excellence in filmmaking, with Fernando Fernan-Gomez taking home the trophy for Best Actor. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Such a Long Journey
Based on Robinton Mistry's ... "Special Presentation" category at the 1998 Toronto Film Festival. It also received numerous "Genie" awards in its native Canada. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
The Tic Code
Actress Polly Draper, best ... Hamptons Film Festival and the Giffoni Film Festival in 1999 before its run on the Starz! premium cable service. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Harem
Following the success of ... eunuch Nadir and famous Turkish actor Haluk Bilginer as Sultan Abdulhamid are all commendable. 52nd Cannes Film Festival, 1999. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Amongst Women
An embittered ex-IRA soldier ... children strike out on their own, a failed father is left to deal with his broken heart all alone. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Central Station
Former documentary filmmaker Walter ... Sundance Institute, NHK, and the French Ministry of Culture, this film was shown at 1998 film festivals (Sundance, Berlin). [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Blindness
Anna Chi directed this ... parents, and his return opens a Pandora's box of long-buried family secrets. Shown at the 1998 Hollywood Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
River Red
Eric Drilling wrote and ... finally turns to robbery. Scott was the director of Drilling's one-act play. Shown at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
The Investigator
This fact-based British drama ... the real Caroline Meagher at the conclusion. Shown at the 1998 Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Like It Is
Paul Oremland made his ... promising to make Matt manager of his new club. Shown at the 1998 London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Possums
J. Max Burnett made ... the final showdown happens in a gridiron confrontation. Shown to an enthusiastic audience at the 1998 Seattle Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Jerome
Welder, and would-be sculptor, ... the film/TV comedy actor David Spade. Shown at 1998 film fests (Americn Film Institute, Austin, Florida, Melbourne, Sedona, Taos). [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Getting Off
Julie A. Lynch made ... to get together with her ex, Matt Devlin (Bill Sage), Elaine's brother. Shown at the 1998 Toronto Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
The Outskirts
Pyotr Lutsik's first film ... was screened as part of the International Forum of New Cinema section of the 49th Berlin Film Festival, 1999. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
The Wounds
Srdjan Dragojevic directed this ... drugs bring on a darker side, evident in full force by 1995. Shown at the 1998 Toronto Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Goodnight Mister Tom
In this adaptation of ... leave -- and neither does Willie. Goodnight, Mister Tom received its American premier on PBS's Masterpiece Theater in 1999. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Maten al Candidato
Maten Al Candidato concerns ... of a political candidate. A mime suffering through some serious problem with his wife becomes embroiled in the plan. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Going Nomad
Art Jones directed this ... uttering poems expressing their own vehicular visions. Shown at the Dances With Films Festival of the Unknowns (Santa Monica). [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Strawberry Fields
In this drama about ... Luke split off on their own in search of the remains of the camp where Irene's family was incarcerated. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Slam
Filmmaker Marc Levin, known ... in prison on marijuana charges. Stratton encountered Williams during a 1996 poetry reading at New York's Nuyorican Poets Cafe. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Pariah
Randolph Kret wrote and ... revealing his cover. The Scott Grusin score includes songs by Minor Threat. Shown at the 1998 Slamdance Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Class Trip
Claude Miller directed this ... visions as he describes his dreams and nightmares to Hodkann. Shown in competition at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
True Friends
In NYC's Spanish Harlem, ... a voiceover narration by J.J., and the soundtrack songs include performances by Otis Rush, Jerry Vale, and Jamie Rollins. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
2 By 4
Director and co-scripter Jimmy ... his childhood. The cinematography by Declan Quinn (Leaving Las Vegas) won an award at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
The Inheritors
In an Austrian farming ... 35mm, this film had its world premiere at the 1998 Rotterdam Film Festival where it won a Tiger Award. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Faith of Our Fathers
Hamilton Sterling made his ... and color, the film was made six years prior to 1998 screening at the Cinequest San Jose Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
The May Lady
A woman edging into ... of her son. Banooyn-E Ordibeheshti was the winner of the Special Jury Award at the 1998 Fajr Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Leila
Iranian filmmaker Dariush Mehrjui ... their own loving marriage, but eventually their resistance wears down, and they both give in to his mother's wishes. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Caresses
Scripter Sergi Belbel and ... altered camera speed to provide the linkages between the 11 interlocking scenes. Shown at the 1998 Berlin Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
The Harmonists
Joseph Vilsmaier (Stalingrad and ... Barry Manilow's stage musical Harmony is based on this same music group. Shown at the 1998 Berlin Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Bounce Ko Gals
Ripped straight from the ... following day. Not surprisingly, this plan involves enjo kosai . Bounce was screened at the 1998 Rotterdam Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Edge City
Eugene Martin wrote and ... Alternative rock punctuates the film's original music score by Mario Grigorov. Shown at the 1998 San Francisco Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
In God's Hands
Zalman King directed this ... from Ipanema -- all captured by the camera of cinematographer John Aronson with "special water photography" by Sonny Miller. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Christmas in August
Hur Jin-Ho's directorial debut ... is known only to his immediate family. Shown in the Critics Week section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Tango
Combining fiction and documentary, ... the ballet re-creates the terrible feeling of the period." Shown out of competition at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
La Vendedora De Rosas
Victor Gaviria (Rodrigo D, ... and an illuminated Madonna stand amid the squalor and poverty. Shown in competition at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Life On Earth
Inspired by the poetry ... artists are heard on the music track. Shown in the Directors Fortnight section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Head On
In this gritty Australian ... Australian of Greek extraction. The film was shown in the Directors Fortnight section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
The Shoe
After well-received shorts (The ... the shoe on one foot after another. Shown in the Certain Regard section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
I Stand Alone
In this French drama, ... what he might accomplish with his gun and his last three bullets. Shown at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Detention
Baltimore native Darryl LeMont ... the 1998 Dances With Films Festival of the Unknowns (Santa Monica) and the 1998 Urbanworld Film Festival (New York). [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Fifth Ward
Greg Carter made this ... Lovelady) from the violent actions of his mother's menacing boyfriend (Thomas Miles). Shown at the SXSW Film Festival (Austin). [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Heart Of Light
Jacob Gronlykke directed this ... takes him into a mystical world for a reunion with his father. Shown at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Testamento
Cape Verde author Germano ... father as the story recounts his past life and loves. Francisco Manso shot this Portuguese-language film in Cape Verde. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Anima
Craig Richardson directed this ... else to explain the couple's puppet theater in which their stuffed creatures re-create the era of the Third Reich? [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Beshkempir
Aktan Abdykalykov made his ... Filmed in black and white with color inserts, this film played in several 1998 film fests (Locarno, Montreal, Toronto). [ best drama films - 1998 ]
2 Seconds
This Canadian film (in ... and lovers, and teach each other that time (whether it's 50 years or two seconds) is a relative concept. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
The Lovers of the Arctic Circle
Julio Medem directed this ... of his mother -- partially due to his leaving her for Ana. Shown at 1998 film festivals (Venice, Toronto). [ best drama films - 1998 ]
The Way We Laughed
Gianni Amelio directed this ... Venice Film Festival, but despite enthusiastic reviews in Europe, the film did not receive an American release until 2001. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Midnight
This $1 million Brazilian ... eventually Joao and Maria intersect. Shot in one week, this film was shown at 1998 film festivals (Locarno, Toronto). [ best drama films - 1998 ]
You Laugh
Novellas by Luigi Pirandello ... at the 1998 Venice Film Festival , the 1998 Toronto Film Festival, and the 1998 New York Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Falling for a Dancer
Set in 1930s Ireland, ... it did. The four 50-minute episodes of Falling for a Dancer launched their BBC1 run on September 13, 1998. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Barrio
Following his award-winning Familia ... 1998 San Sebastian Film Festival, Leon de Aranoa received a "Best Director" award plus two other awards for screenwriting. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
The City
In the tradition of ... medical treatments. The stories have tragic endings, reflecting the harsh realities of life in the ghettos of New York. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Fogi is a Bastard
Marcel Gisler directed this ... was shown in 1998 at the Locarno Film Festival, the Toronto Film Festival, and the Montreal World Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
The Terrorist
Veteran cinematographer Santosh Sivan ... disturbing. Memories and flashbacks also intrude, as Malli contemplates her forthcoming task. Shown at the 1998 Toronto Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Bullet On a Wire
In this independent drama, ... them. David Yow, former vocalist for The Jesus Lizard, and underground filmmaker Richard Kern appear in the supporting cast. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Faithless
Karis (Nicole Oliver) is ... Karis, and it turns out that she hasn't been completely honest about things. Whose story is the real one? [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Kangweondoeui Him
The beautiful mountains of ... a Pig Fell Into the Well), played at several international film festivals, including Cannes, Montreal, and Pusan in 1998. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Mararia
Set amidst the austere ... by Mararia, and they become lovers. When Mararia becomes pregnant with Beretrand's child, the stage is set for tragedy. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
The Temptations
This biographical TV miniseries ... tour and induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. This four-hour miniseries premiered November 1 on NBC. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Gringuito
Sergio Castilla directed this ... a cameo as a New York street person. Spanish and English dialogue. Shown at the 1998 Vancouver Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
When Love Comes
Garth Maxwell directed this ... one another. This psychological ping-ponging soon results in cries, whispers and recriminations. Shown at the 1998 Toronto Film Festival. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Vanity Fair
Though not the most ... 1998, Vanity Fair subsequently aired as part of the American public TV Masterpiece Theatre anthology beginning October 24, 1999. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Windhorse
Three young Tibetan children ... the Chinese and grow up to learn the many ways the Chinese government exerts its influence on their lives. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Fiona
The director of Sue ... the abyss. Fiona was screened as part of the Panorama section of the 49th International Berlin Film Festival, 1999. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Models
Controversial documentary filmmaker Ulrich ... star. This film was screened at the 2001 Toronto Film Festival as a part of a Ulrich Seidl retrospective. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Solas
Maria (Ana Fernandez), whose ... urban isolation and loneliness, Solas received the Panorama People's Choice Award at the 49th International Berlin Film Festival, 1999. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Jew-boy Levi
This film takes place ... Viehjud Levi was screened at the International Forum of New Cinema section of the 49th Berlin Film Festival, 1999. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Two Women
Writer and director Tahmineh ... with a fulfilling job and stable marriage, while Fereshteh must fight simply to be treated as a human being. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Wuthering Heights
Emily Bronte's enduring tale ... he loves. Wuthering Heights first aired in the United States as part of the award-winning anthology series Masterpiece Theatre. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Streetwise
Violence, neglect, and poverty ... deadly conclusion -- the only way to get out of the ghetto fast is to join the drug trade. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Ratcatcher
Lynne Ramsay's debut feature ... Cannes Film Festival, which led to Ratcatcher's being screened in the "Un Certain Regard" series at Cannes in 1999. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Ruby Bridges
A six-year old African-American ... Orleans school district to be the first of her race to be integrated into that city's public school system. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Extreme Crisis
In this drama (inspired ... in time, she'll be among the first to die. Extreme Crisis stars Julian Cheung, Theresa Lee, and Shu Kei. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Seamless
In this youth culture ... which comes as quite a blow to Gigi (Melinda Scherwinski), a mutual friend who had become infatuated with J.B. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Falling Sky
A mother and daughter ... though reaching the goals that she and her mother had set for themselves are not entirely out of reach. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Love & Pop
Following up on his ... her newfound profession's dangers and degradations the hard way. This film was based on a book by Ryu Murakami. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Southern Man
The death of a ... for the scars of his past. Southern Man also features Ellia Viertling, Jesse Head, Leigh Rose, and Jason Stuart. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Lima: Breaking The Silence
In late 1996, a ... fictionalized action-drama inspired by this real-life siege. The cast includes Joe Lara, Christopher Atkins, Billy Drago, and Charles Napier. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Placebo Effect
In this action thriller, ... who was behind this plot and why. Leading man Luciano Saber also wrote the screenplay and produced the film. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Apocalypse: Caught in the Eye of the Storm
When journalist Helen Hannah) ... must decide if they still have a part to play in the maliciousness that waits to befall the world. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
The American
Adapted from Henry James' ... 1998, and in the U.S. as part of the Masterpiece Theatre: The American Collection anthology on January 3, 2001. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Erotica
Friendship turns to rivalry ... two men escalates into violence. Erotica was the final directorial effort from the acclaimed Mexican writer/actor/filmmaker Emilio Indio Fernandez. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Sea Devils
Stacy Keach (Mickey Spillane's ... stowaway - without asking permission - it sets the stage for a violent conflict between the two hotheaded men. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible: Daniel and the Lions' Den
This entry in the ... title in the series, this program begins with an introduction from Charlton Heston. These tapes are aimed at children. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible: Joshua and the Battle of Jericho
This entry in the ... title in the series, this program begins with an introduction from Charlton Heston. These tapes are aimed at children. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible: Samson and Delilah
This animated depiction of ... his enemies and held by their prisoner. Now, Samson must redeem himself both to his people and to God. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible: The Apostles
Charlton Heston, the Academy ... of the 12 loaves and fishes to the story of the last supper, from Simon and Peter to Andrew. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible: David and Goliath
This entry in the ... title in the series, this program begins with an introduction from Charlton Heston. These tapes are aimed at children. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Puphedz
Puphedz consists of wooden ... story The Tell-Tale Heart. The DVD release of the program features a long and short version of the story. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Foreign Ghosts
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El Ultimo Profeta
A young mother seeks ... with town chef Albino offers newfound hope that the family will persist even in the most trying of times. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
A Time to Remember
When a doctor arrives ... brink of a revolution, the doctor may not be able to hide the past that he is running from. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Amanecio de Golpe
Carlos Azpurua's drama Coup ... and television. The film follows-up on how a variety of these people deal with the new reality they face. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Berkeley Square
In turn-of-the-century London, three ... bond forms between them that will help them navigate life's unpredictable twists while learning the true value of friendship. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Beyond Paradise
Mark is the new ... Keao. Together, the friends will have new turmoil to face, bringing to light underlying issues of racism and class. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Doña Bárbara
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Rhapsody of Spring
Composer Zhao Liming has ... Western style opera. At the brink of major changes, Zhao knows that he could lose everything if he fails. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Serial Experiments Lain [Anime Series]
This heavily cerebral anime ... Wired? Does the Wired exist within this world or is this world just an image projected by the Wired? [ best drama films - 1998 ]
El Corrido de Santa Amalia
The Mexican drama El ... Santa Amalia details the fallout that destroys lives when the wrong two people fall in love with each other. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
And the Beat Goes On: The Sonny & Cher Story
The true story of ... their own. And the Beat Goes On: The Sonny & Cher Story was first broadcast on February 22, 1999. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
El Faro
When a family is ... streak, the sisters begin to drift apart, leaving the once-close siblings to fend for themselves in an unforgiving world. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
East of Hope Street
A 15-year-old teen looking ... into a home for expectant teens, Alicia's spirit is still not broken and her determination is stronger than ever. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Homicide: Life on the Street - Season 06
There's quite a shakeup ... affair: an all-out bloodbath between Luther's sister and the detectives which leaves three of the principal characters seriously wounded. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Still Holding On: Legend of Cadillac Jack
Country singer Clint Black ... same man that Ponder married? Still Holding On: Legend of Cadillac Jack originally aired April 28, 1998, on CBS. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
A Change of Heart
Former Brat Packer Andrew ... is resistant to make the adoption final. Based on a true story, Change of Heart also stars Michael Learned. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Eight Clouds Rising [Anime OVA]
Fuzuchi Kuraki is a ... seeking. Together, they have the chance to discover the origin of all Japanese myth as well as each other. [ best drama films - 1998 ]
Deep in My Heart
Given up for adoption ... denoument. Produced for the CBS network, the fact-based TV movie Deep In My Heart originally aired February 14, 1999. [ best drama films - 1998 ]Supplemental Navigation
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