Best movies of 1998

Actors : LeVar Burton, Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner,
Directors : Jonathan Frakes,

When the crew of the Enterprise learn of a Federation conspiracy against the inhabitants of a unique planet, Captain Picard begins an open rebellion.

Actors : Stephen Dorff, Kris Kristofferson, Wesley Snipes, N'Bushe Wright,
Directors : Stephen Norrington,

A half-vampire, half-mortal man becomes a protector of the mortal race, while slaying evil vampires.

Actors : Ed Harris, Susan Sarandon, Julia Roberts, Jena Malone,
Directors : Chris Columbus,

A terminally ill woman has to settle on her former husband's new lover, who will be their children's stepmother.

Actors : Brendan Fraser, Lynn Redgrave, Ian McKellen, Lolita Davidovich,
Directors : Bill Condon,

The last days of Frankenstein (1931) Director James Whale are explored.

Actors : Halle Berry, Warren Beatty, Kimberly Deauna Adams, Vinny Argiro,
Directors : Warren Beatty,

A suicidally disillusioned liberal politician puts a contract out on himself and takes the opportunity to be bluntly honest with his voters by affecting the rhythms and speech of hip-hop music and culture.

Actors : Allen Covert, Drew Barrymore, Christine Taylor, Adam Sandler,
Directors : Frank Coraci,

Robbie, a singer, and Julia, a waitress, are both engaged, but to the wrong people. Fortune intervenes to help them discover each other.

Actors : David Morse, Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Spacey, Ron Rifkin,
Directors : F. Gary Gray,

In a desperate attempt to prove his innocence, a skilled police negotiator accused of corruption and murder takes hostages in a government office to gain the time he needs to find the truth.

Actors : Mickey Rourke, Christina Ricci, Ben Gazzara, Vincent Gallo,
Directors : Vincent Gallo,

After being released from prison, Billy is set to visit his parents with his wife, whom he does not actually have. This provokes Billy to act out, as he kidnaps a girl and forces her to act as his wife for the visit.

Actors : Kathy Bates, Larry Hagman, Emma Thompson, John Travolta,
Directors : Mike Nichols,

A man joins the political campaign of a smooth-operator candidate for president of the USA.

Actors : Lindsay Lohan, Natasha Richardson, Dennis Quaid, Elaine Hendrix,
Directors : Nancy Meyers,

Identical twins Annie and Hallie, separated at birth and each raised by one of their biological parents, later discover each other for the first time at summer camp and make a plan to bring their wayward parents back together.

Actors : Clea DuVall, Josh Hartnett, Jordana Brewster, Laura Harris,
Directors : Robert Rodriguez,

Students suspect that their teachers are aliens after bizarre occurrences.

Actors : Tony Shalhoub, Kathleen Quinlan, Robert Duvall, John Travolta,
Directors : Steven Zaillian,

The families of children who died sue two companies for dumping toxic waste: a tort so expensive to prove, the case could bankrupt their lawyers.

Actors : Magda Szubanski, Mickey Rooney, Elizabeth Daily, James Cromwell,
Directors : George Miller,

Babe, fresh from his victory in the sheepherding contest, returns to Farmer Hoggett's farm, but after Farmer Hoggett is injured and unable to work, Babe has to go to the big city to save the farm.

Actors : Stockard Channing, Nicole Kidman, Dianne Wiest, Sandra Bullock,
Directors : Griffin Dunne,

Two witch sisters, raised by their eccentric aunts in a small town, face closed-minded prejudice and a curse which threatens to prevent them ever finding lasting love.

Actors : Dennis Franz, Nicolas Cage, Andre Braugher, Meg Ryan,
Directors : Brad Silberling,

Inspired by the modern classic, Wings of Desire, City involves an angel (Cage) who is spotted by a doctor in an operating room. Franz plays Cage's buddy who somehow knows a lot about angels.

Actors : Kristin Scott Thomas, Robert Redford, Sam Neill, Dianne Wiest,
Directors : Robert Redford,

The mother of a severely traumatized daughter enlists the aid of a unique horse trainer to help the girl's equally injured horse.

Actors : Ray Allen, Rosario Dawson, Milla Jovovich, Denzel Washington,
Directors : Spike Lee,

A basketball player's father must try to convince him to go to a college so he can get a shorter sentence.

Actors : Neve Campbell, Kevin Bacon, Matt Dillon, Theresa Russell,
Directors : John McNaughton,

A police detective uncovers a conspiracy behind a case involving a high-school guidance counselor when accusations of rape are made against him by two female students.

Actors : Elijah Wood, Morgan Freeman, Téa Leoni, Robert Duvall,
Directors : Mimi Leder,

Unless a comet can be destroyed before colliding with Earth, only those allowed into shelters will survive. Which people will survive?

Actors : Jeanne Tripplehorn, John Hannah, John Lynch, Gwyneth Paltrow,
Directors : Peter Howitt,

A London woman's love life and career both hinge, unknown to her, on whether or not she catches a train. We see it both ways, in parallel.