A group of thieves attempt to rob an art gallery, but when plans backfire and one of the men winds up dead, the group head down south, running afoul of the law. Along the way, they meet up with a seductive con artist with ideas of her own.

Senseless

1998

English

6.0

♡ 24

6%

45%

Action

blindness and impaired vision

Comedy

Romance

woman director

Penelope Spheeris Director

Marlon Wayans as Darryl Witherspoon

Richard McGonagle as Robert Bellweather

Matthew Lillard as Tim LaFlour

Mark Christopher Lawrence as Wig Shop Owner

A student gets his senses enhanced by an experimental drug. But abuse is not an option.

Jinnah

1998

Urdu

7.7

♡ 91

84%

Jamil Dehlavi Director

Vernon Dobtcheff as Lord Willingdon

James Fox as Mountbatten

Christopher Godwin as Recruitment officer

Indira Varma as Ruttie Jinnah

Biography of Mohammed Ali Jinnah, the founder of modern Pakistan is told through flashbacks as his soul tries to find eternal rest. The flashbacks start in 1947 as Jinnah pleads for a separate nation for the Muslim minority, infuriating Lord Mountbatten. Mountbatten then tries to enlist Gandhi & Nehru to persuade Jinnah to stop his efforts. Gandhi sides with Jinnah, which upsets Nehru. However, Jinnah turns down the offer to become prime minister and the film takes another slide back to 1916, which reveals all of the political implications that have occurred.

Hard Rain

1998

English

5.9

♡ 36

34%

Mikael Salomon Director

Wayne Duvall as Hank

Morgan Freeman as Jim

Christian Slater as Tom

Anthony Montgomery as (uncredited)

An armored car driver tries to elude a gang of thieves while a flood ravages the countryside.

April Story

1998

Japanese

7.1

♡ 26

81%

Shunji Iwai Director

Kanji Tsuda as Fukatsu

Masatô Ibu as Saito Toshizo

Sansei Shiomi as Shoji

Takako Matsu as Uzuki Nireno

In spring, a girl leaves the island of Hokkaido to attend university in Tokyo. Once there, she is asked to reveal why she wanted to go there in the first place.

Love & Pop

1998

Japanese

7.4

♡ 17

82%

experimental surrealism

japan

japanese film

teenage girl

Hideaki Anno Director

Ikkei Watanabe as Kobayashi

Tôru Tezuka as Uehara

Akira Ishida as Voice

Megumi Hayashibara as Voice

Tokyo schoolgirl Hiromi and her friends engage in a practice known as enjo kosai, or "compensated dating", where older men pay young girls for dates. Hiromi plunges deeper into this world to raise money for an expensive ring.

Dangerous Beauty

1998

English

7.1

♡ 24

69%

Marshall Herskovitz Director

Oliver Platt as Maffio Venier

Rufus Sewell as Marco Venier

Jacqueline Bisset as Paola Franco

Catherine McCormack as Veronica Franco

Veronica is brilliant, gifted and beautiful, but the handsome aristocrat she loves, Marco Venier, cannot marry her because she is penniless and of questionable family. So Veronica's mother, Paola, teaches her to become a courtesan, one of the exotic companions favored by the richest and most powerful Venetian men. Veronica courageously uses her charms to change destiny -- and to give herself a chance at true love.

Great Expectations

1998

English

6.8

♡ 56

41%

Alfonso Cuarón Director

Ethan Hawke as Finnegan Bell

Chris Cooper as Joe

Kim Dickens as Maggie

Robert De Niro as Prisoner / Lustig

Loosely based on the Charles Dickens' classic novel, "Great Expectations" is a sensual tale of a young man's unforgettable passage into manhood, and the three individuals who will undeniably change his life forever. Through the surprising interactions of these vivid characters, "Great Expectations" takes a unique and contemporary look at life's great coincidences.

Southie

1998

English

5.4

♡ 6

38%

46%

Action

boston, massachusetts

Drama

mafia

southie

John Shea Director

Amy Stiller as Doctor

Amanda Peet as Marianne Silva

Brian Goodman as Monk

John Shea as Peter Binda

South Boston Irish bad boy Danny Quinn returns back home from New York and gets stuck between his pals, who are supported by one Irish mafia clan, and his family, which are members of another.

Playing by Heart

1998

English

6.9

♡ 44

62%

los angeles, california

relationship

Romance

wedding vows

Willard Carroll Director

Matt Malloy as Desk Clerk

Dennis Quaid as Hugh

Angelina Jolie as Joan

Jay Mohr as Mark

In a vibrant tapestry of love and longing, nine interconnected souls navigate romance and heartbreak in L.A., where passions collide and truths unfold, revealing that the heart's desires often lead us where we least expect.

Cousin Bette

1998

English

6.2

♡ 11

41%

45%

Action

balzac

based on novel or book

Des McAnuff Director

Jessica Lange as Bette

Hugh Laurie as Hector

Elisabeth Shue as Jenny Cadine

John Sessions as Musical Director

In 19th century Paris, Bette Fischer, a poor and homely spinster, forms an alliance with the seductive courtesan Valerie Marneffe to orchestrate revenge on her handsome and wealthy relatives.

Barbaric Years

1998

English

6.4

♡ 5

Fernando Colomo Director

Hedy Burress as Kathy

Allison Smith as Susan

Jordi Mollà as Tomás

Pepón Nieto as Velasco

Two students are arrested for painting revolutionary graffiti on the university walls. They escape from the camp and flee with two American girls, disguised as rich young men who are showing Spain to two tourists.

A Simple Plan

1998

English

7.5

♡ 35

91%

81%

Action

airplane

based on novel or book

Sam Raimi Director

Gary Cole as Baxter

Bill Paxton as Hank

Billy Bob Thornton as Jacob

Bridget Fonda as Sarah

Captivated by the lure of sudden wealth, the quiet rural lives of two brothers erupt into conflicts of greed, paranoia and distrust when over $4 million in cash is discovered at the remote site of a downed small airplane. Their simple plan to retain the money while avoiding detection opens a Pandora's box when the fear of getting caught triggers panicked behavior and leads to virulent consequences.

Dear Santa

1998

English

3.0

♡ 8

Fred Olen Ray Director

Alex Grant as Gordon's Mom

Sergio Franklin as Hispanic Santa

Robert Quarry as Mr. Ambrose

Harrison Myers as Teddy

Gordon Covington is a man who tries to make time for his family despite the demands of his job. But sometimes Covington's boss prevents him from keeping the promises he makes to his kids, and when he misses spending Christmas with the family, an elf named Randy decides to teach Gordon a lesson by turning him into someone else who has to work on Christmas -- Santa Claus.

A Cool, Dry Place

1998

English

6.2

♡ 8

54%

John N. Smith Director

Nicholas Campbell as Frankie Gooland

Chris Bauer as Larry Ives

Devon Sawa as Noah Ward

Doug Wert as Tom Johnson

Russell, a single father, balances his work as a lawyer with the care of his five-year-old son after his wife abandoned them. When she reappears creating turmoil, he must deal with his new love interest and the job opportunity of a lifetime.

Firestorm

1998

English

4.8

♡ 10

12%

Dean Semler Director

Michael Greyeyes as Andy

Adrien Dorval as Belcher

Sebastian Spence as Cowboy

Scott Glenn as Wynt

Firefighter Jesse Graves has to save ornithologist Jennifer and other people caught in a forest fire, which was set up by the lawyer of convicted killer Earl Shaye, who escaped from the prison with several of his inmates posing as firefighters to recover $37,000,000 in stashed loot.