131. Hands on a Hard Body: The Documentary
Year of Release: 1998
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: S.R. Bindler
Actors: Sid Allen, Brent Baskin, Greg Cox, Raul Martinez, Jan Maynard, Benny Perkins
132. Patch Adams
Year of Release: 1998
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Tom Shadyac
Actors: Robin Williams, Daniel London, Monica Potter, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bob Gunton, Peter Coyote
Plot: Based on a true story, a doctor tries to help his patients by making them laugh.
133. The Big Hit
Year of Release: 1998
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Kirk Wong
Actors: Mark Wahlberg, Lou Diamond Phillips, Christina Applegate, Avery Brooks, Elliott Gould, Bokeem Woodbine
Plot: A young hitman lives a double life as a normal boyfriend to a nice, Jewish girl. When they kidnap the daughter of a movie producer off-the-record, not realizing he's gone broke due to a recent disaster, things get even more complicated when the girl turns out to be the god-daughter of their own mob boss. Now he must deal with thugs coming after them, his girlfriend's parents coming to town and the attraction of the kidnapped girl.
134. City of Angels
Year of Release: 1998
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Brad Silberling
Actors: Nicolas Cage, Meg Ryan, Andre Braugher, Dennis Franz, Colm Feore, Sarah Dampf
Plot: Seth is an angel who helps spirits reach the afterlife. At the hospital, he allows himself to be seen by Dr. Maggie Rice - the two have a connection, though Dr. Rice finds him far too mysterious. Seth meets Nathaniel Messinger, a patient who tells him that he was an angel himself - but allowed himself to fall in order to live a human life. Seth finds himself facing a decision - duty or love.
135. The Horse Whisperer
Year of Release: 1998
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Robert Redford
Actors: Robert Redford, Kristin Scott Thomas, Sam Neill, Dianne Wiest, Scarlett Johansson, Chris Cooper
Plot: A terrible accident involving her daughter and her horse sends the mother on a quest for recovery that ends at a ranch of unique "horse whisperer" Tom Booker and as both daughter and horse respond, the mother finds herself drawn to the talented healer.
136. John Carpenter's Vampires
Year of Release: 1998
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Action
MPAA Rating: R
Director: John Carpenter
Actors: James Woods, Daniel Baldwin, Sheryl Lee, Thomas Ian Griffith, Maximilian Schell, Tim Guinee
Plot: The Catholic Church's Master Slayer pursues a master Vampire who is
seeking the Black Cross, which would allow vampires to walk in daylight.
137. Whispering Corridors ( Yeogo goedam )
Year of Release: 1998
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: Korean
Genre: Drama/Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Ki-hyeong Park
Actors: Kang-hie Choi, Gyu-ri Kim, Mi-yeon Lee, Jin-hie Park, Yong Soo Park, Ji-hye Yun
Plot: When a teacher turns up dead of an apparent suicide at an all-girls school, a former student, and now new teacher, must examine her past to unravel the mysteries of the present.
138. The Borrowers
Year of Release: 1998
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Family
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Peter Hewitt
Actors: John Goodman, Mark Williams, Jim Broadbent, Celia Imrie, Flora Newbigin, Tom Felton
139. The Waterboy
Year of Release: 1998
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Sport
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Frank Coraci
Actors: Adam Sandler, Kathy Bates, Fairuza Balk, Henry Winkler, Jerry Reed, Larry Gilliard Jr.
Plot: A lowly water boy for a local college team becomes the new star player when the coach discovers his talent for tackling whenever he's put down.
140. Mr. Nice Guy ( Yat goh hiu yan )
Year of Release: 1998
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: Mandarin
Genre: Action/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Sammo Hung Kam-Bo
Actors: Jackie Chan, Richard Norton, Miki Lee, Karen McLymont, Gabrielle Fitzpatrick, Vince Poletto
