161. Day of the Beast, The ( día de la bestia, El )
Year of Release: 1998
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: Spanish
Genre: Comedy/Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Álex de la Iglesia
Actors: Álex Angulo, Santiago Segura, Armando De Razza, Terele Pávez, Nathalie Seseña, Maria Grazia Cucinotta
Plot: All of a sudden, a priest decides to join the evil side on the night before Christmas, after he decodes the bible's hidden date about the apocalypse.
162. Flowers of Shanghai ( Hai shang hua )
Year of Release: 1998
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: Cantonese
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Hsiao-hsien Hou
Actors: Shuan Fang, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Michiko Hada, Annie Shizuka Inoh, Michelle Reis, Jack Kao
163. The Newton Boys
Year of Release: 1998
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Crime
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Richard Linklater
Actors: Matthew McConaughey, Skeet Ulrich, Ethan Hawke, Gail Cronauer, Vincent D'Onofrio, Julianna Margulies
Plot: The Newton family is poor, just getting by on the family farm when the eldest child, Willis, realizes that there is no future for them in agriculture and instead turns to crime. The bank-robbing brothers become quite famous, culminating in one of the most daring train robberies in history.
164. Living Out Loud
Year of Release: 1998
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Richard LaGravenese
Actors: Holly Hunter, Danny DeVito, Queen Latifah, Martin Donovan, Richard Schiff, Elias Koteas
Plot: An unlikely pair help each other out through the trials of life.
165. Dark Harbor
Year of Release: 1998
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Thriller/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Adam Coleman Howard
Actors: Alan Rickman, Polly Walker, Norman Reedus, Janet Mecca, Lewis Flagg, Sasha Lazard
166. Dance With Me
Year of Release: 1998
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Randa Haines
Actors: Vanessa Williams, Chayanne, Kris Kristofferson, Joan Plowright, Jane Krakowski, Beth Grant
167. Down in the Delta
Year of Release: 1998
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Maya Angelou
Actors: Alfre Woodard, Wesley Snipes, Loretta Devine, Al Freeman Jr., Esther Rolle, Mary Alice
168. Last of the High Kings, The ( Summer Fling )
Year of Release: 1998
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: David Keating
Actors: Catherine O'Hara, Jared Leto, Christina Ricci, Gabriel Byrne, Stephen Rea, Colm Meaney
169. Disturbing Behavior
Year of Release: 1998
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: David Nutter
Actors: James Marsden, Katie Holmes, Nick Stahl, Steve Railsback, Bruce Greenwood, William Sadler
Plot: The new kid in the town of Cradle Bay tries to fit in his new high school, but can't quite find the right clique. He ends up with a group of misfits who make it a point to harangue everyone else, especially the "perfect" Blue Ribbons of jocks and cheerleaders. However, the perfect image hides sinister secret.
170. Hope Floats
Year of Release: 1998
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Forest Whitaker
Actors: Sandra Bullock, Harry Connick Jr., Gena Rowlands, Mae Whitman, Michael Paré, Kathy Najimy
Plot: A woman returns to her childhood home after being humiliated on national TV by who she considered her best friend and rekindles a romance from years past.
