211. Mrs Dalloway
Year of Release: 1998
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Marleen Gorris
Actors: Vanessa Redgrave, Natascha McElhone, Michael Kitchen, Alan Cox, Lena Headey, John Standing
212. The Real Blonde
Year of Release: 1998
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Tom DiCillo
Actors: Matthew Modine, Catherine Keener, Daryl Hannah, Maxwell Caulfield, Elizabeth Berkley, Christopher Lloyd
213. Playing by Heart
Year of Release: 1998
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Willard Carroll
Actors: Angelina Jolie, Dennis Quaid, April Grace, Patricia Clarkson, Sean Connery, Gillian Anderson
Plot: Eleven people in L.A. deal with life and love and despite their disparate situations - their separate journeys will all converge.
214. Madeline
Year of Release: 1998
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Family/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Daisy von Scherler Mayer
Actors: Frances McDormand, Nigel Hawthorne, Hatty Jones, Ben Daniels, Arturo Venegas, Stéphane Audran
Plot: A mischievous French girl named Madeline tries to save her boarding school from the real estate market but finds it difficult to persuade the building's owner not to sell. When that approach fails, she uses her wits to discourage prospective buyers.
215. Summer of the Monkeys
Year of Release: 1998
Overall Rating: 3.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Family
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Michael Anderson
Actors: Michael Ontkean, Leslie Hope, Wilford Brimley, Corey Sevier, Katie Stuart, Don Francks
216. Love & Pop
Year of Release: 1998
Overall Rating: 3.5 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Hideaki Anno
Actors: Tadanobu Asano, Mitsuru Fukikoshi, Kirari, Hirono Kudo, Yukie Nakama, Asumi Miwa
217. The Woodlanders
Year of Release: 1998
Overall Rating: 3.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Phil Agland
Actors: Emily Woof, Rufus Sewell, Cal Macaninch, Tony Haygarth, Jodhi May, Polly Walker
Plot: Based on Thomas Hardy's novel, this is a story of love and happiness forsaken for the well-being of the others.
218. Destiny ( Al-massir )
Year of Release: 1998
Overall Rating: 3.5 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Youssef Chahine
Actors: Nour El-Sherif, Laila Eloui, Mahmoud Hemida, Safia El Emari, Mohamed Mounir, Khaled Nabawy
Plot: The story set in the 12th century Andalusia, about legendary Arab philosopher Averroes.
219. City of Glass ( Boli zhi cheng )
Year of Release: 1998
Overall Rating: 3.5 out of 4 stars
Language: Mandarin
Genre: Romance/Historical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Alex Law
Actors: Qi Shu, Daniel Wu, Leon Lai, Audrey Mak, Nicola Cheung, Eason Chan
Plot: City of Glass follows two romances: one in the past and one in the present. The present one is between Wooly Suzie (Nicola Cheung) and David (Daniel Wu), who first meet at the police station following the deaths of their parents in a car wreck. The kicker: the two were not married, and were carrying on an affair. As played by Leon Lai and Shu Qi, the two parents were star-crossed lovers in their youth who drifted as politics and distance drove a wedge in their burgeoning romance. Yet their love was apparently a stronger power because years later it drew them back together. Meanwhile, the present holds conflicts for Suzie and David. Unable to get along at first, they bond as both discover the little details they have in common.
220. Sue
Year of Release: 1998
Overall Rating: 3.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Amos Kollek
Actors: Anna Levine, Matthew Powers, Tahnee Welch, Tracee Ellis Ross, John Ventimiglia
