221. Merry War, A ( Keep the Aspidistra Flying )
Year of Release: 1998
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Robert Bierman
Actors: Richard E. Grant, Helena Bonham Carter, Julian Wadham, Jim Carter, Harriet Walter, Lesley Vickerage
222. Kurt & Courtney
Year of Release: 1998
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Biography
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Nick Broomfield
Actors: Kurt Cobain, Courtney Love, Larry Flynt, Nick Broomfield, Vincent Schiavelli, Hank Harrison
223. 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
224. 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
225. 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.
226. 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.
227. 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.
228. 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
229. Thursday
Year of Release: 1998
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Skip Woods
Actors: Thomas Jane, Aaron Eckhart, Paulina Porizkova, James LeGros, Paula Marshall, Michael Jeter
230. Homegrown
Year of Release: 1998
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Stephen Gyllenhaal
Actors: John Lithgow, Jon Tenney, Ryan Phillippe, Hank Azaria, Billy Bob Thornton, Kelly Lynch
