241. Phoenix
Year of Release: 1998
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Danny Cannon
Actors: Ray Liotta, Anthony LaPaglia, Daniel Baldwin, Jeremy Piven, Xander Berkeley, Brittany Murphy
242. Talk of Angels
Year of Release: 1998
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Nick Hamm
Actors: Polly Walker, Vincent Perez, Franco Nero, Frances McDormand, Ruth McCabe, Penélope Cruz
243. Mighty Joe Young
Year of Release: 1998
Overall Rating: 2.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Ron Underwood
Actors: Bill Paxton, Charlize Theron, Rade Serbedzija, Regina King
Plot: This remake adventure follows Gregg O'Hara's quest to capture a two-ton African gorilla and transport him to a California reserve far from poachers.
244. Desperate Measures
Year of Release: 1998
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Barbet Schroeder
Actors: Michael Keaton, Andy Garcia, Brian Cox, Marcia Gay Harden, Erik King, Joseph Cross
Plot: San Francisco police officer Frank Connor is in a frantic search for a compatible bone marrow donor for his gravely ill son. There's only one catch: the potential donor is convicted multiple murderer Peter McCabe who sees a trip to the hospital as the perfect opportunity to get what he wants most: freedom. With McCabe's escape, the entire hospital becomes a battleground and Connor must pursue and, ironically, protect the deadly fugitive who is his son's only hope for survival.
245. Small Soldiers
Year of Release: 1998
Overall Rating: 2.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Joe Dante
Actors: Gregory Smith, Kirsten Dunst, David Cross, Tommy Lee Jones, Frank Langella, Ernest Borgnine
Plot: A snarky toy executive incorporates military-grade microchips into a new
set of toys. When a shipment arrives in a small Ohio suburb, the toys
become self-aware and cause havoc.
246. Swept from the Sea
Year of Release: 1998
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Beeban Kidron
Actors: Rachel Weisz, Vincent Perez, Ian McKellen, Kathy Bates, Joss Ackland, Tony Haygarth
247. The Odd Couple II
Year of Release: 1998
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Howard Deutch
Actors: Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Richard Riehle, Jonathan Silverman, Lisa Waltz, Mary Beth Peil
Plot: Although it's been 17 years, Oscar and Felix meet up once again to attend the wedding of their son and daughter to each other. Old habits die hard, and the two mismatched gentlemen once again find themselves at odds with each other.
248. Little Boy Blue
Year of Release: 1998
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Antonio Tibaldi
Actors: Ryan Phillippe, Nastassja Kinski, John Savage, Shirley Knight, Tyrin Turner, Jenny Lewis
249. Why Do Fools Fall in Love?
Year of Release: 1998
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Gregory Nava
Actors: Halle Berry, Vivica A. Fox, Lela Rochon, Larenz Tate, Paul Mazursky, Miguel A. Núñez Jr.
250. Savior
Year of Release: 1998
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/War
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Predrag Antonijevic
Actors: Nastassja Kinski, Dennis Quaid, Stellan Skarsgård, Sergej Trifunovic, John Maclaren, Natasa Ninkovic
