Movies by Release Date: 1998

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A Night at the Roxbury (1998)

PG-13 81 min - Comedy - 1 October 1998
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Despite being well into adulthood, brothers Doug and Steve Butabi still live at home and work in the flower shop owned by their dad. They exist only to hit on women at discos, though they're routinely unsuccessful until a chance run-in with Richard Grieco gets them inside the swank Roxbury club. Mistaken for high rollers, they meet their dream women, Vivica and Cambi, and resolve to open a club of their own.

Director:  John Fortenberry

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Despite being well into adulthood, brothers Doug and Steve Butabi still live at home and work in the flower shop owned by their dad. They exist only to hit on women at discos, though they're routinely unsuccessful until a chance run-in with Richard Grieco gets them inside the swank Roxbury club. Mistaken for high rollers, they meet their dream women, Vivica and Cambi, and resolve to open a club of their own.


Collections: John Fortenberry

Tagline: Score!

Genres: Comedy

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Country:   United States of America
Language:  English
Release Date:  1 October 1998

Box Office

Budget:  $17,000,000
Revenue:  $30,331,165

Company Credits

Production Companies:  Paramount Pictures, SNL Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:  1 h 21 min
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American History X (1998)

119 min - Drama - 30 October 1998
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Derek Vineyard is paroled after serving 3 years in prison for killing two thugs who tried to break into/steal his truck. Through his brother, Danny Vineyard's narration, we learn that before going to prison, Derek was a skinhead and the leader of a violent white supremacist gang that committed acts of racial crime throughout L.A. and his actions greatly influenced Danny. Reformed and fresh out of prison, Derek severs contact with the gang and becomes determined to keep Danny from going down the same violent path as he did.

Director:  Tony Kaye

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Derek Vineyard is paroled after serving 3 years in prison for killing two thugs who tried to break into/steal his truck. Through his brother, Danny Vineyard's narration, we learn that before going to prison, Derek was a skinhead and the leader of a violent white supremacist gang that committed acts of racial crime throughout L.A. and his actions greatly influenced Danny. Reformed and fresh out of prison, Derek severs contact with the gang and becomes determined to keep Danny from going down the same violent path as he did.


Collections: Tony Kaye

Tagline: Some Legacies Must End.

Genres: Drama

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Official Website:  http://www.historyx.com/
Country:   United States of America
Language:  English
Release Date:  30 October 1998

Box Office

Budget:  $20,000,000
Revenue:  $23,875,127

Company Credits

Production Companies:  New Line Cinema, The Turman-Morrissey Company, Savoy Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:  1 h 59 min
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Armageddon (1998)

PG-13 151 min - Action, Thriller, Science Fiction, Adventure - 30 June 1998
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An asteroid the size of Texas is heading directly toward Earth at 22,000 mph. NASA's executive director, Dan Truman, has only one option - to send up a crew to destroy the asteroid. He enlists the help of Harry S. Stamper - the world's foremost deep core oil driller - and Stamper's roughneck team of drillers to land on the asteroid, drill into its surface, and drop a nuclear device.

Director:  Michael Bay

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An asteroid the size of Texas is heading directly toward Earth at 22,000 mph. NASA's executive director, Dan Truman, has only one option - to send up a crew to destroy the asteroid. He enlists the help of Harry S. Stamper - the world's foremost deep core oil driller - and Stamper's roughneck team of drillers to land on the asteroid, drill into its surface, and drop a nuclear device.


Collections: Michael Bay

Tagline: Earth. It Was Fun While It Lasted.

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Country:   United States of America
Language:  English, Russian
Release Date:  30 June 1998

Box Office

Budget:  $140,000,000
Revenue:  $553,799,566

Company Credits

Production Companies:  Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Touchstone Pictures, Valhalla Motion Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:  2 h 31 min
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Blade (1998)

120 min - Horror, Action - 21 August 1998
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When Blade's mother was bitten by a vampire during pregnancy, she did not know that she gave her son a special gift while dying: All the good vampire attributes in combination with the best human skills. Blade and his mentor Whistler battle an evil vampire rebel (Deacon Frost) who plans to take over the outdated vampire council, capture Blade and resurrect voracious blood god La Magra.

Director:  Stephen Norrington
Writers:  David S. Goyer

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When Blade's mother was bitten by a vampire during pregnancy, she did not know that she gave her son a special gift while dying: All the good vampire attributes in combination with the best human skills. Blade and his mentor Whistler battle an evil vampire rebel (Deacon Frost) who plans to take over the outdated vampire council, capture Blade and resurrect voracious blood god La Magra.


Collections: Stephen Norrington

Tagline: Part Man. Part Vampire. All Hero.

Genres: Horror, Action

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Country:   United States of America
Language:  Russian, English
Release Date:  21 August 1998

Box Office

Budget:  $45,000,000
Revenue:  $112,601,065

Company Credits

Production Companies:  New Line Cinema, Amen Ra Films, Imaginary Forces, Marvel Enterprises

Technical Specs

Runtime:  2 h 00 min
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Bride of Chucky (1998)

R 89 min - Comedy, Horror - 16 October 1998
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Chucky hooks up with another murderous doll, the bridal gown-clad Tiffany, for a Route 66 murder spree with their unwitting hosts.

Director:  Ronny Yu

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Chucky hooks up with another murderous doll, the bridal gown-clad Tiffany, for a Route 66 murder spree with their unwitting hosts.


Collections: Child's play, Ronny Yu

Tagline: Chucky Gets Lucky.

Genres: Comedy, Horror

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Country:   United States of America
Language:  English
Release Date:  16 October 1998

Box Office

Budget:  $25,000,000
Revenue:  $50,671,850

Company Credits

Production Companies:  Midwinter Productions Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:  1 h 29 min
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Deep Impact (1998)

PG-13 120 min - Action, Drama, Science Fiction - 8 May 1998
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A seven-mile-wide space rock is hurtling toward Earth, threatening to obliterate the planet. Now, it's up to the president of the United States to save the world. He appoints a tough-as-nails veteran astronaut to lead a joint American-Russian crew into space to destroy the comet before impact. Meanwhile, an enterprising reporter uses her smarts to uncover the scoop of the century.

Director:  Mimi Leder

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A seven-mile-wide space rock is hurtling toward Earth, threatening to obliterate the planet. Now, it's up to the president of the United States to save the world. He appoints a tough-as-nails veteran astronaut to lead a joint American-Russian crew into space to destroy the comet before impact. Meanwhile, an enterprising reporter uses her smarts to uncover the scoop of the century.


Collections: Mimi Leder

Tagline: Oceans Rise. Cities Fall. Hope survives.

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Country:   United States of America
Language:  English
Release Date:  8 May 1998

Box Office

Budget:  $75,000,000
Revenue:  $349,464,664

Company Credits

Production Companies:  Paramount, DreamWorks Pictures, Zanuck/Brown Productions, Amblin Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:  2 h 00 min
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Enemy of the State (1998)

R 132 min - Action, Drama, Thriller - 15 November 1998
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Hotshot Washington lawyer Robert Dean becomes a victim of high-tech identity theft when a hacker slips an incriminating video into his pocket. Soon, a rogue National Security agent sets out to recover the tape -- and destroy Dean.

Director:  Tony Scott

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Hotshot Washington lawyer Robert Dean becomes a victim of high-tech identity theft when a hacker slips an incriminating video into his pocket. Soon, a rogue National Security agent sets out to recover the tape -- and destroy Dean.


Collections: Tony Scott

Tagline: It's not paranoia if they're really after you

Genres: Action, Drama, Thriller

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Country:   United States of America
Language:  English
Release Date:  15 November 1998

Box Office

Budget:  $90,000,000
Revenue:  $250,649,836

Company Credits

Production Companies:  Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Scott Free Productions, Touchstone Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:  2 h 12 min
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Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)

R 127 min - Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller - 9 July 1998
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In the combustible action franchise's final installment, maverick detectives Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh square off against Asian mobster Wah Sing Ku, who's up to his neck in slave trading and counterfeit currency. With help from gumshoe Leo Getz and smart-aleck rookie cop Lee Butters, Riggs and Murtaugh aim to take down Ku and his gang.

Director:  Richard Donner

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In the combustible action franchise's final installment, maverick detectives Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh square off against Asian mobster Wah Sing Ku, who's up to his neck in slave trading and counterfeit currency. With help from gumshoe Leo Getz and smart-aleck rookie cop Lee Butters, Riggs and Murtaugh aim to take down Ku and his gang.


Collections: Richard Donner

Tagline: The faces you love. The action you expect.

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Country:   United States of America
Language:  English, Cantonese, 普通话
Release Date:  9 July 1998

Box Office

Budget:  $140,000,000
Revenue:  $285,444,603

Company Credits

Production Companies:  Silver Pictures, Donner/Shuler-Donner Productions, Warner Bros.

Technical Specs

Runtime:  2 h 07 min
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Renegade FBI agent Art Jeffries protects a nine-year-old autistic boy who has cracked the government's new "unbreakable" code.


Collections: Harold Becker

Tagline: Someone knows too much.

Genres: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller

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Country:   United States of America
Language:  English
Release Date:  3 April 1998

Box Office

Budget:  $60,000,000
Revenue:  $93,100,000

Company Credits

Production Companies:  Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:  1 h 51 min
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A briefcase with undisclosed contents – sought by Irish terrorists and the Russian mob – makes its way into criminals' hands. An Irish liaison assembles a squad of mercenaries, or 'ronin', and gives them the thorny task of recovering the case.


Collections: John Frankenheimer

Tagline: Anyone is an enemy for a price.

Genres: Action, Thriller, Crime

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Country:   United Kingdom,   United States of America
Language:  English, French, Russian
Release Date:  25 September 1998

Box Office

Budget:  $55,000,000
Revenue:  $70,692,101

Company Credits

Production Companies:  United Artists, FGM Entertainment, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Technical Specs

Runtime:  2 h 02 min
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Saving Private Ryan (1998)

169 min - Drama, History, War - 24 July 1998
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As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held territory and bringing the boy home.

Director:  Steven Spielberg

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As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held territory and bringing the boy home.


Collections: Steven Spielberg

Genres: Drama, History, War

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Country:   United States of America
Language:  Czech, German, English, French
Release Date:  24 July 1998

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Production Companies:  Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks SKG, Amblin Entertainment, Mutual Film Company, Mark Gordon Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:  2 h 49 min
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The Big Lebowski (1998)

R 117 min - Comedy, Crime - 15 February 1998
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Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski, a Los Angeles slacker who only wants to bowl and drink white Russians, is mistaken for another Jeffrey Lebowski, a wheelchair-bound millionaire, and finds himself dragged into a strange series of events involving nihilists, adult film producers, ferrets, errant toes, and large sums of money.

Director:  Joel Coen
Writers:  Ethan Coen, Joel Coen

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Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski, a Los Angeles slacker who only wants to bowl and drink white Russians, is mistaken for another Jeffrey Lebowski, a wheelchair-bound millionaire, and finds himself dragged into a strange series of events involving nihilists, adult film producers, ferrets, errant toes, and large sums of money.


Collections: Joel Coen

Tagline: They figured he was a lazy time wasting slacker. They were right.

Genres: Comedy, Crime

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Country:   United Kingdom,   United States of America
Language:  English, Hebrew, Spanish, German
Release Date:  15 February 1998

Box Office

Budget:  $15,000,000
Revenue:  $27,739,163

Company Credits

Production Companies:  PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Working Title Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:  1 h 57 min
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The Negotiator (1998)

R 140 min - Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller - 29 July 1998
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The police try to arrest expert hostage negotiator Danny Roman, who insists he's being framed for his partner's murder in what he believes is an elaborate conspiracy. Thinking there's evidence in the Internal Affairs offices that might clear him, he takes everyone in the office hostage and demands that another well-known negotiator be brought in to handle the situation and secretly investigate the conspiracy.

Director:  F. Gary Gray

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The police try to arrest expert hostage negotiator Danny Roman, who insists he's being framed for his partner's murder in what he believes is an elaborate conspiracy. Thinking there's evidence in the Internal Affairs offices that might clear him, he takes everyone in the office hostage and demands that another well-known negotiator be brought in to handle the situation and secretly investigate the conspiracy.


Collections: F. Gary Gray

Tagline: He frees hostages for a living. Now he's taking hostages to survive.

Genres: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller

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Country:   Germany,   United States of America,   Canada
Language:  English
Release Date:  29 July 1998

Box Office

Budget:  $50,000,000
Revenue:  $44,547,681

Company Credits

Production Companies:  Regency Enterprises, Warner Bros. Pictures, Mandeville Films, Monarchy Enterprises B.V., Taurus Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:  2 h 20 min
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The secret US abduction of a suspected terrorist from his Middle East homeland leads to a wave of terrorist attacks in New York. An FBI senior agent and his team attempt to locate and decommission the enemy cells, but must also deal with an Army General gone rogue and a female CIA agent of uncertain loyalties.


Collections: Edward Zwick

Tagline: An enemy they can't see. A nation under siege. A crisis they can't control.

Genres: Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime

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Country:   United States of America
Language:  Spanish, English, Arabic
Release Date:  6 November 1998

Box Office

Budget:  $70,000,000
Revenue:  $116,700,000

Company Credits

Production Companies:  Lynda Obst Productions, 20th Century Fox, Bedford Falls Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:  1 h 56 min
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The Truman Show (1998)

PG 103 min - Comedy, Drama - 4 June 1998
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Truman Burbank is the star of "The Truman Show", a 24-hour-a-day "reality" TV show that broadcasts every aspect of his life -- live and in color -- without his knowledge. His entire life has been an unending soap opera for consumption by the rest of the world. And everyone he knows -- including his wife and his best friend -- is really an actor, paid to be part of his life.

Director:  Peter Weir
Writers:  Andrew Niccol

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Truman Burbank is the star of "The Truman Show", a 24-hour-a-day "reality" TV show that broadcasts every aspect of his life -- live and in color -- without his knowledge. His entire life has been an unending soap opera for consumption by the rest of the world. And everyone he knows -- including his wife and his best friend -- is really an actor, paid to be part of his life.


Collections: Peter Weir

Tagline: On the air. Unaware.

Genres: Comedy, Drama

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Country:   United States of America
Language:  English
Release Date:  4 June 1998

Box Office

Budget:  $60,000,000
Revenue:  $264,118,201

Company Credits

Production Companies:  Paramount

Technical Specs

Runtime:  1 h 43 min
Poster for the movie "There's Something About Mary"

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For Ted, prom night went about as bad as it’s possible for any night to go. Thirteen years later, he finally gets another chance with his old prom date, only to run up against other suitors including the sleazy detective he hired to find her.



Tagline: Love Is In The Hair.

Genres: Romance, Comedy

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Official Website:  http://www.aboutmary.com/
Country:   United States of America
Language:  English
Release Date:  15 July 1998

Box Office

Budget:  $23,000,000
Revenue:  $369,884,651

Company Credits

Production Companies:  20th Century Fox

Technical Specs

Runtime:  1 h 59 min
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U.S. Marshals (1998)

PG-13 131 min - Thriller, Crime, Action - 6 March 1998
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U.S. Marshal Sam Gerard is accompanying a plane load of convicts from Chicago to New York. The plane crashes spectacularly, and Mark Sheridan escapes. But when Diplomatic Security Agent John Royce is assigned to help Gerard recapture Sheridan, it becomes clear that Sheridan is more than just another murderer.

Director:  Stuart Baird

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U.S. Marshal Sam Gerard is accompanying a plane load of convicts from Chicago to New York. The plane crashes spectacularly, and Mark Sheridan escapes. But when Diplomatic Security Agent John Royce is assigned to help Gerard recapture Sheridan, it becomes clear that Sheridan is more than just another murderer.


Collections: Stuart Baird

Tagline: The cop who won't stop is back. But this time he's chasing down a lot more than a fugitive.

Genres: Thriller, Crime, Action

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Country:   United States of America
Language:  English
Release Date:  6 March 1998

Box Office

Budget:  $60,000,000
Revenue:  $102,367,405

Company Credits

Production Companies:  Kopelson Entertainment, Warner Bros.

Technical Specs

Runtime:  2 h 11 min
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U.S. Marshals (1998)

PG-13 131 min - Thriller, Crime, Action - 6 March 1998
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U.S. Marshal Sam Gerard is accompanying a plane load of convicts from Chicago to New York. The plane crashes spectacularly, and Mark Sheridan escapes. But when Diplomatic Security Agent John Royce is assigned to help Gerard recapture Sheridan, it becomes clear that Sheridan is more than just another murderer.

Director:  Stuart Baird

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U.S. Marshal Sam Gerard is accompanying a plane load of convicts from Chicago to New York. The plane crashes spectacularly, and Mark Sheridan escapes. But when Diplomatic Security Agent John Royce is assigned to help Gerard recapture Sheridan, it becomes clear that Sheridan is more than just another murderer.


Collections: Stuart Baird

Tagline: The cop who won't stop is back. But this time he's chasing down a lot more than a fugitive.

Genres: Thriller, Crime, Action

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Country:   United States of America
Language:  English
Release Date:  6 March 1998

Box Office

Budget:  $60,000,000
Revenue:  $102,367,405

Company Credits

Production Companies:  Warner Bros. Pictures, Kopelson Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:  2 h 11 min
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Wild Things (1998)

R 108 min - Mystery, Thriller, Drama - 20 March 1998
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When teen-socialite Kelly Van Ryan and troubled bad girl Suzie Toller accuse guidance counselor Sam Lombardo of rape, he's suspended by the school, rejected by the town, and fighting to get his life back. One cop suspects conspiracy, but nothing is what it seems...

Director:  John McNaughton
Writers:  Stephen Peters

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When teen-socialite Kelly Van Ryan and troubled bad girl Suzie Toller accuse guidance counselor Sam Lombardo of rape, he's suspended by the school, rejected by the town, and fighting to get his life back. One cop suspects conspiracy, but nothing is what it seems...


Collections: John McNaughton

Tagline: They're dying to play with you.

Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Drama

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Country:   United States of America
Language:  English
Release Date:  20 March 1998

Box Office

Budget:  $20,000,000
Revenue:  $67,200,000

Company Credits

Production Companies:  Mandalay Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:  1 h 48 min
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Wrongfully Accused (1998)

PG-13 87 min - Action, Adventure, Comedy - 23 July 1998
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Ryan Harrison, a violin god, superstar and sex symbol does not want to cheat on sexy Lauren Goodhue's husband with her. Mr. Goodhue is found murdered and Ryan suddenly finds himself being the main suspect. After being sentenced to death he manages to flee while being transferred to his execution site. Now, all the world is after him as he stumbles from one unfortunate incident to the next in order to prove himself innocent - by finding a mysterious one-eyed, one-armed, one-legged man...

Director:  Pat Proft

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Ryan Harrison, a violin god, superstar and sex symbol does not want to cheat on sexy Lauren Goodhue's husband with her. Mr. Goodhue is found murdered and Ryan suddenly finds himself being the main suspect. After being sentenced to death he manages to flee while being transferred to his execution site. Now, all the world is after him as he stumbles from one unfortunate incident to the next in order to prove himself innocent - by finding a mysterious one-eyed, one-armed, one-legged man...


Collections: Pat Proft

Tagline: It's not just a movie. It's every movie.

Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy

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Country:   United States of America
Language:  English
Release Date:  23 July 1998

Box Office

Company Credits

Production Companies:  Morgan Creek Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:  1 h 27 min