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1998 Directorial Debut Movies

Public list by WPS with 137 movies or TV shows/series

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Mulan(1998)

FSK: 0+ years
| 1h 28min | Animation, Kids & Family, Adventure
4.0/5 (with 4,340 votes)

To save her father from certain death in the army, a young woman secretly enlists in his place and becomes one of China's greatest heroines in the process.

The Parent Trap(1998)

FSK: 0+ years
| 2h 7min | Comedy, Kids & Family
3.6/5 (with 1,836 votes)

Hallie Parker and Annie James are identical twins separated at a young age because of their parents' divorce. Unknowingly to their parents, the girls are sent to the same summer camp where they meet, discover the truth about themselves, and then plot with each other to switch places.

The Prince of Egypt(1998)

FSK: 6+ years
| 1h 39min | Adventure, Animation, Drama, Kids & Family
3.6/5 (with 1,742 votes)

This is the extraordinary tale of two brothers named Moses and Ramses, one born of royal blood, and one an orphan with a secret past. Growing up the best of friends, they share a strong bond of free-spirited youth and good-natured rivalry. But the truth will ultimately set them at odds, as one becomes the ruler of the most powerful empire on earth, and the other the chosen leader of his people! Their final confrontation will forever change their lives and the world.

Antz(1998)

FSK: 6+ years
| 1h 23min | Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family
3.1/5 (with 1,987 votes)

A neurotic worker ant in love with a rebellious princess rises to unlikely stardom when he switches places with a soldier. Signing up to march in a parade, he ends up under the command of a bloodthirsty general. But he's actually been enlisted to fight against a termite army.

American History X(1998)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 59min | Drama
4.2/5 (with 5,140 votes)

Derek Vineyard is paroled after serving 3 years in prison for killing two African-American men. 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.

The Man in the Iron Mask(1998)

FSK: 12+ years
| 2h 12min | Adventure, Action, Drama
3.3/5 (with 1,716 votes)

Years have passed since the Three Musketeers, Aramis, Athos and Porthos, have fought together with their friend, D'Artagnan. But with the tyrannical King Louis using his power to wreak havoc in the kingdom while his twin brother, Philippe, remains imprisoned, the Musketeers reunite to abduct Louis and replace him with Philippe.

Sliding Doors(1998)

3.3/5 (with 562 votes)

London publicist Helen, effortlessly slides between parallel storylines that show what happens when she does or does not catch a train back to her apartment. Love. Romantic entanglements. Deception. Trust. Friendship. Comedy. All come into focus as the two stories shift back and forth, overlap and surprisingly converge.

Jack Frost(1998)

FSK: 0+ years
| 1h 41min | Comedy, Kids & Family, Drama, Fantasy
3.0/5 (with 489 votes)

A father, who can't keep his promises, dies in a car accident. One year later, he returns as a snowman, who has the final chance to put things right with his son before he is gone forever.

Kite(1998)

3.4/5 (with 46 votes)

Sawa may seem innocent and naive, but don’t be fooled. She is a cold-blooded killer, and if you’re on the wrong side of the law, you may be her next target. Not content to just watch as the imperfect justice system lets more and more criminals go loose every day, a detective decides to train the young Sawa to be his instrument of justice.

Directed by Yasuomi Umetsu

Pleasantville(1998)

FSK: 6+ years
| 2h 4min | Fantasy, Comedy, Drama
3.6/5 (with 730 votes)

Geeky teenager David and his popular twin sister, Jennifer, get sucked into the black-and-white world of a 1950s TV sitcom called "Pleasantville," and find a world where everything is peachy keen all the time. But when Jennifer's modern attitude disrupts Pleasantville's peaceful but boring routine, she literally brings color into its life.

The Rugrats Movie(1998)

FSK: 6+ years
| 1h 19min | Kids & Family, Animation, Comedy, Adventure
3.1/5 (with 247 votes)

Annoyed by the responsibility of being an older brother to Dil, Tommy sets out with Chuckie, Phil, and Lil to return his baby brother to the hospital. However, they inadvertently get lost in the woods during their trip.

The Replacement Killers(1998)

FSK: 18+ years
| 1h 27min | Action, Drama, Crime, Thriller, Mystery
3.1/5 (with 209 votes)

Hired assassin John Lee is asked by Chinatown crime boss Terence Wei to murder the young son of policeman Stan Zedkov. Lee has the boy in his sights, but his conscience gets the better of him, and he spares the child's life. Afraid that Wei will take revenge on his family in China, Lee seeks out expert forger Meg Coburn to obtain the passport he needs to get out of the country, but a band of replacement killers is soon on his trail.

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Can't Hardly Wait(1998)

3.2/5 (with 224 votes)

It's graduation day at Huntington Hills High, and you know what that means - time to party. And not just any party, either. This one will be a night to remember, as the nerds become studs, the jocks are humiliated, and freshman crushes blossom into grown-up romance.

I Stand Alone(1998)

1h 29min | Drama, Thriller
3.8/5 (with 214 votes)

After completing jail time for beating up a man who tried to seduce his mentally-handicapped teenage daughter, The Butcher wants to start life anew. He institutionalizes his daughter and moves to the Lille suburbs with his mistress, who promises him a new butcher shop. Learning that she lied, The Butcher returns to Paris to find his daughter.

Directed by Gaspar Noé - With Philippe Nahon, Guillaume Nicloux, Blandine Lenoir, Frankie Pain, Jean-François Rauger, Olivier Doran, ...

Buffalo '66(1998)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 50min | Drama, Romance / Love, Comedy
3.6/5 (with 366 votes)

Billy is released after five years in prison. In the next moment, he kidnaps teenage student Layla and visits his parents with her, pretending she is his girlfriend and they will soon marry.

Kuch Kuch Hota Hai(1998)

3.8/5 (with 166 votes)

Per her mother's last wish, an 8 year old girl sets out to reunite her father with his college best friend who was in love with him.

Pi(1998)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 24min | Mystery, Drama, Thriller
3.6/5 (with 986 votes)

A mathematical genius discovers a link between numbers and reality, and thus believes he can predict the future.

Wrongfully Accused(1998)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 27min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
2.9/5 (with 173 votes)

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...

Quest for Camelot(1998)

FSK: 0+ years
| 1h 26min | Fantasy, Animation, Drama, Romance / Love, Kids & Family
3.4/5 (with 352 votes)

During the times of King Arthur, Kayley is a brave girl who dreams of following her late father as a Knight of the Round Table. The evil Ruber wants to invade Camelot and take the throne of King Arthur, and Kayley has to stop him.

Directed by Frederik Du Chau

High Art(1998)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 41min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.2/5 (with 53 votes)

A young female intern at a small magazine company becomes involved with a drug-addicted lesbian photographer, both of whom seek to exploit each other for their respective careers, while slowly falling in love with each other.

Show Me Love(1998)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 26min | Comedy, Romance / Love, Drama
3.5/5 (with 212 votes)

Åmål is a small insignificant town where nothing ever happens, where the latest trends are out of date when they get there. Young Elin has a bit of a bad reputation when it comes to guys, but the fact is that she has never done it. Another girl in her school, Agnes, is in love with her but is too shy to do anything about it. For different reasons, Elin ends up at Agnes' birthday party as the only guest. They have a girl's night out together but after that Elin desperately avoids Agnes, refusing to even consider her own homosexuality.

54(1998)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 46min | Drama, Music
2.9/5 (with 204 votes)

Shane, a Jersey boy with big dreams, crosses the river in hopes of finding a more exciting life at Studio 54. When Steve Rubell, the mastermind behind the infamous disco, plucks Shane from the sea of faces clamoring to get inside his club, Shane not only gets his foot in the door, but lands a coveted job behind the bar – and a front-row seat at the most legendary party on the planet.

Simon Birch(1998)

3.4/5 (with 101 votes)

Simon Birch and Joe Wenteworth are boys who have a reputation for being oddballs. Joe never knew his father, and his mother, Rebecca, is keeping her lips sealed no matter how much he protests. Simon, meanwhile, is an 11-year-old dwarf whose outsize personality belies his small stature. Indeed, he often assails the local reverend with thorny theological questions and joins Joe on his quest to find his biological father.

The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story(1998)

1h 17min | Kids & Family
3.0/5 (with 25 votes)

Told from Mowgli's point of view, it's the story of how a boy became a mancub and a mancub became a man.

The Quiet Family(1998)

1h 38min | Horror, Comedy, Thriller
3.6/5 (with 72 votes)

A family decides to buy a lodge in a remote hiking area. Their first customer commits suicide and the distraught family buries his body to avoid the bad publicity. But their luck gets worse, the bodies start piling up, and the family becomes frantic to rectify the situation.

Directed by Kim Ji-woon - With Choi Min-sik, Song Kang-ho, Park In-hwan

Urban Legend(1998)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 40min | Horror, Thriller
2.8/5 (with 551 votes)

A college campus is plagued by a vicious serial killer murdering students in ways that correspond to various urban legends.

Hush(1998)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 35min | Drama, Thriller
2.9/5 (with 115 votes)

Jackson and Helen are in love and about to have their first child when they move in with Jackson's mother, Martha, in order to take care of the family estate. But all is not well in this household. Martha is jealous of her son's affection for Helen, and, despite her Southern smile, she's starting to act strangely. As Helen tries to create a happy home life, Martha attempts to divide the family so that Jackson will become hers alone.

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels(1998)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 45min | Comedy, Crime
4.1/5 (with 2,902 votes)

A card shark and his unwillingly-enlisted friends need to make a lot of cash quick after losing a sketchy poker match. To do this they decide to pull a heist on a small-time gang who happen to be operating out of the flat next door.

Dirty Work(1998)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 22min | Comedy
3.1/5 (with 101 votes)

Unemployed and recently dumped, Mitch and his buddy Sam start a revenge-for-hire business to raise the $50,000 that Sam's father needs to get a heart transplant.

Kirikou and the Sorceress(1998)

3.7/5 (with 490 votes)

Drawn from elements of West African folk tales, it depicts how a newborn boy, Kirikou, saves his village from the evil witch Karaba.

Directed by Michel Ocelot
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