Best Movies of 1998

1. 1
   American History X 1998

   Directed by Tony Kaye
   8.3

   8.3 · 13K votes
2. 2
   Perfect Blue 1998

   Directed by Satoshi Kon · Streaming on HBO Max
   8.3

   8.3 · 3.4K votes
3. 3
   Saving Private Ryan 1998

   Directed by Steven Spielberg · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Peacock Premium
   8.2

   8.2 · 18K votes
4. 4
   The Truman Show 1998

   Directed by Peter Weir · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla
   8.2

   8.2 · 21K votes
5. 5
   The Legend of 1900 1998

   Directed by Giuseppe Tornatore
   8.1

   8.2 · 2.5K votes
6. 6
   Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels 1998

   Directed by Guy Ritchie
   8.1

   8.1 · 7.5K votes
7. 7
   Central Station 1998

   Directed by Walter Salles
   8.0

   8.1 · 1.1K votes
8. 8
   Mulan 1998

   Directed by Tony Bancroft · Streaming on Disney Plus
   7.9

   7.9 · 11K votes
9. 9
   The Big Lebowski 1998

   Directed by Joel Coen · Streaming on Pluto TV
   7.9

   7.9 · 13K votes
10. 10
    The Dinner Game 1998

    Directed by Francis Veber · Streaming on Kanopy, France Channel
    7.7

    7.8 · 2.1K votes
11. 11
    The Celebration 1998

    Directed by Thomas Vinterberg · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.6

    7.7 · 1.3K votes
12. 12
    Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island 1998

    Directed by Jim Stenstrum
    7.5

    7.7 · 893 votes
13. 13
    Black Cat, White Cat 1998

    Directed by Emir Kusturica · Streaming on Klassiki
    7.5

    7.6 · 861 votes
14. 14
    Lucky and Zorba 1998

    Directed by Enzo D'Alò
    7.5

    7.6 · 649 votes
15. 15
    The Thin Red Line 1998

    Directed by Terrence Malick
    7.4

    7.4 · 3.5K votes
16. 16
    EverAfter 1998

    Directed by Andy Tennant · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Disney Plus
    7.4

    7.5 · 1.6K votes
17. 17
    That's Life 1998

    Directed by Massimo Venier
    7.4

    7.5 · 1.4K votes
18. 18
    Meet Joe Black 1998

    Directed by Martin Brest · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    7.4

    7.4 · 6K votes
19. 19
    Rushmore 1998

    Directed by Wes Anderson · Streaming on Hoopla
    7.4

    7.4 · 2.8K votes
20. 20
    Eternity and a Day 1998

    Directed by Theo Angelopoulos
    7.3

    7.8 · 228 votes
21. 21
    Dark City 1998

    Directed by Alex Proyas · Streaming on The Roku Channel, Kanopy, Plex
    7.3

    7.3 · 3.4K votes
22. 22
    The Prince of Egypt 1998

    Directed by Brenda Chapman · Streaming on Netflix
    7.3

    7.3 · 4.5K votes
23. 23
    Happiness 1998

    Directed by Todd Solondz
    7.3

    7.4 · 993 votes
24. 24
    Patch Adams 1998

    Directed by Tom Shadyac
    7.3

    7.3 · 3.6K votes
25. 25
    Kuch Kuch Hota Hai 1998

    Directed by Karan Johar · Streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Mometu
    7.3

    7.5 · 454 votes
26. 26
    Kirikou and the Sorceress 1998

    Directed by Michel Ocelot · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    7.3

    7.4 · 1.2K votes
27. 27
    Run Lola Run 1998

    Directed by Tom Tykwer · Streaming on Hulu, Sundance Now, YouTube Free
    7.3

    7.3 · 2.7K votes
28. 28
    The Rose Seller 1998

    Directed by Víctor Gaviria · Streaming on Kanopy, Tubi TV
    7.3

    7.9 · 158 votes
29. 29
    What Dreams May Come 1998

    Directed by Vincent Ward
    7.2

    7.3 · 2.6K votes
30. 30
    Pleasantville 1998

    Directed by Gary Ross · Streaming on Kanopy, YouTube Free, Plex
    7.2

    7.3 · 2K votes
31. 31
    The Parent Trap 1998

    Directed by Nancy Meyers · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.2

    7.2 · 4.7K votes
32. 32
    More 1998

    Directed by Mark Osborne
    7.2

    7.7 · 184 votes
33. 33
    Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas 1998

    Directed by Terry Gilliam
    7.2

    7.2 · 5.2K votes
34. 34
    Notre-Dame de Paris 1998

    Directed by Gilles Amado
    7.2

    8.2 · 88 votes
35. 35
    The Red Violin 1998

    Directed by François Girard · Streaming on YouTube Free, Starz, MovieSphere+
    7.1

    7.3 · 465 votes
36. 36
    A Simple Plan 1998

    Directed by Sam Raimi · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    7.1

    7.2 · 1.2K votes
37. 37
    Elizabeth 1998

    Directed by Shekhar Kapur
    7.1

    7.2 · 1.5K votes
38. 38
    Stepmom 1998

    Directed by Chris Columbus
    7.1

    7.2 · 1.6K votes
39. 39
    Who Am I? 1998

    Directed by Jackie Chan
    7.1

    7.2 · 1.1K votes
40. 40
    Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County 1998

    Directed by Dean Alioto
    7.1

    7.5 · 213 votes
41. 41
    Pi 1998

    Directed by Darren Aronofsky · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, JustWatch TV Free, JustWatch TV Plus
    7.1

    7.1 · 2.6K votes
42. 42
    Les Misérables 1998

    Directed by Bille August · Streaming on Tubi TV, Howdy
    7.1

    7.2 · 719 votes
43. 43
    Rush Hour 1998

    Directed by Brett Ratner · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    7.1

    7.1 · 6K votes
44. 44
    The Negotiator 1998

    Directed by F. Gary Gray · Streaming on YouTube Free
    7.1

    7.1 · 2.5K votes
45. 45
    Enemy of the State 1998

    Directed by Tony Scott · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    7.1

    7.1 · 4.5K votes
46. 46
    Buffalo '66 1998

    Directed by Vincent Gallo · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, Fandango at Home Free
    7.1

    7.1 · 1.1K votes
47. 47
    Ring 1998

    Directed by Hideo Nakata · Streaming on Philo, AMC+, Kanopy
    7.1

    7.1 · 1.8K votes
48. 48
    Train of Life 1998

    Directed by Radu Mihăileanu
    7.0

    7.3 · 306 votes
49. 49
    Everything's Gonna Be Great 1998

    Directed by Ömer Vargı
    7.0

    7.5 · 171 votes
50. 50
    Lovers of the Arctic Circle 1998

    Directed by Julio Medem
    7.0

    7.3 · 281 votes

Smart score = (votes × rating + 82 × 6.03) ÷ (votes + 82): the TMDB rating, pulled toward the catalog average as if every film had 82 extra average votes.

1. 1
   Godzilla, King of the Monsters 1998
   6.4

   9.2 · 12 votes
2. 2
   Dark Angels 1998

   Directed by David Wadley · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Fawesome
   6.5

   8.5 · 17 votes
3. 3
   Tess of the D'Urbervilles 1998

   Directed by Ian Sharp · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV
   6.4

   8.1 · 16 votes
4. 4
   Bromato de armonio 1998

   Directed by Jorge Maronna
   6.4

   8.1 · 15 votes
5. 5
   Totally Bill Hicks 1998

   Directed by Rupert Edwards · Streaming on Hoopla, Fandango at Home Free, YouTube Free
   6.4

   7.8 · 21 votes
6. 6
   The Making of 'The Frighteners' 1998

   Directed by Peter Jackson
   6.3

   8.5 · 10 votes
7. 7
   Godzilla and Other Movie Monsters 1998

   Directed by Robert Weaver
   6.3

   8.2 · 12 votes
8. 8
   Mariah Carey: Butterfly World Tour - Live at Tokyo Dome 1998

   Directed by Debbie Allen
   6.3

   8.1 · 13 votes
9. 9
   Second Chances 1998

   Directed by James Fargo · Streaming on fuboTV, The Roku Channel, Hoopla
   6.4

   7.7 · 20 votes
10. 10
    Fermi tutti questo è uno spettacolo, Pinocchio 1998

    Directed by Maurizio Montagni
    6.3

    7.8 · 17 votes