List of British films of 1998

A list of British films released in 1998.

1998

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
1998
Among Giants	Sam Miller	Pete Postlethwaite, Rachel Griffiths, James Thornton	Drama
Antz	Eric Darnell, Tim Johnson	Woody Allen, Dan Aykroyd, Anne Bancroft, Jane Curtin, Danny Glover, Gene Hackman, Jennifer Lopez, John Mahoney, Paul Mazursky, Grant Shaud, Sylvester Stallone, Sharon Stone, Christopher Walken	Animated adventure comedy
B. Monkey	Michael Radford	Asia Argento, Rupert Everett, Jonathan Rhys Meyers	Crime
Basil	Radha Bharadwaj	Jared Leto, Claire Forlani, Christian Slater	Drama
Bedrooms and Hallways	Rose Troche	Kevin McKidd, Harriet Walter, James Purefoy, Hugo Weaving	Comedy drama
Besieged	Bernardo Bertolucci	Thandie Newton, David Thewlis	Drama
The Big Lebowski	Joel Coen	Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi, David Huddleston, John Turturro, Philip Seymour Hoffman	Independent crime comedy
The Big Swap	Niall Johnson	Mark Adams, Sorcha Brooks, Mark Caven, Alison Egan	Sexual drama
The Brylcreem Boys	Terence Ryan	Billy Campbell, Angus Macfadyen	Historical drama
Cider with Rosie	Charles Beeson	Juliet Stevenson, David Troughton, Laurie Lee	Drama
The Commissioner	George Sluizer	John Hurt, Rosana Pastor	Drama
Cousin Bette	Des McAnuff	Jessica Lange, Bob Hoskins	Comedy
Crossmaheart	Henry Herbert	Gerard Rooney, Maria Lennon	Drama
Croupier	Mike Hodges	Clive Owen, Alex Kingston	Drama
Dad Savage	Betsan Morris Evans	Patrick Stewart, Kevin McKidd	Crime/thriller
Dancing at Lughnasa	Pat O'Connor	Meryl Streep, Michael Gambon	Drama
Divorcing Jack	David Caffrey	David Thewlis, Jason Isaacs	Comedy
Eight	Stephen Daldry	Jack Langan-Evans, Gina McKee	Sports	Short film
Elizabeth	Shekhar Kapur	Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush, Christopher Eccleston, Richard Attenborough, Daniel Craig	Historical drama
Final Cut	Dominic Anciano, Ray Burdis	Ray Winstone, Jude Law	Drama
The General	John Boorman	Brendan Gleeson, Adrian Dunbar, Jon Voight	Crime drama
Get Real	Simon Shore	Ben Silverstone, Brad Gorton	Drama
Girls' Night	Nick Hurran	Julie Walters, Brenda Blethyn		Entered into the 48th Berlin International Film Festival
Gods and Monsters	Bill Condon	Ian McKellen, Brendan Fraser, Lynn Redgrave	Biopic	Life of James Whale
Good Night Mister Tom	Jack Gold	John Thaw, Nick Robinson		TV film ^[1]
The Governess	Sandra Goldbacher	Minnie Driver, Tom Wilkinson	Drama
Hideous Kinky	Gillies MacKinnon	Kate Winslet, Saïd Taghmaoui	Romance
Hilary and Jackie	Anand Tucker	Emily Watson, Rachel Griffiths, James Frain	Biopic
Humdrum	Peter Peake	Moray Hunter, Jack Docherty	Comedy	Animated short
I Want You	Michael Winterbottom	Rachel Weisz, Alessandro Nivola	Crime drama
Jinnah	Jamil Dehlavi	Christopher Lee, Shashi Kapoor, James Fox	Biopic
Killing Time	Bharat Nalluri	Craig Fairbrass, Nigel Leach, Kendra Torgan	Crime/thriller
Kurt & Courtney	Nick Broomfield		Documentary
The Land Girls	David Leland	Catherine McCormack, Rachel Weisz	Drama
Little Voice	Mark Herman	Michael Caine, Jane Horrocks	Drama/musical
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels	Guy Ritchie	Jason Flemyng, Dexter Fletcher	Crime/thriller
Lost in Space	Stephen Hopkins	Gary Oldman, William Hurt, Matt LeBlanc, Mimi Rogers, Heather Graham, Lacey Chabert, Jack Johnson, Jared Harris	Science-fiction/adventure
Love and Rage	Cathal Black	Greta Scacchi, Daniel Craig, Stephen Dillane	Drama
Love is the Devil	John Maybury	Derek Jacobi, Daniel Craig	Biopic
Lucia	Don Boyd	Amanda Boyd, John Daszak	Drama
The Man in the Iron Mask	Randall Wallace	Leonardo DiCaprio, Jeremy Irons, John Malkovich, Gabriel Byrne	Adventure
The Man with Rain in His Shoes	María Ripoll	Lena Headey, Douglas Henshall, Penélope Cruz	Rom com
Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence	Nick Hamm	Monica Potter, Rufus Sewell	Romance/comedy
Meeting People Is Easy	Grant Gee	Radiohead	Documentary
Monk Dawson	Tom Waller	John Michie, Benedict Taylor, Paula Hamilton Mark Caven	Drama
My Name Is Joe	Ken Loach	Peter Mullan, David McKay	Drama	Won Best Actor at Cannes
Orphans	Peter Mullan	Douglas Henshall, Gary Lewis, Rosemarie Stevenson	Drama/comedy
Prometheus	Tony Harrison	Film-poem	Socio-political
The Red Violin	François Girard	Jason Flemyng, Greta Scacchi	Drama
The Rugrats Movie	Norton Virgien, Igor Kovalyov	E. G. Daily, Tara Charendoff, Christine Cavanaugh, Kath Soucie, Cheryl Chase	Animated comedy
The Sea Change	Michael Bray	Sean Chapman, Maryam d'Abo	Comedy	Co-production with Spain
Shakespeare in Love	John Madden	Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes, Geoffrey Rush, Colin Firth, Ben Affleck, Judi Dench, Simon Callow, Jim Carter, Martin Clunes, Antony Sher, Imelda Staunton, Tom Wilkinson, Mark Williams	Period romantic comedy	Co-production with the US
Side Streets	Tony Gerber	Shashi Kapoor, Shabana Azmi, Valeria Golino, Art Malik, Miho Nikaido, Jennifer Esposito, Victor Argo, Rosario Dawson	Drama
Sliding Doors	Peter Howitt	Gwyneth Paltrow, John Hannah	Drama/comedy
Something to Believe In	John Hough	William McNamara, Maria Pitillo	Drama	Co-production with Germany
Stiff Upper Lips	Gary Sinyor	Sean Pertwee, Georgina Cates, Prunella Scales	Comedy
Still Crazy	Brian Gibson	Stephen Rea, Billy Connolly, Bill Nighy	Comedy
Tale of the Mummy	Russell Mulcahy	Jason Scott Lee, Louise Lombard	Horror
Three Businessmen	Alex Cox	Miguel Sandoval, Alex Cox	Surreal comedy
The Tichborne Claimant	David Yates	Robert Pugh, John Kani	Drama
Titanic Town	Roger Michell	Julie Walters, Ciarán Hinds	Drama
Up 'n' Under	John Godber	Gary Olsen, Richard Ridings, Samantha Janus	Comedy
Velvet Goldmine	Todd Haynes	Ewan McGregor, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Christian Bale	Drama
Vigo: A Passion for Life	Julien Temple	James Frain, Romane Bohringer	Drama	^[2]
Waking Ned	Kirk Jones	Ian Bannen, David Kelly, Fionnula Flanagan	Comedy
What Rats Won't Do	Alastair Reid	James Frain, Natascha McElhone	Comedy
Woundings	Roberta Hanley	Guy Pearce, Ray Winstone	Drama