New Movie Releases January 16th, 1998

List below shows all new movies released in theaters on January 16th, 1998, including both wide and limited movie releases.

Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis

Theatrical Release Date: 01/16/1998
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: John Henderson
Actors: Daniel Abineri, Danny Aiello, Philip Martin Brown, Jane Horrocks, Joanne Farrell, Ricky Grover

Dress, The ( Jurk, De )

Theatrical Release Date: 01/16/1998
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Other
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Alex van Warmerdam
Actors: Henri Garcin, Ingeborg Elzevier, Khaldoun Elmecky, Frans Vorstman, Peter Blok, Jacob Derwig

Fallen

Theatrical Release Date: 01/16/1998
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Mystery
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Gregory Hoblit
Actors: Denzel Washington, John Goodman, Donald Sutherland, Embeth Davidtz, James Gandolfini, Elias Koteas
Plot: Convicted killer Edgar Reese is brought to justice and executed thanks to
the efforts of detective John Hobbes. However, soon after his death, a
series of killings are done in the same style of Reese, and Hobbes finds
that the cause is an ancient evil that can move from person to person with
a single touch.

Five, The ( Gonin )

Theatrical Release Date: 01/16/1998
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Action/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Takashi Ishii
Actors: Takeshi Kitano, Kôichi Satô, Masahiro Motoki, Jinpachi Nezu, Kippei Shiina, Naoto Takenaka

Full Speed ( toute vitesse, A )

Theatrical Release Date: 01/16/1998
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Gaël Morel
Actors: Élodie Bouchez, Stéphane Rideau, Pascal Cervo, Mezziane Bardadi, Romain Auger, Salim Kechiouche

H.C. Andersen's The Long Shadow ( H.C. Andersen og den skæve skygge )

Theatrical Release Date: 01/16/1998
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Danish
Genre: Animation
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Jannik Hastrup
Actors: Otto Brandenburg, Povl Dissing, Tommy Kenter, Jesper Klein, Ghita Nørby, Ole Ernst

Half Baked

Theatrical Release Date: 01/16/1998
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Tamra Davis
Actors: Dave Chappelle, Guillermo Díaz, Jim Breuer, Harland Williams, Rachel True, Tommy Chong
Plot: A trio of potheads come together when their fourth friend is thrown in jail for killing a diabetic cop's horse and given $1 million bail. After procuring some pharmaceutical-grade marijuana, a plot is hatched to raise the money.

Hard Rain

Theatrical Release Date: 01/16/1998
Overall Rating: 2.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Crime
Director: Mikael Salomon
Actors: Morgan Freeman, Christian Slater, Randy Quaid, Minnie Driver, Edward Asner, Michael A. Goorjian
Plot: During a major flood in a small Indiana town, an armored truck driver manages to thwart a robbery by hiding the money. When he reports to the local sheriff, it turns out he wants the money too.

Illtown

Theatrical Release Date: 01/16/1998
Overall Rating: 2.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Nick Gomez
Actors: Michael Rapaport, Lili Taylor, Adam Trese, Kevin Corrigan, Angela Featherstone, Tony Danza

Live Flesh ( Carne trémula )

Theatrical Release Date: 01/16/1998
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Spanish
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Pedro Almodóvar
Actors: Javier Bardem, Francesca Neri, Liberto Rabal, Penélope Cruz, Ángela Molina, José Sancho
Plot: A pizza delivery man, Victor, thinks he has found his one true love in Elena - but she was high when they met a few days ago and now wants nothing to do with them. Their argument draws the police - the rookie David and his older partner Sancho. They arrive - and a gun is accidentally fired. In the present David is a wheelchair basketball star, married to Elena and Victor is just out of prison... but he hasn't forgotten about Elena in the least.

Montana

Theatrical Release Date: 01/16/1998
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Jennifer Leitzes
Actors: Kyra Sedgwick, Stanley Tucci, Robin Tunney, Robbie Coltrane, John Ritter, Ethan Embry

Spark

Theatrical Release Date: 01/16/1998
Overall Rating: 2.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Garret Williams
Actors: Terrence Howard, Nicole Ari Parker, Brendan Sexton III, Sandra Ellis Lafferty, Timothy McNeil, Tom Gilroy
Plot: A road trip takes an unexpected turn for an argumentative young couple from Chicago when their car breaks down in a small town.

Star Kid

Theatrical Release Date: 01/16/1998
Overall Rating: 2.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Manny Coto
Actors: Joseph Mazzello, Richard Gilliland, Corinne Bohrer, Alex Daniels, Ashlee Levitch, Jack McGee

Things I Left in Havana ( Cosas que dejé en La Habana )

Theatrical Release Date: 01/16/1998
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Spanish
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón
Actors: Jorge Perugorría, Violeta Rodríguez, Kiti Manver, Broselianda Hernández, Isabel Santos, Daisy Granados

Eko Eko Azarak III ( Eko eko azaraku III )

Theatrical Release Date: 01/15/1998
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Katsuhito Ueno
Actors: Hinako Saeki, Ayaka Nanami, Bang-ho Cho, Kimika Yoshino, Chika Fujimura, Yuki Hagiwara

Pizza, Beer and Smokes ( Pizza, birra, faso )

Theatrical Release Date: 01/15/1998
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Spanish
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Adrián Caetano, Bruno Stagnaro
Actors: Héctor Anglada, Jorge Sesán, Pamela Jordán, Adrián Yospe, Daniel Di Biase, Walter Díaz

Standoff

Theatrical Release Date: 01/12/1998
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Mystery/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Andrew Chapman
Actors: Robert Sean Leonard, Dennis Haysbert, Natasha Henstridge, Keith Carradine, Paul Scherrer, Tricia Vessey
Plot: After a raid on a cult compound goes wrong, Members of the FBI and Texas police seek shelter in an abandoned farmhouse.When two members of the cult appear out of nowhere, paranoia sets in

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