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If… Dog… Rabbit… (1999)
Dir. Matthew Modine
Feat. Matthew Modine, Bruce Dern, John Hurt
Directorial debut for actor Matthew Modine (who also stars), coming up with a by now rather familiar gangster caper, set among an eccentric bunch of…
KikujiroKikujiro (Kikujiro no Natsu) (1999)
Dir. Takeshi Kitano
Feat. Takeshi Kitano
An uncharacteristically easy–going, episodic road movie from one–man movie machine, Beat Takeshi, whose impassive screen persona snugly…
Mickey Blue EyesMickey Blue Eyes (1999)
Dir. Kelly Makin
Feat. Hugh Grant, Jeanne Tripplehorn, James Caan
Amusing satire that culture–clashes a vicious Mafia–clan with English 'twit' Hugh Grant, here at his embarrassed, self–deprecating…
Running Out of TimeRunning Out of Time (1999)
Dir. Johnnie To
Feat. Andy Lau, Lau Ching-wan
A crackingly–paced, plot–bending Yin–Yang heist drama, with terminally–ill master jewel thief Andy Lau playing against the…
Sopranos, The (TV Series) - Season 1Sopranos, The (TV Series) - Season 1 (1999) Aro Favourite
Dir. Nick Gomez, John Patterson, David Chase
Feat. James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, Lorraine Bracco
Groundbreaking TV–series that ironically portrays the life of a New Jersey Mafia clan as a parade of suburban neurosis, pop–culture…
Suicide KingsSuicide Kings (1999)
Dir. Peter O'Fallon
Feat. Christopher Walken, Denis Leary
Post–PULP FICTION black–comedy, that does better than most in juggling a crime setting, a mystery and various comical dialogues, with a…
Two HandsTwo Hands (1999) Recommended
Dir. Gregor Jordan
Feat. Heath Ledger, Bryan Brown, Steve LaMarquand
Mobster Bryan Brown finds work for Heath Ledger's idle hands, who fumbles the ball and finds himself deep in the crapper… Overcoming the…
Analyze ThisAnalyze This (1998)
Dir. Harold Ramis
Feat. Robert De Niro, Billy Crystal
Robert De Niro's serial tendency of playing violent mobmen stands him in good stead for this inspired self–parody, as a mafioso who seeks…
Hitman (1998)
Dir. Tung Wai
Feat. Jet Li
Would–be assassin Jet Li joins in the race to avenge the murder of an evil Japanese businessman for the tune of $100 million, but is encumbered…
Lock Stock and Two Smoking BarrelsLock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) Aro Favourite
Dir. Guy Ritchie
Feat. Jason Statham, Jason Flemyng, Nick Moran
The independent hit of 1998 is a massively assured directing debut and an entertainment sensation. Cocked with sharp dialogue, intricate plotting,…

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