These Movies Turned 20-Years-Old In 2018

Mulan

Our all-time favorite gender equality-themed tale of a young maiden who secretly goes into disguise as a male to take her father's place in war. Disney will release a live action version of this classic in 2019 starring Chinese actress Liu Yifei.

The Parent Trap

In what was her very first movie, Lindsay Lohan starred as not one, but two, mischievous twin girls hell-bent on getting their divorced parents back together. The Parent Trap was a Disney remake of the 1961 film, but in the past twenty years it's become a classic all its own. Launching the evil soon-to-be stepmother into a lake while she was sleeping? Iconic.

Armageddon

Remember Bruce Willis protecting the planet from an asteroid? And of course, your favorite slow jam, "Leaving On A Jet Plane"? Apparently, NASA screens this to management training hirees, who have to pick out inaccuracies in the film. So far, more than 160 have been found.

Rush Hour

Rush Hour — the original police comedy action flick that spawned a franchise — turns the big 2-0 in 2018. The unexpected pairing of Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker was box office gold. The film brought in over 140 million dollars in the fall of '98, making it one of the year's top earners.

Shakespeare in Love

Long before Goop or conscious uncoupling, Gwyneth Paltrow starred alongside Joseph Fiennes in this very sexy, albeit historically inaccurate, Elizabethan-era film. Paltrow went on to win an Oscar for her role as Viola De Lesseps, and the movie would walk away with "Best Picture" at the Academy Awards.

The Waterboy

In 1998, Adam Sandler starred in one of his most memorable roles as Bobby Boucher, a stuttering waterboy for an atrocious college football team. The movie was extremely profitable, earning $161.5 million in North America alone. This was Sandler's second film to eclipse $120 million worldwide in 1998 along with The Wedding Singer.

Godzilla

Yes, this movie is one of many films depicting everyone's fav giant reptilian destroying the city. Godzilla was everywhere in 1998 and despite its underwhelming legacy, this movie managed to be the ninth highest grossing film of the year.

American History X

Turns out the movie we need in today’s culture was already made 20 years ago. Made on a budget of $20 million, the film grossed $24 million at the worldwide box office. This is a difficult watch due to the subject matter and a few gruesome scenes. However, this film is one of the standouts from 1998. Critics mostly praised the film and Norton's performance, which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. In September 2008, Empire magazine named it the 311th Greatest Movie of All Time.

A Bug's Life

The film is inspired by Aesop's fable The Ant and the Grasshopper. The film was released on November 25, 1998, and was a box office success, surpassing competition and grossing $363 million in receipts. t received positive reviews from film critics, who commended the storyline, witty dialogue and animation, while others unfavorably compared it to Antz. It was the first film to be digitally transferred frame-by-frame and released to DVD and has been released multiple times on home video.

The Truman Show

This mind-blowing reality portrayed by Jim Carrey has him playing an insurance salesman who discovers his entire life is actually a television show (aka a millennial's dream). Jim Carey stars as the titular character and to this day The Truman Show is regarded as one of his best roles. Nominated for three Oscars, including Best Writing/Screenplay (Andrew Niccol), Best Supporting Actor (Ed Harris), and Best Director (Peter Weir) and bolstering a 94 percent score on Rotten Tomatoes, The Truman Show is a must-see from '98.

There's Something About Mary

There's Something About Mary is a 1998 American romantic comedy film directed by Bobby and Peter Farrelly. The film was placed 27th in the American Film Institute's 100 Years, 100 Laughs: America's Funniest Movies, a list of the 100 funniest movies of the 20th century. In 2000, readers of Total Film magazine voted it the fourth-greatest comedy film of all time. Diaz won a New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress, an MTV Movie Award for Best Performance, an American Comedy Award for Best Actress, a Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Best Actress. She also received a Golden Globe nomination for her performance. It was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy. It won 4 out of 8 MTV Movie Awards, including Best Movie.

The Wedding Singer

The Wedding Singer is a 1998 American romantic comedy film written by Tim Herlihy and directed by Frank Coraci. It stars Adam Sandler as a wedding singer in the 1980s and Drew Barrymore as a waitress with whom he falls in love. It was produced by Robert Simonds for US$18 million and grossed $80.2 million in the United States and $123.3 million worldwide. It was a box office hit and critically acclaimed by many calling it Sandler's best movie Many have praised the chemistry of him and Barrymore. The film was later adapted into a stage musical of the same name, debuting on Broadway in April 2006 and closing on New Year's Eve of that same year.

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