Which 1998 satirical American satirical science fiction film, starring Jim Carrey, earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay in 1999?
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Andrew Niccol Andrew M. Niccol (born 10 June 1964) is a New Zealand screenwriter, producer, and director. He wrote and directed "Gattaca" (1997), "Simone" (2002), "Lord of War" (2005), "In Time" (2011), "The Host" (2013), and "Good Kill" (2014). He also wrote and co-produced "The Truman Show", which earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay in 1999 and won a BAFTA award for Best Screenplay. His films tend to explore social, cultural and political issues, as well as artificial realities or simulations.
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The Truman Show The Truman Show is a 1998 American satirical science fiction film directed by Peter Weir, produced by Scott Rudin, Andrew Niccol, Edward S. Feldman, and Adam Schroeder, and written by Niccol. The film stars Jim Carrey as Truman Burbank, adopted and raised by a corporation inside a simulated television show revolving around his life, until he discovers it and decides to escape; additional roles are provided by Laura Linney, Noah Emmerich, Natascha McElhone, Holland Taylor, Ed Harris, and Brian Delate.
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Komodo (film) Komodo is a 1999 monster movie directed by Michael Lantieri.
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Charlie Kaufman Charles Stuart Kaufman (born November 19, 1958) is an American screenwriter, producer, director, and lyricist. He wrote the films "Being John Malkovich" (1999), "Adaptation" (2002), and "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" (2004). He made his directorial debut with "Synecdoche, New York" (2008), which was also well-received; film critic Roger Ebert named it "the best movie of the decade" in 2009. It was followed by "Anomalisa" (2015).
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The Patriot (1998 film) The Patriot is a 1998 American action drama film loosely based on the novel "The Last Canadian" by William C. Heine. The film stars Steven Seagal and is directed by Dean Semler. The plot involves an American patriot who has to foil the plot of a militia to release a deadly virus. It is Seagal's first direct-to-video film.
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The Majestic (film) The Majestic is a 2001 American romantic period drama film directed and produced by Frank Darabont, written by Michael Sloane, and starring Jim Carrey, Bob Balaban, Brent Briscoe, Jeffrey DeMunn, Amanda Detmer, Allen Garfield, Hal Holbrook, Laurie Holden, Martin Landau, Ron Rifkin, David Ogden Stiers, and James Whitmore.
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Me and the Big Guy Me and the Big Guy is a 1999 short film that parodies "Nineteen Eighty-Four" by way of lampooning the fact that Big Brother is watching everyone, even those he'd rather not.
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Dr. Dolittle (film) Dr. Dolittle is a 1998 American fantasy comedy film directed by Betty Thomas, written by Larry Levin and Nat Mauldin, and starring Eddie Murphy in the titular role. The film was inspired by the series of children's stories of the same name by Hugh Lofting, but used no material from any of the novels; the main connection is the name and a doctor who can speak to animals, although the pushmi-pullyu, a much-loved feature of the books, notably makes a very brief appearance in a couple of scenes.
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The Blair Bitch Project The Blair Bitch Project is a 1999 film starring Linda Blair. It is a parody of "The Blair Witch Project". Its full title is The Blair Bitch Project starring Linda Blair.
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20 Dates 20 Dates is a 1998 American mockumentary film. Myles Berkowitz directs and stars as himself, a man who decides to combine "the two biggest failures in my life--professional and personal" by setting out on a filmed quest to have 20 dates and come out with both a movie career and a love interest. While most of his dates are disasters of varying stripes, Myles ultimately meets the lovely Elisabeth on his 17th date and they completely hit it off, leaving him with a new dilemma when he wants to finish the movie anyway and puts his new romance at risk.
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Critical Care (film) Critical Care is a 1997 film directed by Sidney Lumet. The film is a satire about American medicine. The screenplay by Steven Schwartz is based on the novel by Richard Dooling and stars James Spader, Kyra Sedgwick, Anne Bancroft, Helen Mirren, Jeffrey Wright, and Albert Brooks. Rick Baker provided special makeup effects. The film is about a doctor who finds himself involved in a fight with two half sisters over the care of their ailing father.
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More (1998 film) More is a 1998 short film created by Mark Osborne using stop motion animation. "More" has won several awards, and was nominated for an Academy Award as Best Animated Short Film in 1998.
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A Night at the Roxbury A Night at the Roxbury is a 1998 American comedy film based on a recurring skit on television's long-running "Saturday Night Live" called "The Roxbury Guys". "Saturday Night Live" regulars Will Ferrell, Chris Kattan, Molly Shannon, Mark McKinney and Colin Quinn star. This film expands on the original Saturday Night Live sketches where the Roxbury Guys were joined by that week's host, and bobbed their heads to Haddaway's hit song "What Is Love" while being comically rejected by women at various clubs.
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Rounders (film) Rounders is a 1998 American drama film about the underground world of high-stakes poker, directed by John Dahl, and starring Matt Damon and Edward Norton. The film follows two friends who need to quickly earn enough cash playing poker to pay off a large debt. The term "rounder" refers to a person traveling around from city to city seeking high-stakes cash games.
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The Godson (film) The Godson is a 1998 comedy directed by Bob Hoge, starring Rodney Dangerfield, Kevin McDonald and Dom DeLuise. The film is a parody of The Godfather franchise and "Scarface", as well as other gangster films that were popular in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s.
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Black Sunday (1977 film) Black Sunday is a 1977 American thriller film directed by John Frankenheimer, based on Thomas Harris' novel of the same name. The film was produced by Robert Evans, and stars Robert Shaw, Bruce Dern and Marthe Keller. It was nominated for the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Motion Picture in 1978. The screenplay was by Ernest Lehman, Kenneth Ross and Ivan Moffat. Ross had previously written the screenplay for "The Day of the Jackal", a similar plot-driven political thriller.
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Simpatico (film) Simpatico is a 1999 film starring Nick Nolte, Jeff Bridges, Sharon Stone, Catherine Keener and Albert Finney. It was adapted for the screen from the 1994 play "Simpatico" by Sam Shepard.
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With Friends Like These... With Friends Like These... is a 1998 American comedy film by Philip Frank Messina. It stars Robert Costanzo, Jon Tenney, David Strathairn and Adam Arkin, and features a cameo by Bill Murray.
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Dogma (film) Dogma is a 1999 American fantasy comedy film, written and directed by Kevin Smith, who also stars along with Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Linda Fiorentino, Alan Rickman, Bud Cort, Salma Hayek, Chris Rock, Jason Lee, George Carlin, Janeane Garofalo, Alanis Morissette, and Jason Mewes. It is the fourth film in Smith's View Askewniverse series. Brian O'Halloran and Jeff Anderson, stars of the first Askewniverse film "Clerks", appear in the film, as do Smith regulars Scott Mosier, Dwight Ewell, Walt Flanagan, and Bryan Johnson.
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Desperation Boulevard Desperation Boulevard is a 1998 American film written and directed by Greg Glienna.
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The Corruptor The Corruptor is a 1999 American action thriller film directed by James Foley, starring Chow Yun-fat and Mark Wahlberg. The film was released in the United States on June 1, 1998.
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The Invention of Lying The Invention of Lying is a 2009 American fantasy romantic comedy film written and directed by Ricky Gervais and Matthew Robinson (in their directorial debuts). The film stars Gervais as the first human with the ability to lie in a world where people can only tell the truth. The supporting cast features Jennifer Garner, Jonah Hill, Louis C.K., Rob Lowe, and Tina Fey. The film was released in the United States on October 2, 2009.