TOP TEN FILMS OF THE 1990s

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1999

1. THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY (Anthony Minghella)

2. MAGNOLIA (Paul Thomas Anderson)

3. EYES WIDE SHUT (Stanley Kubrick)

4. AUDITION (Takashi Miike)

5. AMERICAN BEAUTY (Sam Mendes)

6. FIGHT CLUB (David Fincher)

7. BEING JOHN MALKOVICH (Spike Jonze)

8. BOYS DON'T CRY (Kimberly Pierce)

9. GO (Doug Liman)

10. SWEET AND LOWDOWN (Allen)



Honorable Mention: THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT (Myrick & Sanchez); ELECTION (Payne); EXISTENZ (Cronenberg); JESUS' SON (Maclean); THE LIMEY (Soderberg); THE LITTLE THIEF (Zonca); THE MATRIX (Wachowski); M/OTHER (Suwa); MR. DEATH: THE RISE AND FALL OF FRED A. LEUCHTER JR. (Morris); THE NINTH GATE (Polanski); THE STRAIGHT STORY (Lynch); TOY STORY 2 (Lasseter); THE VIRGIN SUICIDES (Coppola); THE WINSLOW BOY (Mamet)

Notable Shorts: THE CURVE (Rohmer); FAST AS YOU CAN (Anderson); LET FOREVER BE (Gondry); OUTER SPACE (Tscherkassky)

Most Overrated: THE CIDER HOUSE RULES (Hallstrom); THE END OF THE AFFAIR (Jordan); THE HURRICANE (Jewison); THE SIXTH SENSE (Shyamalan)

1998

1. RUSHMORE (Wes Anderson)

2. OUT OF SIGHT (Steven Soderbergh)

3. THE THIN RED LINE (Terrence Malick)

4. A SIMPLE PLAN (Sam Raimi)

5. RUN LOLA RUN (Tom Tykwer)

6. THE BIG LEBOWSKI (Joel Coen)

7. ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE (Larry Clark)

8. THE CELEBRATION (Thomas Vinterberg)

9. HAPPINESS (Todd Solondz)

10. THE DREAMLIFE OF ANGELS (Erick Zonca)



Honorable Mention: AUTUMN TALE (Rohmer); BUFFALO '66 (Gallo); CLASS TRIP (Miller); THE GENERAL (Boorman); I STAND ALONE (Noe); THE LAST DAYS OF DISCO (Stillman); LATE AUGUST, EARLY SEPTEMBER (Assayas); MY NAME IS JOE (Loach); SHOW ME LOVE (Moodysson); THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY (Farrelly)

Notable Shorts: ACROSS THE UNIVERSE (Anderson); LICK THE STAR (Coppola); PRAISE YOU (Jonze); THIS IS HARDCORE (Nichol)

Most Overrated: AFFLICTION (Schrader); ELIZABETH (Kapur)

1997

1. JACKIE BROWN (Quentin Tarantino)

2. BOOGIE NIGHTS (Paul Thomas Anderson)

3. FUNNY GAMES (Michael Haneke)

4. LA CONFIDENTIAL (Curtis Hanson)

5. THE GAME (David Fincher)

6. GOOD WILL HUNTING (Gus Van Sant)

7. CHASING AMY (Kevin Smith)

8. THE SPANISH PRISONER (David Mamet)

9. THE SWEET HEREAFTER (Atom Egoyan)

10. FAST, CHEAP AND OUT OF CONTROL (Errol Morris)

Honorable Mention: AS GOOD AS IT GETS (Brooks); BLOOD AND WINE (Rafelson); BREAKDOWN (Mostow); THE BUTCHER BOY (Jordan); DONNIE BRASCO (Newell); FIREWORKS (Kitano); HENRY FOOL (Hartley); IN THE COMPANY OF MEN (LaBute); LIFE IS BEAUTFUL (Benigni); LOST HIGHWAY (Lynch); STARSHIP TROOPERS (Verhoeven)

Notable Shorts: AROUND THE WORLD (Gondry); BACHELORETTE (Gondry); CRIMINAL (Romanek); DEADWEIGHT (Gondry); HOW THEY GET THERE (Jonze); JOGA (Gondry); KARMA POLICE (Glazer); PARANOID ANDROID (Carlsson); THE PERFECT DRUG (Romanek); SMACK MY BITCH UP (Akerlund)



Most Overrated: AMISTAD (Spielberg)

1996

1. MY SEX LIFE... OR HOW I GOT INTO AN ARGUMENT (Arnaud Desplechin)

2. FARGO (Joel Coen)

3. PARADISE LOST : THE CHILD MURDERS AT ROBIN HOOD HILLS (Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky)

4. BREAKING THE WAVES (Lars Von Trier)

5. IRMA VEP (Oliver Assayas)

6. FREEWAY (Matthew Bright)

7. SYDNEY (Paul Thomas Anderson)

8. A SUMMER'S TALE (Eric Rohmer)

9. TIN CUP (Ron Shelton)

10. SLING BLADE (Billy Bob Thornton)



Honorable Mention: BOUND (Wachowski); FLIRTING WITH DISASTER (Russell); FROM DUSK TILL DAWN (Rodriguez); GET ON THE BUS (Lee); THE LONG KISS GOODNIGHT (Harlin); THE PEOPLE VS LARRY FLYNT (Forman); TRAINSPOTTING (Boyle); 12 MONKEYS (Gilliam)

Notable Shorts: DEVIL'S HAIRCUT (Romanek); HYPER-BALLAD (Gondry); STREET SPIRIT (Glazer); A SUMMER DRESS (Ozon)

Most Overrated: DEAD MAN (Jarmusch); THE ENGLISH PATIENT (Minghella); LONE STAR (Sayles); SHINE (Hicks)

1995

1. SE7EN (David Fincher)

2. HEAT (Michael Mann)

3. CASINO (Martin Scorsese)

4. BEFORE SUNRISE (Richard Linklater)

5. THE WHITE BALLOON (Jafar Panahi)

6. DEAD MAN WALKING (Tim Robbins)

7. UP/DOWN/FRAGILE (Jacques Rivette)

8. LA HAINE (Mathieu Kassovitz)

9. THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY (Clint Eastwood)

10. BRAVEHEART (Mel Gibson)

Honorable Mention: THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT (Reiner); NIXON (Stone); TO DIE FOR (Van Sant); TOY STORY (Lasseter)

Notable Shorts: A CLOSE SHAVE (Park); ARMY OF ME (Gondry);, IT'S OH SO QUIET (Jonze); LIKE A ROLLING STONE - VERSION 1 (Gondry)

Most Overrated: ANTONIA'S LINE (Gorris)

1994

1. PULP FICTION (Quentin Tarantino)

2. RED (Krzysztof Kieslowski)

3. THE LAST SEDUCTION (John Dahl)

4. NOBODY'S FOOL (Robert Benton)

5. COLD WATER (Oliver Assayas)

6. FRESH (Boaz Yakin)

7. BEFORE THE RAIN (Milcho Manchevski)

8. HEAVENLY CREATURES (Peter Jackson)

9. CRUMB (Terry Zwigoff)

10. QUIZ SHOW (Robert Redford)



Honorable Mention: BARCELONA (Stillman); BULLETS OVER BROADWAY (Allen); CLERKS (Smith); HOOP DREAMS (James); IMAGINARY CRIMES (Drazan); LÉON: THE PROFESSIONAL (Besson); NATURAL BORN KILLERS (Stone); ONCE WERE WARRIORS (Tamahori); THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION (Darabont)

Notable Shorts: BUDDY HOLLY (Jonze); CLOSER (Romanek); DO YOU REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME? (Romhanyi); SABOTAGE (Jonze)



Most Overrated: FORREST GUMP (Zemeckis)

1993

1. SEARCHING FOR BOBBY FISCHER (Steve Zaillian)

2. AGE OF INNOCENCE (Martin Scorsese)

3. WHAT'S EATING GILBERT GRAPE (Lasse Hallstrom)

4. GROUNDHOG DAY (Harold Ramis)

5. MAD DOG AND GLORY (John McNaughton)

6. NAKED (Mike Leigh)

7. CARLITO'S WAY (Brian De Palma)

8. THE FUGITIVE (Andrew Davis)

9. DAZED AND CONFUSED (Richard Linklater)

10. KING OF THE HILL (Steven Soderbergh)



Honorable Mention: BLUE (Kieslowski); A BRONX TALE (De Niro); MALICE (Becker); ROMEO IS BLEEDING (Medak); SHORT CUTS (Altman); TRUE ROMANCE (Scott)

Notable Shorts: BAD GIRL (Fincher); CIGARETTES & COFFEE (Anderson); EVERYBODY HURTS (Scott); THE WRONG TROUSERS (Park)



Most Overrated: None

1992

1. UNFORGIVEN (Clint Eastwood)

2. RESERVOIR DOGS (Quentin Tarantino)

3. HARD-BOILED (John Woo)

4. THE CRYING GAME (Neil Jordan)

5. THE PLAYER (Robert Altman)

6. GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS (James Foley)

7. DEEP COVER (Bill Duke)

8. LORENZO'S OIL (George Miller)

9. CAREFUL (Guy Maddin)

10. UNDER SIEGE (Andrew Davis)

10. A TALE OF WINTER (Eric Rohmer)



Honorable Mention: BASIC INSTINCT (Verhoeven); LESSONS OF DARKNESS (Herzog); LIGHT SLEEPER (Schrader); MALCOLM X (Lee); ONE FALSE MOVE (Franklin); RAISING CAIN (De Palma)

Notable Shorts: A GRAND DAY OUT (Park); JEREMY (Pellington)



Most Overrated: ORLANDO (Potter)

1991

1. FLIRTING (John Duigan)

2. JFK (Oliver Stone)

3. LES AMANTS DU PONT-NEUF (Leos Carax)

4. THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (Jonathan Demme)

5. RAISE THE RED LANTERN (Zhang Yimou)

6. TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY (James Cameron)

7. POINT BREAK (Katherine Bigelow)

8. HOMICIDE (David Mamet)

9. LA BELLE NOISEUSE (Jacques Rivette)

10. DEFENDING YOUR LIFE (Albert Brooks)



Honorable Mention: BARTON FINK (Coen); DELICATESSEN (Caro & Jeunet); THE LAST BOY SCOUT (Scott); MAN IN THE MOON (Mulliagan)

Notable Shorts: DELICACIES OF MOLTEN HORROR SYNAPSE (Brakhage); LOSING MY RELIGION (Tarsem)



Most Overrated: FRIED GREEN TOMATOES (Avnet)





1990

1. GOODFELLAS (Martin Scorsese)

2. METROPOLITAN (Whit Stillman)

3. MILLER'S CROSSING (Joel Coen)

4. THE GRIFTERS (Stephen Frears)

5. LIFE IS SWEET (Mike Leigh)

6. GREMLINS 2: THE NEW BATCH (Joe Dante)

7. JOE VERSUS THE VOLCANO (John Patrick Shanley)

8. BULLET IN THE HEAD (John Woo)

9. TRUST (Hal Hartley)

10. TOTAL RECALL (Paul Verhoeven)



Honorable Mention: DANCES WITH WOLVES (Costner); REVENGE (Scott); REVERSAL OF FORTUNE (Schroeder)



Notable Shorts: None



Most Overrated: None















