Top Ten Films of 1990-1999
Like the top 2000s films thread, I'd like to hopefully create another list for the 1990s decade as well. Since there are so many great movies each year, not to mention each decade, I've developed a system in that first thread that seems to work, for me anyway. Please feel free to post your ruminations and systems and lists. Let's do this for all the decades!
I know my first three right away:
1. Death and the Maiden (1994)
2. The Ninth Gate (1999)
3. Bitter Moon (1992)
will now think of the other seven...
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To start off, like before, I'll just list for each year my top movies for that year and then use http://tournamentscheduler.net/ to determine the ranking within each year, then the top three of each year will be ranked again, giving me my top ten :) Simple.
An Angel at My Table (1990)
Back to the Future Part III (1990)
Dances with Wolves (1990)
Die Hard 2 (1990)
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Everybody's Fine (1990)
Ghost (1990)
Goodfellas (1990)
Journey of Hope (1990)
Misery (1990)
RoboCop 2 (1990)
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1990)
The Godfather: Part III (1990)
Total Recall (1990)
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
Delicatessen (1991)
My Girl (1991)
My Own Private Idaho (1991)
Naked Lunch (1991)
Night on Earth (1991)
Only Yesterday (1991)
Raise the Red Lantern (1991)
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
Slacker (1991)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
The Doors (1991)
The Double Life of Veronique (1991)
The Fisher King (1991)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Thelma & Louise (1991)
1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992)
A Few Good Men (1992)
Aladdin (1992)
Alien 3 (1992)
Basic Instinct (1992)
Batman Returns (1992)
Benny's Video (1992)
Dead Alive (1992)
Death Becomes Her (1992)
Dracula (1992)
Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
Howards End (1992)
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Scent of a Woman (1992)
The Lover (1992)
Unforgiven (1992)
Cronos (1993)
Dazed and Confused (1993)
Falling Down (1993)
Fire in the Sky (1993)
Groundhog Day (1993)
Grumpy Old Men (1993)
Jurassic Park (1993)
King of the Hill (1993)
Money for Nothing (1993)
Schindler's List (1993)
Short Cuts (1993)
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
The Vanishing (1993)
Three Colors: Blue (1993)
True Romance (1993)
What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
Chungking Express (1994)
Ed Wood (1994)
Forrest Gump (1994)
Immortal Beloved (1994)
Léon (1994)
Natural Born Killers (1994)
Pom Poko (1994)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Quiz Show (1994)
Speed (1994)
Stargate (1994)
Swimming with Sharks (1994)
The Crow (1994)
The Lion King (1994)
The Mask (1994)
The Ref (1994)
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Three Colors: Red (1994)
Three Colors: White (1994)
True Lies (1994)
Apollo 13 (1995)
Babe (1995)
Before Sunrise (1995)
Braveheart (1995)
Casino (1995)
Dead Presidents (1995)
Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995)
Four Rooms (1995)
Kids (1995)
Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
Mighty Aphrodite (1995)
Seven (1995)
The Basketball Diaries (1995)
The City of Lost Children (1995)
The Last Supper (1995)
The Usual Suspects (1995)
Toy Story (1995)
Twelve Monkeys (1995)
Underground (1995)
Whisper of the Heart (1995)
Albino Alligator (1996)
Bottle Rocket (1996)
Bound (1996)
Fargo (1996)
Hamlet (1996)
Independence Day (1996)
Jerry Maguire (1996)
Kolya (1996)
Mars Attacks! (1996)
Primal Fear (1996)
Romeo & Juliet (1996)
Set It Off (1996)
Shine (1996)
The Birdcage (1996)
The English Patient (1996)
The Frighteners (1996)
The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)
The Rock (1996)
As Good as It Gets (1997)
Boogie Nights (1997)
Children of Heaven (1997)
Contact (1997)
Cube (1997)
Gattaca (1997)
Good Will Hunting (1997)
Gridlock'd (1997)
L.A. Confidential (1997)
Life Is Beautiful (1997)
Lolita (1997)
Nothing to Lose (1997)
Princess Mononoke (1997)
Starship Troopers (1997)
Taste of Cherry (1997)
The Fifth Element (1997)
The Game (1997)
The Ice Storm (1997)
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
Titanic (1997)
A Bug's Life (1998)
A Simple Plan (1998)
American History X (1998)
Black Cat, White Cat (1998)
Dark City (1998)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
Lovers of the Arctic Circle (1998)
Pleasantville (1998)
Rounders (1998)
Run Lola Run (1998)
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Shakespeare in Love (1998)
The Big Lebowski (1998)
There's Something About Mary (1998)
8MM (1999)
American Beauty (1999)
Arlington Road (1999)
Audition (1999)
Being John Malkovich (1999)
Boys Don't Cry (1999)
Dogma (1999)
Election (1999)
Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
Fight Club (1999)
Himalaya (1999)
Magnolia (1999)
My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999)
Ravenous (1999)
The Color of Paradise (1999)
The Matrix (1999)
The Sixth Sense (1999)
The War Zone (1999)
Titus (1999)
Toy Story 2 (1999)
So, taking pablo's list, as usual, and adding from it to my top 3:
1. Death and the Maiden (1994)
2. The Ninth Gate (1999)
3. Bitter Moon (1992)
Back to the Future Part III (1990)
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Ghost (1990)
Delicatessen (1991)
Scent of a Woman (1992)
Groundhog Day (1993)
Grumpy Old Men (1993)
Forrest Gump (1994)
Quiz Show (1994)
Speed (1994)
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Braveheart (1995)
The City of Lost Children (1995)
Hamlet (1996)
The English Patient (1996)
As Good as It Gets (1997)
American Beauty (1999)
Audition (1999)
The Sixth Sense (1999)
the ones I highlighted will definitely remain on my list. Now got to think of the others
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I just look through thousands of movies on IMDB going through year to year and I make a list and then I just go through process of elimination. Watching Shawshank Redemption now and it's definitely on my top 10 for this decade. I actually caught most of Titanic last week and while it won't be on my list this far removed from my last viewing it's still a very solid film. I think I can naturally assume that Dark City will be making my list but it is hard to say. Much like my 2000's list it could be a bit before mine is done.
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In roughly chronological order:
Goodfellas (1990)
Jacob's Ladder (1990)
Hard-Boiled (1992)
The Bride with White Hair (1993)
The Mystery of Rampo (1994)
Forrest Gump (1994)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Comrades, Almost a Love Story (1996)
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
The Sixth Sense (1999)
The last one cut (" #11 ") was Boogie Nights (1997).
Oh, and since I am a huge fan of Korean cinema, I would be remiss if I didn't add my top Korean film from the '90s: The Harmonium in My Memory (1998). That's not to say it's the best Korean film of the decade or anything; only that most of the Korean movies I've seen are post-1999. But it is a sweet little movie, with arguably the best actress working today (Do-yeon Jeon) in an early role.
1990 is a weak ass year for films haha
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Yeah. A few strong films, like Dances With Wolves, for instance.Originally Posted by Mattrick
Tom savinis night of the living dead
"That which you think, becomes your world" Matheson
Overall the 90's are weak. I mean there a lot of very good entertainment films but i really wasn't until the last few years we got some very good films. 94/97-99 were the best years of the decade. 97/99 being the best.
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So I was able to whittle each year down to its Top 3. This actually proved to be quite difficult for some years, such as 1994 and 1995. So:
1. Dances with Wolves (1990)
2. Misery (1990)
3. Ghost (1990)
1. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
2. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
3. Night on Earth (1991)
1. Reservoir Dogs (1992)
2. The Lover (1992)
3. Aladdin (1992)
1. Schindler's List (1993)
2. Jurassic Park (1993)
3. Three Colors: Blue (1993)
1. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
2. Pulp Fiction (1994)
3. Natural Born Killers (1994)
1. The Usual Suspects (1995)
2. Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
3. Seven (1995)
1. Primal Fear (1996)
2. Fargo (1996)
3. Kolya (1996)
1. Titanic (1997)
2. Good Will Hunting (1997)
3. Contact (1997)
1. American History X (1998)
2. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
3. Dark City (1998)
1. Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
2. American Beauty (1999)
3. Fight Club (1999)
I'll come back a bit later with the 1 through 30 ranking.
There's actually a lot there that I considered before narrowing down my list. Dark City was hard to leave off, as was Shawshank, Jurassic Park, T2, and Titanic. On the other hand, I did not care for Fight Club or American Beauty much at all.
Interesting that Goodfellas did not even make your top three for 1990, as I believe it is a strong contender for best film of the decade.
Well, that went faster than I though. Here's my list of the best of the 1990s, top 30 with the Top 10 highlighted:
1 Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
2 The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
3 American Beauty (1999)
4 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
5 The Usual Suspects (1995)
6 Pulp Fiction (1994)
7 Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
8 American History X (1998)
9 Natural Born Killers (1994)
10 Jurassic Park (1993)
11 Contact (1997)
12 Fight Club (1999)
13 Good Will Hunting (1997)
14 Dark City (1998)
15 Night on Earth (1991)
16 Titanic (1997)
17 The Lover (1992)
18 Seven (1995)
19 Aladdin (1992)
20 Saving Private Ryan (1998)
21 Primal Fear (1996)
22 The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
23 Misery (1990)
24 Dances with Wolves (1990)
25 Three Colors: Blue (1993)
26 Schindler's List (1993)
27 Kolya (1996)
28 Ghost (1990)
29 Fargo (1996)
30 Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Sadly, I watched Goodfellas only once and while I enjoyed it, I may need to rewatch it (I have the DVD), because it didn't jump out at me or sear itself into my memory.
Goodfellas is incredibly overrated. It's not even in Scorcese's ten best let alone top ten of the decade. Casino > Goodfellas
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No it's not, shut your mouth.
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I didn't even refer to any culture, so whoever left this comment clearly does not know what they're talking about lol. I am not sure how liking Casino over Goodfellas makes me a poser. I mean, that doesn't even make sense.
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Don't worry about it. Paying attention to reputation is the real definition of pretentious.Drew this:
I didn't even refer to any culture, so whoever left this comment clearly does not know what they're talking about lol. I am not sure how liking Casino over Goodfellas makes me a poser. I mean, that doesn't even make sense.
I wouldn't even know I get reputation comments if I didn't get notifications about it lol
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Well, I'm not in any position to change that. All I can do is point out that "People who matter don't mind, and people who mind don't matter." Anonymous name-calling = stunted personality.I wouldn't even know I get reputation comments if I didn't get notifications about it lol
Personally, I think you have a point about Scorsese having done better, but I don't agree about every one of the films you listed topping it.
Certainly not Casino. Have you seen Mafia! (Jim Abrahams, 1998 ) ...?
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I didn't even refer to any culture, so whoever left this comment clearly does not know what they're talking about lol. I am not sure how liking Casino over Goodfellas makes me a poser. I mean, that doesn't even make sense.
What is a reputation?
Where do I find them?
Is it something anonymous?
Can you get in trouble if you get enough of them?
I've been part of this site since 2007 and I've never heard of it. Whomever sent that should be ashamed. Have some balls and post it in the thread. I disagree with you on the Goodfellas subject, but I'm not going to start name calling and send reputations.
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Definitely, and it was very hard leaving Casino off my top-three of 1995 list.
I haven't watched Casino in a very long time. I made a sort of prelimary list (narrowed it down to about 20 films) but there a lot of films I have on hand that I haven't seen from the decade so over the next few weeks I'll dedicate my movie watching, as I've watched few movies lately, strictly to 90's movies. Going to check to see what I have on hand...I've got:
Dances With Wolves (haven't seen in years)
Ed Wood (never seen)
Carlito's Way (never seen)
Miller's Crossing (never seen)
Secrets and Lies (never seen)
Sling Blade (never seen)
Also want to watch Quiz Show, Krantz and Gouldenstein are Dead and some others as well.
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No it's not in Scorseses ten best? I'm glad you agree.
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I can understand saying that Goodfellas isn't Scorsese's best film, but not even in his top 10? I don't know about that. I'd love to see your list of Marty's top 10 best films.
I'm sure you will have The Aviator ahead of it. I strongly disagree with that. The Aviator is one of the least favorite Scorsese films I've ever seen.
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