Top 100 Films of The 1990s
Over at DVDVR we're counting down the top 275 films of the '90s. Here's my ballot, posted for posterity.
TOP TEN:
1-The Shawshank Redemption [1994; Frank Darabont]
2-Schindler’s List [1993; Steven Spielberg]
3-L.A. Confidential [1997; Curtis Hanson]
4-Goodfellas [1990; Martin Scorsese]
5-Heat [1995; Michael Mann]
6-Ed Wood [1994; Tim Burton]
7-Pulp Fiction [1994; Quentin Tarantino]
8-Saving Private Ryan [1998; Steven Spielberg]
9-Jerry Maguire [1996; Cameron Crowe]
10-Being John Malkovich [1999; Spike Jonze]
THE REMAINING TOP 25:
11-Before Sunrise [1995; Richard Linklater]
12-Dazed and Confused [1993; Richard Linklater]
13-The Insider [1999; Michael Mann]
14-Unforgiven [1992; Clint Eastwood]
15-American Beauty [1999; Sam Mendes]
16-The Truman Show [1998; Peter Weir]
17-Fight Club [1999; David Fincher]
18-Wag the Dog [1997; Barry Levinson]
19-Hamlet [1996; Kenneth Branaugh]
20-Clerks [1994; Kevin Smith]
21-Election [1999; Alexander Payne]
22-Rushmore [1998; Wes Anderson]
23-Chasing Amy [1994; Kevin Smith]
24-Good Will Hunting [1997; Gus Van Sant]
25-As Good As It Gets [1997; James L. Brooks] (179)
THE REST:
26-Apollo 13 [1995; Ron Howard]
27-The Usual Suspects [1995; Bryan Singer]
28-Fargo [1996; Joel Coen]
29-Glengarry Glen Ross [1992; James Foley]
30-Seven [1995; David Fincher]
31-Malcolm X [1992; Spike Lee]
32-Jackie Brown [1997; Quentin Tarantino]
33-The Cider House Rules [1999; Lasse Hallstrom] (247)
34-The Green Mile [1999; Frank Darabont]
35-Man on the Moon [1999; Milos Forman]
36-Philadelphia [1993; Jonathan Demme]
37-American History X [1998; Tony Kaye]
38-Reservoir Dogs [1992; Quentin Tarantino]
39-The Hurricane [1999; Norman Jewison] (237)
40-The Big Lebowski [1998; Joel Coen]
41-Gattaca [1997; Andrew Niccol]
42-Rounders [1998; John Dahl]
43-The Crucible [1996; Nicholas Hytner]
44-Aladdin [1992; Ron Clements & John Musker]
45-Toy Story [1995; John Lasseter]
46-Boogie Nights [1997; Paul Thomas Anderson]
47-Leaving Las Vegas [1995; Mike Figgis]
48-A Simple Plan [1998; Sam Raimi]
49-The Sweet Hereafter [1997; Atom Egoyan]
50-Forrest Gump [1994; Robert Zemeckis]
51-Sling Blade [1996; Billy Bob Thornton]
52-The Matrix [1999; Andy & Larry Wachowski]
53-The Ice Storm [1997; Ang Lee]
54-JFK [1991; Oliver Stone]
55-Titanic [1997; James Cameron]
56-The Thin Red Line [1998; Terrance Malick]
57-A League of Their Own [1992; Penny Marshall]
58-Magnolia [1999; Paul Thomas Anderson]
59-The Lion King [1994; Roger Allers & Rob Minkoff]
60-Speed [1994; Jan de Bont]
61-Dogma [1999; Kevin Smith]
62-Army of Darkness [1992; Sam Raimi]
63-Pleasantville [1998; Gary Ross]
64-Shakespeare in Love [1998; John Madden]
65-The People vs. Larry Flynt [1996; Milos Forman]
66-Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels [1998; Guy Ritchie] (193)
67-Office Space [1996; Mike Judge]
68-South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999; Trey Parker)
69-Groundhog Day [1993; Harold Ramis]
70-The Hudsucker Proxy [1994; Joel Coen]
71-Rudy [1993; David Anspaugh]
72-When We Were Kings [1996; Leon Gast] (187)
73-Primal Fear [1996; Gregory Hoblit]
74-Grosse Point Blank [1997; George Armitage]
75-Desperado [1995; Robert Rodriguez]
76-Clay Pigeons [1998; David Dobkin] (261)
77-Beyond the Mat [1999; Barry Blaustein]
78-Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas [1998; Terry Gilliam]
79-A Few Good Men [1992; Rob Reiner]
80-The Sixth Sense [1999; M. Night Shyamalan]
81-Jurassic Park [1993; Steven Spielberg]
82-Welcome to Sarajevo [1997; Michael Winterbottom]
83-The Virgin Suicides [1999; Sofia Coppola] (228)
84-Bullets Over Broadway [1994; Woody Allen] (184)
85-From Dusk Till Dawn [1996; Robert Rodriguez]
86-Very Bad Things [1998; Peter Berg]
87-El Mariachi [1992; Robert Rodriguez]
88-The Birdcage [1996; Mike Nichols]
89-The Nightmare Before Christmas [1993; Henry Selick]
90-Eyes Wide Shut [1999; Stanley Kubrick]
91-Exotica [1994; Atom Egoyan] (257)
92-That Thing You Do! [1996; Tom Hanks]
93-Empire Records [1995; Allan Moyle]
94-Twister [1996; Jan de Bont]
95-Go [1999; Doug Limon] (195)
96-The Quick & The Dead [1995; Sam Raimi]
97-Mrs. Doubtfire [1993; Chris Columbus]
98-Tomorrow Never Dies [1997; Roger Spottiswoode]
99-Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country [1991; Nicholas Meyer]
100-Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace [1999; George Lucas]