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Top Films of the 1990s (#1-200)

Rank Title Year Director(s) Overall
Rank
1 Pulp Fiction 1994 Quentin Tarantino 8
2 Goodfellas 1990 Martin Scorsese 14
3 The Silence of the Lambs 1991 Jonathan Demme 20
4 Schindler's List 1993 Steven Spielberg 21
5 The Matrix 1999 Lana and Lilly Wachowski 26
6 Toy Story 1995 John Lasseter 38
7 The Shawshank Redemption 1994 Frank Darabont 45
8 Terminator 2: Judgment Day 1991 James Cameron 54
9 Saving Private Ryan 1998 Steven Spielberg 60
10 Fargo 1996 Joel Coen 67
11 Fight Club 1999 David Fincher 71
12 Forrest Gump 1994 Robert Zemeckis 72
13 Jurassic Park 1993 Steven Spielberg 83
14 Seven 1995 David Fincher 90
15 The Lion King 1994 Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff 92
16 Groundhog Day 1993 Harold Ramis 93
17 Reservoir Dogs 1992 Quentin Tarantino 95
18 Titanic 1997 James Cameron 96
19 The Big Lebowski 1998 Joel Coen 104
20 Beauty and the Beast 1991 Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise 106
21 Unforgiven 1992 Clint Eastwood 120
22 The Usual Suspects 1995 Bryan Singer 134
23 L.A. Confidential 1997 Curtis Hanson 139
24 Clueless 1995 Amy Heckerling 156
25 The Sixth Sense 1999 M. Night Shyamalan 168
26 The Iron Giant 1999 Brad Bird 173
27 Heat 1995 Michael Mann 182
28 Trainspotting 1996 Danny Boyle 197
29 Edward Scissorhands 1990 Tim Burton 199
30 Princess Mononoke 1997 Hayao Miyazaki 205
31 Three Colors: Red 1994 Krzysztof Kieslowski 208
32 American Beauty 1999 Sam Mendes 218
33 The Nightmare before Christmas 1993 Henry Selick 231
34 The Truman Show 1998 Peter Weir 236
35 Hoop Dreams 1994 Steve James 250
36 Toy Story 2 1999 John Lasseter 256
37 Life Is Beautiful 1997 Roberto Benigni 258
38 Léon: The Professional 1994 Luc Besson 259
39 Before Sunrise 1995 Richard Linklater 263
40 The Blair Witch Project 1999 Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez 271
41 Braveheart 1995 Mel Gibson 278
42 The Green Mile 1999 Frank Darabont 296
43 The Piano 1993 Jane Campion 309
44 Scream 1996 Wes Craven 310
45 Boogie Nights 1997 Paul Thomas Anderson 318
46 All about My Mother 1999 Pedro Almodóvar 320
47 Three Colors: Blue 1993 Krzysztof Kieslowski 322
48 Ghost in the Shell 1995 Mizuho Nishikubo and Mamoru Oshii 324
49 Rushmore 1998 Wes Anderson 330
50 Twelve Monkeys 1995 Terry Gilliam 331
51 Good Will Hunting 1997 Gus Van Sant 339
52 Dances with Wolves 1990 Kevin Costner 356
53 Chungking Express 1994 Kar-Wai Wong 372
54 Dazed and Confused 1993 Richard Linklater 379
55 The Thin Red Line 1998 Terrence Malick 380
56 Magnolia 1999 Paul Thomas Anderson 387
57 Clerks. 1994 Kevin Smith 399
58 Thelma & Louise 1991 Ridley Scott 402
59 Casino 1995 Martin Scorsese 404
60 Paris Is Burning 1990 Jennie Livingston 412
61 A League of Their Own 1992 Penny Marshall 417
62 Aladdin 1992 Ron Clements and John Musker 427
63 Four Weddings and a Funeral 1994 Mike Newell 441
64 Hate 1995 Mathieu Kassovitz 442
65 Pretty Woman 1990 Garry Marshall 443
66 Being John Malkovich 1999 Spike Jonze 451
67 American History X 1998 Tony Kaye 458
68 Audition 1999 Takashi Miike 463
69 Point Break 1991 Kathryn Bigelow 470
70 Jerry Maguire 1996 Cameron Crowe 487
71 Boyz N the Hood 1991 John Singleton 497
72 Raise the Red Lantern 1991 Yimou Zhang 509
73 Total Recall 1990 Paul Verhoeven 511
74 Beau travail 1999 Claire Denis 512
75 The Fugitive 1993 Andrew Davis 519
76 When We Were Kings 1996 Leon Gast 523
77 Independence Day 1996 Roland Emmerich 527
78 The Fifth Element 1997 Luc Besson 529
79 Close-Up 1990 Abbas Kiarostami 531
80 The Last of the Mohicans 1992 Michael Mann 541
81 Election 1999 Alexander Payne 543
82 Speed 1994 Jan de Bont 547
83 Miller's Crossing 1990 Joel Coen 553
84 Malcolm X 1992 Spike Lee 555
85 10 Things I Hate about You 1999 Gil Junger 557
86 Batman Returns 1992 Tim Burton 560
87 South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut 1999 Trey Parker 578
88 Breaking the Waves 1996 Lars von Trier 580
89 There's Something about Mary 1998 Bobby and Peter Farrelly 583
90 The English Patient 1996 Anthony Minghella 584
91 Misery 1990 Rob Reiner 585
92 Sleepless in Seattle 1993 Nora Ephron 586
93 Eyes Wide Shut 1999 Stanley Kubrick 595
94 Starship Troopers 1997 Paul Verhoeven 596
95 Three Colors: White 1994 Krzysztof Kieslowski 600
96 Home Alone 1990 Chris Columbus 618
97 Office Space 1999 Mike Judge 620
98 Gattaca 1997 Andrew Niccol 623
99 Secrets & Lies 1996 Mike Leigh 629
100 Men in Black 1997 Barry Sonnenfeld 637
101 Ring 1998 Hideo Nakata 647
102 Hard Boiled 1992 John Woo 649
103 Babe 1995 Chris Noonan 650
104 A Brighter Summer Day 1991 Edward Yang 659
105 Boys Don't Cry 1999 Kimberly Peirce 663
106 Sense and Sensibility 1995 Ang Lee 668
107 Ed Wood 1994 Tim Burton 674
108 The Virgin Suicides 1999 Sofia Coppola 677
109 Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels 1998 Guy Ritchie 678
110 Dead Man 1995 Jim Jarmusch 679
111 Jackie Brown 1997 Quentin Tarantino 688
112 Bound 1996 Lana and Lilly Wachowski 698
113 Basic Instinct 1992 Paul Verhoeven 717
114 The Celebration 1998 Thomas Vinterberg 720
115 My Own Private Idaho 1991 Gus Van Sant 728
116 Farewell My Concubine 1993 Kaige Chen 729
117 Delicatessen 1991 Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet 730
118 Notting Hill 1999 Roger Michell 732
119 Happy Together 1997 Kar-Wai Wong 735
120 Face/Off 1997 John Woo 744
121 JFK 1991 Oliver Stone 745
122 Run Lola Run 1998 Tom Tykwer 750
123 Galaxy Quest 1999 Dean Parisot 759
124 You've Got Mail 1998 Nora Ephron 768
125 The Player 1992 Robert Altman 770
126 The Crow 1994 Alex Proyas 772
127 Sátántangó 1994 Béla Tarr 776
128 Philadelphia 1993 Jonathan Demme 792
129 Ghost 1990 Jerry Zucker 798
130 Naked 1993 Mike Leigh 802
131 The Straight Story 1999 David Lynch 812
132 Daughters of the Dust 1991 Julie Dash 814
133 Romeo + Juliet 1996 Baz Luhrmann 826
134 Dark City 1998 Alex Proyas 839
135 Apollo 13 1995 Ron Howard 857
136 The Insider 1999 Michael Mann 871
137 A Taste of Cherry 1997 Abbas Kiarostami 891
138 Barton Fink 1991 Joel Coen 905
139 The Sandlot 1993 David Mickey Evans 913
140 The Godfather: Part III 1990 Francis Ford Coppola 916
141 Mulan 1998 Tony Bancroft and Barry Cook 917
142 The Crying Game 1992 Neil Jordan 924
143 True Romance 1993 Tony Scott 925
144 Orlando 1992 Sally Potter 926
145 Crumb 1994 Terry Zwigoff 932
146 Lost Highway 1997 David Lynch 940
147 The Birdcage 1996 Mike Nichols 941
148 Carlito's Way 1993 Brian De Palma 945
149 Crash 1996 David Cronenberg 948
150 Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me 1992 David Lynch 963
151 The Double Life of Veronique 1991 Krzysztof Kieslowski 964
152 The Rock 1996 Michael Bay 978
153 The Talented Mr. Ripley 1999 Anthony Minghella 980
154 The Remains of the Day 1993 James Ivory 999
155 Out of Sight 1998 Steven Soderbergh 1001
156 Pi 1998 Darren Aronofsky 1005
157 Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery 1997 Jay Roach 1008
158 Dumb & Dumber 1994 Peter Farrelly 1014
159 True Lies 1994 James Cameron 1016
160 Shakespeare in Love 1998 John Madden 1026
161 Short Cuts 1993 Robert Altman 1032
162 The City of Lost Children 1995 Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet 1041
163 Mission: Impossible 1996 Brian De Palma 1055
164 Wayne's World 1992 Penelope Spheeris 1071
165 Funny Games 1997 Michael Haneke 1077
166 Kids 1995 Larry Clark 1080
167 Waiting for Guffman 1996 Christopher Guest 1081
168 42 Up 1998 Michael Apted 1083
169 Heavenly Creatures 1994 Peter Jackson 1086
170 Rudy 1993 David Anspaugh 1096
171 The Game 1997 David Fincher 1099
172 The Bridges of Madison County 1995 Clint Eastwood 1103
173 Happy Gilmore 1996 Dennis Dugan 1104
174 Mrs. Doubtfire 1993 Chris Columbus 1138
175 Cool Runnings 1993 Jon Turteltaub 1144
176 As Good as It Gets 1997 James L. Brooks 1150
177 Central Station 1998 Walter Salles 1151
178 Wild at Heart 1990 David Lynch 1152
179 35 Up 1991 Michael Apted 1153
180 Cape Fear 1991 Martin Scorsese 1160
181 Perfect Blue 1997 Satoshi Kon 1162
182 Bram Stoker's Dracula 1992 Francis Ford Coppola 1165
183 The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert 1994 Stephan Elliott 1166
184 Jacob's Ladder 1990 Adrian Lyne 1168
185 Donnie Brasco 1997 Mike Newell 1173
186 Sling Blade 1996 Billy Bob Thornton 1175
187 Lone Star 1996 John Sayles 1179
188 Candyman 1992 Bernard Rose 1182
189 American Pie 1999 Paul Weitz 1196
190 Fireworks 1997 Takeshi Kitano 1204
191 Glengarry Glen Ross 1992 James Foley 1205
192 But I'm a Cheerleader 1999 Jamie Babbit 1208
193 Tombstone 1993 George P. Cosmatos 1213
194 The Full Monty 1997 Peter Cattaneo 1233
195 Braindead 1992 Peter Jackson 1235
196 Three Kings 1999 David O. Russell 1238
197 Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai 1999 Jim Jarmusch 1241
198 Friday 1995 F. Gary Gray 1253
199 Contact 1997 Robert Zemeckis 1262
200 Happiness 1998 Todd Solondz 1265
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