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

Rank Title Year Director(s) Overall
Rank
1 Pulp Fiction 1994 Quentin Tarantino 9
2 Goodfellas 1990 Martin Scorsese 17
3 Schindler's List 1993 Steven Spielberg 28
4 The Silence of the Lambs 1991 Jonathan Demme 31
5 The Matrix 1999 Lana and Lilly Wachowski 35
6 Toy Story 1995 John Lasseter 50
7 The Shawshank Redemption 1994 Frank Darabont 52
8 Terminator 2: Judgment Day 1991 James Cameron 66
9 Fight Club 1999 David Fincher 71
10 Fargo 1996 Joel Coen 75
11 Saving Private Ryan 1998 Steven Spielberg 77
12 Reservoir Dogs 1992 Quentin Tarantino 80
13 Unforgiven 1992 Clint Eastwood 95
14 Groundhog Day 1993 Harold Ramis 98
15 Seven 1995 David Fincher 102
16 Forrest Gump 1994 Robert Zemeckis 107
17 The Big Lebowski 1998 Joel Coen 108
18 The Usual Suspects 1995 Bryan Singer 112
19 L.A. Confidential 1997 Curtis Hanson 127
20 Titanic 1997 James Cameron 129
21 Jurassic Park 1993 Steven Spielberg 132
22 The Lion King 1994 Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff 138
23 American Beauty 1999 Sam Mendes 142
24 Beauty and the Beast 1991 Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise 154
25 Heat 1995 Michael Mann 157
26 Trainspotting 1996 Danny Boyle 167
27 Braveheart 1995 Mel Gibson 185
28 The Sixth Sense 1999 M. Night Shyamalan 187
29 Edward Scissorhands 1990 Tim Burton 203
30 The Truman Show 1998 Peter Weir 242
31 Life Is Beautiful 1997 Roberto Benigni 250
32 The Professional 1994 Luc Besson 253
33 All about My Mother 1999 Pedro Almodóvar 257
34 Princess Mononoke 1997 Hayao Miyazaki 265
35 The Blair Witch Project 1999 Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez 281
36 Three Colors: Red 1994 Krzysztof Kieslowski 282
37 Hoop Dreams 1994 Steve James 284
38 Magnolia 1999 Paul Thomas Anderson 292
39 The Iron Giant 1999 Brad Bird 296
40 The Nightmare before Christmas 1993 Henry Selick 297
41 The Piano 1993 Jane Campion 306
42 Toy Story 2 1999 John Lasseter 310
43 Dances with Wolves 1990 Kevin Costner 318
44 Boogie Nights 1997 Paul Thomas Anderson 319
45 Rushmore 1998 Wes Anderson 323
46 Three Colors: Blue 1993 Krzysztof Kieslowski 324
47 Clueless 1995 Amy Heckerling 333
48 Being John Malkovich 1999 Spike Jonze 346
49 Twelve Monkeys 1995 Terry Gilliam 354
50 Clerks. 1994 Kevin Smith 364
51 Before Sunrise 1995 Richard Linklater 373
52 Ghost in the Shell 1995 Mamoru Oshii 374
53 The Thin Red Line 1998 Terrence Malick 378
54 Thelma & Louise 1991 Ridley Scott 379
55 Jerry Maguire 1996 Cameron Crowe 382
56 Dazed and Confused 1993 Richard Linklater 389
57 Casino 1995 Martin Scorsese 398
58 Chungking Express 1994 Kar-Wai Wong 403
59 South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut 1999 Trey Parker 407
60 Breaking the Waves 1996 Lars von Trier 418
61 The Green Mile 1999 Frank Darabont 421
62 American History X 1998 Tony Kaye 428
63 Ed Wood 1994 Tim Burton 435
64 Raise the Red Lantern 1991 Yimou Zhang 454
65 There's Something about Mary 1998 Bobby and Peter Farrelly 455
66 The Last of the Mohicans 1992 Michael Mann 463
67 Miller's Crossing 1990 Joel Coen 466
68 Close-Up 1990 Abbas Kiarostami 469
69 Secrets & Lies 1996 Mike Leigh 470
70 Speed 1994 Jan de Bont 473
71 Hate 1995 Mathieu Kassovitz 485
72 Total Recall 1990 Paul Verhoeven 487
73 Babe 1995 Chris Noonan 492
74 Good Will Hunting 1997 Gus Van Sant 495
75 Four Weddings and a Funeral 1994 Mike Newell 504
76 The English Patient 1996 Anthony Minghella 510
77 Audition 1999 Takashi Miike 511
78 Pretty Woman 1990 Garry Marshall 521
79 The Celebration 1998 Thomas Vinterberg 525
80 Scream 1996 Wes Craven 527
81 JFK 1991 Oliver Stone 529
82 Aladdin 1992 Ron Clements and John Musker 535
83 Dead Man 1995 Jim Jarmusch 541
84 Election 1999 Alexander Payne 546
85 Starship Troopers 1997 Paul Verhoeven 549
86 The Player 1992 Robert Altman 551
87 Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels 1998 Guy Ritchie 556
88 Hard Boiled 1992 John Woo 567
89 When We Were Kings 1996 Leon Gast 569
90 Office Space 1999 Mike Judge 570
91 Independence Day 1996 Roland Emmerich 588
92 A League of Their Own 1992 Penny Marshall 591
93 Shakespeare in Love 1998 John Madden 592
94 Run Lola Run 1998 Tom Tykwer 594
95 The Fifth Element 1997 Luc Besson 599
96 Sense and Sensibility 1995 Ang Lee 602
97 Paris Is Burning 1990 Jennie Livingston 615
98 Crumb 1994 Terry Zwigoff 621
99 Three Colors: White 1994 Krzysztof Kieslowski 635
100 Naked 1993 Mike Leigh 639
101 Beau travail 1999 Claire Denis 646
102 Boyz N the Hood 1991 John Singleton 649
103 Sátántangó 1994 Béla Tarr 650
104 Delicatessen 1991 Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet 654
105 Point Break 1991 Kathryn Bigelow 661
106 Short Cuts 1993 Robert Altman 675
107 The Fugitive 1993 Andrew Davis 677
108 Batman Returns 1992 Tim Burton 698
109 Eyes Wide Shut 1999 Stanley Kubrick 699
110 Farewell My Concubine 1993 Kaige Chen 715
111 Face/Off 1997 John Woo 721
112 Jackie Brown 1997 Quentin Tarantino 722
113 A Brighter Summer Day 1991 Edward Yang 729
114 Barton Fink 1991 Joel Coen 733
115 Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery 1997 Jay Roach 735
116 Sleepless in Seattle 1993 Nora Ephron 738
117 Ghost 1990 Jerry Zucker 740
118 Misery 1990 Rob Reiner 745
119 Malcolm X 1992 Spike Lee 746
120 Crash 1996 David Cronenberg 756
121 True Romance 1993 Tony Scott 768
122 My Own Private Idaho 1991 Gus Van Sant 769
123 The Godfather: Part III 1990 Francis Ford Coppola 774
124 Apollo 13 1995 Ron Howard 776
125 Gattaca 1997 Andrew Niccol 782
126 Men in Black 1997 Barry Sonnenfeld 787
127 As Good as It Gets 1997 James L. Brooks 791
128 Lost Highway 1997 David Lynch 793
129 Basic Instinct 1992 Paul Verhoeven 796
130 Pi 1998 Darren Aronofsky 800
131 Carlito's Way 1993 Brian De Palma 804
132 Galaxy Quest 1999 Dean Parisot 810
133 Dark City 1998 Alex Proyas 814
134 Happy Together 1997 Kar-Wai Wong 816
135 Lone Star 1996 John Sayles 821
136 Home Alone 1990 Chris Columbus 822
137 Philadelphia 1993 Jonathan Demme 828
138 Heavenly Creatures 1994 Peter Jackson 831
139 Bound 1996 Lana and Lilly Wachowski 839
140 Boys Don't Cry 1999 Kimberly Peirce 859
141 Out of Sight 1998 Steven Soderbergh 860
142 Donnie Brasco 1997 Mike Newell 878
143 Central Station 1998 Walter Salles 883
144 Ring 1998 Hideo Nakata 889
145 A Taste of Cherry 1997 Abbas Kiarostami 893
146 Romeo + Juliet 1996 Baz Luhrmann 901
147 Glengarry Glen Ross 1992 James Foley 914
148 The Straight Story 1999 David Lynch 916
149 Kids 1995 Larry Clark 922
150 The Rock 1996 Michael Bay 927
151 Dumb & Dumber 1994 Peter Farrelly 939
152 Orlando 1992 Sally Potter 955
153 The Remains of the Day 1993 James Ivory 956
154 The Crying Game 1992 Neil Jordan 958
155 Bad Lieutenant 1992 Abel Ferrara 961
156 Three Kings 1999 David O. Russell 967
157 Happy Gilmore 1996 Dennis Dugan 968
158 Happiness 1998 Todd Solondz 969
159 The Talented Mr. Ripley 1999 Anthony Minghella 979
160 The City of Lost Children 1995 Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet 990
161 The Full Monty 1997 Peter Cattaneo 995
162 Notting Hill 1999 Roger Michell 996
163 Waiting for Guffman 1996 Christopher Guest 999
164 The Double Life of Veronique 1991 Krzysztof Kieslowski 1004
165 The Crow 1994 Alex Proyas 1005
166 Underground 1995 Emir Kusturica 1010
167 Safe 1995 Todd Haynes 1021
168 Tombstone 1993 George P. Cosmatos 1023
169 The Sweet Hereafter 1997 Atom Egoyan 1025
170 American Pie 1999 Paul Weitz 1026
171 10 Things I Hate about You 1999 Gil Junger 1045
172 The Last Seduction 1994 John Dahl 1047
173 Topsy-Turvy 1999 Mike Leigh 1048
174 Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse 1991 Fax Bahr, Eleanor Coppola, and George Hickenlooper 1062
175 Fireworks 1997 Takeshi Kitano 1069
176 Funny Games 1997 Michael Haneke 1080
177 Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai 1999 Jim Jarmusch 1093
178 The Virgin Suicides 1999 Sofia Coppola 1094
179 Swingers 1996 Doug Liman 1103
180 The Insider 1999 Michael Mann 1105
181 True Lies 1994 James Cameron 1107
182 American Movie 1999 Chris Smith 1113
183 42 Up 1998 Michael Apted 1144
184 Wild at Heart 1990 David Lynch 1157
185 Sling Blade 1996 Billy Bob Thornton 1165
186 The Game 1997 David Fincher 1173
187 You've Got Mail 1998 Nora Ephron 1175
188 Cape Fear 1991 Martin Scorsese 1179
189 The Ice Storm 1997 Ang Lee 1182
190 Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me 1992 David Lynch 1189
191 Mulan 1998 Tony Bancroft and Barry Cook 1190
192 Rudy 1993 David Anspaugh 1194
193 The Sandlot 1993 David M. Evans 1206
194 Slacker 1990 Richard Linklater 1207
195 Contact 1997 Robert Zemeckis 1222
196 Natural Born Killers 1994 Oliver Stone 1226
197 The Age of Innocence 1993 Martin Scorsese 1235
198 Elizabeth 1998 Shekhar Kapur 1240
199 Mrs. Doubtfire 1993 Chris Columbus 1241
200 Pleasantville 1998 Gary Ross 1245
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