The Best Films of the 1990s Decade

1. Pulp FictionQuentin Tarantino1994
2. GoodfellasMartin Scorsese1990
3. Breaking the WavesLars von Trier1996
4. Chungking ExpressWong Kar-wai1994
5. The Thin Red LineTerrence Malick1998
6. SátántangóBéla Tarr1994
7. MagnoliaPaul Thomas Anderson1999
8. A Brighter Summer DayEdward Yang1991
9. Boogie NightsPaul Thomas Anderson1997
10. The Double Life of VeroniqueKrzysztof Kieslowski1991
11. JFKOliver Stone1991
12. Dead ManJim Jarmusch1995
13. HeatMichael Mann1995
14. FargoThe Coen Brothers1996
15. Three Colours: BlueKrzysztof Kieslowski1993
16. NakedMike Leigh1993
17. Three Colours: RedKrzysztof Kieslowski1994
18. Malcolm XSpike Lee1992
19. Schindler’s ListSteven Spielberg1993
20. Flowers of ShanghaiHou Hsiao-hsien1998
21. The Big LebowskiThe Coen Brothers1998
22. Fight ClubDavid Fincher1999
23. The Age of InnocenceMartin Scorsese1993
24. The Silence of the LambsJonathan Demme1991
25. UnforgivenClint Eastwood1992
26. RushmoreWes Anderson1998
27. Lost HighwayDavid Lynch1997
28. CasinoMartin Scorsese1995
29. SevenDavid Fincher1995
30. Saving Private RyanSteven Spielberg1998
31. Days of Being WildWong Kar-wai1990
32. Reservoir DogsQuentin Tarantino1992
33. The PianoJane Campion1993
34. Run Lola RunTom Tykwer1998
35. The MatrixThe Wachowskis1999
36. Lovers on the BridgeLeos Carax1991
37. A Taste of CherryAbbas Kiarostami1997
38. 12 MonkeysTerry Gilliam1995
39. La HaineMathieu Kassovitz1995
40. TrainspottingDanny Boyle1996
41. Out of SightSteven Soderbergh1998
42. Fallen AngelsWong Kar-wai1995
43. American BeautySam Mendes1999
44. OrlandoSally Potter1992
45. Three Colours: WhiteKrzysztof Kieslowski1994
46. Terminator 2: Judgment DayJames Cameron1991
47. Happy TogetherWong Kar-wai1997
48. The English PatientAnthony Minghella1996
49. L.A. ConfidentalCurtis Hanson1997
50. Groundhog DayHarold Ramis1993
51. Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With MeDavid Lynch1992
52. The Usual SuspectsBryan Singer1995
53. Funny GamesMichael Haneke1997
54. DelicatessenJean-Pierre Jeunet1991
55. Forrest GumpRobert Zemeckis1994
56. Being John MalkovichSpike Jonze1999
57. The Fisher KingTerry Gilliam1991
58. The Shawshank RedemptionFrank Darabont1994
59. SafeTodd Haynes1995
60. The Lion KingRoger Allers, Rob Minkoff1994
61. Jurassic ParkSteven Spielberg1993
62. TitanicJames Cameron1997
63. The Virgin SuicidesSofia Coppola1999
64. Bad LieutenantAbel Ferrara1992
65. Carlito’s WayBrian de Palma1993
66. Husbands and WivesWoody Allen1992
67. SlackerRichard Linklater1991
68. PiDarren Aronofsky1998
69. Before SunriseRichard Linklater1995
70. The PlayerRobert Altman1992
71. Howard’s EndJames Ivory1992
72. EuropaLars von Trier1991
73. Ed WoodTim Burton1994
74. My Own Private IdahoRidley Scott1991
75. Dances With WolvesKevin Costner1990
76. Good Will HuntingGus van Sant1997
77. Topsy-TurvyMike Leigh1999
78. RatcatcherLynne Ramsay1999
79. All About My MotherPedro Almodóvar1999
80. A Little PrincessAlfonso Cuarón1995
81. King of New YorkAbel Ferrara1990
82. Light SleeperPaul Schrader1992
83. Dazed and ConfusedRichard Linklater1993
84. Sleepy HollowTim Burton1999
85. PhiladelphiaJonathan Demme1993
86. Ghost in the ShellMamoru Oshii1995
87. ElectionAlexander Payne1999
88. Total RecallPaul Verhoeven1990
89. Romeo + JulietBaz Luhrmann1996
90. Toy StoryJohn Lasseter1995
91. Thelma and LouiseGus van Sant1991
92. The Truman ShowPeter Weir1998
93. La PromesseThe Dardenne Brothers1996
94. Jackie BrownQuentin Tarantino1997
95. The FugitiveAndrew Davis1993
96. BoundThe Wachowskis1996
97. Xiao WuJia Zhangke1997
98. The Godfather: Part IIIFrancis Ford Coppola1990
99. DreamsAkira Kurosawa1990
100. Beauty and the BeastGary Trousdale, Kirk Wise1991
The Thin Red Line (Terrence Malick, 1998)

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