The Best Films of the 1990s

1. Pulp FictionQuentin Tarantino1994
2. GoodfellasMartin Scorsese1990
3. Chungking ExpressWong Kar-wai1994
4. Three Colours: BlueKrzysztof Kieslowski1993
5. Breaking the WavesLars von Trier1996
6. SátántangóBéla Tarr1994
7. The Double Life of VeroniqueKrzsyztof Kieslowski1991
8. The Thin Red LineTerrence Malick1998
9. A Brighter Summer DayEdward Yang1991
10. Three Colours: RedKrzysztof Kieslowski1994
11. Raise the Red LanternZhang Yimou1991
12. JFKOliver Stone1991
13. MagnoliaPaul Thomas Anderson1999
14. NakedMike Leigh1993
15. Boogie NightsPaul Thomas Anderson1997
16. Dead ManJim Jarmusch1995
17. HeatMichael Mann1995
18. Eyes Wide ShutStanley Kubrick1999
19. Flowers of ShanghaiHou Hsiao-hsien1998
20. FargoThe Coen Brothers1996
21. Schindler’s ListSteven Spielberg1993
22. The Age of InnocenceMartin Scorsese1993
23. Malcolm XSpike Lee1992
24. The Big LebowskiThe Coen Brothers1998
25. Fight ClubDavid Fincher1999
26. Se7enDavid Fincher1995
27. UnforgivenClint Eastwood1992
28. The Silence of the LambsJonathan Demme1991
29. RushmoreWes Anderson1998
30. Days of Being WildWong Kar-wai1990
31. Lost HighwayDavid Lynch1997
32. Saving Private RyanSteven Spielberg1998
33. CasinoMartin Scorsese1995
34. Reservoir DogsQuentin Tarantino1992
35. The PianoJane Campion1993
36. The Last of the MohicansMichael Mann1992
37. The MatrixThe Wachowskis1999
38. Run Lola RunTom Tykwer1998
39. Three Colours: WhiteKrzysztof Kieslowski1994
40. TrainspottingDanny Boyle1996
41. Barton FinkThe Coen Brothers1991
42. Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With MeDavid Lynch1992
43. Lovers on the BridgeLeos Carax1991
44. A Taste of CherryAbbas Kiarostami1997
45. 12 MonkeysTerry Gilliam1995
46. Fallen AngelsWong Kar-wai1995
47. La HaineMathieu Kassovitz1995
48. Out of SightSteven Soderbergh1998
49. OrlandoSally Potter1992
50. American BeautySam Mendes1999
51. Happy TogetherWong Kar-wai1997
52. The English PatientAnthony Minghella1996
53. Terminator 2: Judgment DayJames Cameron1991
54. DelicatessenJean-Pierre Jeunet1991
55. L.A. ConfidentalCurtis Hanson1997
56. The Shawshank RedemptionFrank Darabont1994
57. Being John MalkovichSpike Jonze1999
58. Natural Born KillersOliver Stone1994
59. The Usual SuspectsBryan Singer1995
60. Forrest GumpRobert Zemeckis1994
61. SafeTodd Haynes1995
62. Wild at HeartDavid Lynch1990
63. Miller’s CrossingThe Coen Brothers1990
64. The Fisher KingTerry Gilliam1991
65. Funny GamesMichael Haneke1997
66. The Virgin SuicidesSofia Coppola1999
67. Groundhog DayHarold Ramis1993
68. Jurassic ParkSteven Spielberg1993
69. The InsiderMichael Mann1999
70. The Talented Mr. RipleyAnthony Minghella1999
71. Peppermint CandyLee Chang-dong1999
72. The Lion KingRoger Allers, Rob Minkoff1994
73. TitanicJames Cameron1997
74. SlackerRichard Linklater1991
75. Bad LieutenantAbel Ferrara1992
76. PiDarren Aronofsky1998
77. Farewell My ConcubineChen Kaige1993
78. Beau TravailClaire Denis1999
79. Ju DouZhang Yimou1990
80. The Portrait of a LadyJane Campion1996
81. Before SunriseRichard Linklater1995
82. The Nightmare Before ChristmasHenry Selick1993
83. The PlayerRobert Altman1992
84. Carlito’s WayBrian de Palma1993
85. Dark CityAlex Proyas1998
86. Husbands and WivesWoody Allen1992
87. Howard’s EndJames Ivory1992
88. EuropaLars von Trier1991
89. Ed WoodTim Burton1994
90. King of New YorkAbel Ferrara1990
91. My Own Private IdahoRidley Scott1991
92. RatcatcherLynne Ramsay1999
93. All About My MotherPedro Almodóvar1999
94. Topsy-TurvyMike Leigh1999
95. Dances With WolvesKevin Costner1990
96. A Little PrincessAlfonso Cuarón1995
97. Hard BoiledJohn Woo1992
98. BoundThe Wachowskis1996
99. Dazed and ConfusedRichard Linklater1993
100. Ghost in the ShellMamoru Oshii1995
The Thin Red Line (Terrence Malick, 1998)

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