The Brightest (and Darkest) of the 1990s

My Top 20 Films of the '90s

  1. BRAVEHEART (1995)
  2. PULP FICTION (1994)
  3. BABE (1995)
  4. BOOGIE NIGHTS (1997)
  5. THE WINGS OF THE DOVE (1997)
  6. TRAINSPOTTING (1996)
  7. THE ENGLISH PATIENT (1996)
  8. THE PIANO (1993)
  9. SCHINDLER'S LIST (1993)
  10. BEFORE SUNRISE (1995)
  11. SEVEN (1995)
  12. DEAD MAN WALKING (1995)
  13. THE CRYING GAME (1992)
  14. SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (1998)
  15. THELMA & LOUISE (1991)
  16. GOODFELLAS (1990)
  17. HEAVENLY CREATURES (1994)
  18. UNFORGIVEN (1992)
  19. TITANIC (1997)
  20. THE SECRET OF ROAN INISH (1994)

Note that every year of the decade is represented here...except 1999. THE SIXTH SENSE deserves mention as "#21".

...And the Top 10 Dark Films of the '90s

  1. SEVEN (1995)
  2. HEAVENLY CREATURES (1994)
  3. FARGO (1996)
  4. NATURAL BORN KILLERS (1994)
  5. THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991)
  6. BARTON FINK (1991)
  7. THE CROW (1994)
  8. JACOB'S LADDER (1990)
  9. 12 MONKEYS (1995)
  10. BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA (1992)

(Honorable Mention: NAKED (1993), SHALLOW GRAVE (1994), SISTER, MY SISTER (1994), LA CEREMONIE (1995), DARK CITY (1998), PI (1998), THE SIXTH SENSE (1999).)

1998's Top Ten Dark Films

  1. GODS AND MONSTERS
  2. THE TRUMAN SHOW
  3. PI
  4. A SIMPLE PLAN
  5. BELOVED
  6. DARK CITY
  7. AFFLICTION
  8. THE OPPOSITE OF SEX
  9. HENRY FOOL
  10. THE BUTCHER BOY

(My Top Five Films overall in 1998? 1) SAVING PVT. RYAN; 2) ELIZABETH;
3) GODS AND MONSTERS; 4) THE TRUMAN SHOW; 5) LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL)

My Best of 1999!

The Top Ten Dark Films of 1999:

  1. THE SIXTH SENSE
  2. BOYS DON'T CRY
  3. BEING JOHN MALKOVICH
  4. THE MATRIX
  5. AMERICAN BEAUTY
  6. THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY
  7. FIGHT CLUB
  8. THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT
  9. ARLINGTON ROAD
  10. SLEEPY HOLLOW

My 1999 Top Ten List:

  1. THE SIXTH SENSE
  2. SOUTH PARK: BIGGER, LONGER & UNCUT
  3. RUN, LOLA, RUN
  4. TOY STORY 2
  5. THE IRON GIANT
  6. THE INSIDER
  7. BOYS DON'T CRY
  8. ELECTION
  9. THE LIMEY
  10. DOGMA
The next ten: BEING JOHN MALKOVICH; THE MATRIX; LOCK, STOCK & TWO SMOKING BARRELS; AN IDEAL HUSBAND; THE END OF THE AFFAIR; THREE KINGS; GO!; AMERICAN BEAUTY; MAGNOLIA; XIU XIU

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