Thelma Adams' Top 10 (New York Post)

1. SHINE, directed by Scott Hicks
2. LONE STAR, directed by John Sayles
3. THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY, directed by Jane Campion
4. THE ENGLISH PATIENT, directed by Anthony Minghella
5. COLD COMFORT FARM, directed by John Schlesinger
6. THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT, directed by Milos Forman
7. TRAINSPOTTING, directed by Danny Boyle
8. THE WHITE BALLOON, directed by Jafar Panahi
9. FARGO, directed by Joel Coen
10. BREAKING THE WAVES, directed by Lars Von Trier

John Anderson's Top 10 (Newsday)

1. BREAKING THE WAVES, directed by Lars Von Trier
2. THE CROWS, directed by Dorota Kedzierzawska
3. BIG NIGHT, directed by Campbell Scott and Stanley Tucci
4. THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT, directed by Milos Forman
5. THE WHITE BALLOON, directed by Jafar Panahi
6. SECRETS & LIES, directed by Mike Leigh
7. FARGO, directed by Joel Coen
8. LA CEREMONIE, directed by Claude Chabrol
9. DEAD MAN, directed by Jim Jarmusch
10. CHUNGKING EXPRESS, directed by Wong Kar-Wai

David Ansen's Top 10 (Newsweek)

1. SECRETS & LIES, directed by Mike Leigh
2. LAMERICA, directed by Gianni Amelio
3. BIG NIGHT, directed by Campbell Scott and Stanley Tucci
4. LAND AND FREEDOM, directed by Ken Loach
5. NELLY AND MONSIEUR ARNAUD, directed by Claude Sautet
6. BREAKING THE WAVES, directed by Lars Von Trier
7. DEAD MAN, directed by Jim Jarmusch
8. THE ENGLISH PATIENT, directed by Anthony Minghella
9. CHUNGKING EXPRESS, directed by Wong Kar-Wai
10. JERRY MAGUIRE, directed by Cameron Crowe
    TRAINSPOTTING, directed by Danny Boyle
    THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT, directed by Milos Forman

Michael Atkinson's Top 10 (Spin Magazine)

1. BREAKING THE WAVES, directed by Lars Von Trier
2. INSTITUTE BENJAMENTA, or THIS DREAM PEOPLE CALL HUMAN LIFE, directed by Stephen Quay and Timothy Quay
3. WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE, directed by Todd Solondz
4. FARGO, directed by Joel Coen
5. FLIRTING WITH DISASTER, directed by David O. Russell
6. LA FILLE SEULE (A SINGLE GIRL), directed by Benoit Jacquot
7. PARADISE LOST: THE CHILD MURDERS AT ROBIN HOOD HILLS, directed by Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky
8. SONIC OUTLAWS, directed by Craig Baldwin
9. JUDE, directed by Michael Winterbottom
10. THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT, directed by Milos Forman

Lee Bacchus's Top 10 (Vancouver Province)

1. FARGO, directed by Joel Coen
2. JERRY MAGUIRE, directed by Cameron Crowe
3. SECRETS & LIES, directed by Mike Leigh
4. TRAINSPOTTING, directed by Danny Boyle
5. LONE STAR, directed by John Sayles
6. THE YOUNG POISONER'S HANDBOOK, directed by Benjamin Ross
7. FLIRTING WITH DISASTER, directed by David O. Russell
8. THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT, directed by Milos Forman
9. THE ENGLISH PATIENT, directed by Anthony Minghella
10. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S ROMEO AND JULIET, directed by Baz Luhrmann

Sheila Benson's Top 10 (Cinemania Online)

1. BREAKING THE WAVES, directed by Lars Von Trier
2. SECRETS & LIES, directed by Mike Leigh
3. THE ENGLISH PATIENT, directed by Anthony Minghella
4. SHINE, directed by Scott Hicks
5. THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY, directed by Jane Campion
6. LA CEREMONIE, directed by Claude Chabrol
7. LONE STAR, directed by John Sayles
8. DEAD MAN, directed by Jim Jarmusch
9. MABOROSI, directed by Hirokazu Koreeda
10. THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT, directed by Milos Forman

James Berardinelli's Top 10 (longtime rec.arts.movies.* contributor)

1. HAMLET, directed by Kenneth Branagh
2. SHINE, directed by Scott Hicks
3. SECRETS & LIES, directed by Mike Leigh
4. DEAD MAN WALKING, directed by Tim Robbins
5. COURAGE UNDER FIRE, directed by Edward Zwick
6. LAND AND FREEDOM, directed by Ken Loach
7. PARADISE LOST: THE CHILD MURDERS AT ROBIN HOOD HILLS, directed by Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky
8. JUDE, directed by Michael Winterbottom
9. BREAKING THE WAVES, directed by Lars Von Trier
10. THE ENGLISH PATIENT, directed by Anthony Minghella

Jami Bernard's Top 10 (New York Daily News)

1. BREAKING THE WAVES, directed by Lars Von Trier
2. FARGO, directed by Joel Coen
3. MOTHER, directed by Albert Brooks
4. WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE, directed by Todd Solondz
5. LONE STAR, directed by John Sayles
6. SECRETS & LIES, directed by Mike Leigh
7. THE LONG KISS GOODNIGHT, directed by Renny Harlin
8. THE WHITE BALLOON, directed by Jafar Panahi
9. LAST MAN STANDING, directed by Walter Hill
10. TWISTER, directed by Jan De Bont

Peter Birnie's Top 10 (Vancouver Sun)

1. FARGO, directed by Joel Coen
2. SECRETS & LIES, directed by Mike Leigh
3. TRAINSPOTTING, directed by Danny Boyle
4. SHINE, directed by Scott Hicks
5. THE ENGLISH PATIENT, directed by Anthony Minghella
6. THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT, directed by Milos Forman
7. FLY AWAY HOME, directed by Carroll Ballard
8. SWINGERS, directed by Doug Liman
9. CRASH, directed by David Cronenberg
10. INDEPENDENCE DAY, directed by Roland Emmerich

Bill Brownstein's Top 10 (Montreal Gazette)

1. SECRETS & LIES, directed by Mike Leigh
2. FARGO, directed by Joel Coen
3. TRAINSPOTTING, directed by Danny Boyle
4. SLEEPERS, directed by Barry Levinson
5. LONE STAR, directed by John Sayles
6. THE ENGLISH PATIENT, directed by Anthony Minghella
7. RICHARD III, directed by Richard Loncraine
8. BIG NIGHT, directed by Campbell Scott and Stanley Tucci
9. THE STAR MAKER, directed by Guiseppe Tornatore
10. STEALING BEAUTY, directed by Bernardo Bertolucci

Joan Bunke's Top 10 (Des Moines Register)

1. THE ENGLISH PATIENT, directed by Anthony Minghella
2. EMMA, directed by Douglas McGrath
3. FARGO, directed by Joel Coen
4. LONE STAR, directed by John Sayles
5. 101 DALMATIONS, directed by Stephen Herek
6. BIG NIGHT, directed by Campbell Scott and Stanley Tucci
7. JERRY MAGUIRE, directed by Cameron Crowe
8. SECRETS & LIES, directed by Mike Leigh
9. TWISTER, directed by Jan De Bont
10. SHINE, directed by Scott Hicks

Duane Byrge's Top 10 (The Hollywood Reporter)

1. SECRETS & LIES, directed by Mike Leigh
2. FLIRTING WITH DISASTER, directed by David O. Russell
3. SHINE, directed by Scott Hicks
4. FARGO, directed by Joel Coen
5. LONE STAR, directed by John Sayles
6. HAMLET, directed by Kenneth Branagh
7. BIG NIGHT, directed by Campbell Scott and Stanley Tucci
8. TIN CUP, directed by Ron Shelton
9. RIDICULE, directed by Patrice Leconte
10. TWISTER, directed by Jan De Bont

Jay Carr's Top 10 (Boston Globe)

1. SHINE, directed by Scott Hicks
2. THE ENGLISH PATIENT, directed by Anthony Minghella
3. SECRETS & LIES, directed by Mike Leigh
4. FARGO, directed by Joel Coen
5. LONE STAR, directed by John Sayles
6. TRAINSPOTTING, directed by Danny Boyle
7. THE CRUCIBLE, directed by Nicholas Hytner
8. BREAKING THE WAVES, directed by Lars Von Trier
9. MICHAEL COLLINS, directed by Neil Jordan
   EVITA, directed by Alan Parker
10. BIG NIGHT, directed by Campbell Scott and Stanley Tucci
    GET ON THE BUS, directed by Spike Lee

Mike Clark's Top 10 (USA Today)

• ANNE FRANK REMEMBERED, directed by Jon Blair
• BIG NIGHT, directed by Campbell Scott and Stanley Tucci
• THE CRUCIBLE, directed by Nicholas Hytner
• THE ENGLISH PATIENT, directed by Anthony Minghella
• JERRY MAGUIRE, directed by Cameron Crowe
• THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT, directed by Milos Forman
• RIDICULE, directed by Patrice Leconte
• SECRETS & LIES, directed by Mike Leigh
• TIN CUP, directed by Ron Shelton
• WHEN WE WERE KINGS, directed by Leon Gast

Mike D'Angelo's Top 10 (longtime rec.arts.movies.* contributor)

1. PARADISE LOST: THE CHILD MURDERS AT ROBIN HOOD HILLS, directed by Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky
2. CITIZEN RUTH, directed by Alexander Payne
3. DADETOWN, directed by Russ Hexter
4. LONE STAR, directed by John Sayles
5. CHUNGKING EXPRESS, directed by Wong Kar-Wai
6. SLING BLADE, directed by Billy Bob Thornton
7. FROM THE JOURNALS OF JEAN SEBERG, directed by Mark Rappaport
8. LAND AND FREEDOM, directed by Ken Loach
9. THE FRIGHTENERS, directed by Peter Jackson
10. JERRY MAGUIRE, directed by Cameron Crowe

Gary Dauphin's Top 7 (The Village Voice)

• MAN BY THE SHORE, directed by Raoul Peck
• SET IT OFF, directed by F. Gary Gray
• WAATI, directed by Souleymane Cisse
• THE LAST SUPPER, directed by Stacey Title
• INDEPENDENCE DAY, directed by Roland Emmerich
• MARS ATTACKS!, directed by Tim Burton
• STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT, directed by Jonathan Frakes

David Denby's Top 8 (New York Magazine)

• BIG NIGHT, directed by Campbell Scott and Stanley Tucci
• THE ENGLISH PATIENT, directed by Anthony Minghella
• FARGO, directed by Joel Coen
• JERRY MAGUIRE, directed by Cameron Crowe
• THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT, directed by Milos Forman
• SECRETS & LIES, directed by Mike Leigh
• TRAINSPOTTING, directed by Danny Boyle
• TREES LOUNGE, directed by Steve Buscemi

Robert Denerstein's Top 10 (Rocky Mountain News)

1. TRAINSPOTTING, directed by Danny Boyle
2. BREAKING THE WAVES, directed by Lars Von Trier
3. BIG NIGHT, directed by Campbell Scott and Stanley Tucci
4. FARGO, directed by Joel Coen
5. SHINE, directed by Scott Hicks
6. THE ENGLISH PATIENT, directed by Anthony Minghella
7. MICROCOSMOS, directed by Claude Nuridsany and Marie Perennou
8. THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT, directed by Milos Forman
9. FLIRTING WITH DISASTER, directed by David O. Russell
10. WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE, directed by Todd Solondz

Duane Dudek's Top 10 (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

• ANNE FRANK REMEMBERED, directed by Jon Blair
• BIG NIGHT, directed by Campbell Scott and Stanley Tucci
• COLD COMFORT FARM, directed by John Schlesinger
• THE ENGLISH PATIENT, directed by Anthony Minghella
• FARGO, directed by Joel Coen
• JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH, directed by Henry Selick
• JERRY MAGUIRE, directed by Cameron Crowe
• LONE STAR, directed by John Sayles
• THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT, directed by Milos Forman
• SECRETS & LIES, directed by Mike Leigh

Roger Ebert's Top 10 (Chicago Sun-Times)

1. FARGO, directed by Joel Coen
2. BREAKING THE WAVES, directed by Lars Von Trier
3. SECRETS & LIES, directed by Mike Leigh
4. LONE STAR, directed by John Sayles
5. WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE, directed by Todd Solondz
6. BOUND, directed by Larry Wachowski and Andy Wachowski
7. HAMLET, directed by Kenneth Branagh
8. EVERYONE SAYS I LOVE YOU, directed by Woody Allen
9. HEIDI FLEISS, HOLLYWOOD MADAM, directed by Nick Broomfield
10. BIG NIGHT, directed by Campbell Scott and Stanley Tucci

David Elliott's Top 10 (San Diego Union Tribute)

1. SECRETS & LIES, directed by Mike Leigh
2. LONE STAR, directed by John Sayles
3. TREES LOUNGE, directed by Steve Buscemi
4. BREAKING THE WAVES, directed by Lars Von Trier
5. KANSAS CITY, directed by Robert Altman
6. FARGO, directed by Joel Coen
7. THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD, directed by Dan Ireland
8. MA SAISON PREFEREE, directed by Andre Techine
9. BIG NIGHT, directed by Campbell Scott and Stanley Tucci
10. SMALL FACES, directed by Gillies Mackinnon

Jim Emerson's Top 10 (Cinemania Online)

1. LONE STAR, directed by John Sayles
2. SECRETS & LIES, directed by Mike Leigh
3. CRASH, directed by David Cronenberg
4. THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT, directed by Milos Forman
5. BREAKING THE WAVES, directed by Lars Von Trier
6. THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY, directed by Jane Campion
7. WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE, directed by Todd Solondz
8. THE ENGLISH PATIENT, directed by Anthony Minghella
9. FARGO, directed by Joel Coen
10. MICHAEL COLLINS, directed by Neil Jordan

Owen Gleiberman's Top 10 (Entertainment Weekly Magazine)

1. BREAKING THE WAVES, directed by Lars Von Trier
2. BIG NIGHT, directed by Campbell Scott and Stanley Tucci
3. TRAINSPOTTING, directed by Danny Boyle
4. THE CRUCIBLE, directed by Nicholas Hytner
5. TREES LOUNGE, directed by Steve Buscemi
6. I SHOT ANDY WARHOL, directed by Mary Harron
7. TWISTER, directed by Jan De Bont
8. SWINGERS, directed by Doug Liman
9. THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT, directed by Milos Forman
10. TIN CUP, directed by Ron Shelton

The Globe and Mail's Top 10

• ANGELS & INSECTS, directed by Philip Haas
• BREAKING THE WAVES, directed by Lars Von Trier
• DEAD MAN WALKING, directed by Tim Robbins
• THE ENGLISH PATIENT, directed by Anthony Minghella
• FARGO, directed by Joel Coen
• FLIRTING WITH DISASTER, directed by David O. Russell
• LONE STAR, directed by John Sayles
• SECRETS & LIES, directed by Mike Leigh
• SHANGHAI TRIAD, directed by Zhang Yimou
• WILD BILL, directed by Walter Hill

John Griffin's Top 10 (Montreal Gazette)

1. BREAKING THE WAVES, directed by Lars Von Trier
2. HARD CORE LOGO, directed by Bruce McDonald
3. FARGO, directed by Joel Coen
4. TRAINSPOTTING, directed by Danny Boyle
5. SECRETS & LIES, directed by Mike Leigh
6. LONE STAR, directed by John Sayles
7. DEAD MAN, directed by Jim Jarmusch
8. BIG NIGHT, directed by Campbell Scott and Stanley Tucci
9. LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT, directed by David Wellington
10. STEALING BEAUTY, directed by Bernardo Bertolucci

Martin Grove's Top 10 (CNN's Showbiz Today)

1. HAMLET, directed by Kenneth Branagh
2. THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT, directed by Milos Forman
3. FARGO, directed by Joel Coen
4. THE ENGLISH PATIENT, directed by Anthony Minghella
5. SHINE, directed by Scott Hicks
6. THE CRUCIBLE, directed by Nicholas Hytner
7. EVITA, directed by Alan Parker
8. MICHAEL COLLINS, directed by Neil Jordan
9. EVERYONE SAYS I LOVE YOU, directed by Woody Allen
10. VERTIGO, directed by Alfred Hitchcock

John Hartl's Top 10 (Seattle Times)

1. LONE STAR, directed by John Sayles
2. FARGO, directed by Joel Coen
3. PARADISE LOST: THE CHILD MURDERS AT ROBIN HOOD HILLS, directed by Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky
4. SECRETS & LIES, directed by Mike Leigh
5. TRAINSPOTTING, directed by Danny Boyle
6. BREAKING THE WAVES, directed by Lars Von Trier
7. BIG NIGHT, directed by Campbell Scott and Stanley Tucci
8. THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD, directed by Dan Ireland
9. NELLY AND MONSIEUR ARNAUD, directed by Claude Sautet
10. THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT, directed by Milos Forman

Chris Hicks' Top 10 (Desert News)

1. LONE STAR, directed by John Sayles
2. SHINE, directed by Scott Hicks
3. HAMLET, directed by Kenneth Branagh
4. THE CRUCIBLE, directed by Nicholas Hytner
5. MICROCOSMOS, directed by Claude Nuridsany and Marie Perennou
6. ONCE UPON A TIME...WHEN WE WERE COLORED, directed by Tim Reid
7. COLD COMFORT FARM, directed by John Schlesinger
8. EMMA, directed by Douglas McGrath
9. EVERYONE SAYS I LOVE YOU, directed by Woody Allen
10. ANNE FRANK REMEMBERED, directed by Jon Blair

J. Hoberman's Top 10 (The Village Voice)

• SATANTANGO, directed by Bela Tarr
• THE GEORGETOWN LOOP, directed by Ken Jacobs
• DEAD MAN, directed by Jim Jarmusch
• BREAKING THE WAVES, directed by Lars Von Trier
• AVENTURERA, directed by Alberto Gout
• THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY, directed by Jane Campion
• LA CEREMONIE, directed by Claude Chabrol
• LA FILLE SEULE (A SINGLE GIRL), directed by Benoit Jacquot
• MOTHER, directed by Albert Brooks
• THE CABLE GUY, directed by Ben Stiller

Marc Horton's Top 10 (Edmonton Journal)

1. THE ENGLISH PATIENT, directed by Anthony Minghella
2. SHINE, directed by Scott Hicks
3. FARGO, directed by Joel Coen
4. RICHARD III, directed by Richard Loncraine
5. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S ROMEO AND JULIET, directed by Baz Luhrmann
6. TRAINSPOTTING, directed by Danny Boyle
7. LONE STAR, directed by John Sayles
8. SECRETS & LIES, directed by Mike Leigh
9. THE CRUCIBLE, directed by Nicholas Hytner
10. ANTONIA'S LINE, directed by Marleen Gorris

Desson Howe's Top 10 (Washington Post)

1. TRAINSPOTTING, directed by Danny Boyle
2. THE ENGLISH PATIENT, directed by Anthony Minghella
3. SECRETS & LIES, directed by Mike Leigh
4. FARGO, directed by Joel Coen
5. SHINE, directed by Scott Hicks
6. COLD COMFORT FARM, directed by John Schlesinger
7. FLIRTING WITH DISASTER, directed by David O. Russell
8. BIG NIGHT, directed by Campbell Scott and Stanley Tucci
9. BOTTLE ROCKET, directed by Wes Anderson
10. TREES LOUNGE, directed by Steve Buscemi

Brian D. Johnson's Top 10 (Maclean's Magazine)

1. THE ENGLISH PATIENT, directed by Anthony Minghella
2. SECRETS & LIES, directed by Mike Leigh
3. FARGO, directed by Joel Coen
4. SHINE, directed by Scott Hicks
5. CRASH, directed by David Cronenberg
6. THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT, directed by Milos Forman
7. TRAINSPOTTING, directed by Danny Boyle
8. DEAD MAN WALKING, directed by Tim Robbins
9. BREAKING THE WAVES, directed by Lars Von Trier
10. LOOKING FOR RICHARD, directed by Al Pacino

Dave Kehr's Top 10 (New York Daily News)

1. BREAKING THE WAVES, directed by Lars Von Trier
2. MOTHER, directed by Albert Brooks
3. LA CEREMONIE, directed by Claude Chabrol
4. BIG NIGHT, directed by Campbell Scott and Stanley Tucci
5. NELLY AND MONSIEUR ARNAUD, directed by Claude Sautet
6. JERRY MAGUIRE, directed by Cameron Crowe
7. THE WHITE BALLOON, directed by Jafar Panahi
8. CHUNGKING EXPRESS, directed by Wong Kar-Wai
9. BOTTLE ROCKET, directed by Wes Anderson
10. WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE, directed by Todd Solondz

Andy Klein's Top 10 (San Francisco Weekly)

1. BREAKING THE WAVES, directed by Lars Von Trier
2. CHUNGKING EXPRESS, directed by Wong Kar-Wai
3. BOTTLE ROCKET, directed by Wes Anderson
4. TROIS VIES ET UNE SEULE MORT (THREE LIVES AND ONLY ONE DEATH), directed by Paul Ruiz
5. FARGO, directed by Joel Coen
6. COLD COMFORT FARM, directed by John Schlesinger
7. FLIRTING WITH DISASTER, directed by David O. Russell
8. BIG NIGHT, directed by Campbell Scott and Stanley Tucci
9. WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE, directed by Todd Solondz
10. NELLY AND MONSIEUR ARNAUD, directed by Claude Sautet

Shawn Levy's and Tim Appelo's Top 10 (The Oregonian)

1. SECRETS & LIES, directed by Mike Leigh
2. TRAINSPOTTING, directed by Danny Boyle
3. FARGO, directed by Joel Coen
4. LONE STAR, directed by John Sayles
5. THE ENGLISH PATIENT, directed by Anthony Minghella
6. SHINE, directed by Scott Hicks
7. THE CRUCIBLE, directed by Nicholas Hytner
8. BIG NIGHT, directed by Campbell Scott and Stanley Tucci
9. PARADISE LOST: THE CHILD MURDERS AT ROBIN HOOD HILLS, directed by Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky
10. JERRY MAGUIRE, directed by Cameron Crowe

Leonard Maltin's Top 10 (Entertainment Tonight)

1. FARGO, directed by Joel Coen
2. SECRETS & LIES, directed by Mike Leigh
3. LONE STAR, directed by John Sayles
4. COURAGE UNDER FIRE, directed by Edward Zwick
5. STEALING BEAUTY, directed by Bernardo Bertolucci
6. SHINE, directed by Scott Hicks
7. JERRY MAGUIRE, directed by Cameron Crowe
8. THE ENGLISH PATIENT, directed by Anthony Minghella
9. GET ON THE BUS, directed by Spike Lee
10. SLING BLADE, directed by Billy Bob Thornton

Janet Maslin's Top 10 (New York Times)

1. THE ENGLISH PATIENT, directed by Anthony Minghella
2. THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT, directed by Milos Forman
3. BREAKING THE WAVES, directed by Lars Von Trier
4. LONE STAR, directed by John Sayles
5. FLIRTING WITH DISASTER, directed by David O. Russell
6. SECRETS & LIES, directed by Mike Leigh
7. LOOKING FOR RICHARD, directed by Al Pacino
8. FARGO, directed by Joel Coen
9. THE CRUCIBLE, directed by Nicholas Hytner
10. MOTHER, directed by Albert Brooks

Jack Matthews' Top 10 (Newsday)

1. THE ENGLISH PATIENT, directed by Anthony Minghella
2. FARGO, directed by Joel Coen
3. SHINE, directed by Scott Hicks
4. WHEN WE WERE KINGS, directed by Leon Gast
5. THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT, directed by Milos Forman
6. SECRETS & LIES, directed by Mike Leigh
7. ANTONIA'S LINE, directed by Marleen Gorris
8. BIG NIGHT, directed by Campbell Scott and Stanley Tucci
9. BREAKING THE WAVES, directed by Lars Von Trier
10. MOTHER, directed by Albert Brooks

Michael Medved's Top 10 (New York Post)

1. EMMA, directed by Douglas McGrath
2. BIG NIGHT, directed by Campbell Scott and Stanley Tucci
3. EVERYONE SAYS I LOVE YOU, directed by Woody Allen
4. ONCE UPON A TIME...WHEN WE WERE COLORED, directed by Tim Reid
5. THE SPITFIRE GRILL, directed by Lee David Zlotoff
6. SHINE, directed by Scott Hicks
7. THAT THING YOU DO!, directed by Tom Hanks
8. THE CRUCIBLE, directed by Nicholas Hytner
9. RIDICULE, directed by Patrice Leconte
10. COLD COMFORT FARM, directed by John Schlesinger

Kathleen Murphy's Top 10 (Film Comment)

1. THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY, directed by Jane Campion
2. BREAKING THE WAVES, directed by Lars Von Trier
3. FARGO, directed by Joel Coen
4. SECRETS & LIES, directed by Mike Leigh
5. DEAD MAN, directed by Jim Jarmusch
6. CARRIED AWAY, directed by Bruno Baretto
7. LONE STAR, directed by John Sayles
8. THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD, directed by Dan Ireland
9. FLIRTING WITH DISASTER, directed by David O. Russell
10. JERRY MAGUIRE, directed by Cameron Crowe

Gerald Peary's Top 10 (Boston Phoenix)

1. THE GATE OF HEAVENLY PEACE, directed by Richard Gordon and Carma Hinton
2. THE WHITE BALLOON, directed by Jafar Panahi
3. THE NUTTY PROFESSOR, directed by Tom Shadyac
4. LA FILLE SEULE (A SINGLE GIRL), directed by Benoit Jacquot
5. ANGELS & INSECTS, directed by Philip Haas
6. FARGO, directed by Joel Coen
7. IT'S MY PARTY, directed by Randall Kleiser
8. SECRETS & LIES, directed by Mike Leigh
9. WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE, directed by Todd Solondz
10. A PERSONAL JOURNEY WITH MARTIN SCORSESE THROUGH AMERICAN MOVIES, directed by Martin Scorsese and Michael Henry Wilson

People Magazine's Top 10

1. THE CRUCIBLE, directed by Nicholas Hytner
2. THE ROCK, directed by Michael Bay
3. SHINE, directed by Scott Hicks
4. FARGO, directed by Joel Coen
5. FLY AWAY HOME, directed by Carroll Ballard
6. THE ENGLISH PATIENT, directed by Anthony Minghella
7. PHENOMENON, directred by Jon Turteltaub
8. JERRY MAGUIRE, directed by Cameron Crowe
9. GET ON THE BUS, directed by Spike Lee
10. TRAINSPOTTING, directed by Danny Boyle

Scott Renshaw's Top 10 (longtime rec.arts.movies.* contributor)

1. BREAKING THE WAVES, directed by Lars Von Trier
2. LONE STAR, directed by John Sayles
3. BIG NIGHT, directed by Campbell Scott and Stanley Tucci
4. MATILDA, directed by Danny DeVito
5. MICROCOSMOS, directed by Claude Nuridsany and Marie Perennou
6. SECRETS & LIES, directed by Mike Leigh
7. TRAINSPOTTING, directed by Danny Boyle
8. COLD COMFORT FARM, directed by John Schlesinger
9. THE ENGLISH PATIENT, directed by Anthony Minghella
10. JERRY MAGUIRE, directed by Cameron Crowe

Rene Rodriguez's Top 10 (Miami Herald)

1. PARADISE LOST: THE CHILD MURDERS AT ROBIN HOOD HILLS, directed by Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky
2. BREAKING THE WAVES, directed by Lars Von Trier
3. FARGO, directed by Joel Coen
4. UNDERGROUND, directed by Emir Kusturica
5. GET ON THE BUS, directed by Spike Lee
6. THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT, directed by Milos Forman
7. I SHOT ANDY WARHOL, directed by Mary Harron
8. THE ENGLISH PATIENT, directed by Anthony Minghella
9. BOUND, directed by Larry Wachowski and Andy Wachowski
10. FLIRTING WITH DISASTER, directed by David O. Russell

Jonathan Rosenbaum's Top "20" (Chicago Reader)

1. DEAD MAN, directed by Jim Jarmusch
2. THE AESTHENIC SYNDROME, directed by Kira Muratova
   DECALOGUE, directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski
3. NIGHTJOHN, directed by Charles Burnett
   THE NEON BIBLE, directed by Terence Davies
4. REGULARLY OR IRREGULARLY, directed by Abbas Kiarostami
   FROM THE JOURNALS OF JEAN SEBERG, directed by Mark Rappaport
5. LES VOLEURS (THIEVES), directed by Andre Techine
   MA SAISON PREFEREE, directed by Andre Techine
6. THE WHITE BALLOON, directed by Jafar Panahi
   GOODBYE SOUTH, GOODBYE, directed by Hou Hsaio-Hsien
7. BLUSH, directed by Shaohong Li
   RED HOLLYWOOD, directed by Thom Anderson and Noel Burch
8. FLIRT, directed by Hal Hartley
   DESERET, directed by James Benning?
9. SLING BLADE, directed by Billy Bob Thornton
   JOAN THE MAID, directed by Jacques Rivette
10. SECRETS & LIES, directed by Mike Leigh
    BASQUIAT, directed by Julian Schnabel
11. GET ON THE BUS, directed by Spike Lee
    CHUNGKING EXPRESS, directed by Wong Kar-Wai
12. MARS ATTACKS!, directed by Tim Burton
    THE CABLE GUY, directed by Ben Stiller
13. WHEN PIGS FLY, directed by Sara Driver
    DESOLATION ANGELS, directed by Tim McCann
14. STEALING BEAUTY, directed by Bernardo Bertolucci
    MY LIFE AND TIMES WITH ANTONIN ARTAUD, directed by Gerard Mordillat
15. ECSTASY, directed by Mariano Barroso?
    VIVE L'AMOUR, directed by Tsai Ming-Liang
16. CYCLO, directed by Tran Anh Hung
    BREAKING THE WAVES, directed by Lars Von Trier
17. 2*50 YEARS OF CINEMA, directed by Anne-Marie Mieville and Jean-Luc Godard?
    THE CRUCIBLE, directed by Nicholas Hytner
18. A FAMILY THING, directed by Richard Pearce
    NELLY AND MONSIEUR ARNAUD, directed by Claude Sautet
19. YANG AND YIN, directed by Stanley Kwan?
    THE RED LOTUS SOCIETY, directed by Stan Lai
20. FOXFIRE, directed by Annette Haywood-Carter
    BOTTLE ROCKET, directed by Wes Anderson
    TRAINSPOTTING, directed by Danny Boyle

Lisa Schwarzbaum's Top 10 (Entertainment Weekly Magazine)

1. FARGO, directed by Joel Coen
2. BIG NIGHT, directed by Campbell Scott and Stanley Tucci
3. WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE, directed by Todd Solondz
4. THE CRUCIBLE, directed by Nicholas Hytner
5. TRAINSPOTTING, directed by Danny Boyle
6. TIN CUP, directed by Ron Shelton
7. LONE STAR, directed by John Sayles
8. ANGELS & INSECTS, directed by Philip Haas
9. THE TRUTH ABOUT CATS & DOGS, directed by Michael Lehmann
10. MA SAISON PREFEREE, directed by Andre Techine

Jeff Shannon's Top 10 (Cinemania Online)

1. SECRETS & LIES, directed by Mike Leigh
2. FARGO, directed by Joel Coen
3. THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT, directed by Milos Forman
4. BREAKING THE WAVES, directed by Lars Von Trier
5. THE WHITE BALLOON, directed by Jafar Panahi
6. LONE STAR, directed by John Sayles
7. THE ENGLISH PATIENT, directed by Anthony Minghella
8. THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY, directed by Jane Campion
9. SOME MOTHER'S SON, directed by Terry George
10. COURAGE UNDER FIRE, directed by Edward Zwick
    JERRY MAGUIRE, directed by Cameron Crowe

Henry Sheehan's Top 10 (Orange County Register)

1. MOTHER, directed by Albert Brooks
2. LAMERICA, directed by Gianni Amelio
3. BIG NIGHT, directed by Campbell Scott and Stanley Tucci
4. WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE, directed by Todd Solondz
5. RIDICULE, directed by Patrice Leconte
6. JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH, directed by Henry Selick
7. SECRETS & LIES, directed by Mike Leigh
8. BREAKING THE WAVES, directed by Lars Von Trier
9. CHUNGKING EXPRESS, directed by Wong Kar-Wai
10. LAND AND FREEDOM, directed by Ken Loach

Joel Siegel's Top 10 (ABC-TV)

1. FARGO, directed by Joel Coen
2. SHINE, directed by Scott Hicks
3. EVERYONE SAYS I LOVE YOU, directed by Woody Allen
4. JERRY MAGUIRE, directed by Cameron Crowe
5. THE CRUCIBLE, directed by Nicholas Hytner
6. TRAINSPOTTING, directed by Danny Boyle
7. SECRETS & LIES, directed by Mike Leigh
8. BIG NIGHT, directed by Campbell Scott and Stanley Tucci
9. LONE STAR, directed by John Sayles
10. EVITA, directed by Alan Parker
    THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT, directed by Milos Forman

Gene Siskel's Top 10 (Chicago Tribune)

1. FARGO, directed by Joel Coen
2. SECRETS & LIES, directed by Mike Leigh
3. BREAKING THE WAVES, directed by Lars Von Trier
4. THE ENGLISH PATIENT, directed by Anthony Minghella
5. LONE STAR, directed by John Sayles
6. LOOKING FOR RICHARD, directed by Al Pacino
7. PARADISE LOST: THE CHILD MURDERS AT ROBIN HOOD HILLS, directed by Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky
8. WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE, directed by Todd Solondz
9. KINGPIN, directed by Peter Farrelly and Bobby Farrelly
10. BOUND, directed by Larry Wachowski and Andy Wachowski

Michael Sragow's Top 10 (San Francisco Weekly)

1. TRAINSPOTTING, directed by Danny Boyle
2. TIN CUP, directed by Ron Shelton
3. THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD, directed by Dan Ireland
4. MATILDA, directed by Danny DeVito
5. BOUND, directed by Larry Wachowski and Andy Wachowski
6. FREEWAY, directed by Matthew Bright
7. COLD COMFORT FARM, directed by John Schlesinger
8. JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH, directed by Henry Selick
9. PALOOKAVILLE, directed by Alan Taylor
10. CITY HALL, directed by Harold Becker

Jay Stone's Top 10 (Ottawa Citizen)

1. SHINE, directed by Scott Hicks
2. THE ENGLISH PATIENT, directed by Anthony Minghella
3. LONE STAR, directed by John Sayles
4. TRAINSPOTTING, directed by Danny Boyle
5. FARGO, directed by Joel Coen
6. HOUSE, directed by Laurie Lynd
7. BIG NIGHT, directed by Campbell Scott and Stanley Tucci
8. MICROCOSMOS, directed by Claude Nuridsany and Marie Perennou
9. FLIRTING WITH DISASTER, directed by David O. Russell
10. CRASH, directed by David Cronenberg

The Stranger's Top 10 (Seattle alternative weekly)

1. LONE STAR, directed by John Sayles
2. FARGO, directed by Joel Coen
3. SECRETS & LIES, directed by Mike Leigh
4. THE ENGLISH PATIENT, directed by Anthony Minghella
5. KIDS IN THE HALL: BRAIN CANDY, directed by Kelly Makin
6. TREES LOUNGE, directed by Steve Buscemi
7. COLD FEVER, directed by Fridrik Thor Fridriksson
8. SCREAM, directed by Wes Craven
9. CRASH, directed by David Cronenberg
10. I SHOT ANDY WARHOL, directed by Mary Harron

Bob Strauss' Top 10 (Los Angeles Daily News)

1. FLIRTING WITH DISASTER, directed by David O. Russell
2. THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT, directed by Milos Forman
3. FARGO, directed by Joel Coen
4. THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD, directed by Dan Ireland
5. THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME, directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise
6. BIG NIGHT, directed by Campbell Scott and Stanley Tucci
7. SHINE, directed by Scott Hicks
8. STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT, directed by Jonathan Frakes
9. BREAKING THE WAVES, directed by Lars Von Trier
10. EVITA, directed by Alan Parker

Stephen Talty's Top 10 (Time Out New York)

1. SECRETS & LIES, directed by Mike Leigh
2. BREAKING THE WAVES, directed by Lars Von Trier
3. THE CRUCIBLE, directed by Nicholas Hytner
4. FARGO, directed by Joel Coen
5. EVITA, directed by Alan Parker
6. TREES LOUNGE, directed by Steve Buscemi
7. BIG NIGHT, directed by Campbell Scott and Stanley Tucci
8. TRAINSPOTTING, directed by Danny Boyle
9. BASQUIAT, directed by Julian Schnabel
10. KINGPIN, directed by Peter Farrelly and Bobby Farrelly

Amy Taubin's Top 10 (The Village Voice)

1. THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY, directed by Jane Campion
2. DEAD MAN, directed by Jim Jarmusch
3. MA SAISON PREFEREE, directed by Andre Techine
4. THE SILENCE OF THE PALACES, directed by Moufida Tlatli
5. CHUNGKING EXPRESS, directed by Wong Kar-Wai
6. TWO FRIENDS, directed by Jane Campion
7. BEAUTIFUL THING, directed by Hettie MacDonald
8. NICO ICON, directed Suzanne Ofteringer
9. SET IT OFF, directed by F. Gary Gray
10. LONE STAR, directed by John Sayles

Ella Taylor's Top 10 (LA Weekly)

1. THE WHITE BALLOON, directed by Jafar Panahi
2. LAMERICA, directed by Gianni Amelio
3. MOTHER, directed by Albert Brooks
4. RIDICULE, directed by Patrice Leconte
5. SECRETS & LIES, directed by Mike Leigh
6. JERRY MAGUIRE, directed by Cameron Crowe
7. CHUNGKING EXPRESS, directed by Wong Kar-Wai
8. LAND AND FREEDOM, directed by Ken Loach
9. FARGO, directed by Joel Coen
10. WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE, directed by Todd Solondz

Kevin Thomas' Top 10 (Los Angeles Times)

1. BREAKING THE WAVES, directed by Lars Von Trier
2. LAMERICA, directed by Gianni Amelio
3. TRAINSPOTTING, directed by Danny Boyle
4. DEAD MAN, directed by Jim Jarmusch
5. THE BLOODY CHILD, directed by Nina Menkes
6. SLING BLADE, directed by Billy Bob Thornton
7. THE FUNERAL, directed by Abel Ferrara
8. CYCLO, directed by Tran Anh Hung
9. EVERYONE SAYS I LOVE YOU, directed by Woody Allen
10. FARGO, directed by Joel Coen

Time Magazine's Top 10 (Richard Schnickel and Richard Corliss)

1. THE ENGLISH PATIENT, directed by Anthony Minghella
2. BIG NIGHT, directed by Campbell Scott and Stanley Tucci
3. TRAINSPOTTING, directed by Danny Boyle
4. LONE STAR, directed by John Sayles
5. CHUNGKING EXPRESS, directed by Wong Kar-Wai
6. SECRETS & LIES, directed by Mike Leigh
7. FLIRTING WITH DISASTER, directed by David O. Russell
8. EVERYONE SAYS I LOVE YOU, directed by Woody Allen
9. EVITA, directed by Alan Parker
10. JERRY MAGUIRE, directed by Cameron Crowe

Peter Travers' Top 10 (Rolling Stone Magazine)

1. THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT, directed by Milos Forman
2. FARGO, directed by Joel Coen
3. THE ENGLISH PATIENT, directed by Anthony Minghella
4. LONE STAR, directed by John Sayles
5. SHINE, directed by Scott Hicks
6. BIG NIGHT, directed by Campbell Scott and Stanley Tucci
7. SECRETS & LIES, directed by Mike Leigh
8. WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE, directed by Todd Solondz
9. THE CRUCIBLE, directed by Nicholas Hytner
10. WHEN WE WERE KINGS, directed by Leon Gast

Kenneth Turan's Top 10 (Los Angeles Times)

1. THE ENGLISH PATIENT, directed by Anthony Minghella
   SECRETS & LIES, directed by Mike Leigh
2. SHINE, directed by Scott Hicks
3. LAMERICA, directed by Gianni Amelio
4. THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT, directed by Milos Forman
5. JERRY MAGUIRE, directed by Cameron Crowe
6. TRAINSPOTTING, directed by Danny Boyle
7. LONE STAR, directed by John Sayles
8. NELLY AND MONSIEUR ARNAUD, directed by Claude Sautet
9. LAND AND FREEDOM, directed by Ken Loach

Marilyn Uricchio's Top 10 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

1. FARGO, directed by Joel Coen
2. DEAD MAN, directed by Jim Jarmusch
3. BREAKING THE WAVES, directed by Lars Von Trier
4. SECRETS & LIES, directed by Mike Leigh
5. SHINE, directed by Scott Hicks
6. THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT, directed by Milos Forman
7. TRAINSPOTTING, directed by Danny Boyle
8. LONE STAR, directed by John Sayles
9. ANGELS & INSECTS, directed by Philip Haas
10. THE ENGLISH PATIENT, directed by Anthony Minghella

Michael Wilmington's Top 10 (Chicago Tribune)

1. MICHAEL COLLINS, directed by Neil Jordan
2. HAMLET, directed by Kenneth Branagh
3. BREAKING THE WAVES, directed by Lars Von Trier
4. SECRETS & LIES, directed by Mike Leigh
5. FARGO, directed by Joel Coen
6. THE HORSEMAN ON THE ROOF, directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau
7. SHANGHAI TRIAD, directed by Zhang Yimou
8. DEAD MAN, directed by Jim Jarmusch
9. EVERYONE SAYS I LOVE YOU, directed by Woody Allen
10. KANSAS CITY, directed by Robert Altman