The 1,000 Best Films of all Times

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The 1990's:

(In chronological order)

Martin Scorsese: GoodFellas (1990)
Gianni Amelio: Porte Aperte/ Open Doors (1990)
Mike Leigh: Life is Sweet (1990)
Aki Kaurismaki: I Hired A Contract Killer (1990)
John Woo: Bullet in the Head (1990)
Manuel de Oliveira: Nao/ Non (1990)
Youssef Chahine: Iskandariya Kaman wa Kaman/ Alexandria Again and Again (1990)
David Lynch: Wild At Heart (1990)
Kathryn Bigelow: Blue Steel (1990)
Bertrand Tavernier: Daddy Nostalgia/ These Foolish Things (1990)
Joel Coen: Miller's Crossing (1990)
Peter Greenaway: The Cook The Thief His Wife And Her Lover (1990)
Tim Burton: Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Abel Ferrara: King of New York (1990)
Zhang Yimou: Ju Dou (1990)
Jane Campion: Angel at my Table (1990)
Barbet Schroeder: Reversal of Fortunes (1990)
Penny Marshall: Awakenings (1990)
Chris Columbus: Home Alone (1990)
Richard Linklater: Slacker (1990)
John Singleton: Boyz N the Hood (1991)
Barry Levinson: Bugsy (1991)
Chantal Akerman: Nuit et Jour (1991)
Gus Van Sant: My Own Private Idaho (1991)
Luc Besson: La Femme Nikita (1991)
Terry Gilliam: Fisher King (1991)
Wim Wenders: Until the End of the World (1991)
Jonathan Demme: The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Clint Eastwood: Unforgiven (1991)
Agnieszka Holland: Europa Europa (1991)
Zhang Yimou: Dahong Denglong Gaogao Gua/ Raise of the Red Lantern (1991)
Ridley Scott: Thelma and Louise (1991)
Jacques Rivette: La Belle Noiseuse (1991)
Edward Yang: Gling Jie Shaonian Sha Ren Shijian/ A Brighter Summer Day (1991)
Arturo Ripstein: The Woman of the Port (1991)
Stanley Kwan: Actress (1991)
Wong Kar-wai: Days of Being Wild (1991)
Theo Angelopoulos: The Suspended Step of the Stork (1991)
Leos Carax: Les Amants du Pont Neuf (1991)
Edward Yang: A Brighter Summer Day (1991)
Kenneth Branagh: Dead Again (1991)
Tsui Hark: Wong Fei-hung/ Once Upon a Time in China (1991)
Krzysztof Kieslowski: La Double Vie de Veronique/ The Double Life of Veronica (1991)
Quentin Tarantino: Reservoir Dogs (1992)
John Woo: Lashou Shentan/ Hard Boiled (1992)
Phil Alden Robinson: Sneakers (1992)
Abel Ferrara: Bad Lieutenant (1992)
Rob Reiner: A Few Good Men (1992)
Neil Jordan: The Crying Game (1992)
Martin Brest: Scent Of A Woman (1992)
James Ivory: Howard's End (1992)
Paul Verhoeven: Basic Instinct (1992)
Abbas Kiarostami: Zendegi Va Digar Hich/ And Life Goes On (1992)
Andre` Techine`: Ma Saison Preferee/ My Favorite Season (1992)
Jean-Marie Jeunet: Delicatessen (1992)
Roberto Benigni: Johnny Stecchino (1992)
Jean-Claude Lauzon: Leolo (1992)
Victor Erice: El Sol del Membrillo/ The Quince Tree Sun (1992)
Penelope Spheeris: Wayne's World (1992)
Clint Eastwood: The Unforgiven (1992)
John Smith: The Boys of St Vincent (1993)
Fred Schepisi: Six Degrees of Separation (1993)
Wong Jing: City Hunter (1993)
Manuel de Oliveira: Vale Abraao (1993)
Nora Ephron: Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
Ron Fricke: Baraka (1993)
Chris Columbus: Mrs Doubtfire (1993)
Ang Lee: Xiyan/ Wedding Banquet (1993)
Steven Spielberg: Schindler's List (1993)
Jane Campion: The Piano (1993)
Robert Altman: Short Cuts (1993)
Krzysztof Kieslowski: Bleu (1993)
Chen Kaige: Ba Wang Bie Ji/ Farewell my Concubine (1993)
Hou Hsiao-hsien: The Puppet Master (1993)
Tsai Ming-liang: Rebels of the Neon God (1993)
Tran Anh Hung: Scent of Green Papaya(1993)
Olivier Assayas: Une Nouvelle Vie/ A New Life (1993)
Aki Kaurismaki: Pida Huivista Kiinni Tatjana/ Take Care of your Scarf (1993)
Mike Leigh: Naked (1993)
Peter Jackson: Dead Alive/Braindead (1993)
Takeshi Kitano: Sonatine (1993)
Manuel de Oliveira: Vale Abramo (1993)
Quentin Tarantino: Pulp Fiction (1994)
Luc Besson: Leon/ The Professional (1994)
Lee Tamahori: Once Were Warriors (1994)
Bela Tarr: Satantango/ Satan's Tango (1994)
Stephen Elliott: The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert (1994)
Wolfgang Petersen: Outbreak (1994)
Woody Allen: Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
Zhang Yimou: Huozhe/ To Live (1994)
Wong Kar-wai: Ashes of Time (1994)
Arturo Ripstein: Queen of the Night (1994)
Olivier Assayas: L'Eau Froid/ Cold Water (1994)
And Lee: Eat Drink Man Woman (1994)
Andre` Techine`: Les Roseaux Sauvages/ Wild Reeds (1994)
Atom Egoyan: Exotica (1994)
Bertrand Tavernier: L'Appat/ Fresh Bait (1994)
Hal Hartley: Amateur (1994)
John Sayles: Secret of Roan Inish (1994)
Michael Redford (Massimo Troisi): Il Postino/ The Postman (1994)
Peter Chelsom: Funny Bones (1994)
Peter Jackson: Heavenly Creatures (1994)
Robert Zemeckis: Forrest Gump (1994)
Krzysztof Kieslowski: Rouge (1994)
Tsai Ming-Liang: Aiqing Wansui/ VIve l'Amour (1994)
Wong Kar-Wai: Chongqing Senlin/ Chungking Express (1994)
Takashi Ishii: Gonin/ Five People (1995)
Hirokazu Kore-eda: Maborosi (1995)
Wong Jing: High Risk (1995)
Taylor Hackford: Dolores Claiborne (1995)
Abel Ferrara: The Addiction (1995)
John Lasseter: Toy Story (1995)
Michael Almereyda: Nadja (1995)
Larry Clark: Kids (1995)
Bryan Singer: Usual Suspects (1995)
Emir Kusturica: Underground (1995)
Gus Van Sant: To Die For (1995)
Jean-Marie Jeunet: La Cite` des Enfants Perdus/ City of Lost Children (1995)
Jim Jarmusch: Dead Man (1995)
John Sayles: Lone Star (1995)
Kathryn Bigelow: Strange Days (1995)
Lars von Trier: Riget/ Kingdom (1995)
Martin Scorsese: Casino (1995)
Mohsen Makhmalbaf: Gabbeh (1995)
Terry Gilliam: Twelve Monkeys (1995)
Theo Angelopulos: To Vlemma tou Odyssea/ Ulysses' Gaze (1995)
Hou Hsiao-Hsien: Haonan Haonu/ Good Men Good Women (1995)
David Fincher: Seven (1995)
Michael Mann: Heat (1995)
Arthur Hiller: Babe (1995)
Mike Leigh: Secrets and Lies (1995)
Zhang Yimou: Shangai Triad (1995)
Mike Figgis: Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
Ning Ying: On the Beat (1995)
Maurice Pialat: Le GarÇU (1995)
Joao Cesar Monteiro: A Comedia de Deus (1995)
Mohsen Makhmalbaf: Salaam Cinema (1995)
Edward Yang: A Confucian Confusion (1995)
Richard Linklater: Before Sunrise (1995)
Rolf De Heer: Bad Boy Bubby (1995)
Tran Anh Hung: Cyclo (1996)
Paul Thomas Anderson: Hard Eight (1996)
Edward Yang: Mahjong (1996)
Jan Svankmajer: Conspirators of Pleasure (1996)
Abel Ferrara: The Funeral (1996)
Jan Sverak: Kolya (1996)
Wong Kar-wai: Fallen Angels (1996)
Hou Hsiao-hsien: Goodbye South Goodbye (1996)
Eric Rohmer: Conte d'Ete`/ A Summer's Tale (1996)
Olivier Assayas: Irma Vep (1996)
Aki Kaurismaki: Kauas Pilvet Karkaavat/ Drifting Clouds (1996)
Lars von Trier: Breaking the Waves (1996)
Joel Coen: Fargo (1996)
Luc Besson: The Fifth Element (1996)
Peter Greenaway: The Pillow Book (1996)
David Cronenberg: Crash (1996)
Tsai Ming-Liang: He Liu/ The River (1996)
David Lynch: Lost Highway (1997)
Alexander Sokurov: Mother and Son/ Mat i Syn (1997) John Sayles: Men With Guns (1997)
Hayao Miyazaki: Mononoke Hime/ Princess Mononoke (1997)
Richard Donner: Conspiracy Theory (1997)
Abel Ferrara: Black Out (1997)
Harmony Korine: Gummo (1997)
Takeshi Kitano: Hana-Bi/ Fireworks (1997)
Manuel de Oliveira: Viagem ao Principio do Mundo/ Journey to the Beginning of the World (1997)
Abbas Kiarostami: Ta'ame-gilas/ A Taste of Cherry (1997)
Shohei Imamura: The Eel (1997)
Neil LaBute: In the Company of Men (1997)
Kiyoshi Kurosawa: Cure (1997)
Gary Burns: The Kitchen Party (1997)


see the best of 1998
see the best of 1999
The Best of the Decade
  1. Lars von Trier: Riget/ Kingdom
  2. Emir Kusturica: Underground
  3. Krzysztof Kieslowski: Rouge
  4. David Lynch: Lost Highway (1997)
  5. Bela Tarr: Satantango/ Satan's Tango
  6. Quentin Tarantino: Pulp Fiction
  7. Luc Besson: Leon/ The Professional
  8. Theo Angelopulos: To Vlemma tou Odyssea/ Ulysses' Gaze
  9. Krzysztof Kieslowski: Bleu
  10. Manuel de Oliveira: Viagem ao Principio do Mundo/ Journey to the Beginning of the World
  11. Hirokazu Kore-eda: Maborosi
  12. Kevin Smith: Dogma
  13. Jean-Marie Jeunet: La Cite` des Enfants Perdus/ City of Lost Children
  14. Edward Yang: Gling Jie Shaonian Sha Ren Shijian/ A Brighter Summer Day
  15. Mike Figgis: Leaving Las Vegas
  16. John Woo: Face/Off
  17. Pedro Almodovar: Todo Sobre Mi Madre/ All About My Mother
  18. Curtis Hanson: L.A. Confidential
  19. Jim Jarmusch: Dead Man
  20. Shohei Imamura: Dr Akagi
  21. Peter Greenaway: The Cook The Thief His Wife And Her Lover
  22. Roberto Benigni: La Vita E` Bella
  23. Theo Angelopulos: Eternity And A Day
  24. Abel Ferrara: King of New York
  25. Theo Angelopoulos: The Suspended Step of the Stork
  26. Quentin Tarantino: Reservoir Dogs
  27. Phil Alden Robinson: Sneakers
  28. Wong Kar-Wai: Chongqing Senlin/ Chungking Express
  29. Peter Chelsom: Funny Bones
  30. John Sayles: Lone Star
  31. Terry Gilliam: Twelve Monkeys
  32. Jane Campion: The Piano
  33. Lars von Trier: Breaking the Waves
  34. Takeshi Kitano: Sonatine
  35. Shohei Imamura: The Eel
  36. Lee Tamahori: Once Were Warriors (1994)
  37. Abbas Kiarostami: Ta'ame-gilas/ A Taste of Cherry
  38. Darren Aronofsky: Pi
  39. Manuel de Oliveira: Vale Abramo
  40. Spike Jonze: Being John Malkovich
  41. Steven Spielberg: Schindler's List
  42. Robert Zemeckis: Forrest Gump
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The Best of 1990
  1. Peter Greenaway: The Cook The Thief His Wife And Her Lover
  2. Abel Ferrara: King of New York
  3. David Lynch: Wild At Heart
  4. Aki Kaurismaki: I Hired A Contract Killer
  5. Joel Coen: Miller's Crossing
The Best of 1991
  1. Edward Yang: Gling Jie Shaonian Sha Ren Shijian/ A Brighter Summer Day
  2. Theo Angelopoulos: The Suspended Step of the Stork
  3. Jonathan Demme: The Silence of the Lambs
  4. Agnieszka Holland: Europa Europa
  5. Luc Besson: La Femme Nikita
  6. Ridley Scott: Thelma and Louise
  7. Tsui Hark: Wong Fei-hung/ Once Upon a Time in China
  8. Leos Carax: Les Amants du Pont Neuf
The Best of 1992
  1. Quentin Tarantino: Reservoir Dogs
  2. John Woo: Lashou Shentan/ Hard Boiled
  3. Phil Alden Robinson: Sneakers
  4. Paul Verhoeven: Basic Instinct
  5. Jean-Marie Jeunet: Delicatessen
  6. Penelope Spheeris: Wayne's World
  7. Jean-Claude Lauzon: Leolo
The Best of 1993
  1. Takeshi Kitano: Sonatine
  2. Krzysztof Kieslowski: Bleu
  3. Jane Campion: The Piano
  4. Manuel de Oliveira: Vale Abramo
  5. Ang Lee: Xiyan/ Wedding Banquet
  6. Aki Kaurismaki: Pida Huivista Kiinni Tatjana/ Take Care of your Scarf
  7. Steven Spielberg: Schindler's List
  8. Mike Leigh: Naked
The Best of 1994
  1. Krzysztof Kieslowski: Rouge
  2. Bela Tarr: Satantango/ Satan's Tango
  3. Quentin Tarantino: Pulp Fiction
  4. Luc Besson: Leon/ The Professional
  5. Tsai Ming-Liang: Aiqing Wansui/ Vive l'Amour
  6. Danny Boyle: Shallow Grave
  7. Robert Zemeckis: Forrest Gump
  8. Hal Hartley: Amateur
  9. Wong Kar-Wai: Chongqing Senlin/ Chungking Express
  10. Peter Chelsom: Funny Bones
The Best of 1995
  1. Lars von Trier: Riget/ Kingdom
  2. Emir Kusturica: Underground
  3. Hirokazu Kore-eda: Maborosi
  4. Jim Jarmusch: Dead Man
  5. Theo Angelopulos: To Vlemma tou Odyssea/ Ulysses' Gaze
  6. John Sayles: Lone Star
  7. Jean-Marie Jeunet: La Cite` des Enfants Perdus/ City of Lost Children
  8. Hou Hsiao-Hsien: Haonan Haonu/ Good Men Good Women
  9. Terry Gilliam: Twelve Monkeys
  10. Mike Figgis: Leaving Las Vegas
  11. Mike Leigh: Secrets and Lies
  12. Gus Van Sant: To Die For
  13. Bryan Singer: Usual Suspects
  14. Kathryn Bigelow: Strange Days
The Best of 1996
  1. Lars von Trier: Breaking the Waves
  2. Peter Greenaway: The Pillow Book
  3. Aki Kaurismaki: Kauas Pilvet Karkaavat/ Drifting Clouds
  4. Jan Svankmajer: Conspirators of Pleasure
  5. Joel Coen: Fargo
  6. Tsai Ming-Liang: He Liu/ The River
  7. Danny Boyle: Trainspotting
  8. Luc Besson: The Fifth Element
The Best of 1997
  1. Manuel de Oliveira: Viagem ao Principio do Mundo/ Journey to the Beginning of the World
  2. David Lynch: Lost Highway
  3. Shohei Imamura: The Eel
  4. Takeshi Kitano: Hana-Bi/ Fireworks
  5. Abbas Kiarostami: Ta'ame-gilas/ A Taste of Cherry
  6. Neil LaBute: In the Company of Men
  7. Harmony Korine: Gummo
  8. Alexander Sokurov: Mother and Son/ Mat i Syn
  9. Hayao Miyazaki: Mononoke Hime/ Princess Mononoke
  10. John Sayles: Men With Guns
  11. Richard Donner: Conspiracy Theory
The Best of 1998
  1. John Woo: Face/Off
  2. Curtis Hanson: L.A. Confidential
  3. Darren Aronofsky: Pi
  4. Shohei Imamura: Dr Akagi
  5. Theo Angelopulos: Eternity And A Day
  6. Roberto Benigni: La Vita E` Bella
  7. Peter Weir: Truman Show
  8. Taylor Hackford: Devil's Advocate
  9. Emir Kusturica: Black Cat White Cat
The Best of 1999
  1. Kevin Smith: Dogma
  2. Spike Jonze: Being John Malkovich
  3. Pedro Almodovar: Todo Sobre Mi Madre/ All About My Mother
  4. Sam Mendes: American Beauty
  5. David Fincher: Fight Club
  6. Abbas Kiarostami: The Wind Will Carry Us
  7. Tom Twyker: Lola Rennt/ Run Lola Run
  8. Wachowski Brothers: Matrix
  9. Jim Jarmusch: Ghost Dog
  10. Takeshi Kitano: Kikujiro
  11. Christopher Nolan: Following
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