19991. BEING JOHN MALKOVICH (Spike Jonze)
2. MAGNOLIA (Paul Thomas Anderson)
3. AMERICAN BEAUTY (Sam Mendes)
4. FIGHT CLUB (David Fincher)
5. THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY (Anthony Minghella)
6. EYES WIDE SHUT (Stanley Kubrick)
7. AUDITION (Takashi Miike)
8. THE INSIDER (Michael Mann)
9. BOYS DON'T CRY (Kimberly Pierce)
10. GO (Doug Liman)
Honorable Mention: THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT (Myrick & Sanchez); COOKIE'S FORTUNE (Altman); ELECTION (Payne); EXISTENZ (Cronenberg); THE LIMEY (Soderberg); THE LITTLE THIEF (Zonca); M/OTHER (Suwa); MR. DEATH: THE RISE AND FALL OF FRED A. LEUCHTER JR. (Morris); THE STRAIGHT STORY (Lynch); SWEET AND LOWDOWN (Allen); TOY STORY 2 (Lasseter)
Notable Shorts: THE CURVE (Rohmer); FAST AS YOU CAN (Anderson); LET FOREVER BE (Gondry); OUTER SPACE (Tscherkassky)
Most Overrated: THE HURRICANE (Jewison); THE SIXTH SENSE (Shyamalan)
19981. RUSHMORE (Wes Anderson)
2. OUT OF SIGHT (Steven Soderbergh)
3. THE THIN RED LINE (Terrence Malick)
4. A SIMPLE PLAN (Sam Raimi)
5. RUN LOLA RUN (Tom Tykwer)
6. THE BIG LEBOWSKI (Joel Coen)
7. ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE (Larry Clark)
8. THE CELEBRATION (Thomas Vinterberg)
9. HAPPINESS (Todd Solondz)
10. THE DREAMLIFE OF ANGELS (Erick Zonca)
Honorable Mention: AUTUMN TALE (Rohmer); BUFFALO '66 (Gallo); CLASS TRIP (Miller); THE GENERAL (Boorman); I STAND ALONE (Noe); THE LAST DAYS OF DISCO (Stillman); LATE AUGUST, EARLY SEPTEMBER (Assayas); MY NAME IS JOE (Loach); THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY (Farrelly); ZERO EFFECT (Kasden)
Notable Shorts: ACROSS THE UNIVERSE (Anderson); LICK THE STAR (Coppola); PRAISE YOU (Jonze); THIS IS HARDCORE (Nichol)
Most Overrated: ELIZABETH (Kapur)
19971. JACKIE BROWN (Quentin Tarantino)
2. BOOGIE NIGHTS (Paul Thomas Anderson)
3. FUNNY GAMES (Michael Haneke)
4. LA CONFIDENTIAL (Curtis Hanson)
5. GOOD WILL HUNTING (Gus Van Sant)
6. CHASING AMY (Kevin Smith)
7. THE GAME (David Fincher)
8. THE SPANISH PRISONER (David Mamet)
9. THE SWEET HEREAFTER (Atom Egoyan)
10. FAST, CHEAP AND OUT OF CONTROL (Errol Morris)
Honorable Mention: AS GOOD AS IT GETS (Brooks); BLOOD AND WINE (Rafelson); THE BUTCHER BOY (Jordan); DONNIE BRASCO (Newell); FIREWORKS (Kitano); HENRY FOOL (Hartley); IN THE COMPANY OF MEN (LaBute); LIFE IS BEAUTFUL (Benigni); LOST HIGHWAY (Lynch); THE SPANISH PRISONERS (Mamet); STARSHIP TROOPERS (Verhoeven)
Notable Shorts: AROUND THE WORLD (Gondry); BACHELORETTE (Gondry); CRIMINAL (Romanek); DEADWEIGHT (Gondry); HOW THEY GET THERE (Jonze); JOGA (Gondry); KARMA POLICE (Glazer); PARANOID ANDROID (Carlsson); THE PERFECT DRUG (Romanek); SMACK MY BITCH UP (Akerlund)
19961. MY SEX LIFE... OR HOW I GOT INTO AN ARGUMENT (Arnaud Desplechin)
2. FARGO (Joel Coen)
3. BOUND (The Wachowski Brothers)
4. PARADISE LOST : THE CHILD MURDERS AT ROBIN HOOD HILLS (Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky)
5. BREAKING THE WAVES (Lars Von Trier)
6. IRMA VEP (Oliver Assayas)
7. FREEWAY (Matthew Bright)
8. SYDNEY (Paul Thomas Anderson)
9. A SUMMER'S TALE (Eric Rohmer)
10. SCREAM (Wes Craven)
Honorable Mention: FLIRTING WITH DISASTER (Russell); FROM DUSK TILL DAWN (Rodriguez); GET ON THE BUS (Lee); THE LONG KISS GOODNIGHT (Harlin); THE PEOPLE VS LARRY FLYNT (Forman); SLING BLADE (Thornton); TIN CUP (Shelton); TRAINSPOTTING (Boyle); 12 MONKEYS (Gilliam)
Notable Shorts: DEVIL'S HAIRCUT (Romanek); HYPER-BALLAD (Gondry); STREET SPIRIT (Glazer); A SUMMER DRESS (Ozon)
Most Overrated: DEAD MAN (Jarmusch); THE ENGLISH PATIENT (Minghella); LONE STAR (Sayles)
19951. SE7EN (David Fincher)
2. HEAT (Michael Mann)
3. CASINO (Martin Scorsese)
4. BEFORE SUNRISE (Richard Linklater)
5. BEFORE THE RAIN (Milcho Manchevski)
6. THE WHITE BALLOON (Jafar Panahi)
7. DEAD MAN WALKING (Tim Robbins)
8. UP/DOWN/FRAGILE (Jacques Rivette)
9. NIXON (Oliver Stone)
10. THE USUAL SUSPECTS (Bryan Singer)
Honorable Mention: THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT (Reiner); BRAVEHEART (Gibson); CLOCKERS (Lee); LA HAINE (Kassovitz); TO DIE FOR (Van Sant); TOY STORY (Lasseter)
Notable Shorts: A CLOSE SHAVE (Park); ARMY OF ME (Gondry);, IT'S OH SO QUIET (Jonze); LIKE A ROLLING STONE - VERSION 1 (Gondry)
Most Overrated: ANTONIA'S LINE (Gorris)
19941. PULP FICTION (Quentin Tarantino)
2. RED (Krzysztof Kieslowski)
3. THE LAST SEDUCTION (John Dahl)
4. FRESH (Boaz Yakin)
5. NOBODY'S FOOL (Robert Benton)
6. HEAVENLY CREATURES (Peter Jackson)
7. CRUMB (Terry Zwigoff)
8. QUIZ SHOW (Robert Redford)
9. THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION (Frank Darabont)
10. ONCE WERE WARRIORS (Lee Tamahori)
Honorable Mention: BARCELONA (Stillman); BULLETS OVER BROADWAY (Allen); CLERKS (Smith); HOOP DREAMS (James); IMAGINARY CRIMES (Drazan); LÉON: THE PROFESSIONAL (Besson); NATURAL BORN KILLERS (Stone)
Notable Shorts: BUDDY HOLLY (Jonze); CLOSER (Romanek); DO YOU REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME? (Romhanyi); SABOTAGE (Jonze)
19931. SEARCHING FOR BOBBY FISCHER (Steve Zaillian)
2. AGE OF INNOCENCE (Martin Scorsese)
3. WHAT'S EATING GILBERT GRAPE (Lasse Hallstrom)
4. GROUNDHOG DAY (Harold Ramis)
5. MAD DOG AND GLORY (John McNaughton)
6. NAKED (Mike Leigh)
7. CARLITO'S WAY (Brian De Palma)
8. IN THE LINE OF FIRE (Wolfgang Petersen)
9. THE FUGITIVE (Andrew Davis)
10. KING OF THE HILL (Steven Soderbergh)
Honorable Mention: BLUE (Kieslowski); BODY SNATCHERS (Ferrara); A BRONX TALE (De Niro); MALICE (Becker); MANHATTAN MURDER MYSTERY (Allen); ROMEO IS BLEEDING (Medak); SHORT CUTS (Altman); TRUE ROMANCE (Scott)
Notable Shorts: BAD GIRL (Fincher); CIGARETTES & COFFEE (Anderson); EVERYBODY HURTS (Scott); THE WRONG TROUSERS (Park)
19921. UNFORGIVEN (Clint Eastwood)
2. RESERVOIR DOGS (Quentin Tarantino)
3. HARD-BOILED (John Woo)
4. THE CRYING GAME (Neil Jordan)
5. THE PLAYER (Robert Altman)
6. GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS (James Foley)
7. CAREFUL (Guy Maddin)
8. UNDER SIEGE (Andrew Davis)
9. A TALE OF WINTER (Eric Rohmer)
10. RAISING CAIN (Brian De Palma)
Honorable Mention: BASIC INSTINCT (Verhoeven); DEEP COVER (Duke); LESSONS OF DARKNESS (Herzog); LORENZO'S OIL (Miller); MALCOLM X (Lee); ONE FALSE MOVE (Franklin)
Notable Shorts: A GRAND DAY OUT (Park); JEREMY (Pellington)
19911. FLIRTING (John Duigan)
2. JFK (Oliver Stone)
3. LES AMANTS DU PONT-NEUF (Leos Carax)
4. THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (Jonathan Demme)
5. RAISE THE RED LANTERN (Zhang Yimou)
6. TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY (James Cameron)
7. POINT BREAK (Katherine Bigelow)
8. LA BELLE NOISEUSE (Jacques Rivette)
9. DEFENDING YOUR LIFE (Albert Brooks)
10. BARTON FINK (Joel Coen)
Honorable Mention: BOYZ IN THE HOOD (Singleton); DELICATESSEN (Caro & Jeunet); HOMICIDE (Mamet); MAN IN THE MOON (Mulliagan)
Notable Shorts: DELICACIES OF MOLTEN HORROR SYNAPSE (Brakhage); LOSING MY RELIGION (Tarsem)
19901. GOODFELLAS (Martin Scorsese)
2. METROPOLITAN (Whit Stillman)
3. MILLER'S CROSSING (Joel Coen)
4. THE GRIFTERS (Stephen Frears)
5. LIFE IS SWEET (Mike Leigh)
6. GREMLINS 2: THE NEW BATCH (Joe Dante)
7. BULLET IN THE HEAD (John Woo)
8. TRUST (Hal Hartley)
9. TOTAL RECALL (Paul Verhoeven)
10. REVERSAL OF FORTUNE (Barbet Schroeder)
Honorable Mention: DANCES WITH WOLVES (Costner); REVENGE (Scott)
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