Favourite Films: 1990-1999 Edition

[gk_891]

Seeing Cachoo's thread about favourite films from 2000-2016 made me want to start a thread about films from the 1990s. My personal favourites are below in random order. Please feel free to list yours.

Raise the Red Lantern
Goodfellas
Cyclo
The Blue Kite
The Celebration
Korczak
A Moment of Innocence
The Thin Red Line
Naked
The Nasty Girl
The Insider
An Angel at My Table
Jackie Brown
Taste of Cherry
Farewell My Concubine
Ju Dou
A Time For Drunken Horses
After-Life
Shower
Eyes Wide Shut
Trois Couleurs Trilogy (Bleu, Blanc, Rouge)
Pulp Fiction
Reservoir Dogs
Happy Together

 

[quartz]

American Beauty
Clueless
Toy Story
Edward Scissorhands
Mulan
Mr. Holland's Opus
Grumpy Old Men
Awakenings
Dazed and Confused

Most favoritest......Cool Runnings

 

[gk_891]

I've yet to see Cool Running but I know of it. Will have to watch it soon.

 

[manhn]

October Sky
Dazed and Confused
Before Sunrise
Sense & Sensibility
Clueless
Schindler's List
Howards End
The Remains of the Day
Pretty Woman
Shakespeare in Love
The English Patient
LA Confidential
Titanic
The Thin Red Line
Quiz Show
A River Runs Through It
The End of the Affair
Forrest Gump
Reservoir Dogs

Movies I Watch Over and Over:

Can Hardly Wait
Speed
American Pie
Scream
Four Weddings and a Funeral
The Opposite of Sex
My Best Friend's Wedding
Muriel's Wedding

 

[gk_891]

October Sky
Dazed and Confused
Before Sunrise
Sense & Sensibility
Clueless
Schindler's List
Howards End
The Remains of the Day
Pretty Woman
Shakespeare in Love
The English Patient
LA Confidential
Titanic
The Thin Red Line
Quiz Show
A River Runs Through It

Movies I Watch Over and Over:

Can Hardly Wait
Speed
American Pie
Scream
Four Weddings and a Funeral
The Opposite of Sex

I've forgotten about The Remains of the Day. Thanks for listing it.

 

[Aerobicidal]

Showgirls
A Brighter Summer Day
Flowers of Shanghai
Jackie Brown
Paris Is Burning
The Puppetmaster
Tribulation 99

 

[Cachoo]

Girl Power
Thelma and Louise
Sense and Sensibility
Enchanted April
Persuasion
Beauty and the Beast
The Piano
The Long Kiss Goodnight

For Laughs
Office Space
Rushmore
The Big Lebowski
Groundhog Day
Election
Waiting For Guffman
Four Weddings and a Funeral


Hints of Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Pleasantville
Contact
The Handmaid's Tale
Star Trek: First Contact
Galaxy Quest
The Fifth Element
The Matrix

Cops, Robbers, Soldiers, Spies (Action!)
Copland
LA Confidential
The Hunt For Red October
Saving Private Ryan
Blackhawk Down
Three Kings
Q&A
Speed
The Professional
Fargo
The Fugitive

Fine Films, Directors etc..
The Sweet Hereafter
Cookie's Fortune
Out of Sight
Truly, Madly, Deeply
Shadowlands
Dave
Shakespeare In Love
Schindler's List
You've Got Mail
The Shawshank Redemption
Metropolitan

 

[Cachoo]

gk--someday Mike Leigh must get an honorary Oscar (if he hasn't already) for films like "Naked." So good and so overlooked....

 

[falling_dance]

American Beauty
The Big Lebowski
The Double Life of Veronique
Eyes Wide Shut
Hamlet (1996)
Miller's Crossing
Quiz Show
Schindler's List
Sense and Sensibility
Titanic

 

[gk_891]

gk--someday Mike Leigh must get an honorary Oscar (if he hasn't already) for films like "Naked." So good and so overlooked....

Indeed. I especially loved David Thewlis' performance. One of the greatest performances of the decade IMO.

 

[Cachoo]

Indeed. I especially loved David Thewlis' performance. One of the greatest performances of the decade IMO.

I'm pretty wild about Thewlis. Give me his nuanced performances over "beefcake" any day. I wasn't surprised when he wasn't nominated for an Oscar as the "stars" like Tom Hanks, Anthony Hopkins and Robin Williams were grabbing nominations. I WAS surprised that he wasn't nominated for a Bafta. He and Leigh received "best" awards at Cannes though.

 

[gk_891]

I'm pretty wild about Thewlis. Give me his nuanced performances over "beefcake" any day. I wasn't surprised when he wasn't nominated for an Oscar as the "stars" like Tom Hanks, Anthony Hopkins and Robin Williams were grabbing nominations. I WAS surprised that he wasn't nominated for a Bafta. He and Leigh received "best" awards at Cannes though.

He wasn't even nominated at BAFTA?!?! What were they watching?!?! That's pretty unbelievable.

 

[Cachoo]

He wasn't even nominated at BAFTA?!?! What were they watching?!?! That's pretty unbelievable.

I think the film was nominated for Best British Film but nothing for David. The nominees that year:
Anthony HopkinsinPlease Forgive Me

• Daniel Day-LewisinWithout You
• Anthony HopkinsinThe Sign
• Liam NeesoninThings Can Only Get Better

In the category for all countries the nominees were Hugh Grant, Terence Stamp, John Travolta and Tom Hanks. I think Grant won the award.

 

[Japanfan]

Eyes Wide Shut, Stanley Kubrick, 1999 (a contender for my favourite of all time)
The Straight Story (also 1999)
Shortcuts, Robert Altman

 

[paskatefan]

Mr. Holland's Opus
The American President
Babe
Apollo 13
Schindler's List
The Shawshank Redemption
Beauty & the Beast
Aladdin
The Lion King
Mulan
Sense & Sensibility
October Sky
Shakespeare in Love

 

[Vash01]

Bugsy
Apollo13
The Shawshank Redemption
Saving Private Ryan
Sense and Sensibility
Dave
Schindler's list
The Piano
You've got mail

 

[Vash01]

Bumping up the thread, to put it with the other decades.

 

[Vash01]

How did I miss Forest Gump and Philadelphia?

 

[Artemis@BC]

...Dave...

So happy to see someone else who loves Dave! It's one of my all-time favourites, and under-appreciated I think.

 

[Vash01]

Adding -

Burnt by the sun
The English Patient
Contact
Titanic
Kolya

 

[gk_891]

Bugsy
Apollo13
The Shawshank Redemption
Saving Private Ryan
Sense and Sensibility
Dave
Schindler's list
The Piano
You've got mail

I remember studying The Piano in film class. It's not my favourite Campion film but the images in that film were extraordinary and full of content. I also loved the music by Michael Nyman.

 

[gk_891]

Forgot to mention The Dreamlife of Angels. One of the finest French films I've seen.

I also liked Open Your Eyes.

 

[Japanfan]

I also loved the music by Michael Nyman.

Yes, D&S's free dance to 'The Piano' is one of my all time dance faves.

 

[quartz]

I forgot about "What About Bob?" Love that movie.....love Richard Dreyfuss....love Bill Murray.

 

[gk_891]

I forgot about "What About Bob?" Love that movie.....love Richard Dreyfuss....love Bill Murray.

I looked this up on imdb.com and it looks funny. Will have to watch sometime soon.

 

[skatefan]

What, no-one loves the very beautiful Brad Pitt in

Meet Joe Black

 

[paskatefan]

Was Rain Man from this decade? If so, I MUST add it to my favorites!

 

[gk_891]

Was Rain Man from this decade? If so, I MUST add it to my favorites!

I think it's from the late 80s.

 

[olympic]

Silence of the Lambs - BTW, Michelle Pfeiffer was initially cast as Clarice Starling, but backed out after being disturbed by the subject matter. The basement finale is something I can watch over and over and still get a thrill.
Thelma and Louise - Really great performances by Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis. Groundbreaking in its portrayal about women's distrust in society.
The Crying Game - Androgyny when it still was a bit shocking to moviegoers. Best movie of 1992.
Schindler's List - Probably the best movie made about the holocaust. One of the best films ever!
The Joy Luck Club - Beautiful film about understanding your mother and seeing older people as bearers of wisdom, rather than people to look past.
Pulp Fiction - Cutting edge at the time, and I like it despite the fact John Travolta was in it. LOL (I hated Forrest Gump, and was pulling for this movie to win in 1994)
Bridges of Madison County - Maybe one of Meryl Streep's best acting roles, and that is saying a lot! Story about sacrificing your love to remain loyal to your duties is something we can at some point all understand
Boogie Nights - Intelligently made film about the porn industry. A break in character for Mark Wahlberg. Loved the fact that Burt Reynolds resurfaced after decades as a smarmy porn producer and loved that Julianne Moore took the risk to play a porn star.
Saving Private Ryan - Intelligently made WW2 film that is still much more realistic than films in the past. American made WW2 films always tended to be glorified and overproduced. Not this one.
Life Is Beautiful (La Vita e Bella)- Italian film. One of the most poignant films ever made. I choke up when watching it.
American Beauty - One of my favorite films ever. I can watch Annette Benning play neurotic, suburban wife forever! Too bad she was up against Hillary Swank in Boys Don't Cry
Boys Don't Cry - Wow. Hillary Swank turned in one of the best acting performances ever.

 

[gk_891]

Silence of the Lambs - BTW, Michelle Pfeiffer was initially cast as Clarice Starling, but backed out after being disturbed by the subject matter. The basement finale is something I can watch over and over and still get a thrill.
Thelma and Louise - Really great performances by Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis. Groundbreaking in its portrayal about women's distrust in society.
The Crying Game - Androgyny when it still was a bit shocking to moviegoers. Best movie of 1992.
Schindler's List - Probably the best movie made about the holocaust. One of the best films ever!
The Joy Luck Club - Beautiful film about understanding your mother and seeing older people as bearers of wisdom, rather than people to look past.
Pulp Fiction - Cutting edge at the time, and I like it despite the fact John Travolta was in it. LOL (I hated Forrest Gump, and was pulling for this movie to win in 1994)
Bridges of Madison County - Maybe one of Meryl Streep's best acting roles, and that is saying a lot! Story about sacrificing your love to remain loyal to your duties is something we can at some point all understand
Boogie Nights - Intelligently made film about the porn industry. A break in character for Mark Wahlberg. Loved the fact that Burt Reynolds resurfaced after decades as a smarmy porn producer and loved that Julianne Moore took the risk to play a porn star.
Saving Private Ryan - Intelligently made WW2 film that is still much more realistic than films in the past. American made WW2 films always tended to be glorified and overproduced. Not this one.
Life Is Beautiful (La Vita e Bella)- Italian film. One of the most poignant films ever made. I choke up when watching it.
American Beauty - One of my favorite films ever. I can watch Annette Benning play neurotic, suburban wife forever! Too bad she was up against Hillary Swank in Boys Don't Cry
Boys Don't Cry - Wow. Hillary Swank turned in one of the best acting performances ever.

I like your list. The only one in your list that I probably didn't like very much was The Joy Luck Club because I found it sentimental. But many will disagree which is completely fine of course. But thanks for reminding me of The Crying Game. I agree that it was one of the finest movies of the decade (forgot to include it in mine).