Movies

if a movie makes me laugh, moves me, thrills me, or awes me, its a winner in my book, regardless of pedigree. These are the films that did it the best. I couldnt do 10 each year; 99 was too great a year, 2005 not so much. The numbers are where they rank in my all time top 100.

    1990   
06    Dances With Wolves
24    Die Hard 2: Die Harder
35    GoodFellas
    Postcards From The Edge
    Back to the Future 3
    Home Alone
    Total Recall

    1991   
07    Star Trek 6: The Undiscovered Country
34    Defending Your Life
36    Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey
53    Highlander 2
69    L.A. Story
75    Soapdish
    Europa, Europa
    Cadence
    F/X 2
    The Committments
    Hot Shots
    Kafka
    Terminator 2: Judgement Day

    1992   
59    Freejack
84    Diggstown
85    Reservoir Dogs
95    Sneakers
    The Crying Game
    Trespass
    Aladdin

    1993   
03    True Romance
05    Dazed and Confused
09    Schindler's List
10    Searching For Bobby Fischer
41    Jurassic Park
42    Army of Darkness
79    The Sandlot
    Hard Boiled
    Olivier, Olivier
    Falling Down
    Manhattan Murder Mystery

    1994   
04    Clerks
25    The Professional
83    Stargate
    Pulp Fiction
    Ready to Wear
    Serial Mom
    Interview with the Vampire

    1995   
26    Mortal Kombat
28    Heat
56    The American President
78    Desperado
89    Bad Company
93    The Usual Suspects
    Hackers
    The Brady Bunch Movie
    Swimming With Sharks
    The Doom Generation
    Four Rooms
    Party Girl
    Waterworld
    Die Hard with a Vengeance
    Grumpier Old Men
    Mallrats

    1996   
40    Beavis and Butthead Do America
90    From Dusk Til Dawn
91    Independence Day
94    Tin Cup
97    The Great White Hype
98    The Long Kiss Goodnight
99    Mission: Impossible
    Executive Decision
    Star Trek: First Contact
    The Substitute
    Twister
    Trainspotting

    1997   
11    Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
12    Good Will Hunting
19    Grosse Pointe Blank
20    Austin Powers: Int'l. Man of Mystery
30    Contact
61    Vegas Vacation
    As Good As It Gets
    Starship Troopers
    Liar, Liar
    Nowhere
    The Game
    The 5th Element
    Donnie Brasco
    Anaconda

    1998   
45    Ronin
47    Rush Hour
48    Rushmore
50    Rounders
62    Half Baked
    The Thin Red Line
    BASEKetball
    Cube
    The X-Files: Fight the Future
    Can't Hardly Wait

    1999   
08    South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut
13    Magnolia
15    The Matrix
16    Office Space
17    The Thomas Crown Affair
21    Three Kings
68    10 Things I Hate About You
77    Go
    The Talented Mr. Ripley
    The Sixth Sense
    Blue Streak
    She's All That
    The Boondock Saints
    Fight Club
    Titus
    American Beauty
    American Pie
    Being John Malkovich
    Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

    2000   
31    The Beach
44    Bring It On
70    High Fidelity
92    Pitch Black
    The Perfect Storm
    The Way of the Gun
    Black and White
    Best In Show
    Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
    Battle Royale

    2001   
49    Iron Monkey
    Moulin Rouge
    Sexy Beast
    The Tailor Of Panama
    Swordfish
    The Fast and The Furious
    LOTR: The Fellowship of The Ring
    Memento

    2002   
    Resident Evil
    Brotherhood of the Wolf
    Bowling For Columbine
    Minority Report
    The New Guy

    2003   
38    Master and Commander: Far Side of the World
60    House of the Dead
    Once Upon A Time In Mexico
    The Core
    A Mighty Wind
    Finding Nemo
    Kill Bill, Vol. 1
    Final Destination 2

    2004   
37    Spartan
57    Kill Bill Vol. 2
    The Girl Next Door
    Beyond The Sea
    The Day After Tomorrow
    The Incredibles
    Napoleon Dynamite
    Primer

    2005   
    The Island
    The Aristocrats
    The Constant Gardener
    The Hitchhiker's Guide to The Galaxy

    2006   
39    Lucky Number Slevin
76    Children of Men
    Running Scared
    Brick
    Death Note
    Silent Hill
    Borat
    Hard Candy
    She's The Man

    2007   
71    Alpha Dog
    Across The Universe
    Grindhouse
    Live Free or Die Hard
    The King of Kong
    The Mist

    2008   
46    In Bruges
    Australia
    Slumdog Millionaire
    The Dark Knight
    Iron Man
    Rocknrolla
    Death Note
    Speed Racer

    2009   
    Star Trek
    Zombieland
    Watchmen
    Boondock Saints 2: All Saint's Day
    The Hangover
    The Secret of Kells
    District 9
    Adventureland
    Fired Up

    2010   
    Twelve
    The Tillman Story
    The Sorcerer's Apprentice
    From Paris With Love
    How To Train Your Dragon
    Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
    True Grit