{"id":28897,"date":"2011-10-26T10:08:06","date_gmt":"2011-10-26T17:08:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.the-frame.com\/?page_id=28897"},"modified":"2011-10-26T10:08:06","modified_gmt":"2011-10-26T17:08:06","slug":"my-top-tens-1990s","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/testing.the-frame.com\/?page_id=28897","title":{"rendered":"My Top Tens: 1990s"},"content":{"rendered":"

M<\/span>y top ten films for each year of the 1990s. These are always up for revision as I watch more films, revisit ones I\u2019ve seen before, and think about them over time. The films as listed in the \u201cBest of Year\u201d section are held fast at the end of the year (and include a listing of all films I saw that year as well as films released that year).<\/p>\n

Oh, and I don\u2019t really believe in top \u201cten\u201d lists, despite using the common nomenclature for the title of this page. This is going to be the top several films of each year, down to whatever point I think the films stop being worthy of inclusion. Might be eight one year, might be twenty-three another.<\/p>\n

1999<\/h3>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Run Lola Run<\/li>\n
  2. The Matrix<\/li>\n
  3. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels<\/li>\n
  4. All About My Mother<\/li>\n
  5. Fight Club<\/li>\n
  6. American Beauty<\/li>\n
  7. Election<\/li>\n
  8. Galaxy Quest<\/li>\n
  9. Magnolia<\/li>\n
  10. Office Space<\/li>\n
  11. Toy Story 2<\/li>\n
  12. Being John Malkovich<\/li>\n
  13. Dogma<\/li>\n
  14. Three Kings<\/li>\n
  15. An Ideal Husband<\/li>\n
  16. 42 Up<\/li>\n
  17. Topsy Turvy<\/li>\n
  18. eXistenZ<\/li>\n
  19. Fantasia 2000<\/li>\n
  20. Go<\/li>\n
  21. Girl, Interrupted<\/li>\n
  22. The Iron Giant<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    TOP FIVE YET TO SEE<\/b>
    \nEyes Wide Shut
    \nSouth Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
    \nThe Limey
    \nGhost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
    \nSweet and Lowdown<\/p>\n

    1998<\/h3>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

      \n
    1. The Truman Show<\/li>\n
    2. Shakespeare in Love<\/li>\n
    3. The Big Lebowski<\/li>\n
    4. Rushmore<\/li>\n
    5. Billy’s Balloon<\/li>\n
    6. American History X<\/li>\n
    7. The Spanish Prisoner<\/li>\n
    8. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas<\/li>\n
    9. Dark City<\/li>\n
    10. Ronin<\/li>\n
    11. Saving Private Ryan<\/li>\n
    12. The Mask of Zorro<\/li>\n
    13. Pi<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      TOP FIVE YET TO SEE<\/b>
      \nThe Thin Red Line
      \nBlade
      \nThe Celebration
      \nCentral Station
      \nA Simple Plan<\/p>\n

      1997<\/h3>\n

      \"\"<\/p>\n

        \n
      1. L.A. Confidential<\/li>\n
      2. Jackie Brown<\/li>\n
      3. The Fifth Element<\/li>\n
      4. Titanic<\/li>\n
      5. Gattaca<\/li>\n
      6. Chasing Amy<\/li>\n
      7. Princess Mononoke<\/li>\n
      8. Boogie Nights<\/li>\n
      9. Good Will Hunting<\/li>\n
      10. Waiting for Guffman<\/li>\n
      11. Open Your Eyes<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        TOP FIVE YET TO SEE<\/b>
        \nGrosse Pointe Blank
        \nThe Sweet Hereafter
        \nHappy Together
        \nCube
        \nContact<\/p>\n

        1996<\/h3>\n

        \"\"<\/p>\n

          \n
        1. Fargo<\/li>\n
        2. Trainspotting<\/li>\n
        3. Ghost in the Shell<\/li>\n
        4. The English Patient<\/li>\n
        5. Irma Vep<\/li>\n
        6. Freeway<\/li>\n
        7. Scream<\/li>\n
        8. William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet<\/li>\n
        9. From Dusk Till Dawn<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          TOP FIVE YET TO SEE<\/b>
          \nLa Promesse
          \nThe Cable Guy
          \nBreaking the Waves
          \nThe Frighteners
          \nBound<\/p>\n

          1995<\/h3>\n

          \"\"<\/p>\n

            \n
          1. Before Sunrise<\/li>\n
          2. Toy Story<\/li>\n
          3. Kicking and Screaming<\/li>\n
          4. The City of Lost Children<\/li>\n
          5. Braveheart<\/li>\n
          6. Clueless<\/li>\n
          7. Pride and Prejudice<\/li>\n
          8. GoldenEye<\/li>\n
          9. Desperado<\/li>\n
          10. Sense and Sensibility<\/li>\n
          11. The Usual Suspects<\/li>\n
          12. Se7en<\/li>\n
          13. The Flower of My Secret<\/li>\n
          14. Forgotten Silver<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            TOP FIVE YET TO SEE<\/b>
            \nTwelve Monkeys
            \nDead Man
            \nHeat
            \nLa Haine
            \nFallen Angels<\/p>\n

            1994<\/h3>\n

            \"\"<\/p>\n

              \n
            1. Three Colors: Red<\/li>\n
            2. Chungking Express<\/li>\n
            3. Pulp Fiction<\/li>\n
            4. The Lion King<\/li>\n
            5. Little Women<\/li>\n
            6. Bullets Over Broadway<\/li>\n
            7. Four Weddings and a Funeral<\/li>\n
            8. Clerks<\/li>\n
            9. The Professional<\/li>\n
            10. The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert<\/li>\n
            11. Interview with the Vampire<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              TOP FIVE YET TO SEE<\/b>
              \nEd Wood
              \nHeavenly Creatures
              \nReality Bites
              \nShallow Grave
              \nSatantango<\/p>\n

              1993<\/h3>\n

              \"\"<\/p>\n

                \n
              1. True Romance<\/li>\n
              2. Jurassic Park<\/li>\n
              3. The Nightmare Before Christmas<\/li>\n
              4. Schindler’s List<\/li>\n
              5. Much Ado About Nothing<\/li>\n
              6. Three Colors: Blue<\/li>\n
              7. The Remains of the Day<\/li>\n
              8. Groundhog Day<\/li>\n
              9. The Fugitive<\/li>\n
              10. Strictly Ballroom<\/li>\n
              11. The Piano<\/li>\n
              12. The Joy Luck Club<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                TOP FIVE YET TO SEE<\/b>
                \nShort Cuts
                \nWhat’s Eating Gilbert Grape
                \nCronos
                \nBenny & Joon
                \nWayne’s World 2<\/p>\n

                1992<\/h3>\n

                \"\"<\/p>\n

                  \n
                1. Unforgiven<\/li>\n
                2. The Muppet Christmas Carol<\/li>\n
                3. Raise the Red Lantern<\/li>\n
                4. Howards End<\/li>\n
                5. Aladdin<\/li>\n
                6. Shadows and Fog<\/li>\n
                7. A League of Their Own<\/li>\n
                8. Bram Stoker’s Dracula<\/li>\n
                9. Patriot Games<\/li>\n
                10. Hard Boiled<\/li>\n
                11. 35 Up<\/li>\n
                12. Batman Returns<\/li>\n
                13. The Crying Game<\/li>\n
                14. Reservoir Dogs<\/li>\n
                15. The Player<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                  TOP FIVE YET TO SEE<\/b>
                  \nArmy of Darkness
                  \nChaplin
                  \nPorco Rosso
                  \nHusbands and Wives
                  \nTwin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me<\/p>\n

                  1991<\/h3>\n

                  \"\"<\/p>\n

                    \n
                  1. Beauty and the Beast<\/li>\n
                  2. The Double Life of Veronique<\/li>\n
                  3. Terminator 2: Judgment Day<\/li>\n
                  4. Barton Fink<\/li>\n
                  5. JFK<\/li>\n
                  6. The Silence of the Lambs<\/li>\n
                  7. Slacker<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                    TOP FIVE YET TO SEE<\/b>
                    \nDelicatessen
                    \nThe Rocketeer
                    \nHearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse
                    \nLa belle noiseuse
                    \nPoint Break<\/p>\n

                    1990<\/h3>\n

                    \"\"<\/p>\n

                      \n
                    1. Wild at Heart<\/li>\n
                    2. GoodFellas<\/li>\n
                    3. Edward Scissorhands<\/li>\n
                    4. Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!<\/li>\n
                    5. Miller’s Crossing<\/li>\n
                    6. Cyrano de Bergerac<\/li>\n
                    7. Troll 2<\/li>\n
                    8. Metropolitan<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                      TOP FIVE YET TO SEE<\/b>
                      \nTotal Recall
                      \nMisery
                      \nJacob’s Ladder
                      \nClose-Up
                      \nThe Match Factory Girl<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                      My top ten films for each year of the 1990s. These are always up for revision as I watch more films, revisit ones I\u2019ve seen before, and think about them over time. The films as listed in the \u201cBest of Year\u201d section are held fast at the end of the year (and include a listing  [ Read More ]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":28561,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/testing.the-frame.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28897"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/testing.the-frame.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/testing.the-frame.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/testing.the-frame.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/testing.the-frame.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=28897"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/testing.the-frame.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28897\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/testing.the-frame.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28561"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/testing.the-frame.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=28897"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}