AV Club - The Best Films of the '90s

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Few talk about the ’90s as a filmmaking renaissance on par with the late ’60s and early ’70s, but for many of the film critics at The A.V. Club, it was the decade when we were coming of age as cinephiles and writers, and we remember it with considerable affection. Those ’70s warhorses like Martin Scorsese and Robert Altman posted some of the strongest work of their careers, and an exciting new generation of filmmakers—Quentin Tarantino, Joel and Ethan Coen, Wong Kar-Wai, Olivier Assayas, David Fincher, and Wes Anderson among them—were staking out territory of their own. Presented over three days—with two 20-film lists, then a separate one for the top 10—our Top 50 survey was conducted in an effort to reflect group consensus and individual passion, with the disclaimer that all such lists have a degree of arbitrariness that can’t be avoided. (On Thursday, we’ll run a supplemental list of orphans, also-rans, and personal favorites that will undoubtedly be quirkier.) One more note before digging in: Filmmakers who had a particularly good decade were often divided against themselves in the voting. Which Coen brothers movie is the strongest? Which color from Krzysztof Kieslowski’s Three Colors trilogy shone the brightest? Peel slowly and see…

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    Goodfellas

    1990, in 31 top lists Check
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    Pulp Fiction

    1994, in 38 top lists Check
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    Toy Story 2

    1999, in 12 top lists Check
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    Dazed and Confused

    1993, in 7 top lists Check
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    Chung Hing sam lam

    1994 — a.k.a. Chungking Express, in 19 top lists Check
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    Out of Sight

    1998, in 7 top lists Check
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    Reservoir Dogs

    1992, in 26 top lists Check
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    Unforgiven

    1992, in 24 top lists Check
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    Rushmore

    1998, in 11 top lists Check
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    Being John Malkovich

    1999, in 14 top lists Check
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    Barton Fink

    1991, in 8 top lists Check
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    Miller's Crossing

    1990, in 11 top lists Check
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    Boogie Nights

    1997, in 12 top lists Check
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    Hoop Dreams

    1994, in 15 top lists Check
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    Groundhog Day

    1993, in 23 top lists Check
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    The Big Lebowski

    1998, in 26 top lists Check
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    Safe

    1995, in 8 top lists Check
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    Schindler's List

    1993, in 35 top lists Check
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    Exotica

    1994, in 7 top lists Check
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    Trois couleurs: Rouge

    1994 — a.k.a. Three Colors: Red, in 20 top lists Check
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    Fargo

    1996, in 27 top lists Check
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    The Sweet Hereafter

    1997, in 8 top lists Check
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    Carlito's Way

    1993, in 5 top lists Check
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    Crumb

    1994, in 12 top lists Check
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    Fight Club

    1999, in 19 top lists Check
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    Eyes Wide Shut

    1999, in 11 top lists Check
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    Short Cuts

    1993, in 9 top lists Check
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    Election

    1999, in 7 top lists Check
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    Irma Vep

    1996, in 7 top lists Check
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    The Thin Red Line

    1998, in 14 top lists Check
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    Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood...

    1996, in 2 top lists Check
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    Nema-ye Nazdik

    1990 — a.k.a. Close-Up, in 21 top lists Check
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    The Matrix

    1999, in 30 top lists Check
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    Se7en

    1995, in 29 top lists Check
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    Naked

    1993, in 9 top lists Check
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    L.A. Confidential

    1997, in 27 top lists Check
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    Glengarry Glen Ross

    1992, in 8 top lists Check
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    Fast, Cheap & Out of Control

    1997, in 4 top lists Check
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    The Blair Witch Project

    1999, in 14 top lists Check
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    Trainspotting

    1996, in 18 top lists Check
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    Da hong denglong gaogao gua

    1991 — a.k.a. Raise the Red Lantern, in 21 top lists Check
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    Todo sobre mi madre

    1999 — a.k.a. All About My Mother, in 18 top lists Check
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    Terminator 2: Judgment Day

    1991, in 27 top lists Check
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    Metropolitan

    1990, in 5 top lists Check
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    The Limey

    1999, in 4 top lists Check
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    Heavenly Creatures

    1994, in 7 top lists Check
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    Starship Troopers

    1997, in 9 top lists Check
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    Ed Wood

    1994, in 9 top lists Check
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    American Movie

    1999, in 5 top lists Check
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    Dead Man

    1995, in 12 top lists Check
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