You may not agree with every film on my list, but that’s o.k. These are my favs from the era. They may not all be Academy Award winners, but who cares?
50. Ace Ventura: Pet Detective………………..d. Tom Shadyac
49. Star Wars: The Phantom Menace………..d. George Lucas
48. The Matrix…………………………………….d. Andy Wachowski
47. A Bronx Tale………………………………….d. Robert De Niro
46. Saving Private Ryan…………………………d. Steven Spielberg
45. Independence Day…………………………..d. Roland Emmerich
44. The Usual Suspects………………………….d. Bryan Singer
43. The Fifth Element……………………………d. Luc Besson
42. Life is Beautiful………………………………d. Roberto Benigni (Italy)
41. Interview With The Vampire………………d. Neil Jordan
40. Starship Troopers…………………………..d. Paul Verhoeven
39. The Coneheads………………………………d. Steve Barron
38. Bram Stoker’s Dracula……………………..d. Francis Ford Coppola
37. Unforgiven……………………………………d. Clint Eastwood
36. Contact………………………………………..d. Robert Zemeckis
35. My Girl…………………………………………d. Howard Zieff
34. What About Bob?……………………………d. Frank Oz
33. Twister………………………………………..d. Jan De Bont
32. The English Patient………………………..d. Anthony Minghella (USA/UK)
31. Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls………..d. Steve Oedekerk
30. Liar Liar……………………………………..d. Tom Shadyac
29. Bhaji On The Beach………………………..d. Gurinda Chadha (UK)
28. Ed Wood……………………………………..d. Tim Burton
27. The Remains of the Day…………………..d. James Ivory (UK)
26. My Cousin Vinny………………………………..d. Jonathan Lynn
25. Robin Hood: Men in Tights……………………d. Mel Brooks
24. Pi…………………………………………………..d. Darren Aronofsky
23. The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc…..d. Luc Besson (France)
22. Much Ado About Nothing……………………..d. Kenneth Branagh (UK/USA)
21. The Doors………………………………………….d. Oliver Stone
20. Star Trek: First Contact………………………..d. Jonathan Frakes
19. Reservoir Dogs…………………………………..d. Quentin Tarantino
18. Stargate…………………………………………..d. Roland Emmerich
17. Star Trek: Generations………………………..d. David Carson
16. El Mariachi………………………………………d. Robert Rodriguez
15. Nine Months…………………………………….d. Chris Columbus
14. Casino…………………………………………….d. Martin Scorsese
13. Secrets and Lies…………………………………d. Mike Leigh (UK)
12. Rush………………………………………………d. Lili Fini Zanuck
11. Indochine………………………………………..d. Régis Wargnier (France)
10. Land and Freedom…………………………….d. Ken Loach (UK/Spain/Ger/ Italy/ Fr)
09. Cyrano De Bergerac…………………………..d. Jean-Paul Rappaneau (France)
08. Eat Drink Man Woman………………………d. Ang Lee (Taiwan/USA)
07. Different for Girls…………………………….d. Richard Spence (UK)
06. Tank Girl……………………………………….d. Rachel Talalay
05. Johnny Stecchino…………………………….d. Roberto Benigni (Italy)
04. Goodfellas……………………………………..d. Martin Scorsese
03. Better Than Chocolate………………………d. Anne Wheeler (Canada)
02. Kundun…………………………………………d. Martin Scorsese
01. Mediterraneo………………………………….d. Gabriele Salvatores (Italy)
Yes, the small budget film Mediterraneo ranks as my number one. It just gets better and better every time I see it.
San Giacomo's Corner 
I was disconnected from television and movies in the 1990s, so I haven’t seen most of these. I was in my 20s, working 60 hours a week and sneaking away to our camp every chance I got to go fishing for the first half of the decade, then it was two babies in 14 months, and life became a blur. I saw “Saving Private Ryan” about ten years ago and enjoyed it.
The Star Trek movies passed within my view a few times, but honestly, since kids and writing books, I don’t get much screen time to watch a movie. I’ve been promising myself since March 2015 that I’ll watch something…hasn’t happened yet.
Wait, I did see “Guardians of the Galaxy”. That’s all I could muster.
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Don’t worry Diane:-) I think I gravitate toward film more than others because my first B.A. was in Cinema Studies.
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I love watching movies, it’s just time is not on my side most days. I’d love to watch a movie a day, and maybe when things slow down, I’ll catch up. At least that is what I tell myself.
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I know it doesn’t technically fit the timeline, but Collateral always felt like a 90s movie to me. And it’s awesome. 🙂
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Be patient Ben. A favorite movie list for the 00″s is coming soon to a blog near you. 🙂
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