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Pre-2000 HIT Flicks

by shujibhuji • Created 10 years ago • Modified 10 years ago
Box Office hot movies released before the Millenium which have contributed and has brought evolution in Hollywood cinema. The list contains all kinf of genres from romantic, drama, Rom-com, horrors, classics and comedies.
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  • Peter Falk and Fred Savage in The Princess Bride (1987)

    1. The Princess Bride

    19871h 38mPG78Metascore
    8.0 (469K)
    A bedridden boy's grandfather reads him the story of a farmboy-turned-pirate who encounters numerous obstacles, enemies and allies in his quest to be reunited with his true love.
    DirectorRob ReinerStarsCary ElwesMandy PatinkinRobin Wright
    A classic fairy tale, with swordplay, giants, an evil prince, a beautiful princess, and yes, some kissing (as read by a kind grandfather).
  • Sigourney Weaver and Carrie Henn in Aliens (1986)

    2. Aliens

    19862h 17mR84Metascore
    8.4 (812K)
    Decades after surviving the Nostromo incident, Ellen Ripley is sent out to re-establish contact with a terraforming colony but finds herself battling the Alien Queen and her offspring.
    DirectorJames CameronStarsSigourney WeaverMichael BiehnCarrie Henn
  • Kathy Bates, Victor Garber, and Alicia Morton in Annie (1999)

    3. Annie

    19991h 30mUnratedTV Movie
    6.7 (6.1K)
    A little orphan girl catches the attention of a kind man named Mr. Warbucks, who wants to adopt her, but the cruel, strict orphanage owner has a scheme to keep Annie - and her reward money.
    DirectorRob MarshallStarsKathy BatesAlan CummingAudra McDonald
  • The Shining (1980)

    4. The Shining

    19802h 26mR68Metascore
    8.4 (1.2M)
    A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter, where a sinister presence influences the father into violence. At the same time, his psychic son sees horrifying forebodings from both the past and the future.
    DirectorStanley KubrickStarsJack NicholsonShelley DuvallDanny Lloyd
  • Ghostbusters (1984)

    5. Ghostbusters

    19841h 45mPG71Metascore
    7.8 (472K)
    Three parapsychologists forced out of their university funding set up shop as a unique ghost removal service in New York City, attracting frightened yet skeptical customers.
    DirectorIvan ReitmanStarsBill MurrayDan AykroydSigourney Weaver
  • Tom Cruise and Kelly McGillis in Top Gun (1986)

    6. Top Gun

    19861h 49mPG50Metascore
    7.0 (531K)
    The Top Gun Naval Fighter Weapons School is where the best of the best train to refine their elite flying skills. When hotshot fighter pilot Maverick is sent to the school, his reckless attitude and cocky demeanor put him at odds with the other pilots, especially the cool and collected Iceman.
    DirectorTony ScottStarsTom CruiseTim RobbinsKelly McGillis
  • Sean Astin, Corey Feldman, Martha Plimpton, Josh Brolin, Jeff Cohen, Kerri Green, and Ke Huy Quan in The Goonies (1985)

    7. The Goonies

    19851h 54mPG62Metascore
    7.7 (315K)
    A group of young misfits called The Goonies discover an ancient map and set out on an adventure to find a legendary pirate's long-lost treasure.
    DirectorRichard DonnerStarsSean AstinJosh BrolinJeff Cohen
  • Al Pacino in Scarface (1983)

    8. Scarface

    19832h 50mR65Metascore
    8.3 (971K)
    In the 1980s, a determined criminal-minded Cuban immigrant becomes the biggest drug smuggler in Miami, and is eventually undone by his own drug addiction.
    DirectorBrian De PalmaStarsAl PacinoMichelle PfeifferSteven Bauer
  • Robin Williams in Dead Poets Society (1989)

    9. Dead Poets Society

    19892h 8mPG79Metascore
    8.1 (595K)
    Maverick teacher John Keating returns in 1959 to the prestigious New England boys' boarding school where he was once a star student, using poetry to embolden his pupils to new heights of self-expression.
    DirectorPeter WeirStarsRobin WilliamsRobert Sean LeonardEthan Hawke
  • Jack Nicholson and Michael Keaton in Batman (1989)

    10. Batman

    19892h 6mPG-1369Metascore
    7.5 (421K)
    The Dark Knight of Gotham City begins his war on crime with his first major enemy being Jack Napier, a criminal who becomes the clownishly homicidal Joker.
    DirectorTim BurtonStarsMichael KeatonJack NicholsonKim Basinger
  • Michelle Pfeiffer, Danny DeVito, Michael Keaton, and Christopher Walken in Batman Returns (1992)

    11. Batman Returns

    19922h 6mPG-1368Metascore
    7.1 (341K)
    While Batman deals with a deformed man calling himself the Penguin wreaking havoc across Gotham with the help of a cruel businessman, a female employee of the latter becomes the Catwoman with her own vendetta.
    DirectorTim BurtonStarsMichael KeatonDanny DeVitoMichelle Pfeiffer
  • Corinne Orr, Ayano Shiraishi, Tsutomu Tatsumi, J. Robert Spencer, Emily Neves, and Adam Gibbs in Grave of the Fireflies (1988)

    12. Grave of the Fireflies

    19881h 28mNot Rated94Metascore
    8.5 (353K)
    A young boy and his little sister struggle to survive in Japan during World War II.
    DirectorIsao TakahataStarsTsutomu TatsumiAyano ShiraishiAkemi Yamaguchi
  • Das Boot (1981)

    13. Das Boot

    19812h 29m85Metascore
    8.4 (280K)
    A German U-boat stalks the frigid waters of the North Atlantic as its young crew experience the sheer terror and claustrophobic life of a submariner in World War II.
    DirectorWolfgang PetersenStarsJürgen ProchnowHerbert GrönemeyerKlaus Wennemann
  • Sean Connery, Harrison Ford, Denholm Elliott, Michael Byrne, Alison Doody, and John Rhys-Davies in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

    14. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

    19892h 7mPG-1365Metascore
    8.2 (841K)
    In 1938, after his father goes missing while pursuing the Holy Grail, Indiana Jones finds himself up against the Nazis again to stop them from obtaining its powers.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsHarrison FordSean ConneryAlison Doody
  • Robert De Niro in Raging Bull (1980)

    15. Raging Bull

    19802h 9mR90Metascore
    8.1 (397K)
    The life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it.
    DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobert De NiroCathy MoriartyJoe Pesci
  • My Neighbor Totoro (1988)

    16. My Neighbor Totoro

    19881h 26mG87Metascore
    8.1 (410K)
    When two girls move to the country to be near their ailing mother, they have adventures with the wondrous forest spirits who live nearby.
    DirectorHayao MiyazakiStarsHitoshi TakagiNoriko HidakaChika Sakamoto
  • Bruce Willis in Die Hard (1988)

    17. Die Hard

    19882h 12mR72Metascore
    8.2 (993K)
    A New York City cop, John McClane, tries to save his estranged wife and several others taken hostage by terrorists during a Christmas Eve party at the Nakatomi Plaza Skyscraper in Los Angeles, California.
    DirectorJohn McTiernanStarsBruce WillisAlan RickmanBonnie Bedelia
  • Mia Farrow, Barbara Hershey, and Dianne Wiest in Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)

    18. Hannah and Her Sisters

    19861h 47mPG-1390Metascore
    7.8 (79K)
    Between two Thanksgivings two years apart, Hannah's husband falls in love with her sister Lee, while her hypochondriac ex-husband rekindles his relationship with her sister Holly.
    DirectorWoody AllenStarsMia FarrowDianne WiestMichael Caine
  • Matthew Broderick in Glory (1989)

    19. Glory

    19892h 2mR78Metascore
    7.8 (150K)
    Robert Gould Shaw leads the U.S. Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices from both his own Union Army, and the Confederates.
    DirectorEdward ZwickStarsMatthew BroderickDenzel WashingtonCary Elwes
  • Sam Waterston in The Killing Fields (1984)

    20. The Killing Fields

    19842h 21mR76Metascore
    7.8 (62K)
    A journalist is trapped in Cambodia during Pol Pot's bloody Year Zero cleansing campaign.
    DirectorRoland JofféStarsSam WaterstonHaing S. NgorJohn Malkovich
  • Hänsel und Gretel (1981)

    21. Hänsel und Gretel

    19811h 49m
    7.6 (69)
    DirectorAugust EverdingStarsEdita GruberovaBrigitte FassbaenderHermann Prey
  • Timothy Hutton, Donald Sutherland, and Mary Tyler Moore in Ordinary People (1980)

    22. Ordinary People

    19802h 4mR86Metascore
    7.7 (59K)
    The accidental death of the older son of an affluent family deeply strains the relationships among the bitter mother, the good-natured father and the guilt-ridden younger son.
    DirectorRobert RedfordStarsDonald SutherlandMary Tyler MooreJudd Hirsch
  • Henry Thomas and Pat Welsh in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

    23. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

    19821h 55mPG92Metascore
    7.9 (455K)
    A troubled child summons the courage to help a friendly alien escape from Earth and return to his home planet.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsHenry ThomasDrew BarrymorePeter Coyote
  • Isabella Rossellini and Kyle MacLachlan in Blue Velvet (1986)

    24. Blue Velvet

    19862hR75Metascore
    7.7 (233K)
    The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of psychopathic criminals who have kidnapped her child.
    DirectorDavid LynchStarsIsabella RosselliniKyle MacLachlanDennis Hopper
  • Empire of the Sun (1987)

    25. Empire of the Sun

    19872h 33mPG62Metascore
    7.7 (139K)
    A young English boy struggles to survive under Japanese occupation of China during World War II.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsChristian BaleJohn MalkovichMiranda Richardson

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