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My Top 101+ MOVIES AND DOCUMENTARIES for 1992... (in list order)

by DukeEman • Created 12 years ago • Modified 1 year ago
Making the top 3 is Terence Davies' nostalgic journey, Tarantino injects new life into American cinema, and the parents who take on medical matters for the love of their child, while just on 10, Keitel is very bad under the influence of Ferrara's direction.
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  • Leigh McCormack in The Long Day Closes (1992)

    1. The Long Day Closes

    19921h 25mPG85Metascore
    7.3 (4.3K)
    A lyrical reverie about a young Liverpool boy coming of age in the 1950s among his loving family and the austere Catholic Church as he enters the rigors of school, nurtures a bedazzled love of the movies and longs for companionship.
    DirectorTerence DaviesStarsLeigh McCormackMarjorie YatesAnthony Watson
    Terence Davies homage to the cinema and the harsh realities of life...
  • Steve Buscemi, Harvey Keitel, Michael Madsen, Tim Roth, and Chris Penn in Reservoir Dogs (1992)

    2. Reservoir Dogs

    19921h 39mR81Metascore
    8.3 (1.1M)
    When a simple jewelry heist goes horribly wrong, the surviving criminals begin to suspect that one of them is a police informant.
    DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsHarvey KeitelTim RothMichael Madsen
    There's a new kid on the block...
  • Susan Sarandon, Nick Nolte, and Zack O'Malley Greenburg in Lorenzo's Oil (1992)

    3. Lorenzo's Oil

    19922h 9mPG-1380Metascore
    7.3 (25K)
    Lorenzo Odone, a Virginia 5-year-old, develops a degenerative nerve disease so rare that nobody is working on a cure, so his parents decide to immerse themselves in research and tackle the problem themselves.
    DirectorGeorge MillerStarsNick NolteSusan SarandonPeter Ustinov
    Superb performances in a powerhouse story...
  • The Dark Side of the Heart (1992)

    4. The Dark Side of the Heart

    19922h 7mR
    7.3 (4.3K)
    Oliveiro is a young poet living in Buenos Aires where sometimes he has to sell his ideas to an advertising agency to make a living or exchange his poems for a steak. In Montevideo, he meets a prostitute, Ana, with whom he falls in love. Back in Buenos Aires, he accepts a contract with a publicity agency to get the money for three days of love with her. Will he get what he's searching for when his ideal of love's pleasure is literally going in levitation while making love?
    DirectorEliseo SubielaStarsDarío GrandinettiSandra BallesterosNacha Guevara
    Poetry and lust...
  • Emmanuelle Béart in A Heart in Winter (1992)

    5. A Heart in Winter

    19921h 45m
    7.6 (11K)
    Stéphane is an emotionally distant but professionally dedicated violin restorer whose cold heart is tested when his employer's new girlfriend, a beautiful violinist, falls for him.
    DirectorClaude SautetStarsDaniel AuteuilEmmanuelle BéartAndré Dussollier
    Amazing performances in a superb drama...
  • Leolo (1992)

    6. Leolo

    19921h 47mNot Rated
    7.4 (7.5K)
    The story of a young Canadian boy who tries to escape mentally from his disturbed family thanks to his fantasy and imagination.
    DirectorJean-Claude LauzonStarsMaxime CollinGinette RenoGilbert Sicotte
    Fantasy world one creates in a horrid warped world...
  • Tim Robbins in The Player (1992)

    7. The Player

    19922h 4mR86Metascore
    7.5 (69K)
    A hotshot Hollywood studio executive starts receiving death threats from a rejected writer.
    DirectorRobert AltmanStarsTim RobbinsGreta ScacchiFred Ward
    Hollywood gets a serving from the master...
  • Susan Sarandon and Willem Dafoe in Light Sleeper (1992)

    8. Light Sleeper

    19921h 43mR70Metascore
    6.9 (11K)
    A drug dealer reconsiders his profession when his boss plans to go straight and an old flame reappears.
    DirectorPaul SchraderStarsWillem DafoeSusan SarandonDana Delany
    Schrader's own taxi driver...
  • Baraka (1992)

    9. Baraka

    19921h 36mNot Rated
    8.5 (42K)
    A collection of expertly photographed scenes of human life and religion.
    DirectorRon FrickeStarPatrick Disanto
    Freaking amazing...
  • Harvey Keitel in Bad Lieutenant (1992)

    10. Bad Lieutenant

    19921h 36mNC-1770Metascore
    7.0 (51K)
    While investigating a young nun's rape, a corrupt New York City police detective, with a serious drug and gambling addiction, tries to change his ways and find forgiveness and redemption.
    DirectorAbel FerraraStarsHarvey KeitelBrian McElroyFrank Acciarito
    One mean dude...
  • Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, Gene Hackman, and Richard Harris in Unforgiven (1992)

    11. Unforgiven

    19922h 10mR85Metascore
    8.2 (456K)
    Retired Old West gunslinger Will Munny reluctantly takes on one last job to avenge an injustice with the help of his old partner and a young would-be gunman calling himself "The Schofield Kid".
    DirectorClint EastwoodStarsClint EastwoodGene HackmanMorgan Freeman
    Eastwood's violent masterpiece on violence...
  • George Bush and Manuel Noriega in The Panama Deception (1992)

    12. The Panama Deception

    19921h 31m
    7.5 (1.2K)
    A film about the true reasons for the 1989 US invasion of Panama and big media complicity in these activities.
    DirectorBarbara TrentStarsElizabeth MontgomeryMaxwell ThurmanPete Williams
    A sad period for democracy...
  • Anthony Hopkins, Helena Bonham Carter, Emma Thompson, and Samuel West in Howards End (1992)

    13. Howards End

    19922h 22mPG88Metascore
    7.4 (38K)
    Set in the early 20th century, class distinctions and troubled relations affect the relationship between two families and the ownership of a cherished British estate known as Howards End.
    DirectorJames IvoryStarsAnthony HopkinsEmma ThompsonVanessa Redgrave
    A WOW cast in one of the best Ivory productions...
  • The Oak (1992)

    14. The Oak

    19921h 45m
    7.8 (4.1K)
    A description of Romania before Ceausescu's downfall, through the story of Nela. Daughter of a former colonel of the Securitate, the romanian political police. She refused to become as her sister, an agent of this Securitate, and lives with her father. After he died, she leaves Bucarest, and ends up in a little town, where she meets Mitica, a surgeon, another herself, laughing of everything.
    DirectorLucian PintilieStarsMaia MorgensternRazvan VasilescuVictor Rebengiuc
    Brilliant tale of Romanian life...
  • Dan Aykroyd, River Phoenix, Robert Redford, David Strathairn, Mary McDonnell, and Sidney Poitier in Sneakers (1992)

    15. Sneakers

    19922h 6mPG-1365Metascore
    7.1 (65K)
    A security pro finds his past returning to haunt him when he and his unique team are tasked with retrieving a particularly important item.
    DirectorPhil Alden RobinsonStarsRobert RedfordDan AykroydSidney Poitier
    The start of computer hacking...
  • Lumi Cavazos and Marco Leonardi in Like Water for Chocolate (1992)

    16. Like Water for Chocolate

    19921h 45mR86Metascore
    7.1 (20K)
    When tradition prevents her from marrying the man she loves, a young woman discovers she has a unique talent for cooking.
    DirectorAlfonso ArauStarsMarco LeonardiLumi CavazosRegina Torné
    The start of Arau's perfect storytelling skills...
  • Tilda Swinton in Orlando (1992)

    17. Orlando

    19921h 34mPG-1375Metascore
    7.1 (20K)
    After Queen Elizabeth I commands him not to grow old, a young nobleman struggles with love and his place in the world.
    DirectorSally PotterStarsTilda SwintonBilly ZaneQuentin Crisp
    Tilda shines under Potter's imagination...
  • Mary McDonnell and Alfre Woodard in Passion Fish (1992)

    18. Passion Fish

    19922h 15mR
    7.3 (6.3K)
    After an accident leaves her a paraplegic, a former soap opera star struggles to recover both emotionally and mentally, until she meets her newest nurse, who has struggles of her own.
    DirectorJohn SaylesStarsMary McDonnellAlfre WoodardAngela Bassett
    Sayles in his element with the perfect cast...
  • Visions of Light (1992)

    19. Visions of Light

    19921h 32m
    7.7 (3.4K)
    Cameramen and women discuss the craft and art of cinematography, illustrating their points with clips from 100 films, from The Birth of a Nation (1915) to Do the Right Thing (1989).
    DirectorsArnold GlassmanTodd McCarthyStuart SamuelsStarsConrad L. HallJohn BaileyVilmos Zsigmond
    Every young filmmaker should watch this...
  • Tim Robbins in Bob Roberts (1992)

    20. Bob Roberts

    19921h 42mR70Metascore
    7.0 (16K)
    A conservative folk singer turns his hand to politics and runs for the U.S. Senate, but he is not above dirty tricks and smear campaigns to gain an advantage over his opponent.
    DirectorTim RobbinsStarsTim RobbinsGiancarlo EspositoAlan Rickman
    Cheeky Robbins goes political...
  • Farewell My Concubine (1993)

    21. Farewell My Concubine

    19932h 51mR84Metascore
    8.1 (35K)
    Two boys meet at an opera training school in Peking in 1924. Their resulting friendship will span nearly 70 years and endure some of the most troublesome times in China's history.
    DirectorKaige ChenStarsLeslie CheungFengyi ZhangGong Li
    That Kaige visual treat...
  • Husbands and Wives (1992)

    22. Husbands and Wives

    19921h 48mR84Metascore
    7.5 (32K)
    When their best friends announce that they're separating, a professor and his wife discover the faults in their own marriage.
    DirectorWoody AllenStarsWoody AllenMia FarrowSydney Pollack
    Woody does relationships with wobbly-cam...
  • Miranda Richardson in The Crying Game (1992)

    23. The Crying Game

    19921h 52mR90Metascore
    7.2 (62K)
    A British soldier kidnapped by the IRA soon befriends one of his captors, who then becomes drawn into the soldier's world.
    DirectorNeil JordanStarsStephen ReaJaye DavidsonForest Whitaker
    Didn't see that coming...
  • Malcolm X (1992)

    24. Malcolm X

    19923h 22mPG-1373Metascore
    7.7 (107K)
    Biographical epic of the controversial and influential Black Nationalist leader, from his early life and career as a small-time gangster, to his ministry as a member of the Nation of Islam and his eventual assassination.
    DirectorSpike LeeStarsDenzel WashingtonAngela BassettDelroy Lindo
    Spike and Denzel at it again...
  • Jamón, Jamón (1992)

    25. Jamón, Jamón

    19921h 35mR
    6.4 (16K)
    When a mother disapproves of her son's lover, she hires an underwear model and former bullfighter to seduce her away.
    DirectorBigas LunaStarsPenélope CruzStefania SandrelliAnna Galiena
    Bigas only worked better with a great cast...

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