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Best Movies Of Each Year (1990-2020)

by noahlelas • Created 1 year ago • Modified 1 year ago
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  • Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, and Joe Pesci in Goodfellas (1990)

    1. Goodfellas

    19902h 25mR92Metascore
    8.7 (1.3M)
    The story of Henry Hill and his life in the mafia, covering his relationship with his wife Karen and his mob partners Jimmy Conway and Tommy DeVito.
    DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobert De NiroRay LiottaJoe Pesci
  • Jodie Foster in The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

    2. The Silence of the Lambs

    19911h 58mR86Metascore
    8.6 (1.7M)
    A young F.B.I. cadet must receive the help of an incarcerated and manipulative cannibal killer to help catch another serial killer, a madman who skins his victims.
    DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsJodie FosterAnthony HopkinsScott Glenn
  • Steve Buscemi, Harvey Keitel, Michael Madsen, Tim Roth, and Chris Penn in Reservoir Dogs (1992)

    3. 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
  • Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell in Groundhog Day (1993)

    4. Groundhog Day

    19931h 41mPG72Metascore
    8.0 (725K)
    A narcissistic, self-centered weatherman finds himself in a time loop on Groundhog Day.
    DirectorHarold RamisStarsBill MurrayAndie MacDowellChris Elliott
  • Tim Robbins in The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

    5. The Shawshank Redemption

    19942h 22mR82Metascore
    9.3 (3.1M)
    A banker convicted of uxoricide forms a friendship over a quarter century with a hardened convict, while maintaining his innocence and trying to remain hopeful through simple compassion.
    DirectorFrank DarabontStarsTim RobbinsMorgan FreemanBob Gunton
  • Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman in Se7en (1995)

    6. Se7en

    19952h 7mR65Metascore
    8.6 (1.9M)
    Two detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his motives.
    DirectorDavid FincherStarsMorgan FreemanBrad PittKevin Spacey
  • Fargo (1996)

    7. Fargo

    19961h 38mR88Metascore
    8.1 (764K)
    Minnesota car salesman Jerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson.
    DirectorsJoel CoenEthan CoenStarsWilliam H. MacyFrances McDormandSteve Buscemi
  • Robin Williams and Matt Damon in Good Will Hunting (1997)

    8. Good Will Hunting

    19972h 6mR71Metascore
    8.3 (1.2M)
    A therapist counsels Will Hunting, a janitor with a genius IQ.
    DirectorGus Van SantStarsRobin WilliamsMatt DamonBen Affleck
  • Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore, and Edward Burns in Saving Private Ryan (1998)

    9. Saving Private Ryan

    19982h 49mR91Metascore
    8.6 (1.6M)
    Following the Normandy Landings, a group of U.S. soldiers go behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper whose comrades have been killed in action.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsTom HanksMatt DamonTom Sizemore
  • Kevin Spacey, Thora Birch, Mena Suvari, and Wes Bentley in American Beauty (1999)

    10. American Beauty

    19992h 2mR84Metascore
    8.3 (1.3M)
    A sexually frustrated suburban father has a mid-life crisis after becoming infatuated with his daughter's best friend.
    DirectorSam MendesStarsKevin SpaceyAnnette BeningThora Birch
  • Christian Bale in American Psycho (2000)

    11. American Psycho

    20001h 42mR64Metascore
    7.6 (797K)
    A wealthy New York City investment banking executive, Patrick Bateman, hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he delves deeper into his violent, hedonistic fantasies.
    DirectorMary HarronStarsChristian BaleJustin TherouxJosh Lucas
  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Elijah Wood, Cate Blanchett, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, and John Rhys-Davies in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

    12. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    20012h 58mPG-1392Metascore
    8.9 (2.1M)
    A meek Hobbit from the Shire and eight companions set out on a journey to destroy the powerful One Ring and save Middle-earth from the Dark Lord Sauron.
    DirectorPeter JacksonStarsElijah WoodIan McKellenOrlando Bloom
  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Christopher Lee, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Miranda Otto, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, John Rhys-Davies, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

    13. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

    20022h 59mPG-1387Metascore
    8.8 (1.9M)
    While Frodo and Sam edge closer to Mordor with the help of the shifty Gollum, the divided fellowship makes a stand against Sauron's new ally, Saruman, and his hordes of Isengard.
    DirectorPeter JacksonStarsElijah WoodIan McKellenViggo Mortensen
  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

    14. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

    20033h 21mPG-1394Metascore
    9.0 (2.1M)
    Gandalf and Aragorn lead the World of Men against Sauron's army to draw his gaze from Frodo and Sam as they approach Mount Doom with the One Ring.
    DirectorPeter JacksonStarsElijah WoodViggo MortensenIan McKellen
  • Kate Ashfield, Nick Frost, and Simon Pegg in Shaun of the Dead (2004)

    15. Shaun of the Dead

    20041h 39mR76Metascore
    7.9 (626K)
    The uneventful, aimless lives of a London electronics salesman and his layabout roommate are disrupted by the zombie apocalypse.
    DirectorEdgar WrightStarsSimon PeggNick FrostKate Ashfield
  • Christian Bale in Batman Begins (2005)

    16. Batman Begins

    20052h 20mPG-1370Metascore
    8.2 (1.7M)
    After witnessing his parents' death, billionaire Bruce Wayne learns the art of fighting to confront injustice. When he returns to Gotham as Batman, he must stop a secret society that intends to destroy the city.
    DirectorChristopher NolanStarsChristian BaleMichael CaineKen Watanabe
  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Jack Nicholson, and Matt Damon in The Departed (2006)

    17. The Departed

    20062h 31mR85Metascore
    8.5 (1.5M)
    An undercover cop and a mole in the police attempt to identify each other while infiltrating an Irish gang in South Boston.
    DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsLeonardo DiCaprioMatt DamonJack Nicholson
  • Daniel Day-Lewis in There Will Be Blood (2007)

    18. There Will Be Blood

    20072h 38mR93Metascore
    8.2 (681K)
    A story of family, religion, hatred, oil and madness, focusing on a turn-of-the-century prospector in the early days of the business.
    DirectorPaul Thomas AndersonStarsDaniel Day-LewisPaul DanoCiarán Hinds
  • Christian Bale in The Dark Knight (2008)

    19. The Dark Knight

    20082h 32mPG-1385Metascore
    9.1 (3.1M)
    When a menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, Batman, James Gordon and Harvey Dent must work together to put an end to the madness.
    DirectorChristopher NolanStarsChristian BaleHeath LedgerAaron Eckhart
  • Liam Neeson in Taken (2008)

    20. Taken

    20081h 30mPG-1351Metascore
    7.7 (661K)
    A retired CIA agent travels across Europe and relies on his old skills to save his estranged daughter, who has been kidnapped while on a trip to Paris.
    DirectorPierre MorelStarsLiam NeesonMaggie GraceFamke Janssen
  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tom Hardy, Elliot Page, Ken Watanabe, and Dileep Rao in Inception (2010)

    21. Inception

    20102h 28mPG-1374Metascore
    8.8 (2.7M)
    A thief who steals corporate secrets through the use of dream-sharing technology is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a C.E.O., but his tragic past may doom the project and his team to disaster.
    DirectorChristopher NolanStarsLeonardo DiCaprioJoseph Gordon-LevittElliot Page
  • Ryan Gosling in Drive (2011)

    22. Drive

    20111h 40mR79Metascore
    7.8 (745K)
    A mysterious Hollywood action film stuntman gets in trouble with gangsters when he tries to help his neighbor's husband rob a pawn shop while serving as his getaway driver.
    DirectorNicolas Winding RefnStarsRyan GoslingCarey MulliganBryan Cranston
  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Jamie Foxx, and Christoph Waltz in Django Unchained (2012)

    23. Django Unchained

    20122h 45mR81Metascore
    8.5 (1.8M)
    With the help of a German bounty-hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal plantation owner in Mississippi.
    DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsJamie FoxxChristoph WaltzLeonardo DiCaprio
  • Jake Gyllenhaal and Hugh Jackman in Prisoners (2013)

    24. Prisoners

    20132h 33mR70Metascore
    8.2 (891K)
    A desperate father takes the law into his own hands after police fail to find two kidnapped girls.
    DirectorDenis VilleneuveStarsHugh JackmanJake GyllenhaalViola Davis
  • Miles Teller in Whiplash (2014)

    25. Whiplash

    20141h 46mR89Metascore
    8.5 (1.1M)
    A promising young drummer enrolls at a cut-throat music conservatory where his dreams of greatness are mentored by an instructor who will stop at nothing to realize a student's potential.
    DirectorDamien ChazelleStarsMiles TellerJ.K. SimmonsMelissa Benoist

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