Seeking out the

5000 greatest films

in a century of cinema

Films From Year

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Films

1.
Bound Andy Wachowski and Larry Wachowski
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Films

2.
Private Confessions
Enskilda samtal
Liv Ullmann
3.
Fargo Joel Coen
4.
Secrets & Lies Mike Leigh
5.
Sling Blade Billy Bob Thornton
6.
Lone Star John Sayles
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Films

7.
Trees Lounge Steve Buscemi
8.
When We Were Kings Leon Gast
9.
La promesse Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne
10.
The Van Stephen Frears
11.
The Rock Michael Bay
12.
Swingers Doug Liman
13.
Extreme Measures Michael Apted
14.
Big Night Stanley Tucci and Campbell Scott
15.
Primal Fear Gregory Hoblit
16.
Scream Wes Craven
17.
Everyone Says I Love You Woody Allen
18.
The English Patient Anthony Minghella
19.
Courage Under Fire Edward Zwick
20.
Flirting with Disaster David O. Russell
21.
The Truth About Cats & Dogs Michael Lehmann
22.
Mother Albert Brooks
23.
Childhood's End Jeff Lipsky
24.
Ghosts of Mississippi Rob Reiner
25.
Sydney Paul Thomas Anderson
26.
Bastard Out of Carolina Anjelica Huston
27.
Tin Cup Ron Shelton
28.
Trainspotting Danny Boyle
29.
Mission: Impossible Brian De Palma
30.
Walking and Talking Nicole Holofcener
31.
Marvin's Room Jerry Zaks
32.
Jerry Maguire Cameron Crowe
33.
The Watermelon Woman Cheryl Dunye
34.
Shall We Dance?
Shall we dansu
Masayuki Suo
35.
Fear James Foley
36.
From Dusk Till Dawn Robert Rodriguez
37.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise
38.
Star Trek: First Contact Jonathan Frakes
39.
Freeway Matthew Bright
40.
Unhook the Stars Nick Cassavetes
41.
Gray's Anatomy Steven Soderbergh
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Films

42.
Breaking the Waves Lars von Trier
43.
Twister Jan de Bont
44.
The Birdcage Mike Nichols
45.
Kingpin Bobby Farrelly and Peter Farrelly
46.
The Craft Andrew Fleming
47.
Diabolique Jeremiah S. Chechik
48.
The Island of Dr. Moreau John Frankenheimer
49.
Emma Douglas McGrath
50.
Sleepers Barry Levinson
51.
Ransom Ron Howard
52.
That Thing You Do! Tom Hanks
53.
Harriet the Spy Bronwen Hughes
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Films

54.
Hamlet Kenneth Branagh
55.
The Evening Star Robert Harling
56.
Michael Collins Neil Jordan
57.
The Substitute Robert Mandel
58.
Shine Scott Hicks
59.
Romeo + Juliet Baz Luhrmann
60.
The Preacher's Wife Penny Marshall
61.
The Ghost and the Darkness Stephen Hopkins
62.
Basquiat Julian Schnabel
63.
Before and After Barbet Schroeder
64.
American Buffalo Michael Corrente
65.
Striptease Andrew Bergman
66.
The Pillow Book Peter Greenaway
67.
Looking for Richard Al Pacino
68.
She's the One Edward Burns
69.
The Nutty Professor Tom Shadyac
70.
Escape from L.A. John Carpenter
71.
Beautiful Girls Ted Demme
72.
Broken Arrow John Woo
73.
Sgt. Bilko Jonathan Lynn
74.
I Shot Andy Warhol Mary Harron
75.
The People vs. Larry Flynt Milos Forman
76.
The First Wives Club Hugh Wilson
77.
One Fine Day Michael Hoffman
78.
Grace of My Heart Allison Anders
79.
Crash David Cronenberg
80.
Muppet Treasure Island Brian Henson
81.
Cemetery Man
Dellamorte Dellamore
Michele Soavi
82.
Daylight Rob Cohen
83.
DragonHeart Rob Cohen
84.
The Cable Guy Ben Stiller
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Films

85.
Citizen Ruth Alexander Payne
86.
Multiplicity Harold Ramis
87.
Kansas City Robert Altman
88.
The Frighteners Peter Jackson
89.
The Wind in the Willows
Mr. Toad's Wild Ride
Terry Jones
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Films

90.
Bottle Rocket Wes Anderson
91.
Mars Attacks! Tim Burton
American Buffalo Michael Corrente 
Basquiat Julian Schnabel 
Bastard Out of Carolina Anjelica Huston 
Beautiful Girls Ted Demme 
Before and After Barbet Schroeder 
Big Night Stanley Tucci and Campbell Scott 
Bottle Rocket Wes Anderson 
Bound Andy Wachowski and Larry Wachowski 
Breaking the Waves Lars von Trier 
Broken Arrow John Woo 
Cemetery Man
Dellamorte Dellamore
Michele Soavi 
Childhood's End Jeff Lipsky 
Citizen Ruth Alexander Payne 
Courage Under Fire Edward Zwick 
Crash David Cronenberg 
Daylight Rob Cohen 
Diabolique Jeremiah S. Chechik 
DragonHeart Rob Cohen 
Emma Douglas McGrath 
Escape from L.A. John Carpenter 
Everyone Says I Love You Woody Allen 
Extreme Measures Michael Apted 
Fargo Joel Coen 
Fear James Foley 
Flirting with Disaster David O. Russell 
Freeway Matthew Bright 
From Dusk Till Dawn Robert Rodriguez 
Ghosts of Mississippi Rob Reiner 
Grace of My Heart Allison Anders 
Gray's Anatomy Steven Soderbergh 
Hamlet Kenneth Branagh 
Harriet the Spy Bronwen Hughes 
I Shot Andy Warhol Mary Harron 
Jerry Maguire Cameron Crowe 
Kansas City Robert Altman 
Kingpin Bobby Farrelly and Peter Farrelly 
La promesse Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne 
Lone Star John Sayles 
Looking for Richard Al Pacino 
Mars Attacks! Tim Burton 
Marvin's Room Jerry Zaks 
Michael Collins Neil Jordan 
Mission: Impossible Brian De Palma 
Mother Albert Brooks 
Multiplicity Harold Ramis 
Muppet Treasure Island Brian Henson 
One Fine Day Michael Hoffman 
Primal Fear Gregory Hoblit 
Private Confessions
Enskilda samtal
Liv Ullmann 
Ransom Ron Howard 
Romeo + Juliet Baz Luhrmann 
Scream Wes Craven 
Secrets & Lies Mike Leigh 
Sgt. Bilko Jonathan Lynn 
Shall We Dance?
Shall we dansu
Masayuki Suo 
She's the One Edward Burns 
Shine Scott Hicks 
Sleepers Barry Levinson 
Sling Blade Billy Bob Thornton 
Star Trek: First Contact Jonathan Frakes 
Striptease Andrew Bergman 
Swingers Doug Liman 
Sydney Paul Thomas Anderson 
That Thing You Do! Tom Hanks 
The Birdcage Mike Nichols 
The Cable Guy Ben Stiller 
The Craft Andrew Fleming 
The English Patient Anthony Minghella 
The Evening Star Robert Harling 
The First Wives Club Hugh Wilson 
The Frighteners Peter Jackson 
The Ghost and the Darkness Stephen Hopkins 
The Hunchback of Notre Dame Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise 
The Island of Dr. Moreau John Frankenheimer 
The Nutty Professor Tom Shadyac 
The People vs. Larry Flynt Milos Forman 
The Pillow Book Peter Greenaway 
The Preacher's Wife Penny Marshall 
The Rock Michael Bay 
The Substitute Robert Mandel 
The Truth About Cats & Dogs Michael Lehmann 
The Van Stephen Frears 
The Watermelon Woman Cheryl Dunye 
The Wind in the Willows
Mr. Toad's Wild Ride
Terry Jones 
Tin Cup Ron Shelton 
Trainspotting Danny Boyle 
Trees Lounge Steve Buscemi 
Twister Jan de Bont 
Unhook the Stars Nick Cassavetes 
Walking and Talking Nicole Holofcener 
When We Were Kings Leon Gast 
From Dusk Till Dawn Robert Rodriguez 19 January 1996
Broken Arrow John Woo 09 February 1996
Beautiful Girls Ted Demme 09 February 1996
Muppet Treasure Island Brian Henson 16 February 1996
Bottle Rocket Wes Anderson 21 February 1996
Before and After Barbet Schroeder 23 February 1996
The Birdcage Mike Nichols 08 March 1996
Diabolique Jeremiah S. Chechik 22 March 1996
Sgt. Bilko Jonathan Lynn 29 March 1996
Primal Fear Gregory Hoblit 03 April 1996
Fargo Joel Coen 05 April 1996
Fear James Foley 12 April 1996
Flirting with Disaster David O. Russell 12 April 1996
The Substitute Robert Mandel 19 April 1996
Cemetery Man
Dellamorte Dellamore
Michele Soavi 26 April 1996
The Truth About Cats & Dogs Michael Lehmann 26 April 1996
I Shot Andy Warhol Mary Harron 01 May 1996
The Craft Andrew Fleming 03 May 1996
Twister Jan de Bont 10 May 1996
Mission: Impossible Brian De Palma 22 May 1996
DragonHeart Rob Cohen 31 May 1996
The Rock Michael Bay 07 June 1996
The Cable Guy Ben Stiller 14 June 1996
The Hunchback of Notre Dame Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise 21 June 1996
Lone Star John Sayles 21 June 1996
Striptease Andrew Bergman 28 June 1996
The Nutty Professor Tom Shadyac 28 June 1996
Harriet the Spy Bronwen Hughes 10 July 1996
Courage Under Fire Edward Zwick 12 July 1996
Walking and Talking Nicole Holofcener 17 July 1996
Multiplicity Harold Ramis 17 July 1996
The Frighteners Peter Jackson 19 July 1996
Kingpin Bobby Farrelly and Peter Farrelly 26 July 1996
Escape from L.A. John Carpenter 09 August 1996
Trainspotting Danny Boyle 09 August 1996
Basquiat Julian Schnabel 09 August 1996
Private Confessions
Enskilda samtal
Liv Ullmann 12 August 1996
Tin Cup Ron Shelton 16 August 1996
Kansas City Robert Altman 16 August 1996
She's the One Edward Burns 23 August 1996
The Island of Dr. Moreau John Frankenheimer 23 August 1996
Emma Douglas McGrath 30 August 1996
American Buffalo Michael Corrente 13 September 1996
Grace of My Heart Allison Anders 13 September 1996
The First Wives Club Hugh Wilson 20 September 1996
Big Night Stanley Tucci and Campbell Scott 20 September 1996
Extreme Measures Michael Apted 27 September 1996
Bound Andy Wachowski and Larry Wachowski 04 October 1996
That Thing You Do! Tom Hanks 04 October 1996
Trees Lounge Steve Buscemi 11 October 1996
Looking for Richard Al Pacino 11 October 1996
The Ghost and the Darkness Stephen Hopkins 11 October 1996
Sleepers Barry Levinson 18 October 1996
Michael Collins Neil Jordan 25 October 1996
Romeo + Juliet Baz Luhrmann 01 November 1996
Ransom Ron Howard 08 November 1996
Breaking the Waves Lars von Trier 13 November 1996
Star Trek: First Contact Jonathan Frakes 22 November 1996
Daylight Rob Cohen 06 December 1996
The English Patient Anthony Minghella 06 December 1996
Citizen Ruth Alexander Payne 13 December 1996
Mars Attacks! Tim Burton 13 December 1996
The Preacher's Wife Penny Marshall 13 December 1996
Jerry Maguire Cameron Crowe 13 December 1996
Bastard Out of Carolina Anjelica Huston 15 December 1996
One Fine Day Michael Hoffman 20 December 1996
Scream Wes Craven 20 December 1996
The Evening Star Robert Harling 25 December 1996
Hamlet Kenneth Branagh 25 December 1996
Ghosts of Mississippi Rob Reiner 03 January 1997
The People vs. Larry Flynt Milos Forman 10 January 1997
Everyone Says I Love You Woody Allen 17 January 1997
Mother Albert Brooks 24 January 1997
When We Were Kings Leon Gast 14 February 1997
Shine Scott Hicks 14 February 1997
Unhook the Stars Nick Cassavetes 14 February 1997
Marvin's Room Jerry Zaks 28 February 1997
Secrets & Lies Mike Leigh 28 February 1997
Sydney Paul Thomas Anderson 28 February 1997
The Watermelon Woman Cheryl Dunye 05 March 1997
Sling Blade Billy Bob Thornton 14 March 1997
Gray's Anatomy Steven Soderbergh 19 March 1997
Crash David Cronenberg 21 March 1997
Childhood's End Jeff Lipsky 04 April 1997
Swingers Doug Liman 11 April 1997
La promesse Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne 16 May 1997
The Van Stephen Frears 16 May 1997
The Pillow Book Peter Greenaway 06 June 1997
Shall We Dance?
Shall we dansu
Masayuki Suo 11 July 1997
Freeway Matthew Bright 03 September 1997
The Wind in the Willows
Mr. Toad's Wild Ride
Terry Jones 31 October 1997