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#90: True Romance (1993)
"It’s hilarious, it’s sexy, it’s quick, it’s smart-assed, and it has a hell of a big heart."
"It’s hilarious, it’s sexy, it’s quick, it’s smart-assed, and it has a hell of a big heart."
#88: Forrest Gump (1994)
"Forrest may be a simple man, but his story is our nation’s story."
"Forrest may be a simple man, but his story is our nation’s story."
#86: The Truman Show (1998)
"Strange, that there was a time in our culture when the thought of putting someone on television and watching their life unfold in a somewhat (or completely) falsified manner was morally wrong."
"Strange, that there was a time in our culture when the thought of putting someone on television and watching their life unfold in a somewhat (or completely) falsified manner was morally wrong."
#75: Thelma & Louise (1991)
"Don’t call it a chick flick; it’s the ride-or-die movie to end all ride-or-die movies."
"Don’t call it a chick flick; it’s the ride-or-die movie to end all ride-or-die movies."
#73: Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
"Myers brilliantly, and hilariously captured something, that hodgepodge of pop culture from the ’60s that permeated the ’70s and morphed into something else in the ’80s."
"Myers brilliantly, and hilariously captured something, that hodgepodge of pop culture from the ’60s that permeated the ’70s and morphed into something else in the ’80s."
#64: Clueless (1995)
"A combination of comedy, romance and high-school spunk, Clueless is a story with true ’90s flair. Could we love this film anymore? As if!"
"A combination of comedy, romance and high-school spunk, Clueless is a story with true ’90s flair. Could we love this film anymore? As if!"
#62: Beauty and The Beast (1991)
"This film is old school in more ways than one—like one of the several wonderful songs says, it’s “a tale as old as time” full of spectacular set pieces and a great cast of characters."
"This film is old school in more ways than one—like one of the several wonderful songs says, it’s “a tale as old as time” full of spectacular set pieces and a great cast of characters."
#59: Good Will Hunting (1997)
"Though the movie touches on heart-wrenching topics like childhood abuse and heartbreak, the sarcastic humor and witty banter are just as memorable. Effortlessly charming and never overwrought."
"Though the movie touches on heart-wrenching topics like childhood abuse and heartbreak, the sarcastic humor and witty banter are just as memorable. Effortlessly charming and never overwrought."
#55: Groundhog Day (1995)
"A Hollywood comedy that challenges middle-class Americans to better themselves, Groundhog Day doesn’t just elicit laughs, but leaves audiences more deeply moved than they ever expected."
"A Hollywood comedy that challenges middle-class Americans to better themselves, Groundhog Day doesn’t just elicit laughs, but leaves audiences more deeply moved than they ever expected."
#33: Malcolm X (1992)
"Denzel Washington perfectly, eerily embodied the role of the young Detroit Red who would become Malcolm X."
"Denzel Washington perfectly, eerily embodied the role of the young Detroit Red who would become Malcolm X."
#30: Toy Story (1995)
"Few films can capture the true essence of childhood without featuring a kid as the main character, but that’s just what Pixar did in 1995 with Toy Story."
"Few films can capture the true essence of childhood without featuring a kid as the main character, but that’s just what Pixar did in 1995 with Toy Story."
#21: Bottle Rocket (1996)
"Most adults who’ve forgotten to grow up are either repulsive in their adolescent behavior or the butt of the joke, but Dignan retains that boyish likability for all his crazy scheming."
"Most adults who’ve forgotten to grow up are either repulsive in their adolescent behavior or the butt of the joke, but Dignan retains that boyish likability for all his crazy scheming."
#12: The Big Lebowski (1998)
"The Dude is a knight in rumpled PJ pants, a bathrobe his chainmail, a Ford Torino his white horse, isn’t that something we should all aspire to?"
"The Dude is a knight in rumpled PJ pants, a bathrobe his chainmail, a Ford Torino his white horse, isn’t that something we should all aspire to?"
#11: Fight Club (1999)
"There were many cult classics that emerged in the ’90s, but with perhaps the best performances from Brad Pitt and Edward Norton, Fight Club still stands out."
"There were many cult classics that emerged in the ’90s, but with perhaps the best performances from Brad Pitt and Edward Norton, Fight Club still stands out."
