2009/02/16

Top 150 Movies Since 1990

After months of research and hours spent watching too many movies when we should have been out doing something with our lives, Kotite's Corner has compiled a list of the top 150 movies since 1990. It wasn't easy to eliminate some that are not on the list, and it wasn't easy to come up with the order for the current list. The rules are simple - No documentaries will appear on the list. This list was also compiled by men, so you will not see movies such as Titanic on here. If sequels belonged (Bourne Trilogy), we lumped all movies together in order to save room for others. The movies included in this list, as the title suggests, came out between 1990-2008. We also feel as if every movie list should be well-rounded, meaning you need movies from multiple genres. The Oscars are on Sunday,and we have The Dark Knight, Gran Torino, The Wrestler, and Slumdog Millionaire from this year's list. So here it is, Kotite's Corner's Top 150 movies since 1990. We hope you enjoy!
  1. Pulp Fiction (1994)

  2. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

  3. The Usual Suspects (1995)

  4. Reservoir Dogs (1992)

  5. American History X (1998)

  6. American Beauty (1999)

  7. Braveheart (1995)

  8. Se7en (1995)

  9. City of God (2002)

  10. Fight Club (1999)

  11. Goodfellas (1990)

  12. Magnolia (1999)

  13. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

  14. The Departed (2006)

  15. Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991)

  16. Schindler's List (1993)

  17. Heat (1995)

  18. Crash (2004)

  19. Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

  20. A Bronx Tale (1993)

  21. Blow (2001)

  22. Rounders (1998)

  23. Primal Fear (1996)

  24. Saving Private Ryan (1998)

  25. Borat (2006)

  26. The Fugitive (1993)

  27. The Bourne Trilogy (2002-2007)

  28. Clerks (1994)

  29. True Romance (1993)

  30. Jackie Brown (1997)

  31. Kill Bill 1-2 (2003-2004)

  32. Sleepers (1996)

  33. Office Space (1999)

  34. The Prestige (2006)

  35. Philadelphia (1993)

  36. Blood Diamond (2006)

  37. L.A. Confidential (1997)

  38. A Few Good Men (1992)

  39. Amores Perros (2000)

  40. Remember the Titans (2000)

  41. Hotel Rwanda (2004)

  42. Fargo (1996)

  43. Sling Blade (1996)

  44. Mystic River (2003)

  45. The Wrestler (2008)

  46. Old School (2003)

  47. Carlito's Way (1993)

  48. Memento (2001)

  49. The Motorcycle Diaries (2004)

  50. The Green Mile (1999)

  51. Casino (1995)

  52. Boogie Nights (1997)

  53. Dogma (1999)

  54. The Kite Runner (2007)

  55. Requiem for a Dream (2000)

  56. The Sixth Sense (1999)

  57. Zoolander (2001)

  58. The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)

  59. Apollo 13 (1995)

  60. The Big Lebowski (1998)

  61. Saw (2004)

  62. United 93 (2006)

  63. Jurassic Park (1993)

  64. Trainspotting (1996)

  65. Forrest Gump (1994)

  66. Rushmore (1998)

  67. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

  68. Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

  69. JFK (1991)

  70. 21 Grams (2003)

  71. Shrek (2001)

  72. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)

  73. Legends of the Fall (1994)

  74. Million Dollar Baby (2004)

  75. Michael Clayton (2007)

  76. Groundhog Day (1993)

  77. The Insider (1999)

  78. The Last of the Mohicans (1992)

  79. Dazed and Confused (1993)

  80. Unforgiven (1992)

  81. Donnie Brasco (1997)

  82. No Country For Old Men (2007)

  83. Donnie Darko (2001)

  84. Napoleon Dynamite (2004)

  85. Twelve Monkeys (1995)

  86. Die Hard With a Vengeance (1995)

  87. Gran Torino (2008)

  88. Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)

  89. The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)

  90. Apocalypto (2006)

  91. Letters from Iwo Jima/Flags of our Fathers (2006)

  92. Austin Powers (1997)

  93. Traffic (2000)

  94. The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005)

  95. Boyz n the Hood (1991)

  96. O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)

  97. The Basketball Diaries (1995)

  98. Snatch (2000)

  99. The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)

  100. Meet the Parents (2000)

  101. Batman Begins/The Dark Knight (2005-2008)

  102. Being John Malkovich (1999)

  103. Gangs of New York (2002)

  104. The Truman Show (1998)

  105. South Park (1999)

  106. Three Kings (1999)

  107. Leaving Las Vegas (1995)

  108. Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)

  109. Dumb and Dumber (1994)

  110. Casino Royale (2006)

  111. Good Night, and Good Luck (2005)

  112. Wayne's World (1992)

  113. Home Alone (1990)

  114. Road to Perdition (2002)

  115. The Constant Gardener (2005)

  116. Friday (1995)

  117. Punch Drunk Love (2002)

  118. Cape Fear (1991)

  119. Edward Scissorhands (1990)

  120. John Q (2002)

  121. Scent of a Woman (1992)

  122. There Will Be Blood (2007)

  123. The Matrix (1999)

  124. Swingers (1996)

  125. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003)

  126. Waiting for Guffman (1996)

  127. Happy Gilmore (1996)

  128. Natural Born Killers (1994)

  129. Gladiator (2000)

  130. True Lies (1994)

  131. Training Day (2001)

  132. Sin City (2005)

  133. Menace II Society (1993)

  134. American Pie (1999)

  135. Dead Man Walking (1995)

  136. There's Something About Mary (1998)

  137. Interview with the Vampire (1994)

  138. Good Will Hunting (1997)

  139. Speed (1994)

  140. Saving Silverman (2001)

  141. The Life of David Gale (2003)

  142. Ace Ventura (1994)

  143. Ocean's Eleven (2001)

  144. Inside Man (2006)

  145. What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)

  146. Road Trip (2000)

  147. Harry Potter (2001-2008)

  148. Scream (1996)

  149. Misery (1990)

  150. Golden Eye (1995)

17 comments:

GM-Carson said...

Nice list, agree with some disagree with other. How long did it take you to compose?

Anonymous said...

a few months of debate between us, once we got the top 150 we each individually ranked them and then the average of our rankings is the final ranking.

thanks

Anonymous said...

Great list!! Lotta favorites, quite a few here I haven't seen for me to create my own "to watch" list. Just one question... How the H$!! did Borat make the top 25????

Anonymous said...

wow nice movie list

bridges1050 said...

i have always looked to imdb's top 250 for movie recommendations, but i have to say your list is great, maybe not in the same exact order but great non the less. i will recommend this page to other movie buffs like me. lol. thanks again

Unknown said...

No way is There Will Be Blood lower than Borat or Se7en. It should be in the top ten. Gangs of New York Should be higher. You are spot on with Shawshank Redemption and American Beauty. Good that you know City of God has a place among the greatest ever. And Flags of Our Fathers/Iwo Jima could probably be a bit higher as well

Unknown said...

Schockly good list. Def. more on par with average under 30 male than others. I'm not sure how Gladiator and the Matrix were so low, and where is Anchorman? I think I also like the recent super-hero movies and would include Ironman, X-men 2, and Spiderman 2. And I'm secure enough to say Lion King makes my top 25 anyday.

Anonymous said...

LOTR at 125? Really?? I think most other lists would hve that top 10 or 20!

Anonymous said...

I like this list. My only additions would be Man on Fire, Armageddon, and Friday Night Lights.

gfym said...

In my case i'd like to vote The Shawshank Redemption as a first one

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Anonymous said...

Really a gr8 movie list for movie suckers like me...but i am curious to know what are the movies u have not listed after watching.......

Umar said...

forrest gump so down???
must be in top 10's...
nywayz a good list nonetheless

Anonymous said...

All in all a great list, though I am surprised not to see Finding Neverland on it anywhere. That one is definitely in my top ten.

Anonymous said...

Where is the Pianist???

Anonymous said...

No Braveheart? That was one of the best movies ive ever seen

Anonymous said...

How do you have a list without Troy and Gladiator is #129?!?!? Are you SURE this list was made by men?

Anonymous said...

what drugs have you been taking Borat top 25 whilst green mile and lord of the rings 125+ your mother should of swallowed