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The Movies of 1990: U.S. Releases
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Alice Dir. Woody Allen. Mia Farrow, Joe Mantegna, William Hurt, Keye Luke C+
Avalon Dir. Barry Levinson. Armin Mueller-Stahl, Joan Plowright, Aidan Quinn B+
Awakenings Dir. Penny Marshall. Robin Williams, Robert De Niro, Julie Kavner C+

The Belly of an Architect Dir. Peter Greenaway. Brian Dennehy, Chloë Webb B–
Black Rain Dir. Shōhei Imamura. Yoshiko Tanaka, Kazuo Kitamura, Etsuko Ichihara A
Blue Steel Dir. Kathryn Bigelow. Jamie Lee Curtis, Ron Silver, Clancy Brown C+
The Bonfire of the Vanities Dir. Brian De Palma. Tom Hanks, Bruce Willis D

China Cry: A True Story Dir. James F. Collier. Julia Nickson, Russell Wong C–
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt Dir. Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman A–
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover Dir. Peter Greenaway C–
Cyrano de Bergerac Dir. Jean-Paul Rappeneau. Gérard Depardieu, Vincent Pérez B+

Dances with Wolves Dir. Kevin Costner. Kevin Costner, Graham Greene B
Dick Tracy Dir. Warren Beatty. Warren Beatty, Al Pacino, Glenne Headly, Madonna C–
Die Hard 2: Die Harder Dir. Renny Harlin. Bruce Willis, Dennis Franz B

Edward Scissorhands Dir. Tim Burton. Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder B+
Everybody Wins Dir. Karel Reisz. Nick Nolte, Debra Winger, Will Patton D+
The Exorcist III Dir. William Peter Blatty. George C. Scott, Brad Dourif, Ed Flanders B

The Field Dir. Jim Sheridan. Richard Harris, Sean Bean, John Hurt, Tom Berenger C+
Flatliners Dir. Joel Schumacher. Kiefer Sutherland, Kevin Bacon, Julia Roberts B–
The Forbidden Dance Dir. Greydon Clark. Laura Elena Harring, Jeff James, Sid Haig F

Ghost Dir. Jerry Zucker. Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg A–
The Godfather, Part III Dir. Francis Ford Coppola. Al Pacino, Andy Garcia C+
GoodFellas Dir. Martin Scorsese. Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, Lorraine Bracco A–
Green Card Dir. Peter Weir. Andie MacDowell, Gérard Depardieu, Bebe Neuwirth D–
The Grifters Dir. Stephen Frears. John Cusack, Anjelica Huston, Annette Bening B
The Guardian Dir. William Friedkin. Jenny Seagrove, Dwier Brown, Carey Lowell D+

Hamlet Dir. Franco Zeffirelli. Mel Gibson, Glenn Close, Helena Bonham Carter B+
The Handmaid's Tale Dir. Volker Schlöndorff. Natasha Richardson, Robert Duvall C
Henry & June Dir. Philip Kaufman. Maria de Medeiros, Fred Ward, Uma Thurman C
Home Alone Dir. Chris Columbus. Macaulay Culkin, Catherine O'Hara, Joe Pesci C–
The Hunt for Red October Dir. John McTiernan. Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin B–

In the Spirit Dir. Sandra Seacat. Elaine May, Marlo Thomas, Jeannie Berlin C+

Jacob's Ladder Dir. Adrian Lyne. Tim Robbins, Elizabeth Peña, Danny Aiello C+
The Juniper Tree Dir. Nietzchka Keene. Björk, Bryndis Petra Bragadóttir B–

A Killing in a Small Town Dir. Stephen Gyllenhaal. TV. Barbara Hershey B
Kindergarten Cop Dir. Ivan Reitman. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Pamela Reed C–

Last Exit to Brooklyn Dir. Uli Edel. Stephen Lang, Jennifer Jason Leigh B–
The Long Walk Home Dir. Richard Pearce. Whoopi Goldberg, Sissy Spacek B
Longtime Companion Dir. Norman René. Campbell Scott, Stephen Caffrey B

Men Don't Leave Dir. Paul Brickman. Jessica Lange, Chris O'Donnell B
Mermaids Dir. Richard Benjamin. Winona Ryder, Cher, Bob Hoskins C+
Metropolitan Dir. Whit Stillman. Edward Clements, Carolyn Farina, Taylor Nichols B+
Miami Blues Dir. George Armitage. Alec Baldwin, Fred Ward, Jennifer Jason Leigh B+
Miller's Crossing Dir. Joel Coen. Gabriel Byrne, Albert Finney, Marcia Gay Harden B+
Misery Dir. Rob Reiner. James Caan, Kathy Bates, Richard Farnsworth B
Mo' Better Blues Dir. Spike Lee. Denzel Washington, Wesley Snipes B–
Monsieur Hire Dir. Patrice Leconte. Michel Blanc, Sandrine Bonnaire B+
Mr. & Mrs. Bridge Dir. James Ivory. Joanne Woodward, Paul Newman B
My Twentieth Century Dir. Ildikó Enyedi. Dorota Segda, Oleg Yankovskiy B

The Nasty Girl Dir. Michael Verhoeven. Lena Stolze, Robert Giggenbach B
Nightbreed Dir. Clive Barker. Craig Sheffer, Anne Bobby, David Cronenberg D+

Orpheus Descending Dir. Peter Hall. TV. Vanessa Redgrave, Kevin Anderson B+

Postcards from the Edge Dir. Mike Nichols. Meryl Streep, Shirley MacLaine A–
Presumed Innocent Dir. Alan J. Pakula. Harrison Ford, Bonnie Bedelia C+
Pretty Woman Dir. Garry Marshall. Richard Gere, Julia Roberts, Hector Elizondo B–

Quick Change Dir. Howard Franklin, Bill Murray. Bill Murray, Geena Davis C–

Reversal of Fortune Dir. Barbet Schroeder. Jeremy Irons, Ron Silver, Glenn Close B
Rosalie Goes Shopping Dir. Percy Adlon. Marianne Sägebrecht, Brad Davis D+

Shadows in Paradise Dir. Aki Kaurismäki. Matti Pellonpää, Sakari Kuosmanen B
Stanley & Iris Dir. Martin Ritt. Jane Fonda, Robert De Niro, Martha Plimpton B–
Sweetie Dir. Jane Campion. Karen Colston, Geneviève Lemon, Tom Lycos A–

Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! Dir. Pedro Almodóvar. Antonio Banderas, Victoria Abril B–
Tilaï Dir. Idrissa Ouedraogo. Rasmane Ouedraogo, Assane Ouedraogo, Ina Cissé A–
To Sleep with Anger Dir. Charles Burnett. Danny Glover, Paul Butler, Mary Alice A–
Too Beautiful for You Dir. Bertrand Blier. Gérard Depardieu, Josiane Balasko B+
Total Recall Dir. Paul Verhoeven. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rachel Ticotin C+

The Unbelievable Truth Dir. Hal Hartley. Robert John Burke, Adrienne Shelly B+

War Requiem Dir. Derek Jarman. Nathaniel Parker, Owen Teale, Tilda Swinton A–
White Palace Dir. Luis Mandoki. James Spader, Susan Sarandon, Jason Alexander C
Wild at Heart Dir. David Lynch. Nicolas Cage, Laura Dern, Diane Ladd B–
Wild Orchid Dir. Zalman King. Carré Otis, Mickey Rourke, Jacqueline Bisset D+
The Witches Dir. Nicolas Roeg. Jasen Fisher, Mai Zetterling, Anjelica Huston B+
Without You I'm Nothing Dir. John Boskovich. Sandra Bernhard, Cynthia Bailey A–

In Need of Reappraisal
The memories are fading, but they're somewhere in my brain

Cinema Paradiso Dir. Giuseppe Tornatore. Philippe Noiret, Jacques Perrin
The Sheltering Sky Dir. Bernardo Bertolucci. Debra Winger, John Malkovich