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The Movies of 1990: U.S. Releases
 By Grade // By Title // Last update: June 6, 2022

Top Ten List

1. Black Rain Dir. Shōhei Imamura. Yoshiko Tanaka, Kazuo Kitamura, Etsuko Ichihara A
2. To Sleep with Anger Dir. Charles Burnett. Danny Glover, Paul Butler, Mary Alice A–
3. Tilaï Dir. Idrissa Ouedraogo. Rasmane Ouedraogo, Assane Ouedraogo, Ina Cissé A–
4. Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt Dir. Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman A–
5. Postcards from the Edge Dir. Mike Nichols. Meryl Streep, Shirley MacLaine A–
6. Without You I'm Nothing Dir. John Boskovich. Sandra Bernhard, Cynthia Bailey A–
7. Sweetie Dir. Jane Campion. Karen Colston, Geneviève Lemon, Tom Lycos A–
8. Ghost Dir. Jerry Zucker. Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg A–
9. GoodFellas Dir. Martin Scorsese. Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, Lorraine Bracco A–
10. War Requiem Dir. Derek Jarman. Nathaniel Parker, Owen Teale, Tilda Swinton A–

Remainder of Films Screened

Avalon Dir. Barry Levinson. Armin Mueller-Stahl, Joan Plowright, Aidan Quinn B+
Cyrano de Bergerac Dir. Jean-Paul Rappeneau. Gérard Depardieu, Vincent Pérez B+
Edward Scissorhands Dir. Tim Burton. Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder B+
Hamlet Dir. Franco Zeffirelli. Mel Gibson, Glenn Close, Helena Bonham Carter B+
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+
Monsieur Hire Dir. Patrice Leconte. Michel Blanc, Sandrine Bonnaire B+
Orpheus Descending Dir. Peter Hall. TV. Vanessa Redgrave, Kevin Anderson B+
Too Beautiful for You Dir. Bertrand Blier. Gérard Depardieu, Josiane Balasko B+
The Unbelievable Truth Dir. Hal Hartley. Robert John Burke, Adrienne Shelly B+
The Witches Dir. Nicolas Roeg. Jasen Fisher, Mai Zetterling, Anjelica Huston B+

Dances with Wolves Dir. Kevin Costner. Kevin Costner, Graham Greene B
Die Hard 2: Die Harder Dir. Renny Harlin. Bruce Willis, Dennis Franz B
The Exorcist III Dir. William Peter Blatty. George C. Scott, Brad Dourif, Ed Flanders B
The Grifters Dir. Stephen Frears. John Cusack, Anjelica Huston, Annette Bening B
A Killing in a Small Town Dir. Stephen Gyllenhaal. TV. Barbara Hershey B
Longtime Companion Dir. Norman René. Campbell Scott, Stephen Caffrey B
The Long Walk Home Dir. Richard Pearce. Whoopi Goldberg, Sissy Spacek B
Men Don't Leave Dir. Paul Brickman. Jessica Lange, Chris O'Donnell B
Misery Dir. Rob Reiner. James Caan, Kathy Bates, Richard Farnsworth 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
Reversal of Fortune Dir. Barbet Schroeder. Jeremy Irons, Ron Silver, Glenn Close B
Shadows in Paradise Dir. Aki Kaurismäki. Matti Pellonpää, Sakari Kuosmanen B

The Belly of an Architect Dir. Peter Greenaway. Brian Dennehy, Chloë Webb B–
Flatliners Dir. Joel Schumacher. Kiefer Sutherland, Kevin Bacon, Julia Roberts B–
The Juniper Tree Dir. Nietzchka Keene. Björk, Bryndis Petra Bragadóttir B–
The Hunt for Red October Dir. John McTiernan. Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin B–
Last Exit to Brooklyn Dir. Uli Edel. Stephen Lang, Jennifer Jason Leigh B–
Mo' Better Blues Dir. Spike Lee. Denzel Washington, Wesley Snipes B–
Pretty Woman Dir. Garry Marshall. Richard Gere, Julia Roberts, Hector Elizondo B–
Stanley & Iris Dir. Martin Ritt. Jane Fonda, Robert De Niro, Martha Plimpton B–
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! Dir. Pedro Almodóvar. Antonio Banderas, Victoria Abril B–
Wild at Heart Dir. David Lynch. Nicolas Cage, Laura Dern, Diane Ladd B–

Awakenings Dir. Penny Marshall. Robin Williams, Robert De Niro, Julie Kavner C+
Alice Dir. Woody Allen. Mia Farrow, Joe Mantegna, William Hurt, Keye Luke C+
Blue Steel Dir. Kathryn Bigelow. Jamie Lee Curtis, Ron Silver, Clancy Brown C+
The Field Dir. Jim Sheridan. Richard Harris, Sean Bean, John Hurt, Tom Berenger C+
The Godfather, Part III Dir. Francis Ford Coppola. Al Pacino, Andy Garcia C+
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+
Mermaids Dir. Richard Benjamin. Winona Ryder, Cher, Bob Hoskins C+
Presumed Innocent Dir. Alan J. Pakula. Harrison Ford, Bonnie Bedelia C+
Total Recall Dir. Paul Verhoeven. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rachel Ticotin C+

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
White Palace Dir. Luis Mandoki. James Spader, Susan Sarandon, Jason Alexander C

China Cry: A True Story Dir. James F. Collier. Julia Nickson, Russell Wong C–
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover Dir. Peter Greenaway C–
Dick Tracy Dir. Warren Beatty. Warren Beatty, Al Pacino, Glenne Headly, Madonna C–
Home Alone Dir. Chris Columbus. Macaulay Culkin, Catherine O'Hara, Joe Pesci C–
Kindergarten Cop Dir. Ivan Reitman. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Pamela Reed C–
Quick Change Dir. Howard Franklin, Bill Murray. Bill Murray, Geena Davis C–

Everybody Wins Dir. Karel Reisz. Nick Nolte, Debra Winger, Will Patton D+
The Guardian Dir. William Friedkin. Jenny Seagrove, Dwier Brown, Carey Lowell D+
Nightbreed Dir. Clive Barker. Craig Sheffer, Anne Bobby, David Cronenberg D+
Rosalie Goes Shopping Dir. Percy Adlon. Marianne Sägebrecht, Brad Davis D+
Wild Orchid Dir. Zalman King. Carré Otis, Mickey Rourke, Jacqueline Bisset D+

The Bonfire of the Vanities Dir. Brian De Palma. Tom Hanks, Bruce Willis D

Green Card Dir. Peter Weir. Andie MacDowell, Gérard Depardieu, Bebe Neuwirth D–

The Forbidden Dance Dir. Greydon Clark. Laura Elena Harring, Jeff James, Sid Haig F

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