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The Movies of 1990: World Premieres
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Alice Dir. Woody Allen. Mia Farrow, Joe Mantegna, William Hurt, Keye Luke C+
American Dream Dir. Barbara Kopple. Documentary about meat-plant strike A–
An Angel at My Table Dir. Jane Campion. Kerry Fox, Alexia Keough A–
Antonia & Jane Dir. Beeban Kidron. Imelda Staunton, Saskia Reeves, Bill Nighy 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+
¡Ay, Carmela! Dir. Carlos Saura. Carmen Maura, Andrés Pajares, Gabino Diego B+

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
Bright Angel Dir. Michael Fields. Dermot Mulroney, Lili Taylor, Benjamin Bratt C–

China Cry: A True Story Dir. James F. Collier. Julia Nickson, Russell Wong C–
Close-Up Dir. Abbas Kiarostami. Hossain Sabzian, Abolfazl Ahankhah A+
The Comfort of Strangers Dir. Paul Schrader. Natasha Richardson B
Cyrano de Bergerac Dir. Jean-Paul Rappeneau. Gérard Depardieu, Vincent Pérez B+

Dances with Wolves Dir. Kevin Costner. Kevin Costner, Graham Greene B
Days of Being Wild Dir. Wong Kar-wai. Leslie Cheung, Carina Lau, Maggie Cheung 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
Dry Kisses Only Dir. Kaucilya Brooke, Jane Cottis. Comic video essay C+

Edward Scissorhands Dir. Tim Burton. Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder B+
Europa Europa Dir. Agnieszka Holland. Marco Hofschneider, René Hofschneider A–
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

La Femme Nikita Dir. Luc Besson. Anne Parillaud, Jean-Hugues Anglade 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

The Garden Dir. Derek Jarman. Johnny Mills, Kevin Collins, Tilda Swinton B+
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+

The Hairdresser's Husband Dir. Patrice Leconte. Jean Rochefort, Anna Galiena C+
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–

I, the Worst of All Dir. María Luisa Bemberg. Assumpta Serna, Dominique Sanda B
In the Spirit Dir. Sandra Seacat. Elaine May, Marlo Thomas, Jeannie Berlin C+
Ishanou Dir. Aribam Syam Sharma. Anoubam Kiranmala, Kangabam Tomba B–

Jacob's Ladder Dir. Adrian Lyne. Tim Robbins, Elizabeth Peña, Danny Aiello C+
Ju Dou Dir. Zhang Yimou. Li Baotian, Gong Li, Li Wei, Zheng Ji-an, Yi Zhang B+
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–

Life Is Sweet Dir. Mike Leigh. Alison Steadman, Jim Broadbent, Jane Horrocks B
The Long Walk Home Dir. Richard Pearce. Whoopi Goldberg, Sissy Spacek B
Longtime Companion Dir. Norman René. Campbell Scott, Stephen Caffrey B

The Match Factory Girl Dir. Aki Kaurismäki. Kati Outinen, Elina Salo 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–
Mr. & Mrs. Bridge Dir. James Ivory. Joanne Woodward, Paul Newman B

The Nasty Girl Dir. Michael Verhoeven. Lena Stolze, Robert Giggenbach B
The Natural History of Parking Lots Dir. Everett Lewis. Charlie Bean, B. Wyatt B–
Nightbreed Dir. Clive Barker. Craig Sheffer, Anne Bobby, David Cronenberg D+
No Fear, No Die Dir. Claire Denis. Isaach de Bankolé, Alex Descas A–

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

Paris Is Burning Dir. Jennie Livingston. Documentary about Harlem ball-walkers A–
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

Stanley & Iris Dir. Martin Ritt. Jane Fonda, Robert De Niro, Martha Plimpton 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–
Total Recall Dir. Paul Verhoeven. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rachel Ticotin C+
Truly Madly Deeply Dir. Anthony Minghella. Juliet Stevenson, Alan Rickman B+
Trust Dir. Hal Hartley. Adrienne Shelly, Martin Donovan, Merritt Nelson B+

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–
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–

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The Sheltering Sky Dir. Bernardo Bertolucci. Debra Winger, John Malkovich