Top Ten List
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| 1. | Taste of Cherry Dir. Abbas Kiarostami. Homayoun Ershadi, Abdolhossein Bagheri A |
| 2. | The Thin Red Line Dir. Terrence Malick. Jim Caviezel, Sean Penn, Ben Chaplin A |
| 3. | Velvet Goldmine Dir. Todd Haynes. Christian Bale, Jonathan Rhys Meyers A |
| 4. | The Opposite of Sex Dir. Don Roos. Christina Ricci, Martin Donovan A– |
| 5. | Primary Colors Dir. Mike Nichols. Adrian Lester, John Travolta A– |
| 6. | The Brandon Teena Story Dirs. Susan Muska, Gréta Olafsdóttir. Documentary A– |
| 7. | Shakesepare in Love Dir. John Madden. Joseph Fiennes, Gwyneth Paltrow B+ |
| 8. | Mother and Son Dir. Aleksandr Sokurov. Aleksej Ananischnov, Gudrun Geyer B+ |
| 9. | A Civil Action Dir. Stephen Zaillian. John Travolta, Robert Duvall B+ |
| 10. | The Truman Show Dir. Peter Weir. Jim Carrey, Ed Harris, Laura Linney B+ |
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(Click here for my original Top Ten)
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Remainder of Films Screened
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| Drifting Clouds Dir. Aki Kaurismäki. Kati Outinen, Kari Väänänen, Elina Salo A– |
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Hands on a Hardbody Dir. S.R. Bindler. Documentary about an endurance trial B+ |
| Live Flesh Dir. Pedro Almodóvar. Liberto Rabal, Francesca Neri, Javier Bardem B+ |
| Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon Dir. John Maybury B+ |
| Mrs. Dalloway Dir. Marleen Gorris. Vanessa Redgrave, Natascha McElhone B+ |
| π Dir. Darren Aronofsky. Sean Gullette, Mark Margolis, Ben Shenkman B+ |
| The Prince of Egypt Dirs. Brenda Chapman, Steve Hickner, Simon Wells B+ |
| Saving Private Ryan Dir. Steven Spielberg. Tom Hanks, Edward Burns B+ |
| Stepmom Dir. Chris Columbus. Susan Sarandon, Julia Roberts, Ed Harris B+ |
| Wild Man Blues Dir. Barbara Kopple. Documentary about Woody Allen B+ |
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| American History X Dir. Tony Kaye. Edward Norton, Edward Furlong B |
| Artemisia Dir. Agnès Merlet. Valentina Cervi, Michel Serrault, Miki Manojlović B |
| The Baby Dance Dir. Jane Anderson. TV Movie. Stockard Channing, Laura Dern B |
| Beloved Dir. Jonathan Demme. Oprah Winfrey, Kimberly Elise, Thandie Newton B |
| Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss Dir. Tommy O'Haver. Sean Hayes, Brad Rowe B |
| Clockwatchers Dir. Jill Sprecher. Toni Collette, Parker Posey, Lisa Kudrow B |
| The Cruise Dir. Bennett Miller. Documentary about Timothy "Speed" Levitch B |
| Dark City Dir. Alex Proyas. Rufus Sewell, Kiefer Sutherland, William Hurt B |
| Deep Impact Dir. Mimi Leder. Téa Leoni, Robert Duvall, Elijah Wood B |
| East Palace, West Palace Dir. Zhang Yuan. Han Si, Hu Jun, Ye Jing, Zhao Wei B |
| Funny Games Dir. Michael Haneke. Susanne Lothar, Ulrich Mühe, Arno Frisch B |
| Henry Fool Dir. Hal Hartley. Thomas Jay Ryan, James Urbaniak, Parker Posey B |
| High Art Dir. Lisa Cholodenko. Radha Mitchell, Ally Sheedy, Patricia Clarkson B |
| Hurlyburly Dir. Anthony Drazan. Sean Penn, Kevin Spacey, Robin Wright Penn B |
| Life of Jesus Dir. Bruno Dumont. David Douche, Marjorie Cottreel, Kader Chaatouf B |
| Love and Death on Long Island Dir. Richard Kwietniowski. John Hurt B |
| One True Thing Dir. Carl Franklin. Renée Zellweger, Meryl Streep, William Hurt B |
| Out of Sight Dir. Steven Soderbergh. George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez, Ving Rhames B |
| Pleasantville Dir. Gary Ross. Tobey Maguire, Reese Witherspoon, Joan Allen B |
| Psycho Dir. Gus Van Sant. Vince Vaughn, Anne Heche, Viggo Mortensen B |
| See the Sea Dir. François Ozon. Sasha Hails, Marina de Van, Paul Raoux B |
| The Siege Dir. Edward Zwick. Denzel Washington, Annette Bening, Bruce Willis B |
| Under the Skin Dir. Carine Adler. Samantha Morton, Claire Rushbrook B |
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| The Big Lebowski Dir. Joel Coen. Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore B– |
| The Butcher Boy Dir. Neil Jordan. Eamonn Owens, Stephen Rea, Fiona Shaw B– |
| The Hanging Garden Dir. Thom Fitzgerald. Chris Leavins, Troy Veinotte B– |
| Happiness Dir. Todd Solondz. Jane Adams, Dylan Baker, Rufus Read B– |
| Living Out Loud Dir. Richard LaGravenese. Holly Hunter, Danny DeVito B– |
| Mulan Dirs. Barry Cook, Tony Bancroft. Voices of Ming-Na Wen, B.D. Wong B– |
| Passion in the Desert Dir. Lavina Currier. Ben Daniels, Michel Piccoli B– |
| Rushmore Dir. Wes Anderson. Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Olivia Williams B– |
| Skin & Bone Dir. Everett Lewis. B. Wyatt, Alan Boyce, Garrett Scullin C+ |
| The Spanish Prisoner Dir. David Mamet. Campbell Scott, Rebecca Pidgeon B– |
| You've Got Mail Dir. Nora Ephron. Meg Ryan, Tom Hanks, Greg Kinnear B– |
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| Affliction Dir. Paul Schrader. Nick Nolte, James Coburn, Sissy Spacek C+ |
| Babe: Pig in the City Dir. George Miller. Magda Szubanski, James Cromwell C+ |
| Central Station Dir. Walter Salles. Fernanda Montenegro, Vinicius de Oliveira C+ |
| Down in the Delta Dir. Maya Angelou. Alfre Woodard, Al Freeman Jr. C+ |
| Elizabeth Dir. Shekhar Kapur. Cate Blanchett, Joseph Fiennes, Geoffrey Rush C+ |
| Full Speed Dir. Gaël Morel. Pascal Cervo, Meziane Bardadi, Élodie Bouchez C+ |
| Hilary and Jackie Dir. Anand Tucker. Emily Watson, Rachel Griffiths C+ |
| Hope Floats Dir. Forest Whitaker. Sandra Bullock, Mae Whitman C+ |
| The Mighty Dir. Peter Chelsom. Elden Henson, Kieran Culkin, Sharon Stone C+ |
| The Object of My Affection Dir. Nicholas Hytner. Paul Rudd, Jennifer Aniston C+ |
| The Replacement Killers Dir. Antoine Fuqua. Chow Yun-Fat, Mira Sorvino C+ |
| Safe Men Dir. John Hamburg. Sam Rockwell, Steve Zahn, Paul Giamatti C+ |
| Six Days, Seven Nights Dir. Ivan Reitman. Harrison Ford, Anne Heche C+ |
| Waking Ned Devine Dir. Kirk Jones. Ian Bannen, David Kelly, Fionnula Flanagan C+ |
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| The Governess Dir. Sandra Goldbacher. Minnie Driver, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers C |
| He Got Game Dir. Spike Lee. Denzel Washington, Ray Allen, Hill Harper C |
| The Horse Whisperer Dir. Robert Redford. Kristin Scott Thomas, Robert Redford C |
| Life Is Beautiful Dir. Roberto Benigni. Roberto Benigni, Giorgio Cantarini C |
| Little Voice Dir. Mark Herman. Jane Horrocks, Michael Caine, Ewan McGregor C |
| Niagara, Niagara Dir. Bob Gosse. Henry Thomas, Robin Tunney, Michael Parks C |
| A Perfect Murder Dir. Andrew Davis. Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow C |
| The Wedding Singer Dir. Frank Coraci. Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore C |
| What Dreams May Come Dir. Vincent Ward. Robin Williams, Annabella Sciorra C |
| Your Friends & Neighbors Dir. Neil LaBute. Jason Patric, Catherine Keener C |
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| Armageddon Dir. Michael Bay. Bruce Willis, Ben Affleck, Billy Bob Thornton C– |
| Buffalo '66 Dir. Vincent Gallo. Vincent Gallo, Christina Ricci, Anjelica Huston C– |
| How Stella Got Her Groove Back Dir. Kevin Rodney Sullivan. Angela Bassett C– |
| The Mask of Zorro Dir. Martin Campbell. Antonio Banderas, Anthony Hopkins C– |
| A Price Above Rubies Dir. Boaz Yakin. Renée Zellweger, Christopher Eccleston C– |
| Rear Window Dir. Jeff Bleckner. TV Movie. Christopher Reeve, Daryl Hannah C– |
| A Simple Plan Dir. Sam Raimi. Bill Paxton, Billy Bob Thornton, Bridget Fonda C– |
| Still Crazy Dir. Brian Gibson. Stephen Rea, Jimmy Nail, Bill Nighy, Juliet Aubrey C– |
| The Theory of Flight Dir. Paul Greengrass. Kenneth Branagh C– |
| The Well Dir. Samantha Lang. Pamela Rabe, Miranda Otto, Paul Chubb C– |
| The X-Files: Fight the Future Dir. Rob Bowman. David Duchovny C– |
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| Wilde Dir. Brian Gilbert. Stephen Fry, Jude Law, Jennifer Ehle, Michael Sheen D+ |
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| 54 Dir. Mark Christopher. Ryan Phillippe, Mike Myers, Salma Hayek D |
| The Avengers Dir. Jeremiah Chechik. Ralph Fiennes, Uma Thurman, Sean Connery D |
| Dancing at Lughnasa Dir. Pat O'Connor. Meryl Streep, Bríd Brennan, Kathy Burke D |
| Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Dir. Terry Gilliam. Johnny Depp, Benicio Del Toro D |
| Great Expectations Dir. Alfonso Cuarón. Ethan Hawke, Gwyneth Paltrow D |
| The Hi-Lo Country Dir. Stephen Frears. Billy Crudup, Woody Harrelson D |
| Hush Dir. Jonathan Darby. Gwyneth Paltrow, Jessica Lange, Johnathon Schaech D |
| Playing by Heart Dir. Willard Carroll. Gena Rowlands, Gillian Anderson D |
| Soldier Dir. Paul W.S. Anderson. Kurt Russell, Connie Nielsen, Jason Isaacs D |
| There's Something About Mary Dirs. Peter and Bobby Farrelly. Ben Stiller D |
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| Sphere Dir. Barry Levinson. Dustin Hoffman, Sharon Stone, Samuel L. Jackson D– |
| Wild Things Dir. John McNaughton. Matt Dillon, Neve Campbell, Denise Richards D– |
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In Need of Reappraisal
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Fetching
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| The Eel Dir. Shohei Imamura. Kôji Yakusho, Misa Shimizu, Mitsuko Baisho
Fair
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| Celebrity Dir. Woody Allen. Kenneth Branagh, Judy Davis, Famke Janssen
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| City of Angels Dir. Brad Silberling. Nicolas Cage, Meg Ryan, Dennis Franz
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| Cousin Bette Dir. Des McAnuff. Jessica Lange, Elisabeth Shue, Bob Hoskins
Fallen Angels Dir. Wong Kar-wai. Leon Lai, Michele Reis, Takeshi Kaneshiro
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| The Gingerbread Man Dir. Robert Altman. Kenneth Branagh, Embeth Davidtz
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| Gods and Monsters Dir. Bill Condon. Ian McKellen, Brendan Fraser, Lynn Redgrave
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| Men with Guns Dir. John Sayles. Federico Luppi, Damián Delgado
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| Palmetto Dir. Volker Schlöndorff. Woody Harrelson, Elisabeth Shue, Gina Gershon
Feh
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| Bulworth Dir. Warren Beatty. Warren Beatty, Halle Berry, Oliver Platt, Joshua Malina
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| The Celebration Dir. Thomas Vinterberg. Ulrich Thomsen, Henning Mortizen
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| Lolita Dir. Adrian Lyne. Jeremy Irons, Dominique Swain, Melanie Griffith
Flotsam
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| The Last Days of Disco Dir. Whit Stillman. Chloë Sevigny, Kate Beckinsale
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