Best movies of 1995
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- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobert De NiroSharon StoneJoe PesciIn Las Vegas, two best friends - a casino executive and a mafia enforcer - compete for a gambling empire and a fast-living, fast-loving socialite.I adore this movie, I think it's on par with goodfellas. De Niro and Pesci should have been nominated. And stone and james wood are also great here.
Grade: A+ - DirectorMichael MannStarsAl PacinoRobert De NiroVal KilmerA group of high-end professional thieves start to feel the heat from the LAPD when they unknowingly leave a verbal clue at their latest heist.One of the best heist/ crime films. Pacino and Deniro at the height of their powers. Val Kilmer is also great here, as is john voight, even Danny trejo shows up. A great crime film, some of the best shoot out's ever.
Grade: A - DirectorMathieu KassovitzStarsVincent CasselHubert KoundéSaïd Taghmaoui24 hours in the lives of three young men in the French suburbs the day after a violent riot.One of the best coming of age film and foreign film's I have ever seen. A timeless film that can speak to the young genration anywhere.
Grade: A - DirectorJohn LasseterStarsTom HanksTim AllenDon RicklesA cowboy doll is profoundly threatened and jealous when a new spaceman action figure supplants him as top toy in a boy's bedroom.One of Pixar's best, it's a classic.
Grade: A - DirectorMike FiggisStarsNicolas CageElisabeth ShueJulian SandsBen Sanderson, a Hollywood screenwriter who lost everything because of his alcoholism, arrives in Las Vegas to drink himself to death. There, he meets and forms an uneasy friendship and non-interference pact with prostitute Sera.Cage and Shue are magnetic, their chemistry is off the tops. In this beautiful tragic film.
Grade: A - DirectorMartin CampbellStarsPierce BrosnanSean BeanIzabella ScorupcoWhen a powerful secret defense system is stolen, James Bond is assigned to stop a Russian crime syndicate from using it.Great lead, great villains, excited car chases, shoot out's, one of the best bond films, and one of the best action movies of the 90s.
Grade: A - DirectorCarl FranklinStarsDenzel WashingtonTom SizemoreJennifer BealsA Black war hero is hired to find a mysterious woman, and gets mixed up in a murderous political scandal in 1948 Los Angeles.One of the most underrated movies of the 90s and box office bomb. This movie has a great look and feel of a classic noir. A very interesting social commentary twist and an amazing lead performance From Denzel and chedal steals the show. Carl Franklin with one false move and this made two of the best noir films of the 90s.
Grade: A - DirectorTerry GilliamStarsBruce WillisMadeleine StoweBrad PittIn a future world devastated by disease, a convict is sent back in time to gather information about the man-made virus that wiped out most of the human population on the planet.Bruce Willis and Pitt give two of their best performances ever. The film has great twists, a great ending, it's of the best scfi films I have ever seen, one of the best time travel movie's, makes you think.
Grade: A- - DirectorJim JarmuschStarsJohnny DeppGary FarmerCrispin GloverOn the run after murdering a man, accountant William Blake encounters a strange Native American man named Nobody who prepares him for his journey into the spiritual world.Some people hate this movie, others love it. I love this movie, even though it's the pace that is frustrating. I think it's very underrated and Jim Jarmusch does a great job directing it. And Depp gives one of his best performances.
Grade: A- - DirectorF. Gary GrayStarsIce CubeChris TuckerNia LongIt's Friday, and Craig and Smokey must come up with $200 they owe a local bully or there won't be a Saturday.One of the best hood movie's ice cube and Chris tucker both shine. A iconic very funny quotable movie.
Grade: A- - DirectorYimou ZhangStarsGong LiBaotian LiXiaoxiao WangA provincial boy related to a Shanghai crime family is recruited by his uncle into cosmopolitan Shanghai in the 1930s to be a servant to a ganglord's mistress.Although one might wish there were more shootouts. A detailed mob film told through the eyes of a chilid excellent production design of 1930s Shanghai and a gutsy performance from Gong Li. What an ending
Grade: A- - DirectorSpike LeeStarsHarvey KeitelJohn TurturroDelroy LindoYoung drug pushers in the projects of Brooklyn live hard dangerous lives, trapped between their drug bosses and the detectives out to stop them.One of Spike Lee's best and most underrated films. Great performance from Harvey Kitel who always play a great cop, Delroy Lindo is an amazing villain, Keith David is always sturdy and Mekhi Phifer is amazing in his acting debt. Strong direction, soundtrack, a precursor to the wire. Was supposed to be directed by Scorcese instead he produced it (his influence is felt)
Grade: A- - DirectorOliver StoneStarsAnthony HopkinsJoan AllenPowers BootheA biographical story of former U.S. President Richard Nixon, from his days as a young boy, to his eventual Presidency, which ended in shame.This movie bombed at the time of it's release and received mixed reviews. I think part's of it are a masterpiece, other's do not work. Anthony Hopkins look's nothing like Nixon, but his performance here is special. It's very well acted and directed.
Grade: A- - DirectorAmy HeckerlingStarsAlicia SilverstoneStacey DashBrittany MurphyShallow, rich and socially successful Cher is at the top of her Beverly Hills high school's pecking scale. Seeing herself as a matchmaker, Cher first coaxes two teachers into dating each other.One of the best teen films of the 90s, great performances, great sense of fashion, and it's EMMA.
Grade: A- - DirectorJohn McTiernanStarsBruce WillisJeremy IronsSamuel L. JacksonJohn McClane and a Harlem store owner are targeted by German terrorist Simon in New York City, where he plans to rob the Federal Reserve Building.The second best die hard movie, extremely tense, great action and chemistry between the two leads, the only problem I have with is the last 10 minutes are really choppy and feel rushed. I wish they stuck with the alternate ending, which is amazing and a much darker finale.
Grade: B+ - DirectorKathryn BigelowStarsRalph FiennesAngela BassettJuliette LewisA former cop turned street-hustler accidentally uncovers a conspiracy in Los Angeles in 1999.One of the most of the underrated Scfi movies of the 90s and all of time. Ralph Fiennes, Angela Basset, and the rest of the supporting cast are great. Written by James Cameron and directed by Kathryn Bigelow. Clearly influenced by OJ Simpson and Rodney King, came out before Matrix. Great effects, mood, and music.
Grade: B+ - DirectorRichard LoncraineStarsIan McKellenAnnette BeningChristopher BowenThe classic Shakespearean play about the murderously scheming 15th-century king is reimagined in an alternative setting of 1930s England as clouds of fascism gather.Amazing lead performance by Ian, interesting modern setting for Shakespeare, great production. Can feel more like a play than movie at times which is part of its charm.
Grade: B+ - DirectorBarry SonnenfeldStarsGene HackmanRene RussoDanny DeVitoA mobster travels to Hollywood to collect a debt, and discovers that the movie business is much the same as his current job.Travolta is great here, a smart satire of gangster's and holywood.
Grade: B+ - DirectorDavid FincherStarsMorgan FreemanBrad PittKevin SpaceyTwo detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his motives.One of the best cop films ever with four strong performances. The film is defined by its ending which is one of the best of all time. Although maybe not as good as it’s current reputation it’s still a great cop film
Grade: B+ - DirectorKar-Wai WongStarsLeon LaiMichelle ReisTakeshi KaneshiroThis Hong Kong-set crime drama follows the lives of a hitman, hoping to get out of the business, and his elusive female partner.Lack of narative structure can be frustrating. I was more invested in Killer plot than mute but visually one of the best movies ever
Grade: B+ - DirectorRob ReinerStarsMichael DouglasAnnette BeningMartin SheenA widowed U.S. President running for reelection and an environmental lobbyist fall in love. It's all above-board, but "politics is perception," and sparks fly anyway.Michael Douglas, Michael J Fox, Annette Benning are all great. Great screenplay from Sorkin. With Sheen and screenplay helped lay ground for the west wing. Ahead of its time on environmental and gun issues. A smart realistic political film with great speeches.
Grade: B+ - DirectorTim RobbinsStarsSusan SarandonSean PennRobert ProskyA nun, while comforting a convicted killer on death row, empathizes with both the killer and his victim's families.Great two powerful lead performances, young jack black is also good in his brief time, strong direction by Tim Robbins, interesting message on death and faith, and solid soundtrack.
Grade: B+ - DirectorShigeyasu YamauchiStarsMasako NozawaRyô HorikawaTakeshi KusaoThe universe is thrown into dimensional chaos as the dead come back to life. Now Goku and Vegeta must track down the cause of this uproar.Arguably, the best Dragon Ball z film, had a cool fusion, a sick new character in Pikon, and as a fan of the show is just a blast to watch. At only 45 mintues it's why its not higher but one of the best dragonabll films.
Grade: B+ - DirectorMitsuo HashimotoStarsMasako NozawaTakeshi KusaoMayumi TanakaThe Z-fighters find themselves in the middle of another extraterrestrial conflict, which includes a sword-wielding warrior named Tapion, a wizard and an enormous monster named Hirudegarn.One of the best dragon ball z films, and a fun mythos/ twist on how trunk's got his sword.
Grade: B+ - DirectorJon BlairStarsKenneth BranaghGlenn CloseIsa BaschwitzTells the story of the Frank family and paints a portrait of their brash and free-spirited daughter Anne, perhaps the world's most famous victim of the Holocaust.A great haunting documentary, that I would never watch again.
Grade: B+