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The Films of 1999

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The AboutFilm.Com critics rating the movies of 1999 are: AT = Alison Tweedie-Perry; CC = Carlo Cavagna; DK = Dana Knowles; JV = Jeff Vorndam; JW = Jen Walker; KC = Kris Campbell.

Film Genre Director Cast AT CC DK JV JW KC Avg
The Acid House drama
Paul McGuigan
Ewen Bremner, Gary McCormack, Jemma Redgrave              
The Adventues of Elmo in Groucholand family
Gary Halvorson
Kevin Clash, Frank Oz, Mandy Patinkin              
The Adventures of Sebastian Cole comedy
Tod Williams
Adrian Grenier, Clark Gregg, Aleksa Palladino     B      
After Life (Japan) drama/
fantasy
Horokazu Kore-eda

Arata, Erika Oda, Susumu Terajima, Takashi Naito

B+ B+ A A     A-
Agnes Browne comedy
Anjelica Huston
Anjelica Huston, Marion O'Dwyer, Niall O'Shea              
All About My Mother (Spain) drama
Pedro Almodóvar
Cecilia Roth, Marisa Paredes, Penelope Cruz A- A- A- A-   C B+
All the Little Animals drama
Jeremy Thomas
Christian Bale, Daniel Benzali, John Hurt              
American Beauty satire
Sam Mendes
Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Wes Bentley A A- A A- A B+ A-
American Movie: The Making of Northwestern docum.
Chris Smith
Mark Borchardt, Tom Schimmels B+   B+ B     B+
American Pie comedy
Paul Weitz,
Chris Weitz
Jason Biggs, Chris Klein, Mena Suvari, Seann William Scott, Alyson Hannigan B B- B- B B+ D B-
Among Giants romance
Sam Miller
Pete Postlethwaite, Rachel Griffiths, James Thornton              
Analyze This comedy
Harold Ramis
Robert De Niro, Billy Crystal, Lisa Kudrow B- D+ C C C+ D
Angela's Ashes drama
Alan Parker
Robert Carlyle, Emily Watson, Shane Murray-Corcoran       C+     C+
Anna and the King drama
Andy Tennant
Jodie Foster, Chow Yun-Fat, Bai Ling   B B- B-     B-
Any Given Sunday drama
Oliver Stone
Al Pacino, Jamie Foxx, Cameron Diaz B- C+ C- C-   B- C+
Anywhere but Here drama
Wayne Wang
Susan Sarandon, Natalie Portman B B B-      
Arlington Road thriller
Mark Pellington
Jeff Bridges, Tim Robbins, Joan Cusack   C+ C- D+ C- D C-
The Astronaut's Wife SF thriller
Rand Ravich
Johnny Depp, Charlize Theron, Nick Cassavetes       D- D  
At First Sight drama
Irwin Winkler
Val Kilmer, Mira Sorvino, Kelly McGillis   C        
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me comedy
Jay Roach
Mike Myers, Heather Graham, Seth Green   C D+ C- C- C C-
Autumn Tale (France) drama
Eric Rohmer
Marie Rivière, Béatrice Romand, Alain Libolt   B+ A- B+   B+ B+
B. Monkey thriller
Michael Radford
Asia Argento, Jared Harris, Rupert Everett              
Baby Geniuses family
Bob Clark
Kathleen Turner, Christopher Lloyd, Kim Cattrall         F  
The Bachelor comedy
Gary Sinyor
Chris O'Donnell, Renée Zellweger, Brooke Shields              
Bandits (Germany) comedy
Katja von Garnier
Katja Reimann, Jasmin Tabatabai, Nicolette Krebitz B     C B   C+
Bats horror
Louis Morneau
Lou Diamond Phillips, Dina Meyer              
Bedrooms and Hallways comedy
Rose Troche
Kevin McKidd, Hugo Weaving, Jennifer Ehle              
Beefcake docum.
Thom Fitzgerald
Daniel MacIvor, Joshua Peace, Carroll Godsman              
Being John Malkovich satire
Spike Jonze
John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, Catherine Keener A- B A- A- A- B+ B+
Besieged drama
Bernardo Bertolucci
David Thewlis, Thandie Newton, Claudio Santamaria     B+ B+   B B+
Best Laid Plans thriller
Mike Barker
Alessandro Nivola, Reese Witherspoon, Josh Brolin   C+       C+ C+
The Best Man drama
Malcolm D. Lee
Taye Diggs, Nia Long, Morris Chestnut       B    
Better than Chocolate comedy
Anne Wheeler
Christina Cox, Karyn Dwyer, Wendy Crewson   C+         C+
Bicentennial Man fantasy
Chris Columbus
Robin Williams, Sam Neill, Embeth Davidtz              
Big Daddy comedy
Denis Dugan
Adam Sandler, Joey Lauren Adams, Jon Stewart         D- D
Black Cat, White Cat (Yugoslavia) comedy
Emir Kusturica
Bajram Severdzan, Florijan Ajdini, Branka Katic              
Black Mask (Hong Kong) action
Daniel Lee
Jet Li, Patrick Lung Kang, Lau Ching-Wan              
The Blair Witch Project horror
Daniel Myrick,
Eduardo Sánchez
Heather Donahue, Michael Williams, Joshua Leonard B+ D+ A- B+ A- A-
Blast from the Past comedy
Hugh Wilson
Brendan Fraser, Alicia Silverstone, Christopher Walken C       C+ B-
Blood Guts Bullets & Octane action
Joe Carnahan
Joe Carnahan, Dan Leis, Hugh McCord              
Blue Streak comedy
Les Mayfield
Martin Lawrence, Luke Wilson, David Chappelle         C+   C+
Body Shots drama
Michael Cristofer
Tara Reid, Brad Rowe, Jerry O'Connell              
The Bone Collector thriller
Phillip Noyce
Denzel Washington, Angelina Jolie, Queen Latifah   B- B-   C+   B-
Bowfinger comedy
Frank Oz
Steve Martin, Eddie Murphy, Heather Graham   C-   C B C
The Boys drama
Rowan Woods
Devid Wenham, Toni Collette, Lynette Curran              
Boys Don't Cry drama
Kimberly Peirce
Hilary Swank, Chloë Sevigny, Peter Sarsgaard A- A B B+     B+
Breakfast of Champions satire
Alan Rudolph
Bruce Willis, Nick Nolte, Albert Finney     F       F  
Bringing Out the Dead drama
Martin Scorsese
Nicolas Cage, Patricia Arquette, John Goodman B- B C- B+   B+
Brokedown Palace drama
Jonathan Kaplan
Claire Danes, Kate Beckinsale, Bill Pullman           C
Broken Vessels drama
Scott Ziehl
Todd Field, Jason London, Roxana Zal              
Buena Vista Social Club docum.
Wim Wenders
Luis Barzaga, Ry Cooder, Ruben Gonzalez     B+ B+   B B+
Film Genre
Director
Cast AT CC DK JV JW KC Avg
Cabaret Balkan (Yugoslavia) drama
Goran Paskaljevic
Sergej Trifunovic, Mirjana Jokovic              
The Castle comedy
Rob Sitch
Michael Caton, Eric Bana, Stephen Curry           B+ B+
Children of Heaven (Iran) drama
Majid Majidi
Amir Farrokh Hashemian, Fereshte Sarabandi              
Chill Factor thriller
Hugh Johnson
Cuba Gooding Jr, Skeet Ulrich, David Paymer   D         D  
The Cider House Rules drama
Lasse Hallström
Tobey Maguire, Charlize Theron, Michael Caine   B B B   B B  
The City (aka La Ciudad) drama
David Riker
Fernando Reyes, Marcos Martinez Garcia              
Cookie's Fortune drama
Robert Altman
Glenn Close, Julianne Moore, Liv Tyler B   C+ B C+ B B-
A Cool Dry Place drama
John N. Smith
Vince Vaughn, Monica Potter, Joey Lauren Adams           B- B-
The Corruptor

drama

James Foley
Chow Yun-Fat, Mark Wahlberg, Ric Young   C   D+ D+   C-
Cradle Will Rock drama
Tim Robbins
Susan Sarandon, Emily Watson, John Cusack A- C- D- D+     C  
Crazy in Alabama comedy
Antonio Banderas
Melanie Griffith, Lucas Black, David Morse              
Cruel Intentions drama
Roger Kumble
Ryan Phillippe, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Reese Witherspoon D+ B- B- C+ D+   C  
Deep Blue Sea action
Renny Harlin
Samuel Jackson, Saffron Burrows, Thomas Jane   C+ C+     C+ C+
The Deep End of the Ocean drama
Ulu Grosbard
Michelle Pfeiffer, Treat Williams, Whoopi Goldberg   C-     D+   C-
Desert Blue comedy
Morgan J. Freeman
Brendan Sexton Jr, Kate Hudson, Christina Ricci B           B  
Detroit Rock City comedy
Adam Rifkin
Edward Furlong, Natasha Lyonne, Sam Huntington         F   F  
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo comedy
Mike Mitchell
Rob Schneider, Oded Fehr, Amy Poehler              
Dick comedy
Andrew Fleming
Kirsten Dunst, Michelle Williams, Dan Hedaya C+ B- B       B-
The Dinner Game (France) comedy
Francis Veber
Thierry Lhermitte, Jacques Villeret, Francis Huster           B B  
A Dog of Flanders family
Kevin Brodie
Jesse James, Jack Warden, Jon Voigt              
Dog Park comedy
Bruce McCulloch
Luke Wilson, Natasha Henstridge, Janeane Garofalo       C-   C+ C  
Dogma comedy
Kevin Smith
Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Linda Fiorentino B- D+ B- B- C+ D+ C  
Double Jeopardy thriller
Bruce Beresford
Ashley Judd, Tommy Lee Jones, Bruce Greenwood   C C+   C- C C  
Doug's 1st Movie anim./family
Maurice Joyce
Thomas McHugh, Fred Newman, Constance Shulman         C+   C+
Dreaming of Joseph Lees drama
Eric Styles
Rupert Graves, Samantha Morton, Lee Ross           C C  
The Dreamlife of Angels (France) drama
Erick Zonca
Élodie Bouchez, Natacha Régnier, Grégorie Colin   B- B+ B+   A- B+
Drive Me Crazy comedy
John Schultz
Melissa Joan Hart, Adrian Grenier, Keram Malicki-Sanchez              
Drop Dead Gorgeous satire
Michael Patrick Jann
Kirsten Dunst, Kirstie Alley, Denise Richards   C+ C+   F   D+
Dudley-Do-Right family
Hugh Wilson
Brendan Fraser, Sarah Jessica Parker, Alfred Molina         C-   C-
Film Genre
Director
Cast AT CC DK JV JW KC Avg
Earth (India) drama
Deepa Mehta
Maia Sethna, Nandita Das, Rahul Khanna              
Edge of Seventeen drama
David Moreton
Chris Stafford, Tina Holmes, Andersen Gabrych              
EDtv satire
Ron Howard
Matthew McConaughey, Jenna Elfman, Woody Harrelson     D+   B C
8MM thriller
Joel Schumacher
Nicholas Cage, Joaquin Phoenix, Catherine Keener   D D-   D-   D-
Election comedy
Alexander Payne
Matthew Broderick, Reese Witherspoon, Chris Klein A- A- A- A- A A A-
The Emperor and the Assassin (China) drama
Kaige Chen
Gong Li, Fengyi Zhang, Xuejian Li       B   B- B-
Encounter in the Third Dimension docum.
Ben Stassin
Stuart Pankin, Cassandra Peterson, Harry Shearer              
End of Days horror
Peter Hyams
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Gabriel Byrne, Robin Tunney C+ C+ D   D+ C- C-
The End of the Affair drama
Neil Jordan
Ralph Fiennes, Julianne Moore, Stephen Rea   A A- B+   A- A-
Endurance docum.
Leslie Woodhead
Haile Gebrselassie, Yonas Zergaw              
Entrapment thriller
Jon Amiel
Sean Connery, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Ving Rhames C C+     C B- C+
Eternity and a Day (Greece) drama
Theo Angelopoulos
Bruno Ganz, Isabelle Renauld, Achileas Skevis              
eXistenZ SF
David Cronenberg
Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jude Law, Ian Holm B D B- B     C+
Eyes Wide Shut drama
Stanley Kubrick
Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Sidney Pollack   A- A- B+ A- B B+
Felicia's Journey drama
Atom Egoyan
Elaine Cassidy, Bob Hoskins, Peter McDonald     B+ B    
Fever Pitch comedy
David Evans
Colin Firth, Ruth Gemmell, Luke Aikman   C+       B- C+
Fight Club satire
David Fincher
Edward Norton, Brad Pitt, Helena Bonham Carter A A B+ A A A
Finding North comedy
Tanya Wexler
Wendy Makkena, John Benjamin Hickey              
Flawless drama
Joel Schumacher
Robert De Niro, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Daphne Rubin-Vega              
Floating drama
William Roth
Norman Reedus, Will Lyman, Chad Lowe              
Following thriller
Christopher Nolan
John Nolan, Jeremy Theobald, Alex Haw       B    
Foolish drama
Dave Meyers
Eddie Griffin, Master P, Amy Petersen              
For Love of the Game drama
Sam Raimi
Kevin Costner, Kelly Preston, John C. Reilly B B-       B- B-
Forces of Nature comedy
Bronwen Hughes
Sandra Bullock, Ben Affleck, Maura Tierney C C     C- D C-
42 Up docum.
Michael Apted
Bruce Balden, Jacqueline Bassett       B    
Free Enterprise comedy
Robert Meyer Burnett
Eric McCormack, Rafer Weigel, William Shatner   C   C    
Frogs for Snakes comedy
Amos Poe
Barbara Hershey, Robbie Coltrane, Harry Hamlin              
Film Genre
Director
Cast AT CC DK JV JW KC Avg
Galaxy Quest comedy
Dean Parisot
Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman B B-     A- B
The Gambler bio
Károly Makk
Michael Gambon, Jodhi May, Polly Walker     B-        
The General's Daughter thriller
Simon West
John Travolta, Madeleine Stowe, James Woods   C+ C+   D+ C+
Genghis Blues docum.
Roko Belic
Paul Rena              
Get Bruce docum.
Andrew J. Kuehn
Bruce Vilanch           C
Get Real drama
Simon Shore
Ben Silverstone, Brad Gorton, Charlotte Brittain              
Girl drama
Jonathan Kahn
Dominique Swain, Sean Patrick Flanery, Summer Phoenix              
A Girl Called Rosemarie (Germany) drama
Bernd Eichinger
Nina Hoss, Neienr Lauterbach, Mathieu Carrière              
Girl, Interrupted drama
James Mangold
Winona Ryder, Angelina Jolie, Whoopi Goldberg C B B B- B B- B-
Gloria drama
Sydney Lumet
Sharon Stone, Jean-Luke Figueroa, Jeremy Northam         D+ D D+
Go comedy
Doug Liman
Sarah Polley, Taye Diggs, Jay Mohr B B A- B B B+
Goodbye Lover comedy
Roland Joffé
Patricia Arquette, Dermot Mulroney, Ellen DeGeneris              
The Grandfather (Spain) drama
José Luis Garci
Fernando Fernán Gómez, Rafael Alonso              
The Green Mile drama
Frank Darabont
Tom Hanks, David Morse, Michael Clark Duncan B+ B- C- C- B- C+ C+
Grizzly Falls adventure
Stewart Raffill
Bryan Brown, Richard Harris              
Guinevere drama
Audrey Wells
Sarah Polley, Stephen Rea, Jean Smart   B B- B-   C B-
Happy, Texas comedy
Mark Illsley
Steve Zahn, Jeremy Northam, Ally Walker C+   B C- B C- C+
The Harmonists (Germany) drama
Joseph Vilsmaier
Ben Becker, Heino Ferch, Ulrich Noethen              
The Haunting horror
Jan de Bont
Liam Neeson, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Lili Taylor   C-     C+ C
Head On drama
Ana Kokkinos
Alex Dimitriades, Paul Capsis, Julian Garner              
Heaven thriller
Scott Reynolds
Martin Donovan, Joanna Going, Patrick Malahide              
Hell's Kitchen crime
Tony Cinciripini
Rosanna Arquette, Angelina Jolie, Mekhi Phifer              
Hideous Kinky drama
Gillies MacKinnon
Kate Winslet, Said Taghmaoui, Bella Riza   D-     C+ C+ C-
Holy Smoke! drama
Jane Campion
Kate Winslet, Harvey Keitel, Julie Hamilton C+ D- B C-   B
The House on Haunted Hill horror
William Malone
Geoffrey Rush, Famke Janssen, Taye Diggs   F        
The Hurricane bio/drama
Norman Jewison
Denzel Washington, Vicellous Reon Shannon C+ B B B     B-
I Stand Alone (France) drama
Gaspar Noé
Philippe Nahon, Frankye Pain, Blandine Lenoir              
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died satire
Aris Iliopulos
Billy Zane, Karen Black, John Ritter              
An Ideal Husband comedy
Oliver Parker
Rupert Everett, Julianne Moore, Jeremy Northam B C+ C+ B- B B B-
Idle Hands comedy/
horror
Rodman Flender
Devon Sawa, Jessica Alba, Seth Green F          
Illuminata comedy
John Turturro
John Turturro, Susan Sarandon, Christopher Walken              
In Dreams thriller
Neil Jordan
Annette Bening, Robert Downey Jr, Aidan Quinn       D+ C-   C-
In Too Deep drama
Michael Rymer
LL Cool J, Omar Epps, Pam Grier              
Inspector Gadget family
David Kellogg
Matthew Broderick, Joely Fisher, Rupert Everett              
Instinct thriller
Jon Turteltaub
Anthony Hopkins, Cuba Gooding Jr, Donald Sutherland         D  

The Iron Giant

family
Brad Bird
Eli Marienthal, Vin Diesel, Jennifer Aniston   B+   C A-  
The Insider drama
Michael Mann
Al Pacino, Russell Crowe, Christopher Plummer B+ A- A- A- A- B+ A-
Film Genre
Director
Cast AT CC DK JV JW KC Avg
Jakob the Liar drama
Peter Kassovitz
Robin Williams, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Liev Schreiber              
Jawbreaker comedy
Darren Stein
Rose McGowan, Rebecca Gayheart, Julie Benz D+     D D   D
Joe the King drama
Frank Whaley
Noah Fleiss, Ethan Hawke, Val Kilmer     C+       C+
Judgement Day 1 action
John Terlesky
Suzy Amis, Ice T, Mario Van Peebles   F        
Julien Donkey-Boy drama
Harmony Korine
Ewen Bremner, Werner Herzog, Chloë Sevigny              
Just a Little Harmless Sex comedy
Rick Rosenthal
Alison Eastwood, Robert Mailhouse, Jonathan Silverman   F        
The King and I anim./family
Richard Rich
Miranda Richardson, Martin Vidnovic, Darrell Hammond              
The King of Masks (China) drama
Tian-Ming Wu
Zhigang Zhang, Renying Zhou, Xu Zhu       B    
Kiss the Sky drama
Roger Young
William Petersen, Gary Cole, Sheryl Lee              
Lake Placid horror
Steve Miner
Bill Pullman, Bridget Fonda, Oliver Platt   C C     C+
The Last Days docum.
James Moll
Dr. Randolph Braham, Bill Basch       B+     B+
Last Night drama
Don McKellar
Don McKellar, Sarah Polley, David Cronenberg B+   A- B    
Late August, Early September (France) drama
Olivier Assayas
Mathieu Almaric, Virginie Ledoyen, François Cluzet              
The Legend of 1900 drama
Giuseppe Tornatore
Tim Roth, Bill Nunn, Melanie Thierry     D+       D+
L'Ennui (France) drama
Cédric Kahn
Charles Berling, Sophie Guillemin, Arielle Dombasle              
Liberty Heights drama
Barry Levinson
Joe Mantegna, Bebe Neuwirth, Adrien Brody B-           B-
Life comedy
Ted Demme
Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence, Ned Beatty              
Light It Up drama
Craig Bolotin
Usher Raymond, Forest Whitaker, Judd Nelson              
Limbo drama
John Sayles
David Strathairn, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Kris Kristofferson     C+ C+     C+
The Limey drama
Steven Soderbergh
Terence Stamp, Peter Fonda, Lesley Ann Warren B+ B+ A- A- B- B+ B+
Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels thriller
Guy Ritchie
Jason Flemyng, Dexter Fletcher, Nick Moran A- B B+ B B+   B+
The Loss of Sexual Innocence drama
Mike Figgis
Julian Sands, Saffron Burrows, Stefano Dionisi           B- B-
Lost & Found comedy
Jeff Pollack
David Spade, Sophie Marceau, Martin Sheen F       F  
The Love Letter romance
Peter Chan
Kate Capshaw, Tom Selleck, Ellen DeGeneris           B- B-
Love Stinks comedy
Jeff Franklin
French Stewart, Bridgette Wilson, Tyra Banks              
Lovers of the Arctic Circle (Spain) drama
Julio Medem
Najwa Nimri, Fele Martínez, Nancho Novo       C    
The Lovers on the Bridge (France) romance
Leos Carax
Juliette Binoche, Denis Lavant, Marie Trintignant           B
Lucie Aubrac (France) drama
Claude Berri
Carole Bouquet, Daniel Auteuil, Patrice Chéreau       B-     B-
Film Genre
Director
Cast AT CC DK JV JW KC Avg
Magnolia drama
Paul Thomas Anderson
Julianne Moore, Tom Cruise, William H. Macy, Jason Robards, Philip Seymour Hoffman B C+ A+ A-   D+
Man of the Century satire
Adam Abraham
Gibson Frazier, Cara Buono, Susan Egan              
Man on the Moon bio
Milos Forman
Jim Carrey, Danny DeVito, Courtney Love   C+ D+ B-   C+
Mansfield Park drama
Patricia Rozema
Frances O'Connor, Johnny Lee Miller, Embeth Davidtz   B+ B B-   B+
A Map of the World drama
Scott Elliot
Sigourney Weaver, David Strathairn, Julianne Moore   C D     C+ C-
The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human satire
Jeff Abugov
Carmen Elektra, MacKenzie Astin, David Hyde Pierce              
The Matrix SF action
The Wachowski Bros.
Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss A A A- B+ A A- A-
Men Cry Bullets drama
Tamara Hernandez
Jeri Ryan, Steven Nelson, Honey Lauren              
Message in a Bottle romance
Luis Mandoki
Robin Wright Penn, Kevin Costner, Paul Newman   F D-     D D-
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc bio/drama
Luc Besson
Milla Jovovich, John Malkovich, Faye Dunaway   C-   D F  
Metroland drama
Philip Saville
Christian Bale, Emily Watson, Lee Ross B         C+ B-
Mickey Blue Eyes comedy
Kelly Makin
Hugh Grant, Jeanne Tripplehorn, James Caan D-           D-
A Midsummer Night's Dream fantasy
Michael Hoffman
Kevin Kline, Michelle Pfeiffer, Rupert Everett           B
The Minus Man drama
Hampton Fancher
Owen Wilson, Janeane Garofalo, Mercedes Ruehl C+   B- C+     C+
Miss Julie drama
Mike Figgis
Saffron Burrows, Peter Mullan, Maria Doyle Kennedy              
The Mod Squad thriller
Scott Silver
Clare Danes, Giovanni Ribisi, Omar Epps              
Molly drama
John Duigan
Elisabeth Shue, Aaron Eckhart, Jill Hennessy              
A Moment of Innocence (Iran) satire
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Mirhadi Tayebi, Ali Bakhshi, Ammar Tafti              
Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. docum.
Errol Morris
Fred A. Leuchter Jr (directed by Errol Morris) B+   A- B+   B+ B+
Music of the Heart drama
Wes Craven
Meryl Streep, Angela Bassett, Gloria Estefan C+           C+
Mumford dramedy
Lawrence Kasdan
Loren Dean, Hope Davis, Alfre Woodard B C+ B+ B   B
The Mummy adventure
Stephen Sommers
Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah C+ C+ C-   B- C+ C+
Muppets from Space family
Tim Hill
Frank Oz, Jeffrey Tambor, David Arquette, Ray Liotta         C+   C+
The Muse comedy
Albert Brooks
Albert Brooks, Sharon Stone, Andie McDowell   C C   B- C
My Best Fiend (Germany) docum.
Werner Herzog
Klaus Kinski, Werner Herzog       B     B 
My Favorite Martian comedy
Donald Petrie
Jeff Daniels, Christopher Lloyd, Elizabeth Hurley              
My Life So Far drama
Hugh Hudson
Colin Firth, Rosemary Harris, Irene Jacob B-         A-
My Name Is Joe drama
Ken Loach
Peter Mullan, Louise Goodall, David McKay           B+ B+
My Son the Fanatic drama
Udayan Prasad
Om Puri, Akbar Kurtha, Rachel Griffiths           B+ B+
Mystery, Alaska comedy
Jay Roach
Russell Crowe, Burt Reynolds, Mary McCormack B- D     C+  
Mystery Men spoof
Kinka Usher
William H. Macy, Ben Stiller, Geoffrey Rush, Janeane Garofalo, Greg Kinnear C- C+     C- B+ C+
Film Genre
Director
Cast AT CC DK JV JW KC Avg
The Nephew 2 drama
Eugene Brady
Pierce Brosnan, Hill Harper, Donal McCann         C+   C+
Never Been Kissed comedy
Raja Gosnell
Drew Barrymore, David Arquette, Molly Shannon     D+   D-  
Notting Hill comedy
Roger Michell
Hugh Grant, Julia Roberts, Rhys Ifans B+ B+ C+ B- B B+
October Sky drama
Joe Johnston
Jacob Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper, Laura Dern A-   B+ B B C-
Office Space comedy
Mike Judge
Ron Livingston, Jennifer Aniston, David Herman   B B- B+ C+ C+ B-
The Omega Code thriller
Robert Marcarelli
Casper Van Dien, Michael York, Michael Ironside              
One Man's Hero drama
Lance Hool
Tom Berenger, Joaquim de Almeida, Daniela Romo              
Open Your Eyes (Spain) thriller
Alejandro Amenábar
Eduardo Noriega, Penelope Cruz, Chete Lera       B   B+ B  
The Other Sister drama
Garry Marshall
Juliette Lewis, Giovanni Ribisi, Diane Keaton         C   C  
The Out-of-Towners comedy
Sam Weisman
Steve Martin, Goldie Hawn, John Cleese D-       C-   D+
Outside Providence comedy
Michael Corrente
Shawn Hatosy, Jon Abrahams, Alec Baldwin     C-       C-
Oxygen thriller
Richard Shepard
Maura Tierney, Adrien Brody, Terry Kinney              
Pariah drama
Randolph Kret
Damon Jones, Dave Owen Ward, Aimee Chaffin   C+         C+
Payback thriller
Brian Helgeland
Mel Gibson, Gregg Henry, Maria Bello   B- C+ C+ C- C+ C+
Playing by Heart drama
Willard Carroll
Sean Connery, Gena Rowlands, Gillian Anderson, Angelina Jolie B B-     B- B- B-
Plunkett and MacLeane comedy
Jake Scott
Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller, Liv Tyler         D   D  
Pokemon: The First Movie anim./family
Michael Haigney
Kunihiko Yuyama
Ikue Ootani              
Portraits Chinois (France) drama
Martine Dugowson
Helena Bonham Carter, Romane Bohringer, Marie Trintignant              
Princess Mononoke (Japan) anim./family
Hayao Miyazaki
Claire Danes, Billy Crudup, Billy Bob Thornton     B B    
Private Confessions drama
Liv Ullmann
Pernilla August, Samuel Fröler, Max von Sydow              
Pushing Tin comedy
Mike Newell
John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton, Cate Blanchett, Angelina Jolie   C B C D+  
The Rage—Carrie 2 horror
Katt Shea
Robert Mandel
Emily Bergl, Jason London, Amy Irving              
Random Hearts drama
Sydney Pollack
Harrison Ford, Kristin Scott Thomas   D       C- D+
Ravenous drama
Antonia Bird
Guy Pearce, Robert Carlyle, Jeremy Davies              
The Red Dwarf (France) comedy
Yvan Le Moine
Jean-Yves Thual, Anita Ekberg, Dyna Gauzy              
The Red Violin drama
François Girard
Samuel Jackson, Carlo Cecchi, Greta Scacchi       C+ C- C
Regret to Inform docum.
Barbara Sonneborn
Directed by Barbara Sonneborn     B+       B+
Relax...It's Just Sex comedy
P.J. Castellaneta
Jennifer Tilly, Mitchell Anderson, Cynda Williams              
Resurrection 2 thriller
Russell Mulcahy
Christopher Lambert, Leland Orser, Barbara Tyson   C+         C+
Return with Honor docum.
Freida Lee Mock
Terry Sanders
Ev Alvarez, Jim Stockdale, John McCain     C+       C+
Ride with the Devil drama
Ang Lee
Tobey Maguire, Skeet Ulrich, Jeffrey Wright   C+ B- B-   A- B-
Romance (France) drama
Catherine Breillat
Caroline Ducey, Sagamore Stevenin, Rocco Siffredi B-   C- D+    
Rosetta (France/Belgium) drama
Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Luc Dardenne
Emilie Dequenne, Fabrizio Rongione, Anne Yernaux              
Rosie (Belgium) drama
Patrice Toye
Aranka Coppens, Sara de Roo, Dirk Roofthooft       B    
Run Lola Run (Germany) thriller
Tom Tykwer
Franka Potente, Moritz Bleibtreu, Herbert Knaup B+ B+ B+ B+ A B B+
Runaway Bride comedy
Garry Marshall
Julia Roberts, Richard Gere, Hector Elizondo D       B- C
Film Genre
Director
Cast AT CC DK JV JW KC Avg
Safe House 1 thriller
Eric Steven Stahl
Patrick Stewart, Kimberly Williams, Hector Elizondo              
She's All That comedy
Robert Iscove
Freddie Prinz Jr, Rachel Leigh Cook, Matthew Lillard D       D  
Show Me Love (Sweden) drama
Lukas Moodysson
Alexandra Dahlstrom, Rebecca Liljeberg, Erica Carlson   A-   B+     B+
Siegfried & Roy: The Magic Box docum.
Brett Leonard
Siegfried Fischbacher, Roy Horn, Anthony Hopkins (voice)              
The Silence (Iran) drama
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Tahmineh Normatova, Nadereh Abdelahyeva              
Simon Sez crap
Kevin Elders
Dennis Rodman, Dane Cook, John Pinette              
Simpatico drama
Matthew Warchus
Jeff Bridges, Sharon Stone, Nick Nolte              
Six Ways to Sunday comedy
Adam Bernstein
Norman Reedus, Deborah Harry, Adrien Brody              
The Sixth Sense drama/
horror
M. Night Shyamalan
Bruce Willis, Toni Collette, Haley Joel Osment B A- A- B- B+ B+ B+
SLC Punk! comedy
James Merendino
Matthew Lillard, Michael Goorjian, Annabeth Gish C+           C+
Sleepy Hollow horror
Tim Burton
Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Miranda Richardson B+ B+ B+ B- B B
Snow Falling on Cedars drama
Scott Hicks
Ethan Hawke, Youki Kudoh, Rick Yune       D+     D+
Soft Toilet Seats drama
Tina Valinsky
Sammi Davis, David Rosen, Alexa Jago              
Some Girl 1 comedy
Rory Kelly
Marrisa Ribisi, Juliette Lewis, Jeremy Sisto C- D-        
The Source docum.
Chuck Workman
Johnny Depp, Dennis Hopper, John Turturro              
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut animated
Trey Parker
Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Mary Kay Bergman B C+ A- B B+  
Sparkler comedy
Darren Stein
Park Overall, Veronica Cartwright, Freddie Prinze Jr.              
Splendor comedy
Gregg Araki
Kathleen Robertson, Johnathon Schaech, Matt Keeslar           D+ D+
Star Wars: The Phantom Menace fantasy
George Lucas
Ewan McGregor, Liam Neeson, Natalie Portman C+ C- C- C+ B- C- C+
The Sticky Fingers of Time SF
Hilary Brougher
Terumi Matthews, Nicole Zaray, James Urbaniak              
Stiff Upper Lips spoof
Gary Sinyor
Peter Ustinov, Prunella Scales, Georgina Cates              
Stigmata horror
Rupert Wainwright
Patricia Arquette, Gabriel Byrne, Jonathan Pryce       D+     D+
Stir of Echoes horror
David Koepp
Kevin Bacon, Illeana Douglas, Kathryn Erbe B- C+ B-   B   B-
The Story of Us drama
Rob Reiner
Michelle Pfeiffer, Bruce Willis, Rita Wilson   C D+     C- C-
The Straight Story drama
David Lynch
Richard Farnsworth, Sissy Spacek B+ B+ A A B+ B+ A-
Stuart Little family
Rob Minkoff
Geena Davis, Hugh Laurie, Michael J. Fox         B B
The Suburbans comedy
Donal Lardner Ward
Jennifer Love Hewitt, Amy Brenneman, Will Ferrell              
Sugar Town comedy
Allison Anders,
Kurt Voss
Rosanna Arquette, John Taylor, Jade Gordon, Michael Des Barres, Ally Sheedy   B B B-    
Summer of Sam drama
Spike Lee
John Leguizamo, Adrien Brody, Mira Sorvino B   C B-   C+ C+
Superstar comedy
Bruce McCulloch
Molly Shannon, Will Ferrell, Elaine Hendrix              
Sweet and Lowdown comedy
Woody Allen
Sean Penn, Uma Thurman, Samantha Morton C+     B   A-
Sweethearts 1 comedy
Aleks Horvat
Janeane Garofalo, Mitch Rouse, Bobcat Goldthwait F          
Film Genre
Director
Cast AT CC DK JV JW KC Avg
The Talented Mr. Ripley drama
Anthony Minghella
Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, Cate Blanchett B A- A- A   A- A-
Tarzan anim./family
Chris Buck,
Kevin Lima
Tony Goldwyn, Minnie Driver, Glenn Close, Nigel Hawthorne, Rosie O'Donnell         C-   C-
The Taxman drama
Avi Nesher
Joe Pantoliano, Wade Dominquez, Elizabeth Berkley              
Tea with Mussolini drama
Franco Zeffirelli
Cher, Joan Plowright, Judi Dench, Maggie Smith   C C-      
Teaching Mrs. Tingle horror
Kevin Williamson
Hellen Mirren, Katie Holmes, Marisa Coughlan              
Telling You comedy
Robert DeFranco
Peter Facinelli, Andy Berman, Robert De Franco              
10 Things I Hate About You teen comedy
Gil Junger
Julia Stiles, Heath Ledger, Larisa Oleynik C+ B-     C+   C+
The Theory of Flight drama
Paul Greengrass
Kenneth Branagh, Helena Bonham Carter, Gemma Jones         C+   C+
The Third Miracle drama
Agnieszka Holland
Ed Harris, Anne Heche, Armin Mueller-Stahl       C    
The Thirteenth Floor sci-fi
Josef Rusnak
Craig Bierko, Vincent D'Onofrio, Gretchen Mol   B-   D-   B-
The 13th Warrior adventure
John McTiernan,
Michael Crichton
Antonio Banderas, Dennis Storhøi, Vladimir Kulich C+ C+     B-   C+
This Is My Father drama
Paul Quinn
Aidan Quinn, James Caan, Stephen Rea              
The Thomas Crown Affair romance
John McTiernan
Pierce Brosnan, Rene Russo, Denis Leary B- C+     B+ B B-
Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train (France) drama
Patrice Chéreau
Pascal Greggory, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi     B+       B+
Three Kings drama
David O. Russell
George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Ice Cube B+ B- A- B+ A- B- B+
Three Seasons drama
Tony Bui
Harvey Keitel, Don Duong, Nguyen Ngoc Hiep           B+ B+
Three to Tango comedy
Damon Santostefano
Matthew Perry, Neve Campbell, Dylan McDermott   B-         B-
Titus drama
Julie Taymor
Anthony Hopkins, Jessica Lange, Harry Lennix B- C+ B B     B-
Topsy-Turvy bio
Mike Leigh
Jim Broadbent, Allan Corduner, Jonathan Aris B-   B- A-    
Toy Story 2 family
John Lasseter
Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Kelsey Grammar, Joan Cusack     A- A-     A-
Train of Life (Belgium/France) war/romance
Radu Mihaileanu
Lionel Abelanski, Rufus, Clément Harari         B  
Trekkies docum.
Roger Nygard
Denise Crosby, Denis Bourguignon              
Trick comedy
Jim Fall
Christian Campbell, John Paul Pitoc, Tori Spelling     B-       B-
Trippin' comedy
David Raynr
Deon Richmond, Donald Faison, Maia Campbell         C  
True Crime drama
Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood, Isaiah Washington, James Woods         C+   C+
Tumbleweeds drama
Gavin O'Connor
Janet McTeer, Kimberly Brown, Jay O. Sanders   B C+ C+   B+ B-
20 Dates docum.
Myles Berkowitz
Myles Berkowitz, Elisabeth Wagner, Tia Carrere   D- B-   D   D+
Twice Upon a Yesterday comedy
María Ripoll
Douglas Henshall, Lena Headey, Penélope Cruz           B
Twin Falls Idaho drama
Michael Polish
Mark Polish, Michael Polish, Michele Hicks B+ B+ B+ B-   B+ B+
200 Cigarettes comedy
Risa Bramon Garcia
Courtney Love, Paul Rudd, Ben Affleck, Christina Ricci, Kate Hudson C+ C+   D    
The Underground Comedy Movie comedy
Vince Offer
Vince Offer, Gena Lee Nolin, Slash              
Universal Soldier: The Return action
Mic Rodgers
Jean-Claude Van Damme, Michael Jai White              
Varsity Blues drama
Brian Robbins
James Van Der Beck, Jon Voigt, Paul Walker C+       C+   C+
The Velocity of Gary drama
Dan Ireland
Vincent D'Onofrio, Thomas Jane, Salma Hayek D D        
The Very Thought of You comedy
Nick Hamm
Monica Potter, Joseph Fiennes, Rufus Sewell           B- B-
Virus action
John Bruno
Jamie Lee Curtis, William Baldwin, Donald Sutherland   D+         D+
Film Genre
Director
Cast AT CC DK JV JW KC Avg
The War Zone drama
Tim Roth
Ray Winstone, Lara Belmont, Tilda Swinton   A- A- A-   A- A-
A Walk on the Moon drama
Tony Goldwyn
Diane Lane, Liev Schreiber, Anna Paquin B B B   C+   B-
West Beirut (France/Lebanon) drama
Ziad Doueiri
Rami Doueiri, Joseph Bou Nassar, Carmen Lebbos              
Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald (Japan) comedy
Koki Mitani
Toshiaki Karasawa, Kyoka Suzuki, Masahiko Nishimura              
Where's Marlowe? satire
Daniel Pyne
Miguel Ferrer, Mos Def, John Livingston              
Whiteboys comedy
Marc Levin
Danny Hoch, Dash Mihok, Mark Webber              
Wild Wild West adventure
Barry Sonnenfeld
Will Smith, Kevin Kline, Kenneth Branagh   D-       C- D+
Wing Commander action
Chris Roberts
Freddie Prince Jr, Matthew Lillard, Saffron Burrows              
The Winslow Boy drama
David Mamet
Nigel Hawthorne, Rebecca Pidgeon, Jeremy Northam B+ B+ A- A-   B+ B+
Women (aka Elles) (France/Portugal) drama
Luís Galvão Teles
Marisa Berenson, Miou-Miou, Carmen Maura              
The Wood drama
Rick Famuyiwa
Taye Diggs, Omar Epps, Richard T. Jones              
The World Is Not Enough action
Michael Apted
Pierce Brosnan, Sophie Marceau, Robert Carlyle   C     C-  
Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl (China/U.S.) drama
Joan Chen
Lu Lu, Lopsang, Qian Zheng, Gao Jie       B-     B-

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