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The Movies of 1995: U.S. Releases
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12 Monkeys Dir. Terry Gilliam. Bruce Willis, Brad Pitt, Madeleine Stowe B+

Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls Dir. Steve Oedekerk. Jim Carrey, Simon Callow D–
 The Addiction Dir. Abel Ferrera. Lili Taylor, Christopher Walken, Edie Falco B
Amateur Dir. Hal Hartley. Martin Donovan, Isabelle Huppert, Elina Löwensohn B–
 The American President Dir. Rob Reiner. Michael Douglas, Annette Bening B
Apollo 13 Dir. Ron Howard. Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Ed Harris A–
Augustin Dir. Anne Fontaine. Jean-Chrétien Sibertin-Blanc, Guy Casabonne C+
An Awfully Big Adventure Dir. Mike Newell. Georgina Cates, Hugh Grant B–

 Babe Dir. Chris Noonan. James Cromwell, voice of Christine Cavanaugh A
 Babe Dir. Chris Noonan. James Cromwell, voice of Christine Cavanaugh A
Before Sunrise Dir. Richard Linklater. Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy A–
Before the Rain Dir. Milcho Manchevski. Rade Serbedzija, Grégoire Colin B+
Beyond Rangoon Dir. John Boorman. Patricia Arquette, U Aung Ko, Jit Murad D+
Billy Madison Dir. Tamra Davis. Adam Sandler, Bridgette Wilson, Darren McGavin C
 The Brady Bunch Movie Dir. Betty Thomas. Christine Taylor, Gary Cole B
 Braveheart Dir. Mel Gibson. Mel Gibson, Patrick McGoohan, Sophie Marceau C–
 The Bridges of Madison County Dir. Clint Eastwood. Meryl Streep A–

Canadian Bacon Dir. Michael Moore. John Candy, Rhea Perlman, Alan Alda C+
Carrington Dir. Christopher Hampton. Emma Thompson, Jonathan Pryce B
Casino Dir. Martin Scorsese. Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Sharon Stone C+
 Circle of Friends Dir. Pat O'Connor. Minnie Driver, Saffron Burrows B–
 The City of Lost Children Dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marc Caro. Daniel Emilfork B–
Clockers Dir. Spike Lee. Mekhi Phifer, Harvey Keitel, Delroy Lindo B
Clueless Dir. Amy Heckerling. Alicia Silverstone, Paul Rudd, Brittany Murphy B
The Convent Dir. Manoel de Oliveira. John Malkovich, Catherine Deneuve C+
Copycat Dir. Jon Amiel. Sigourney Weaver, Holly Hunter, Dermot Mulroney B–
 Cremaster 4 Dir. Matthew Barney. Matthew Barney, Sharon Marvel B+
Crimson Tide Dir. Tony Scott. Denzel Washington, Gene Hackman B
The Crossing Guard Dir. Sean Penn. Jack Nicholson, David Morse C–

Dead Man Walking Dir. Tim Robbins. Susan Sarandon, Sean Penn A
The Deathmaker Dir. Romuald Karmakar. Götz George, Jürgen Hentsch B
Desperado Dir. Robert Rodriguez. Antonio Banderas, Joaquin De Almeida B–
 Devil in a Blue Dress Dir. Carl Franklin. Denzel Washington, Tom Sizemore B–
Dolores Claiborne Dir. Taylor Hackford. Kathy Bates, Jennifer Jason Leigh C+
 Don Juan DeMarco Dir. Jeremy Leven. Johnny Depp, Marlon Brando B

The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain
      Dir. Christopher Monger. Hugh Grant, Ian McNeice, Colm Meaney C–
Exotica Dir. Atom Egoyan. Bruce Greenwood, Don McKellar, Elias Koteas B+

Le Franc Dir. Djibril Diop Mambéty. Madieye Massamba Dieye, Aminta Fall B
Friday Dir. F. Gary Gray. Ice Cube, Chris Tucker, Tiny Lister, John Witherspoon B

 Georgia Dir. Ulu Grosbard. Jennifer Jason Leigh, Mare Winningham, Ted Levine A–
 Get Shorty Dir. Barry Sonnenfeld. John Travolta, Gene Hackman, Dennis Farina C+

La Haine Dir. Mathieu Kassovitz. Vincent Cassel, Hubert Koundé, Saïd Taghmaoui B
 Heat (1995) Dir. Michael Mann. Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Val Kilmer A
Heavy Dir. James Mangold. Pruitt Taylor Vince, Liv Tyler, Shelley Winters B
 Home for the Holidays Dir. Jodie Foster. Holly Hunter, Robert Downey Jr. B+
How to Make an American Quilt Dir. Jocelyn Moorhouse. Winona Ryder D
 Hyenas Dir. Djibril Diop Mambéty. Mansour Diouf, Ami Diahkate A

I Can't Sleep Dir. Claire Denis. Richard Courcet, Katerina Golubeva, Alex Descas A–
I, the Worst of All Dir. María Luisa Bemberg. Assumpta Serna, Dominique Sanda B
The Incredibly True Adventures of 2 Girls in Love Dir. Maria Maggenti B–

Jade Dir. William Friedkin. David Caruso, Linda Fiorentino, Chazz Palminteri D
Jefferson in Paris Dir. James Ivory. Nick Nolte, Greta Scacchi, Gwyneth Paltrow C–
 Jeffrey Dir. Christopher Ashley. Steven Weber, Michael T. Weiss, Patrick Stewart C
Just Cause Dir. Arne Glimcher. Sean Connery, Laurence Fishburne D+

Kicking and Screaming Dir. Noah Baumbach. Josh Hamilton, Chris Eigeman C+
Kids Dir. Larry Clark. Leo Fitzpatrick, Justin Pierce, Chloë Sevigny, Rosario Dawson C
Kiss of Death Dir. Barbet Schroeder. David Caruso, Nicolas Cage, Helen Hunt C+

Leaving Las Vegas Dir. Mike Figgis. Nicolas Cage, Elisabeth Shue, Julian Sands B+
A Little Princess Dir. Alfonso Cuarón. Liesel Matthews, Liam Cunningham B+
Living in Oblivion Dir. Tom DiCillo. Steve Buscemi, Catherine Keener D+
Losing Isaiah Dir. Stephen Gyllenhaal. Halle Berry, Jessica Lange C

Mighty Aphrodite Dir. Woody Allen. Woody Allen, Mira Sorvino, Michael Rapaport C
Mr. Holland's Opus Dir. Stephen Herek. Richard Dreyfuss, Glenne Headly B–
Muriel's Wedding Dir. P.J. Hogan. Toni Collette, Bill Hunter, Rachel Griffiths B–
Mute Witness Dir. Anthony Waller. Marina Sudina, Oleg Yankovsky, Fay Ripley B–

 Nine Months Dir. Chris Columbus. Hugh Grant, Julianne Moore, Tom Arnold D
 Nixon Dir. Oliver Stone. Anthony Hopkins, Joan Allen, James Woods, J.T. Walsh A–
 Nixon Dir. Oliver Stone. Anthony Hopkins, Joan Allen, James Woods, J.T. Walsh A–

Othello Dir. Oliver Parker. Laurence Fishburne, Kenneth Branagh, Irène Jacob C
Outbreak Dir. Wolfgang Petersen. Dustin Hoffman, Rene Russo, Morgan Freeman B

Party Girl Dir. Daisy von Scherler Mayer. Parker Posey, Omar Townsend C+
Persuasion Dir. Roger Michell. Amanda Root, Ciarán Hinds, Sophie Thompson B+
The Piano Lesson Dir. Lloyd Richards. Charles S. Dutton, Alfre Woodard B–
Priest Dir. Antonia Bird. Linus Roache, Robert Carlyle, Tom Wilkison, Cathy Tyson B
A Pure Formality Dir. Giuseppe Tornatore. Gérard Depardieu, Roman Polanski B–

The Quick and the Dead Dir. Sam Raimi. Sharon Stone, Russell Crowe C–

Richard III Dir. Richard Loncraine. Ian McKellen, Annette Bening, Jim Broadbent B
Rob Roy Dir. Michael Caton-Jones. Liam Neeson, Jessica Lange, Tim Roth B–

Safe Dir. Todd Haynes. Julianne Moore, Xander Berkeley, Peter Friedman A+
The Scarlet Letter Dir. Roland Joffé. Demi Moore, Robert Duvall, Gary Oldman D–
Sense and Sensibility Dir. Ang Lee. Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet A–
Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story Dir. Jeff Bleckner B
Se7en Dir. David Fincher. Morgan Freeman, Brad Pitt, Gwyneth Paltrow B+
Shanghai Triad Dir. Zhang Yimou. Xiaoxiao Wang, Gong Li, Li Baotian, Li Xuejian B
Showgirls Dir. Paul Verhoeven. Elizabeth Berkley, Gina Gershon, Kyle MacLachlan D
Smoke Dir. Wayne Wang. Harvey Keitel, William Hurt, Harold Perrineau Jr. B+
 Something to Talk About Dir. Lasse Hallström. Julia Roberts, Dennis Quaid C+
Species Dir. Roger Donaldson. Natasha Henstridge, Ben Kingsley, Michael Madsen C
 Strange Days Dir. Kathryn Bigelow. Ralph Fiennes, Angela Bassett, Juliette Lewis A–
A Streetcar Named Desire Dir. Glenn Jordan. TV. Jessica Lange, Alec Baldwin B
The Sum of Us Dirs. Kevin Dowling, Geoff Burton. Jack Thompson, Russell Crowe C+

Tank Girl Dir. Rachel Talalay. Lori Petty, Naomi Watts, Malcolm McDowell D+
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead Dir. Gary Fleder. Andy Garcia C
Through the Olive Trees Dir. Abbas Kiarostami. Hossein Rezai, Zarifeh Shiva A–
To Die For Dir. Gus Van Sant. Nicole Kidman, Joaquin Phoenix, Alison Folland B–
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar Dir. Beeban Kidron B
Total Eclipse Dir. Agnieszka Holland. Leonardo DiCaprio, David Thewlis D–
Toy Story Dir. John Lasseter. Voices of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Wallace Shawn A

Unstrung Heroes Dir. Diane Keaton. Nathan Watt, Andie MacDowell B–
Unzipped Dir. Douglas Keeve. Documentary about fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi B
The Usual Suspects Dir. Bryan Singer. Gabriel Byrne, Chazz Palminteri C+

Virtuosity Dir. Brett Leonard. Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Kelly Lynch D

Waiting to Exhale Dir. Forest Whitaker. Angela Bassett, Whitney Houston C+
Waterworld Dir. Kevin Reynolds. Kevin Costner, Jeanne Tripplehorn B–
When Night Is Falling Dir. Patricia Rozema. Pascale Bussières, Rachael Crawford C
While You Were Sleeping Dir. Jon Turtletaub. Sandra Bullock, Bill Pullman B–
Wild Reeds Dir. André Téchiné. Gaël Morel, Élodie Bouchez, Stéphane Rideau A–


In Need of Reappraisal
The memories are fading, but they're somewhere in my brain

The Basketball Diaries Dir. Scott Kalvert. Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Wahlberg
Burnt by the Sun Dir. Nikhita Mikhalkov. Nikita Mikhalkov, Oleg Menchikov
Jumanji Dir. Joe Johnston. Robin Williams, Bonnie Hunt, Kirsten Dunst
Little Odessa Dir. James Gray. Tim Roth, Edward Furlong, Maximilian Schell
Mallrats Dir. Kevin Smith. Jeremy London, Jason Lee, Shannen Doherty
Il Postino (The Postman) Dir. Michael Radford. Massimo Troisi, Philippe Noiret
Sister My Sister Dir. Nancy Meckler. Joely Richardson, Jodhi May, Julie Walters