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The Movies of 1999: World Premieres
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Top Ten List

1. Eyes Wide Shut Dir. Stanley Kubrick. Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Sydney Pollack A
2. Beau travail Dir. Claire Denis. Denis Lavant, Grégoire Colin, Michel Subor A
3. Belfast, Maine Dir. Frederick Wiseman. Documentary about a seaside town A
4. Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai Dir. Jim Jarmusch. Forest Whitaker A
5. Rosetta Dirs. Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne. Émilie Dequenne, Fabrizio Rongione A
6. Toy Story 2 Dir. John Lasseter. Voices of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack A
7. Boys Don't Cry Dir. Kimberly Peirce. Hilary Swank, Chloë Sevigny, Peter Sarsgaard A
8. The Straight Story Dir. David Lynch. Richard Farnsworth, Sissy Spacek A
9. La Petite vendeuse de soleil Dir. Djibril Diop Mambéty. Lissa Baléra A–
10. The Blair Witch Project Dirs. Daniel Myrick, Eduardo Sánchez. Heather Donahue A–


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 Beau travail Dir. Claire Denis. Denis Lavant, Grégoire Colin, Michel Subor A
Belfast, Maine Dir. Frederick Wiseman. Documentary about a seaside town A
 Boys Don't Cry Dir. Kimberly Peirce. Hilary Swank, Chloë Sevigny, Peter Sarsgaard A
 Eyes Wide Shut Dir. Stanley Kubrick. Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Sydney Pollack A
 Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai Dir. Jim Jarmusch. Forest Whitaker A
 Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai Dir. Jim Jarmusch. Forest Whitaker A
Rosetta Dirs. Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne. Émilie Dequenne, Fabrizio Rongione A
The Straight Story Dir. David Lynch. Richard Farnsworth, Sissy Spacek A
Toy Story 2 Dir. John Lasseter. Voices of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack A

All About My Mother Dir. Pedro Almodóvar. Cecilia Roth, Penélope Cruz A–
American Movie Dir. Chris Smith. Documentary about small-town filmmakers A–
Being John Malkovich Dir. Spike Jonze. John Cusack, Cameron Diaz A–
 The Blair Witch Project Dirs. Daniel Myrick, Eduardo Sánchez. Heather Donahue A–
 Cremaster 2 Dir. Matthew Barney. Matthew Barney, Norman Mailer, Patty Griffin A–
Himalaya Dir. Eric Valli. Thilen Lhondup, Karma Wangiel, Gurgon Kyap A–
 Magnolia Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson. John C. Reilly, Philip Baker Hall A–
La Petite vendeuse de soleil Dir. Djibril Diop Mambéty. Lissa Baléra A–
 Pola X Dir. Leos Carax. Guillaume Depardieu, Katerina Golubeva A–
Rabbit in the Moon Dir. Emiko Omori. Documentary about internment camps A–
Ratcatcher Dir. Lynne Ramsay. William Eadie, Tommy Flanagan A–
Summer of Sam Dir. Spike Lee. John Leguizamo, Adrien Brody, Mira Sorvino A–
  The Talented Mr. Ripley Dir. Anthony Minghella. Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow A–
Topsy-Turvy Dir. Mike Leigh. Jim Broadbent, Allan Corduner, Timothy Spall A–
 Tumbleweeds Dir. Gavin O'Connor. Janet McTeer, Kimberly J. Brown A–
A Visitor from the Living Dir. Claude Lanzmann. Documentary A–

An Affair of Love Dir. Frédéric Fonteyne. Nathalie Baye, Sergi López, Paul Pavel B+
The Astronaut's Wife Dir. Rand Ravich. Charlize Theron, Johnny Depp B+
Bringing Out the Dead Dir. Martin Scorsese. Nicolas Cage, Patricia Arquette B+
Charisma Dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa. Kôji Yakusho, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Yoriko Dôguchi B+
 Compensation Dir. Zeinabu irene Davis. Michelle A. Banks, John Earl Jelks B+
Cookie's Fortune Dir. Robert Altman. Charles S. Dutton, Glenn Close, Liv Tyler B+
eXistenZ Dir. David Cronenberg. Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jude Law, Don McKellar B+
Genesis Dir. Cheick Oumar Sissoko. Sotigui Kouyaté, Balla Moussa Keita B+
The Insider Dir. Michael Mann. Al Pacino, Russell Crowe, Christopher Plummer B+
The Iron Giant Dir. Brad Bird. Voices of Eli Marienthal, Jennifer Aniston B+
Kadosh Dir. Amos Gitai. Yaël Abecassis, Yoram Hattab, Meital Berdah B+
Man on the Moon Dir. Miloš Forman. Jim Carrey, Danny DeVito, Paul Giamatti B+
Mansfield Park Dir. Patricia Rozema. Frances O'Connor, Jonny Lee Miller B+
Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. Dir. Errol Morris B+
 Onegin Dir. Martha Fiennes. Ralph Fiennes, Liv Tyler, Toby Stephens B+
Time Regained Dir. Raul Ruiz. Marcello Mazzarella, Emmanuelle Béart B+
Vānaprastham: The Last Dance Dir. Shaji N. Karun. Mohanlal, Suhasini B+
A Walk on the Moon Dir. Tony Goldwyn. Diane Lane, Liev Schreiber B+
The War Zone Dir. Tim Roth. Freddie Cunliffe, Lara Belmont, Ray Winstone B+
The Wind Will Carry Us Dir. Abbas Kiarostami. Behzad Dourani B+
Wonderland Dir. Michael Winterbottom. Gina McKee, Molly Parker B+

American Beauty Dir. Sam Mendes. Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch B
Audition Dir. Takashi Miike. Ryo Ishibashi, Eihi Shiina, Jun Kunimura B
Buena Vista Social Club Dir. Wim Wenders. Documentary about Cuban band B
The Color of Paradise Dir. Majid Majidi. Mohsen Ramezani, Hossein Mahjoub B
Election Dir. Alexander Payne. Matthew Broderick, Reese Witherspoon B
 The End of the Affair Dir. Neil Jordan. Ralph Fiennes, Julianne Moore B
Galaxy Quest Dir. Dean Parisot. Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman B
Go Dir. Doug Liman. Sarah Polley, Desmond Askew, Katie Holmes B
Guinevere Dir. Audrey Wells. Sarah Polley, Stephen Rea, Jean Smart, Gina Gershon B
Harem Suare Dir. Ferzan Ozpetek. Marie Gillain, Alex Descas, Serra Yılmaz B
Holy Smoke! Dir. Jane Campion. Kate Winslet, Harvey Keitel, Julie Hamilton B
L'Humanité Dir. Bruno Dumont. Emmanuel Schotté, Séverine Caneele B
In Dreams Dir. Neil Jordan. Annette Bening, Aidan Quinn, Robert Downey Jr. B
In Too Deep Dir. Michael Rymer. Omar Epps, LL Cool J, Stanley Tucci, Nia Long B
Jackie's Back! Dir. Robert Townsend. TV. Jenifer Lewis, Tim Curry, T.V. Blake B
Jesus' Son Dir. Alison Maclean. Billy Crudup, Samantha Morton, Denis Leary B
Judy Berlin Dir. Eric Mendelsohn. Edie Falco, Aaron Harnick, Barbara Barrie B
Juha Dir. Aki Kaurismäki. Sakari Kuosmanan, Katin Outinen, André Wilms B
Kaizokuban Bootleg Film Dir. Masahiro Kobayashi. Kippei Shîna, Akira Emoto B
The Letter Dir. Manoel de Oliveira. Chiara Mastroianni, Pedro Abrunhosa B
Limbo Dir. John Sayles. Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, David Strathairn B
The Limey Dir. Steven Soderbergh. Terence Stamp, Peter Fonda B
The Minus Man Dir. Hampton Fancher. Owen Wilson, Brian Cox B
Moloch Dir. Aleksandr Sokurov. Elena Rufanova, Leonid Mozgovoy, Irina Sokolova B
The Mummy Dir. Stephen Sommers. Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, Arnold Vosloo B
My Best Fiend Dir. Werner Herzog. Documentary about films with Klaus Kinski B
The Nanny Dir. Marco Bellocchio. Maya Sansa, Fabrizio Bentivoglio B
Never Been Kissed Dir. Raja Gosnell. Drew Barrymore, David Arquette B
On the Ropes Dirs. Nanette Burstein, Brett Morgen. Documentary about boxers B
The Other Dir. Youssef Chahine. Hani Salama, Hanan Turk, Nabila Ebeid B
Payback Dir. Brian Helgeland. Mel Gibson, Gregg Henry, Maria Bello, Lucy Liu B
Sicilia! Dirs. Jean-Marie Straub, Danièle Huillet. Gianni Buscarino, Angela Nugara B
SLC Punk! Dir. James Merendino. Matthew Lillard, Michael Goorjian B
 South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut Dir. Trey Parker. Voice of Trey Parker B
Speaking in Strings Dir. Paola di Florio. Documentary about famous violinist B
Strange Fits of Passion Dir. Elise McCredie. Michela Noonan, Mitchell Butel B
Sud Dir. Chantal Akerman. Documentary about racist hate crime in Texas B
 Tarzan Dirs. Kevin Lima, Chris Buck. Voices of Tony Goldwyn, Minnie Driver B
The Thomas Crown Affair Dir. John McTiernan. Pierce Brosnan, Rene Russo B
Three Kings Dir. David O. Russell. George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Ice Cube B
Three Seasons Dir. Tony Bui. Nguyễn Ngọc Hiệp, Đơn Dương, Nguyễn Hữu Được B
Titus Dir. Julie Taymor. Anthony Hopkins, Jessica Lange, Alan Cumming B
Two Women Dir. Tahmineh Milani. Niki Karimi, Merila Zare'i, Atila Pesiani B
Venus Beauty Institute Dir. Tonie Marshall. Nathalie Baye, Samuel Le Bihan B
The Virgin Suicides Dir. Sofia Coppola. Kirsten Dunst, Kathleen Turner B
The Woman Chaser Dir. Robinson Devor. Patrick Warburton, Paul Malevich B

10 Things I Hate about You Dir. Gil Junger. Julia Stiles, Heath Ledger B–
The 24 Hour Woman Dir. Nancy Savoca. Rosie Perez, Mariane Jean-Baptiste B–
Analyze This Dir. Harold Ramis. Billy Crystal, Robert De Niro, Joe Viterelli B–
And Baby Makes Two Dir. Judy Katz, Oren Rudavsky. Documentary B–
Anna and the King Dir. Andy Tennant. Jodie Foster, Chow Yun-Fat, Tom Felton B–
Anywhere But Here Dir. Wayne Wang. Natalie Portman, Susan Sarandon B–
Arlington Road Dir. Mark Pellington. Jeff Bridges, Tim Robbins, Joan Cusack B–
The Best Man Dir. Malcolm D. Lee. Taye Diggs, Morris Chestnut, Nia Long B–
Better than Chocolate Dir. Anne Wheeler. Karyn Dwyer, Wendy Crewson B–
Dick Dir. Andrew Fleming. Kirsten Dunst, Michelle Williams, Dan Hedaya B–
Drop Dead Gorgeous Dir. Michael Patrick Jann. Kirsten Dunst, Kirstie Alley B–
 EDtv Dir. Ron Howard. Matthew McConaughey, Jenna Elfman, Woody Harrelson B–
Entrapment Dir. Jon Amiel. Catherine Zeta-Jones, Sean Connery, Will Patton B–
 The Five Senses Dir. Jeremy Podeswa. Mary-Louise Parker, Daniel MacIvor B–
 Flawless Dir. Joel Schumacher. Robert De Niro, Philip Seymour Hoffman B–
Gendernauts Dir. Monika Treut. Documentary about Bay Area gender queers B–
Genghis Blues Dirs. Roko and Adrian Belic. Documentary about throat singer B–
Girl, Interrupted Dir. James Mangold. Winona Ryder, Angelina Jolie B–
Human Resources Dir. Laurent Cantet. Jalil Lespert, Jean-Claude Vallod B–
Idle Hands Dir. Rodman Flender. Devon Sawa, Seth Green, Elden Henson B–
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge Dir. Martha Coolidge. TV Movie. Halle Berry B–
Joe the King Dir. Frank Whaley. Noah Fleiss, Max Ligosh, Val Kilmer B–
Keepers of the Frame Dir. Mark McLaughlin. Documentary about preservation B–
Kikujiro Dir. Takeshi Kitano. Yusuke Sekiguchi, Takeshi Kitano, Gurêto Gidayû B–
Lake Placid Dir. Steve Miner. Bridget Fonda, Bill Pullman, Oliver Platt B–
Lola and Billy the Kid Dir. Kutluğ Ataman. Baki Davrak, Erdal Yıldız B–
Love Will Tear Us Apart Dir. Nelson Lik-wai Yu. Wong Ning, Tony Leung Ka Fai B–
Music of the Heart Dir. Wes Craven. Meryl Streep, Aidan Quinn, Angela Bassett B–
No One Writes to the Colonel Dir. Arturo Ripstein. Fernando Luján B–
Our Happy Lives Dir. Jacques Maillot. Marie Payen, Camille Japy, Cécile Richard B–
Pushing Tin Dir. Mike Newell. John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton, Cate Blanchett B–
Ravenous Dir. Antonia Bird. Guy Pearce, Robert Carlyle, Jeffrey Jones B–
Ride with the Devil Dir. Ang Lee. Tobey Maguire, Skeet Ulrich, Jewel B–
Romance Dir. Catherine Breillat. Caroline Ducey, Sagamore Stévinin B–
 The Sixth Sense Dir. M. Night Shyamalan. Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment B–
Sleepy Hollow Dir. Tim Burton. Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci B–
Solomon & Gaenor Dir. Paul Morrison. Ioan Gruffudd, Nia Roberts B–
Spring Forward Dir. Tom Gilroy. Liev Schreiber, Ned Beatty, Campbell Scott B–
 Star Wars, Episode 1: The Phantom Menace Dir. George Lucas. Liam Neeson B–
Treasure Island Dir. Scott King. Lance Baker, Nick Offerman, Jonah Blechman B–
Twin Falls Idaho Dir. Michael Polish. Mark Polish, Michael Polish, Michele Hicks B–
The Winslow Boy Dir. David Mamet. Nigel Hawthorne, Rebecca Pidgeon B–

8½ Women Dir. Peter Greenaway. John Standing, Matthew Delamere C+
8MM Dir. Joel Schumacher. Nicolas Cage, Joaquin Phoenix, Catherine Keener C+
 At First Sight Dir. Irwin Winkler. Val Kilmer, Mira Sorvino, Kelly McGillis C+
Away with Words Dir. Christopher Doyle. Tadanobu Asano, Kevin Sherlock C+
But I'm a Cheerleader Dir. Jamie Babbit. Natasha Lyonne, Clea DuVall C+
The Cherry Orchard Dir. Michael Cacoyannis. Charlotte Rampling, Alan Bates C+
The Cider House Rules Dir. Lasse Hallström. Tobey Maguire, Charlize Theron C+
Cradle Will Rock Dir. Tim Robbins. John Turturro, Emily Watson, Cherry Jones C+
East/West Dir. Régis Wargnier. Sandrine Bonnaire, Oleg Menshikov C+
Felicia's Journey Dir. Atom Egoyan. Bob Hoskins, Elaine Cassidy, Peter McDonald C+
Fever Dir. Alex Winter. Henry Thomas, David O'Hara, Teri Hatcher, Bill Duke C+
Fight Club Dir. David Fincher. Edward Norton, Brad Pitt, Helena Bonham Carter C+
Gloria Dir. Sidney Lumet. Sharon Stone, Jean-Luke Figueroa, Jeremy Northam C+
Hold Back the Night Dir. Philip Davis. Christine Tremarco, Stuart Sinclair Blyth C+
The Hurricane Dir. Norman Jewison. Denzel Washington, Vicellous Shannon C+
An Ideal Husband Dir. Oliver Parker. Rupert Everett, Cate Blanchett C+
Jawbreaker Dir. Darren Stein. Judy Greer, Rose McGowan, Rebecca Gayheart C+
The Last September Dir. Deborah Warner. Keeley Hawes, David Tennant C+
Life Dir. Ted Demme. Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence, Obba Babatundé C+
A Map of the World Dir. Scott Elliott. Sigourney Weaver, David Strathairn C+
Miss Julie Dir. Mike Figgis. Saffron Burrows, Peter Mullan, Maria Doyle Kennedy C+
October Sky Dir. Joe Johnston. Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper, Chris Owen C+
Office Space Dir. Mike Judge. Ron Livingston, David Herman, Jennifer Aniston C+
Sex, Shame, and Tears Dir. Antonio Serrano. Susana Zabaleta, Jorge Salinas C+
Sex: The Annabel Chong Story Dir. Gough Lewis. Documentary C+
Siam Sunset Dir. John Polson. Linus Roache, Danielle Cormack, Ian Bliss C+
Simpatico Dir. Matthew Warchus. Nick Nolte, Jeff Bridges, Sharon Stone C+
A Slipping-Down Life Dir. Toni Kalem. Lili Taylor, Guy Pearce, John Hawkes C+
Stir of Echoes Dir. David Koepp. Kevin Bacon, Kathryn Erbe, Zachary David Cope C+
Stuart Little Dir. Rob Minkoff. Voice of Michael J. Fox, Geena Davis, Hugh Laurie C+
The Third Miracle Dir. Agnieszka Holland. Ed Harris, Anne Heche C+
William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream Dir. Michael Hoffman C+
The World Is Not Enough Dir. Michael Apted. Pierce Brosnan, Sophie Marceau C+

Bowfinger Dir. Frank Oz. Steve Martin, Eddie Murphy, Heather Graham C
Happy, Texas Dir. Mark Illsley. Jeremy Northam, Steve Zahn, Ally Walker C
Migrating Forms Dir. James Fotopoulos. Preston Baty, Rebecca Lewis C
The Muse Dir. Albert Brooks. Albert Brooks, Andie MacDowell, Sharon Stone C
 Notting Hill Dir. Roger Michell. Hugh Grant, Julia Roberts, Rhys Ifans C
 One Day in September Dir. Kevin Macdonald. Documentary about hostage crisis C
The Out-of-Towners Dir. Sam Weisman. Steve Martin, Goldie Hawn, John Cleese C
She's All That Dir. Robert Iscove. Freddie Prinze Jr., Rachael Leigh Cook C
Sunshine Dir. István Szabó. Ralph Fiennes, Rosemary Harris, Jennifer Ehle C
The Wood Dir. Rick Famuyiwa. Sean Nelson, Trent Cameron, Duane Finley C

American Pie Dirs. Paul and Chris Weitz. Jason Biggs, Chris Klein, Mena Suvari C–
Big Daddy Dir. Dennis Dugan. Adam Sandler, Cole Sprouse, Dylan Sprouse C–
Chutney Popcorn Dir. Nisha Ganatra. Nisha Ganatra, Sakina Jaffrey, Jill Hennessy C–
The Other Sister Dir. Garry Marshall. Juliette Lewis, Giovanni Ribisi C–
The Rage: Carrie 2 Dir. Katt Shea. Emily Bergl, Jason London, Amy Irving C–
Snow Falling on Cedars Dir. Scott Hicks. Ethan Hawke, Yuki Kudoh, Rick Yune C–
 Sweet and Lowdown Dir. Woody Allen. Sean Penn, Samantha Morton C–
The Thirteenth Floor Dir. Josef Rusnak. Craig Bierko, Gretchen Mol C–
True Crime Dir. Clint Eastwood. Clint Eastwood, Isaiah Washington, James Woods C–
Varsity Blues Dir. Brian Robbins. James Van Der Beek, Ron Lester, Paul Walker C–

Agnes Browne Dir. Anjelica Huston. Anjelica Huston, Marion O'Dwyer D+
Deep Blue Sea Dir. Renny Harlin. Saffron Burrows, Thomas Jane, LL Cool J D+
The Deep End of the Ocean Dir. Ulu Grosbard. Michelle Pfeiffer, Treat Williams D+
Dogma Dir. Kevin Smith. Linda Fiorentino, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Chris Rock D+
Forces of Nature Dir. Bronwen Hughes. Ben Affleck, Sandra Bullock D+
Instinct Dir. Jon Turteltaub. Cuba Gooding Jr., Anthony Hopkins, Maura Tierney D+
The Shade Dir. Raphaël Nadjari. Richard Edson, Lorie Marino, Barbara Haas D+
Splendor Dir. Gregg Araki. Kathleen Robertson, Johnathon Schaech, Matt Keeslar D+

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me Dir. Jay Roach. Mike Myers D
Cruel Intentions Dir. Roger Kumble. Ryan Phillippe, Sarah Michelle Gellar D
Double Jeopardy Dir. Bruce Beresford. Ashley Judd, Tommy Lee Jones D
East Is East Dir. Damien O'Donnell. Om Puri, Linda Bassett, Jordan Routledge D
Foolish Dir. Dave Meyers. Eddie Griffin, Master P, Amie Petersen, Jonathan Banks D
Friends & Lovers Dir. George Haas. George Newbern, Stephen Baldwin D
Incognito Dir. Julie Dash. TV. Allison Dean, Richard T. Jones, Phil Morris D
The Loss of Sexual Innocence Dir. Mike Figgis. Julian Sands, Saffron Burrows D
The Love Letter Dir. Peter Ho-Sun Chan. Kate Capshaw, Tom Everett Scott D
Play It to the Bone Dir. Ron Shelton. Antonio Banderas, Woody Harrelson D
 Tea with Mussolini Dir. Franco Zeffirelli. Joan Plowright, Maggie Smith, Cher D
Trick Dir. Jim Fall. Christian Campbell, J.P. Pitoc, Tori Spelling, Lorri Bagley D
Virus Dir. John Bruno. Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Sutherland, William Baldwin D

The Bachelor Dir. Gary Sinyor. Chris O'Donnell, Renée Zellweger, Artie Lange D–
 The Green Mile Dir. Frank Darabont. Tom Hanks, Michael Clarke Duncan D–

For Love of the Game Dir. Sam Raimi. Kevin Costner, Kelly Preston, John C. Reilly F
The General's Daughter Dir. Simon West. John Travolta, Madeleine Stowe F
 The Matrix Dirs. The Wachowskis. Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne F
 Runaway Bride Dir. Garry Marshall. Julia Roberts, Richard Gere, Joan Cusack F