The Great Films: 1998, 1999

It's getting to be that time of year again when I begin to compile my list of the 25 best movies of the year. As a prelude I revisit the Top 25 from past years. Click on the titles to learn more about the films.

1998
1. Saving Private Ryan
2. Shakespeare in Love
3. The Big Lebowski
4. The Truman Show
5. Dark City
6. The Celebration
7. Hilary and Jackie
8. Elizabeth
9. Pleasantville
10. Waking Ned Devine
11. Run, Lola, Run
12. American History X
13. Gods and Monsters
14. The Mask of Zorro
15. The Interview
16. My Name Is Joe
17. Out of Sight
18. The Negotiator
19. Croupier
20. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
21. A Simple Plan
22. Les Miserables
23. Ever After
24. The Mighty
25. The General

1999
1. American Beauty
2. The Matrix
3. The Sixth Sense
4. Being John Malkovich
5. October Sky
6. Flight Club
7. The Insider
8. Topsy-Turvy
9. Magnolia
10. The Boondock Saints
11. The Straight Story
12. Toy Story 2
13. The Green Mile
14. The Cider House Rules
15. Boys Don’t Cry
16. The Iron Giant
17. Sunshine
18. Girl, Interrupted
19. The Hurricane
20. All About My Mother
21. Mansfield Park
22. Angela’s Ashes
23. The War Zone
24. Election
25. Three Kings