Sunday, January 6, 2008

1990s (19)

Awakenings (1990) - The victims of an encephalitis epidemic many years ago have been catatonic ever since, but now a new drug offers the prospect of reviving them.

Dances with Wolves (1990) - Lt. John Dunbar, exiled to a remote western Civil War outpost, befriends wolves and Indians, making him an intolerable aberration in the military.

Pretty Woman (1990) - A man in a legal but hurtful business needs an escort for some social events, and hires a beautiful prostitute he meets... only to fall in love.

Silence of the Lambs (1991) -A young FBI cadet must confide in an incarcerated and manipulative killer to receive his help on catching another serial killer who skins his victims.

Unforgiven (1992)



The Fugitive (1993) - Dr. Richard Kimble, unjustly accused of killing his wife, must find the real one-armed killer while avoiding Marshal Sam Gerard.

Groundhog Day (1993) - A weatherman finds himself living the same day over and over again.

Jurassic Park (1993) -Scientists clone dinosaurs to populate a theme park which suffers a major security breakdown and releases the dinosaurs.


What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) - Gilbert has care for his brother Arnie and his obese mother, which gets in the way when love walks into his life.

Forrest Gump (1994) - Forrest Gump, while not intelligent, has accidentally been present at many historic moments, but his true love, Jenny, eludes him.

The Lion King (1994)

The Professional (1994) - Professional assassin Leon reluctantly takes care of 12-year-old Mathilda, a neighbor whose parents are killed, and teaches her his trade.

The Shawshank Redemption (1994) - Two imprisoned men bond over a number of years, finding solace and eventual redemption through acts of common decency.

Braveheart (1995) - William Wallace, a commoner, unites the 13th Century Scots in their battle to overthrow English rule.

Pulp Fiction (1995) - The lives of two mob hit men, a boxer, a gangster's wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.

The Usual Suspects (1995) - A boat has been destroyed, criminals are dead, and the key to this mystery lies with the only survivor and his twisted, convoluted story beginning with five career crooks in a seemingly random police lineup.

Fargo (1996) - Jerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of pregnant Marge Gunderson.

Jerry MacGuire (1996) - When a sports agent has a moral epiphany and is fired for expressing it, he decides to put his new philosophy to the test as an independent with the only athlete who stays with him.

A Time to Kill


Good Will Hunting (1997) - Will Hunting, a janitor at MIT, has a gift for mathematics which is discovered, and a psychologist tries to help him with his gift and the rest of his life.

Titanic (1997) - Fictional romantic tale of a rich girl and poor boy who meet on the ill-fated voyage of the 'unsinkable' ship.

rounders


American Beauty (1999) - Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation for his daughter's attractive friend.


The Sixth Sense (1999)


The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) - In late 1950's New York, Tom Ripley, a young underachiever, is sent to Europe to retrieve a rich and spoiled millionaire playboy, named Dickie Greenleaf. But when the errand fails, Ripley kills the playboy and begins to assume his life.

Toy Story II (1999) - When Woody is stolen by a toy collector, Buzz and his friends vow to rescue him, but Woody finds the idea of immortality in a museum tempting.

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