1990
10. Cry-Baby [John Waters] USA
09. Dances With Wolves [Kevin Costner] USA
08. Dreams [Akira Kurosawa] Japan
07. Edward Scissorhands [Tim Burton] USA
06. Close-Up [Abbas Kiarostami] Iran
05. Days of Being Wild [Kar Wai Wong] Hong Kong
04. Goodfellas [Martin Scorsese] USA
03. Freeze Die Come to Life [Vitali Kanevsky] Russia
02. Rodrigo D: No futuro [Víctor Gaviria] Colombia
01. Wild at Heart [David Lynch] USA
10. Only Yesterday [Isao Takahata] Japan
09. My Own Private Idaho [Gus Van Sant] USA
08. Slacker [Richard Linklater] USA
07. Jungle Fever [Spike Lee] USA
06. Beauty and the Beast [Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise] USA
05. A Brighter Summer Day [Edward Yang] Taiwan
04. The Doors [Oliver Stone] USA
03. Raise the Red Lantern [Yimou Zhang] China / Hong Kong / Taiwan
02. The Lovers on the Bridge [Leos Carax] France
01. The Double Life of Véronique [Krzysztof Kieslowski] France / Poland / Norway
1992
10. Aladdin [Ron Clements / John Musker] USA
09. Reservoir Dogs [Quentin Tarantino] USA
08. The Best Intentions [Bille August] Sweden
07. Braindead [Peter Jackson] New Zealand
06. Malcolm X [Spike Lee] USA
05. Baraka [Ron Fricke] USA
04. Bram Stoker’s Dracula [Francis Ford Coppola] USA
03. Life, and Nothing More… [Abbas Kiarostami] Iran
02. The Long Day Closes [Terence Davies] UK
01. Rebels of the Neon God [Tsai Ming-liang] Taiwan
10. True Romance [Tony Scott] USA
09. Madadayo [Akira Kurosawa] Japan
08. Jurassic Park [Steven Spielberg] USA
07. What’s Eating Gilbert Grape? [Lasse Hallström] USA
06. The Nightmare Before Christmas [Henry Selick] USA
05. Farewell My Concubine [Kaige Chen] China
04. The Piano [Jane Campion] New Zealand / Australia / France
03. Schindler’s List [Steven Spielberg] USA
02. Dazed And Confused [Richard Linklater] USA
01. Three Colors: Blue [Krzysztof Kieslowski] France / Poland / Switzerland
14. U.S. Go Home [Claire Denis] France
13. The Shawshank Redemption [Frank Darabont] USA
12. Pulp Fiction [Quentin Tarantino] USA
11. Ashes of Time [Wong Kar-wai] Hong Kong
10. Heavenly Creatures [Peter Jackson] New Zealand
09. Forrest Gump [Robert Zemeckis] USA
08. Interview with the Vampire [Neil Jordan] USA
07. Ed Wood [Tim Burton] USA
06. Three Colors: White [Krzysztof Kieslowski] France / Poland / Switzerland
05. Léon: The Professional [Luc Besson] France
04. The Lion King [Roger Allers] USA
03. Three Colors: Red [Krzysztof Kieslowski] France / Poland / Switzerland
02. Natural Born Killers [Oliver Stone] USA
01. Chungking Express [Wong Kar-wai] Hong Kong
1995
12. Underground [Emir Kusturica] Bulgaria / Czech Republic / France / Germany / Hungary / Yugoslavia
11. The Basketball Diaries [Scott Kalvert] USA
10. Maborosi [Hirokazu Kore-eda] Japan
09. Empire Records [Allan Moyle] USA
08. Kids [Larry Clark] USA
07. Ghost in the Shell [Mamoru Oshii] Japan / USA
06. Welcome To The Dollhouse [Todd Solondz] USA
05. Ulysses’ Gaze [Theodoros Angelopoulos] Greece
04. Before Sunrise [Richard Linklater] USA / Austria / Switzerland
03. Dead Man [Jim Jarmusch] USA
02. Fallen Angels [Wong Kar-wai] Hong Kong
01. La Haine [Mathieu Kassovitz] France
1996
10. Crash [David Cronenberg] Canada / UK
09. Fargo [Joel Coen, Ethan Coen] UK / USA
08. Scream [Wes Craven] USA
07. Romeo + Juliet [Baz Luhrmann] USA
06. The English Patient [Anthony Minghella] USA
05. A Moment of Innocence [Mohsen Makhmalbaf] Iran / France
04. La Promesse [Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne] Belgium / France
03. Trainspotting [Danny Boyle] UK
02. The Pillow Book [Peter Greenaway] Netherlands / UK / France / Luxembourg
01. Swallowtail Butterfly [Shunji Iwai] Japanese
1997
15. Jackie Brown [Quentin Tarantino] USA
14. Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion [ David Mirkin] USA
13. The River [Tsai Ming-liang] Taiwan
12. L.A. Confidential [Curtis Hanson] USA
11. La Vita è Bella [Roberto Benigni] Italy
10. The Fifth Element [Luc Besson] France
09. Gattaca [Andrew Niccol] USA
08. Funny Games [Michael Haneke] Austria
07. Boogie Nights [Paul Thomas Anderson] USA
06. Pickpocket [Jia Zhangke] China
05. Lost Highway [David Lynch] France / USA
04. Gummo [Harmony Korine] USA
03. Mother and Son [Aleksandr Sokurov] Russia / Germany
02. Princess Mononoke [Hayao Miyazaki] Japan
01. Happy Together [Wong Kar-wai] Hong Kong
15. American History X [Tony Kaye] USA
14. Buffalo ’66 [Vincent Gallo] USA
13. Pi [Darren Aronofsky] USA
12. Run Lola Run [Tom Tykwer] Germany
11. Khrustalyov, My Car! [Aleksei German] Russia
10. Happiness [Todd Solondz] USA
09. The Idiots [Lars von Trier] Denmark / France / Italy / Netherlands / Spain / Sweden
08. Velvet Goldmine [Todd Haynes] UK / USA
07. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas [Terry Gilliam] USA
06. La Vendedora de Rosas [Víctor Gaviria] Colombia
05. Festen [Thomas Vinterberg] Denmark
04. The Hole [Ming-liang Tsai] Taiwan
03. The Apple [Samira Makhmalbaf] Iran
02. The Thin Red Line [Terrence Malick] USA
01. Eternity and a Day [Theodoros Angelopoulos] Greece
13. All About My Mother [Pedro Almodóvar] Spain
12. The Virgin Suicides [Sofia Coppola] USA
11. The Iron Giant [Brad Bird] USA
10. The Matrix [The Wachowskis] USA / Australia
09. The Sixth Sense [M. Night Shyamalan] USA
08. Boys Don’t Cry [Kimberly Peirce] USA
07. Fight Club [David Fincher] USA / Germany
06. Being John Malkovich [Spike Jonze] USA
05. Eyes Wide Shut [Stanley Kubrick] UK / USA
04. Magnolia [Paul Thomas Anderson] USA
03. American Beauty [Sam Mendes] USA
02. Beau Travail [Claire Denis] France
01. Rosetta [Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne] France / Belgium
