Sleepers of the 90's (not on other sleeper lists)
- 1. The Man in the Moon (1991)
- 2. Mute Witness (1995)
- 3. The Assignment (1997)
- 4. The Incredibly True Adventures of 2 Girls in Love (1995)
- 5. A Little Princess (1995)
- 6. Citizen X (1995)
- 7. The Nasty Girl (1990)
- 8. Monster (1994)
- 9. Crime of the Century (1996)
- 10. The Mighty (1998)
- 11. Map of a Human Heart (1993)
- 12. Unstrung Heroes (1995)
- 13. Red Rock West (1994)
- 14. Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995)
- 15. And the Band Played On (1993)
- 16. King of the Hill (1993)
- 17. Citizen Cohn (1992)
- 18. Wildflower (1991)
- 19. Jude (1996)
- 20. Matinee (1992)
1. Reese Witherspoon debuts in this wonderful coming of age film directed by Robert Mulligan (To Kill a Mockingbird)
2. A taut, Hitchcock-like thriller. I don't want to spoil and give anything away.
3. Stars Aidan Quinn, Donald Sutherland, and Ben Kingsley. A suspense film dealing with hunting down a renowned terrorist.
4. Incredibly sincere feeling love story regardless of ones's sexual preference.
5. Alfonso Cuaron's beautiful remake of Shirley Temple classic. Liesel Matthews is perfect in the main role.
6. Originally a made-for-cable-movie about a Russiand detective trying to track down a serial killer. Stars Stephen Rea and Donald Sutherland, and is based on real events.
7. Powerful German drama about a girl who uncovers the true WWII activities of her Bavarian home town. A must-see for foreign film fans.
8. Slapstick Italian comedy about a serial killer and mistaken identity by Roberto Benigni (Life is Beautiful).
9. Made-for-cable docudrama relives the Lindberg baby kidnapping case. Stars Stephen Rea and Isabella Rosselini.
10. Warm-hearted adolescent drama about the special friendship between disabled genius and a dim gentle giant. Stars Kieren Culkin, Sharon Stone, Gillian Anderson, and Gena Rowlands.
11. Coming of age story about an Inuit boy transplanted into the Western world during WWII. Highly dramatic and romantic film starring Jason Scott Lee and Ann Parilaud (La Femme Nikita).
12. Stars John Turturro, Andie MacDowell, and Michael Richards and directed by Diane Keaton. Family drama about how young siblings cope during the growing illness of their mother.
13. Taut, stylish neo-noir film about a drifter whose mistaken for a hitman in a small town. Directed by John Dahl (Last Seduction) and stars Nicolas Cage, Dennis Hopper, and LaraFlynn Boyle.
14. Emotional court room drama based on the real McMartin trial where a day care center is accused of molesting the children. Stars James Woods, Henry Thomas, and Mercedes Ruehl.
15. Star-studded made-for-cable drama about a scientific teams first discovery of the AIDS virus and the many obstacles they had to overcome.
16. Coming of age, depression-era tale about a strong-willed boy and the continual obstacles he must overcome.
17. Made-for-cable docudrama about Joseph McCarthy's lawyer Ron Cohn. James Woods is exceptional in the lead role.
18. Beau Bridges, Reese Witherspoon, and Patricia Arquette star in this 1930's tale about two siblings who befriend an epileptic girl who is kept caged by her abusive father.
19. Christopher Eccleston and Kate Winslett star in this 19th century drama about two cousins whose love for each other lead to their struggle in a society who is not willing to accept their incestuous relationship.
20. Light-hearted spoof of 50's monster movies during the Cuban missile crisis in Florida. Stars John Goodman and Cathy Moriarity.
Jude was great! It was so good, it made me read Thomas Hardy (late 19th century author of, in addition to Jude-- Return of the Native and Tess of the D'urbervilles), who is hard to get through sometimes
The Little Princess, while much better than the Shirley Temple movie-- is nothing compared to the book. Once you have read the book, which is a children's classic from the late 1800's, I doubt you can appreciate the movie which seems very sanitized and PC.
I think one is just better off seeing the movie first, before reading the book.