Best movies of before 2000

Cabaret(1972)

Combined Rating:
71
Combined Critics Rating: 64

A female girlie club entertainer in Weimar Republic era Berlin romances two men while the Nazi Party rises to power around them.



That Thing You Do!(1996)

Combined Rating:
71
Combined Critics Rating: 63

A local Pennsylvania band scores a one hit wonder in 1964 and rides the star-making machinery as long as they can, with lots of help from its manager.



The Godfather: Part III(1990)

Combined Rating:
71
Combined Critics Rating: 58

In the midst of trying to legitimize his business dealings in New York and Italy in 1979, aging Mafia don Michael Corleone seeks to avow for his sins while taking his nephew Vincent Mancini under his wing.



The Hunt for Red October(1990)

Combined Rating:
71
Combined Critics Rating: 59

In November 1984, the Soviet Union's best submarine captain in their newest sub violates orders and heads for the USA. Is he trying to defect or to start a war?



Broadcast News(1987)

Combined Rating:
71
Combined Critics Rating: 68

Take two rival TV reporters: one handsome, one talented, both male. Add one producer, female. Mix well and watch the sparks fly.



The Road to El Dorado(2000)

Combined Rating:
71
Combined Critics Rating: 61

Two swindlers get their hands on a map to the fabled city of gold, El Dorado.



While You Were Sleeping(1995)

Combined Rating:
71
Combined Critics Rating: 61

A hopeless romantic Chicago Transit Authority token collector is mistaken for the fiancée of a coma patient.



Risky Business(1983)

Combined Rating:
71
Combined Critics Rating: 62

A Chicago teenager is looking for fun at home while his parents are away, but the situation quickly gets out of hand.



The Goonies(1985)

Combined Rating:
71
Combined Critics Rating: 58

In order to save their home from foreclosure, a group of misfits set out to find a pirate's ancient valuable treasure.



Omohide poro poro(1991)

Combined Rating:
71
Combined Critics Rating: 72

A twenty-seven-year-old office worker travels to the countryside while reminiscing about her childhood in Tokyo.



Trading Places(1983)

Combined Rating:
71
Combined Critics Rating: 60

A snobbish investor and a wily street con artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.



The Joy Luck Club(1993)

Combined Rating:
71
Combined Critics Rating: 74

The life histories of four Asian women and their daughters reflect and guide each other.



Welcome to the Dollhouse(1995)

Combined Rating:
71
Combined Critics Rating: 67

An unattractive seventh grader struggles to cope with inattentive parents, snobbish classmates, a smart older brother, an attractive younger sister, and her own insecurities in suburban New Jersey.



Dead Ringers(1988)

Combined Rating:
71
Combined Critics Rating: 65

Twin gynecologists take full advantage of the fact that nobody can tell them apart, until their relationship begins to deteriorate over a woman.



Clear and Present Danger(1994)

Combined Rating:
71
Combined Critics Rating: 60

CIA Analyst Jack Ryan is drawn into an illegal war fought by the US government against a Colombian drug cartel.



Jacob's Ladder(1990)

Combined Rating:
71
Combined Critics Rating: 60

Mourning his dead child, a haunted Vietnam War veteran attempts to discover his past while suffering from a severe case of dissociation. To do so, he must decipher reality and life from his own dreams, delusion, and perception of death.



The Man Who Fell to Earth(1976)

Combined Rating:
71
Combined Critics Rating: 69

Thomas Jerome Newton is a humanoid alien who comes to Earth to get water for his dying planet. He starts a high technology company to get the billions of dollars he needs to build a return ...



Lethal Weapon 2(1989)

Combined Rating:
71
Combined Critics Rating: 58

Riggs and Murtaugh are on the trail of South African diplomats who are using their immunity to engage in criminal activities.



Miss Congeniality(2000)

Combined Rating:
71
Combined Critics Rating: 58

An FBI agent must go undercover in the Miss United States beauty pageant to prevent a group from bombing the event.



Fast Times at Ridgemont High(1982)

Combined Rating:
71
Combined Critics Rating: 60

A group of Southern California high school students are enjoying their most important subjects: sex, drugs and rock n' roll.




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