Best movies of before 2000

Empire of the Sun(1987)

Combined Rating:
70
Combined Critics Rating: 58

A young English boy struggles to survive under Japanese occupation during World War II.



Top Gun(1986)

Combined Rating:
70
Combined Critics Rating: 56

As students at the United States Navy's elite fighter weapons school compete to be best in the class, one daring young pilot learns a few things from a civilian instructor that are not taught in the classroom.



The Whole Nine Yards(2000)

Combined Rating:
70
Combined Critics Rating: 59

A struggling dentist's life is turned upside down when a famous gangster moves in next door, and his wife convinces him to inform a notorious mob boss about the gangster's whereabouts.



Pretty Woman(1990)

Combined Rating:
70
Combined Critics Rating: 56

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.



Beverly Hills Cop(1984)

Combined Rating:
70
Combined Critics Rating: 58

A freewheeling Detroit cop pursuing a murder investigation finds himself dealing with the very different culture of Beverly Hills.



TRON(1982)

Combined Rating:
70
Combined Critics Rating: 58

A computer hacker is abducted into the digital world and forced to participate in gladiatorial games where his only chance of escape is with the help of a heroic security program.



The Dish(2000)

Combined Rating:
70
Combined Critics Rating: 71

A remote Australian community, populated by quirky characters, plays a key role in the first Apollo moon landing.



Pay It Forward(2000)

Combined Rating:
70
Combined Critics Rating: 58

A young boy attempts to make the world a better place after his teacher gives him that chance.



Never Say Never Again(1983)

Combined Rating:
70
Combined Critics Rating: 60

A SPECTRE agent has stolen two American nuclear warheads, and James Bond must find their targets before they are detonated.



Au hasard Balthazar(1966)

Combined Rating:
70
Combined Critics Rating: 73

The story of a mistreated donkey and the people around him. A study on saintliness and a sister piece to Bresson's Mouchette.



Excalibur(1981)

Combined Rating:
70
Combined Critics Rating: 61

Merlin the magician helps Arthur Pendragon unite the Britons around the round table of Camelot even as forces conspire to tear it apart



The Family Man(2000)

Combined Rating:
70
Combined Critics Rating: 59

A fast-lane investment broker, offered the opportunity to see how the other half lives, wakes up to find that his sports car and girlfriend have become a mini-van and wife.



Romeo Must Die(2000)

Combined Rating:
70
Combined Critics Rating: 60

An avenging cop seeks out his brother's killer and falls for the daughter of a businessman who is involved in a money-deal with his father.



The Legend of Bagger Vance(2000)

Combined Rating:
70
Combined Critics Rating: 61

A down-and-out golfer attempts to recover his game and his life with help from a mystical caddy.



Buffalo '66(1998)

Combined Rating:
69
Combined Critics Rating: 61

After being released from prison, Billy is set to visit his parents with his wife, whom he does not actually have. This provokes Billy to act out, as he kidnaps a girl and forces her to act as his wife for the visit.



A Civil Action(1998)

Combined Rating:
69
Combined Critics Rating: 64

The families of children who died sue two companies for dumping toxic waste: a tort so expensive to prove, the case could bankrupt their lawyers.



Sweet and Lowdown(1999)

Combined Rating:
69
Combined Critics Rating: 63

In the 1930s, jazz guitarist Emmet Ray idolizes Django Reinhardt, faces gangsters and falls in love with a mute woman.



The Parent Trap(1998)

Combined Rating:
69
Combined Critics Rating: 57

Identical twins Annie and Hallie, separated at birth and each raised by one of their biological parents, later discover each other for the first time at summer camp and make a plan to bring their wayward parents back together.



The Faculty(1998)

Combined Rating:
69
Combined Critics Rating: 57

Students suspect that their teachers are aliens after bizarre occurrences.



The Ninth Gate(1999)

Combined Rating:
69
Combined Critics Rating: 56

A rare book dealer, while seeking out the last two copies of a demon text, gets drawn into a conspiracy with supernatural overtones.




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