Best movies of before 2000

Michael Collins(1996)

Combined Rating:
63
Combined Critics Rating: 55

Neil Jordan's historical biopic of Irish revolutionary Michael Collins, the man who led a guerrilla war against the UK, helped negotiate the creation of the Irish Free State, and led the National Army during the Irish Civil War.



Mississippi Burning(1988)

Combined Rating:
63
Combined Critics Rating: 48

Two F.B.I. Agents, with wildly different styles, arrive in Mississippi to investigate the disappearance of some civil rights activists.



Peggy Sue Got Married(1986)

Combined Rating:
63
Combined Critics Rating: 55

Peggy Sue faints at a high school reunion. When she wakes up, she finds herself in her own past, just before she finished school.



E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial(1982)

Combined Rating:
63
Combined Critics Rating: 46

A troubled child summons the courage to help a friendly alien escape Earth and return to his home world.



The Long Kiss Goodnight(1996)

Combined Rating:
63
Combined Critics Rating: 49

A woman suffering from amnesia begins to recover her memories after trouble from her past finds her again.



Fanny och Alexander(1982)

Combined Rating:
63
Combined Critics Rating: 50

Two young Swedish children experience the many comedies and tragedies of their family, the Ekdahls.



Star Trek: The Motion Picture(1979)

Golden Globe 1
Combined Rating:
63
Combined Critics Rating: 49

When an alien spacecraft of enormous power is spotted approaching Earth, Admiral Kirk resumes command of the Starship Enterprise in order to intercept, examine and hopefully stop the intruder.



Ace Ventura: Pet Detective(1994)

Combined Rating:
63
Combined Critics Rating: 46

A goofy detective specializing in animals goes in search of the missing mascot of the Miami Dolphins.



Dead Again(1991)

Golden Globe 1
Combined Rating:
63
Combined Critics Rating: 57

An amnesiac and a private eye find they might have a past life connection.



Orlando(1992)

Combined Rating:
63
Combined Critics Rating: 64

Young nobleman Orlando is commanded by Queen Elizabeth I to stay forever young. Miraculously, he does just that. The film follows him as he moves through several centuries of British ...



The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension(1984)

Combined Rating:
63
Combined Critics Rating: 58

Adventurer, brain surgeon, rock musician Buckaroo Banzai and his crime-fighting team, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, must stop evil alien invaders from the eighth dimension who are planning to conquer Earth.



Dumb and Dumber(1994)

Combined Rating:
63
Combined Critics Rating: 46

The cross-country adventures of two good-hearted but incredibly stupid friends.



Predator(1987)

Combined Rating:
63
Combined Critics Rating: 46

A team of commandos on a mission in a Central American jungle find themselves hunted by an extraterrestrial warrior.



Safe(1995)

Combined Rating:
63
Combined Critics Rating: 65

An affluent and unexceptional homemaker in the suburbs develops multiple chemical sensitivity.



Last Action Hero(1993)

Combined Rating:
63
Combined Critics Rating: 47

With the help of a magic ticket, a young film fan is transported into the fictional world of his favorite action film character.



Spaceballs(1987)

Combined Rating:
63
Combined Critics Rating: 47

Planet Spaceballs' President Skroob sends Lord Dark Helmet to steal planet Druidia's abundant supply of air to replenish their own, and only Lone Starr can stop them.



Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure(1989)

Combined Rating:
63
Combined Critics Rating: 48

Two seemingly dumb teens set off on a quest to prepare the ultimate historical presentation with the help of a time machine.



Fletch(1985)

Combined Rating:
63
Combined Critics Rating: 52

Irwin M. "Fletch" Fletcher is a newspaper reporter being offered a large sum to off a cancerous millionaire, but is on the run, risking his job, and finding clues when it's clear the man is healthy.



Benny & Joon(1993)

Combined Rating:
63
Combined Critics Rating: 51

A mentally ill young woman finds her love in an eccentric man who models himself after Buster Keaton.



Crash(1996)

Combined Rating:
63
Combined Critics Rating: 51

After getting into a serious car accident, a TV director discovers an underground sub-culture of scarred, omnisexual car-crash victims who use car accidents and the raw sexual energy they produce to try to rejuvenate his sex life with his wife.




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