Best movies of before 2000

Billy Elliot(2000)

Combined Rating:
80
Combined Critics Rating: 74

A talented young boy becomes torn between his unexpected love of dance and the disintegration of his family.



The Emperor's New Groove(2000)

Combined Rating:
80
Combined Critics Rating: 73

Emperor Kuzco is turned into a llama by his ex-administrator Yzma, and must now regain his throne with the help of Pacha, the gentle llama herder.



Goldfinger(1964)

Combined Rating:
80
Combined Critics Rating: 73

Investigating a gold magnate's smuggling, James Bond uncovers a plot to contaminate the Fort Knox gold reserve.



A Clockwork Orange(1971)

Combined Rating:
80
Combined Critics Rating: 70

In the future, a sadistic gang leader is imprisoned and volunteers for a conduct-aversion experiment, but it doesn't go as planned.



Kramer vs. Kramer(1979)

Combined Rating:
80
Combined Critics Rating: 73

Ted Kramer's wife leaves her husband, allowing for a lost bond to be rediscovered between Ted and his son, Billy. But a heated custody battle ensues over the divorced couple's son, deepening the wounds left by the separation.



Ordinary People(1980)

Combined Rating:
80
Combined Critics Rating: 78

The accidental death of the older son of an affluent family deeply strains the relationships among the bitter mother, the good-natured father, and the guilt-ridden younger son.



The Terminator(1984)

Combined Rating:
80
Combined Critics Rating: 70

A seemingly indestructible humanoid cyborg is sent from 2029 to 1984 to assassinate a waitress, whose unborn son will lead humanity in a war against the machines, while a soldier from that war is sent to protect her at all costs.



The Princess Bride(1987)

Combined Rating:
79
Combined Critics Rating: 70

While home sick in bed, a young boy's grandfather reads him a story called The Princess Bride.



The Untouchables(1987)

Combined Rating:
79
Combined Critics Rating: 69

Federal Agent Eliot Ness sets out to stop Al Capone; because of rampant corruption, he assembles a small, hand-picked team.



Who Framed Roger Rabbit(1988)

Combined Rating:
79
Combined Critics Rating: 71

A toon-hating detective is a cartoon rabbit's only hope to prove his innocence when he is accused of murder.



The Last Temptation of Christ(1988)

Combined Rating:
79
Combined Critics Rating: 75

The life of Jesus Christ, his journey through life as he faces the struggles all humans do, and his final temptation on the cross.



Terminator 2: Judgment Day(1991)

Combined Rating:
79
Combined Critics Rating: 69

A cyborg, identical to the one who failed to kill Sarah Connor, must now protect her ten year old son, John Connor, from a more advanced cyborg.



Reservoir Dogs(1992)

Combined Rating:
79
Combined Critics Rating: 69

After a simple jewelry heist goes terribly wrong, the surviving criminals begin to suspect that one of them is a police informant.



The Piano(1993)

Combined Rating:
79
Combined Critics Rating: 74

A mute woman is sent to 1850s New Zealand along with her young daughter and prized piano for an arranged marriage to a wealthy landowner, but is soon lusted after by a local worker on the plantation.



The Usual Suspects(1995)

Combined Rating:
79
Combined Critics Rating: 69

A sole survivor tells of the twisty events leading up to a horrific gun battle on a boat, which began when five criminals met at a seemingly random police lineup.



Clueless(1995)

Combined Rating:
79
Combined Critics Rating: 70

A rich high school student tries to boost a new pupil's popularity, but reckons without affairs of the heart getting in the way.



The Green Mile(1999)

Combined Rating:
79
Combined Critics Rating: 69

The lives of guards on Death Row are affected by one of their charges: a black man accused of child murder and rape, yet who has a mysterious gift.



Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace(1999)

Combined Rating:
79
Combined Critics Rating: 70

Two Jedi Knights escape a hostile blockade to find allies and come across a young boy who may bring balance to the Force, but the long dormant Sith resurface to claim their old glory.



Sleepy Hollow(1999)

Combined Rating:
79
Combined Critics Rating: 70

Ichabod Crane is sent to Sleepy Hollow to investigate the decapitations of 3 people with the culprit being the legendary apparition, the Headless Horseman.



South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut(1999)

Combined Rating:
79
Combined Critics Rating: 70

When Cartman and his friends go see an R rated movie, they start swearing and their parent's think that Canada is to blame.




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