Best movies of before 2000

The Towering Inferno(1974)

Combined Rating:
40
Combined Critics Rating: 19

At the opening party of a colossal, but poorly constructed, office building, a massive fire breaks out that threatens to destroy the tower and everyone in it.



The Mission(1986)

Combined Rating:
40
Combined Critics Rating: 17

18th century Spanish Jesuits try to protect a remote South American Indian tribe in danger of falling under the rule of pro-slavery Portugal.



The Verdict(1982)

Combined Rating:
40
Combined Critics Rating: 20

A lawyer sees the chance to salvage his career and self-respect by taking a medical malpractice case to trial rather than settling.



A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master(1988)

Combined Rating:
40
Combined Critics Rating: 18

The last girl from Elm Street is still bothered by dreams about Freddy; soon he returns and kills her, but before she died she wills her power to a new friend.



Le grand bleu(1988)

Combined Rating:
40
Combined Critics Rating: 18

The rivalry between Enzo and Jacques, two childhood friends and now world-renowned free divers, becomes a beautiful and perilous journey into oneself and the unknown.



High Plains Drifter(1973)

Combined Rating:
40
Combined Critics Rating: 18

A gunfighting stranger comes to the small settlement of Lago and is hired to bring the townsfolk together in an attempt to hold off three outlaws who are on their way.



The China Syndrome(1979)

Combined Rating:
40
Combined Critics Rating: 22

A reporter finds what appears to be a cover-up of safety hazards at a nuclear power plant.



Bedknobs and Broomsticks(1971)

Combined Rating:
40
Combined Critics Rating: 20

An apprentice witch, three kids and a cynical conman search for the missing component to a magic spell useful to the defense of Britain.



A Bridge Too Far(1977)

Combined Rating:
40
Combined Critics Rating: 17

Operation Market Garden, September 1944: The Allies attempt to capture several strategically important bridges in the Netherlands in the hope of breaking the German lines. However, mismanagement and poor planning result in its failure.



Magnum Force(1973)

Combined Rating:
40
Combined Critics Rating: 17

Dirty Harry is on the trail of vigilante cops who are not above going beyond the law to kill the city's undesirables.



Pale Rider(1985)

Combined Rating:
40
Combined Critics Rating: 17

A mysterious preacher protects a humble prospector village from a greedy mining company trying to encroach on their land.



Get Carter(1971)

Combined Rating:
40
Combined Critics Rating: 21

When his brother dies under mysterious circumstances in a car accident, London gangster Jack Carter travels to Newcastle to investigate.



Au revoir les enfants(1987)

Combined Rating:
40
Combined Critics Rating: 20

A French boarding school run by priests seems to be a haven from World War II until a new student arrives. He becomes the roommate of top student in his class. Rivals at first, the roommates form a bond and share a secret.



The Jewel of the Nile(1985)

Combined Rating:
40
Combined Critics Rating: 17

This is the sequel to "Romancing the Stone" where Jack and Joan have their yacht and easy life, but are gradually getting bored with each other and this way of life. Joan accepts an ...



Le roi et l'oiseau(1980)

Combined Rating:
40
Combined Critics Rating: 44

A chimney sweep and a shepherdess seek to escape from the clutches of a tyrannical king.



Beaches(1988)

Combined Rating:
40
Combined Critics Rating: 23

A privileged rich debutante and a cynical struggling entertainer share a turbulent, but strong childhood friendship over the years.



Pink Flamingos(1972)

Combined Rating:
40
Combined Critics Rating: 24

Notorious Baltimore criminal and underground figure Divine goes up against a sleazy married couple who make a passionate attempt to humiliate her and seize her tabloid-given title as "The Filthiest Person Alive".



Siddhartha(1972)

Combined Rating:
40
Combined Critics Rating: 54

The story of a young Indian who embarks upon a journey to find the meaning of existence. Based on the novel by Hermann Hesse.



Flight of the Navigator(1986)

Combined Rating:
40
Combined Critics Rating: 18

In 1978, a boy travels 8 years into the future and has an adventure with an intelligent, wisecracking alien ship.



Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter(1984)

Combined Rating:
40
Combined Critics Rating: 19

After being mortally wounded and taken to the morgue, murderer Jason Voorhees spontaneously revives and embarks on a killing spree as he makes his way back to his home at Camp Crystal Lake.




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