This week on Episode 653 of the InSession Film Podcast, we continued our year-by-year retrospective series by taking a look at 1999, a year that many consider to be among the best of all-time. Between The Matrix, Magnolia, The Sixth Sense, Eyes Wide Shut, The Straight Story, Election, Being John Malkovich, among many others, it’s easy to see why 1999 has the reputation it does. 1999 certainly has some all-timers on its hands and there’s no denying the severe influence they had on Hollywood for years and years to come. It was also an extraordinary year for foreign cinema. An excellent film like Rosetta wins the Palme d’Or while Pedro Almodóvar’s All About My Mother is one of those defining films of 1999. There’s also the soulful gems of Abbas Kiarostami and Hirokazu Koreeda in The Wind Will Carry Us and After Life respectfully. 1999 also saw arguably the best animated film of all-time in Princess Mononoke. So yeah, it may not be the best year ever for cinema, but it’s absolutely in the conversation. That said, what would be your Top 10?
NOTE: We spend most of our time only discussing our Top 10 movies of 1999, however, as you’ll see below, we have listed our full Top 20 lists from that year.
JD
1) Princess Mononoke
2) Magnolia
3) After Life
4) The Matrix
5) The Straight Story
6) The Insider
7) Eyes Wide Shut
8) The Limey
9) The Sixth Sense
10) The Wind Will Carry Us
11) Being John Malkovich
12) All About My Mother
13) Bringing Out the Dead
14) The Iron Giant
15) Fight Club
16) American Movie
17) Topsy Turvy
18) Aimee & Jaguar
19) South Park: Bigger, Better & Uncut
20) Not One Less
Brendan
1) Princess Mononoke
2) The Straight Story
3) Magnolia
4) The Insider
5) Bringing Out the Dead
6) The Sixth Sense
7) Election
8) Not One Less
9) Run Lola Run
10) South Park: Bigger, Better & Uncut
11) The Limey
12) Toy Story 2
13) Being John Malkovich
14) eXistenZ
15) The Matrix
16) October Sky
17) Dick
18) American Movie
19) After Life
20) Rosetta
Hopefully you guys enjoyed our lists and if you agree or disagree with us, let us know in the comment section below. Clearly there are a lot of other contenders from 1999 that battled for our lists, that just missed the cut. That being said, what would be your Top 10? Leave a comment in the comment section or email us at [email protected].
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