To make this list a movie had to be made in 1999. Obviously many movies made in 1998 earned box office dollars in 1999. On the other side many movies made in 1999 made money in 2000 and later. This page will looks at over 250 movies made in 1999. The movies are listed in two massive tables that lets you rank the movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information.
Our Top 50….Statistically Speaking…..Movies of 1999
1999 Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.
- Sort 1999 Movies by movie titles and movie trailers
- Sort 1999 Movies by the stars or in some cases the director of the movie.
- Sort 1999 Movies by domestic adjusted box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort 1999 Movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations each 1999 Movies received and how many Oscar® wins each 1999 Movies received.
- Sort 1999 Movies by Ultimate Movie Ranking Score (UMR). Our UMR score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
I saw 65 including 26 of top 27. 10s and favorites: green mile, matrix, notting hill, Thomas crown affair(much better than original), girl interrupted, runaway bride (love Julia Roberts surely not inflated by my recent divorce 1996. 10s not favorites: fight club, insider, American beauty, sixth sense. 9s not favorites: the hurricane, sleepy hollow, cider house rules, magnolia, music of the heart, being john Malkovich, star trek episode 1, message in abottle, for the love of the game, toy story 2. no hidden gems probably means I was too generous with 9s.and 10s.
Hey bob cox….thanks for checking out this yearly review. It has been strange not tackling a new yearly review….for years I was writing a yearly review about once every two years…never thought I would finish that project. Yes….I know….there are some 1920s years still to do….lol. 65 is a pretty stout tally count. I agree and love all of your favorite “10”s. I think both Thomas Crowns are good movies…but I love the ending of the original much more. Sorry to hear about your recent divorce. Hope you are well into the recovery process. Good point about the hidden gems. There is a book out there that 1999 is one of the greatest years in movie history….looking at all of your 10s and 9s I think you might agree. Good stuff as always.
I have seen 17 of the top 30 highest grossing movies in the above chart and here are my own personal Top 20 faves in no particular order. The sample % rating figures quoted are Cogerson Review column ones – I wouldn’t have dared replace them with my own!
Bowfinger
The Winslow Boy-82%
Deep End of the ocean
She’s All That-55%
Deep Blue Sea
General’s Daughter-45%
Double Jeopardy
Stigmata***
Sleepy Hollow
Message in the Bottle***
6th Sense-86%
Entrapment
8MM***
Payback
End of Days-34%
True Crime***
Thomas Crown Affair
Any Given Sunday-58%
The Bone Collector
The Insider-89%
1999 was the year in which I visited the States and stayed in Atlanta with my daughter for 3 weeks. The 4 films asterisked [along with Depp’s The Astronaut’s Wife] are ones that I watched while I was there and others in WH’s 1999 charts were being advertised as future attractions at the cinemas that I visited.
Accordingly this new review is “Voted Up!” – highly – as much for nostalgia on my part as for its own fine qualities as a comprehensive review of the movies market-place that year.
Hey Bob….thanks for checking out our 1999 movie ranking page. 17 of the Top 30 is pretty impressive….coming in at a 56.66% clip. Wow…it has been 20 years since you visited the good ole USA. I have seen all of your favorites…..glad to see The Sixth Sense make that list. Payback is an underrated movie for sure…..as is The Winslow Boy. Sorry that The Astronaut’s Wife was one of the movies you saw in America….so many good movies in 1999…..and you got to see one of the worst. As always…I appreciate your feedback.
1999 – considered by film buffs as the last great movie year – before cartoons and comic books took over the business… hey I love cartoons and comic books! 🙂
So what was the previous ‘greatest movie year’? 1979? 1969? 1959?
Nope the 1980s don’t get much love by the goatee-stroking movie buff, and music snobs sniff at that decade too. Who cares what they think, right?
Scanning the chart I’ve seen 68 of the 285 films on the chart, I think thats even worse than I managed last time!
Looking at my files I have 80 films from 1999 in my movie collection.
Favorites include –
American Beauty
Austin Powers -The Spy Who Shagged Me
Bowfinger
Corruptor ,The
Deep Blue Sea
End of Days
eXistenZ
Fantasia 2000
Fight Club
Galaxy Quest
Haunting ,The
House on Haunted Hill
Iron Giant ,The
Matrix ,The
Mummy ,The (1999)
Mystery Men
Notting Hill
Sixth Sense ,The
Sleepy Hollow
Star Wars I -The Phantom Menace
Tarzan (1999)
Three Kings
Toy Story 2
Wild Wild West
World is Not Enough ,The
zz-Japan – Godzilla 2000
Good, bad or ugly, I don’t discriminate, I’ll watch anything… well, nearly anything. 🙂
Most watched from that year, probably – The Matrix, The Mummy, The Phantom Menace and The World is Not Enough.
Top rated films I haven’t seen include – The Straight Story, Election and Topsy-Turvy.
Good stuff Bruce, another epic movie year page, last of the 20th century? Vote Up!
Hey Steve….thanks as always for checking out these massive yearly reviews. I am still shocked that your totals have been going down. I guess you are a lot more picky than I am when watching movies. My big question is ….”Does it have subtitles?”….lol. As for the greatness of this year…it is certainly a good year…..not as great as I originally was thinking. I am getting real curious about doing a research page once I knock off the finally 9 years. I was recently reading something by Peter Bogdanovich about how he thought 1928 is the greatest year in movies. I had not heard that before.
Funny comment about the 1980s…..the decade that brought us the Judd Nelson classics Blue City, Fandango and From The Hip. I have seen all of your favorites except for Godzilla 2000. I agree with you 100% on Galaxy Quest, Notting Hill, Bowfinger and The Iron Giant. I have not seen The Straight Story or Topsy-Turvey either. Election was a decent movie….just not one I have ever re-visited.
9 more years to go…..and then yearly reviews from 1928 to 2019….almost 100 years….never thought I would get so close to finishing this project. Great feedback as always.
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Hey Stefan Lenser…..[squints] always good to see new commenters….welcome to our humble little website.
Again incomplete theatrical, all films seen in Queens theaters but only through the letter H for films seen in the Bronx and Manhattan. I listed boroughs as where I saw them but exact locations for theaters in Queens where I moved in 1998. Bronx and Manhattan theaters were added later but never completed. Anyway here’s 108 1999 films I saw in the cinemas.
13TH FLOOR
13TH WARRIOR
8MM
ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER (SP.)
AMERICAN BEAUTY
AMERICAN PIE
ANGELA’S ASHES
ANNA AND THE KING
ANY GIVEN SUNDAY
ARLINGTON ROAD
ASTRONAUT’S WIFE
AUSTIN POWERS: THE SPY WHO SHAGGED ME
BABY GENIUSES
BACHELOR, THE
BATS
BEING JOHN MALKOVICH
BIG DADDY
BLAIR WITCH PROJECT
BLAST FROM THE PAST
BLUE STREAK
BONE COLLECTOR
BOWFINGER
BOYS DON’T CRY
BRINGING OUT THE DEAD
CHILL FACTOR
CIDER HOUSE RULES
CRADLE WILL ROCK
CRAZY IN ALABAMA
CRUEL INTENTIONS
DETROIT ROCK CITY
DEUCE BIGELOW, MALE GIGOLO
DICK
DOGMA
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
DROP DEAD GORGEOUS
DUDLEY DO-RIGHT
EDTV
ELECTION
END OF DAYS
ENTRAPMENT
EYES WIDE SHUT
FIGHT CLUB
FLAWLESS
FOR LOVE OF THE GAME
FORCES OF NATURE
GALAXY QUEST
GENERAL’S DAUGHTER
GIRL INTERRUPTED
GLORIA
GO
GOODBYE LOVER
GREEN MILE
HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL
HURRICANE, THE
IDLE HANDS
INSTINCT
JAWBREAKER
LAKE PLACID
LOST AND FOUND
LOVE LETTER
LOVE STINKS
MAN ON THE MOON
MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE
MESSENGER: THE STORY OF JOAN OF ARC
MICKEY BLUE EYES
MIDSUMMER ‘S NIGHT DREAM
MUMFORD
MUSIC OF THE HEART
MY FAVORITE MARTIAN
MYSTERY MEN
NEVER BEEN KISSED
OCTOBER SKY
OFFICE SPACE
OMEGA CODE
OTHER SISTER
OUT OF TOWNERS
OUTSIDE PROVIDENCE
PARENT TRAP
PLAY IT TO THE BONE
PUSHING TIN
RANDOM HEARTS
RAVENOUS
RED VIOLIN
SIMON BIRCH
SIMPLY IRRESISTIBLE
SLEEPY HOLLOW
SOUTH PARK: BIGGER, LONGER AND UNCUT
STAR WARS: EPISODE 1 – THE PHANTOM MENACE
STIR OF ECHOES
STORY OF US
STUART LITTLE
SUPERSTAR
SWEET AND LOWDOWN
TALENTED MR. RIPLEY
TARZAN
TEACHING MRS. TINGLE
THE HAUNTING
THE MATRIX
THE MUSE
THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR
THREE KINGS
THREE TO TANGO
TOY STORY 2
UNIVERSAL SOLDIER: THE RETURN
VARSITY BLUES
WALK ON THE MOON
WILD WILD WEST
WING COMMANDER
The following 20 1999 films I saw on tape within a year of release.
20 DATES
200 CIGARETTES
ADVENTURES OF ELMO IN GROUCHLAND
ANALYZE THIS
BICENTENNIAL MAN
DEEP BLUE SEA
IN DREAMS
IRON GIANT
JAKOB THE LIAR
JUST THE TICKET
POKEMON: THE FIRST MOVIE (JAP.)
PRINCESS MONONOKE (JAP.)
RIDE WITH THE DEVIL
ROGUE TRADER (U.K.)
RUGRATS MOVIE
SNOW FALLING ON CEDARS
THE CORRUPTER
THE INSIDER
THE SUBURBANS
TITUS
Here are 86 other 1999 films I have seen since. Key, film, studio, date seen and source (TV channel, DVD or tape)
AFRICA (S. AFR-U.K) 1999 PEAKVIEWING TRANSATLANTIC 4/15 2013 DVD
AIR SPEED 1999 LIONS GATE 6/7 2012 ACTN
ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE 1999 TRIMARK 4/9 2017 SHO
ANYWHERE BUT HERE 1999 FOX 2000 9/13 2001 MAX
BEST LAID PLANS 1999 FOX SEARCHLIGHT 4/9 2013 HBO
BETTER THAN CHOCOLATE 1999 TRIMARK 8/22 2000 MMAX
BIG TEASE 1999 WB 7/23 2001 MAX
BODY SHOTS 1999 NL 3/26 2014 SUSP
BRIDGE OF DRAGONS 1999 NU IMAGE 8/27 2012 MAX
CARACARA 1999 ALLIANCE ATLANTIS 12/16 2002 MMAX
COLD FEET 1999 8/23 2013 DVD
CONTRACT, THE (CAN.) 1999 7/23 2014 DVD
DAZZLE (S.A.) 1999 PEAKVIEWING TRANSATLANTIC 12/5 2013 EFAM
DESPERATE BUT NOT SERIOUS 1999 FRANCHISE 1/31 2002 MMAX
DIAMONDS 1999 MIRAMAX 12/26 2001 ENC
DO NOT DISTURB 1999 4/13 2006 DRA
DOG’S TALE 1999 MAJESTIC FAMILY FILM 7/23 2013 DVD
DREAMING OF JOSEPH LEES 1999 FOX SEARCHLIGHT 11/17 2017 STZ
DROWNING ON DRY LAND 1999 ARDUSTRY HOME ENT. 5/18 2014 DVD
EIGHT DAYS A WEEK 1999 LEGACY 10/30 2002 MMAX
END OF THE AFFAIR (U.K.) 1999 COL 3/26 2001 MMAX
EXCALIBUR KID 1999 FULL MOON 5/26 2009 WAM
FINAL VOYAGE 1999 NEW CITY REL. 2/6 2017 BOUNCE
FISH IN THE BATHTUB 1999 CURB REL. 3/1 2011 LOVE
FOREVER MINE 1999 J&M 5/12 2001 TAPE
FORGOTTEN CITY 1999 12/28 2002 MMAX
GHOST DOG: THE WAY OF THE SAMURAI 1999 ARTISAN 1/1 2002 SUND
GOD SAID HA 1999 MIRAMAX 6/3 2001 TRUE
GORGEOUS (H.K.) 1999 TRI STAR 9/27 2008 LOVE
HAPPY TEXAS 1999 MIRAMAX 7/26 2001 ENC
HIJACK 1999 ROYAK OAKS 1/4 2009 ACTN
HIMALAYA 1999 KINO 2/27 2003 TAPE
IN BAD TASTE (DOC.) 1999 6/6 2002 IFC
JESUS’ SON 1999 LIONSGATE 1/14 2006 MAX
JUST LOOKING 1999 SONY PICTURES CLASSICS 1/9 2010 HBO2
KISS TOLEDO GOODBYE 1999 AIPIX ENT. 9/28 2006 MYST
LIBERTY HEIGHTS 1999 WB 7/31 2001 MMAX
LIFE TASTES GOOD 1999 10/29 2006 IFC
LIGHT IT UP 1999 FOX 2000 7/8 2001 MMAX
LIMEY, THE 1999 ARTISAN 8/4 2001 SUND
LONG ROAD HOME 1999 MATHE FAMILIES I 11/29 2012 DVD
LOVE AND ACTION IN CHICAGO 1999 FLASHPORT 2/11 2004 ACTN
MADELINE: LOST IN PARIS 1999 DISNEY 1/25 2017 STZ
MAGNOLIA 1999 NL 7/27 2003 IFC
MAN OF THE CENTURY 1999 FL 7/9 2006 LOVE
MATCH, THE 1999 UNI 4/9 2007 SUND
MATING HABITS OF THE EARTHBOUND HUMAN 1999 IND. ARTISTS 5/6 2008 MAX
METROLAND (SP-FR-U.K.) 1999 LIONS GATE 4/16 2013 DRA
MINUS MAN 1999 10/9 2000 SUND
MOLLY 1999 MGM 9/18 2001 TAPE
MYSTERY MUSEUM 1999 KUSHNER LOCKE 2/9 2002 MMAX
NEW ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO 1999 NL 9/7 2008 WAM
NEW WORLD DISORDER 1999 PROMARK/YORK MEDIA 12/14 2012 ACTN
NO VACANCY 1999 8/17 2013 LOVEONEGIN 1999 SAMUEL GOLDWYN 3/4 2008 DRA
OPERATION DELTA FORCE 5: RAPID FIRE 1999 NU IMAGE 10/10 2004 ACTN
P.U.N.K.S. 1999 A-PIX ENT 1 1/2 2014 EFAM
PHANTOM TOWN 1999 AMAZING FANTASY / FULL MOON 10/27 2015 DVD
PICKING UP THE PIECES 1999 KUSHNER LOCKE 5/28 2000 MAX
PLANET PATROL 1999 ALLIED/FULL MOON 10/7 2015 DVD
PRINCE AND THE SURFER 1999 A-PIX ENT. 2/25 2013 LOVE
PRISONER OF LOVE 1999 LIONSGATE 8/17 2003 MYST
RAW NERVE 1999 INDEPENDENT PICTURES 10/2 2014 DVD
SCAR CITY 1999 MILLENIUM/NU IMAGE 10/11 2012 MAX
SHAPESHIFTER (CAN-ROM) 1999 FULL MOON 11/7 2015 DVD
STORM 1999 UNITED FILM ORG. 11/27 2011 SYFY
STRANGER IN THE KINGDOM 1999 ARDUSTRY HOME ENT. 7/30 2012 DVD
TEEN SORCERY (CAN-ROM) 1999 FULL MOON 7/6 2009 WAM
TEXAS FUNERAL 1999 J & M ENT. / T.F. PRODS 5/19 2011 DRA
TIME AT THE TOP (CAN.) 1999 TAURUS 7 11/17 2017 SHO
TITANIC 2000 1999 SEDUCTION CINEMA 8/6 2010 DVD
TOP OF THE FOOD CHAIN (CAN.) 1999 EQUINOX 9/16 2017 EPIX
TOPSY TURVY (U.K.) 1999 5/12 2003 IFC
TREKKIES (DOC.) 1999 PARAMOUNT CLASSICS 5/12 2014 EPIX 2
TRUE HEART 1999 ORION 12/1 2017 STZ
VELOCITY OF GARY (NOT HIS REAL NAME) 1999 NEXT MILLENIUM 4/20 2012 LOVE
VIRGIN SUICIDES 1999 PARAMOUNT CLASSICS 3/31 2002 TAPE
WAKING THE DEAD 1999 UNI 8/13 2001 SUND
WHEN JUSTICE FAILS 1999 NEW FILMS INTL. 11/5 2014 DVD
WHITE RIVER KID 1999 NEW CITY REL. 2/8 2012 ACTN
WINNER, THE 1999 LIONS GATE 5/19 2013 DRA
WINSLOW BOY (U.K.) 1999 SONY PICTURES CLASSICS 12/1 2002 SUND
WISHING TREE 1999 1/2 2014 BLACK
WONDERLAND (U.K.) 1999 UNI 8/28 2006 DRA
Y2K 1999 PM ENT. 4/11 2006 ACTN
ZERO TOLLERANCE 1999 2/18 2004 ACMAX
Hey Dan….here I am all proud of my 133 2019 movies seen…..and then I read your comment. Talk about keeping a guy down…lol. You saw almost as many movies in theater that I did in total. I am always amazed at the amount of movies you have seen. This year my movie watching is down…but I will still end up seeing over 400 movies in 2019. Not all made in 2019….but total movies watched. As always…..thanks for sharing your movie database with us. It has always been mind boggling with movies seen and movie record keeping. Good feedback as always.
I have seen 14 movies from 1999. I have seen 4 of the top 10.
The HIGHEST rated movie I have seen is American Beauty.
The highest rated movie I have NOT seen is The Sixth Sense.
The LOWEST rated movie I have seen is Grey Owl, a much better film than its 200th rank.
Favourite 1999 Movies:
The World is Not Enough
The Thomas Crown Affair
The Talented Mr. Ripley (just saw the French version Purple Noon from 1960-great)
Topsy Turvey (about the making of the musical The Mikado)
Notting Hill
Grey Owl
Other 1999 Movie I Have Seen:
American Beauty
The Cider House Rules
Being John Malcovich
Magnolia
Man in the Moon
Girl, Interrupted
Tea With Mussolini
Mickey Blues Eyes – saw this own a plane on my way to Greece in 2000)
This is likely my final yearly review comment.
Hey Flora. First of all thanks for all the comments on the yearly review….but you can not give up this close to the finish line….only 9 more yearly reviews to go. You can do it…..keep the chin up…..taking deep breathes….small steps. Ok….just joking….if you do not comment on the 2000-2008 pages I understand.
14 is not too bad of a tally. I have seen 133 of these movies…close to Dan’s total….but in 2nd place again. Of the 14 you have seen…I have seen them all except for Topsy Turvey…..I have never been able to track that one down.
As for Gray Owl….I agree it is a very good movie…..it just got ignored at the box office…..so I agree…200th seems pretty low for such a good movie. I guess the biggest movie you have missed is The Sixth Sense….that has one of the best Bruce Willis roles ever. Just got Sam and Emily to watch that one a few days ago. WoC did not like Mickey Blue Eyes at all. Good feedback as always. Thanks for taking the time to share this information.