90. Dead Man Walking (1995) d: Tim Robbins
It would have been so easy to just create an anti-death penalty lecture. Instead, Robbins delivered a complicated look on how one death penalty case effects everyone involved.
89. Searching For Sugarman (2012) d: Malik Bendjelloul
One from the strange-but-true file, how Rodriguez became a music superstar in South Africa while virtually unknown in his native United States, and the search by a couple of his fans to find out the truth of the musician. If you haven't seen it and don't know the story, see the film without learning any more to enjoy the surprises the film offers.
88. Chasing Amy (1997) d: Kevin Smith
I'm a Smith fan, and I think this is easily his best film. Amongst all the typical Smith humor is a dead on look at how the male ego sometimes gets in the way of a genuine romance.
87. Hoop Dreams (1994) d: Steve James
Spending four years with two high school basketball players, the filmmakers document the journey of chasing sports superstardom.
86. Far From Heaven (2002) d: Todd Haynes
I don't know how Todd Haynes does it, recreating a 50s melodrama while finding the true emotion underneath, but the power of this film is undeniable.
85. Un Coeur En Hiver (1992) d: Claude Sautet
The translation of the tile is A Heart in Winter, which perfectly describes how a violin craftsman (Daniel Auteuil) is so comfortable in his life's patterns that he fails to see what joys having more passion in his life would create.
84. About A Boy (2002) d: Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz
Hugh Grant's best work of his career is portraying a irresponsible 40 year old transformed by a friendship with a 12 year old (Nicholas Hoult). I always felt the Boy in the title is Grant's character.
83. Trainspotting (1996) d: Danny Boyle
Boyle captures the adrenalin high of drugs while also capturing its lows in quite graphic terms, with a great early lead performance by Ewan McGregor.
82. Toy Story 2 (1999) d: John Lasseter
The best of the Toy Story movies because while it has all the inventiveness of the series, the emotion of what it means to be an abandoned toy embodied by Jessie. The sequence of "When She Loved Me" tears me up every time I see it.
81. Fargo (1996) d: Joel Coen
I hearby nominate Marge Gunderson, perfectly embodied by Frances McDormand, as the greatest female hero of the 25 year time period. You betcha.
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