Garçon Means Boy: The 10 Best Films Of The Nineties

Join us in our decade-based film retrospective, as we delve backwards all the way from 2009 to 1910. Most decade-based best movie lists grant you a whooping 50-100 entries, which makes perfect sense given all the years you have to take into consideration. But what if you were defining a decade in just ten films? Which movies would you recommend to somebody who might only watch a handful from a given decade? This week, join us as we look back at the Nineties.

T.J. Barnard Nov 21, 2012 11:41 am2014-05-11T22:46:49-05:00

10. Toy Story (1995) (Dir. John Lasseter)

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Toy Story was the first full-length feature animated film ever made, an achievement that by itself would have been admirable. But Pixar didn’t sell us out on the story side of things, which concerns an old-fashioned cowboy doll who finds his existence threatened when a new-age space toy arrives on the scene. There are so many emotions running through Toy Story‘s veins, emotions which would continue to be developed in its equally brilliant sequels. The set-pieces are crafted perfectly and the visuals are obviously impressive, but ultimately it’s the characterization that makes this movie so worthwhile: each character is gifted with a personality that seems vibrant, idiosyncratic and… well, human.

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