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

4. Se7en (1995) (Dir. David Fincher)

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Look closely at Se7en and you’ll see a story you’ve glimpsed a dozen times before: An optimistic rookie and his older, wiser and much more cynical partner attempt to solve a seemingly impossible police investigation. David Fincher, however, makes it all seem fresh again through a combination of expert direction, a dark, clinical shooting style and his preference for the nihilistic. Both Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt offer sensational performances, but it’s Andrew Kevin Walker’s script that really bites: the final twenty minutes will fix you to your seat, and by the time the film reveals its dark heart in the form of a truly sick twist, you’ll be left feeling shocked and utterly drained.

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