Melody Simpson

Writer & Creator of the website, Hollywood the Write Way

50 Greatest Films From 1989 – 2009

1. Titanic (1997) .. James Cameron
2. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
   The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
   The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) .. Peter Jackson
3. Schindler's List (1993) .. Steven Spielberg
4. Saving Private Ryan (1998) .. Steven Spielberg
5. Forrest Gump (1994) .. Robert Zemeckis
6. The Lion King (1994) .. Roger Allers & Rob Minkoff
7. Toy Story (1995) .. John Lasseter
8. The Little Mermaid (1989) .. Ron Clements & John Musker
9. Aladdin (1992) .. Ron Clements & John Musker
10. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) .. Alfonso Cuarón
11. Malcolm X (1992) .. Spike Lee
12. The Sixth Sense (1999) .. M. Night Shyamalan
13. American Beauty (1999) .. Sam Mendes
14. The Matrix (1999)
    The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
    The Matrix Revolutions (2003) .. The Wachowski Brothers
15. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) .. James Cameron
16. Jurassic Park (1993) .. Steven Spielberg
17. Hotel Rwanda (2004) .. Terry George
18. Life is Beautiful (1997) .. Roberto Benigni
19. The Dark Knight (2008) .. Christopher Nolan
20. Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
    Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
    Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) .. George Lucas
21. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) .. Nicholas Meyer
    Star Trek: Generations (1994) .. David Carson
    Star Trek: First Contact (1996) .. Jonathan Frakes
    Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) .. Jonathan Frakes
    Star Trek: Nemesis (2002) .. Stuart Baird
    Star Trek (2009) .. J.J. Abrams
22. The Truman Show (1998) .. Peter Weir
23. The Pianist (2002) .. Roman Polanski
24. X2 (2003) .. Bryan Singer
25. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) .. Gore Verbinski
26. Edward Scissorhands (1990) .. Tim Burton
27. Selena (1997) .. Gregory Nava
28. Minority Report (2002) .. Steven Spielberg
29. The Bourne Identity (2002) .. Doug Liman
30. Beauty and the Beast (1991) .. Gary Trousdale & Kirk Wise
31. Big Fish (2003) .. Tim Burton
32. The Hours (2002) .. Stephen Daldry
33. The Fugitive (1993) .. Andrew Davis
34. Across the Universe (2007) .. Julie Taymor
35. Pleasantville (1998) .. Gary Ross
36. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) .. Andrew Adamson
37. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
    Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) .. Quentin Tarantino
38. Erin Brockovich (2000) .. Steven Soderbergh
39. The Birdcage (1996) .. Mike Nichols
40. Dreamgirls (2006) .. Bill Condon
41. Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) .. Penny Marshall
42. Stepmom (1998) .. Chris Columbus
43. A Walk to Remember (2002) .. Adam Shankman
44. V for Vendetta (2005) .. James McTeigue
45. Brokeback Mountain (2005) .. Ang Lee
46. Friday Night Lights (2004) .. Peter Berg & Josh Pate
47. The Family Man (2000) .. Brett Ratner
48. The Incredibles (2004) .. Brad Bird
49. My Best Friend's Wedding (1997) .. P.J. Hogan
50. 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) .. Gil Junger