And here we go!
This is the nominations thread for the first portion of The Great Movie Tournament (first of ten) where we'll nominate and second our favorite movies for the decade of the 1990s (from 1990 to 1999). For our purposes, an eligible film must be a feature film (no short films) and its first release date must be between January 1, 1990 and December 31, 1999 according to IMDb (sometimes films will premiere at festivals one year but have a wide release the following year; we'll use the IMDb and Wikipedia convention of the year of initial exhibition).
Participation is very much encouraged and extremely welcomed, but please do follow these guidelines for this nomination process (subject to adjustment):
- You can nominate one film per post, and you can nominate another film after three other members have made their nominations.
- You can second one film per post, and you can second another film after one other member has made their second.
- If possible, please include a trailer and/or a scene from the film using Spoiler tags (this version and delete the s in https for YouTube links when emdedding a video, making sure to use the full URL from the address bar, not the sharing link).
- Nominations can also be optionally accompanied by year of release and director.
Once 256 nominated films have been seconded, the tournament will begin, following the structure shown below (an overall event overview thread will be posted as usual with links to all the polls so members can easily navigate during the tournament). Each poll will be open for 7 days and any tiebreaker polls will be open for 4 days.
- Round 1: 32 groups of 8 titles - top 6 move on
- Round 2: 32 groups of 6 titles - top 4 move on
- Round 3: 32 groups of 4 titles - top 2 move on
- Round 4: 16 groups of 4 titles - top 2 move on
- Round 5: 16 groups of 2 titles - top 1 moves on
- Octofinals: 8 groups of 2 titles - top 1 moves on
- Quarterfinals: 4 groups of 2 titles - top 1 moves on
- Semifinals: 2 groups of 2 titles - top 1 moves on
- Final: 1 group of 2 titles - top 1 is the winner
This post will be updated with the list of nominated and seconded titles as they come in. You can also keep up to date with this handy Google Sheet.
Enjoy and have fun!
List of seconded films:
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), dir. James Cameron
- The Matrix (1999), dir. The Wachowskis
- Edward Scissorhands (1990), dir. Tim Burton
- Pulp Fiction (1994), dir. Quentin Tarantino
- GoodFellas (1990), dir. Martin Scorsese
- Silence of the Lambs (1991), dir. Jonathan Demme
- Jurassic Park (1993), dir. Steven Spielberg
- Pleasantville (1998), dir. Gary Ross
- The Shawshank Redemption (1994), dir. Frank Darabont
- Saving Private Ryan (1998), dir. Steven Spielberg
- Toy Story (1995), dir. John Lasseter
- Schindler's List (1993), dir. Steven Spielberg
- Scream (1996), dir. Wes Craven
- Twelve Monkeys (1995), dir. Terry Gilliam
- L.A. Confidential (1997), dir. Curtis Hanson
- The Big Lebowski (1998), dir. The Coen Brothers
- Se7en (1995), dir. David Fincher
- Falling Down (1993), dir. Joel Schumacher
- Groundhog Day (1993), dir. Harold Ramis
- The Sixth Sense (1999), dir. M. Night Shyamalan
- American Beauty (1999), dir. Sam Mendes
- Unforgiven (1992), dir. Clint Eastwood
- Cube (1997), dir. Vincenzo Natali
- Fight Club (1999), dir. David Fincher
- A League of Their Own (1992), dir. Penny Marshall
- Reservoir Dogs (1992), dir. Quentin Tarantino
- Braveheart (1995), dir. Mel Gibson
- The Usual Suspects (1995), dir. Bryan Singer
- A Few Good Men (1992), dir. Rob Reiner
- Princess Mononoke (1997), dir. Hayao Miyazaki
- Heat (1995), dir. Michael Mann
- Fargo (1996), dir. The Coen Brothers
- Clerks (1994), dir. Kevin Smith
- Forrest Gump (1994), dir. Robert Zemeckis
- Arlington Road (1999), dir. Mark Pellington
- The Green Mile (1999), dir. Frank Darabont
- Dumb and Dumber (1994), dir. Peter Farrelly
- Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), dir. John McTiernan
- American History X (1998), dir. Tony Kaye
- Mermaids (1990), dir. Richard Benjamin
- The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), dir. Henry Selick
- Casino (1995), dir. Martin Scorsese
- Misery (1990), dir. Rob Reiner
- Contact (1997), dir. Robert Zemeckis
- The Ninth Gate (1999), dir. Roman Polanski
- Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997), dir. Jay Roach
- Tombstone (1993), dir. George Cosmatos
- Titanic (1997), dir. James Cameron
- From Dusk Till Dawn (1996), dir. Robert Rodriguez
- Dances with Wolves (1990), dir. Kevin Costner
- Natural Born Killers (1994), dir. Oliver Stone
- Jacob's Ladder (1990), dir. Adrian Lyne
- Beauty and the Beast (1991), dir. Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise
- Armageddon (1998), dir. Michael Bay
- Léon: The Professional (1994), dir. Luc Besson
- Ghost (1990), dir. Jerry Zucker
- The Lion King (1994), dir. Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff
- The Thin Red Line (1998), dir. Terrence Malick
- Out of Sight (1998), dir. Steven Soderbergh
- Good Will Hunting (1997), dir. Gus Van Sant
- Independence Day (1996), dir. Roland Emmerich
- Dark City (1998), dir. Alex Proyas
- As Good As It Gets (1997), dir. James L. Brooks
- The Fugitive (1993), dir. Andrew Davis
- Ravenous (1999), dir. Antonia Bird
- The Boondock Saints (1999), dir. Troy Duffy
- Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994), dir. Wes Craven
- Scent of a Woman (1992), dir. Martin Brest
- The Truman Show (1998), dir. Peter Weir
- Chasing Amy (1997), dir. Kevin Smith
- Speed (1994), dir. Jan de Bont
- The Mummy (1999), dir. Stephen Sommers
- Dazed and Confused (1993), dir. Richard Linklater
- Carlito's Way (1993), dir. Brian De Palma
- Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey (1991), dir. Peter Hewitt
- True Romance (1993), dir. Tony Scott
- Crimson Tide (1995), dir. Tony Scott
- Cape Fear (1991), dir. Martin Scorsese
- Election (1999), dir. Alexander Payne
- Being John Malkovich (1999), dir. Spike Jonze
- The Blair Witch Project (1999), dir. Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez
- The Rock (1996), dir. Michael Bay
- Beautiful Girls (1996), dir. Ted Demme
- Man on the Moon (1999), dir. Milos Forman
- Eyes Wide Shut (1999), dir. Stanley Kubrick
- The Fifth Element (1997), dir. Luc Besson
- There's Something About Mary (1998), dir. Bobby Farrelly and Peter Farrelly
- Aladdin (1992), dir. Ron Clements and John Musker
- American Pie (1999), dir. Paul Weitz and Chris Weitz
- Trainspotting (1996), dir. Danny Boyle
- Happy Gilmore (1996), dir. Dennis Dugan
- A Bronx Tale (1993), dir. Robert De Niro
- Babe (1995), dir. Chris Noonan
- Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), dir. Chris Columbus
- My Girl (1991), dir. Howard Zieff
- What About Bob? (1991), dir. Frank Oz
- Ronin (1998), dir. John Frankenheimer
- Donnie Brasco (1997), dir. Mike Newell
- Home Alone (1990), dir. Chris Columbus
- Shakespeare in Love (1998), dir. John Madden
- Office Space (1999), dir. Mike Judge
- Three Kings (1999), dir. David O. Russell
- Before Sunrise (1995), dir. Richard Linklater
- Glengarry Glen Ross (1992), dir. James Foley
- Billy Madison (1995), dir. Tamara Davis
- Gattaca (1997), dir. Andrew Niccol
- Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998), dir. Guy Ritchie
- The Game (1997), dir. David Fincher
- Leaving Las Vegas (1995), dir. Mike Figgis
- Sleepy Hollow (1999), Tim Burton
- In the Mouth of Madness (1994), dir. John Carpenter
- Primal Fear (1996), dir. Gregory Hoblit
- Liar Liar (1997), dir. Tom Shadyac
- Face/Off (1997), dir. John Woo
- Army of Darkness (1992), dir. Sam Raimi
- Total Recall (1990), dir. Paul Verhoeven
- Magnolia (1999), dir. Paul Thomas Anderson
- Run Lola Run (1998), dir. Tom Tykwer
- Boogie Nights (1997), dir. Paul Thomas Anderson
- JFK (1991), dir. Oliver Stone
- South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999), dir. Trey Parker
- The Crow (1994), dir. Alex Proyas
- True Lies (1994), dir. James Cameron
- Friday (1995), dir. F. Gary Gray
- Quiz Show (1994), dir. Robert Redford
- Starship Troopers (1997), dir. Paul Verhoeven
- Apollo 13 (1995), dir. Ron Howard
- The Iron Giant (1999), dir. Brad Bird
- Bound (1996), dir. The Wachowskis
- Jackie Brown (1997), dir. Quentin Tarantino
- Point Break (1991), dir. Kathryn Bigelow
- The Negotiator (1998), dir. F. Gary Gray
- Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995), dir. Todd Solondz
- Dogma (1999), dir. Kevin Smith
- The Incredibly True Adventures of Two Girls in Love (1995), dir. Maria Maggenti
- The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), dir. Anthony Minghella
- Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994), dir. Tom Shadyac
- Mighty Aphrodite (1995), dir. Woody Allen
- The Ice Storm (1997), dir. Ang Lee
- Goldeneye (1995), dir. Martin Campbell
- Con-Air (1997), dir. Simon West
- Twister (1996), dir. Jan de Bont
- A Simple Plan (1998), dir. Sam Raimi
- What Dreams May Come (1998), dir. Vincent Ward
- Boyz n the Hood (1991), dir. John Singleton
- Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), dir. Francis Ford Coppola
- The Firm (1993), dir. Sydney Pollack
- Boys Don't Cry (1999), dir. Kimberly Peirce
- Pump Up the Volume (1990), dir. Allan Moyle
- In the Line of Fire (1993), dir. Wolfgang Petersen
- Die Hard 2 (1990), dir. Renny Harlin
- Clueless (1995), dir. Amy Heckerling
- Rounders (1998), dir. John Dahl
- My Cousin Vinny (1992), dir. Jonathan Lynn
- The River Wild (1994), dir. Curtis Hanson
- The Mask of Zorro (1998), dir. Martin Campbell
- Fallen (1998), dir. Gregory Hoblit
- Pretty Woman (1990), dir. Garry Marshall
- The City of Lost Children (1995), dir. Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet
- Mission: Impossible (1995), dir. Brian De Palma
- The Santa Clause (1994), dir. John Pasquin
- Backdraft (1991), dir. Ron Howard
- Thelma & Louise (1991), dir. Ridley Scott
- Toy Story 2 (1999), dir. John Lasseter
- Rudy (1993), dir. David Anspaugh
- Wayne's World (1992), dir. Penelope Spheeris
- Showgirls (1995), dir. Paul Verhoeven
- Short Cuts (1993), dir. Robert Altman
- Philadelphia (1993), dir. Jonathan Demme
- Devil in a Blue Dress (1995), dir. Carl Franklin
- The Devil's Advocate (1997), dir. Taylor Hackford
- The Sandlot (1993), dir. David Mickey Evans
- The English Patient (1996), dir. Anthony Minghella
- The Insider (1999), dir. Michael Mann
- Delicatessen (1991), dir. Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet
- Life Is Beautiful (1997), dir. Roberto Benigni
- Dead Alive (1992), dir. Peter Jackson
- Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993), dir. Mel Brooks
- Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991), dir. Kevin Reynolds
- Audition (1999), dir. Takashi Miike
- Can't Hardly Wait (1998), dir. Deborah Kaplan and Herry Elfont
- Wild at Heart (1990), dir. David Lynch
- Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995), dir. Steve Oedekerk
- Cruel Intentions (1999), dir. Roger Kumble
- Immortal Beloved (1994), dir. Bernard Rose
- Pi (1998), dir. Darren Aronofsky
- A Time to Kill (1996), dir. Joel Schumacher
- The Last of the Mohicans (1992), dir. Michael Mann
- Clear and Present Danger (1994 ), dir. Phillip Noyce
- Tremors (1990), dir. Ron Underwood
- Men in Black (1997), dir. Barry Sonnenfeld
- Ed Wood (1994), dir. Tim Burton
- The Piano (1993), dir. Jane Campion
- Naked Lunch (1991), dir. David Cronenberg
- Funny Games (1997), dir. Michael Haneke
- Hard Boiled (1992), dir. John Woo
- The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991), dir. David Zucker
- Dead Man (1995), dir. Jim Jarmusch
- Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999), dir. Jim Jarmusch
- The Ref (1994), dir. Ted Demme
- Mimic (1997), dir. Guillermo del Toro
- Jerry Maguire (1996), dir. Cameron Crowe
- To Die For (1995), dir. Gus Van Sant
- The Full Monty (1997), dir. Peter Cattaneo
- The Doors (1991), dir. Oliver Stone
- Desperado (1995), dir. Robert Rodriguez
- Ringu (1998), dir. Hideo Nakata
- The Fisher King (1991), dir. Terry Gilliam
- Chungking Express (1994), dir. Wong Kar-Wai
- The Nutty Professor (1996), dir. Tom Shadyac
- Air Force One (1997), dir. Wolfgang Petersen
- Waterworld (1995), dir. Kevin Reynolds
- White Men Can't Jump (1992), dir. Ron Shelton
- Flatliners (1990), dir. Joel Schumacher
- Fist of Legend (1994), dir. Gordon Chan
- The Mask (1994), dir. Chuck Russell
- The Legend (1993), dir. Corey Yuen
- Three Colors: Red (1994), dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski
- Three Colors: Blue (1993), dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski
- Grumpy Old Men (1993), dir. Donald Petrie
- Miller's Crossing (1990), dir. The Coen Brothers
- Malcolm X (1992), dir. Spike Lee
- Three Colors: White (1994), dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski
- The Mighty Ducks (1992), dir. Stephen Herek
- Heavenly Creatures (1994), dir. Peter Jackson
- The Addams Family (1991), dir. Barry Sonnenfeld
- Rush Hour (1998), dir. Brett Ratner
- Breakdown (1997), dir. Jonathan Mostow
- Singles (1992), dir. Cameron Crowe
- La haine (1995), dir. Mathieu Kassovitz
- The Frighteners (1996), dir. Peter Jackson
- Enemy of the State (1998), dir. Tony Scott
- Dreams (1990), dir. Akira Kurosawa
- Legends of the Fall (1994), dir. Edward Zwick
- The Virgin Suicides (1999), dir. Sofia Coppola
- Under Siege (1992), dir. Andrew Davis
- Now and Then (1995), dir. Lesli Linka Glatter
- Cop Land (1997), dir. James Mangold
- Rushmore (1998), dir. Wes Anderson
- Sleepless in Seattle (1993), dir. Nora Ephron
- Fear (1996), dir. James Foley
- The Wedding Singer (1998), dir. Frank Coraci
- Girl, Interrupted (1999), dir. James Mangold
- Back to the Future Part III (1990), dir. Robert Zemeckis
- In & Out (1997), dir. Frank Oz
- Fire in the Sky (1993), dir. Robert Lieberman
- Event Horizon (1997), dir. Paul W.S. Anderson
- Sling Blade (1996), dir. Billy Bob Thornton
- La Femme Nikita (1990), dir. Luc Besson
- The Sweet Hereafter (1997), dir. Atom Egoyan
- Kingpin (1996), dir. Peter Farrelly and Bobby Farrelly
- Raise the Red Lantern (1991), dir. Zhang Yimou
- Ransom (1996), dir. Ron Howard
- The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994), dir. Stephan Elliott
- Conspiracy Theory (1997), dir. Richard Donner
- The Client (1994), dir. Joel Schumacher
List of films not seconded:
- Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999), dir. George Lucas
- Swingers (1996), dir. Doug Liman
- Go (1999), dir. Doug Liman
- Death and the Maiden (1994), dir. Roman Polanski
- Kolya (1996), dir. Jan Svěrák
- The Hunt for Red October (1990), dir. John McTiernan
- Hamlet (1996), dir. Kenneth Branagh
- Small Soldiers (1998), dir. Joe Dante
- The Lover (1992), dir. Jean-Jacques Annaud
- Wild Things (1998), dir. John McNaughton
- Night on Earth (1991), dir. Jim Jarmusch
- The Bridges of Madison County (1995), dir. Clint Eastwood
- Kids (1995), dir. Larry Clark
- Batman Returns (1992), dir. Tim Burton
- Money Talks (1997), dir. Brett Ratner
- Lost Highway (1997), dir. David Lynch
- Red Rock West (1993), dir. John Dahl
- The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996), dir. Renny Harlin
- The Birdcage (1996), dir. Mike Nichols
- Hurricane Streets (1997), dir. Morgan J. Freeman
- The Basketball Diaries (1995), dir. Scott Kalvert
- The Last Seduction (1994), dir. John Dahl
- Threesome (1994), dir. Andrew Fleming
- Scream 2 (1997), dir. Wes Craven
- Alien 3 (1992), dir. David Fincher
- Dragonheart (1996), dir. Rob Cohen
- The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997), dir. Steven Spielberg
- Affliction (1998), dir. Paul Schrader
- The Peacemaker (1997), dir. Mimi Leder
- Tommy Boy (1995), dir. Peter Segal
- August 32nd on Earth (1998), dir. Denis Villeneuve
- Space Jam (1996), sir. Joe Pytka
- A Perfect World (1993), dir. Clint Eastwood
- The Last Supper (1995), dir. Stacy Title
- Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993), dir. Bill Duke
- Green Card (1990), dir. Peter Weir
- Secrets & Lies (1996), dir. Mike Leigh
- Topsy-Turvy (1999), dir. Mike Leigh
- Hackers (1995), dir. Iain Softley
- Titus (1999), dir. Julie Taymor
- Tin Cup (1996), dir. Ron Shelton
- But I'm a Cheerleader (1999), dir. Jamie Babbit
- Toy Soldiers (1991), dir. Daniel Petrie Jr.
- Sleepers (1996), dir. Barry Levinson
- All About My Mother (1999), dir. Pedro Almodóvar
- Safe (1995). dir. Todd Haynes
- Hot Shots! (1991), dir. Jim Abrahams
- Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993), dir. Bruce Timm and Eric Radomski
- Slacker (1990), dir. Richard Linklater
- Little Giants (1994), dir. Duwayne Dunham
- Radio Flyer (1992), dir. Richard Donner
- Sneakers (1992), dir. Phil Alden Robinson
- Sphere (1998), dir. Barry Levinson
- The Prince of Tides (1991), dir. Barbra Streisand
- 10 Things I Hate About You (1999), dir. Gil Junger
- Grosse Pointe Blank (1997), dir. George Armitage
- Ghost in the Shell (1995), dir. Mamoru Oshii
- Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993), dir. Steven Zaillian
- The Man in the Moon (1991), dir. Robert Mulligan
- Bowfinger (1999), dir. Frank Oz
- Encino Man (1992), dir. Les Mayfield
- Ma vie en rose (1997), dir. Alain Berliner
- Thunderheart (1992), dir. Michael Apted
- City Slickers (1991), dir. Ron Underwood
- Kiss the Girls (1997), dir. Gary Fleder
- Like Water for Chocolate (1992), dir. Alfonso Arau
- Little Big League (1994), dir. Andrew Scheinman
- Payback (1999), dir. Brian Helgeland
- BASEketball (1998), dir. David Zucker