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The Violet Wave - Great Movies - Page 3

In the manner of Roger Ebert, The Violet Wave critic JD Westfall has begun keeping a "Great Movies" list, typically first reviewing them on the site. Here are the first 200 films selected as "great films" by The Violet Wave, with many more soon to come.
The majority of the films are post-1990, due to the way the reviews skewer on the site, but still a decent mix of classics.
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Alice (1988)
Alice (1988)
81
95%7.4
Close-Up (1990)
Close-Up (1990)
82
88%8.2
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
83
90%7.9
Goodfellas (1990)
Goodfellas (1990)
84
96%8.7
Barton Fink (1991)
Barton Fink (1991)
85
90%7.7
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
86
94%8.0
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991)
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991)
87
100%8.1
Raise the Red Lantern (1991)
Raise the Red Lantern (1991)
88
97%8.1
Baraka (1992)
Baraka (1992)
89
81%8.5
A Tale of Winter (1992)
A Tale of Winter (1992)
90
95%7.2
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
91
91%8.3
Rebels of the Neon God (1993)
Rebels of the Neon God (1993)
92
100%7.6
Unforgiven (1992)
Unforgiven (1992)
93
96%8.2
The Fugitive (1993)
The Fugitive (1993)
94
96%7.8
Groundhog Day (1993)
Groundhog Day (1993)
95
97%8.0
Jurassic Park (1993)
Jurassic Park (1993)
96
92%8.1
Schindler's List (1993)
Schindler's List (1993)
97
98%9.0
Three Colours Trilogy
Three Colours Trilogy
98
The Wrong Trousers (1993)
The Wrong Trousers (1993)
99
100%8.3
Chungking Express (1994)
Chungking Express (1994)
100
89%8.1
Ed Wood (1994)
Ed Wood (1994)
101
92%7.8
The Lion King (1994)
The Lion King (1994)
102
93%8.5
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
103
92%8.9
Satantango (1994)
Satantango (1994)
104
100%8.3
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
105
91%9.3
Twelve Monkeys (1995)
Twelve Monkeys (1995)
106
89%8.0
The Before Trilogy (1994)
The Before Trilogy (1994)
107
The City of Lost Children (1995)
The City of Lost Children (1995)
108
79%7.5
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995)
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995)
109
100%8.0
Toy Story Trilogy (1995)
Toy Story Trilogy (1995)
110
Whisper of the Heart (1995)
Whisper of the Heart (1995)
111
94%7.9
Life Is Beautiful (1997)
Life Is Beautiful (1997)
112
80%8.6
The Rainmaker (1997)
The Rainmaker (1997)
113
82%7.2
Taste of Cherry (1997)
Taste of Cherry (1997)
114
82%7.8
The Hole (1998)
The Hole (1998)
115
7.5
Mulan (1998)
Mulan (1998)
116
86%7.7
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
117
93%8.6
The Thin Red Line (1998)
The Thin Red Line (1998)
118
81%7.6
Beau Travail (2000)
Beau Travail (2000)
119
85%7.4
Being John Malkovich (1999)
Being John Malkovich (1999)
120
94%7.7
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