100 New Movie Classics: No. 50-26
We're getting closer to the top of our countdown of the best films of the past 25 years; see why ''Scarface,'' ''Gladiator,'' ''Pretty Woman,'' ''Aliens,'' and others made the grade
By EW Staff Updated June 16, 2008 at 06:00 PM EDT
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Ziyi Zhang, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
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Scarface, Al Pacino | We suppose the saga of penniless Cuban refugee-cum-wealthy drug kingpin Tony Montana's rise and fall has a moral, if you want to look for it.
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Children of Men, Clive Owen, ... | Alfonso Cuaron's dystopian film reminded us that adrenaline-juicing action sequences can work best when the future looks just as grimy as today.
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Rain Man, Dustin Hoffman, ...
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Tim Robbins, The Player
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Russell Crowe, Gladiator
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Stacey Dash, Alicia Silverstone, ...
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Parker Posey, Michelle Burke, ...
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Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock, ...
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Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment, ...
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Julia Roberts, Pretty Woman
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Tobey Maguire, Spider-Man 2
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The Incredibles
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Fargo, Frances McDormand
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Brad Pitt, Fight Club
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Brokeback Mountain, Heath Ledger, ... | JACKPOT: Brokeback Mountain (2005) Stars Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal put their careers on the line to play lovers in the first mainstream movie to
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Matt Damon, The Bourne Supremacy
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Bruno Ganz, Wings of Desire
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By EW Staff