The 30 best movies of 1999

Ranked by weighted audience rating: among 143 movies with at least 300 votes on TMDb, the formula balances the score with the vote count, so a barely-rated title cannot leap past a classic. À Espera de um Milagre leads, rated 8.5 (1999). The average release year on the list is 1999. The list is recalculated weekly; each title links to its full page, including where to watch in Brazil.

Page updated on 09/20/2026.

1

The Green Mile (1999)

directed by Frank Darabont · 189 min · 8.5 19,757 votes
2

Fight Club (1999)

directed by David Fincher · 139 min · 8.4 32,798 votes
3

The Matrix (1999)

directed by Lana Wachowski · 136 min · 8.3 28,663 votes
4

American Beauty (1999)

directed by Sam Mendes · 122 min · 8.0 13,310 votes
5

The Sixth Sense (1999)

directed by M. Night Shyamalan · 108 min · 8.0 13,232 votes
6

The Iron Giant (1999)

directed by Brad Bird · 87 min · 8.0 6,349 votes
7

Magnolia (1999)

directed by Paul Thomas Anderson · 188 min · 7.7 4,140 votes
8

Toy Story 2 (1999)

directed by John Lasseter · 92 min · 7.6 15,320 votes
9

10 Things I Hate About You (1999)

directed by Gil Junger · 97 min · 7.6 9,122 votes
10

Girl, Interrupted (1999)

directed by James Mangold · 127 min · 7.6 4,270 votes
11

The Straight Story (1999)

directed by David Lynch · 112 min · 7.7 1,866 votes
12

Eyes Wide Shut (1999)

directed by Stanley Kubrick · 159 min · 7.5 7,269 votes
13

October Sky (1999)

directed by Joe Johnston · 108 min · 7.7 1,490 votes
14

All About My Mother (1999)

directed by Pedro Almodóvar · 101 min · 7.6 2,104 votes
15

Tarzan (1999)

directed by Chris Buck · 88 min · 7.4 7,478 votes
16

Being John Malkovich (1999)

directed by Spike Jonze · 113 min · 7.4 4,936 votes
17

The Insider (1999)

directed by Michael Mann · 157 min · 7.5 2,140 votes
18

Office Space (1999)

directed by Mike Judge · 89 min · 7.4 3,513 votes
19

Notting Hill (1999)

directed by Roger Michell · 124 min · 7.3 6,869 votes
20

Bicentennial Man (1999)

directed by Chris Columbus · 132 min · 7.3 4,031 votes
21

The Hurricane (1999)

directed by Norman Jewison · 145 min · 7.4 1,568 votes
22

Boys Don't Cry (1999)

directed by Kimberly Peirce · 118 min · 7.4 1,504 votes
23

Sleepy Hollow (1999)

directed by Tim Burton · 105 min · 7.2 7,546 votes
24

The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)

directed by Anthony Minghella · 139 min · 7.2 4,276 votes
25

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)

directed by Jim Jarmusch · 116 min · 7.3 1,460 votes
26

The Boondock Saints (1999)

directed by Troy Duffy · 103 min · 7.2 2,789 votes
27

Kikujiro (1999)

directed by Takeshi Kitano · 121 min · 7.5 614 votes
28

Man on the Moon (1999)

directed by Miloš Forman · 118 min · 7.2 2,041 votes
29

I Stand Alone (1999)

directed by Gaspar Noé · 93 min · 7.4 599 votes
30

Galaxy Quest (1999)

directed by Dean Parisot · 103 min · 7.1 2,629 votes