Best movies of before 2000 that are award winners or nominees

Actors : Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck, Mia Sara, Jeffrey Jones,
Directors : John Hughes,

A high school wise guy is determined to have a day off from school, despite what the Principal thinks of that.

Actors : Vincent Gardenia, Levi Stubbs, Ellen Greene, Rick Moranis,
Directors : Frank Oz,

A nerdy florist finds his chance for success and romance with the help of a giant man-eating plant who demands to be fed.

Actors : John Ashton, Charles Grodin, Yaphet Kotto, Robert De Niro,
Directors : Martin Brest,

An accountant is chased by bounty hunters, the FBI, and the Mafia after jumping bail.

Actors : Susan Sarandon, Trey Wilson, Kevin Costner, Tim Robbins,
Directors : Ron Shelton,

A fan who has an affair with one minor-league baseball player each season meets an up-and-coming pitcher and the experienced catcher assigned to him.

Actors : John Goodman, John Turturro, Michael Lerner, Judy Davis,

A renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers the hellish truth of Hollywood.

Actors : Jonathan Ke Quan, Kate Capshaw, Harrison Ford, Amrish Puri,
Directors : Steven Spielberg,

After arriving in India, Indiana Jones is asked by a desperate village to find a mystical stone. He agrees, and stumbles upon a secret cult plotting a terrible plan in the catacombs of an ancient palace.

Actors : Helen Shaver, Paul Newman, Tom Cruise, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio,
Directors : Martin Scorsese,

Fast Eddie Felson teaches a cocky but immensely talented protégé the ropes of pool hustling, which in turn inspires him to make an unlikely comeback.

Actors : Mitchell Ryan, Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Gary Busey,
Directors : Richard Donner,

A veteran policeman, Murtaugh, is partnered with a younger, suicidal officer, Riggs. They both have one thing in common: hating working in pairs. Now they must learn to work with one another to stop a gang of drug smugglers.

Actors : Tom Cruise, Raymond J. Barry, Josh Evans, Caroline Kava,
Directors : Oliver Stone,

The biography of Ron Kovic. Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, he becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for.

Actors : Bill Bernstein, Claire Bloom, Woody Allen, Martin Landau,
Directors : Woody Allen,

An ophthalmologist's mistress threatens to reveal their affair to his wife while a married documentary filmmaker is infatuated with another woman.

Actors : Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, Macaulay Culkin, John Heard,
Directors : Chris Columbus,

An eight-year-old troublemaker must protect his house from a pair of burglars when he is accidentally left home alone by his family during Christmas vacation.

Actors : Rachel Ticotin, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Ironside, Sharon Stone,
Directors : Paul Verhoeven,

When a man goes for virtual vacation memories of the planet Mars, an unexpected and harrowing series of events forces him to go to the planet for real - or does he?

Actors : Demi Moore, Kevin Bacon, Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson,
Directors : Rob Reiner,

Neo military lawyer Kaffee defends Marines accused of murder; they contend they were acting under orders.

Actors : Joe Pesci, Mitchell Whitfield, Marisa Tomei, Ralph Macchio,
Directors : Jonathan Lynn,

Two New Yorkers are accused of murder in rural Alabama while on their way back to college, and one of their cousins--an inexperienced, loudmouth lawyer not accustomed to Southern rules and manners--comes in to defend them.

Actors : Tom Hanks, Roberta Maxwell, Buzz Kilman, Denzel Washington,
Directors : Jonathan Demme,

When a man with HIV is fired by his law firm because of his condition, he hires a homophobic small time lawyer as the only willing advocate for a wrongful dismissal suit.

Actors : Emma Thompson, Christopher Reeve, Anthony Hopkins, John Haycraft,
Directors : James Ivory,

A butler who sacrificed body and soul to service in the years leading up to World War II realizes too late how misguided his loyalty was to his lordly employer.

Actors : Julianne Moore, Andie MacDowell, Tim Robbins, Bruce Davison,
Directors : Robert Altman,

The day-to-day lives of several suburban Los Angeles residents.

Actors : Juliette Lewis, Rodney Dangerfield, Tom Sizemore, Woody Harrelson,
Directors : Oliver Stone,

Two victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and psychopathic serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media.

Actors : Tom Wilkinson, William Snape, Mark Addy, Robert Carlyle,
Directors : Peter Cattaneo,

Six unemployed steel workers form a male striptease act. The women cheer them on to go for "the full monty" - total nudity.

Actors : Matthew McConaughey, John Hurt, Tom Skerritt, Jodie Foster,
Directors : Robert Zemeckis,

Dr. Ellie Arroway, after years of searching, finds conclusive radio proof of extraterrestrial intelligence, sending plans for a mysterious machine.