Drama

2000: The Insider
Grade: B+
Subjects: JOURNALISM, LAW, MEDICINE, SOCIETY
Starring: Russell Crowe, Al Pacino

2000: The Beach
Grade: B
Subjects: SOCIETY, BASED ON LITERATURE, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, ANTHROPOLOGY
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio

1999: The Talented Mr. Ripley
Grade: A-
Subjects: ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY, CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY, HOMOSEXUALITY, IDENTITY CRISIS, BASED ON LITERATURE, SOCIETY, SOCIAL TABOO
Starring: Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law

1999: American Beauty
Grade: B+
Subjects: ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY , ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY , IDENTITY CRISIS , SUBSTANCE ABUSE, HOMOSEXUALITY

1999: The Sixth Sense
Grade: A
Subjects: ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS, BEREAVEMENT, SUPERNATURAL PHENOMENA
Starring: Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment, Toni Collette

1999: The General's Daughter
Grade: A-
Subjects: MILITARY, POLITICS , BASED ON LITERATURE , ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY , CRIMINOLOGY
Starring John Travolta, Madeline Stowe, Timothy Hutton , James Cromwell, James Woods

1998: Gods and Monsters
Grade: B
Subjects: HOMOSEXUALITY , TABOO , WAR , IDENTITY CRISIS , ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY
Starring Ian McKellan, Lynn Redgrave, Brendan Fraser

1998: Shakespeare in Love
Grade: B
Subjects: LITERATURE
Starring Gwyneth Paltrow , Joseph Fiennes, Rupert Everett, Ben Affleck, Geoffrey Rush

1998: Elizabeth
Grade: A
Subjects: SOCIETY , TABOO , HISTORY
Starring Cate Blanchett, Joseph Fiennes, Geoffrey Rush

1998: American History X
Grade: A
Subjects: SOCIETY , ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY , CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY , BEREAVEMENT
Starring Edward Norton , Edward Furlong, Avery Brooks, Beverly D'Angelo

1998: Simon Birch
Grade: A-
Subjects: DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY , SPIRITUALITY , BEREAVEMENT ,BASED ON LITERATURE
Starring Ian Michael Smith, Ashley Judd, David Strathairn, Joseph Mazzello, Jim Carrey

1998: At First Sight
Grade: C-
Starring Val Kilmer, Mira Sorvino, Nathan Lane, Kelly McGillis

1998: Digging to China

Grade: A

Subjects: DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILTIES , DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY , BEREAVEMENT , SUBSTANCE

ABUSE

Starring Kevin Bacon, Evan Rachel Wood, Cathy Moriarty, Mary Stewart Masterson

1998: Practical Magic

Grade: A

Subjects: BEREAVEMENT , DOMESTIC ABUSE

Starring Sandra Bullock , Nicole Kidman, Dianne Wiest, Stockard Channing, Aidan Quinn

1998: Rounders

Grade: A-

Subjects: LAW

Starring Matt Damon , Edward Norton , John Malkovich , Martin Landau

Grade: A

Subjects: WAR, MILITARY , BEREAVEMENT , HISTORY

Starring Tom Hanks , Matt Damon , Ed Burns, Giovanni Ribisi , Adam Goldberg, Jeremy Davies

1998: Ever After

Grade: A-

Subjects: TRUE LOVE

Starring Drew Barrymore, Angelica Huston

1998: The Negotiator

Grade: A-

Subjects: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Starring Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Spacey

1998: Lolita

Grade: A

Subjects: DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY , CHILD ABUSE , BEREAVEMENT , SOCIAL TABOO

Starring Jeremy Irons, Dominique Swain

1998: The Truman Show

Grade: A-

Subjects: IDENTITY CRISIS, SOCIETY, BEREAVEMENT, DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

Starring Jim Carrey , Laura Linney, Ed Harris, Noah Emmerich

1998: City of Angels

Grade: A

Subjects: SPIRITUALITY , TRUE LOVE

Starring Nicolas Cage , Meg Ryan , Dennis Franz, Andre Braugher

1998: Great Expectations

Grade: C

Subjects: DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY , BASED ON LITERATURE

Starring Gwyneth Paltrow , Ethan Hawke, Hank Azaria

1998: Sliding Doors

Grade A-

Subjects: TRUE LOVE

Starring Gwyneth Paltrow

1998: The Man in the Iron Mask

Grade: A-

Subjects: HISTORY , LITERATURE

Starring Leonardo DiCaprio , Jeremy Irons , John Malkovich , Gerard Depardieu, Gabriel Byrne

1997: Titanic

Grade: A+

Subjects: HISTORY , TRUE LOVE

Starring Leonardo DiCaprio , Kate Winslet , Kathy Bates, Bill Paxton

ACADEMY AWARDS: Best Director--James Cameron; Best Sound; Best Sound Editing; Best Visual Effects; Best Film Editing; Best Cinematography--Russell Carpenter; Best Costumes; Best Dramatic Score--James Horner; Best Original Song--James Horner; Best Art Direction

1997: Ulee's Gold

Grade: A

Subjects: SUBSTANCE ABUSE , DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY , ECOLOGY

Starring Peter Fonda, Patricia Richardson

1997: Primary Colors

Grade: A-

Subject: POLITICS

Starring John Travolta, Emma Thompson, Kathy Bates

1997: Good Will Hunting

Grade: A

Subjects: GENIUS , JUVENILE DELINQUENCY , CHILD ABUSE , DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY , BEREAVEMENT

Starring Matt Damon , Ben Affleck, Robin Williams , Minnie Driver

ACADEMY AWARDS: Best Supporting Actor: Robin Williams; Best Original Screenplay: Matt Damon and Ben Affleck

BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL: Outstanding Single Achievement: Matt Damon

BROADCAST FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION AWARDS: Best Original Screenplay: Ben Affleck; Breakout Artist: Matt Damon

FLORIDA FILM CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS: Newcomers of the Year: Ben Affleck and Matt Damon

GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS: Best Original Screenplay: Matt Damon and Ben Affleck

GOLDEN SATELLITE AWARDS: Best Motion Picture Screenplay: Ben Affleck and Matt Damon

NATIONAL BOARD OF REVIEW AWARDS: Special Acheivement in Filmmaking: Ben Affleck and Matt Damon

SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS: Best Supporting Actor: Robin Williams

1997: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

Grade: A

Subjects: SOCIETY , LAW , SPIRITUALITY , BASED ON LITERATURE

Starring: John Cusack , Kevin Spacey

1997: The Rainmaker

Grade: A

Subjects: LAW , BEREAVEMENT , DOMESTIC ABUSE

Starring Matt Damon , Danny DeVito, Claire Danes

1997: She's So Lovely

Grade: B+

Subjects: DOMESTIC ABUSE , PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS , SUBSTANCE ABUSE

Starring: Sean Penn , Robin Wright Penn , John Travolta

CANNES FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS: Best Actor: Sean Penn, Technical Grand Prize

1997: Seven Years in Tibet

Grade: A

Subjects: GOVERNMENT , POLITICS , WAR , SOCIETY , BASED ON LITERATURE

Starring Brad Pitt

REMBRANT AWARD: Best Actor: Brad Pitt

1997: Conspiracy Theory

Grade: A-

Subjects: PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS , GOVERNMENT

Starring: Mel Gibson , Julia Roberts

1997: Contact

Grade: A-

Subjects: ASTRONOMY , SPIRITUALITY , BEREAVEMENT , SUPERNATURAL PHENOMENON

Starring: Jodie Foster , Matthew McConaughey , Tom Skerritt

GOLDEN SATELLITE AWARDS: Best Visual Effects

1996: Braveheart

Grade: A

Subjects: WAR , BEREAVEMENT , POLITICS , HISTORY

Starring: Mel Gibson

ACADEMY AWARDS: Best Director: Mel Gibson; Best Picture; Best Cinematography; Best Sound Effect Editing; Best Makeup

GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS: Best Director: Mel Gibson

NATIONAL BOARD OF REVIEW AWARDS: Special Achievement in Filmmaking: Mel Gibson

1996: In Love and War

Grade: B+

Subjects: WAR , HISTORY , MEDICINE

Starring Sandra Bullock , Chris O'Donnell

1996: Michael

Grade: A-

Subjects: SPIRITUALITY , BEREAVEMENT

Starring: John Travolta, William Hurt, Andie McDowell

1996: Beautiful Girls

Grade: A+

Subjects: DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY , IDENTITY CRISES , SOCIAL TABOO

Starring: Uma Thurman , Timothy Hutton , Matt Dillon, Lauren Holly, Rosie O'Donnell, Michael Rapaport, Mira Sorvino,

Natalie Portman , Max Perlich and Annabeth Gish

1996: People vs. Larry Flynt

Grade: A

Subjects: TABOO , LAW , JOURNALISM , SUBSTANCE ABUSE

Starring: Woody Harrelson , Courtney Love and Edward Norton

GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS: Best Director: Milos Forman; Best Screenplay

NEW YORK FILM CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS: Best Supporting Actress: Courtney Love

EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS: Outstanding European Achievement in World Cinema: Milos Forman

ARTIOS AWARD: Best Casting

1996: Primal Fear

Grade: A+

Subjects: CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY , CRIMINOLOGY , ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY , LAW
Starring: Richard Gere, Edward Norton , Laura Linney, Frances McDormand and Alfre Woodard

GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS: Best Supporting Actor: Edward Norton

ACADEMY AWARDS: Best Supporting Actor: Kevin Spacey; Best Original Screenplay
INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS: Best Screenplay; Best Supporting Male: Benicio Del Toro
NATIONAL BOARD OF REVIEW AWARDS: Best Supporting Actor: Kevin Spacey
SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS: Best Actor: Kevin Spacey; Best Director: Bryan Singer