Here are 50 notable movies of 1999 -- hits, misses, and critics' faves -- as graded by selected reviewers.

[1] ROGER EBERT Chicago Sun-Times [2] JAMI BERNARD Knight-Ridder Syndicate [3] CARRIE RICKEY Philadelphia Inquirer [4] MIKE CLARK USA Today [5] RITA KEMPLEY The Washington Post [6] KENNETH TURAN Los Angeles Times [7] ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY [8] CRITICS' AVERAGE

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

BOYS DON'T CRY A+ A- A- A- A A A A TOY STORY 2 B+ A- A A A A A A THE INSIDER A- A A- B+ A A B A- AMERICAN BEAUTY A A B- A A B+ B+ A- BEING JOHN MALKOVICH A+ A B B- A B+ A A- ELECTION B B+ A- A- B+ A A A- TARZAN A A B B A- B+ A- A- THE IRON GIANT B+ A B B B+ A A- B+ THE STRAIGHT STORY A A- B+ A B B- A- B+ NOTTING HILL B A B B A- B A- B+ GO B B+ B+ A- B+ C+ A B+ THREE KINGS A+ A- B+ B- B- B+ B B+ THE WINSLOW BOY A- A A- B C B A- B+ RUN LOLA RUN B B+ B+ C- B A- A B BOWFINGER B+ B- B- B B B A B THE MATRIX B B B- B- A A C+ B MAN ON THE MOON A- B+ C+ B C -- A B SOUTH PARK: BIGGER, LONGER... C+ B+ B- B B+ -- A- B AMERICAN PIE B B B B- B+ B+ B B EYES WIDE SHUT A- A+ B- A- C B C B THE GREEN MILE B+ B B- B A C+ B B AUSTIN POWERS: THE SPY... C+ B- B B+ B+ B B B THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT A B+ B C- A- C B B BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB C B A- B B B+ B- B SWEET AND LOWDOWN B+ B -- C -- B B+ B ANALYZE THIS B B B C+ B C+ A- B DOGMA B B+ C B+ C- B A- B SLEEPY HOLLOW A- B- C+ A- C+ B B- B AN IDEAL HUSBAND B B+ B C B+ C+ B B THE SIXTH SENSE B D B+ A- C B+ B+ B- STAR WARS: EPISODE I... B+ B- C+ B C+ B B- B- 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU C+ B B- B C C+ B B- THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR C+ B- C C B+ B- B+ B- PAYBACK B B+ C B- -- C B- B- ARLINGTON ROAD C A B- C+ C C B B- COOKIE'S FORTUNE A C B- A- C D B- B- CRUEL INTENTIONS B C C+ C C+ -- B- C+ RUNAWAY BRIDE C C+ B B C C- C+ C+ MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE C+ D C- B- C- C+ B C ENTRAPMENT B- B+ D C- D C+ C+ C SHE'S ALL THAT C+ C+ C+ D D -- B- C FIGHT CLUB C C+ B B- D D D C FORCES OF NATURE D- D B C- C- B C C THE MUMMY B- B- D C- F C+ B- C BIG DADDY D C+ C+ D+ C D B- C- DOUBLE JEOPARDY C+ C D C- C- C+ D+ C- END OF DAYS C- D C -- C- -- C+ C- RANDOM HEARTS C+ C C- D+ D C+ D C- THE HAUNTING B- D+ C+ D+ D D D C- WILD WILD WEST D C C C- D D D+ D+


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