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Gautam Valluri is a cinephile.

Generation X in cinema, a list by Gautam Valluri

Generation X in cinema, a list by Gautam Valluri.

The 1990s was one of the most exciting decades in the history of cinema. The rising success of the independent cinema market and the introduction of direct-to-video option for low-budget filmmakers resulted in an enormous amount of films in the market. Filmmakers from all around the world made some of the greatest films ever seen.

Palme d'Or Winners

• 1990: Wild At Heart (David Lynch/ USA)
• 1991: Barton Fink (Joel Coen and Ethan Coen/USA)
• 1992: The Best Intentions (Billie August/ Denmark)
• 1993: Farewell My Concubine (Chen Kaige/ China) and The Piano (Jane Campion/ New Zealand)
• 1994: Pulp Fiction (Quentin Tarantino/ USA)
• 1995: Underground (Emir Kusturica/ FR Yugoslavia)
• 1996: Secrets and Lies (Mike Leigh/ UK)
• 1997: Taste of Cherry (Abbas Kiarostami/ Iran) and The Eel (Shohei Imamura/ Japan)
• 1998: Eternity and a Day (Theo Angelopoulos/ Greece)
• 1999: Rosetta (Luc Dardenne and Jean-Pierre Dardenne/ Belgium)

Important Gen-X Films

1990

• Close Up (Abbas Kiarostami/ Iran)
• Edward Scissorhands (Tim Burton/ USA)

1991

• Night On Earth (Jim Jarmusch/ USA)
• My Own Private Idaho (Gus Van Sant/ USA)

1992

• El Mariachi (Robert Rodriguez/ Mexico)
• Reservoir Dogs (Quentin Tarantino/ USA)
• Batman Returns (Tim Burton/ USA)

1993

• Arizona Dream (Emir Kusturica/ FR Yugoslavia)
• What's Eating Gilbert Grape (Lasse Hallström/ USA)
• True Romance (Tony Scott/ USA)
• Philadelphia (Jonathan Demme/ USA)
• Little Buddha (Bernardo Bertolucci/ USA)
• Schindler's List (Steven Spielberg/ USA)
• Jurassic Park (Steven Spielberg/ USA)

1994

• Reality Bites (Ben Stiller/ USA)
• Forrest Gump (Robert Zemeckis/ USA)
• Heavenly Creatures (Peter Jackson/ New Zealand)
• Shallow Grave (Danny Boyle/ UK)
• Speed (Jan de Bont/ USA)

1995

• Dead Man (Jim Jarmusch/ USA)
• To Die For (Gus Van Sant/ USA)
• Se7en (David Fincher/ USA)
• The Basketball Diaries (Scott Kalvert/ USA)
• Clueless (Amy Heckerling/ USA)
• Heat (Michael Mann/ USA)
• Toy Story (John Lasseter/ USA)

1996

• Trainspotting (Danny Boyle/ UK)
• Ghost In The Shell (Mamoru Oshii/ Japan)
• Schizopolis (Steven Soderbergh/ USA)
• Romeo & Juliet (Baz Luhrmann/ USA)
• The English Patient (Anthony Minghella/ UK)
• Fargo (Joel Coen and Ethan Coen/ USA)

1997

• Jackie Brown (Quentin Tarantino/ USA)
• That Thing You Do (Tom Hanks/ USA)

1998

• Rushmore (Wes Anderson/ USA)
• Godzilla (Roland Emmerich/ USA)
• Saving Private Ryan (Steven Spielberg/ USA)
• Run Lola Run (Tom Tykwer/ Germany)
• City of Angels (Brad Siberling/ USA)

1999

• The Limey (Steven Soderbergh/ USA)
• Fight Club (David Fincher/ USA)
• The Matrix (Larry Wachowski and Andy Wachowski/ USA)

Important Gen-X Filmmakers

• Quentin Tarantino (USA)
• Steven Soderbergh (USA)
• Robert Rodriguez (USA)
• Wes Anderson (USA)
• David Fincher (USA)
• Tom Tykwer (Germany)
• Peter Jackson (New Zealand)

Important Gen-X Actors

• Ethan Hawke
• Kate Winslet
• Johnny Depp
• Winona Ryder
• Mira Sorvino
• Keanu Reeves
• River Phoenix
• Ben Stiller
• Val Kilmer
• Brad Pitt
• Leonardo DiCaprio
• Christian Slater
• Sandra Bullock
• Ewan McGregor
• Hugh Grant
• Franka Potente
• Carrie-Ann Moss
• Will Smith
• Jeff Goldblum
• Jude Law
• Tom Cruise
• Neve Campbell
• Kevin Bacon
• Matt Dillon
• Denise Richards
• Benicio Del Toro
• Charlize Theron
• Alicia Silverstone
• Gwyneth Paltrow
• Cate Blanchett
• Teri Hatcher
• Bridget Fonda
• Mila Jovovich
• Meg Ryan
• Ralph Fiennes