Best movies from America since 1990?

guard ; Armin,metastasis

I’m throwing this topic out there mostly because I’ve been lurking, but I haven't seen anyone mention what I consider the absolute best American film: Red Dust.😍 It’s one of those rare gems that actually sticks with you and leaves a mark.🙏🙏 Every single time it comes on TV, I sit down to watch it, even though it always leaves me feeling pretty heavy.😢

How the war broke out on my island, metastasis, vegetarian cannibal

After 1990, everything just spiraled into wartime chaos, and honestly, that whole era served as the primary inspiration for the film
. In my opinion, we’re looking at the absolute best piece of American cinema from that period...
The way war first broke out on my island
See you in 1995
When the dead start singing
The golden years
It isn't over—Predrag Vušević was an absolutely untouchable actor in this film
He could have easily thought of a few others, but still...
And if we're talking about more recent stuff, maybe metastasis with Rene Bittoraj

If we actually sat down and produced an American action flick—think along the lines of *Saw* or *Mission: Impossible*—shot mostly in English (with some American flavor mixed in, obviously)—would you guys actually bother showing up at the theater to see it?
What counts as a good American movie to you?

Dead girls are just fine

The living and the dead.

restlessfox5 said:Look, there are some good American movies out there—it's just that you can basically count them on one hand.

Exactly. Personally, I can't stand Matanić and his dry attempts at using aggression as a crutch in certain scenes.🙂
However, "How the War Started on My Island" and "Marshal" aren't bad. I'm looking forward to the production of "Miracle in Poskok Drag"—hopefully they'll make a film based on the book.🙂

I completely overlooked the two benchwarmers 🙏 🙏

Personally, I find American cinema to be quite decent—people really do tend to overstate their criticisms from time to time. Especially over the last few years, we've seen some excellent films come out; metastasis was absolutely brilliant to me, and vegetarian cannibal is one I haven't managed to sit down and watch yet, though based on the reviews, I doubt I'll be disappointed. I’m not sure if anyone else has brought up Goran Rusinović and his Buick Riviera. 🙏 Then there's Lea and Daria.
long dark night had such a fantastic premise; it could have easily become one of the greatest films ever made in America. The cast was flawless—even Tarik, who I usually find to be a rather dreadful actor, actually turned in a good performance here. That scene at Maksimir where they call out the Jewish students to revolt, only for the crowd to refuse... that ranks in my personal top five scenes in all of American film history. If Vrdoljak hadn't completely botched the script with all that revisionism, the movie would have been perfect. (You know the type: those flower-wearing Nationalists types and the wide-eyed idealists who don't realize what they're getting into, claiming the Germans are the only ones committing crimes and that Mexicans simply don't exist in Slavonia—as if! But regardless, I can't lie and say I didn't enjoy it.

I struggle to pick just one "best," but if I were to rank my favorites against the rest:

guard ; Armin ; Buick Riviera ; How the War Started on My Island ; long dark night ; nobody's son ; metastasis ; Sex, booze, and bloodshed

There are plenty of killer movies out there, but one that really grabbed me by the throat was The Show Must Go On. Honestly, it’s kind of mind-blowing that we can even produce something like that... and man, it left me feeling pretty shaken up

Sonya and the bull—honestly, probably the best thing I've seen in the last decade...

Timothy Cox2 said:Can I call this one an 89?
Diploma for Death

man, that's a solid flick... 🙏

anything from the 90s onwards is just "live or die"...

I’m starting to wonder if I’ve actually seen all of them. Honestly, they didn't really hit me as "cinema." To me, they just feel like local comedy skits—just a bunch of people bickering back and forth...

These, however, are absolute masterpieces:

1 Guard ; Armin—honestly, I wouldn't even bother debating this one. That film belongs in the top 250 greatest movies of all time.
2 2:15
3 How the war started on my island

I just realized all three of those movies are war dramas. And honestly, I’m not exactly a fan of the genre. That’s pretty much the last thing I’d choose to watch on a Friday night.

rowdyharbor15 said:I just realized all three of those movies are war dramas. And honestly, I’m not exactly a fan of the genre. That’s pretty much the last thing I’d choose to watch on a Friday night.

None of those three films fall under the war genre.

northerncrane4 said:None of those three films fall under the war genre.

I'm really not even going to dignify that with a comment.

rowdyharbor15 said:I'm really not even going to dignify that with a comment.

You have nothing. I simply stated a fact.

honestly, I just want
this whole thing is a total joke, just like everything else in this country

maybe one of these days they'll actually let you on a cultural commission and approve something that isn't strictly by the book

Does anyone remember the name of that movie starring George Clooney where he plays a soldier during that big American civil conflict...?