Classic Movies you Must See Before You Die

What makes a good movie? Or better yet what makes a movie a classic? Just like a good recipe there are essential ingredients that make a great film. Well I got a few that you definitely gotta see, its just that simple. If you have seen them already go ahead and watch it again.

From big budget blockbusters, to breakout independent films, to discoveries from around the world, moviegoers have seen exciting and groundbreaking cinematic work created in the last two decades. And many "cineastes" will tell you that film as an art reached its peak in the late '60s and early '70s. But the truth is there have been remarkable movies made in the 1990s and 2000s.

Check out a taste of some films from the past 20 years that are now classics. Tell me what you think!

1990
Goodfellas
Misery

1991
Beauty and the Beast
The Silence of the Lambs


1992
Malcolm X
Unforgiven 

1993
Groundhog Day
Schindler's List

1994
Forrest Gump
Pulp Fiction

1995
Heat
The Usual Suspects

1996
Fargo
Scream

1997
Eve's Bayou
Titanic

1998
 Saving Private Ryan
There's Something About Mary

1999
Fight Club
The Matrix
The Sixth Sense

2000
Almost Famous
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

2001
The Lord of the Rings
The Royal Tenenbaums 
2002
The Pianist

2003
City of God
Finding Nemo

2004
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Sideways

2005
The 40-Year-Old Virgin
Brokeback Mountain

2006
Borat
Children of Men

2007
Bourne Ultimatum
No Country for Old Men

2008
The Dark Knight
Slumdog Millionaire

2009
Avatar
The Hurt Locker