1. Se7en
Year of Release: 1995
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Thriller/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: David Fincher
Actors: Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kevin Spacey, R. Lee Ermey, Daniel Zacapa
Plot: A retiring officer and his soon-to-be replacement track a serial killer who is using the seven deadly sins as his guide.
2. Braveheart
Year of Release: 1995
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Mel Gibson
Actors: Mel Gibson, James Robinson, Brendan Gleeson, David O'Hara, James Cosmo, Sophie Marceau
Plot: Mel Gibson's first official movie as producer paints a tragic, and sometimes beautiful, picture of what sacrifices must be made for freedom. Mel plays a thirteen-century freedom fighting Scott who motivates his countrymen to fight against the corrupt government.
3. The Usual Suspects
Year of Release: 1995
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Mystery/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Bryan Singer
Actors: Stephen Baldwin, Kevin Spacey, Benicio Del Toro, Kevin Pollak, Gabriel Byrne, Chazz Palminteri
Plot: Five men are hauled into a New York jail for separate crimes but end up working together. The police are trying to get to the bottom of who blew up a boat and killed almost all of the passengers, but will they find out in time to arrest the right man?
4. Toy Story
Year of Release: 1995
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Adventure
MPAA Rating: G
Director: John Lasseter
Actors: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, John Ratzenberger ., Wallace Shawn, Don Rickles, Jim Varney
Plot: As the toys of a boys room argue, the Cowboy becomes jealous of a new "Buzz" toy and they embark on adventures of their own.
5. Heat
Year of Release: 1995
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Michael Mann
Actors: Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Jon Voight, Tom Sizemore, Val Kilmer, Diane Venora
Plot: As two men face each other on opposite sides (one a thief, one an officer) they battle for ground as they explore the streets of L.A.
6. Casino
Year of Release: 1995
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Martin Scorsese
Actors: Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, haron Stone, Kevin Pollak, James Woods, Frank Vincent
Plot: A pair of friends experience crime life to the highest capacity - from chasing down un-payables, crooks, jerks, cocaine, betrayal and affairs. Crime bosses who own substantial casinos from Las Vegas to Kansas City are addicted to power and greed.
7. 12 Monkeys
Year of Release: 1995
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Terry Gilliam
Actors: Bruce Willis, Brad Pitt, Madeleine Stowe, Christopher Plummer, David Morse, Jon Seda
Plot: In a future devasted by a virus, a convict is sent back in time by a group of scientists in hopes of learning how to stop the disease.
8. Apollo 13
Year of Release: 1995
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Historical
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Ron Howard
Actors: Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Gary Sinise, Bill Paxton, Ed Harris, Kathleen Quinlan
Plot: A group of US astronauts deal with a catastrophe in outer space. With the country and NASA's help they try to get back home.
9. Before Sunrise
Year of Release: 1995
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Richard Linklater
Actors: Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Andrea Eckert, Hanno Pöschl, Karl Bruckschwaiger, Tex Rubinowitz
Plot: Two people meet on a train and have one night to spend together before they must go back to their regular lives.
10. Hate ( haine, La )
Year of Release: 1995
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Mathieu Kassovitz
Actors: Vincent Cassel, Saïd Taghmaoui, Hubert Koundé, Abdel Ahmed Ghili, Solo, Héloïse Rauth
Plot: Follows the lives of three men in 24-hour span in the French suburban "ghetto": Vinz, a Jew, Saïd, an Arab, and Hubert, a black boxer - a night of riots leaves Vinz's friend, Abdel in the hospital following a beating by police officers. Vinz finds a gun and vows to kill a cop if Abdel dies from his injuries.
