Best movies 1999 – Top movies 1999
List of the best movies released in 1999
Top grossing movies in 1999
1997 – 1998 – 1999 – 2000 – 2001
Let’s check together the best grossing movies of 1999 (movie trailers and other details available below):
Rank |
Movie |
Worldwide |
1 |
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace |
$924,317,558 |
2 |
The Sixth Sense |
$672,806,292 |
3 |
Toy Story 2 |
$485,015,179 |
4 |
The Matrix |
$460,379,930 |
5 |
Tarzan |
$448,191,819 |
6 |
The Mummy |
$415,933,406 |
7 |
Notting Hill |
$363,889,678 |
8 |
The World Is Not Enough |
$361,832,400 |
9 |
American Beauty |
$356,296,601 |
10 |
Austin Powers 2 |
$312,016,858 |
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Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
Genre: Adventure/Action/Science-Fiction
Directed by: George Lucas
Starring: Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman
Release Date: May 19, 1999
Trailer of Star Wars Episode 1 The Phantom Menace:
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
Movie Plot:
In Star Wars: Episode I, Darth Vader is a hopeful nine-year-old boy named Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi is a brash young Jedi Knight. The first chapter of the Star Wars saga follows Anakin’s journey as he pursues his dreams and confronts his deepest fears in the midst of a galaxy in turmoil. |
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The Sixth Sense
Genre: Crime/Fantasy/Mystery
Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan
Starring: Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment, Toni Collette
Release Date: August 6, 1999
Trailer of The Sixth Sense:
The Sixth Sense
Movie Plot:
A boy who communicates with spirits that don’t know they’re dead seeks the help of a disheartened child psychologist. |
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Toy Story 2
Genre: Animation/Adventure/Family
Directed by: John Lasseter, Ash Brannon, Lee Unkrich
Starring: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack
Release Date: November 24, 1999
Trailer of Toy Story 2:
Toy Story 2
Movie Plot:
When Woody is stolen by a toy collector, Buzz and his friends vow to rescue him, but Woody finds the idea of immortality in a museum tempting. |
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The Matrix
Genre: Action/Science-Fiction
Directed by: Lana Wachowski, Andy Wachowski
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss
Release Date: March 31, 1999
Trailer of The Matrix:
The Matrix
Movie Plot:
A computer hacker learns from mysterious rebels about the true nature of his reality and his role in the war against its controllers. |
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Tarzan
Genre: Animation/Adventure/Family
Directed by: Kevin Lima, Chris Buck
Starring: Tony Goldwyn, Minnie Driver, Rosie O’Donnell
Release Date: June 18, 1999
Trailer of Tarzan:
Tarzan
Movie Plot:
A man raised by gorillas must decide where he really belongs when he discovers he is a human. |
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The Mummy
Genre: Action/Adventure/Fantasy
Directed by: Stephen Sommers
Starring: Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Arnold Vosloo
Release Date: May 7, 1999
Trailer of The Mummy:
The Mummy
Movie Plot:
An American on an archaeological dig at the ancient city of Hamunaptra accidentally awakens a Mummy. |
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Notting Hill
Genre: Comedy/Romance
Directed by: Roger Michell
Starring: Julia Roberts, Hugh Grant, Gina McKee
Release Date: May 28, 1999
Trailer of Notting Hill:
Notting Hill
Movie Plot:
The life of a simple bookshop owner changes when he meets the most famous film star in the world. |
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The World Is Not Enough
Genre: Action/Spy
Directed by: Michael Apted
Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Sophie Marceau, Denise Richards
Release Date: November 19, 1999
Trailer of James Bond The World Is Not Enough:
The World Is Not Enough
Movie Plot:
James Bond uncovers a nuclear plot when he protects an oil heiress from her former kidnapper, an international terrorist who can’t feel pain. |
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American Beauty
Genre: Drama
Directed by: Sam Mendes
Starring: Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch
Release Date: October 1, 1999
Trailer of American Beauty:
American Beauty
Movie Plot:
Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation for his daughter’s attractive friend. |
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Austin Powers The Spy Who Shagged Me
Genre: Action/Comedy
Directed by: Jay Roach
Starring: Mike Myers, Heather Graham, Rob Lowe
Release Date: June 11, 1999
Trailer of Austin Powers 2:
Austin Powers 2
Movie Plot:
Dr. Evil is back…and has invented a new time machine that allows him to go back to the 60’s and steal Austin Powers’s mojo, inadvertently leaving him “shagless”. |
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