Attention, these 15 immense classics of the seventh art are celebrating their 30th anniversary in the year 2025.
15) Apollo 13
Apollo 13it is undoubtedly the best film of Ron Howard. Taken away by Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Ed Harris and Bill Paxtonthe feature film returns to the seventh mission of NASA’s Apollo program. Apollo 13 was NASA’s third attempt to send astronauts to the Moon. It is especially famous for its failure, but also for the self-sacrifice of the various astronauts and ground teams, who managed to save the Apollo 13 missiondespite a serious technical incident. THE 13 avril 1970approximately 56 hours into the mission, an oxygen tank exploded in the service module causing a loss of most of the ship’s electrical power and a critical reduction in oxygen and water. Where how Apollo 13 turned into a famous rescue mission. Ron Howard’s film, which tells this story, was nominated 9 times for the Oscars (including Best Film), and left with two statuettes: Best Sound and Best Editing.
14) Braveheart
Second feature film Mel Gibson as a director, Braveheart obviously marked the history of the seventh art. With what is considered his absolute masterpiece, Mel Gibson tells the story of William Wallacehero and symbol of Scottish independence, who at the end of the 13th century faced the troops of the English king Edward I. Epic workgrandiloquent, violent, touching due to its great conclusion, Braveheart is a cult film for all peplum lovers. Braveheart it’s all the same 11 Oscar nominations for 5 awards including Best Film and Best Director.
13) Jumanji
Before the slightly lame films with Dwayne Johnson, Jumanji that was it. A very young Kristen Dunst, Joe Johnston to the realization and above all Robin Williams headlining. Cult film for an entire generation, Jumanji fascinated the youth of the 1990s. Generous, creative, playful entertainment, we never tire of this adventure film for young people, vastly superior to the mainstream Hollywood of the time and today.
12) On the road to Madison
It is undoubtedly one of the greatest romances in the history of cinema. Directed by Clint Eastwoodled by the duo Eastwood/Streephow can we not burst into tears when faced with a conclusion that breaks our hearts, still thirty years later? A touching, gripping, deep film, an intimate look at the complexity of romantic feelings. Meryl Streep was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress.
11) GoldenEye
17th film of the license James Bond, GoldenEye is the first part of the four films led by Pierce Brosnan. Directed by Martin Campbell (which will also feature the immense Casino Royal a few years later), it’s effective entertainment. Pierce Brosnan perfectly embodies a new version of James Bond: more pop, less dark than Timothy Daltondominated by gadgets of all kinds and impactful secondary characters. How to forget Judi Dench en M et Desmond Llewelyn en Q. In short, the first part of a quadrilogy that has become cult!
10) Bad Boys
1995 is also the year of the very first feature film of Michael Bay. And what a first film! Led by the iconic duo Will Smith et Martin Lawrence, Bad Boys is the fun and uninhibited buddy movie par excellence. A cult film, which allows Michael Bay to impose the premises of his cinema : iconic shots, circular movements, over-cut edits, the whole recipe is already there. And frankly, difficult to deny pleasure.
9) Casino
The masterpiece of Martin Scorsese was also released in 1995. Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, Joe Pescithey all come together in an epic in the world of money. Years before The Wolf of Wall StreetScorsese was already creating a disproportionate work, often grueling, but always fascinating, in the world of the underworld and casinos. Film often copied, but never equaled, Casino depicts the poker game of a man ready to put his life on the line on the luck of the dice.
8) Ghost in the Shell
Monument of Japanese animated cinema, the first Ghost in the Shell also came into existence in 1995. Somewhere between Akira et Blade Runner, Ghost in the Shell offers a Neo-futuristic Tokyo filthy and in agony. Via a remarkable aesthetic, the feature film is a philosophical dissertation on the identity of living beings. Carried by contemplative animation and visionary settings, Ghost in the Shell turns out to be a work with a mind-blowing visual dimension thanks to Dantesque action scenes. Until its thoughtful finale, Ghost in the Shell seeks to confront the viewer with the idea of being human. A masterpiece!
7) A day in Hell
After a slightly subpar second part, produced by Renny Harlin, John McTiernan decides to take back control of the saga Die Hard. It’s very simple, A day in Hell is the best episode of the license. The dynamic between Samuel L Jackson et Bruce Willis works perfectly, and Jeremy Irons plays an anthology villain. It’s rhythmic, funny, endearing, and the action sequences haven’t aged a bit. A non-guilty pleasure at all times.
6) The Army of the 12 Monkeys
Without doubt the best film of Terry Gilliam. Bruce Willis, Brad Pitt, Christopher Plummer, for an ambitious, demanding, eccentric science fiction story, carried by a scenario of surgical precision. A well-executed plot, which takes the spectators on an avalanche of questions and emotions, leading to a mind-blowing denouement. Cult work, nominated twice for the Oscars.
5) Heat
This is THE iconic confrontation between Al Pacino and Robert De Niro. In this thrilling, tense thriller, Michael Mann brings together these two immense stars of American cinema in a cult detective film. Thanks to the iconic incarnations of the two actors, Heat is a brilliant feature film which questions the dichotomy of good and evil thanks to two protagonists opposed by their status, but not so different by their actions. The twists and turns are exciting and take the viewer to a memorable finale, conclusion to a real reference of the genre.
4) Hate
A little French cinema please. It is quite rare to have such a balanced mix between social satire and popular entertainment. Kassovitz, with Hatemanages to reconcile intellectuals and popular cinema in a universal work. Still very modern workvery contemporary, Hate takes a realistic look, but also sometimes filled with poetry, on suburban life, on Parisian cities. Its relevance still gives it just as much impact today. Hate clearly did not steal his 11 César nominations and 3 statuettes including Best Film.
3) Toy Story
1995 is also the “real” birth of Pixar studios thanks to Toy Story. Toy Story is the unifying film of contemporary American animation. The feature film of Lasseter, creator of Pixar Studios, is the studio’s very first feature film and incidentally the very first animated film in history to be entirely modeled in synthetic images. Beyond this technical performance, the scenario, real children’s fantasyplaced Pixar Studios as the masters of American animationcreating ever more exciting and ever more touching films. Toy Story introduced the world to Pixar recipes: emotion, poetry, humor and adventure intelligently measured. 3 Oscar nominations.
2) Usual Suspect
“The greatest trick that the Devil has managed to pull off is to make everyone believe that he does not exist”. It’s hard to get more cult than that! An unforgettable detective film, a reference work, Usual Suspects is carried by a complex and exciting scenario of manipulations, false pretenses, stratagems… Kevin Spacey is memorable and the plot is brilliantly hidden until a exceptional outcome especially not to spoil it. Bryan Singer achieves his greatest performance here, and Usual Suspect is a lesson in screenwriting, pacing, climax and twist.
1) Seven
Maybe the best thriller of all time. For his second feature film, David Fincher makes his best film. Here he creates an immersive, dirty, violent, disturbing and absolutely terrifying thriller. Going as far as violence, the filmmaker transmits a masterpiece of the genre via a feverish staging, a flawless storyline, an iconic soundtrack and a first-rate cast. Through his superb photography (thank you Darius Khondji) and his ideas of abysmal darkness, until this cult finale, stunning, breaking the codes of the genre, David Fincher depicts a society in agonywhere each individual in his faults, his sins, his faults, in a world without heart, without liver, or law. An unforgettable feat, and undoubtedly the best film of 1995.
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