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Movies released in 1999

Rating: 63 %
Awards: 5 wins & 13 nominations.
Length: 158 mins
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc poster

The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999)

  • January 9th, 1431, Joan of Arc's trial begins

  • May 7th, 1429, Joan of Arc is wounded by the English at Orléans

  • May 8th, 1429, the English forces agree to retreat from Orléans

  • May 23rd, 1430, Joan of Arc is captured

  • May 30th, 1431, Joan of Arc is burned at the stake

Rating: 74 %
Awards: Nominated for 7 Oscars. Another 23 wins & 50 nominations.
Length: 157 mins
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The Insider (1999)

  • January 26th, 1996, an abridged 60 Minutes interview with Jeffrey Wigand is broadcast

  • February 4th, 1996, the full 60 Minutes segment with Jeffrey Wigand is broadcast

Rating: 77 %
Awards: Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 28 wins & 55 nominations.
Length: 189 mins
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Magnolia (1999)

  • March 23rd, 1958, Sydney Barringer is killed while trying to commit suicide

  • November 26th, 1911, three men are hanged

Rating: 70 %
Awards: Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 3 nominations.
Length: 116 mins
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Lansky (1999)

  • April 15th, 1931, Joe Masseria is killed

  • June 20th, 1947, Bugsy Siegel is killed

  • September 10th, 1931, crime boss Salvatore Maranzano is killed

Rating: 72 %
Awards: Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 4 wins & 24 nominations.
Length: 118 mins
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Man on the Moon (1999)

Rating: 12 %
Length: 89 mins
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Mutiny (1999)

  • July 14th, 1944, munitions explode while being loaded onto a ship, killing 320

Rating: 70 %
Awards: Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 5 nominations.
Length: 113 mins
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Inherit the Wind (1999)

  • July 21st, 1925, John Scopes is found guilty of teaching evolution

Rating: 65 %
Awards: 6 nominations.
Length: 142 mins
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Summer of Sam (1999)

  • August 10th, 1977, the real Son of Sam is captured

Rating: 75 %
Awards: Won 1 Oscar. Another 4 wins & 7 nominations.
Length: 94 mins
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One Day in September (1999)

  • September 5th, 1972,

Rating: 70 %
Awards: Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 4 nominations.
Length: 95 mins
A Christmas Carol poster

A Christmas Carol (1999)

  • December 24th, 1843,